Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
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Love for Lorenzo Fuller by Trav S.D.

Thanks friend Henry Bial for putting me wise to the existence of Lorenzo Fuller (1919-2011). Henry’s a University of Kansas prof; Fuller was a native Kansan and a KU alum, and they are rig…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:03PM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
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Interview: Orchestrator Doug Besterman’s B’way Triple Play by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward March 23, 2025. After 31 Broadway shows, three Tony and two Drama Desk Awards, orchestrator Doug Besterman is achieving a rare feat: three shows running simultaneously in o…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 04:17PM

This Week on Broadway for March 23, 2025: Operation Mincemeat by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Operation Mincemeat, Maybe Tomorrow @ A.R.T./New York Theatres, Amerikin @ 59e59, Last Call @ New World Stages, and Grangevil…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
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Operation Mincemeat*** by Barry Gordin

By Paulanne Simmons March 23, 2025. Satires on war are perhaps as old as war itself. Consider Lysistrata, M*A*S*H, Catch-22 and now, Operation Mincemeat, the very energetic and occasionally…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 03:02PM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
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50 Years Of 'Rocky Horror' by NPR

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is 50 years old, and still going strong in midnight theaters. We're listening back to Terry's 2005 interview with Tim Curry, who starred on stage and in the fil…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:26PM

Opera Review: LA BOHÈME (Lyric Opera of Chicago) by Barnaby Hughes

BACALING’S BOHÈME CAPTURED MY HEART The operas of Giacomo Puccini are ever-present on the Lyric Opera stage. Only a month ago, Sondra Radvanovsky sang a whole program of Puccini arias, in…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:26PM

Theater Review: WILD WITH HAPPY (NCTC in San Francisco) by Chuck Louden

ASHES TO ASHES, PIXIE DUST TO PIXIE DUST Academy Award-nominated actor, playwright, and former Bay Area resident Colman Domingo‘s semi-autobiographical dramedy, Wild With Happy, is having …

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:26PM

Off-Broadway Review: UPSIDE DOWN (AMT Theater) by Gregory Fletcher

UPSIDE DOWN A STRAIGHT UP MUSICAL SATIRE I admire AMT Theater for two key reasons: its dedication to developing new works—particularly musicals, which I’ve witnessed in the past—and it…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:26PM

Broadway Review: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre) by Tony Frankel

FROM HAVANA TO BROADWAY: A SOCIAL CLUB WORTH JOINING Buena Vista Social Club is a sun-drenched, rhythm-soaked explosion of life, proving that sometimes a show just needs space to breathe—a…

SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:26PM

Inside the Controversy Surrounding Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake by Brooks Barnes

The dwarfs. The casting. The politics of the lead actress. And that wig! Is Disney’s live-action remake of the classic film doomed by culture war skirmishes?

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:26PM

‘Snow White’ Makes 11 Big Changes to Disney’s Animated Classic: ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ Cut Out, No Glass Coffin and More by Zack Sharf

Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake begins with a storybook opening up to tell the tale of the kindhearted princess. It’s exactly how Disney’s 1937 animated classic “Snow Wh…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:21PM

Amanda Seyfried Says ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Was a ‘Perfect Movie’ Ruined by Marketing that ‘Sucked’: ‘The Marketing Team Cheapened It’ by Lauren Coates

Even Amanda Seyfried agrees “Jennifer’s Body” deserved better marketing. Seyfried, who starred as Needy Lesnicki in Karyn Kusama’s 2009 cult horror film opposite Megan Fox, looked ba…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:20PM

David Blaine Talks ‘South Park’ Parody, Exploring Real-Life Magic and Pushing His Limits in New Series ‘Do Not Attempt’ by Jenelle Riley

David Blaine has made a habit of blowing people’s minds. The magician and mentalist is known for such feats of endurance as burying himself alive for seven days and holding his breath for …

SOURCE: Variety at 01:19PM

Andrew Scott on Taking on Chekhov's VANYA Off-Broadway - YouTube

Screen star Andrew Scott talks bringing his solo production of Chekhov's VANYA off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Google at 01:18PM

The women on Broadway are sexy and owning it

The women on Broadway are sexy and owning it. From “Gypsy” and “Death Becomes Her” to “Smash” and “John Proctor Is the Villain,” the 2024-2025 season ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:18PM

Crazy Broadway Ticket Prices: Which Celeb Costs the Most? - The Daily Beast

Broadway box office and resale prices. Photo Illustration by Elizabeth ... Theater lovers in New York City are being presented with quite the conundrum: ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:18PM

Sondheim at 95 - New York Theater

Stephen Sondheim would have turned 95 today. In the three years and four months since his death, attention to the Broadway composer has only grown ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal on their Broadway "Othello" - CBS News

In this new Broadway production of Shakespeare's "Othello," set in "the near future," Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal play military ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal on their record-breaking "Othello" - CBS News

The stars of a new Broadway production of Shakespeare's tragic tale about friendship and betrayal explain why they say they've worked their whole ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

'Buena Vista Social Club,' writer Marco Ramirez usher Broadway into the golden age of Cuban music

... about his Broadway debut, Cuba and the Miami Heat. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWShttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

'Buena Vista Social Club' and writer Marco Ramirez debut on Broadway - Los Angeles Times

The electrifying new musical began an open-ended run at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre on March 19 and traces the origins of the Cuban music supergroup ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

Broadway Composer Matthew Sklar Applauds Summit's 'The Prom' - TAPinto

SUMMIT, NJ – Summit High School's production of The Prom received standing ovations during each of its four performances in late February, ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

1515 Broadway faces bleak future if SL Green doesn't win casino sweepstakes, S&P says

S&P Global downgraded the credit rating for 1515 Broadway, saying its future bodes ill unless SL Green snags a casino license for the big Times ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

Denzel Washington and Audra McDonald are among the stars taking Broadway this year

ABC News' Will Ganss has the rundown on the Hollywood stars turning to Broadway as theaters hope to draw in big crowds.

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

How a Secret British Spy Mission Became a Broadway Hit - Town & Country Magazine

How a Secret British Spy Mission Became a Broadway Hit. Operation Mincemeat and the (declassified!) true story behind a pop-culture sensation. By Jen ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:17PM

Video: Six Years Since First Bows of HADESTOWN

Hadestown is celebrating the anniversary of their first bows, which was on March 22 of this year. Check here for the video.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:06PM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at noon (Broadway Time)
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Video: Understudies of THE GREAT GATSBY had Audiences Cheering

The Great Gatsby released a video on Youtube of 1,400 young theatre goers cheering in their seats for their understudies. Check here for the video.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:54PM

'This Is How Freedom Ends': Harvey Fierstein Responds to Trump's Drag Ban at Kennedy Center

Equity has previously told Playbill that "The union intends to fully enforce our contracts with The Kennedy Center. Equity reminds its members that if ...

SOURCE: Google at 12:36PM

Is 'Right to Play' wrong? Area coaches, ADs weigh in - Alton Telegraph

Coaches, ADs warn that Illinois' 'Right to Play' bill, allowing dual participation in school and club sports, could end high school sports.

SOURCE: Google at 12:36PM

‘Amerikin’: A Play That Mines Identity, Race, Empathy And The Lies We Tell Ourselves by Jeryl Brunner

Chisa Hutchinson has written a timely and gripping play about what people do for their self-preservation and the consequences it has on us all. The Primary Stages production is now playing …

SOURCE: Forbes at 12:34PM

Video: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal Discuss OTHELLO

In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal talk about their upcoming Broadway show, Othello. Check here for the video.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PM

Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Hello! it's Noah Marlowe

U Guys, current Elder Cunningham standby in Broadway's The Book of Mormon, Noah Marlowe is here! Noah started his professional career at age 10, playing the role of Michael Banks in the Bro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:12PM

Photos: Jason Robert Brown, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More Sign Albums at Drama Book Shop

On Friday, Concord Theatricals Recordings celebrated the vinyl release of Jason Robert Brown and Stephen Sondheim: Live in Concert. Check out photos from the special day here.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:03PM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 11am (Broadway Time)
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Photo: GYPSY Celebrates 100th Broadway Performance

Everything's still coming up roses at the Majestic Theatre! The critically acclaimed new production of GYPSY starring six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald just celebrated its 100th�…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:42AM

Video: Amanda Seyfried Talks WICKED Movie Audition

On the recent episode of the podcast Happy Sad Confused, Josh Horowitz sat down with Mamma Mia actress Amanda Seyfried and discussed her audition process for the Wicked movie.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:32AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 10am (Broadway Time)
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Elaine Paige on Sunday Celebrates BBC's Big Night of Musicals by Broadway.com

Olivier-winning actress Elaine Paige is giving Broadway.com listeners a chance to hear her BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday. This week, Paige has show tunes and movie songs galore. P…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:54AM

Village Theatre on Instagram: "Santino Fontana has been the voice of some of your favorite ...

... Playbill. On Friday, April 18 for ONE NIGHT ONLY, see Santino at Village Theatre in Santino Fontana: Broadway Unplugged. A few VIP tickets are ...

SOURCE: Google at 10:32AM

Here are the first photos from Othello on Broadway with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal.

PLAYBILL.COM. Photos: Get a First Look at Othello Starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. Kenny Leon directs the Broadway revival at the ...

SOURCE: Google at 10:32AM

Perry Lambert - Bluesky

... a lot more money." https://playbill.com/article/this-is-how-freedom-ends-harvey-fierstein-responds-to-trumps-drag-ban-at-kennedy-center.

SOURCE: Google at 10:32AM

Nothing to Get Mad About Here in Off-Broadway’s “Conversations with Mother” by Ross

The Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Conversations with Mother By Ross “I hate camp.” A plea made in the first few moments of the sentimental charmer written lovingly by playwright(er) Matth…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 10:24AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 9am (Broadway Time)
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Sondheim at 95 by New York Theater

Stephen Sondheim would have turned 95 today. In the three years and four months since his death, attention to the Broadway composer has only grown, with the opening of a new musical, a reviv…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:42AM

250 Years Ago Today: Patrick Henry’s Speech by Trav S.D.

This vintage Currier and Ives print is the most commonly circulated image of Patrick Henry’s famous speech before the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775. It was created well afte…

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:24AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 8am (Broadway Time)
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Comedian Katherine Ryan reveals second skin cancer diagnosis by Rachel Hall

Standup, 41, says she was initially given all-clear by private doctor after raising concerns about a mole The comedian Katherine Ryan has received a second skin cancer diagnosis after raisin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM

‘It’s nice to be morally dubious’: Cheaters star Joshua McGuire on the hit show and his new role – as a rhino by Ammar Kalia

The ‘class clown’ from the racy BBC sitcom discusses his return to the stage, the draw of the dark side and preparing his parents to see him in ‘full bum’ nudity on screen For the pa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM

Playhouse Creatures review – backstage banter with the pioneering first women of theatre by Arifa Akbar

Orange Tree theatre, LondonCamaraderie, comedy and a love of the trade shine through in April De Angelis’s group portrait of Nell Gwyn and the other female actors who were the first to be …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 7am (Broadway Time)
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The week in dance: Lyon Opera Ballet: Cunningham Forever (Biped & Beach Birds); Giselle… – review by Sarah Crompton

Sadler’s Wells; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonLyon Opera Ballet perform alongside digital forms to the music of Gavin Bryars in a Merce Cunningham double bill. Plus, a new twis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM

Wild Rose review – heart-grabbing musical of the Jessie Buckley-starring film by Clare Brennan

Royal Lyceum, EdinburghA Glasgow country-singing ex-con single mother dreams of the big time in Nicola Taylor’s new musical, directed by John Tiffany Rose-Lynn is twentysomething and wild,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM

The week in theatre: Retrograde; Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors – review by Nancy Durrant

Apollo; Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonIvanno Jeremiah rivets as Sidney Poitier in Ryan Calais Cameron’s electrifying McCarthy-era three-hander. Plus, a strenuously madcap vampire spoof T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 6am (Broadway Time)
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Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed some casting for its upcoming Off-Broadway season.

PLAYBILL.COM. Andrew Barth Feldman Boards Joshua Harmon's We Had a World. Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed new casting f... Val Pristera and 26 ...

SOURCE: Google at 06:12AM

Maximinalist on X: "In the @playbill "Many of the Sondheim musicals have been on public ...

In the @playbill "Many of the Sondheim musicals have been on public television. And they were because Mr. Sondheim wanted them.

SOURCE: Google at 06:12AM

Commentary: From Russia to eggs, CT theater productions strive for relevance in classic works by Christopher Arnott

Artistic directors are constantly asking themselves, why do this play now? Occasionally new relevance really does rise up and smack you in the face.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Playwright and West Hartford native brings fresh humor to ‘Theatre People’ at Westport Playhouse by Christopher Arnott

Paul Slade Smith's romantic comedy "Theatre People," directed by Mark Shanahan, is at Westport Country Playhouse March 25 through April 12.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 5am (Broadway Time)
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The Brooklyn Academy of Music Is Fighting to Regain its Mojo by Robin Pogrebin

America’s oldest performing arts venue does not draw the attention or audiences it once did. Now it has lost another leader as it works to adjust to an uncertain future for cultural instit…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32AM
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at midnight (Broadway Time)
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Othello Opens on Broadway March 23 by Margaret Hall

Directed by Kenny Leon, the revival stars Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal at the Barrymore Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

On March 23, 2000: Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida Opens On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The adaptation of the Verdi opera made a star of Heather Headley, and the rare Disney stage musical to not be based on one of their films.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM

Operation Mincemeat — A Brilliantly Bonkers Musical That Defies Expectations by Suzanna Bowling

The new Broadway musical Operation Mincemeat, now playing at the Golden Theatre, is a madcap triumph that blends razor-sharp wit, inventive storytelling, and exceptional performances to deli…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:05AM

We Had A World — A Heartfelt Exploration of Family, Love, and Legacy by Suzanna Bowling

Joshua Harmon’s deeply personal and profoundly moving new play, We Had A World, currently at [insert venue], is a poignant reflection on family dynamics, generational trauma, and the fragi…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre