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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

West End's Choir of Man Will Welcome New Company by Logan Culwell-Block

The Olivier-nominated show featuring songs from hit music artists plays London's Arts Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Jelly's Last Jam Begins at New York City Center Encores! February 21 by Logan Culwell-Block

Nicholas Christopher leads the cast as legendary jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Off-Broadway's Backstage Workers Are Unionizing; Atlantic Theater Company Workers Vote to Join IATSE by Logan Culwell-Block

The move is a historic and potentially industry-changing one for Off-Broadway theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Broadway Grosses Analysis: The Notebook Joins The $1 Million Club in 1st Full Week by Logan Culwell-Block

Grosses soared last week with an overall increase of more than 27% compared to the week prior.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

New York Theatre Workshop's 2024 Gala Will Honor Director Liesl Tommy by Logan Culwell-Block

Nicole Ari Parker will direct the affair, featuring performances from Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Adrienne Warren, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM

Peter Shaffer's Amadeus Becoming a Limited Series by Logan Culwell-Block

White Lotus star Will Sharpe is set to play the title role.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

Chicago's Gods and Monsters Stage Play Finds Full Cast, Creative Team by Logan Culwell-Block

Paul Oakley Stovall and Tom Mullen are bringing a version of Frankenstein screen director James Whale's life to the stage that puts more focus on race.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

TOSOS Hosting Free LGBTQIA+ Reading Series by Logan Culwell-Block

The roster includes works by Lanford Wilson, Danielle Frimer, and John Patterson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Mean Girls Movie Musical Gets Digital Release February 20 by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway favorites Reneé Rapp and Jaquel Spivey star in the screen version of the 2018 Broadway show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Amber Gray, More Win 2024 Bistro Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

The honors will be handed out at an April 1 gala at Gotham Comedy Club.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez, Ephraim Sykes Will Lead Bye Bye Birdie at The Kennedy Center by Logan Culwell-Block

Marc Bruni is directing the Charles Strouse-Lee Adams-Michael Stewart musical at the D.C. venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM
Sunday, February 18, 2024

Rita McKenzie, Noted Ethel Merman Impersonator, Dies at 76 by Logan Culwell-Block

McKenzie was known for her performances in Ethel Merman's Broadway, Ruthless!, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:18PM

Auli’i Cravalho, Norm Lewis, Nikki Renée Daniels, More Star in Children of Eden Concert February 18 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Stephen Schwartz-John Caird musical comes to Lincoln Center's Geffen Hall via Manhattan Concert Productions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Hotel Happy Officially Opens World Premiere Off-Broadway February 18 by Logan Culwell-Block

Colombian sex tourism and a life-size donkey factor into this new work from playwright Camilo Almonacid.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Broadway Dims Its Lights in Memory of 3-Time Tony Honoree Chita Rivera February 17 by Logan Culwell-Block

The West Side Story, Chicago, and Bye Bye Birdie star died January 30 at the age of 91.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Friday, February 16, 2024

Donkeys, Erotic Resorts, and More: Get a 1st Look at Hotel Happy Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The world premiere Camilo Almonacid play opens February 18 via Houses on the Moon Theater Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Deadly Stages Begins Off-Broadway Run February 16 by Logan Culwell-Block

The new murder mystery from Marc Castle and Mark Finley is playing Theatre Row.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Melissa Errico's New Album Sondheim in the City Releases February 16 by Logan Culwell-Block

"Sondheim is my New York, and his is the city of my dreams," says the Tony nominee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Thursday, February 15, 2024

Susan Stroman Directing Industry Presentation of New Musical Angel of Arkansas by Logan Culwell-Block

Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor have written the work about a real Arkansas woman who cared for AIDS patients in the '80s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Mallory Portnoy and Nick Blaemire to Re-Create A Party With Betty Comden and Adolph Green at Café Carlyle by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway alums played the famous writing team in the Oscar-nominated Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

George Street Playhouse's The Club Finds Full Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

The world premiere from Chris Bohjalian will play the New Jersey theatre beginning February 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Meet the Prologue Company of Broadway's Cabaret by Logan Culwell-Block

This group of dancers and musicians will welcome audiences to Berlin's Kit Kat Club (by way of Broadway's August Wilson Theatre).

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:06AM

Parody Musical Five Begins Off-Broadway February 15 by Logan Culwell-Block

Ivana... Marla... Melania... Stormy... Ivanka... Can you guess the theme of this new political musical?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM

Itamar Moses World Premiere The Ally Begins Off-Broadway at The Public Theater February 15 by Logan Culwell-Block

Josh Radnor stars in the new work, about a liberal, academic, American, atheist, and Jewish person asked to sign a social justice manifesto.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Get a 1st Look at Private Jones at Signature Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

The new musical about a real-life Deaf soldier in World War I is playing the D.C.-area company through March 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM

Titaníque Backstage Workers Unionize With IATSE by Logan Culwell-Block

Six crew members working on the Off-Broadway parody musical voted unanimously to join the theatrical union, part of a growing trend.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Exclusive: That Wicked Trailer Has Fans Revisiting the Show's Broadway Cast Album by Logan Culwell-Block

Twelve tracks from the 2003 release saw major upticks on the streaming service Spotify in the days following the first look at the musical's upcoming two-part film adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Hotel Happy Begins World Premiere Off-Broadway February 14 by Logan Culwell-Block

Colombian sex tourism and a life-size donkey factor into this new work from playwright Camilo Almonacid.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Public Theater Will Tour Bilingual Musical Version of The Comedy of Errors Across NYC This Summer by Logan Culwell-Block

The Off-Broadway company has revealed the summer programming on tap as Central Park's Delacorte Theater remains closed for renovations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

Disneyland Character Performers Move to Unionize Via Actors' Equity by Logan Culwell-Block

The professional actor and stage manager union already represents performers in stage shows at Disney World.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster Bring Sweeney Todd Back Into the Top 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony winners joined the Stephen Sondheim revival at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre February 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

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