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Thursday, February 2, 2023

New York Stage and Film Announces Collaboration With Marist College by Margaret Hall

The multi-year partnership will host programming in the Hudson Valley and New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Modern Film Reimagining of Carmen Starring Paul Mescal and Melissa Barrera to Receive Theatrical Release by Margaret Hall

The film previously premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Jessica Chastain Is Coming Home to A Doll's House by Margaret Hall

The Oscar winner didn't let laryngitis stop her from visiting Stephen Colbert on The Late Show to celebrate her Broadway return.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

West Coast Premiere of Lee Edward Colston II's The First Deep Breath Begins Performances February 1 by Margaret Hall

The modern epic explores the lengths families will go to when burying secrets from the outside world.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PM

Obie Winner David Greenspan Begins Performances in On Set With Theda Bara February 1 by Margaret Hall

The one-person show explores identity and the struggle to know oneself.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PM

Bad Cinderella’s Leads Started Off As Covers; Now They Have the Keys to the Kingdom by Margaret Hall

Linedy Genao and Jordan Dobson are fashioning their own Broadway fairytale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Clarence Coo Receives 2023 L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award by Margaret Hall

Coo will receive both a $10,000 award, and a $10,000 commission.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PM

Just Being Himself Is the Secret to Nathan Broxton's Viral Success by Margaret Hall

A TikTok of Broxton singing show tunes in the car with his family went viral, leading to his first whirlwind trip to New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PM

'It's Like Meeting Royalty!': Why Denzel Washington Terrified Austin Butler During The Iceman Cometh by Margaret Hall

Butler made his Broadway debut opposite Washington in the 2018 revival of the Eugene O'Neill classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

The League of Professional Theatre Women Announce 40th Anniversary Theatre Women Awards by Margaret Hall

The recipients will be honored at a ceremony and luncheon in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM
Monday, January 30, 2023

Magician Asi Wind's Inner Circle Extends Off-Broadway Run For a 2nd Time by Margaret Hall

The solo magic show will continue its run at The Gym at Judson

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

West End Bonnie and Clyde Announces Full Cast by Margaret Hall

The limited engagement will play the Garrick Theatre beginning in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM
Friday, January 27, 2023

Whatever Happened to Overtures? by Margaret Hall

Playbill investigates the absence of the once-ubiquitous opening to a musical (it's partially Sondheim and Star Wars' fault).

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PM

Goodspeed Announces 2023 Lineup for Annual Festival of New Musicals by Margaret Hall

The Connecticut institution will become a hotbed for new work this March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM

Fredi Walker-Browne to Star in 50th Anniversary Production of Raisin in New Jersey by Margaret Hall

The musical, based on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun, won Best Musical at the 1974 Tony Awards

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

MCC Theater Wolf Play Begins Performances January 27 by Margaret Hall

The production is produced in collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

MacGyver: The Musical Album Released January 27 by Margaret Hall

The musical previously premiered in Houston, Texas, receiving the Houston Press' Best New Musical award.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Jill Sobule Knows 7th Grade is Toxic by Margaret Hall

The singer-songwriter explores why adolescence is hell in her hit Off-Broadway show F*ck 7th Grade.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PM

Playbill Goes Fringe Favorite Lizard Boy to Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The American musical, which has been in development since 2013, will play a limited engagement this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

Caissie Levy and Trevor Dion Nicholas to Star in London Premiere of Next To Normal by Margaret Hall

Levy will reunite with Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Longhurst, who previously directed her in Broadway's Caroline or Change.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Henry IV, Richard II Begin Performances at Theatre For A New Audience January 26 by Margaret Hall

The Off-Broadway company will stage the Shakespeare plays in repertory through February 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Atlantic Theater Company Reveals Recipients of the Judith Champion Launch Commission by Margaret Hall

The program supports early career playwrights and facilitates industry relationships.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PM

'Moving Forward Is Going to Be Scary': Patrick Page Says Goodbye to Hadestown and Hello to King Lear by Margaret Hall

The Tony-nominated actor gets existential: about sobriety, making peace with the past, and embracing the unknown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM

Disney is Bringing Coco to the Stage by Margaret Hall

The property features music by Michael Giacchino and Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2023

The Flea Announces New Leadership Model and Community Building Projects by Margaret Hall

The change is made possible through a $1.2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:24PM

Arden of Faversham and The Knight of the Burning Pestle to Play Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

This will be one of the first New York stagings of potentially one of William Shakespeare's first artistic endeavors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:40PM

Second Stage Dates Thanksgiving Play, White Girl in Danger, Extends Between Riverside and Crazy on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Stephen Adly Guirgis' Pulitzer-winning play will stay on Broadway for an extra week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Stephanie Hsu, Angela Bassett, Austin Butler, More Net Oscar Nominations by Margaret Hall

Theatrical talent continues to loom large over the 2023 Awards season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AM

'Tell The Truth': See Anthony Rapp Discuss Solo Show Without You on CBS Mornings by Margaret Hall

Based on the Rent star's bestselling memoir, the musical plays New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM
Monday, January 23, 2023

Gary Perez Joins Broadway's Between Riverside and Crazy by Margaret Hall

Perez is a founder of LAByrinth Theater Company, and a regular performer on the Off-Broadway circuit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:43PM

See Lewberger Prepare to Bring Their Musical Lewberger & The Wizard of Friendship Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Featuring Keith Habersberger of The Try Guys, the band has performed on America's Got Talent and Bring the Funny.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM

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