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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Broadway League Honors Thomas Schumacher With Lifetime Service Award by Logan Culwell-Block

The annual League Awards were presented May 22 as part of the 2024 Spring Road Conference.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Phillip Howze's Six Characters Sets World Premiere With Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 by Logan Culwell-Block

Dustin Wills will direct the new work, with performances beginning in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Alex Newell Will Bring Solo Show Off-Broadway Via Audible Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Zhailon Levingston is directing the three-performance run, which will be recorded for later release.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Watch: Step Into the World of Stranger Things: The First Shadow in London's West End by Logan Culwell-Block

Patrick Vaill, Lauren Ward, and more are starring in the new stage play based on the Netflix series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Philadelphia's Wilma Theater Wins 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award by Logan Culwell-Block

The honor includes a grant of $25,000.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

To Schele Williams, Race Is Vital to Both The Wiz and The Notebook by Logan Culwell-Block

The director juggled two Broadway shows this season, along with publishing a new children's book.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Christina Bianco, More Saddle Up for London Oklahoma! Concerts by Logan Culwell-Block

Phil Dunster and Zizi Strallen are leading the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic as it returns to its first London home, Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Watch: Learn the Choreography to 'Willkommen' From Tony-Nominated Cabaret Star Eddie Redmayne by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony and Olivier winner leads the Kander and Ebb revival opposite fellow Tony nominee Gayle Rankin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Watch: An Oral History of Merrily We Roll Along's Journey From Flop to Tony-Nominated Hit by Logan Culwell-Block

Frank Rich, original cast members, and more reflect on the surprising 43-year journey of this Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

The Final Jeopardy! Category Is... The Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Make your final wagers, and see if you know this Broadway-themed question.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

U.K. Premiere of Passing Strange, Starring Giles Terera, Opens May 21 by Logan Culwell-Block

The 2008 musical by Stew and Heidi Rodewald is playing London's Young Vic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Monday, May 20, 2024

Aurelia Williams, Matt Bogart, Claire Saunders, More Board Theatre Aspen Summer Season by Logan Culwell-Block

The Colorado company will present Steel Magnolias, Legally Blonde, and Come From Away this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM

The Broadway Junior Student Finale Will Return to Broadway's Ambassador Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

A program of The Shubert Foundation and Music Theatre International, the performance brings NYC public school students to a Broadway stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM

Mystic Pizza Musical Is Going on the Road by Logan Culwell-Block

Based on the hit 1988 film, the musical played an earlier run at California's La Mirada Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

See Who's Joining Kit Harington, Olivia Washington in U.K. Premiere of Slave Play by Logan Culwell-Block

Jeremy O. Harris' play begins its West End transfer at the Noël Coward Theatre June 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Saturday, May 18, 2024

It's Closing Night at Opening Night in London's West End May 18 by Logan Culwell-Block

Written by Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright, the stage musical adapted from the 1977 film opened March 26 starring Sheridan Smith.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM

Friday, May 17, 2024

Classic Stage Company Plans Bernstein's Broadway Benefit Evening by Logan Culwell-Block

Kate Baldwin, Nikki Renée Daniels, Santino Fontana, and Alysha Umphress will perform songs from West Side Story, On the Town, Candide, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Sarah Paulson Wins Drama League Award; See the Full List of Winners by Logan Culwell-Block

Winners of the 2024 Drama League Awards were named May 17 at The Ziegfeld Ballroom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Photos: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Makes Its High School Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

The newly available school edition of the Tony- and Olivier-winning play is shorter and includes guidance for achieving the show's magical effects.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Watch: Broadway's The Wiz Performs 'Ease On Down the Road' and 'He's the Wiz' on Today by Logan Culwell-Block

The new revival at the Marquis Theatre closed out the morning show's Broadway Week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of New Rock Musical Galileo? by Logan Culwell-Block

Raúl Esparza and Javier Muñoz are starring in the world premiere at Berkeley Rep with Michael Mayer at the helm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

Wayne Brady Sets Final Performance in Broadway's The Wiz by Logan Culwell-Block

Alan Mingo, Jr., who played the title role for most of the revival's pre-Broadway tour, will succeed Brady.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Mary Jane Gets Final Broadway Extension by Logan Culwell-Block

The Amy Herzog play, a 2024 Tony Award nominee for Best Play, officially opened April 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Final Sondheim Musical Here We Are Releases Cast Album May 17; Watch David Hyde Pierce Perform 'Bishop's Song' by Logan Culwell-Block

Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, and more starred in the Off-Broadway world premiere at The Shed.