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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

See Who's Starring in Paddington the Musical in London's West End by Margaret Hall

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:42PM

Documentary Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror to Receive Wide Release by Margaret Hall

The film, which premiered at South by Southwest earlier this year, traces the origins of the greatest cult classic of all time.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

The Merchant's House Museum Production of A Christmas Carol to Return by Margaret Hall

Surrounded by period-accurate, 19th-century holiday decorations lit via candlelight, the 70-minute production is based on Dickens' own script of the classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Go Inside Opening Night of Jeff Ross' Take a Banana for the Ride on Broadway by Margaret Hall

In the new solo show, Ross offers audiences insight into his life as America’s Roastmaster General.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Get a Closer Look at Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked: For Good by Margaret Hall

The second of the two-part Wicked films will be released in movie theatres November 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

New Play About the Early Days of SNL, Not Ready For Prime Time, Will Bow Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Written by Erik J. Rodriguez and Charles A. Sothers, the beginnings of Saturday Night Live will arrive onstage in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM

Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer to Star in Film Adaptation of Death of a Salesman by Margaret Hall

Pulitzer winner Tony Kushner has adapted the Arthur Miller classic for the big screen, alongside Chinoye Chukwu.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Bridges Fellowship For African Producers Announces Inaugural Class by Margaret Hall

Fellows will engage in a series of discussions and workshop sessions, culminating in a three-week residency.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM

Kate Rockwell Will Sub In for Kerry Butler in Heathers Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Rockwell will take over the role of Westerberg High School guidance counselor Ms. Fleming while Butler stars in the Encores! production of Bat Boy: The Musical at NY City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PM

See Cayleigh Capaldi and Kevin Earley Perform 'Something Good' from The Sound of Music by Margaret Hall

The stars of the new North American tour of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic visited the Playbill Studio for a preview performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Amber Ruffin to Host 2025 Dramatists Guild Foundation Gala by Margaret Hall

Ruffin previously hosted the annual fundraiser in 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:57PM

Abby Wambaugh's The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows Sets Off-Broadway Bow by Margaret Hall

Peabody winner Hannah Gadsby will present Wambaugh's debut solo comedy later this autumn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM

Abby Waumbach's The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows Sets Off-Broadway Bow by Margaret Hall

Peabody winner Hannah Gadsby will present Waumbach's debut solo comedy later this autumn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Marin Ireland to Join Bubba Weiler’s Well, I’ll Let You Go Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Ireland will take over from Tony nominee Quincy Tyler Bernstine, who will make her final bow later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Monday, August 18, 2025

What Do the Critics Think of Comedian Jeff Ross' Take a Banana for the Ride on Broadway by Margaret Hall

In the new solo show, Ross offers audiences insight into his life as America’s Roastmaster General.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42PM

Get a 1st Look at Comedian Jeff Ross' Take a Banana for the Ride on Broadway by Margaret Hall

In the new solo show, Ross offers audiences insight into his life as America’s Roastmaster General.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Get a 1st Look at Rishi Varma's Sulfur Bottom Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Set in a decaying home on the edge of industrial sprawl, the work explores the quiet devastation of environmental collapse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Step Inside Mamma Mia!'s Starry Broadway Reopening by Margaret Hall

The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, again plays the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM
Saturday, August 16, 2025

5 Reasons to See Mamma Mia! on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, is back at the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Friday, August 15, 2025

Rajiv Joseph's Archduke, Starring Patrick Page, Reveals Performance Dates by Margaret Hall

The piece rewinds history to reveal the fateful journey of Gavrilo Princip—best remembered as Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassin—and his fellow revolutionaries in a new light.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

Jan Sport to Star in London's Oscar at the Crown by Margaret Hall

Following Off-Broadway and Edinburgh Fringe Festival runs, the musical plays a new venue custom built for the immersive production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM
Thursday, August 14, 2025

What Do Reviews Say About Mamma Mia! Back on Broadway? by Margaret Hall

The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, again plays the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12PM

Mike Bartlett’s Bull Will Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The play is a blistering look at workplace relationships when three employees face imminent layoffs and a simple truth: two will stay, one will go.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:24PM

Cast Set for Sati: Goddess Incarnate Workshop Presentation by Margaret Hall

The new musical investigates how devotion can devolve to violence, and how the stories we tell affect our reality, for better and for worse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

J. Quinton Johnson, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Jeannette Bayardelle to Star in Premiere of Zora Neale Hurston’s Spunk by Margaret Hall

Yale Repertory Theatre will present the first full staging of the play, which was lost to time until the Library of Congress uncovered the drama in 1997.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Alex Winter Joins Producing Team of Off-Broadway's Slaughter City by Margaret Hall

First produced in 1996 by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London, the long overdue New York premiere will be produced by Small Boat Productions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM

Chiara Aurelia Plays Shelby in John Proctor Is the Villain. But She Originally Auditioned for a Different Role by Margaret Hall

The newcomer brings her own spark to the role originated by her friend Sadie Sink.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Kyle Beltran and Adam Chanler-Berat to Star in Site-Specific Slanted Floors by Margaret Hall

Created by Billy McEntee, the play will be staged for an audience of five in a Greenpoint, Brooklyn apartment, set around a dinner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Ashland Avenue, Starring Jenna Fischer, to Kick Off Goodman Theatre's Centennial Season by Margaret Hall

The punk/metal/hip-hop musical Revolution(s) will also make its world premiere at the Chicago venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM

Hansol Jung's Last Call Sets Site Specific Off-Broadway Run—With Booze by Margaret Hall

Co-directed by Jung and Dustin Wills, the play is equal parts ghost story, house party, and theatrical séance, with dramaturgy and mixology by Lexy Leuszler.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM
Monday, August 11, 2025

George C. White, Founder of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Has Died at 89 by Margaret Hall

Mr. White had an immeasurable impact on the theatre industry through the Center, kickstarting the careers of countless playwrights, performers, directors, composers, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

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