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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead Tony nominations with Rose Byrne and Daniel Radcliffe in the race by Benjamin Lee

Nominations also include recognitions for actors including Nathan Lane and Luke Evans while stars such as Lea Michele and Ayo Edebiri were snubbedThe Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead this yea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:40AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Rachel Zegler’s award-winning Evita to hit Broadway in 2027 by Benjamin Lee

After an acclaimed, Olivier-winning run on the West End, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical revival will transfer to New YorkAfter months of speculation, the award-winning Evita re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:50AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

The World of Tomorrow review " Tom Hanks returns to the stage for time travel charmer by Benjamin Lee

The Shed, New York The actor indulges his love of the past in a breezily enjoyable play about a man falling for a woman from the 1930s, played by a standout Kelli O'Hara Tom Hanks is a star …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Artists plan nationwide US protests against Trump and 'authoritarian forces' by Benjamin Lee

Michael Moore, Lynn Nottage, Ava DuVernay and Amanda Palmer will take part in an event series to 'unite in defiance' Artists and artistic organisations around the US are set to take part in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:31AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 15, 2025

Dreamgirls set for Broadway return with worldwide search to find stars by Benjamin Lee

Musical, which originated on Broadway in 1981, will return in 2026 with auditions taking place in cities across the world The hit musical Dreamgirls will return to Broadway with a global sea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Robert Wilson, theatre director and visual artist, dies aged 83 by Benjamin Lee

Acclaimed playwright, director and artist was known for his opera Einstein on the Beach and many A-list collaborations Robert Wilson, renowned theatre director, playwright and artist, has di…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Harris Yulin, character actor and Broadway star, dies at 88 by Benjamin Lee

Actor had over 100 credits including Scarface, Training Day, Rush Hour 2, Frasier, Ozark and Clear and Present Danger Harris Yulin, a character actor with more than 100 film and TV credits, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:01PM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 8, 2025

Tony awards 2025: Maybe Happy Ending and Nicole Scherzinger win big while George Clooney misses out by Benjamin Lee

The romantic robot musical picked up six awards while Clooney's box office smash Good Night, and Good Luck left empty-handed The full list of winners Red carpet looks and best of the show "…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:28PM[SHARE]

Tony awards 2025: full list of winners by Benjamin Lee

Tonight's winners included Maybe Happy Ending and Purpose and actors Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger Best musical Buena Vista Social Club Dead Outlaw Death Becomes HerMaybe Happy Endin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:59PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Will Ferrell to bring Eurovision musical to Broadway by Benjamin Lee

The star is set to turn his 2020 Netflix comedy into a stage show with long-time friend and collaborator Harper Steele Will Ferrell is set to turn his 2020 comedy Eurovision Song Contest: Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Tom Hanks to co-write and star in off-Broadway play by Benjamin Lee

The Oscar-winning actor will bring The World of Tomorrow to the Shed in New York later this year Tom Hanks is set to co-write and appear in an off-Broadway play. The Oscar winner will bring …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 1, 2025

Tonys 2025: George Clooney and Nicole Scherzinger land first nominations as Othello snubbed by Benjamin Lee

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal have both been left out of this year's nominations for their Shakespeare revival while Audra McDonald makes history George Clooney and Nicole Scherzinge…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 14, 2025

Stars pull out of shows and positions at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover by Adrian Horton and Benjamin Lee

Issa Rae, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes among those who chose not to associate with the institution and president Donald Trump's takeover of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Jules Feiffer, award-winning political cartoonist and writer, dies at 95 by Benjamin Lee

The provocative Pulitzer prize-winner was known for his edgy comic strip and his screenplay for Carnal Knowledge Jules Feiffer, the Pulitzer prize-winning artist and writer, has died at the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:16AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Death Becomes Her review " 90s comedy gets dazzling Broadway rebirth by Benjamin Lee

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York Robert Zemeckis's dark, Hollywood-set hit makes a smooth transition to the stage in a raucously entertaining musical crowd-pleaser Like its duelling antiheroi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Fleetwood Mac producer sues makers of Broadway show Stereophonic by Benjamin Lee

Ken Caillat claims that the 70s-set play is 'substantially similar' to his memoir focused on the making of Rumours Ken Caillat, a producer known for sound engineering Fleetwood Mac, and Stev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:34PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 8, 2024

Kieran Culkin to lead Glengarry Glen Ross revival on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

The Succession actor will be joined by Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr for a new take on David Mamet's Pulitzer prize-winning play Kieran Culkin is set to lead a new revival of David Mamet's Glen…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:41AM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Keanu Reeves to make Broadway debut opposite Bill & Ted co-star Alex Winter by Benjamin Lee

The actors will star in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot from award-winning British director Jamie Lloyd The Bill & Ted co-stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are set to head up a new t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:51PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 17, 2024

Tony awards 2024: Stereophonic, Merrily We Roll Along and The Outsiders win big by Benjamin Lee

At the annual celebration of Broadway, major acting winners included Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe and Sarah Paulson The full list of winners The 77th annual Tony awards were dominated by …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Tony awards 2024: full list of winners by Benjamin Lee

This year's big Broadway winners so far include Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe and 70s-set play Stereophonic Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play Betsy Aidem, Prayer …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:49PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 31, 2024

The Great Lillian Hall review " Jessica Lange captivates in Broadway-set drama by Benjamin Lee

The actor gives an astonishing, awards-worthy performance as a stage star with dementia in a slight yet powerful TV movie There's an almighty performance super-powering HBO's mysteriously ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 13, 2024

George Clooney to make Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck by Benjamin Lee

The actor will play the lead in a stage adaptation of his Oscar-nominated journalism drama from 2005 George Clooney is set to make his Broadway debut in a stage adaptation of his 2005 journa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Robert Downey Jr to make Broadway debut this year by Benjamin Lee

The Oscar-winning actor will lead Ayad Akhtar's McNeal, playing a writer with 'an unhealthy fascination with artificial intelligence' Robert Downey Jr is set to make his Broadway debut in a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Hell's Kitchen and Stereophonic lead 2024 Tony nominations by Benjamin Lee

Alicia Keys musical and play both score 13 nominations as Jeremy Strong and Rachel McAdams also recognized This year's Tony nominations are led by Alicia Keys musical Hell's Kitchen and 70s-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Mother Play review " Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama by Benjamin Lee

Hayes Theater, New York The Tony winner is as captivating as ever as a troubled matriarch but Paula Vogel's emotionally underpowered play often struggles to meet her level At a performance o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:50PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler to lead 'brutal' Romeo + Juliet on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Acclaimed director Sam Gold will adapt the Shakespeare tragedy with new music from hitmaker and Taylor Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff West Side Story's Rachel Zegler and Heartstopper break…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 15, 2024

'No theatre on a dead planet': climate activists disrupt Jeremy Strong Broadway show by Benjamin Lee

Production of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People halted when protesters warned the audience about environmental damage Climate change protesters disrupted a preview showing of Jeremy Stro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 7, 2024

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to lead Othello on Broadway by Benjamin Lee

Stage and screen actors will take on the roles of Othello and Iago in Shakespeare's tragedy, first Broadway staging since 1982 Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star in a new …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AM[SHARE]
Monday, January 8, 2024

Prince's Purple Rain to become a Broadway musical by Benjamin Lee

The hit 1984 film is set to become a stage show with a book from Pulitzer prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Prince's hit film Purple Rain is set to become a Broadway musical. The 1984 mo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:46AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 12, 2023

Tony awards 2023: Leopoldstadt and Kimberly Akimbo win big in historic night for non-binary actors by Benjamin Lee

Jodie Comer and Tom Stoppard led a big night for Brits, while J Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell triumphed in a ceremony affected by the writers' strike Full list of winners Tony awards 2023 "…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18AM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Tony awards 2023: full list of winners by Benjamin Lee

This year's big winners including who picked up best actor in a play, best actress in a musical and best revival Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musicalKevin Cahoon, Shu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:59PM[SHARE]

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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