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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Nikki M. James, Kerry Butler, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, More Revealed For Classic Stage Classics Gone Mad Benefit by Meg Masseron

Nina West will host the evening benefiting the Off-Broadway theatre company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM[SHARE]

The Tony Awards and Bonnie Milligan Have Been Nominated For a Webby Award by Meg Masseron

You read that right"theatre's top honors could receive its own honor!

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

New Winnie the Pooh Play, Alice in Wonderland Musical to Premiere in Alliance Theatre in Atlanta by Meg Masseron

The regional theatre will also produce John Proctor is the Villain and Mexodus

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PM[SHARE]

Freestyle Love Supreme Will Reunite For LUNGevity Benefit Next Month by Meg Masseron

The hip-hop improv group will give a special performance benefiting the LUNGevity Foundation, which aims to transform diagnostic processes for lung cancer.

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Rattlestick Theater Will Be Renamed The Terrence McNally Theater by Meg Masseron

The West Village venue is undergoing a $5.3 million renovation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 30, 2026

Conrad Ricamora Will Lead God of Carnage at Le Petit Theatre by Meg Masseron

Ricamora will star alongside Julie Lake in Yasmina Reza's play at the New Orleans venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 27, 2026

A Phantom of the Opera Young Adult Novel Is Coming"And It's Based on the Musical by Meg Masseron

The release is part of a partnership between Penguin Random House and LW Entertainment celebrating 40 years of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM[SHARE]

Taylor McMahon Will Lead Wax: The Story of Marie Tussaud Developmental Reading by Meg Masseron

The "darkly glamorous pop-baroque" musical features a book, lyrics, and music by Tyler Palo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Susan Egan Named Disney Legends by Meg Masseron

The lifetime award acknowledges the stars, storytellers, and leaders behind Disney's enduring legacy.

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Photos: Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden Attend Opening Night of Political Play Public Charge by Meg Masseron

The Off-Broadway play details former U.S. Ambassador Julissa Reynoso's experience working under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Flea Theater Re-Launches Year-Round Production Commission and Space Grant Programs by Meg Masseron

The programs provide financial investment, access to space, and vital infrastructure for artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM[SHARE]

Broadway Paddle Club Will Unite Pickleball Players in the Theatre Industry by Meg Masseron

Hosted at the brand new CityPickle, the sports and social league will meet on Mondays for the next five weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Anna Deavere Smith's Newest Play The Basil Biggs Project Will Premiere in Philadelphia by Meg Masseron

Commissioned for ArtPhilly's What Now festival, the work centers on Smith's great-great-grandfather.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM[SHARE]

Carner and Gregor Musical Unlock'd Sets Broadway-Aimed Bow at Phoenix Theatre Company by Meg Masseron

The Arizona venue's 107th season will offer two productions with eyes on New York along with five Tony Award-winning musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]

Freak the Mighty Musical Will Make World Premiere at Seattle Rep by Meg Masseron

Based on Rodman Philbrick's novel, Ryan Fielding Garrett's new musical features a book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]

Producer Jamie deRoy Will Receive Honorary Doctorate From Carnegie Mellon by Meg Masseron

Pittsburgh native deRoy has produced a number of Tony-winning Broadway hits, including Merrily We Roll Along, Stereophonic, and Leopoldstadt.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM[SHARE]

Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque Will Return to Broadway in Chess by Meg Masseron

Levesque will succeed Lea Michele in the role of Florence Vassy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM[SHARE]

Thornton Wilder Playwriting Scholarship Launched to Support Student Playwrights by Meg Masseron

The Educational Theatre Association has partnered with the Wilder Estate on the new program.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 23, 2026

Sam Primack and Erin Morton Will Lead Industry Reading of New Musical Starting Up by Meg Masseron

Jen Wineman will direct Garett Press' new musical, staged at Ballet Hispánico.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM[SHARE]

Alex Newell, Abby Mueller, More More Join Amplify 2026 Benefit Concert by Meg Masseron

The annual fundraising gala seeks to amplify women and gender-expansive musicians in the theatre industry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM[SHARE]

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Jesa Off-Broadway? by Meg Masseron

See production images from Jeena Yi's play, coproduced by The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company.

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Photos: Billy Porter, Laura Linney, More Attend Signature Theatre's 35th Anniversary Gala by Meg Masseron

The Off-Broadway theatre announced that Eisa Davis will be the company's next resident artist.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 20, 2026

See Lea Michele, Nicholas Christopher, Aaron Tveit, Perform Songs From Chess for Broadway on the Radio by Meg Masseron

The stars of the new Michael Mayer-directed production performed live on the radio at WNYC's Greene Space.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM[SHARE]

Get a 1st Listen to 'Be The Outcast' From New Musical Fouad of Nazareth by Meg Masseron

Palestinian-American composer, and 2025 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient, Fouad Dakwar will release a concept album for the musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM[SHARE]

Ato Blankson-Wood and Kevin McHale Will Lead NYC Industry Reading of Aurin Squire's Sapiosexual by Meg Masseron

Christopher Renshaw will direct the two readings, presented by Jim Kierstead.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM[SHARE]

See Who's Starring in Yoko's Husband's Killer's Japanese Wife, Gloria Concert by Meg Masseron

The new musical from Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, and Erika Ji will play two performances at Joe's Pub.

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Drama Club Launches Drafts Reading Series by Meg Masseron

The group has previously developed DRAG: The Musical, A Strange Loop, Mexodus, and CATS: The Jellicle Ball.

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Shayok Misha Chowdhury's Rheology Transferring to Playwrights Horizons by Meg Masseron

Chowdhury directs and stars in the production alongside his real-life mother, physicist Bulbul Chakraborty.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM[SHARE]

See Who's Starring in SoHo Rep and INTAR's The Potluck by Meg Masseron

Directed by Sarah Benson, César Alvarez's new musical began as a commission to write a musical about the Greensboro Massacre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM[SHARE]

Hudson Valley Les Misérables Finds Full Casting by Meg Masseron

Jenn Thompson will direct the new staging of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's beloved musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

The Pekoe Group Names Chase Haylon Account Director and Dounia Benabdallah Senior Digital Advertising Coordinator by Meg Masseron

The Broadway advertising agency has served the theatre industry for 17 years.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
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