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Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
I don't mean to be pedantic, but I think defining what we mean by excellence really matters if we're going to figure out the place of AI in creativity. Four stories this week suggest layers to this debate:
Nominees for the fifth annual OCTG Theatre Awards were officially announced. Winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in …
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
As The Last Five Years celebrates the last 25 years, Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler are immortalizing their anniversary performance. During Fridayâs production at the Hollywood Bowl, the co-stars announced a liv…
The screen-to-stage adaptation of the beloved 1975 film didn't wow the critics, but could still find purchase with voters.
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
Theater review: Triangle Productionsâ "The Savannah Sipping Society" offers a sweet comedic escape.
Todayâs new Travalanche posts for April 4, 2026 are about Richard Coogan (Captain Video) and Laurie Beechman (The Laurie Beechman Theatre). Earlier Travalanche posts for April 4 (in no particular order) incl…
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at noon (Broadway Time)
While Iâve mentioned the name of Laurie Beechman (1953-1998) a couple of dozen times on this blog, it has invariably been in the context of the theatre that is named for her, a cabaret venue in the basement o…
Just about everyoneâand here I mean most of the criticsâseems to have something bad to say about Dog Day Afternoon, the new Stephen Adly Guirgis adaptation of the 1975 movie about a bank robbery gone wrong…
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 11am (Broadway Time)
Before Titanique officially has its opening night on April 12, buy merch from the new Broadway production! The show is offering a variety of apparel, a mug, tote bag, stress toy, hat, magnet, and more. The c…
Richard Coogan (1914-2014) died a dozen years ago, just shy of his 100th birthday, one half century since leaving the acting business. By which time, most people had long since forgotten who he was â except f…
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 10am (Broadway Time)
Loren Noveck reviews a piece by a Russian-exile director that uses Chekhov to look at the cost of conscience--and also to look away from it. The post Review: Seagull: True Story at the Public Theater appeared f…
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 9am (Broadway Time)
By Isa Goldberg April 4, 2026: Like a quintessential Broadway magician, a Houdini in fact, Daniel Radcliffe breaks the shackles of constraint in Every Brilliant Thing. In this interactive theater piece, w…
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7am (Broadway Time)
Frontmezzjunkies reports: The beloved musical parody steps onto Broadway with big songs, big laughs, and a question about what love really means By Ross Watching Schmigadoon! on television for the first time wa…
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 5am (Broadway Time)
âItâs raw, real, sensitive, strong, vulnerable, righteous, romantic, genius,â said the âBridgertonâ actor, who stars in the new film âYou, Me & Tuscany.â
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 4am (Broadway Time)
Olivia Munn talks casing Steve Martin's house and being the only actor to talk too fast for Aaron Sorkin. Plus, panelists Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson visit the Supreme CourtTo manage …
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 2am (Broadway Time)
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 1am (Broadway Time)
Schmigadoon! begins performances on April 4, just over the bridge at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. Opening night is on April 20, with the limited engagement scheduled to run through September 6. The musical…
Atlantic Records has announced the upcoming release of the official live recording of Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST FIVE YEARS (25th Anniversary Live at the London Palladium), featuring Tony, …
The Jason Robert Brown musical was recorded live in London for its 25th anniversary.
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at midnight (Broadway Time)
Alex Brightman and Sara Chase lead the stage adaptation of the theatrical Apple Original series.
Live From The Hotel Edison Times Square Chronicles Presents, is normally filmed from the Hotel Edison, but due to several unforeseen circumstances we are doing the show zoom style. Today on Live From the Hotel …
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 10pm (Broadway Time)
Broadway Backwards marked its 20th anniversary on March 23, 2026, at the Gershwin Theatre. Hosted by Jenn Colella, the concert featured more than 100 performers and a 13-piece orchestra. Among the eveningâs p…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 8pm (Broadway Time)
Below are the discounted ticket offers from the shows opening on Broadway in April âmostly through digital lottery, digital rush, and/or in person rush. All but one of the shows charge under $50 for these tic…
It's an involving 85 minutes of theater as the double-cast characters (played by ĂdĂĄm Boncz and Sarah Lemp) play off of each other, inflicting and deflecting their inner pain, smiling on the outside, lashi…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7pm (Broadway Time)
Giant â 02 April 2026 Many people walk through the world feeling small, not only in their personalities but also in their global impact. Renowned childrenâs book author Roald Dahl (John Lithgow) was no such…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 6pm (Broadway Time)
Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Matt Manuel, cast member in âThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Beeâ at New World Stages. Matt Manuel headshot by Dirty Sugar Production photo by Phillippe Arroyo…
Rarely have I dragged my ass so pitifully as I have today in terms of cranking out a blogpost. Normally I turn out one or two before noon. Now itâs past four, and Iâve produced zip. Oh, I have stuff marked …
Todayâs new Travalanche post for April 3, 2026 is about The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. For real! Earlier Travalanche posts for April 3 (in no particular order) include ones on: George Jessel Doris Dayïżœ…
She knew nothing about lighting when the director Robert Wilson asked her to work on his shows, and later spent over 40 years as a designer for Danspace Project.
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 5pm (Broadway Time)
Sometimes an actor gives such a commanding performance that he will always be that character. So it was with John Lithgow portraying Roald Dahl in the Olivier award- winning play Giant, recently transplanted to…
Giant marks a major arrival for Mark Rosenblatt, whose Olivier Award-winning play is now on Broadway with John Lithgow leading the charge. Long known as a theater director in the U.K. and beyond, Rosenblatt s…
Watch Blum lead "Sit Down, John" and check out photos from the Mark S. Hoebee-directed production of the Tony-winning musical.
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 4pm (Broadway Time)
You can now get a first look at production photos and a first-look clip of âSit Down, Johnâ ahead of 1776âs opening night this weekend at Paper Mill Playhouse. The Tony Award-winning musical opens on S…
As Beaches, A New Musical begins performances on Broadway, get merch from the show! The production is offering a variety of apparel, along with a beach towel, picture frame, boat tote, and more. Buy the latest …
Daniel Okrent's biography seeks the composer/lyricist's motivation and finds complication and nuance, while Barry Joseph's book asks what Sondheim's games and puzzles can tell us about him.
Theater lovers in South Florida are about to experience double the pleasure with two festivals of new work this month. The Second Annual Owl New Play Festival in Boca Raton kicks off on April 11 and runs for tw…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 3pm (Broadway Time)
When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.
The season, opening September 22, will feature 48 ballets, including five world premieres and farewells for two longtime dancers.
Things are getting meta in Boston. Perfomances begin tonight at the Huntington Theatre for the World Premiere production of WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL, a new backstage comedy by Matthew Lombardo and directed by Noah…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 2pm (Broadway Time)
Itâs a schmirst schmook! Or, rather, a first look at Schmigadoon! Broadway. If youâre trying to admire from afar and not get stuck there forever, this is your chance! Ahead of performances beginning on A…
McKenzie Kurtz plays the flirtatious and fun-loving ingĂ©nue Betsy in Schmigadoon!, which begins performances at the Nederlander Theatre on April 4. The Broadway favorite, who has starred in Wicked, Frozen and …
By Carol Rocamora... Director Robert Icke dazzles us again with an urgent new adaptation of an immortal classic
Concord Recordings has released footage of Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell, Caissie Levy, Ben Levi Ross, Nichelle Lewis, and the RAGTIME ensemble recording âNew Musicâ for their recently released cast album. Th…
Thomas Wilkins will conduct the Best of Broadway concert.
The solo show blends stand-up, confessional storytelling, and transformational character work.
Itâs a BroadwayWorld exclusive you donât want to miss! While Robert is away, East Coast correspondent Adrienne Garzillo steps in to bring us straight to the heart of Broadway with the company of Death Becom…
Project Healthy Minds hosted a special post-performance conversation at Every Brilliant Thing with star, Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe and Phillip Schermer, Project Healthy Mindsâ CEO & Founder, at N…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 1pm (Broadway Time)
From an area in front of the stage to a pit beneath it, from room six floors up to converted dressing rooms, Main Stem musicians play live while handling the challenge of modern configurations.
The original Catherine Parr on Broadway is back in the hit musical at the Lena Horne.
Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett know how important it is to have a good cry, preferably in a theatre with other people.
Ahead of the Schmigadoon's special fan invited dress rehearsal and first performance, you can now get a first look photo of the cast and set of the production, onstage at the Nederlander Theatre. From Saturd…
Main Street, U.S.A. meets Music City with the release of Disneyâs Main Street Country. The five-song EP brings together awardâwinning artists to reimagine Disney songs from Beauty and the Beast, Hannah Mont…
The Mad King, the previously announced Game of Thrones stage prequel heading to Stratford-Upon-Avonâs Royal Shakespeare Theatre, will begin performances there on July 20, with an official opening on August 8.…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at noon (Broadway Time)
First Look at Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway With André De Shields and Ballroom-Inspired Twist
Cats: The Jellicle Ball, the Ballroom-inspired reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webberâs classic musical has released new production photos ahead of its April 7 opening night at the Broadhurst Theatre. Zhailon Lev…
Megan Thee Stallion made her return to Moulin Rouge! the Musical on Thursday after a brief hospitalization. The "Savage" rapper performed to a sold-out house at the hit musical, where she is currently playing '…
Disneyâs Aladdin on Broadway and WABC-TV Channel 7 Eyewitness News New York have launched a new initiative, âMagical Moments," which offers select audience members the chance to visit backstage. During e…
You can now get a first look at new production photos of the current cast members of Maybe Happy Ending on Broadway: Darren Criss as âOliverâ and Claire Kwon who begins playing the role of âClaireâ toni…
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 11am (Broadway Time)
Frontmezzjunkies reports: A new chapter for musical theatre unfolds across streaming and cinema By Ross It wasnât that long ago when I was sitting in that downtown NYTW theatre, aware that I was watching some…
The directors Michael DeFilippis, Dmitry Krymov and Aleksandr Molochnikov all infuse their current productions with a burning, modern rage.
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- Jun 12: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
- Aug 14: Mamma Mia - Winter Garden Theatre
- Aug 18: Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride - Nederlander Theatre
- Sep 16: Art - Music Box Theatre
- Sep 28: Waiting For Godot - Hudson Theatre
- Sep 29: Punch - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
- Oct 08: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
- Oct 16: Ragtime - Vivian Beaumont Theater
- Oct 28: Liberation - James Earl Jones Theatre
- Oct 30: Little Bear Ridge Road - Booth Theatre
- Nov 09: The Queen of Versailles - St. James Theatre
- Nov 13: Oedipus - Studio 54
- Nov 16: Chess - Imperial Theatre
- Nov 20: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Longacre Theatre
- Dec 08: Marjorie Prime - Hayes Theater
- Jan 08: Bug - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
- Mar 12: Every Brilliant Thing - Hudson Theatre
- Mar 23: Giant - Music Box Theatre
- Mar 30: Dog Day Afternoon - August Wilson Theatre
- Apr 06: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
- Apr 07: Cats: The Jellicle Ball - Broadhurst Theatre
- Apr 09: Death of a Salesman - Winter Garden Theatre
- Apr 12: Titanique - St. James Theatre
- Apr 15: The Fear of 13 - James Earl Jones Theatre
- Apr 16: Proof - Booth Theatre
- Apr 19: Fallen Angels - Todd Haimes Theatre
- Apr 20: Schmigadoon! - Nederlander Theatre
- Apr 21: The Balusters - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
- Apr 22: Beaches A New Musical - Majestic Theatre
- Apr 23: The Rocky Horror Show - Studio 54
- Apr 25: Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Ethel Barrymore Theatre
- Apr 26: The Lost Boys - Palace Theatre
- Apr 26: 2025-2026 Tony Awards Eligibility Cut-Off -
- Apr 26: Drama Desk Cut-Off -
- Apr 29: Drama Desk Nominations -
- May 05: 2025-2026 Tony Awards Nominations Announced -
- May 17: The 70th Drama Desk Awards - The Town Hall
- Jun 02: The Theatre World Awards -
- Jun 07: 79th Annual Tony Awards - Radio City Music Hall
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13 Going on 30
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2025-2026 Tony Awards Eligibility Cut-Off
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2025-2026 Tony Awards Nominations Announced
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79th Annual Tony Awards
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Ainât Supposed to Die a Natural Death
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Aladdin
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Ali
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Ali
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All About Eve
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Amadeus
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An Enemy of the People
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& Juliet
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Around The World in 80 Days
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August Rush
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The Balusters
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Beaches A New Musical
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Becky Shaw
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The Bedwetter
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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Black Orpheus
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Blue
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Bob Fosseâs Dancinâ
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The Bodyguard
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The Book of Mormon
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Bring Up the Bodies
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Buena Vista Social Club
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Bus Stop
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Can-Can
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Captors
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Cats: The Jellicle Ball
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Chess
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Chicago
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Coal Minerâs Daughter
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Cottonfield
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CrazySexyCool
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Death Becomes Her
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Death of a Salesman
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The Devil Wears Prada
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Diner
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Dog Day Afternoon
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Donât Stop Til You Get Enough
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Drama Desk Cut-Off
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Drama Desk Nominations
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Ever After
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Every Brilliant Thing
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Evita
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Fallen Angels
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The Fear of 13
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Fire & Rain
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First Wives Club
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Flashdance: The Musical
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Forbidden Broadway on Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song
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Giant
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Good Night, Oscar
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The Great Gatsby
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The Greatest Showman
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Hadestown
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Hamilton
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Happy Trails
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Harry Belafonte
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Hello, Iâm Dolly
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Hercules
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Here There Are Blueberries
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HIgh Noon
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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The Illusionist
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Inherit the Wind
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone
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Jonas Brothers On Broadway
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Just in Time
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The Karate Kid - The Musical
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The Karate Kid - The Musical
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The King's Speech
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
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Kowalski
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Life After
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The Lion King
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Love All
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Magic Mike The Musical
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A Man of No Importance
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Maybe Happy Ending
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Metaverse of Magic
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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The Miss Firecracker Contest
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MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical
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The Motive and the Cue
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical
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The Mousetrap
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Much Ado About Nothing
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My Best Friend's Wedding
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Mystic Pizza
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Nerds
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Next to Normal
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The Notebook
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Operation Mincemeat
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The Outsiders
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Pal Joey
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The Prince Of Egypt
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Private Lives
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Proof
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Pump Boys and Dinettes
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Purple Rain
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Ragtime
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Rebecca
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The Rocky Horror Show
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Schmigadoon!
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Seagull
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The Secret Garden
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Shakespeare in Love
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Silver Linings Playbook
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Sinatra The Musical
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Sing Street
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Six
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Slumdog Millionaire: The Musical
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Soul Train
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Square One
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The Sting
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Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Story
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Straight Line Crazy
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow
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Studio 54 The Musical
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Tea at Five
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The 70th Drama Desk Awards
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