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Monday, June 10, 2024

Stereophonic Leads 2024 Drama Desk Awards With 7 Wins Including Outstanding Play by Logan Culwell-Block

Off-Broadway's Dead Outlaw is the most nominated of this year's shows, with 11 nominations including Outstanding Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55PM

Skylar Astin Will Host Outdoor Tony Awards Simulcast in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park by Logan Culwell-Block

Attendees can watch Broadway's biggest night steps away from where it's happening, with interactive experiences for commercial breaks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM

Sutton Foster and Aaron Tveit Host 2024 Drama Desk Awards June 10 by Logan Culwell-Block

Off-Broadway's Dead Outlaw is the most nominated of this year's shows, with 11 nominations including Outstanding Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Sunday, June 9, 2024

Classic Stage Company Celebrates Leonard Bernstein With June 9 Benefit Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Kate Baldwin, Nikki Renée Daniels, Santino Fontana, and Alysha Umphress are among the Broadway favorites performing at the event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Saturday, June 8, 2024

August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Comes to Two River Theater Beginning June 8 by Logan Culwell-Block

Crystal A. Dickinson and Brandon J. Dirden lead the revival at the New Jersey venue, directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Friday, June 7, 2024

After the Shocking Closure of University of the Arts, Students and Faculty Are Reeling by Logan Culwell-Block

Many are accusing the school's leadership of giving a "middle finger to everyone."

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM

For Dale Soules, Being Openly Gay Has Felt Like a Duty Since the '60s by Logan Culwell-Block

Currently starring in The Welkin Off-Broadway, the stage veteran looks back on her career, including the time she got rejected from Hair because she was a Libra.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Ariana Grande Dropped Hints She'd Be Glinda on Screen Before It Was Announced by Logan Culwell-Block

The pop star-Broadway alum spilled the tea on a recent visit to The Tonight Show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Bye Bye Birdie Rocks On at The Kennedy Center Beginning June 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez, and Ephraim Sykes lead the cast of the '60s rock 'n' roll musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

Pre-Existing Condition Begins Off-Broadway June 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

The play is being led by a string of alternating actors including Tatiana Maslany, Maria Dizzia, Tavi Gevinson, and Deirdre O'Connell.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Thursday, June 6, 2024

Ayodele Casel's Diary of a Tap Dancer Sets World Premiere at American Repertory Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

The Massachusetts company has unveiled its 2024–2025 season, which also includes premieres from Kate Hamill and The Lazours.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:24PM

Which Shows Are Performing at the 2024 Tony Awards? by Logan Culwell-Block

Eight musicals will perform during the awards ceremony, broadcasting live June 16 from Lincoln Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Dolly Parton Biomusical Hello, I'm Dolly to Bow on Broadway in 2026 by Logan Culwell-Block

The project will feature a score including new, original songs plus some of the 11-time Grammy winner's greatest hits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Broadway Bares San Francisco Sets Movie-Themed 2024 Return by Logan Culwell-Block

The seventh West Coast charity strip-a-thon benefiting Broadway Cares will be themed as FilmStrips.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Watch: Cole Escola Shares the Secret of Their Oh, Mary! Wig by Logan Culwell-Block

Escola's demented, comedic take on Mary Todd Lincoln transfers to Broadway this month after a sold-out Off-Broadway run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Get a 1st Listen to Janis Siegel Singing Cy Coleman's 'The Colors of My Life' by Logan Culwell-Block

The new album from the 10-time Grammy winner celebrates the songbook of Coleman, whose musicals included Sweet Charity and City of Angels.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:02AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Video: Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Are Lovesick Robots in New Music Video From Maybe Happy Ending by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway-bound romantic musical comedy is by Will Aronson and Hue Park.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:42PM

Woman of Color on Broadway Sets Return After 3-Year Hiatus With The Juneteenth Symphony by Logan Culwell-Block

The work will blend music and theatre while celebrating the contribution of people of color in performing arts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

New Musical From Nick Blaemire and Ethan Slater Sets Concert Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

Classic Stage Company will present Edge of the World, with a cast including Norbert Leo Butz and Lilli Cooper.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Dan McCabe's The Purists Sets European Premiere at Kiln Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

The London company has unveiled the inaugural season programmed by new Artistic Director Amit Sharma.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Nikki M. James, Laura Benanti, Andrew Rannells, More Will Present 2024 Drama Desk Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

Kelli O'Hara will perform a special tribute for Lincoln Center Theater's André Bishop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Andy Mientus, Larry Owens, and Krystina Alabado Lead Tick, Tick...BOOM! at Cape Playhouse Beginning June 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Eric Rosen is directing the Jonathan Larson musical at the Massachusetts venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Mean Girls Goes British in London's West End Beginning June 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

The transfer of the Broadway and big screen hit is playing the Savoy Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Florence Welch Gatsby Musical Opens World Premiere at A.R.T. June 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Isaac Powell, Charlotte MacInnes, and Ben Levi Ross lead the cast at the Massachusetts company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Hell's Kitchen Joins the Top 5 Top Grossers by Logan Culwell-Block

The Alicia Keys musical is nominated for Best Musical at the 2024 Tony Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Report: A Rodgers and Hart Biopic Is Coming by Logan Culwell-Block

Boyhood and Merrily We Roll Along director Richard Linklater is working on a film telling the story of how one of Broadway's most iconic collaborations went kaput.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Julianne Hough, Utkarsh Ambudkar Will Host 2024 The Tony Awards: Act One by Logan Culwell-Block

The streaming pre-show to Broadway's biggest night will be available for free on Pluto TV June 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

Josh Groban Will Host the 2024 Jimmy Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

The annual event celebrates the best in high school musical theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Jez Butterworth's The Hills of California Is Broadway Bound by Logan Culwell-Block

Sam Mendes directs the new play from The Ferryman playwright, currently running in London's West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Watch: The Gals of Menopause The Musical 2 'Don't Look Good Naked Anymore'—And They're Thrilled About It by Logan Culwell-Block

The follow-up to everyone's favorite musical tribute to The Change is embarking on a national tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM