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Sunday, April 6, 2025

On April 6, 2017, War Paint Opened on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, the musical explored the complex relationship between cosmetics giants Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden.

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Friday, April 4, 2025

Photos: See Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, Kylie Minogue, More Celebrate George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck by Margaret Hall

Co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film, David Cromer directs the new play on Broadway.

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Read the Reviews for Ken Urban's Danger and Opportunity Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Jack Serio is directing the production at the East Village Basement, a new downtown venue.

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See Who's Starring in Donmar Warehouse Production of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel by Margaret Hall

Samira Wiley will play Esther, an exquisite sewist of lingerie who dreams of opening her own beauty salon and falling in love in 1905 New York.

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Broadway's Pirates! The Penzance Musical Begins Previews April 4 by Margaret Hall

Tony winner Rupert Holmes has adapted W.S. Gilbert's original libretto, shifting the action to the legendary port city New Orleans.

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Miriam Weiner, Moogie Brooks, Jason Aguirre Promoted at Vineyard Theatre by Margaret Hall

The trio have all moved up within the Off-Broadway company's staff hierarchy.

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Video: Go Inside John Proctor is the Villain's April 2 Student Matinee by Margaret Hall

Sadie Sink stars in Kimberly Belflower's reexamination of The Crucible at the Booth Theatre.

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On April 3, 2014, A Starry Revival of A Raisin in the Sun, Starring Denzel Washington, Opened on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The starry cast also included LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Anika Noni Rose.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray Extends on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Succession star Sarah Snook won an Olivier Award for her performance in the solo play in the West End.

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Ken Urban's Danger and Opportunity Extends Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Jack Serio is directing the production at the East Village Basement, a new downtown venue.

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Get a 1st Listen to 'Where's My Superhero?' From Frank Wildhorn Manga Musical Your Lie In April by Margaret Hall

The adaptation of the popular series previously played London's West End.

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Good Night, and Good Luck Opens on Broadway April 3 by Margaret Hall

Co-written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film, David Cromer directs the new play.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at George Clooney in Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck by Margaret Hall

Co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film, David Cromer directs the new play.

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David Henry Hwang Named Recipient of Dramatists Guild's 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award by Margaret Hall

The award is presented in recognition of distinguished lifetime achievement in theatrical writing.

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Damon Daunno, Lauren Patten, Zenzi Williams, Ann Harada to Lead Counterfeit Opera, New Adaptation of Beggar's Opera by Margaret Hall

The production is just one of the many events set for Little Island's 2025 summer season.

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Elizabeth McGovern's Ava: The Secret Conversations to Play Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Written by and starring Downton Abbey's McGovern, the play follows Ava Gardner as she recounts her life in a series of interviews.

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Photos: Step Inside Rehearsals for Dead Outlaw on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The musical's Off-Broadway premiere won the Drama Desk, Off Broadway Alliance, and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best New Musical.

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Actor Val Kilmer Has Died at 65 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Kilmer got his start on the stage before rising to the top of the film industry.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Maestra's Amplify 2025 Raises More Than $135,000 by Margaret Hall

The evening at Sony Hall benefited Maestra Music, the Obie-winning nonprofit founded by Georgia Stitt.

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See Who's Starring in the All-Star Audiobook of Jeffrey Seller's Memoir Theater Kid by Margaret Hall

The producer has worked on some of the most influential musicals of the last 30 years, including Rent, Avenue Q, In the Heights, Hamilton, and more.

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Video: Tony Winner Adrienne Warren Shares Her WNBA Dreams by Margaret Hall

On a March 31 visit to Late Night with Seth Meyers, Warren shared her early athletic aspirations.

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How A Pre-Pandemic YouTube Rabbit Hole Led Jonathan Groff to Just In Time by Margaret Hall

The Tony winner visited The Late Show with Stephen Colbert March 31.

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James Graham's Punch To Premiere Simultaneously on Broadway and West End by Margaret Hall

A West End transfer of the new work has joined a previously announced Broadway bow.

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How George C. Wolfe Continues to Push Audiences (and Himself) Out of Their Comfort Zone by Margaret Hall

In his episode of Playbill's My Life in the Theatre, available now, the Tony-winning director looked back on just a fraction of his creative ouvre.

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Real Women Have Curves Begins Previews on Broadway April 1 by Margaret Hall

The work follows a first-generation child of Mexican immigrants torn between joining the family garment business or embarking on her own dream of attending college in NYC.

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Video: See Betsy Wolfe Belt 'The Shape of Things' From Joy: A New True Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical tells the story of Joy Mangano, the inventor of the Miracle Mop who created a business empire while being a single mother.

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Photos: Get a 1st Look at Ken Urban's Danger and Opportunity Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Jack Serio is directing the production at the East Village Basement, a new downtown venue.

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Adil Mansoor's Amm(i)gone Extends Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Partially inspired by Sophocles' Antigone, the show is an intimate exploration of love that goes beyond faith between a queer Pakistani-American man and his deeply devout mother.

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Pirates! The Penzance Musical Extends On Broadway by Margaret Hall

The musical begins previews April 4.

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Photos: Step Inside the 1st Broadway Preview at Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Margaret Hall

Based on the an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, the play is set in the world of the hit Netflix series.

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On March 31, 1945: Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie Opens on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The beloved memory play, and Williams' most-revived work on Broadway, turns 80.

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
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Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off