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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Video: Mary Jane Is Activating Rachel McAdams' 'Theatre Nerd' by Logan Culwell-Block

The film star plays a mother caring her for sick child in the Amy Herzog play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Broadway's Jaja's African Hair Braiding Is Going on Tour by Logan Culwell-Block

The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Jocelyn Bioh's play will travel to Washington, D.C.; California's Bay Area; and Chicago.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

Paul Bettany Will Be Salieri in Amadeus Limited Series by Logan Culwell-Block

The Paul Shaffer West End and Broadway play is getting a new adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Photos: Yankees Outfielder Juan Soto Gives Playbill Some Love in Custom Cleats by Logan Culwell-Block

Stadium Custom Kicks made Soto's bespoke kicks, the ever-elusive Playbill-sports crossover.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Monday, April 8, 2024

World Premiere Musical Little Miss Perfect, Frozen, Waitress, More in 2024-2025 Olney Theatre Season by Logan Culwell-Block

Awa Sal Secka and Alex De Bard will be Elsa and Anna in the new staging of the Disney musical Frozen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga Will Star in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Transferring from London's West End, the concert of the late theatrical legend's song catalogue is part of Manhattan Theatre Club's 2024-2025 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Rami Malek, Indira Varma–Led Oedipus Sets Dates at London's Old Vic by Logan Culwell-Block

Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter will co-direct the new take on the Sophocles tragedy in 2025.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Sunday, April 7, 2024

Itamar Moses' The Ally Completes Extended Off-Broadway World Premiere at The Public Theater April 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

Josh Radnor stars in the new work, about a liberal, academic, American, atheist, and Jewish person asked to sign a social justice manifesto.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM

Drew Droege's Messy White Gays Gets Public Reading at Soho Playhouse Beginning April 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

Droege is co-starring in his new play, about a gay couple who murder their throuple-mate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
Saturday, April 6, 2024

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance Begins U.K. Premiere at London's Almeida April 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

The work made its world premiere Off-Broadway at Signature Theatre in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Friday, April 5, 2024

Final Sondheim Musical Here We Are Will Release Cast Album in May by Logan Culwell-Block

Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, David Hyde Pierce, and more starred in the Off-Broadway world premiere at The Shed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

The Jeopardy! Category Is... Characters in Musicals by Logan Culwell-Block

Playbill readers, you've been training for this moment for years, and now is your time to shine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Goodspeed Musicals Tries to Solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood Beginning April 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Mamie Parris stars in the title role with Rob Ruggerio at the helm of the Tony-winning Rupert Holmes musical whodunit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Kate Shindle Will Not Seek Re-Election as President of Actors' Equity Association by Logan Culwell-Block

The actor is stepping down from the position following a nine-year tenure with the performer and stage manager union.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

Get a 1st Look at Suzan-Lori Parks' Sally & Tom at The Public Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Sheria Irving and Gabriel Ebert lead the company of the Off-Broadway production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

Daniel Marconi, Cathryn Wake, John Yi to Star in Tick, Tick...BOOM! at George Street Playhouse by Logan Culwell-Block

Artistic Director David Saint is helming the Jonathan Larson musical, set to begin performances April 23 at the New Jersey company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

LaChanze Will Give Commencement Address at Pace University's 2024 Graduation by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-winning actor and producer is receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the institution.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

Concord Theatricals Acquires Secondary Licensing Rights for Operation Mincemeat by Logan Culwell-Block

The Olivier-nominated musical is currently running in London's West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Phil Dunster and Zizi Strallen Will Star in Oklahoma! in Concert in London's West End by Logan Culwell-Block

The performance will see the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic returning to its first London home, Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Lindsay Mendez Says Merrily We Roll Along Audiences 'Come a Harry Potter Fan but Leave a Sondheim Fan' by Logan Culwell-Block

Find out how the Tony winner says her current gig is changing lives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

'Coming of Age Transgender Fantasia' House of Telescopes Opens Off-Broadway World Premiere April 3 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Kairos Looney-penned play is directed by Lyam B. Gabel for Pipeline Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Broadway Grosses Analysis: 6 New Shows Send Box Office Soaring by Logan Culwell-Block

Last week saw the highest cumulative take on Broadway since New Year's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM

Broadway's Mary Jane Will Offer Free Childcare for 2 Performances by Logan Culwell-Block

Rachel McAdams stars in the Amy Herzog play beginning April 2 at the Friedman Theatre via Manhattan Theatre Club.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

The Wizard of Oz, Wicked and The Wiz: 3 Takes On an American Classic by Logan Culwell-Block

With The Wiz back on Broadway and Wicked headed for the big screen, you can use this helpful guide to keep the musical adaptations of L. Frank Baum's story straight.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

World Premiere of Florence Welch Gatsby Musical Finds Creative Team by Logan Culwell-Block

This musical version of The Great Gatsby begins performances at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Richard Kind, More Join Kennedy Center's Upcoming Bye Bye Birdie by Logan Culwell-Block

Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez, and Ephraim Sykes are leading the Washington, D.C. production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Amber Ruffin Is Performing in The Wiz—From the Audience by Logan Culwell-Block

The comic, who penned the revised book for the 1975 musical's current Broadway revival, dropped by Late Night With Seth Meyers April 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Meryl Streep Made Sure Babs Knew About Jonathan Groff's Barbra Streisand-Themed Dressing Room Bar by Logan Culwell-Block

The coup made the Merrily We Roll Along star "die a thousand gay deaths," he shares on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Amy Herzog's Mary Jane, Starring Rachel McAdams, Begins Previews April 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

Anne Kauffman is directing the play, about a single mom raising an ill child, for Manhattan Theatre Club.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Monday, April 1, 2024

Michael Stuhlbarg to Perform 1st Preview of Patriots as Planned Following Street Attack by Logan Culwell-Block

Two Broadway performers were victims of street violence this weekend, but the shows will go on.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards