All stories by Margaret Hall on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Stranger Things: The First Shadow Is Selling $19.59 Tickets to Celebrate Box Office Opening 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 Stranger Things.

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Poster Artist David Edward Byrd Has Died at 83 by Margaret Hall

Byrd created the art for original productions of Follies, Godspell, Little Shop of Horrors, and more.

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Monday, February 3, 2025

Photos: Go Behind The Scenes of Broadway's Romeo + Juliet by Margaret Hall

The Sam Gold-directed Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy is flying high on the final weeks of their run!

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Operation Mincemeat Finds Full Cast and Creative Team For Broadway Bow by Margaret Hall

The Olivier-winning Best Musical begins performances at the Golden Theatre this spring.

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Formerly Incarcerated Actors of Sing Sing to Reunite February 3 Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The actors inspired the Colman Domingo led film, which is now an awards season darling.

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Saturday, February 1, 2025

Mint Theater Company's Garside's Career Begins Performances February 1 Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Matt Dickson directs Harold Brighouse's political satire Off-Broadway.

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Video: See the Cast of The Jonathan Larson Project Perform 'One of the These Days' and 'S.O.S.' by Margaret Hall

The Off-Broadway show features seldom-heard songs from the late Rent composer.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray to Offer Special In-Person Ticket Deal to Celebrate Box Office Opening by Margaret Hall

Succession star Sarah Snook won an Olivier Award for her performance in the solo play in the West End.

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Recipients of 2025 USA Fellows Program Have Been Revealed by Margaret Hall

Launched in 2006, the USA Fellowship is United States Artists' flagship granting program, through which it has distributed more than $41 million to more than 1,000 creative practitioners.

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World Premiere of Bess Wohl's Liberation Begins Off-Broadway January 31 by Margaret Hall

Directed by Whitney White, the Roundabout Theatre Company production will feature Kristolyn Lloyd, Susannah Flood, Kayla Davion, and more.

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Jeopardy! Category Is...Broadway Debuts by Margaret Hall

Test your Broadway musical knowledge against the Jeopardy contestants for a whole category of musical theatre answers.

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Roger Q. Mason's The Pride of Lions to Receive Industry Reading by Margaret Hall

Set in 1928, the play centers on five fabulous drag queens who were about to become dolls of Broadway in a Mae West play, until the New York vice police took them in.

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2025 Broadway Backwards Concert Will Play Gershwin Theatre in March by Margaret Hall

The star-studded evening benefits Broadway Cares and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

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Film Adaptation of Cult of Love In the Works by Margaret Hall

Leslye Headland's play centers on four adult children and their partners as they return home for a rocky holiday gathering.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Watch: Kenny Leon Marks His Homecoming to Broadway's Barrymore Theatre Ahead of Othello by Margaret Hall

Leon previously directed Othello star Denzel Washington in a revival of A Raisin in The Sun at the same storied venue.

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A Eulogy for Roman to Return Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The acclaimed solo show will play a variety of churches and community centers in Manhattan and Brooklyn later this year.

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How to Navigate the Broadway Stage Door by Margaret Hall

The post-show tradition has become bigger in recent years. Here's how to participate respectfully.

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Pulitzer Winner Fat Ham Sets European Premiere at Royal Shakespeare Company by Margaret Hall

The James Ijames play, which premiered in New York in 2022, is a reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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Larissa FastHorse's Fake It Until You Make It Begins Los Angeles World Premiere January 29 by Margaret Hall

In the play, a collision of friends and foes within the nonprofit sector spirals into a whirlwind of competition, chaos, and comedic revelation.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at London's Scissorhandz Jukebox Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical, a reinvention of Tim Burton's cult classic film Edward Scissorhands, uses the pop music of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Alanis Morissette, and more.

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Sleep No More Props, Scenery Up For Auction by Margaret Hall

The time has come for fans and foes alike to pick the bones of the long-running Shakespeare adaptation.

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Reviews Are Out for A Streetcar Named Desire-Inspired Off-Broadway Play Kowalski by Margaret Hall

The play unfolds over one night as Tennessee Williams and a young Marlon Brando find their creative rhythm.

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Monday, January 27, 2025

Photos: Step Into Othello Rehearsals with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal by Margaret Hall

Directed by Kenny Leon, the revival will begin performances February 24 at the Barrymore Theatre.

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The Lost Boys Musical Is Headed to Broadway by Margaret Hall

Tony winner Michael Arden is attached to direct the musical version of the 1987 vampire film.

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Organizational Shakeup at Play On Shakespeare Promises New Era of Theatrical Support by Margaret Hall

The non-profit has announced significant restructuring, including a new Interim Executive Director.

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Judging Panel Revealed for 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Margaret Hall

The honor is the largest and oldest international playwriting award recognizing women+ writers in the English-speaking theatre.

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Collette Guitart, Tobias Turley To Star in U.K. Premiere of White Rose: The Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical follows a group of student activists who stood up to Hitler in Nazi Germany, risking everything by creating and distributing leaflets that challenged his propaganda.

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Just In Time to Offer Jonathan Groff"Signed Window Cards to 1st Ticketbuyers by Margaret Hall

Starring the Merrily We Roll Along Tony winner as Bobby Darin, the musical will begin in March at Circle in the Square Theatre.

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Sunday, January 26, 2025

Tony Nominee Joshua Boone Departs Broadway's The Outsiders January 26 by Margaret Hall

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

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Friday, January 24, 2025

Kaci Walfall and Emily Carey Will Lead Before This New Year World Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Liana Sonenclar's play follows a high school track star forced to confront some tricky feelings when she reconnects with a former teammate.

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Get a Closer Look at Maybe Happy Ending in New Photos by Margaret Hall

The acclaimed new musical at the Belasco has also announced an exclusive fan event.

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All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off