All stories by Leah Putnam on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Goodspeed Musicals Introduces New GoodWorks Commissioning Program by Leah Putnam

The Tony-winning regional theatre launches the program with The Snow Goose by Scott Gilmour and Claire MacKenzie, and Little Miss Perfect by Joriah Kwamé.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

New Play Modern Swimwear, About Murder of Sylvia Cachey, Finds Its Cast by Leah Putnam

Off-Broadway's The Tank will present the world premiere in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM

Patti LuPone, Laurence Fishburne, Lena Hall, Jefferson Mays, More to Star in 2nd Season of Radio Play Revival by Leah Putnam

Presented by Broadway Podcast Network, the season will feature works by Harriet Beecher Stowe, W.E.B Du Bois, Joyce Carol Oates, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

Rob Madge Will Return to the West End With My Son's a Queer by Leah Putnam

The autobiographical solo show about being a queer child and their family transfers to the Ambassadors Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Jade Jones Finds Their Fairytale in Beauty and The Beast’s Belle by Leah Putnam

Non-binary, Black, and plus-sized, Jones brings Belle into the modern age. And in red Doc Martens, no less.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Monday, December 19, 2022

Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Porter, More Visit Cast of Ain't No Mo' by Leah Putnam

Members of the Broadway and entertainment communities have come out to support the show, currently in its final week on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Playwrights Horizons Extends Downstate Into 2023 by Leah Putnam

Bruce Norris' drama exploring the boundaries of justice and forgiveness, currently making its New York premiere, was previously extended to December 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

New Musical RUTKA to Play Concert at Lincoln Center's New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by Leah Putnam

The indie rock musical features music and lyrics by Jocelyn Mackenzie and Jeremy Lloyd Styles with a book by Sarah Gancher.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Off-Broadway's Des Moines? by Leah Putnam

Denis Johnson's dark comedy stars Hari Nef, Tony nominees Michael Shannon and Johanna Day, Heather Alicia Simms, and Arliss Howard at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Friday, December 16, 2022

Queen Latifah Buys Out Performance of Ain't No Mo' by Leah Putnam

The Chicago film star is the latest in a roster of stage and screen favorites buying out performances in support of the Broadway show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:54PM

Norbert Leo Butz, Gizel Jiménez, Kevyn Morrow, Mary Beth Peil, More to Star in Cornelia Street by Leah Putnam

The new musical has a Broadway alum-studded cast for its world premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM

Watch Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Go Behind the Lyrics of SIX by Leah Putnam

The co-creators have shared a video about lines from the international hit musical, including Moss' favorite.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Reviews: Reviews Are in For Great Expectations Off-Broadway, Starring Eddie Izzard by Leah Putnam

Izzard plays every character in the solo show adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Kathleen Chalfant Will Return for 2 Benefit Performances of The Year of Magical Thinking by Leah Putnam

Chalfant performed the solo show based on Joan Didion's work in New Yorkers' living rooms this past fall in a sold-out run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Ingrid Michaelson Celebrates the Holiday Season With NY Pops December 16-17 by Leah Putnam

The Broadway alum brings two concerts to Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:36AM

Opening December 16, Des Moines Stars Michael Shannon and Johanna Day by Leah Putnam

Denis Johnson's dark comedy about chance events plays Off-Broadway at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:36AM
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Soho Rep and NAATCO Announce Cast and Creative Team for World Premiere of Public Obscenities by Leah Putnam

Perforned in Bangla and English, the show explores the limits of language and what it means to live in translation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Arinzé Kene's Misty to Make U.S. Premiere at The Shed by Leah Putnam

The Olivier nominee will make his U.S. stage debut performing in his genre-defying work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

NYC's Cultural Development Fund Awards Record Grants by Leah Putnam

Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Combo have announced $58 million in awards for 1,070 organizations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Darren Aronofsky Wants to Bring a Black Swan Musical to Broadway by Leah Putnam

The Whale director is working on plans to turn the Oscar-nominated film into a stage work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Off-Broadway's Ye Bear & Ye Cubb? by Leah Putnam

The new play goes back to 1665 Virginia and North America's first known English-language play—which also sparked a legal battle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Sacramento's Broadway at Music Circus Announces 6 Shows for Summer 2023 by Leah Putnam

The season, which will kick off June 13, will feature four Broadway at Music Circus premieres.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Whitney Britt Launches Performing Arts Consultancy Company Two Dog Circus by Leah Putnam

The company has already procured Hamilton, the upcoming Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, and more as clients.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM
Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Lena Waithe, RuPaul, Jada Pinkett, Will Smith Come Out for #saveAINTNOMO Campaign by Leah Putnam

The Broadway show's playwright and star Jordan E. Cooper has launched the crusade to save the play which will close only 17 days after opening.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Grammy-Winning Rapper Common Started His Journey to Broadway as Tiny Tim by Leah Putnam

The Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy winner talks about making his Broadway debut in Between Riverside and Crazy on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

Get a 1st Look at the Sold-Out Merrily We Roll Along Starring Lindsay Mendez, Jonathan Groff, and Daniel Radcliffe by Leah Putnam

New production photos have been released of the musical playing Off-Broadway at New York Theater Workshop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

New Musical Roam Featuring Music and Lyrics by Alexander Sage Oyen Receives Staged Reading December 13 by Leah Putnam

Following a workshop, the new work about Romani culture and people is being presented in Bucharest, Romania.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

In Writing Ranked, Kyle Holmes and David Taylor Gomes Put Teenagers First by Leah Putnam

Created with students at Granite Bay High School, the musical has been licensed around the world as schools seek to amplify the academic pressures facing today’s adolescents.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Watch Will Swenson and the Cast of A Beautiful Noise Perform 'America' on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon by Leah Putnam

The new jukebox biomusical tells the story of Grammy winner Neil Diamond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Ye Bear & Ye Cubb Opens Off-Broadway December 13 by Leah Putnam

Go back to a tavern in 1665 Virginia with a drink and a sewing project for a show which reimagines North America's first-known English-language play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

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