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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Today in Theatre History: The Normal Heart Made Its Long-Awaited Broadway Debut April 27, 2011 by Margaret Hall

AIDS activist Larry Kramer's seminal work took 26 years to get to Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

John Lithgow-Led Roald Dahl Play Giant Begins West End Performances April 26 by Margaret Hall

The play comes on the heels of a broader cultural conversation about Dahl's work and the prejudice that was embedded in many of his most beloved stories.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM

Just In Time Opens on Broadway April 26 by Margaret Hall

The Bobby Darin musical plays Circle in the Square, with Jonathan Groff starring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Friday, April 25, 2025

How to Support the Abruptly Abandoned Company of Life and Trust by Margaret Hall

Last week, the Off-Broadway production by Emursive closed with no warning and no protections, leaving its company members in the lurch.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:41PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Real Women Have Curves on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The new musical follows a child of Mexican immigrants torn between joining the family garment business or embarking on her own dreams.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Video: See Three Numbers From Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live by Margaret Hall

Following a group of magical girls who protect the Earth from evil, the musical is an adaptation of the immensely popular anime series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Tony Winner Renée Elise Goldsberry Is Releasing a Solo Album by Margaret Hall

Called Who I Really Am, the album will feature 13 original songs—including one by Sara Bareilles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Read the Reviews for Pirates! The Penzance Musical on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Tony winner Rupert Holmes has adapted W.S. Gilbert's original libretto, shifting the action to the legendary port city New Orleans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28PM

Spamalot Revival Announces National Tour by Margaret Hall

The tour will travel to more than 30 cities in its first year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

Hailey Kilgore Posts Statement Addressing Swift Hadestown Exit by Margaret Hall

The Once On This Island Tony nominee took to Instagram to share her struggle, and cheer on her replacement KC Dela Cruz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

New Stagings of The Hills of California, Fun Home, Eureka Day, More in 2025-2026 Season Lineup for Boston's Huntington by Margaret Hall

The Massachusetts company's seven-show season will center on themes of legacy, family, and what we most value in our lives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Dead Outlaw Will Join Library Of Congress' Permanent Collection by Margaret Hall

Cementing the musical's place in the cultural canon, developmental artifacts from David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses will be on permanent display.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, LaChanze, Khaila Wilcoxon Will Be Honored by The Black Women on Broadway Awards by Margaret Hall

Since its inception in 2019, the group's goal has been to celebrate the accomplishments of Black women who work in theatre .

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Brandon Victor Dixon to Release Solo Album Later This Year by Margaret Hall

Dixon's first single, "Maybe," will be released next month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Paddington the Musical is West End Bound by Margaret Hall

Everyone's favorite marmalade-loving bear is coming to the stage in a big way.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18AM

Broadway's Pirates! The Penzance Musical Officially Opens April 24 by Margaret Hall

Tony winner Rupert Holmes has adapted W.S. Gilbert's original libretto, shifting the action to the legendary port city New Orleans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Photos: See Eva Longoria, Sofia Vergara, Gloria Estefan, and More Visit Real Women Have Curves on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The new musical follows a first-generation child of Mexican immigrants torn between joining the family garment business or embarking on her own dream of attending college in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM

Photos: Stranger Things Screen Stars Come Out for Opening Night of Stranger Things On Broadway by Margaret Hall

Based on the an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, the play is set in the world of the hit Netflix series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Photos: See Sadie Sink Meet the Cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Margaret Hall

Sink stars in the Netflix series, which is prequel-ized by the Broadway play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Santino Fontana and BD Wong to Star in Reading of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre by Margaret Hall

The Tony winning duo will explore Mamet’s comedy about two actors at different stages of their careers for Symphony Space.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Original The Warriors Cast Member Thomas G. Waites Will Stage Musical Memoir Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Also featuring Waites' band Heartbreak Waites, Lucky Man–A Warrior’s Journey will play a strictly limited engagement this June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Six in London's West End to Welcome Japanese Queens For Limited Run by Margaret Hall

The critically acclaimed Japanese cast, who toured the show earlier this year, will take the stage in London for one week only.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Tony Winner Cynthia Erivo To Narrate New Wicked Audiobook by Margaret Hall

The novel, which was first published in 1995, is the basis for the hit musical Wicked, which Erivo now leads in its journey across the silver screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Comedian Jeff Ross' Take a Banana for the Ride Is Broadway Bound by Margaret Hall

The show will play an eight-city summer tour presented by Hard Rock, ahead of a planned Broadway engagement.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:57PM

See Who's Starring in New York Premiere of Aishah Rahman's Chiaroscuro by Margaret Hall

Written in 2002 by one of the foremothers of the Black Arts Movement, Chiaroscuro invites audiences to join six Black singles on a singles cruise to nowhere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

On April 22, 2015, Something Rotten! Opened On Broadway by Margaret Hall

Playbill celebrates the 10th anniversary of the musical comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Stranger Things: The First Shadow Opens on Broadway April 21 by Margaret Hall

Based on the an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Jack Thorne, and Kate Trefry, the play is set in the world of the hit Netflix series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Dead Outlaw on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The musical's Off-Broadway premiere won the Drama Desk, Off Broadway Alliance, and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best New Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Michael Urie to Play Richard II Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

In this one-man reimagining of Richard II, Shakespeare’s work is stripped to its core, one actor embodying every ambition, betrayal, and fall from grace.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM
Saturday, April 19, 2025

On April 19, 1945, Carousel Opened on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic turns 80 years old.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Friday, April 18, 2025

Video: See Gracie Lawrence Perform 'Who's Sorry Now' From Broadway's Just In Time by Margaret Hall

The Bobby Darin musical will open April 26 at Circle in the Square.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

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