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Friday, August 1, 2025

Gayle King Will Host Black Theatre Night at Gypsy on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The TV host will moderate a post-show talkback with six-time Tony-winning star Audra McDonald and three-time Tony-winning director George C. Wolfe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Get a 1st Look at Lili/Darwin, Inspired by Trans Artist Lili Elbe, Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Darwin Del Fabro is writing and starring in the new work at The Tank.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Once More From the Top: Inside the Starry, Emotional 50th Anniversary A Chorus Line Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway favorites and Chorus Line O.G.s gathered July 27 to celebrate the landmark 1975 musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM[SHARE]

Diane Paulus-Directed Climate Crisis Musical Dear Everything Will Tour the U.S. by Logan Culwell-Block

The "musical uprising for the earth" played a sold-out, one-night-only concert at NYC's Terminal 5 earlier this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM[SHARE]

Photos: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eisa Davis Host a Warriors Silent Disco Party at Lincoln Center Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

The special event featured cocktails followed by a dance party on The Dance Floor at Josie Robertson Plaza.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM[SHARE]

Elizabeth A. Davis Musical Prodigal Daughters Holds NYC Readings July 31 by Logan Culwell-Block

Carolee Carmello, Akron Watson, David Abeles, Cassondra James, and more are in the cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM[SHARE]

The Florence Welch Gatsby Musical Has a New Director by Logan Culwell-Block

Now being led by Tony winner David Cromer, the project is holding a developmental reading in London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM[SHARE]

Bess Wohl's Liberation Will Make Broadway Bow by Logan Culwell-Block

The work made its world premiere Off-Broadway earlier this year via Roundabout Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM[SHARE]

Sean Hayes Brings Good Night, Oscar to London Beginning July 31 by Logan Culwell-Block

The stage and screen star won a 2024 Tony Award for his work in the Oscar Levant bioplay.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Broadway Besties Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad Developing Comedy Series for Hulu by Logan Culwell-Block

The Book of Mormon original stars are working on a series adaptation of the 1992 film Stay Tuned.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Alex Newell, Andrew Durand, Kerry Butler, More Join Encores! Bat Boy Revival by Logan Culwell-Block

Butler moves into a new role after creating the role of Shelley early in her career in the musical's original Off-Broadway run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM[SHARE]

Rebecca Habel Named Managing Director of Roundabout Theatre Company by Logan Culwell-Block

Habel previously served as general manager of the company's Off-Broadway space and their Broadway Haimes Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM[SHARE]

Kelli O'Hara, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Donald Webber Jr., More to Join Tom Hanks in This World of Tomorrow by Logan Culwell-Block

Hanks is writing and starring in the world premiere at The Shed Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM[SHARE]

Watch: Liisi LaFontaine Debuts 'World We Live In' From New Nell Benjamin-Laurence O'Keefe Musical Huzzah! by Logan Culwell-Block

The new Ren Fair-themed show is set to make its world premiere at San Diego's Old Globe in September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

See Who's Joining John Leguizamo in The Other Americans Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The new work, about a Colombian-American laundromat owner in Queens, comes to The Public Theater in September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM[SHARE]

Watch the 1st Trailer for Lorenz Hart Biopic Blue Moon, Starring a Newly Diminutive Ethan Hawke by Logan Culwell-Block

Andrew Scott co-stars as composer Richard Rodgers in the film about the "The Lady Is a Tramp" and "My Funny Valentine" lyricist.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM[SHARE]

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Hamilton Sees Summer High as 10th Anniversary Approaches by Logan Culwell-Block

Plus, Jean Smart's return to Call Me Izzy led to box office improvements.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM[SHARE]

Study: Gen-Z and Millennials Say Broadway Tickets Aren't Too Expensive, Would Pay More by Logan Culwell-Block

Surveying from production company No Guarantees shows that audiences overwhelmingly see value beyond current ticket prices on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM[SHARE]

David Lindsay-Abaire's The Balusters Finds Its Broadway Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Marylouise Burke, and more will bring the new work to Broadway's Friedman in 2026.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM[SHARE]

London Hunger Games Stage Play Finds Its Katniss Everdeen by Logan Culwell-Block

Mia Carragher will lead Conor McPherson's stage play adapted from Suzanne Collins' epic book series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM[SHARE]

Monday, July 28, 2025

Listen: The Playbill Podcast Talks the St. Louis Muny With Rob McClure, Mike Isaacson, and Maggie Lakis by Logan Culwell-Block

Find out how this famed venue has been producing musicals on a gigantic outdoor stage for a century.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PM[SHARE]

Stan Zimmerman's Right Before I Go Is Getting a 4-Performance Off-Broadway Run for Suicide Prevention Month by Logan Culwell-Block

Peppermint, Patrick Page, and Maulik Pancholy are part of the starry cast at The Tank.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM[SHARE]

Dylan Mulvaney Sets Off-Broadway Bow for Solo Show The Least Problematic Woman in the World by Logan Culwell-Block

Formerly titled Faghag, the work was a Playbill Pick at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM[SHARE]

Sunday, July 27, 2025

A-5, 6, 7, 8! A Chorus Line 50th Anniversary Concert Plays Broadway's Shubert Theatre July 27 by Logan Culwell-Block

The starry one-night-only event is a benefit for the Entertainment Community Fund.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM[SHARE]

Friday, July 25, 2025