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Saturday, April 2, 2022

Broadway Macbeth Cancels All Performances Through April 7 by Margaret Hall

Star Daniel Craig has tested positive for COVID-19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PM

Broadway Macbeth Cancels All April 2 Performances by Margaret Hall

Star Daniel Craig has tested positive for COVID-19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Hugh Jackman Shows Off What His Nemesis Sent Him For Opening Night in The Music Man by Margaret Hall

Jackman was the guest for a special April Fools episode of The Tonight Show, where host Jimmy Fallon swapped with host Jimmy Kimmel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM

Taron Egerton Withdraws From West End Play Cock by Margaret Hall

Egerton's exit is preceded by a positive COVID case, and a health scare during the first preview.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

Keen Company's This Space Between Us Ends Off-Broadway Run April 2 by Margaret Hall

Ryan Garbayo, Glynis Bell, Alex Chester, and Joyce Cohen star in the world premiere comedy from playwright Peter Gil-Sheridan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Friday, April 1, 2022

Tony Nominee Carolee Carmello and Javier Muñoz to Star in New Michael John LaChiusa Musical Los Otros by Margaret Hall

The one-act musical features music by the Giant writer and a book and lyrics by Tony nominee Ellen Fitzhugh.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Mark Rylance-Led The Phantom of the Open Film Sets Release Date by Margaret Hall

The biographical comedy follows folk hero Maurice Flitcroft as he unexpectedly gains entrance into The British Open Golf Championship Qualifiers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Alley Theatre Announces 2022-2023 Season, Including Ken Ludwig World Premiere Lend Me a Soprano by Margaret Hall

The Houston, Texas theatre's season will also premiere the new musical Cowboy Bob.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Thursday, March 31, 2022

See Tony Winner Jason Alexander Spoof Amazon Founder Jeffrey Bezos in Bezos Over Broadway Sketch by Margaret Hall

George Takei joined Alexander on Jimmy Kimmel Live for the parody.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Lincoln Center Theater's The Skin of Our Teeth Announces Digital Lottery by Margaret Hall

The Pulitzer Prize–winning classic begins performances April 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

The Nederlander Organization Will Dim Theatre Lights in Memory of James M. Nederlander by Margaret Hall

The Nederlander Organization founder would have turned 100 March 31.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:03PM

Lon Chaney Biomusical A Thousand Faces to Premiere at Michigan's Encore Musical Theatre Company by Margaret Hall

Broadway alum Danny Gardner will play the early film star of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PM

Kate Baldwin to Join College of New Jersey Concert Spotlighting Composer Andrew Lippa by Margaret Hall

Live Out Loud: The Music of Andrew Lippa will feature songs from Big Fish, The Wild Party, The Addams Family, and You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Tony Nominee Debbie Allen to Be Honored by Dance Theatre of Harlem by Margaret Hall

Allen will receive the Arthur Mitchell Vision Award.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Winners of 2022 Richard Rodgers Awards Named by Margaret Hall

Established by the estate of the late Broadway composer, the awards nurture talent not yet established in the New York theatre industry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

Robbie Rozelle Sets 'Inevitable' Birdland Return by Margaret Hall

The cabaret personality returns following his critically acclaimed debut at the venue last year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM
Monday, March 28, 2022

Dancer and Choreographer Yuriko Kikuchi Passes Away at 102 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Kikuchi, who was the original Eliza in The King and I, directed the 1977 revival starring Yul Brynner and Constance Towers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Safe Transportation Fund Launched for Asian American Theatre Artists by Margaret Hall

Anti-Asian hate crimes increased in New York City by 361% in 2021.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Bryna Turner's At the Wedding Extends Run Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Mary Wiseman leads the cast of the queer comedy with Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Saturday, March 26, 2022

See Darlesia Cearcy and Ashley LaLonde Rehearse for Next To Normal at Westport Playhouse by Margaret Hall

The pair perform "Maybe", one of the duets shared between mother Diana and daughter Natalie, in the Tony winning musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM

Jason Graae Joins Musical Theatre West Production of Spamilton: An American Parody by Margaret Hall

Spamilton sends up Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Hamilton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM

Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced for Here There Be Dragons by Margaret Hall

The original musical is inspired by the classic table top quest game Dungeons and Dragons

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM

Hillary Clinton Joins Into The Woods at Arkansas Repertory Theatre by Margaret Hall

The Former Secretary of State, NY Senator, and First Lady will be featured in the offstage role of The Giant.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM
Friday, March 25, 2022

S. Asher Gelman's Afterglow Sets West Coast Premiere by Margaret Hall

In addition to the Los Angeles run, productions are planned for Madrid, San Juan, Buenos Aires, and Ft. Lauderdale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM

S. Asher Gelman's Afterglow Sets a West Coast Premiere by Margaret Hall

In addition to the Los Angeles run, productions are planned for Madrid, San Juan, Buenos Aires, and Ft. Lauderdale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund Releases New Guide For Producing on College Campuses by Margaret Hall

The toolkit details how students, educators, and administrators can balance free expression with the need to advance values of diversity, equity, inclusion.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Ain't Too Proud Star Jelani Remy to Lead The Oscar Micheaux Suite at Prospect Theatre Company by Margaret Hall

The work-in-progress concert presentation will feature music by Grammy nominee Alphonso Horne.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Tony Winner Alan Cumming Announces Cabaret Act in Support of Suraj Patel by Margaret Hall

Patel is currently campaigning to be the Democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM

Seayoung Yim's Jar of Fat Wins 15th Annual Yale Drama Series Prize by Margaret Hall

Jar of Fat is an absurdist comedy about the close bond between two Korean American sisters.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Dear Evan Hansen Announces 4th Annual College Essay Contest by Margaret Hall

A $10,000 scholarship will be awarded to the winner of the competition.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Lillias White, Beth Leavel, Ann Harada, More Announced for 12th Annual Broadway Belts for PFF! by Margaret Hall

Tony recipient Julie Halston will return as emcee for the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation benefit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM