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Friday, April 4, 2025

On April 4, 1971: Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies Opens On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The legendary musical introduced such favorites as "Broadway Baby" and "Losing My Mind" and gave Michael Bennett his first directing credit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Smash on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The musical adaptation of the cult favorite TV series opens April 10 at the Imperial.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

Dramatists Play Service Is Publishing Alex Edelman's Just for Us Script by Logan Culwell-Block

The solo show, which played Broadway in 2023, joined the DPS licensing library earlier this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Watch: Cheetah Girls Star Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Sings 'Hold, Please' and 'My Kids' From New Musical Take the Lead by Logan Culwell-Block

The new Christopher Gattelli-helmed musical is making its world premiere at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Photos: See Elizabeth Stanley, Jon-Michael Reese, More in Adam Gwon's All the World's a Stage Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Keen Company is giving the work a world premiere, directed by Jonathan Silverstein.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

A Caryl Churchill Quartet of Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. Begins at Off-Broadway's Public April 3 by Logan Culwell-Block

James Macdonald is directing the production, the first time all four titles have been performed together.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Tune in April 2 as Francis Jue, Krysta Rodriguez Announce 2025 Lucille Lortel Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

The streaming announcement will air live on Playbill beginning at 3 p.m.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada in Cabaret on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The Kander and Ebb revival continues its run at the Kit Kat Club (née August Wilson Theatre) on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:18PM

Photos: Jesse Eisenberg, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, More Celebrate Opening Night at Glengarry Glen Ross by Logan Culwell-Block

The David Mamet play returned to Broadway starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr, opening March 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Othello Gets Post-Opening Bump as Star-Led Plays Continue to Dominate by Logan Culwell-Block

A-listers like Denzel Washington, George Clooney, and Kieran Culkin are sending Broadway's box office ever upward.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Merrily We Roll Along Live Stage Film Will Be Released by Sony Pictures Classics by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-winning revival of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical was filmed towards the end of its run in 2024 at the Hudson Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

On April 1, 2012: A Starry Revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man Opens On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, John Larroquette, Candice Bergen, and Eric McCormack were in the starry cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

24 Hour Plays Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Viral Monologues With Secret Show, New Works by Logan Culwell-Block

The secret screening event showcased monologues written by Hugh Dancy, Santino Fontana, Nina Hellman, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Nathan Lane Is Why We Have Bill Burr on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

On the publicity trail for his new series Mid-Century Modern, the Tony winner shared he had a hand in casting the current revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM
Monday, March 31, 2025

Glengarry Glen Ross Opens on Broadway March 31; Get a 1st Look at the Revival by Logan Culwell-Block

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr lead the Patrick Marber-directed revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer winner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Francis Jue, Krysta Rodriguez Will Announce 2025 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations This Week by Logan Culwell-Block

The streaming announcement will air live on Playbill April 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:11PM

Photos: Christine Ebersole, James McGreevey, More Celebrate David Rothenberg's New Book Manhattan Mayhem by Logan Culwell-Block

The legendary press agent is releasing a collection of short fiction in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM

Watch: Robyn Hurder Sings 'Let Me Be Your Star,' the Opening Number of Smash on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The new release is filmed on stage at the Imperial Theatre, where the musical adaptation of the cult favorite TV series opens April 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM

Robyn Herfellow Musical Body Stocking Legion Sets U.K. Run by Logan Culwell-Block

Brooklyn Rep UK is presenting the musical at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

Garrett Clayton Will Lead Rochester The Grinch Who Stole Christmas Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

OFC Creations will also present Finding Neverland, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, and more in its upcoming season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

Watch: Stars of Broadway's Death Becomes Her Talk Bringing the Iconic Film to the Stage by Logan Culwell-Block

From taking on roles immortalized on screen by legendary A-listers to achieving wild special effect sequences, this musical created lots of challenges for its creators.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Announcing The Playbill Podcast, A Show On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Let Playbill be your theatre friend and lead you through the latest Broadway plays and musicals with the stars making them.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Orville Peck, Eva Noblezada Take Over Broadway's Cabaret March 31 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Kander and Ebb revival continues its run at the Kit Kat Club (née August Wilson Theatre) on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54AM

Glengarry Glen Ross Opens on Broadway March 31 by Logan Culwell-Block

Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr lead the Patrick Marber-directed revival of David Mamet's Pulitzer winner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54AM
Sunday, March 30, 2025

Maleah Joi Moon Plays Final Performance in Broadway's Hell's Kitchen March 30 by Logan Culwell-Block

Moon won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in the Alicia Keys musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48AM

On March 30, 2000: Contact Opens at Lincoln Center Theater On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The "dance play" became one of the most unlikely Best Musical winners in Tony Award history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48AM
Saturday, March 29, 2025

On March 29, 1951: Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I Opens On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The score introduced such favorites as "Getting to Know You," "Shall We Dance," "Something Wonderful," and "Hello, Young Lovers."

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

Take the Lead Begins World Premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse March 29 by Logan Culwell-Block

Cheetah Girls star Adrienne Bailon-Houghton leads the new Christopher Gattelli-helmed musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Friday, March 28, 2025

Photos: Dreamgirls Takes the Stage at Walnut Street Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Aveena Sawyer leads the cast of the Pennsylvania production through May 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Photos: Jake Gyllenhaal Hosts the Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival by Logan Culwell-Block

The annual event invites New York City public school students to perform excerpts from their school productions on a Broadway stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM

Report: Producer Scott Rudin Plans NYC Stage Return, Broadway Runs of Works From Samuel D. Hunter, David Hare, Bruce Norris, More by Logan Culwell-Block

The multiple Tony winner has been largely absent from the theatre world since reports emerged about his abusive behavior behind the scenes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

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