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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Josie Rourke-Directed Dancing at Lughnasa Revival Begins Previews April 6 by Leah Putnam

The National Theatre production stars Derry Girls' SiobhÃ¡n McSweeney and Louisa Harland alongside Alison Oliver, BlÃ¡ithÃn Mac Gabhann, and Justine Mitchell as five sisters.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Exploring Caregiving and Technology, Off-Broadway's Smart Opens April 6 by Leah Putnam

Ensemble Studio Theatre presents playwright Mary Elizabeth Hamilton's Off-Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Abracadabra! It's Another Extension for Asi Wind's Inner Circle by Leah Putnam

The magician will continue his solo show run Off-Broadway through this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]

Stevie Walker-Webb to Direct MarÃa Irene Fornés' Life is a Dream; See Who's Starring by Leah Putnam

Fornés' adaptation of a 17th century play will play Baltimore Center Stage.

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Classics Gone Mad! to Feature Jay Armstrong Johnson, Linedy Genao, Nikki M. James, Daniel K. Isaac, More by Leah Putnam

Classic Stage Company has announced the line-up for its upcoming benefit hosted by Titanique and RuPaul's Drag Race star Rosé.

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Alex Edelman is Bringing Just For Us to Broadway by Leah Putnam

Edelman will make his Main Stem debut with his 2023 Obie-winning solo show this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]

Ali Ewoldt and Jelani Remy to Co-Host Prospect Theater Gala by Leah Putnam

The second annual Muse Awards will be presented during the evening by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Telly Leung, Glen Pannell, and Molly Smith.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM[SHARE]

Fleabag to Return to Cinemas in National Theatre Live Broadcast by Leah Putnam

Before it was a hit TV series, Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote and performed Fleabag as a solo play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

How Edinburgh Festival Fringe Inspired Off-Broadway's 59E59 by Leah Putnam

The theatre's leaders Brian Beirne and Val Day discuss how every year, they bring a little bit of Scotland to New York City.

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West End-Premiering Operation Mincemeat to Drop Original London Cast Recording by Leah Putnam

Get a first listen with the newly released "Sail On, Boys."

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Reviews: Here's What Critics Are Saying About Paramount+'s Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies by Leah Putnam

The Grease prequel series, set four years before the events of the original, premieres April 6.

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Oscar Isaac, Rachel Brosnahan Bringing The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window to Broadway; Will Be Eligible for 2023 Tonys by Leah Putnam

The Brooklyn Academy of Music production of the Lorraine Hansberry play will be moving into the James Earl Jones after Room's recent postponement.

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West End's Pretty Woman: The Musical Welcomes Oliver Tompsett April 4 by Leah Putnam

Tompsett stars as leading lover Edward Lewis.

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Emma Rice's Brief Encounter Adaptation Opens April 4 at Salisbury Playhouse by Leah Putnam

The work about a love affair between a married doctor and a suburban housewife is making its first stop on its U.K. tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM[SHARE]

Monday, April 3, 2023

Disney's Moana Is Getting a Live-Action Remake by Leah Putnam

Dwayne Johnson will reprise the role of Maui that he voiced in the 2016 animated film featuring music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM[SHARE]

Off-Broadway Premiere of Christin Eve Cato's Sancocho Extends a Final Time by Leah Putnam

Zuleyma Guevara and Shirley Rumierk star as two sisters trying to bridge the gap that divides them.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM[SHARE]

Find Out Who Will Star in John J. Caswell, Jr.'s Wet Brain, a Family Drama Featuring Alien Abductions by Leah Putnam

The play will make its world premiere at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons next month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM[SHARE]

These 4 Playwrights to Be Featured in Playwrights Realms' 2023 INK'D Festival Line-Up by Leah Putnam

Alex Lin, Andrea Ambam, Jesse Jae Hoon, and Alyssa Haddad-Chin will present their new plays at Off-Broadway's The Loft at Theater 511 later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM[SHARE]

La MaMa to Present Lost Work by MarÃa Irene Fornés by Leah Putnam

It's taken dramaturg Gwendolyn Alker five years to recover the script for Evelyn Brown (A Diary).

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Photos: Lin-Manuel Miranda Drops By Broadway's Fat Ham by Leah Putnam

The James Ijames work reinvents Shakespeare's classic tragedy Hamlet, moving the setting to a Southern cookout and following a queer college kid called Juicy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM[SHARE]

Broadway's Six and TDF Welcomed 1,000 Local High School Students by Leah Putnam

For many, the Tudor pop musical was their first Broadway show.

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Saturday, April 1, 2023

Zadie Smith's Wife of Willesden Begins NY Premiere April 1 by Leah Putnam

Playing at BAM, the author adapted a 14th-century Chaucer work with a modern spin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM[SHARE]

Friday, March 31, 2023

Thursday, March 30, 2023

& Juliet's Betsy Wolfe and Titanique's Marla Mindelle Celebrate Céline Dion's Birthday by Leah Putnam

The pair sing together in a Broadway/Off-Broadway crossover moment on Instagram.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM[SHARE]

Heather Christian and Lauren Yee-Penned A Wrinkle in Time Musical Adaptation to Receive Workshop by Leah Putnam

Lee Sunday Evans will direct the new work, part of New York Stage and Film's 2023 summer season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM[SHARE]