All stories by Margaret Hall on BroadwayStars

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Photos: See Jim Parsons Gets a Sardi's Caricature by Margaret Hall

The stage and screen star is currently back on Broadway in Our Town.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

Off-Broadway's The Jonathan Larson Project Assembles Cast of Theatre Favorites by Margaret Hall

Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, the project features more than 20 seldom-heard songs by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Off-Broadway's The Jonathan Larson Project Assembles All-Star Cast by Margaret Hall

Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, the project features more than 20 seldom-heard songs by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Climate Drama Kyoto Opens in London January 9 by Margaret Hall

The climate summit, which secured the world's first legally binding emissions targets, is the setting for the tense political thriller.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Sonya Balsara, Kennedy Kanagawa, Hawley Gould, More to Sing on Like The Wind Concept Album by Margaret Hall

Like the Wind centers on two queer teenagers who are running away from a conversion therapy facility in the summer of 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM

See Who's Joining Daniel Marconi in Mint Theater Company's Garside's Career by Margaret Hall

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Stereophonic Announces West End Run, U.S. Tour by Margaret Hall

The Tony-winning play has recouped its investment on Broadway just in time for its next chapter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

See Which Playwrights Will Be Spotlighted in Roundabout's 2025 Refocus Project and Underground Program by Margaret Hall

Refocus restores formerly marginalized plays and writers to the American canon, and Underground elevates new playwrights by offering them significant development opportunities.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

See Who's Joining Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Jamie Lloyd's Much Ado About Nothing by Margaret Hall

Much Ado About Nothing is the second production in The Jamie Lloyd Company’s season of Shakespeare at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Sunday, January 5, 2025

Sleep No More Closes Off-Broadway January 5 by Margaret Hall

The long-running Shakespeare adaptation has finally drawn the curtain, after more than a year of 'final' extensions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

Back to the Future Closes on Broadway January 5 by Margaret Hall

Based on the 1985 film, the musical centers on teenager Marty McFly when he is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by Dr. Emmett Brown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Friday, January 3, 2025

What New Information Is Revealed in the Wicked Movie's Deleted Scenes? by Margaret Hall

Glinda and Elphaba's friendship and Boq's character development get more screen time.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM

Photos: See Marc Kudisch, Alison Fraser, Taylor Trensch, More Star in Batman-Themed Gotham Rogues Reading by Margaret Hall

Hosted by Club Cumming, the show is an unauthorized Batman villain parody.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Video: See Jason Robert Brown Commend the 'Beautifully Combustible' Performance of Adrienne Warren in The Last Five Years by Margaret Hall

The cult favorite musical is making its long-awaited Main Stem debut this March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Video: See Jason Robert Brown Commend the 'Beautifully Combustable' Performance of Adrienne Warren in The Last Five Years by Margaret Hall

The cult favorite musical is making its long-awaited Main Stem debut this March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer-Winning English Begins Broadway Bow January 3 by Margaret Hall

The work, which made its world premiere Off-Broadway in 2022, takes place in an Iranian classroom where adult students practice for an English language proficiency exam.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth Rung in the New Year With Firefighters, Veterans, and Volunteers by Margaret Hall

Partnering with VetTix, FDNY Foundation, and God’s Love We Deliver, the production has donated more than 250 tickets.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

From Dogs to Lambs to Geese: How Bill Berloni Became Broadway's Go-To Animal Trainer by Margaret Hall

Broadway’s animal whisperer spills the secrets behind the stage's most iconic furry friends.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

'We're Kind of Ending on a High': Casey Likes Says Goodbye to Back to the Future by Margaret Hall

After 19 months as Marty McFly, Likes prepares to hang up his red vest for good.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

In Memoriam: A Look at the Theatre Artists We Lost in 2024 by Margaret Hall

This year saw the passing of many theatre luminaries, including James Earl Jones, Chita Rivera, Gavin Creel, and many more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM
Monday, December 30, 2024

Tony Winner Linda Lavin Has Died at 87 by Margaret Hall

While Ms. Lavin was a beloved stage performer, to much of the general public she was known as the titular Alice on her popular sitcom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Saturday, December 28, 2024

The Broadway Theatre Turns 100: Look Back on Its History by Margaret Hall

December 25, 2024 marks the 100th birthday of the theatre, which began as a movie house where Steamboat Willie premiered.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

Broadway's Imperial Theatre May Undergo Major Renovation and Expansion by Margaret Hall

Proposed by the Shubert Organization, the overhaul would include a new marquee and new bathrooms.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Video: See Scar and Mufasa Bond in Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'I Always Wanted a Brother' in Mufasa by Margaret Hall

Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Aaron Pierre, and Kelvin Harrison, Jr. perform the new song penned for The Lion King prequel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM
Thursday, September 26, 2024

How Dramaturgs Resurrected Lynn Riggs’ Sump'n Like Wings, the Forgotten Sister to Oklahoma! | Playbill by Margaret Hall

After almost 100 years, the play is finally premiering in New York, at Off-Broadway's Mint Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM
Friday, July 19, 2024

Todrick Hall-Led London Revival of Shrek the Musical Begins Performances July 19 by Margaret Hall

The musical is based on the Academy Award-winnning DreamWorks animated franchise Shrek and was first performed on Broadway in 2008.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Immersive The Lord of the Rings Musical Begins US Premiere July 19 by Margaret Hall

The production features an ensemble cast and large-scale puppets.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

James Graham’s Punch to Play London's Young Vic by Margaret Hall

Based on the book Right From Wrong, Punch comes to London after a run at Nottingham Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Tony-Winning Six Writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Are Bringing Some Bad Fairies to the Big Screen by Margaret Hall

Written with composer Isabella Summers, the film is expected to premiere in July 2027.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Off-Broadway's HERE Announces 4 New Diverse Co-Directors by Margaret Hall

HERE specializes in producing new, hybrid performances that integrate multiple artistic disciplines.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

London's Menier Chocolate Factory Will Stage New Adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero’s The Cabinet Minister by Margaret Hall

The farce sees a member of the House of Commons struggle to shore up his political reputation as his wife and son run up massive debts and reporters lurk around every corner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM