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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Here's Your 1st Look at Paddington Bear in Paddington the Musical by Margaret Hall

“What we as producers always hoped to achieve was, quite simply, Paddington on stage—and thanks to the immensely talented artists, both on and off stage, we believe we’ve realized that…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Begins on Broadway November 1 by Margaret Hall

The romantic comedy, already a London hit, stars Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54AM
Friday, October 31, 2025

The Lost Boys Releases The Santa Carla Sessions EP, Music Video for 'Wild' by Margaret Hall

In celebration of the EP's streaming release, a music video of Caissie Levy and Patrick Wilson performing together in the studio has dropped.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

The 5 Best Bathrooms on Broadway by Margaret Hall

It isn't easy to identify the perfect porcelain throne on Broadway, but these five fly high above their competition.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

See Who's Starring in Spamalot Revival National Tour by Margaret Hall

The tour will travel to more than 30 cities in its first year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Usher In Halloween with Beetlejuice on Good Morning America by Margaret Hall

The production rewrote "The Whole Being Dead Thing" specifically for the morning broadcast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe Will Return to Merchant’s House Museum by Margaret Hall

John Kevin Jones will summon the famed poet to tell his classic tales in the 1832 double parlors of the museum.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Michael Longhurst to Direct New Production of Boy George Musical Taboo by Margaret Hall

Commissioned by Thomas Hopkins Productions, this is the latest turn in the musical's multi-decade development period.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Zhailon Levingston and Darrell Grand Moultrie Win Joe A. Callaway Awards by Margaret Hall

Given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, the honors are the only awards given to directors and choreographers by a committee of their peers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:02PM

Off-Broadway's Theatre For a New Audience Launches Comprehensive Online Archive by Margaret Hall

The archives includes photos, programs, posters, and more from the theatre's 45-plus-year history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

World Premiere Hunger Games Stage Play Extends in London by Margaret Hall

Mia Carragher is leading the cast as Katniss Everdeen in Conor McPherson's adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney Are Married by Margaret Hall

The wedding bands were exchanged, the wedding table was laid, and the happy couple have laid down in eiderdown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Will The Lost Boys Break Broadway's Vampire Musical Curse? by Margaret Hall

Why has there never been a successful vampire musical on Broadway? Playbill takes a bite out of this question.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Photos: Sara Bareilles, Gloria Allred, Lea Salonga, More Celebrate Liberation's Broadway Opening by Margaret Hall

Bess Wohl's play opened October 28 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM

Ian McKellen-Led Mixed-Reality Play An Ark to Play Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Written by Olivier and Tony winner Simon Stephens, the piece is the first play created for and in mixed reality.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Joe Turner's Come and Gone Finds Home, Dates for Broadway Revival by Margaret Hall

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric "The Entertainer" will star in the Debbie Allen-directed production of the August Wilson classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Get a 1st Look at the New Queendom for SIX: the Musical National Tour by Margaret Hall

The pop musical is a herstorical remix about the six women who all married King Henry VIII of England, taking to the stage to tell their side of the story.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

You Could Own Charles Strouse's Midtown Manhattan Home by Margaret Hall

The late Annie and Bye Bye Birdie composer's home has been listed for sale to the public.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Erika Henningsen, Ramin Karimloo to Star in Jane Eyre Lincoln Center Concert by Margaret Hall

Paul Gordon and John Caird's musical adaptation of the classic novel will be the latest in the Manhattan Concert Productions Broadway Series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

How Are Reviews for Beau the Musical's Off-Broadway Return? by Margaret Hall

The heartfelt musical is back for an encore engagement at St. Luke's Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Richard Thomas Is Taking Mark Twain Tonight! On the Road by Margaret Hall

The solo play is widely acknowledged as the work that birthed a flood of solo biographical shows throughout the latter half of the 20th century.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Kimberly Belflower's John Proctor Is the Villain To Play London in 2026 by Margaret Hall

The work, a modern reexamination of Arthur Miller's The Crucible set at a rural Georgia high school, made a Broadway debut last season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Monday, October 27, 2025

Video: Matt Rodin Performs 'Crush’ From Beau the Musical by Margaret Hall

The heartfelt musical is back for an encore engagement Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

Jenn Colella, Elizabeth Teeter, Ashley De La Rosa, Salome Smith, More Join Write Out Loud 2025 EP by Margaret Hall

The annual competition supports up-and-coming musical theatre writers looking to break into the commercial industry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM

Darren Criss to Close Out Exorcistic: The Rock Musical Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The self-aware Exorcist parody explores when horror tips over into hilarity.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Alexandra Burke Will Play Chaka Khan in I’m Every Woman Musical by Margaret Hall

The London production of the jukebox musical features a book by Nia T. Hill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Friday, October 24, 2025

Becky Ann Baker, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jim Parsons, Roslyn Ruff Set for The Long Christmas Dinner Reading at Symphony Space by Margaret Hall

Thornton Wilder's one-act play compresses 90 years of a family’s history into the span of a single holiday meal.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:17PM

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, David Henry Hwang, Lloyd Suh, Amanda Green Set for Dramatists Guild Digital Talkback Series by Margaret Hall

After two years on pause, the Guild's series is returning for a sixth season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Get a Fresh Look at the New Cast of London's Mamma Mia! by Margaret Hall

The long-running international hit continues at the Novello Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

Hannah Senesh Opens Off-Broadway October 23, With Free Tickets for Students by Margaret Hall

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene play is about a young Jewish woman who saved European Jews during the Holocaust.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

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