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Thursday, February 9, 2023

It's a Night for the Memory Book: Pictures From Home Opens on Broadway February 9 by Leah Putnam

Bartlett Sher directs Danny Burstein, Zoë Wanamaker, and Nathan Lane in the new play at Studio 54.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

World Premiere of Marcus Gardley's Black Odyssey Begins February 9 Off-Broadway by Leah Putnam

Classic Stage Company presents this reimagining of the classic Greek epic which follows an Iraq War soldier on his journey home to Harlem.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

To Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window Is About the Pitfalls of White Allyship by Leah Putnam

The two are starring in a rare revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s play at Brooklyn Academy of Music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM
Tuesday, February 7, 2023

New Breaking the Binary Theatre to Support and Present TNB2S+ Artists by Leah Putnam

Growing out of the Breaking the Binary festival, the nonprofit began one of its initiatives in December with Tony nominee L Morgan Lee, & Juliet's Justin David Sullivan, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About the World Premiere of Erica Schmidt's Lucy? by Leah Putnam

Playing Off-Broadway at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, Brooke Bloom and Lynn Collins star in this play about motherhood, nannies, and who we invite into our homes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28AM

World Premiere of Betty Smith's Becomes a Woman Begins Previews February 7 by Leah Putnam

Mint Theater Company presents the previously unpublished and unproduced 1930 work Off-Broadway at New York City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

André Ward and David Harris Join Broadway's Bohemians in Moulin Rouge! February 7 by Leah Putnam

The national tour members now play Toulouse-Lautrec and the Duke of Monroth at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Thomas Bradshaw's The Seagull/Woodstock, NY Begins World Premiere Off-Broadway February 7 by Leah Putnam

Jason Bourne and Django Unchained actor Ato Essandoh, Parker Posey, more star in the Chekhov play adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Monday, February 6, 2023

The Wire's Andre Royo to Star in Drinking in America Off-Broadway by Leah Putnam

Audible Theater presents the work by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eric Bogosian.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM

Brooke Bloom and Lynn Collins Star in Lucy at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, Opening February 6 by Leah Putnam

Audible presents the world premiere from playwright-director Erica Schmidt at Minetta Lane Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PM

a.k. payne's Amani Begins World Premiere Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Theater by Leah Putnam

Denise Manning stars in the title role of the work, about a woman's journey from childhood to seeking her own voice and dreams.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Saturday, February 4, 2023

The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Starring Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac Begins Previews February 4 by Leah Putnam

Lorraine Hansberry's play about a group of bohemian intellectuals and the marriage at its center is being revived at Brooklyn Academy of Music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Friday, February 3, 2023

Cris Eli Blak Wins Black Broadway Men's 2023 Playwriting Initiative by Leah Putnam

His play The Final Verses of the Prophet and Wiz will receive an invite-only presentation in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:04PM

Vicky Featherstone to Step Down as Royal Court Theatre's Artistic Director by Leah Putnam

Featherstone has served as the artistic director of the London theatre for 10 years.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AM
Thursday, February 2, 2023

Joshua Malina to Join Broadway's Leopoldstadt, More Casting Announced by Leah Putnam

Arty Froushan, David Krumholtz, Caissie Levy, and Tedra Millan have announced their final performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:44PM

Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo Extends Off-Broadway Run at New World Stages by Leah Putnam

The work showcases the 400-year-old Japanese traditional art of comic storytelling.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PM

Tony Shalhoub, Johanna Day, More to Star in Private Reading of Please Leave by Leah Putnam

Rob Sedgwick's new dark satire will be presented at The Theater Center's Anne L. Bernstein Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PM
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Early Career Designers, Applications Open for The 1/52 Project Grants by Leah Putnam

Tony-winning designer Beowulf Boritt founded the financial grant program to foster early career designers from historically excluded backgrounds.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM

Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich's Here There Are Blueberries Heading to Washington, D.C. by Leah Putnam

The Tectonic Theater Project production will play Shakespeare Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program Announces 2023 Cohort by Leah Putnam

Ten theatre students have been selected for the program fostering the next generation of theatre professionals of color.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

It's Time to Dine on These New Production Photos of Cornelia Street by Leah Putnam

Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz plays a father trying to save a restaurant and give his daughter a great life as time and luck begins to run out.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PM

Broadway's Mazin Akar to Star in Regional Production of Selling Kabul by Leah Putnam

Arlington, Virginia's Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

Why Every Night At Intermission, MJ's Myles Frost Practices ‘Billie Jean’ by Leah Putnam

As MJ The Musical approaches one year on Broadway, the young Tony winner is staying humble and modeling his career after Chadwick Boseman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Nina Goodheart and Sophie McIntosh Launch Good Apples Collective by Leah Putnam

The Walking With Ghosts director and macbitches playwright want to change the landscape for emerging theatremakers of marginalized genders.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

16 New Musicals in Development at Goodspeed Musicals' 11th Annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove by Leah Putnam

The list of 34 participants includes Grammy nominees, Olivier nominees, a Pulitzer-winning journalist, film composer, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Monday, January 30, 2023

World Premiere of Julia Izumi's Farcical Tragedy Regretfully, So the Birds Are Finds Its Stars by Leah Putnam

Sasha Diamond, Sky Smith, and Shannon Tyo will lead the cast at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PM

Wicked Partners With U.K.'s National Literacy Trust on New Competition for Young Writers by Leah Putnam

"Be the Change" invites U.K. schools to take part in the competition inspired by the musical's "For Good."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Curtain Falls on The Piano Lesson for a Final Time January 29 by Leah Putnam

The revival's titular instrument prepares for its next role at The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Brooke Bloom and Lynn Collins Star in Lucy at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre January 28 by Leah Putnam

Audible presents the world premiere from playwright-director Erica Schmidt at Minetta Lane Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Friday, January 27, 2023

Vineyard Theatre to Honor Tony Winner Billy Crudup at 40th Anniversary Gala by Leah Putnam

The evening will feature appearances by Ann Harada, Michael R. Jackson, Sam Rockwell, and many more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM
Thursday, January 26, 2023

Revised Version of Vanities—The Musical to Play Off-Broadway Via York Theatre Company by Leah Putnam

Will Pomerantz will direct the production this spring at The Theatre at St. Jean's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

All that Chat

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