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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Five Models in Ruins, 1981 Sets World Premiere at LCT3 by Logan Culwell-Block

Elizabeth Marvel will star in the Caitlin Saylor Stephens play as a visionary fashion photographer coming to terms with the power of her own gaze.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Grease Parody Vape! Will Play 1-Night-Only Benefit Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Aisha Jackson, Jackie Hoffman, and Ann Harada are among the cast of theatre favorites set to perform.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Cole Escola Sets Encore Run in Broadway's Oh, Mary! by Logan Culwell-Block

Fellow original cast members Conrad Ricamora and James Scully will also return to the multi-extended cult hit at the Lyceum Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Drag: The Musical Sets Final Performance Off-Broadway; London Is Next by Logan Culwell-Block

Show co-creator RuPaul's Drag Race star Alaska is currently leading the company at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

See Who's Starring in World Premiere Radiohead-Infused U.K. Hamlet by Logan Culwell-Block

Thom Yorke is joining forces with co-directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones on the new production for Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Photos: See Nick Jonas, Adrienne Warren, More in Rehearsal for The Last Five Years on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Performances begin March 18 for the Jason Robert Brown musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Joshua Harmon's We Had a World Begins Off-Broadway February 25 by Logan Culwell-Block

Joanna Gleason, Andrew Barth Feldman, and Jeanine Serralles star in the new work from the Prayer for the French Country playwright.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02AM

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose Begins Broadway Debut February 25 by Logan Culwell-Block

Tony winner Kara Young is in the cast of the Steppenwolf production, with Phylicia Rashad at the helm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02AM

Clubbed Thumb's Deep Blue Sound Begins Encore Run at The Public February 25 by Logan Culwell-Block

Tony winner and The Notebook star Maryann Plunkett is reprising her Obie-winning performance from the play's 2023 run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02AM
Monday, February 24, 2025

Photos: Hamish Linklater, Lily Rabe, More Star in Ghosts at Lincoln Center Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Irish playwright and screenwriter Mark O'Rowe has penned the new adaptation of Ibsen's play, with Jack O'Brien at the helm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Bebe Neuwirth Sets Final Bow in Broadway's Cabaret by Logan Culwell-Block

Ellen Harvey will succeed the two-time Tony winner as Fraulein Schneider in the Kander and Ebb revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Report: Wicked Stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Will Open This Year's Oscars by Logan Culwell-Block

Producers are keeping mum on which song or songs from the 2003 Broadway musical and current Best Picture nominee will be performed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

Photo: Goldie Hawn Visits Death Becomes Her on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The Oscar-winning actor starred in the new musical's 1992 film original.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

The Reviews Are In for Conversations With Mother Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Caroline Aaron and Matt Doyle star in the semi-autobiographical work from Matthew Lombardo about a mother and her gay son.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Conversations With Mother Opens Off-Broadway February 23 by Logan Culwell-Block

Caroline Aaron and Matt Doyle star in the new semi-autobiographical work from Matthew Lombardo about a mother and her gay son.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

Louis Armstrong Biomusical A Wonderful World Closes on Broadway February 23 by Logan Culwell-Block

James Monroe Iglehart co-directs and stars as the iconic jazz musician.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Friday, February 21, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Inspired by the iconic 1997 Cuban album, the musical began previews February 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:54PM

10 Minutes (and 60 Years) Ago: Lesley Ann Warren Looks Back on Cinderella by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway legend had not seen the Julie Andrews broadcast when she signed onto the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical in 1965.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Buena Vista Social Club Begins Broadway Premiere February 21 by Logan Culwell-Block

Inspired by the iconic 1997 Cuban album, the musical is playing the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Thursday, February 20, 2025

Between the Lines JR. Now Available for Licensing From Music Theatre International by Logan Culwell-Block

The new musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2022, is based on the Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:42AM

Mary Testa Is Queen of the Mist Again, Beginning February 20 in New Jersey by Logan Culwell-Block

The three-time Tony nominee is returning to the Michael John LaChiusa musical after starring in its 2011 world premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Sumo 相撲 Takes the Ring Off-Broadway February 20 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company are giving the Lisa Sanaye Dring play its New York premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The Reviews Are Out for Lorenz Hart Biopic Blue Moon, Starring Ethan Hawke by Logan Culwell-Block

Hawke stars as the late Broadway icon, the lyricist behind such favorites as "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

How to Get $45 Tickets to Broadway's Buena Vista Social Club by Logan Culwell-Block

Inspired by the iconic 1997 Cuban album, the musical has revealed lottery and rush policies ahead of its first performance February 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Peter Pan Tour Welcomes Kruz Maldonado in Title Role by Logan Culwell-Block

Directed by Lonny Price, the new production features an updated book by Larissa FastHorse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Read the Reviews for Richard II at London's Bridge Theatre, Starring Jonathan Bailey by Logan Culwell-Block

The Wicked film star is playing the title role in a new production directed by two-time Tony winner Nicholas Hytner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Romeo & Juliet Ends Run With Its Highest Gross by Logan Culwell-Block

At $225, the star-led Shakespeare revival had the top average ticket price on Broadway last week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM

Sutton Foster Will Star in Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter Stage Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

Jeanine Tesori will serve as music producer on the screen-to-stage biomusical with Tony-winning Fun Home director Sam Gold at the helm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

London The Lightning Thief Is Getting a New Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

The Rob Rokicki-Joe Tracz musical continues its U.K. premiere at The Other Palace.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

Photos: Kamala Harris Visits Gypsy and A Wonderful World on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The former vice president and her husband, Doug Emhoff, took in some musicals for Valentine's Day weekend.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Meet the Standbys of Broadway's Upcoming The Last Five Years by Logan Culwell-Block

Noah Kieserman and Nasia Thomas complete the cast of the Jason Robert Brown musical's Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

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