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Sunday, October 23, 2022

Come Fall in Love"The DDLJ Musical Completes Extended World Premiere Run October 23 by Leah Putnam

The Broadway-aimed musical, adapted from the Bollywood film classic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, plays San Diego's Old Globe.

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Check Out Photos of Madeline Sayet in National Tour of Her Solo Show Where We Belong by Leah Putnam

Written by and starring the Mohegan theatre artist, Where We Belong will soon begin an Off-Broadway run at The Public Theater.

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Irish Rep Extends Chester Bailey Starring Tony Winner Reed Birney and Ephraim Birney by Leah Putnam

The Off-Broadway production follows a doctor and patient as they embark on a journey of healing in a WWII hospital.

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Raisin Musical Will Receive 50th Anniversary Revival With Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad Consulting by Leah Putnam

New Jersey's Axelrod Performing Arts Center has announced its 2022-23 season.

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Casting Revealed for the World Premiere Musical The Day You Begin at The Kennedy Center by Leah Putnam

The work is based on the New York Times-bestselling book by Jacqueline Woodson, a Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence.

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Opening October 21, New Adaptation of A Single Man Makes World Premiere by Leah Putnam

Simon Reade's take on the Christopher Isherwood story plays London's Park Theatre.

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40th Anniversary Season of New York Pops Orchestra Kicks Off October 21 by Leah Putnam

The season will include performances from Broadway favorites Heather Headley, Ingrid Michaelson, Marilyn Maye, and more.

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Rob Madge's My Son's A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) Takes the West End Stage October 21 by Leah Putnam

The autobiographical solo show plays the Garrick Theatre after sold-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe and The Turbine Theatre.

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Obie Winner Taibi Magar Will Direct NYTW's The Half-God of Rainfall by Leah Putnam

Written by Inua Ellams, The Half-God of Rainfall tells the story of half-Nigerian mortal, half-Greek god Demi.

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Johanna Day, Michael Shannon, Heather Alicia Simms, More to Star in TFANA's Des Moines by Leah Putnam

The Off-Broadway production of Denis Johnson's dark comedy has announced its cast and creative team.

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MJ to Bring a 'Thrill' to Halloween Audiences With Never-Before-Seen Finale by Leah Putnam

Celebrate the holiday in costume with the one-night-only performance.

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Broadway League Responds to Possible Times Square Casino by Leah Putnam

Caesar's Palace may be coming to the epicenter of NYC's theatre district.

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Beginning October 20, Arena Stage's My Body No Choice Features Monologues From 8 Female Playwrights by Leah Putnam

Sarah Ruhl, Dael Orlandersmith, V, and more have contributed to the new work premiering at the Washington, D.C. theatre.

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National Alliance for Musical Theatre Kicks Off 34th Annual Festival October 20 by Leah Putnam

Shereen Pimentel, Mary Testa, Darius Jordan Lee, Tamika Lawrence, and many more Broadway and stage favorites star in this year's eight musical presentations.

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Ivo van Hove's A Little Life Begins U.S. Premiere at Brooklyn Academy of Music October 20 by Leah Putnam

The production, presented in German with English subtitles, is presented as part of this year's Next Wave Festival.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

How to Get the Cheapest Tickets to The Piano Lesson on Broadway by Leah Putnam

The August Wilson revival starring Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington has announced rush and lottery ticket initiatives.

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Ruth Sent Us, Featuring Broadway Alums Mauricio Martínez, Ilana Levine, Celia Mei Rubin, More, Extends Streaming by Leah Putnam

The benefit for reproductive justice was held live and virtually October 11 at The Green Room 42.

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Six Broadway Album Passes 23 Million Streams by Leah Putnam

The Tudor pop musical was recorded live on opening night in Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre"soon to be renamed for Lena Horne.

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Reviews: Here's What Critics Think of Emma Rice's Wuthering Heights at St. Ann's Warehouse by Leah Putnam

The director's adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic makes its U.S. premiere Off-Broadway.

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Reviews: Critics Weigh In on the World Premiere Stage Adaptation of My Neighbour Totoro by Leah Putnam

The West End production adapted from the Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli film plays London's Barbican Theatre.

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Jiehae Park Riffs on Macbeth for the High-School Set Dark Comedy Peerless by Leah Putnam

Park takes on ambition, stereotypes, and Shakespeare in her play about killer twins pursuing their dreams of attending an elite college.

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New Adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man Begins World Premiere October 19 by Leah Putnam

Simon Reade's new take on the story plays London's Park Theatre.

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Chester Bailey Starring Tony Winner Reed Birney and Ephraim Birney Opens NY Premiere at Irish Rep October 19 by Leah Putnam

Emmy winner Joseph Dougherty penned the play which stars the father-and-son duo.

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Site-Specific Revival of The Year of Magical Thinking Starring Kathleen Chalfant Begins October 19 by Leah Putnam

Keen Company's production is being staged in non-traditional theatre spaces such as living rooms, libraries, and community spaces across New York City.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Reviews: Here's What Critics Think of the World Premiere of The Notebook Musical by Leah Putnam

Broadway alums star in the musical based on the popular Nicholas Sparks novel and film at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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Watch KPOP Take Its Moves to the Center of Times Square on Good Morning America by Leah Putnam

The Broadway musical about K-pop stars risking everything will open at Circle in the Square November 20.

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See Who's Joining Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany in Broadway's The Collaboration by Leah Putnam

The London drama transfers to Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman in November.

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Frog & Peach Theatre Company Returns to the Stage With As You Like It; Get a First Look at the Production by Leah Putnam

Lynnea Benson directs the production starring Alyssa Diamond, Anuj Parikh, and more through October 23.

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Tony Nominee Gabriel Byrne Takes the Music Box Theatre Stage in Walking With Ghosts October 18 by Leah Putnam

Adapted from Byrne's memoir, the solo play arrives following runs earlier this year in Dublin, Edinburgh, and the West End.

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre to Kick Off 46th Season With World Premiere of Livian Yeh's Memorial by Leah Putnam

The new work will play Off-Broadway's Mezzanine Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres.

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All that Chat

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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