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Friday, October 31, 2025

Maybe Happy Ending Designer Clint Ramos Says 'Comfort Is the Enemy of Art' by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning costume designer is also the producing creative director for the Encores! series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Ben Ahlers, Asia Kate Dillon, Josh Hamilton, Jen Tullock, More Set for The 24 Hour Plays Holiday in Brooklyn by Andrew Gans

The 25th annual celebration will be held at The Space at Irondale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

New Musical The Violin Receives Industry Presentations October 29-30 by Andrew Gans

David Ruttura directs the new work from The Francis Sisters, Kara Dudley and Kami Nishima.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Micaela Diamond, Emmett O’Hanlon, Andrew Durand, Jasmine Amy Rogers, More Set for Oklahoma! Concert at Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

The performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic will feature the Orchestra of St. Luke's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

Audible Will Present 25th Anniversary Readings of The Laramie Project Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Playwright Moisés Kaufman will also direct the four performances at the Minetta Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM

Beth Leavel Will Be Queen of Hearts in Alice in Neverland Musical Readings by Andrew Gans

Phil Kenny and Reston Williams' work is a sequel to Alice in Wonderland and a prequel to Peter Pan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

David Henry Hwang's Particle Fever Musical Will Make World Premiere at La Jolla Playhouse by Andrew Gans

Also on the bill: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose, Ngozi Anyanwu's The Monsters, and Mat Smart's A Black-billed Cuckoo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Marilu Henner, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Leigh Warren Set for Still Getting My Act Together Reading by Andrew Gans

The new musical comes from longtime collaborators Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM

Listen to Jackie Burns Sing 'Shotgun,' New Single From Hard Road to Heaven by Andrew Gans

This marks the first single released from the musical by David Spangler and Marty Dodson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Mischief to Premiere Thespians: Greece the Musical in 2026 by Andrew Gans

The company behind The Play That Goes Wrong is writing a musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:59AM
Monday, October 27, 2025

Check Out New Photos of Broadway's The Lion King by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning Disney favorite recently celebrated 11,000 performances on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PM

Photo: Ainsley Melham and Sonya Balsara in Broadway's Aladdin by Andrew Gans

The hit Disney musical continues at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:25PM

J. Harrison Ghee, Nick Rashad Burroughs Will Join Marisha Wallace for Café Carlyle Concerts by Andrew Gans

The recent Cabaret star will be making her debut at the famed Manhattan nightspot.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Watch Rachel Zegler Dazzle With 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' on Strictly Come Dancing by Andrew Gans

Zegler recently starred in the Jamie Lloyd-directed revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Stephanie Styles Leads Industry Reading of Sparkler October 27 by Andrew Gans

Ryan Dobrin directs Erik Champney's new play set in 1964 Tinseltown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler Will Star in The Last Five Years in London by Andrew Gans

The limited run of the Jason Robert Brown musical will play the London Palladium.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Shubert Organization and Trafalgar Entertainment Announce Joint Ownership of London's Olympia Theatre by Andrew Gans

The partnership marks the first time in 100 years that The Shubert Organization has directly partnered and invested in London theatres.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM
Friday, October 24, 2025

Darius de Haas Holiday Album Released Digitally October 24 by Andrew Gans

Let Me Carry You This Christmas will arrive on vinyl in December.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM

Jeremy Kushnier Is Relishing the Chance to Flex His Comedy Chops in Little Shop of Horrors by Andrew Gans

The experience has been a real gas for the former Footloose actor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Evita 10-Track Cast Album With Rachel Zegler Out Now; Full Live Album to Come in 2026 by Andrew Gans

Jamie Lloyd directed the revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Side Show's Phillip Officer Celebrates New Album With Concert and Live Stream October 24 by Andrew Gans

Also, listen to a track from You Fascinate Me So: Phillip Officer Salutes Mabel Mercer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Broadway Cares Launches Fall Red Bucket Fundraising Campaign by Andrew Gans

The six-week campaign kicks off at Broadway theatres October 24, with the Red Bucket Follies in December.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Watch Ainsley Melham, Caleb A. Barnett, and Aladdin Cast Perform 'Friend Like Me' by Andrew Gans

The company of the long-running Disney hit recently performed on ABC's The View.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Reviews Are Out for Playing Shylock Starring Saul Rubinek by Andrew Gans

The play, which draws inspiration from Merchant of Venice, is currently running Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Video: Watch Douglas Sills and Cast of Signature's Fiddler on the Roof Celebrate 'Tradition' by Andrew Gans

Joe Calarco is directing the classic musical at the Virginia venue with choreography by Sarah Parker.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Afra Hines, Jess LeProtto, Jessica Lee Goldyn, More Cast in Gotta Dance Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The revue will feature reconstructions from West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Singin’ in the Rain, and more while celebrating Susan Stroman, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, and Billy Wilson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Photos: Go Inside All-Trans, Non-Binary The Drowsy Chaperone, Starring Laverne Cox, Alex Newell, Peppermint by Andrew Gans

L Morgan Lee directed the Carnegie Hall event, kicking off the fourth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59PM

Photos: Michael Urie Hosts Tectonic Cabaret, Honoring Uzo Aduba and Barbara Whitman by Andrew Gans

Performers included Hannah Gadsby, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Beth Malone, Erin Morton, and Dan Hurlin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM

Kate Baldwin and Alex Newell to 'Razzle Dazzle' in Broadway's Chicago by Andrew Gans

The record-breaking, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Video: Get a Sneak Peek at TUTS' The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Andrew Gans

Kevin Cahoon, Mark Ivy, Michael Alonzo, Gemini Quintos, Julia Krohn, JD Houston, and more star in the William Finn musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Monday, October 20, 2025

See Who's Joining RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Onya Nurve, Noah Silverman in New Kinky Boots Tour by Andrew Gans

Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's stage adaptation won the 2013 Tony for Best Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

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