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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

Reed Birney and Lisa Emery to Star in Second Stage Theater's Lunar Eclipse by Margaret Hall

The production will be the New York premiere of Pulitzer winning playwright Donald Margulies’ newest work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Broadway's Pirates! The Penzance Musical 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 01:55PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Just In Time on Broadway, Starring Jonathan Groff by Margaret Hall

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Just In Time on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The Bobby Darin musical will open April 26 at Circle in the Square, with Jonathan Groff starring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Andrew Durand and Thom Sesma on How Dead Outlaw Is an 'Original Little Show With an Oversized Heart' by Margaret Hall

The new musical, based on a true story about a famous corpse, shows that weirdness is still welcomed on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Astrology-Based Concept Musical Retrograde Releases Single Featuring Dylan Mulvaney April 18 by Margaret Hall

The song, "Dazzled," represents Aries in the album's journey to explore the inner life of each zodiac sign.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Stonewall Documentary There’s A Riot Going On! to Play Joe's Pub by Margaret Hall

Previously titled The Stonewall Jukebox, the show is part musical celebration, part little-known oral history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Stranger Things: The First Shadow 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 11:24AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Sarah Snook and Kip Williams Have Created a Picture of Dorian Gray for the Smartphone Age by Margaret Hall

In the Broadway show, Oscar Wilde has been brought to the modern day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

On April 16, 1990, The Piano Lesson Opened on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The play is the fourth in playwright August Wilson's Century Cycle, which explores the Black experience in every decade of the 20th century.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

See Who's Joining Matt Rodin in World Premiere of Beau the Musical by Margaret Hall

Written by Douglas Lyons and Ethan D. Pakchar, the show will premiere Off-Broadway later this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Daniel Dae Kim, Nicole Scherzinger, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and Jon M. Chu Make 2025 Time100 List by Margaret Hall

See why Patti LuPone, Michael R. Jackson, and more think these Broadway stars have earned a spot on the annual list of the most influential people in the world.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Fred Grandy Will Star In Michigan Revival of The Importance of Being Earnest by Margaret Hall

The new production will play Encore Musical Theatre Company, a regional company dedicated to intimate productions in the Great Lakes region.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Joy Huerta and Gloria Estefan Will Hold Talkback at Real Women Have Curves on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Estefan and Huerta will discuss their journeys bringing latin pop music to Broadway, what they’ve learned through adapting their musical styles for the stage, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Tony Recipient Baayork Lee Reflects on A Chorus Line's 50th Anniversary by Margaret Hall

The original production of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opened Off-Broadway at The Public Theater on April 15, 1975.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM

Photos: It's a Stranger Things Reunion at Opening Night of John Proctor is the Villain by Margaret Hall

Gaten Matarazzo, Maya Hawke, Finn Wolfhard, and more came out to celebrate Sadie Sink in her latest Broadway outing April 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

Video: How Sarah Snook Keeps 60,000 Words Straight in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Margaret Hall

Snook shared the story of her one and only time losing her lines in the play during a visit to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM
Monday, April 14, 2025

Looking For A New Home? The Oliviers' Palatial Estate is Up For Sale by Margaret Hall

Have you ever dreamed of living in a palatial theatrical estate? Of wandering the same shadow draped halls as Shakespeare's greatest actors? Well, you're in luck.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

See The All-Star Cast Who'll Pay Tribute to John Kander for Roundabout Theatre Company by Margaret Hall

The benefit concert will celebrate Kander's 98th birthday, with Alan Cumming leading a roster of Roundabout favorites.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Photos: Step Inside Dead Outlaw's Raucous 1st Preview 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 01:06PM

John Proctor is the Villain Opens On Broadway April 14; Get a 1st Look at the Production, Starring Sadie Sink by Margaret Hall

Danya Taymor directs the new play by Kimberly Belflower, a reexamination of The Crucible.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Jill Sobule's F*ck7thGrade Musical Will Release Cast Recording by Margaret Hall

The autobiographical piece was a 2023 Drama Desk nominee for Outstanding Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Video: Celebrate 30 Years of Disney on Broadway with An All-Star Medley by Margaret Hall

Genie Michael James Scott, Kara Lindsay, Rodney Ingram, and Kissy Simmons were on hand to pay tribute alongside host Ashley Brown as Walt Disney World.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

What Are Reviews Saying About Irishtown at Irish Rep? by Margaret Hall

Penned by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth, the work follows a celebrated Dublin-based theatre company which has just started rehearsals for a new play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

On April 14, 1960, Bye Bye Birdie Opened on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Celebrate the 65th anniversary of the classic, which starred Dick Van Dyke and Chita Rivera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:06AM

John Proctor is the Villain Opens On Broadway April 14 by Margaret Hall

Danya Taymor directs the new play by Kimberly Belflower, a reexamination of The Crucible.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Dead Outlaw Begins Performances on Broadway April 12 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 12:18AM
Friday, April 11, 2025

Video: Meet the Cast of Stranger Things: The First Shadow 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 12:12PM

How to Get $33 Tickets to 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 11:03AM

Ken Urban's Danger and Opportunity Extends Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Jack Serio directs the production at the East Village Basement, a new downtown venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre