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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Philadelphia, Here I Come Begins Performances at Irish Rep March 16 by Margaret Hall

The production is part of the Off-Broadway company's Friel Project, presenting a selection of playwright Brian Friel's plays set in the fictional Ballybeg.

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Ben Platt Reveals Upcoming 3rd Studio Album, Honeymind; Watch the Music Video for the Album's 1st Single by Margaret Hall

The record centers on Platt's happiness with himself and within his relationship with Noah Galvin.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Celebrating 8 of Broadway's Overlooked Female Creatives by Margaret Hall

A wealth of women created for the stage in Broadway's midcentury, only to be forgotten by the general public.

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Tala Ashe, Geneva Carr, Julie Halston, Louis Ozawa, More to Star in Breaking the Story Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The play follows a foreign war correspondent as she struggles to move forward from trauma.

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Photos: Get a 1st Look at Laurence Fishburne in Like They Do in the Movies by Margaret Hall

The piece, written and performed by the Tony winner, explores the life and lies of Hollywood.

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Darren Criss to Headline Long Wharf Theatre's Annual Benefit by Margaret Hall

The Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award winner will cap off the Connecticut companies season.

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Macbeth, Starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma, to Play Cinemas by Margaret Hall

The site-specific production premiered in a warehouse in Liverpool before heading to Edinburgh, London, and the U.S.

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Photos: Get a 1st Look at Ian McKellen as Falstaff in Player Kings by Margaret Hall

The adaptation of William Shakespeare's Henry IV presents McKellen as one of Shakespeare's most popular comic foils.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Video: See the Cast of Water For Elephants Perform 'The Lion Has Got No Teeth' by Margaret Hall

Based on Sara Gruen's acclaimed novel, the new stage musical opens March 21 at the Imperial Theatre.

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Irish Repertory Theatre Expands The Friel Project, Adds Molly Sweeney to Lineup by Margaret Hall

The production will be the fourth in Irish Rep's Friel Project, presenting Brian Friel's plays set in the fictional Irish town of Ballybeg.

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Photos: Get a 1st Look at Alan Cumming in Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age by Margaret Hall

The solo show, which recently played London's West End, plays Studio 54.

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Ben Platt Reveals Upcoming 3rd Studio Album, Honeymind by Margaret Hall

The record centers on Platt's happiness with himself and within his relationship with Noah Galvin.

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Bedlam Announces Selections for 2024 Do More: New Plays Series by Margaret Hall

The reading series is curated by their Associate Artistic Director Zachary Elkind.

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Burbank Play, Exploring Walt Disney's Fight Against Unionization, Begins Off-Broadway Return March 12 by Margaret Hall

The play's prequel, The Fairest, is also be available to stream.

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Ava Pickett Receives 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Margaret Hall

The award honors female and non-binary playwrights who have written English-language plays.

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Denise Gough to Reprise Olivier-Winning Role in People, Places, and Things by Margaret Hall

Duncan Macmillan's celebrated addiction drama will return to the West End later this spring.

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Playbill Songwriter Series: Viral Sensation Amanda Ribnick Shares Her Newest Projects by Margaret Hall

The woman behind TikTok's Gilmore Girls: the Musical is back with three vastly different offerings.

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Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age Plays 1st Broadway Performance March 11 by Margaret Hall

The solo show, which recently played London's West End, plays Studio 54.

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Friday, March 8, 2024

New Musical Here I Am Officially Opens Off-Broadway March 8 by Margaret Hall

The modern love story is centered around social media, and the effect it has on interpersonal relationships and our self conception.

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Steve Lawrence of Steve and Eydie Dies at 88 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Lawrence was a beloved singer, actor, and comedian on both the stage and screen.

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Industry Presentation of Two Thousand Miles Finds Full Cast by Margaret Hall

The new musical explores the intricacies of caregiving when illness descends upon a devoted couple.

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Patrick Page's Shakespearean Solo Show All the Devils Are Here to Tour the US by Margaret Hall

A series of select city engagements will be carried out, starting this fall.

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Stefanie Jones and Jack Chambers to Star in Mary Poppins U.K. and Ireland Tour by Margaret Hall

Twenty years after the musical's high flying world premiere, the show will return to Bristol.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Photos: Get a 1st Look at New U.K. Musical Starter For Ten by Margaret Hall

The 1980s-set coming-of-age story explores love and social class against the backdrop of the legendary British quiz show University Challenge.

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Chekhovian Song Cycle Don't Forget Us Will Release Concept Album by Margaret Hall

The piece is the newest offering from Permanent Moves, an indie-electro-folk-rock duo from Brooklyn.

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Broadway Cats, Phantom of the Opera Star Linda Balgord Dies at 64 by Margaret Hall

A frequent interpreter of Andrew Lloyd Webber's works, Ms. Balgord was Broadway's final Grizabella in the long-running musical's original run.

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Playwright Edward Bond Dies at 89 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Bond was a prolific British playwright, penning more than 50 plays in addition to his work as a director and poet.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Off-Broadway Premiere of Abe Koogler's Staff Meal Finds Full Cast by Margaret Hall

Set in a restaurant on the brink of collapse, the piece will play Playwrights Horizons.

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'I Didn't Know That I Was Talking About God!': Bebe Neuwirth Walks Down Memory Lane by Margaret Hall

The two-time Tony winner reflects on nearly 50 years of Broadway excellence.

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Monday, March 4, 2024

John Lithgow to Star as Roald Dahl in New Play Giant, Tackling Antisemitisim by Margaret Hall

The play is one of several premieres in Royal Court Theatre's 2024 season.

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Danielle Hope, Courtney Stapleton, More to Star in London Avalon Concert by Margaret Hall

The new folk pop musical brings the Arthurian legend to life.

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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