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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Tony Award Winner Diane Paulus Unmasked As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Masquerade’ Director by Greg Evans

Diane Paulus, a 2013 Tony Award winner for her direction of Pippin whose other Broadway credits include Waitress, Jagged Little Pill and Real Women Have Curves, is directing Masquerade, Andr…

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‘The Princess Bride’ Musical: EGOT Songwriters Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Director Alex Timbers And Producer Jeffrey Seller Join S by Greg Evans

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning songwriting duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, two-time Tony winning director Alex Timbers and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller have joined the…

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Manhattan Theatre Club’s Visionary Artistic Director Lynne Meadow To Step Aside After 53 Years, Will Take Advisory Role by Greg Evans

Lynne Meadow, whose 53-year run as artistic director of the highly influential Manhattan Theatre Club included guiding shows by such playwrights as Christopher Durang, John Guare, Beth Henle…

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

‘Boop! The Musical’ Sets Broadway Closing, Latest In A String Of Post-Tony Early Departures by Greg Evans

Boop! The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 13, producers announced today. The show will have played 25 previews and 112 regular performances. The musical is t…

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Times Square Casino Opponents And Supporters To Brave NYC Heat With Separate Rallies by Greg Evans

Supporters and opponents of a proposed Caesars Palace casino in the Broadway theater district will step out into New York City’s heat wave this week with two separate rallies in Times Squa…

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

‘Chess’ Broadway Revival With Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele & Nicholas Christopher Sets Opening Date, Venue by Greg Evans

Chess, the first-ever Broadway revival of the Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Tim Rice musical that will star Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher, will begin previews at …

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‘Smash’, ‘Floyd Collins’ & ‘The Last Five Years’ See Business Uptick In Final Week – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Several Broadway shows – Smash, Floyd Collins and The Last Five Years – went out on high notes last week, with last-chancers boosting box office for all three productions. Smash, the mus…

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Caesars Palace Pledges $5 Million To Support LGBTQ+ Health Center If Times Square Casino Approved by Greg Evans

Caesars Palace Times Square, the bid from SL Green, Caesars Entertainment, and Roc Nation to bring a casino to 1515 Broadway in Times Square, announced today a $5 million commitment to suppo…

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‘Oedipus’ Starring Mark Strong & Lesley Manville Sets Broadway Dates by Greg Evans

Oedipus, the West End hit starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, will begin its 14-week engagement at Broadway’s Studio 54 on Thursday, October 30, with an opening night set for Thursda…

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Democratic Senators To Host Kennedy Center Pride Concert To Protest Trump Takeover – Report by Greg Evans

Five Democratic senators will host an invitation-only Pride concert at the Kennedy Center Monday as a protest against President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Washington D.C. arts institut…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Spin-Off ‘Masquerade’ Plans Six-Week NYC Run by Greg Evans

Tickets for a six-week New York summer run of Masquerade, the immersive Phantom of the Opera spin-off production from Andrew Lloyd Webber, will go on sale June 30 with access granted to anyo…

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Friday, June 20, 2025

‘Dead Outlaw’ Announces Broadway Closing by Greg Evans

Dead Outlaw will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, June 29, producers announced today. The critically lauded musical, nominated for seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, …

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Michelle Williams & Mike Faist To Star In Thomas Kail Staging Of ‘Anna Christie’ Off Broadway by Greg Evans

Michelle Williams will star as the title character in an Off Broadway revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Anna Christie this fall opposite Mike Faist in a production directed by Hamilton‘s Tho…

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‘Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club’ Will End Broadway Run In October With Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace In Lead Roles by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club will close on Sunday, October 19, producers announced today, ending a 14-week run that was spotty at the box office and will almost certainly leave i…

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Jinkx Monsoon To Join ‘Oh, Mary!’ In Title Role, Play’s Broadway Run Extended To January by Greg Evans

Jinkx Monsoon will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Broadway’s smash hit comedy Oh, Mary! for an eight-week engagement beginning in August, producers announced. Also today, produ…

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Roastmaster Jeff Ross Lands Venue For Broadway Summer Stand, Sets Opening Date by Greg Evans

Emmy-nominated comedian Jeff Ross will bring his new theatrical solo show to Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre this August. While a Broadway run was previously announced, the venue and openin…

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

‘Oh, Mary!’ Breaks House Record As Cole Escola’s Starring Run Nears End; Overall Receipts Drop As Hollywood Goes Home – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

With the star-driven megahits Good Night, And Good Luck (George Clooney) and Othello (Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal) having exited the stage, Broadway saw a drop of nearly 15% at the bo…

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‘Real Women Have Curves’ Announces Broadway Closing by Greg Evans

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on June 29 following 31 previews and 73 regular performances. The musical opened April 27 at The James Earl Jones…

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Monday, June 16, 2025

Matthew Broderick And David Cross To Lead Cast In Lucas Hnath’s ‘Tartuffe’ Adaptation Off Broadway by Greg Evans

Matthew Broderick and David Cross will star in Lucas Hnath’s new version of Molière’s Tartuffe in an Off Broadway production opening in late fall. The New York Theatre Workshop producti…

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Jean Smart Welcomes In The New Broadway Season With The Remarkable ‘Call Me Izzy’ – Review by Greg Evans

The great Jean Smart is in full control of her every last Designing Women sitcom skill and Mare of Easttown drama chop as she delivers a tour de force in Broadway’s Call Me Izzy, a one-per…

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Harris Yulin Dies: Star Of Broadway, TV & Film Was 88 by Greg Evans

Harris Yulin, the acclaimed actor who starred in such Broadway productions as Hedda Gabler, The Price, The Visit and Watch on the Rhine and in the films Scarface, Clear and Present Danger, G…

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The Phantom Of The Opera Is Back In NYC: Immersive ‘Masquerade’ Hints At Imminent Opening by Greg Evans

For months, cryptic messages have appeared on the social media of one Andrew Lloyd Webber about the pending return to New York City of The Phantom Of The Opera, or at least a Phantom-like ex…

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Tony-Winning ‘MJ’ Star Myles Frost Signs With Echo Lake Entertainment by Greg Evans

Actor Myles Frost, winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actor in a musical for his performance as Michael Jackson in Broadway’s MJ The Musical, has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment. J…

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

‘Smash’ Sets Broadway Closing After Tony Award Shut-Out by Greg Evans

Smash has become the first Broadway show to close following a 2025 Tony Award shut out. The musical will play its final performance on Sunday, June 22, after 32 previews and 84 regular perfo…

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‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ & ‘Othello’ Go Out On High Notes; ‘Call Me Izzy’ With Jean Smart Takes $416,759 – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Of course it’s too soon to determine what impact Sunday’s Tony Awards will have on Broadway box office – we’ll get a better sense of that with next Tuesday’s numbers covering the f…

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New York City Center Encores! Season To Include All-Black ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ Starring Billy Porter by Greg Evans

New York City Center today announced that its musical theater programming for the 2025–2026 Season will include an Encores! presentation of an all-Black production of La Cage Aux Folles st…

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Tony Awards 2025: The Musical Performances by Greg Evans

Last night’s 78th Annual Tony Awards featured some wonderful musical performances, a nice summation of the 2024-2025 Broadway season. We’ve compiled them, so take a look and decide for…

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Keanu Reeves ‘won the Tonys’ say fans after Jonathan Groff straddles him in viral moment by Greg Evans

The ‘Matrix Resurrections’ co-stars briefly reunited for the intimate moment

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Tony Awards Predictions 2025: Who Will Win? Who Should Win? by Greg Evans

Broadway’s history books might remember the 2024-2025 season as the year Hollywood stars – George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook – sent box off…

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Off Broadway Hit ‘Kowalski’ Aims For Broadway Transfer by Greg Evans

The hit Off Broadway production of Gregg Ostrin’s comedy Kowalski is aiming for a Broadway transfer this fall, producers have announced. They’re on the lookout for a venue. Directed by C…

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

Broadway’s Inaugural Group Marquee Dimming To Honor Gene Hackman, Linda Lavin, Helen Gallagher, Others by Greg Evans

Broadway’s inaugural group marquee dimming to honor multiple artists and industry members who have passed away will pay tribute to such luminaries as Gene Hackman, Linda Lavin, Helen Galla…

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