All stories by Margaret Hall on BroadwayStars

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Real Women Have Curves Closes on Broadway June 29 by Margaret Hall

The musical officially opened April 27 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Dead Outlaw Closes on Broadway June 29 by Margaret Hall

The David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses musical follows a real-life outlaw whose dead body becomes a side-show attraction.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Friday, June 27, 2025

Nassim Soleimanpour's Echo Begins Performances at Royal Court Theatre June 27 by Margaret Hall

Eleven different artists will perform the work as an unrehearsed cold read over its run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:36AM
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Douglas Lyons' New Musical Beau Is a 'Celebratory Gay' Experience by Margaret Hall

Plus, see lead actor Matt Rodin perform two songs from the musical, now Off-Broadway at Out of the Box Theatrics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Broadway Conductor Sue Anderson Has Died at 70 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Anderson lit the flame for many female musicians in their pursuit of respect within the Broadway orchestra pit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Big Fun! Look Back on the Original Productions of Heathers the Musical by Margaret Hall

How a cult classic film was turned into a musical theatre phenomenon across the U.S. and the U.K.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Crystal Skillman's The Rocket Men To Receive Rolling World Premiere by Margaret Hall

The play centers on the former Nazis who used their scientific skills to flee Germany and become the backbone of the American Space Program.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Monday, June 23, 2025

Winners of 2025 Write Out Loud Contest Revealed by Margaret Hall

The contest supports up-and-coming musical theatre writers looking to break into the commercial industry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM
Friday, June 20, 2025

See Who's Starring in European Premiere of Pulitzer Winner Fat Ham by Margaret Hall

The James Ijames play, which premiered in New York in 2022, is a reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Cecilia Gentili’s Red Ink Will Play Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

Ms. Gentili was a trans icon, artist, and activist whose solo shows encouraged fierce honesty in the face of bigoted pressure to stay silent.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

Marissa Bode, Julia Lester to Star in Short Films by Disabled Filmmakers by Margaret Hall

The year-long Visionary Fellowship at the Inevitable Foundation offers funding, community, and guidance to disabled filmmakers working on short films.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Original Little Shop of Horrors Choreographer, Edie Cowan, Has Died by Margaret Hall

Ms. Cowan was originally a performer, appearing in the original Broadway productions of Annie and Funny Girl.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Comedian Jeff Ross' Take a Banana for the Ride Sets Broadway Dates by Margaret Hall

The show will play an eight-city summer tour presented by Hard Rock, ahead of its Broadway engagement.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM

The Outsiders Educational Initiative The Stay Gold Project Will Hit the Road With the Tony-Winning Musical by Margaret Hall

The initiative will work with public schools across the country to ensure the national tour is accessible and inclusive for students.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Chris McCarrell Joins Massachusetts' Cape Playhouse Rent by Margaret Hall

Chip Miller will direct and choreograph the musical about a found family of artists in the bohemian New York underworld of the 1990s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Step Inside Florencia Cuenca's Dressing Room at Real Women Have Curves by Margaret Hall

The actor always has three things in her dressing room: Grether’s Pastilles, a Mexican flag, and flowers, "for a Flor."

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

Real Women Have Curves to Close on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The musical officially opened April 27 at The James Earl Jones Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM

Screwball Ballroom Dance Comedy False Steps Sets Off-Broadway Run by Margaret Hall

The piece is created by real-life dance champions Candace H. Caplin and Ronny Dutra, with choreography by Dutra and U.S. Ballroom Champion Edward Simon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

What Do Reviews Say About Beau the Musical Off-Broadway? by Margaret Hall

Written by Douglas Lyons and Ethan D. Pakchar, the show comes to NYC via Out of the Box Theatrics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Monday, June 16, 2025

Tony Winners Glenn Close, Billy Porter Join Cast of The Hunger Games: Sunrise On the Reaping by Margaret Hall

News of their casting was made official during Lionsgate's presentation at CineEurope.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

Can I Be Frank? Sets Off-Broadway Bow Directed by 2025 Tony Winner Sam Pinkleton by Margaret Hall

Morgan Bassichis will star in the play based on material by the late comedian and performance artist Frank Maya.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

What Do the Reviews Say About Stereophonic in London's West End? by Margaret Hall

The David Adjmi play made history last year by earning 13 Tony Award nominations, the most of any play, ever.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM
Friday, June 13, 2025

Anatomy of a Tony Awards Performance: How Dead Outlaw Brought Their Show to the World by Margaret Hall

Everything it takes to bring a Tony performance to the stage of Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

New All-Star Cover Album The Billy Joel Project Will Be Released Next Month by Margaret Hall

The record is a new collection of the singer-songwriter's songs performed by Broadway talent, focusing on the Grammy winner's knack for storytelling.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

See Who's Starring in Bubba Weiler’s Well, I’ll Let You Go Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The piece, the professional playwriting debut of the Drama Desk–nominated actor, sifts through the rubble of the American Dream.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

William Finn to Receive Additional Broadway Marquee Dimming June 17 by Margaret Hall

Finn's individual dimming follows the first group dimming, held June 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

Pirates! The Penzance Musical Will Release a Broadway Album by Margaret Hall

The musical has shifted the action from England to the legendary port city New Orleans, completed with a jazz influenced orchestration.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Megan Hilty to Take Leave of Absence from Death Becomes Her by Margaret Hall

The Tony-nominated star needs time to recover from a vocal injury.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:12PM

Stage and Screen Actor Harris Yulin Dies at 88 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Yulin's Broadway debut came in 1980's Watch on the Rhine, situating him as an acclaimed dramatic actor with a propensity for elevated language.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM

Rishi Varma's Sulfur Bottom Sets Off-Broadway Premiere by Margaret Hall

Set in a decaying home on the edge of industrial sprawl, the work explores the quiet devastation of environmental collapse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

See Who's Starring in National Asian Artists Project's Discover: New Musicals Program by Margaret Hall

This year, Discover will showcase three new short or one-act musicals by emerging AAPI writers, composers, performers, and creatives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM