State of Play
Why the theatre industry’s new-play push hasn’t improved the playwrights’ lot.
Today is Monday, June 1, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Megan Van Peebles Diana Canova Jonathan Pryce Marjorie LiPari René Auberjonois Cleavon Little Morgan Freeman Peter Masterson Edward Woodward Michael Abbott Joan Copeland Eric Blau Andy Griffith John Randolph Gina Malo Harold Hecht Peggy Fears John Van Druten Werner Janssen Edgar Fairchild Molly Picon Frank Morgan Clive Brook Minna Phillips John Drinkwater Guy Favieres Lew M. Fields Glory Van Scott Jake Silbermann Betsy Wolfe Jason Woliner Pasquale Aleardi Nancy Lemenager Mbongeni Ngema Tom Irwin Thom Sesma David Lan Powers Boothe Brian Cox Paul Keith Tom Mankiewicz Yolande Bavan Mylo Quam Alyce Webb Dale Berg Pat Corley Margaret Matzenauer