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Friday, December 12, 2025

John Patrick Collins Will Be The Outsiders' New Bob by Margaret Hall

Collins will succeed current star Kevin Csolak in the hit Broadway musical, playing a three-week limited run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

See Which Theatre Artists Made the 2025 Native Son 101 List by Margaret Hall

The annual list recognizes Black gay and queer men who have made a major cultural impact in some way this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM

The Gin Game Playwright D.L. Coburn Dies at 87 by Margaret Hall

The Pulitzer Prize–winning dramatist hit theatrical gold with his very first play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Shakespeare's Richard II, Starring Michael Urie, Will Be Filmed for New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive by Margaret Hall

Adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin, the production is at Astor Place Theatre via Red Bull Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Sierra Boggess, Adam Jacobs, Norm Lewis, Karen Ziemba to Star in Monte Cristo Musical by Margaret Hall

The epic story of a man wrongfully imprisoned asks the ultimate question: is justice enough?

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

Play On Podcasts Launches New Season With Much Ado About Nothing by Margaret Hall

Set in the French Riviera at the height of post-war euphoria, the production stars Tracie Lane, Reg Rogers, Tea Guarino, and Zion Lang.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Sam Morrison's Sugar Daddy Will Make London Return by Margaret Hall

Morrison grapples with the death of his partner, and transforming his grief into humor on a journey of love, loss, diabetes, and seagull attacks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Bughouse Sets Off-Broadway Premiere by Margaret Hall

In the new play written by Beth Henley, audiences enter the mind of Henry Darger, a reclusive janitor whose paintings and writings were only discovered after his death.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Beth Henley's Bughouse Sets Off-Broadway Premiere by Margaret Hall

Audiences enter the mind of Henry Darger, a reclusive janitor whose paintings and writings were only discovered after his death.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM

Jean Smart to Be Honored at 2026 Roundabout Theatre Company Gala by Margaret Hall

Tony Award-nominee Jeremy Jordan will perform a concert created for the special occasion.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM

June Squibb Was Once Asked to Play Rose in Gypsy. It Didn't Pan Out But She's 'Thrilled' to Lead Marjorie Prime by Margaret Hall

At 96 years old, Squibb is one of the oldest individuals to ever lead a Broadway show. She isn't taking her memories for granted.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

West End Othello Filmed for Global Cinema Release by Margaret Hall

Starring David Harewood, Toby Jones, Caitlin FitzGerald, Vinette Robinson and Luke Treadaway, the production be screened across the UK, US, Australia and selected international territories.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Julie Benko to Join Ragtime Broadway Revival for Limited Time by Margaret Hall

Benko will play the role of Emma Goldman for three months in 2026.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Emily Nussbaum Named The New Yorker Theatre Critic by Margaret Hall

Nussbaum takes over the position from Helen Shaw, who has been appointed the Chief Theatre Critic at the New York Times.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:47PM

Black Broadway Men, Inc. Renames Annual Playwriting Initiative For Jesse L. Kearney, Jr by Margaret Hall

Kearney was a recipient of the Dramatists Guild's Jonathan Larson Musical Theater Fellowship and the Lazarus Family Musical Theater Award, among other honors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Joe White Blackout Songs To Receive U.S. Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Screen stars Owen Teague and Abbey Lee will make their New York stage debuts in the work about two lost souls who meet at Alcoholics Anonymous.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM

Joe Write's Blackout Songs To Receive U.S. Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Screen stars Owen Teague and Abbey Lee will make their New York stage debuts in the work about two lost souls who meet at Alcoholics Anonymous.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Monday, December 8, 2025

What Are The Reviews For Marjorie Prime on Broadway? by Margaret Hall

June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, Danny Burstein, and Christopher Lowell co-star in the Broadway bow of Jordan Harrison's Pulitzer finalist play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18PM

Masquerade Extends Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is directed by Diane Paulus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

See Paddington the Musical Perform in the Strictly Come Dancing Ballroom by Margaret Hall

Adapted from the beloved children's books by Michael Bond and the award-winning films, the musical recently opened at London's Savoy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

Get a 1st Look at Bum Bum (or, This Farce Has Autism) Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The play follows three Autistic performers as they’re pressured to deliver"palatable” routines for mainstream audiences.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

Shoshana Bean to Star in The Lost Boys on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The Tony nominee has replaced Caissie Levy in the musical, set to begin previews at the Palace Theatre next spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Paddington the Musical Extends in London's West End by Margaret Hall

Adapted from the beloved children's books by Michael Bond and the award-winning films, the musical recently opened at London's Savoy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Friday, December 5, 2025

DirectorFest 2026 Lineup Revealed by Margaret Hall

This year's event will feature two staged readings of full-length plays, directed by Zoë Adams and Irvin Mason, Jr.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

What Are the Reviews for A Christmas Carol, Starring Michael Cerveris, Off-Broadway? by Margaret Hall

The holiday production comes to Perelman Performing Arts Center after earlier mountings in London and on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM
Thursday, December 4, 2025

Watch the Cast of Ragtime Perform the Show's Opening Number by Margaret Hall

Good Morning America paid a visit to the Vivian Beaumont Theatre to capture the show's "Prologue."

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM

See Who's Starring in Aya Ogawa's Meat Suit Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The play explores how every birth triggers the quiet deaths in mothers' lives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

The Outsiders to Be Licensed by Concord Theatricals by Margaret Hall

The Tony-winning hit continues at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Vampire Pop Opera Blood/Love Sets Off-Broadway Run by Margaret Hall

The new musical is being brought to life by Hunter Bird (Masquerade) and two acclaimed choreographers from Dancing with the Stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Shakespeare's Richard II, Starring Michael Urie, Extends Again Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin, the production is at Astor Place Theatre via Red Bull Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

5 Times William Shakespeare Took to the Stage, Literally by Margaret Hall

From & Juliet to Something Rotten! to The Frogs, the Bard has been a central character in several shows, from ahistorical musical comedies to reference-drenched dramas.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

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