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Friday, December 12, 2025

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ To Close Early; Play Starring Laurie Metcalf Marked Producer Scott Rudin’s Return To Broadway by Greg Evans

Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road, the play starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock that marked the Broadway return of producer Scott Rudin, will end its limited engagement two mon…

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D.L. Coburn Dies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning ‘The Gin Game’ Playwright Was 87 by Greg Evans

D.L. Coburn, the playwright who won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his much-produced The Gin Game, died from colon cancer December 3 at a Dallas hospice center. He was 87. His death w…

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Complete Broadway Casting Set For David Lindsay-Abaire’s ‘The Balusters’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Esper (Broadway’s Appropriate, TV’s Trust) and Kayli Carter (TV’s Mrs. America) are among the newly announced cast members for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s upcomin…

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

Marsha Norman Catalog Acquired By International Literary Properties; Playwright Won Pulitzer Prize For ‘’Night, Mother’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The works of ‘Night, Mother playwright Marsha Norman have been acquired by the theatrical division of International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that invests in…

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John Cameron Mitchell Sets Broadway Return With 12-Week Run In ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Greg Evans

Tony and Obie Award-winning actor, writer and director John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) will return to Broadway in Cole Escola’s hit play Oh, Mary! for a limited 12-week e…

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Broadway Audience Breakdown: Mostly Female, Mostly White, Probably Richer Than You, Report Finds (Again) by Greg Evans

Broadway got an updated look at itself today, with the Broadway League’s annual demographics report showing yet again that the typical theatergoer was more than likely female, white, about…

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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Actor Juan Carlos Sets Return Following Onstage Injury; Says Knee Ligaments “Looked Like Crab Meat” by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Juan Carlos, one of the original cast members of Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow, was onstage one evening last June when, just as Act One was coming to an end, he j…

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Tom Felton Conjures Up Ticket Sales For ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’; ‘Ragtime’ And ‘Chess’ Stay Strong Post-Turkey Day – Broad by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, revitalized by the recent casting of the film franchise’s Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, once again topped the box office roster with a magical…

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Broadway’s ‘The Queen Of Versailles’ To Close Even Earlier Than Expected Due To “Harsh Economic Realities” by Greg Evans

The Queen of Versailles, the new and soon-to-close Broadway musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham, will close its doors even earlier than previously announced: Producers i…

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Rachel Dratch, Campbell Scott, Claybourne Elder & Wayne Brady Join New York City Center’s Upcoming Encores! Productions by Greg Evans

Rachel Dratch, Campbell Scott, Claybourne Elder and Wayne Brady have signed on for several upcoming productions in the New York City Center’s Off Broadway Encores! revival series beginning…

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Jeremy O. Harris Released From Custody In Japan After Drug Smuggling Allegations by Greg Evans

Slave Play playwright Jeremy O. Harris has been has been released from custody in Japan three weeks after being arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country.…

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Monday, December 8, 2025

‘Bigfoot!’ Stage Musical Finds Its Beast: Grey Henson To Star Alongside Alex Moffat, Crystal Lucas-Perry & Katerina McCrimmon by Greg Evans

Bigfoot!, the new musical comedy set for an Off Broadway bow this February, has found its titular beast – it’ll be Grey Henson of Mean Girls and Elf – and its trio of humans to be play…

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Tony Nominee Shoshana Bean Joins Broadway’s ‘Lost Boys’ Musical by Greg Evans

 Shoshana Bean (Hell’s Kitchen, Wicked) is joining the cast of this spring’s Broadway musical version of The Lost Boys, taking the role of Lucy Emerson, the mother of two teenaged boys…

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

‘Ragtime’, ‘Chess’ Sell Out While ‘Hamilton’ Continues Blockbuster Streak – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Ragtime opened at Broadway’s Vivian Beaumont last week to strong reviews and solid box office, supporting new Lincoln Center theater artistic director Lear deBessonet’s judgement in open…

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Broadway Musicians Vow To Strike If Contract Doesn’t Come Wednesday by Greg Evans

The union representing Broadway musicians is vowing to go on strike later this week if a last-ditched effort at mediation Wednesday fails. “The Broadway musicians represented by Local 802 …

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

‘Ragtime’ Broadway Review: Lincoln Center Reclaims A Gem by Greg Evans

Director Lear deBessonet has chosen wisely in the first production of her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater, resurrecting the grand, however imperfect musical R…

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Simon Rich’s ‘All Out: Comedy About Ambition’ To Feature Rotating All-Star Broadway Cast Including Jon Stewart, Ray Romano, Cecily Strong And O by Greg Evans

The world premiere of Simon Rich’s All Out: Comedy About Ambition, with direction by Tony Award-winner Alex Timbers, will begin performances Friday, December 12, at Broadway’s Nederlande…

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Alex Brightman & Sara Chase To Star In Broadway’s ‘Schmigadoon!’ by Greg Evans

Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice) and Sara Chase (The Great Gatsby, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) will reprise their roles of Josh Skinner and Melissa Gimble in the upcoming Broadway production of S…

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‘Giant’ With John Lithgow As Roald Dahl Sets Broadway Opening Date, Cast Including Aya Cash by Greg Evans

Mark Rosenblatt’s Olivier Award-winning play Giant starring John Lithgow as iconic children’s author Roald Dahl has set its Broadway opening date for Monday, March 23, 2026, and will bri…

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Ansel Elgort To Make Professional Dance Debut In Pete Townshend’s ‘Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet’ At New York City Center by Greg Evans

Actor Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver, West Side Story) will make his professional dance debut in Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet at New York City Center next month. Directed by Rob…

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

‘Hamilton’ Has Best Week Ever With $4M Gross; Newcomers ‘Queen Of Versailles’, ‘Ragtime’ Sell Out – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

A quartet of fall season arrivals began previews on Broadway last week, helping to boost the total 31-show gross to $39,416,736, a 25% jump over the previous week when there were 27 shows. A…

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Monday, October 13, 2025

Musicians Union Votes To Authorize Strike In Negotiations With Broadway League by Greg Evans

Broadway musicians of AFM Local 802 have “overwhelmingly” voted to authorize a strike if needed in the ongoing negotiations for a production contract with the Broadway League. The union�…

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Friday, October 10, 2025

Actors’ Equity & Broadway League “Still Very Far Apart” As Two-Day Mediation Yields No Agreement; Talks Will Resume As Union Prepares For St by Greg Evans

Talks between Actors’ Equity and The Broadway League will continue late next week after two days of mediation this week failed to produce results in the rocky quest for a new production co…

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Members Of Congress Urge Broadway Producers & Unions To Avoid Strike; Zohran Mamdani Pledges Solidarity With Actors’ Equity & Musicians by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: With mediation between Actors’ Equity Association and the Broadway League continuing its second and final scheduled day Thursday, 31 members of Congress, including House Minorit…

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‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Will Come To Broadway In March 2026 by Greg Evans

Last season’s acclaimed Off Broadway hit Cats: The Jellicle Ball is coming to Broadway: The reimagined take on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic Cats begins previews at the Broadhurst Theatr…

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

‘Oratorio For Living Things’ Playwright Heather Christian & Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Garrett Bradley Make 2025 MacArthur “Genius” List by Greg Evans

Heather Christian, the playwright and composer whose acclaimed, genre-defying 2022 musical Oratorio For Living Things is currently being staged in a revival Off Broadway, and Garrett Bradley…

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‘The Lost Boys’ Musical Announces Broadway Cast, Sets Opening Date by Greg Evans

The Broadway world premiere of the new musical The Lost Boys has set an April 26, 2026, opening date and a principal cast that will include Caissie Levy, LJ Benet, Ali Louis Bourzgui and Ben…

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

‘Ragtime’ Sells Out, ‘Waiting For Godot’ Nears $1.9M & ‘Hamilton’ Again Breaks $3M – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Ragtime was a sell-out, Waiting For Godot approached the $2 million mark and Hamilton once again broke the $3 million mark in an overall hold-steady week on Broadway. In total, the 27 Broadw…

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Michael Cerveris To Play Scrooge In Jack Thorne’s ‘Christmas Carol’ Adaptation Off Broadway by Greg Evans

Two-time Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris (Fun Home, Sweeney Todd) will play Ebenezer Scrooge in Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at New York’s Perelman Perform…

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D.C. ‘Damn Yankees’ Eyes Broadway Transfer With George Steinbrenner’s Granddaughter Producing – Report by Greg Evans

The critically lauded revival of Damn Yankees at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., is eyeing a move to Broadway, according to a report in The New York Times. The revival’s lead producer is …

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Monday, October 6, 2025

John Woodvine Dies: British Stage Actor Who Appeared In ‘An American Werewolf In London’ & ‘The Crown’ Was 96 by Greg Evans

John Woodvine, the prolific Olivier Award-winning British stage actor who appeared in more than 70 stage productions at the Old Vic, the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company and ma…

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