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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Elizabeth McGovern To Play Ava Gardner in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’ At New York City Center by Greg Evans

Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) will reprise her role as movie star Ava Gardner in the play Ava: The Secret Conversations at New York City Center this summer. The play, written by McGover…

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‘Waking Ned Devine’ Stage Musical In Works With ‘Come From Away’ & ‘Once’ Creators by Greg Evans

A new stage musical based on the 1998 film comedy Waking Ned Devine is being developed with The Color Purple director John Doyle, Come From Away book writer David Hein and Oscar winning Once…

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

‘Stranger Things’ Sells Out First Two Previews; ‘Othello’, ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Top $3M Again; ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Hits $2.1M by Greg Evans

Stranger Things: The First Shadow began stalking Broadway last week, selling out the first two previews of its engagement at the Marquis, grossing $433,725 for the pair of performances. Open…

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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Worldwide Rights To Broadway’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Film Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lind by Greg Evans

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to the film of the recent hit Tony winning musical performance Merrily We Roll Along starring Tony Award winne…

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Maya Hawke, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Others Set For Benefit Reading Of Ruby Rae Spiegel’s ‘Dry Land’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: A one-night 10th anniversary Off Broadway benefit reading of Ruby Rae Spiegel’s Dry Land will star Maya Hawke, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Dominic Sessa, Eden Marryshow, and Alice Kre…

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Monday, March 31, 2025

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Broadway Review: Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr & Bob Odenkirk Break Bad In Unmissable Succession Of Cutthroats by Greg Evans

Glengarry Glen Ross Opening night: March 31, 2025Venue: Broadway’s The Palace TheatreWritten by: David MametDirected by: Patrick MarberCast: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, Mi…

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Broadway’s ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ Gets Four-Week Extension Prior To Opening by Greg Evans

Pirates! The Penzance Musical, the Gilbert & Sullivan musical reimagined by Rupert Holmes in a New Orleans jazz-infused style, has been given a four-week Broadway extension “due to pop…

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Rock Band Guster Invites ‘Finn’ Cast To Share Kennedy Center Stage by Greg Evans

Cast members of children’s musical Finn made an unexpected return to the Kennedy Center stage when rock band Guster invited the young singer-actors to join the band in a song Friday night.…

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Friday, March 28, 2025

‘Just In Time’ Starring Jonathan Groff Moves Opening Night In Crowded Broadway Week by Greg Evans

The official opening night for Just In Time, the new Bobby Darin musical starring Jonathan Groff, will move Wednesday, April 23, to Saturday, April 26 at Broadway’s Circle in the Square …

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Producer Scott Rudin, Once Banished, Now Contrite, Plans A Big Broadway Comeback by Greg Evans

Broadway and film producer Scott Rudin, whose aggressive and bullying behavior to some of his staff led to public condemnation and his withdrawal from producing four years ago, is making a c…

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‘Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Trailer: New Netflix Doc Chronicles Making Of ‘Stranger Things’ Stage Show by Greg Evans

Netflix has released a trailer for its new documentary about the making of Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the stage adaptation that was a hit on the West End and begins Broadway previews…

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Sarah Snook Goes Fantastically Wilde In ‘The Picture Of Dorian Gray’ – Broadway Review by Greg Evans

The Picture of Dorian Gray Opening night: March 27, 2025Venue: Broadway’s Music Box TheatreWritten by: Oscar WildeAdapted and Directed by: Kip WilliamsPerformer: Sarah SnookCamera Ope…

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‘Fellow Travelers’ Lavender Scare Opera Withdraws From Kennedy Center In Protest Of Trump Takeover by Greg Evans

The composer and lyricist of Fellow Travelers, an opera based on Thomas Mallon’s 2007 novel about the anti-gay lavender scare of the 1950s, have withdrawn the work from the 2025-26 season …

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Hugh Jackman-Sonia Friedman Venture Teams With Audible On Two Off Broadway Repertory Plays Starring Jackman, Ella Beatty, Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff by Greg Evans

Just a week after actor Hugh Jackman and producer Sonia Friedman announced their new theatrical partnership called Together, the venture has its first high profile project: In a collaboratio…

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Kennedy Center Lays Off Social Impact Staffers Tasked With Reaching New And Diverse Audiences – Reports by Greg Evans

The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. has reportedly laid off as many as seven staffers of its Social Impact team, all but dismantling an initiative established in 2020 to “leverage the ar…

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Broadway’s Shubert Organization Ups Jeff T. Daniel To President by Greg Evans

The Shubert Organization’s Jeff T. Daniel has been named president of the company effective immediately. Daniel was previously Chief Strategy Officer at Shubert, a role he assumed in Septe…

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John Krasinski To Star In ‘Angry Alan’ Off Broadway; Sam Gold Will Direct Inaugural Studio Seaview Production by Greg Evans

John Krasinski will return to the Off Broadway stage this May in Angry Alan, Penelope Skinner’s critically acclaimed dark comedy that premiered at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Direc…

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Breaks Broadway Box Office Record With $3.3M Weekly Gross by Greg Evans

Good Night, And Good Luck, the new play at the Winter Garden Theatre co-written by and starring George Clooney in his Broadway debut, shattered the weekly box office record for a play last w…

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Atlantic Theater Company Resumes Season After Groundbreaking Union Agreement Concludes Strike by Greg Evans

The Atlantic Theater Company, the prominent Off Broadway venue that recently reached an agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees that ended a several-months-lo…

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First ever image of Frankenstein’s Monster in print set to go on auction by Greg Evans

It’s Frankenstein’s Monster as you’ve never seen him before

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Monday, March 24, 2025

Nicole Scherzinger Adds Six ‘Sunset Blvd.’ Dates Before July 13 Broadway Closing by Greg Evans

Nicole Scherzinger will play Norma Desmond in Broadway’s Sunset Blvd. for six additional performances prior to the limited engagement’s conclusion on July 13. Scherzinger typically does …

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Broadway Revival Of Noël Coward’s ‘Private Lives’ Set For 2026-2027 Season by Greg Evans

A new production of Noël Coward’s Private Lives will be presented on Broadway in the 2026-2027 season, producers announced today. Information about the director, casting, dates and thea…

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Broadway’s ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Extends Into 2026; $79 Ticket Draw Announced by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Operation Mincemeat, the Olivier Award-winning musical comedy doing sell-out business in New York, has extended its Broadway run through February 15, 2026. The show, directed by R…

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‘Othello’ With Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal: Once Again Iago Gets The Last Laugh – Broadway Review by Greg Evans

Othello Opening night: March 23, 2025Venue: Broadway’s Barrymore TheatreWritten by: William ShakespeareDirected by: Kenny LeonCast: Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Molly Osborne, …

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Friday, March 21, 2025

‘Operation Mincemeat’ Co-Producers Raye Levine & JT Tsou Launch Left No Ring Production Company For Film, Television & Theater by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: With Broadway’s Operation Mincemeat opening to rave reviews last night, the timing couldn’t be better for two of the musical’s co-producers to announce their next project: R…

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

‘Beaches’ Musical Sets Pre-Broadway National Tour For Fall 2026 by Greg Evans

A new stage musical adaptation of Beaches will launch what producers are calling a pre-Broadway national tour in the fall of 2026. Based on the 1985 novel by Iris Rainer Dart that was adapte…

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater Hires Woolly Mammoth’s Maria Manuela Goyanes And Alliance Theatre’s Mike Schleifer For Leadership Team by Greg Evans

Lincoln Center Theater has tapped Maria Manuela Goyanes, currently Artistic Director of Washington D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, to serve as Artistic Director of LCT3 and Producer…

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Broadway’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk & Bill Burr Gets Final Two-Week Extension by Greg Evans

The new Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross directed by Patrick Marber and starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk & Bill Burr has now extended by an additional final tw…

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Producer Sonia Friedman And Hugh Jackman Announce New Partnership To Stage “Intimate And Accessible” Live Theater In Small Venues by Greg Evans

Producer Sonia Friedman and actor Hugh Jackman have launched a new company dedicated to creating “intimate and accessible” live theater. Called Together, the company, its founders say, �…

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Broadway Grosses Bounce With Big Names, Big Ticket Prices: Clooney, Kieran, Denzel, Gyllenhaal And Others Bring Box Office Flowers For Spring by Greg Evans

No doubt about: The big guns of Broadway’s spring season are arriving fast and furious, and boosting box office figures from receipts to ticket prices. Another newcomer – Good Night, And…

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Monday, March 17, 2025

James Taylor Stage Musical In Development With Playwright Tracy Letts And Director David Cromer by Greg Evans

A new stage musical using the songs of James Taylor is in early development, with August: Osage County playwright Tracy Letts penning an original story and direction by Good Night, and Good …

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Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre