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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' Siobhán McSweeney and Louisa Harland alongside Alison Oliver, Bláithín Mac Gabhann, and Justine Mitchell as five sisters.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM

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
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

Stevie Walker-Webb to Direct María 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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

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

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

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
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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

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."

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:06AM

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

Tompsett stars as leading lover Edward Lewis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

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
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

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

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

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

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

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM

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

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM
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
Friday, March 31, 2023

Sweeney Todd’s Hennessy Winkler Is Fighting For Visibility For Trans Male Actors by Leah Putnam

He was already a working actor when he decided to transition, here’s how Winkler overcame his doubts and industry stereotypes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Julissa Contreras' Play About a Dominican Family in the Bronx Post-9/11 Has Found Its Stars by Leah Putnam

INTAR Theatre and Radio Drama Network present the world premiere of Vámonos beginning next month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Broadway's Major Curda, Dorcas Leung, and Brian Lee Huynh to Star in Hansol Jung's Take on Romeo & Juliet by Leah Putnam

The modern verse translations starring an all Asian-American cast will play Off-Broadway's Lynn F. Angelson Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Reviews: Critics Weigh In On Revised Vanities—The Musical Off-Broadway by Leah Putnam

Jade Jones, Hayley Podschun, and Amy Keum star in the musical about three best friends who come into their own and push back against what society tells women to be.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Chris Gethard's A Father & The Sun Begins World Premiere March 31 by Leah Putnam

The solo show plays Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre via Audible Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM

West End Premiere of New WWII-Set Musical Operation Mincemeat Begins Previews March 31 by Leah Putnam

Exploring the story of the real-life British military operation which helped turn the tide of World War II, Operation Mincemeat plays London's Fortune Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM

One-Night-Only Concert Shine On Puts the Light on Trans Day of Visibility March 31 by Leah Putnam

Peppermint will perform at the concert which will also feature members of New York City Gay Men's Chorus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
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

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

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic