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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Is Home Again in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Ruben Santiago-Hudson has spent a large part of his career inside August Wilson’s world. He won a Tony Award for his performance in Seven Guitars, directed the Tony-winning revival of Jitn…

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

6 Reasons Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Is Worth Finding on Broadway by Beth Stevens

In Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, people are trying to get themselves back. Debbie Allen’s production at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre never loses sight of that. Allen saw the Broadway premie…

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Thursday, April 16, 2026

6 Reasons Proof Adds Up on Broadway by Beth Stevens

David Auburn's Proof opened on Broadway 26 years ago and went on to win three Tony Awards and the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2001. It has never been revived on Broadway. Until now. Tho…

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

7 Reasons This Revival of Death of a Salesman Will Catch You Off Guard by Beth Stevens

There's nothing distant about Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman now playing at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre. This revival, directed by Joe Mantello and starring Nathan Lane and Laurie …

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Monday, March 30, 2026

6 Reasons Dog Day Afternoon on Broadway Isn't What You Expect by Beth Stevens

Everyone nods like they know Dog Day Afternoon. Maybe you saw the 1975 movie. Or at least you know it starred Al Pacino and John Cazale (a.k.a. The Godfather's Michael Corleone and brother F…

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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Alicia Keys Musical Hell's Kitchen Sets Closing Date on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Hell's Kitchen, the New York coming-of-age musical inspired by the life of Alicia Keys and set to her music, has set a closing date on Broadway. Its final performance at the Shubert Theat…

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Monday, January 12, 2026

Keri René Fuller and Emma Flynn to Fly Into Wicked on Broadway This Spring by Beth Stevens

New stars are flying into the Broadway blockbuster Wicked this spring. Keri René Fuller, currently the Elphaba standby, will assume the role full time, and Emma Flynn, who most recently …

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Zama Magudulela Joins the North American Tour of Disney's The Lion King as Rafiki by Beth Stevens

Zama Magudulela is joining the North American tour of Disney's The Lion King as Rafiki. Magudulela will begin performances on January 13 in Sacramento at the Safe Credit Union Performing Art…

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Casting Set for the National Tour of The Great Gatsby by Beth Stevens

Casting is set for the North American tour of The Great Gatsby. The tour of the musical, starring the previously announced Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan,…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Setting the Board: Bryce Pinkham Guides the Audience Through Chess on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Bryce Pinkham has been living with Chess for nearly a decade. "I've been working on it with [writer] Danny Strong and [director] Michael Mayer since the Kennedy Center," he says. "It's almos…

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

Complete Cast Set for the Roundabout's Chinese Republicans Off-Broadway by Beth Stevens

The complete cast and design team is set for the world premiere of Chinese Republicans by Alex Lin. The Roundabout Theatre Company production, directed by Chay Yew, will begin performances o…

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Complete Cast Set for the Roundabout's Chinese Americans Off-Broadway by Beth Stevens

The complete cast and design team is set for the world premiere of Chinese Republicans by Alex Lin. The Roundabout Theatre Company production, directed by Chay Yew, will begin performances o…

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Friday, December 12, 2025

Samuel D. Hunter's Little Bear Ridge Road, Starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, to Close Early on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Samuel D. Hunter's Little Bear Ridge Road, starring two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock, is closing early. The play, which was originally scheduled to close on…

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D.L. Coburn, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright of The Gin Game, Dies at 87 by Beth Stevens

D.L. Coburn, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose debut play The Gin Game became an enduring work that is still widely produced, died of colon cancer on December 3 in Dallas, Texas. H…

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Monday, December 8, 2025

Shoshana Bean Joins the Cast of The Lost Boys, A New Musical on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Shoshana Bean is joining the world premiere of The Lost Boys, A New Musical. The Grammy winner and two-time Tony nominee will take on the role of Lucy Emerson in the musical (Ragtime's…

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Monday, December 1, 2025

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf to Star in Death of a Salesman on Broadway This Spring by Beth Stevens

A pair of Tony-winning stage legends will return to Broadway this spring in a great American classic. Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf will star in a new production of Arthur Miller's 1949 …

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Whitney Leavitt, Known for Mormon Wives and DWTS, to Make Broadway Debut in Chicago by Beth Stevens

Whitney Leavitt, known for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and Dancing with the Stars, will make her Broadway debut in Chicago. She will star as Roxie Hart beginning on February 2, 2026 at …

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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Tom Stoppard, Master Playwright Whose Work Spanned Six Decades, Dies at 88 by Beth Stevens

Tom Stoppard, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose intellectually challenging dramas made him one of the leading writers of the stage, has died, according to The Guardian. He …

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Megan Hilty Extends in Broadway's Death Becomes Her By a Week by Beth Stevens

Don't get it twisted! Megan Hilty has extended her run as Madeline Ashton in Broadway's Death Becomes Her for one additional week. Hilty will now play her final performance on January 11, 20…

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Broadway's Just in Time to Embark on National Tour in 2027 by Beth Stevens

Just in Time, the Broadway musical about the great American entertainer Bobby Darin, will launch a North American tour in June 2027. Tour cities will be announced early next year with castin…

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Monday, November 24, 2025

The Queen of Versailles, Starring Kristin Chenoweth, Sets Broadway Closing Date by Beth Stevens

The Queen of Versailles, the Stephen Schwartz-scored musical starring Kristin Chenoweth as the über-rich socialite and model Jackie Siegel, has set a closing date. The musical will…

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Why Marjorie Prime Feels More Human Than Ever According to Its Starry Cast by Beth Stevens

Marjorie Prime arrives on Broadway with a cast that has strong thoughts about the advantages and drawbacks of intelligent systems. Written by Jordan Harrison and directed by Anne Kauffman, t…

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Friday, November 21, 2025

The Animal Magic Behind Kristin Chenoweth's Canine Co-Stars in The Queen of Versailles by Beth Stevens

Lydia DesRoche has worked with everything from snakes to goats in her years as a Broadway animal trainer, and now she is the woman behind the two dogs who play Midas alongside headliner Kris…

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Find Out When the New Broadway Cast Recording of Ragtime Will Be Released by Beth Stevens

The new Broadway cast recording of Ragtime, starring Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz, has a date to hit your earbuds. The album will be released digitally on January 9…

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Pen Pals Extends Off-Broadway and Welcomes New Stars to the Rotating Cast by Beth Stevens

Off-Broadway's Pen Pals is extending for the fourth and final time. The play will now continue its run through March 15, 2026 at the DR2 Theatre. Written by Michael Griffo and directed by Su…

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That's All: Tony Winner Jonathan Groff Sets Final Performance in Just in Time on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Tony winner Jonathan Groff will play his final performance as Bobby Darin in Just in Time at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre on March 29, 2026. His replacement will be announced at a…

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Odds and Ends: Sadie Sink Crosses the Pond, Cynthia Erivo Kicks Off the Parade by Beth Stevens

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Star-Crossed and West End-Bound Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe will make their West End debuts next spring in Romeo & Juliet. Perform…

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New Blood at New World Stages: McKenzie Kurtz Returns as Jackera Davis Joins Heathers by Beth Stevens

Heathers the Musical is gearing up for cast changes at New World Stages. McKenzie Kurtz returns to Westerberg High as Heather Chandler on November 19, with newly announced cast member Jacker…

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Off-Broadway's Romy & Michele: The Musical, Starring Laura Bell Bundy and Kara Lindsay, Sets Closing Date by Beth Stevens

Romy & Michele: The Musical, the off-Broadway musical that reimagines the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, has set its closing date, The production, starring Laura Bell …

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Monday, November 17, 2025

See Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher Launch Chess on Broadway by Beth Stevens

Opening night of Chess set the board quickly. Stars Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher beamed on the red carpet as they launched the musical back onto Broadway 37 years …

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Elizabeth Franz, Tony-Winning Actress of Stage and Screen, Dies at 84 by Beth Stevens

Elizabeth Franz, the Tony-winning actress whose fierce and deeply felt portrayal of Linda Loman in the 1999 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman became a career-defining performance, died…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off