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Friday, March 10, 2023

Ruth Stage and the Little Cat on a Hot Tin Roof That Can by Leah Putnam

The production of the Tennessee Williams play was a hit last summer, the first Off-Broadway revival to be staged with the support of the playwright's estate. Now it's back.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:14PM[SHARE]

Endgame Receives Final Extension at Irish Rep Off-Broadway by Leah Putnam

John Douglas Thompson stars in the Samuel Beckett play about a blind, chair-bound man.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PM[SHARE]

The Fled Collective Announces Return of Late-Night Play Competition Serials by Leah Putnam

Cycle 7 of the series has been reimagined to prioritize BIPOC and queer artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PM[SHARE]

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About the American Premiere of Arinzé Kene's Misty? by Leah Putnam

The Olivier nominee explores art and gentrification in his genre-defying work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM[SHARE]

Ivo van Hove's A Little Life Extends West End Run by Leah Putnam

The director's adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara's novel will be performed in English for the first time.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE]

Grab Your Hats and White Gloves: MJ Sets Dates for West End Run by Leah Putnam

The biomusical will cross the pond in 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM[SHARE]

The Acting Company to Honor Rainn Wilson and Dakin Matthews by Leah Putnam

The pair will receive their awards at the Annual Reimagined Renaissance Gala next month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM[SHARE]

The Wire's Andre Royo Plays Over 12 Drunk Characters in Drinking in America Beginning March 10 by Leah Putnam

The Eric Bogosian play about the modern American male psyche plays Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]

Thursday, March 9, 2023

New Musical Illinois by Jackie Sibblies Drury, Justin Peck, and Sufjan Stevens to Make World Premiere by Leah Putnam

The Fisher Center at Bard has announced the music-theatre work as part of its 20th anniversary season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PM[SHARE]

Here's Who Will Star in Off-Broadway's The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Leah Putnam

Red Bull Theater and Fiasco Theater are using the Elizabethan comedy as a case study in environmentally-sustainable theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PM[SHARE]

Video: The Cast of Camelot Want You to Know That the Show's Sexy, It's Magical, and It's Relevant by Leah Putnam

Watch Bartlett Sher, Aaron Sorkin, Phillipa Soo, Andrew Burnap, Jordan Donica, and more talk about the Broadway revival, beginning previews March 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM[SHARE]

Broadway's Saint Aubyn to Reprise Leading Role in Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical by Leah Putnam

See which other Broadway veterans have joined the biomusical's cast for its Chicago premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM[SHARE]

Tom Hiddleston, Kate Fleetwood, Asa Butterfield, More to Read Poems for Ukraine Fundraiser by Leah Putnam

London's National Theatre hosts the event which will feature readings from Allie Esiri's Poetry for Every Day of the Year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM[SHARE]

New Queens Crowned for SIX's U.K. and Ireland Tour by Leah Putnam

The current company will play their final performance April 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM[SHARE]

American Premiere of Olivier Nominee Arinzé Kene's Misty Opens March 9; Get a 1st Look at the Production by Leah Putnam

Playing Off-Broadway's The Shed, the actor explores art and gentrification in his U.S. stage debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The Gilded Age's Louisa Jacobson to Star in Off-Broadway's Lunch Bunch by Leah Putnam

Find out who will join Jacobson in Sarah Einspanier's workplace comedy, based on a real lunch-sharing group of public defenders.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59PM[SHARE]

Jordan E. Cooper, Alex Edelman, Katrina Lenk, More to Present at 38th Artios Awards by Leah Putnam

The Casting Society's awards honor the work of casting professionals across film, television, and theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PM[SHARE]

Titanique Extends Its Off-Broadway Voyage by Leah Putnam

Playing the Daryl Roth Theatre, the parody jukebox musical currently stars RuPaul's Drag Race's Rosé.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM[SHARE]

Oliver Tompsett to Depart West End's & Juliet for Pretty Woman: The Musical by Leah Putnam

The West End production also recently announced a U.K. and Ireland tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AM[SHARE]

Dates Set for Monsoon Wedding Musical at St. Ann's Warehouse by Leah Putnam

The stage musical adaptation of the 2001 film's upcoming Off-Broadway debut has also revealed its creative team.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The Little Cat on a Hot Tin Roof That Can"And It Wants to Go Big by Leah Putnam

The Ruth Stage production of the Tennessee Williams play was a hit last summer Off-Broadway. Now it's back, and it has its sights on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM[SHARE]

Soho Rep Extends World Premiere of Shayok Misha Chowdhury's Bilingual Public Obscenities by Leah Putnam

The play delves into the boundaries of language, queer intimacy, and the things we inherit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM[SHARE]

Peter Pan Goes Wrong Will Take Flight Across the U.K. by Leah Putnam

With the comedy's Broadway run beginning this month, the show announces a U.K. tour will launch this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM[SHARE]

Reviews: Do Critics Think London's The Great British Bake Off Musical is a Showstopper or a Soggy Bottom? by Leah Putnam

Based on the hit baking competition TV show, the musical stage adaptation plays the West End's NoÃ«l Coward Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM[SHARE]

London Production of Mrs. Doubtfire Completes Its Cast by Leah Putnam

The West End production will give an exclusively sneak peek on television on BBC's Comic Relief this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM[SHARE]

Anna Deavere Smith Wins Rachel Crothers Leadership Award by Leah Putnam

The League of Professional Theatre Women will present the award at the Theatre Women Awards Luncheon later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM[SHARE]

Stranger Sings, Drinking In America, Crumbs From the Table of Joy, More Announced for Off-Broadway's 20at20 by Leah Putnam

The Off Broadway Alliance has announced all shows participating in the program offering $20 tickets 20 minutes before showtime this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM[SHARE]

Monday, March 6, 2023