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Friday, February 20, 2026

Climate Activist Group That Disrupted Broadway Show Says It’s Under Escalating FBI Watch In Trump Era by Greg Evans

Nearly two years ago, a performance of the Broadway production An Enemy of the People starring Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli was briefly disrupted when climate activists who identified…

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

Move Over Sophocles: For Tony Awards, Robert Icke Is Author Of ‘Oedipus’ by Greg Evans

Playwright-director Robert Ickes’ remarkable, modern-dress adaptation of Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus is significantly different from that ancient version (no Rex in the title, for starter…

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David Hays Dies: Broadway Designer, National Theater Of The Deaf Co-Founder Was 95 by Greg Evans

David Hays, a prolific Broadway set and lighting designer and the founding artistic director of the National Theater of the Deaf, died Tuesday, February 17, at his home in Essex, Connecticut…

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Matthew Morrison Sets Three-Week Broadway Return As Bobby Darin In ‘Just In Time’ by Greg Evans

Glee star Matthew Morrison will take a turn as Bobby Darin in Broadway’s Just In Time for three weeks between the departure of original star Jonathan Groff and previously announced replace…

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Tom Hiddleston-Hayley Atwell ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Heads To Broadway This Fall; Jamie Lloyd Directs by Greg Evans

Jamie Lloyd’s critically acclaimed West End production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing starring Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will come to Broadway this fall for a 10-…

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

‘Mormon Wives’ Star Whitney Leavitt Is Not-So-Secret Weapon For Long-Running ‘Chicago’ – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s long-running musical revival of Chicago has gotten a massive boost at the box office from the latest in its years-long practice of celebrity stunt-casting: Now starring Whitney …

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

‘Suffs’ Musical By Tony-Winning Shaina Taub Gets May Airdate On PBS’ ‘Great Performances’ by Greg Evans

Suffs, the 2024 Broadway musical that won two Tony Awards for creator Shaina Taub’s book and score, will air on PBS’ Great Performances on May 8, PBS said today. The performance featurin…

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‘Imitation Of Life’ Stage Musical With John Legend Score Set For Off Broadway Premiere by Greg Evans

A new stage adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel Imitation of Life, featuring music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner John Legend and a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Ly…

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Tony Awards Sets Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall & Jack Sussman As Producers by Greg Evans

Raj Kapoor, Sarah Levine Hall and Jack Sussman will produce The 79th Annual Tony Awards this June, Tony Award Productions announced today. Kapoor, a multiple Emmy winner for his live event w…

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Ana Gasteyer Joins Broadway’s ‘Schmigadoon!’ As Production Rounds Out Cast by Greg Evans

Saturday Night Live alum Ana Gasteyer will join Alex Brightman and Sara Chase in the upcoming Broadway production of Schmigadoon!, producers announced today as the musical comedy rounds out …

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson To Play Truman Capote In Immersive New York Revival Of ‘Tru’ by Greg Evans

Jesse Tyler Ferguson will portray the famed writer and swan-collector Truman Capote in the first New York revival of Jay Presson Allen’s 1989 Broadway hit Tru. Beginning a six-week, 34-sho…

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Richard Kind Joins West End Revival Of ‘The Producers’ As Temporary Max Bialystock by Greg Evans

Richard Kind (Only Murders in the Building, Broadway’s All In: Comedy About Love) will step into the West End production of Mel Brooks’ The Producers as a temporary “Max Bialystock” …

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Jennifer Hudson Joins ‘Dreamgirls’ Producing Team For Fall Broadway Revival by Greg Evans

Jennifer Hudson, who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Effie White in Bill Condon’s 2006 film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, is joining the producing team of the stage reviv…

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Broadway’s ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Being Filmed This Week For Future Release by Greg Evans

Theater-goers won’t be able to see Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow this week – producers have canceled public performances of the prequel drama from tonight to Saturday so…

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‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Once Again Dominates Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

With a slightly thinned-out roster and a deep-freeze blast of NYC winter weather, Broadway did a decent job of holding its own last week, the 29 productions (down from 31 the previous week) …

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‘Galileo’ Musical Starring Raúl Esparza Sets Fall Broadway Premiere With Michael Mayer Directing by Greg Evans

Galileo, the new musical inspired by the life of Galileo Galilei and starring Raúl Esparza, will begin Broadway preview performances on November 10 at the Shubert Theatre ahead of an openin…

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Monday, February 9, 2026

Broadway’s ‘Oedipus’ With Mark Strong & Lesley Manville Breaks House Record In Final Week by Greg Evans

Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville broke the record for highest weekly gross at Broadway’s Studio 54, taking in $1,212,949 for its final week of…

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Ephraim Sykes Joins Adrien Brody In Broadway’s ‘The Fear Of 13’ As Full Cast Announced by Greg Evans

Tony Award nominee Ephraim Sykes (Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations) will join Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in the upcoming Broadway production of Lindsey Ferren…

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Comedian & Podcaster Jake Shane To Make Broadway Debut In Simon Rich’s ‘All Out: Comedy About Ambition’ by Greg Evans

Comedian and Therapuss podcaster Jake Shane will make his Broadway debut later this month in All Out: Comedy About Ambition, the Simon Rich short story readings with a rotating cast. Shane w…

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‘Practical Magic’ Musical In Development With Norah Jones-Gregg Wattenberg Score And Maria Friedman Directing by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: A stage musical adaptation of best-selling novel and hit film Practical Magic is being developed by author Alice Hoffman, Grammy winners Norah Jone and Gregg Wattenberg, and Merri…

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Anika Noni Rose Joins Broadway’s ‘The Balusters’ As Renée Elise Goldsberry Exits Over Scheduling Conflict by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline, or Change) has joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway world premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s The Balusters, stepping in for Ren�…

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Original British Cast Of Broadway’s ‘Operation Mincemeat’ To Play Extra Final-Night Performance Before Making Way For New American Cast by Greg Evans

The original British cast of Broadway’s Operation Mincemeat, the offbeat musical embraced by critics and audiences alike, will perform an additional, second show on its final performance d…

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

‘Moulin Rouge!’ Musical To End Seven-Year Broadway Run This July by Greg Evans

Moulin Rouge! The Musical, the Tony-winning stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 hit film, will end a seven-year Broadway run with a final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Th…

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Rhode Island Theater Cancels Production By Feminist Playwright After Name Surfaces In Husband’s Epstein Correspondence; Lauren Gunderson Says “I N by Greg Evans

A regional theater in Rhode Island has cancelled its staging of a play by much-produced feminist playwright Lauren Gunderson after her name appeared nine times in the recently released Jeffr…

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

‘Handmaid’s Tale’s Madeline Brewer & Tony Winner Lauren Patten Join Broadway’s ‘Becky Shaw’ With Patrick Ball, Alden Ehrenreich & by Greg Evans

Emmy Award-nominee Madeline Brewer (You, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Tony Award winner Lauren Patten (Jagged Little Pill) have joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway production of the play …

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‘Dirty Dancing’ Stage Musical Sets North American Tour Launch For August by Greg Evans

A new stage musical adaptation of Dirty Dancing will launch a North American tour this August at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The production will be di…

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

‘Mamma Mia!’, ‘Liberation’ End Runs On High Notes; ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Stays On Top – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway said its goodbyes to Mamma Mia! and Liberation Sunday, with both productions getting a boost at the box office last week from last chancers scooping up tickets before the February 1…

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Monday, February 2, 2026

‘The Outsiders’ Original Broadway Cast Members Set Final Performance Dates by Greg Evans

Nine original cast members of Broadway hit musical The Outsiders will leave the show in March, producers have announced. The Tony-winning musical began previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Thea…

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Takes Musical Theater Grammy Over Frontrunner ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ by Greg Evans

Buena Vista Social Club, the much-lauded Havana-set Broadway musical inspired by the groundbreaking 1997 album of the same name, added another laurel to its credit today: The cast album, pro…

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Broadway’s ‘Rocky Horror’ Casts Rachel Dratch, Stephanie Hsu, Andrew Durand, Juliette Lewis, Amber Gray, Harvey Guillén, Josh Rivera & Mich by Greg Evans

Luke Evans won’t be doing the Time Warp alone this spring: Broadway’s Roundabout Theatre Company has announced additional cast for The Rocky Horror Show. Joining the previously announced…

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Broadway’s Woodstock? New Three-Day Summer Outdoor Festival Draws Big-Name Stage Stars by Greg Evans

A first-of-its-kind three-day outdoor music festival celebrating Broadway and featuring a large roster of big-name stage talent including Audra McDonald, Kelli O’Hara, Christopher Jackson,…

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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