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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Step Inside Trisha Paytas’ Big Broadway Dream With Photos and Video by Margaret Hall

Influencer Paytas' made her one-night-only Broadway debut February 3 at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Elizabeth A. Davis and Dan Amboyer to Star in Maybe Tomorrow Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Inspired by a true story, Maybe Tomorrow explores the complex wear and tear wrought on a relationship of nearly 10 years.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Carmen Jones Star Olga James has Died at 95 by Margaret Hall

Ms. James, also a Broadway alum, played Harry Belafonte's fiancée Cindy Lou in Otto Preminger's film adaptation of the 1943 musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Stranger Things: The First Shadow Is Selling $19.59 Tickets to Celebrate Box Office Opening 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 Stranger Things.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Poster Artist David Edward Byrd Has Died at 83 by Margaret Hall

Byrd created the art for original productions of Follies, Godspell, Little Shop of Horrors, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM
Monday, February 3, 2025

Photos: Go Behind The Scenes of Broadway's Romeo + Juliet by Margaret Hall

The Sam Gold-directed Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy is flying high on the final weeks of their run!

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Operation Mincemeat Finds Full Cast and Creative Team For Broadway Bow by Margaret Hall

The Olivier-winning Best Musical begins performances at the Golden Theatre this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Formerly Incarcerated Actors of Sing Sing to Reunite February 3 Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The actors inspired the Colman Domingo led film, which is now an awards season darling.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Saturday, February 1, 2025

Mint Theater Company's Garside's Career Begins Performances February 1 Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Friday, January 31, 2025

Video: See the Cast of The Jonathan Larson Project Perform 'One of the These Days' and 'S.O.S.' by Margaret Hall

The Off-Broadway show features seldom-heard songs from the late Rent composer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:54PM

The Picture of Dorian Gray to Offer Special In-Person Ticket Deal to Celebrate Box Office Opening by Margaret Hall

Succession star Sarah Snook won an Olivier Award for her performance in the solo play in the West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Recipients of 2025 USA Fellows Program Have Been Revealed by Margaret Hall

Launched in 2006, the USA Fellowship is United States Artists’ flagship granting program, through which it has distributed more than $41 million to more than 1,000 creative practitioners.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

World Premiere of Bess Wohl's Liberation Begins Off-Broadway January 31 by Margaret Hall

Directed by Whitney White, the Roundabout Theatre Company production will feature Kristolyn Lloyd, Susannah Flood, Kayla Davion, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Jeopardy! Category Is...Broadway Debuts by Margaret Hall

Test your Broadway musical knowledge against the Jeopardy contestants for a whole category of musical theatre answers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

Roger Q. Mason’s The Pride of Lions to Receive Industry Reading by Margaret Hall

Set in 1928, the play centers on five fabulous drag queens who were about to become dolls of Broadway in a Mae West play, until the New York vice police took them in.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

2025 Broadway Backwards Concert Will Play Gershwin Theatre in March by Margaret Hall

The star-studded evening benefits Broadway Cares and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM

Film Adaptation of Cult of Love In the Works by Margaret Hall

Leslye Headland's play centers on four adult children and their partners as they return home for a rocky holiday gathering.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Watch: Kenny Leon Marks His Homecoming to Broadway's Barrymore Theatre Ahead of Othello by Margaret Hall

Leon previously directed Othello star Denzel Washington in a revival of A Raisin in The Sun at the same storied venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

A Eulogy for Roman to Return Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The acclaimed solo show will play a variety of churches and community centers in Manhattan and Brooklyn later this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM

How to Navigate the Broadway Stage Door by Margaret Hall

The post-show tradition has become bigger in recent years. Here's how to participate respectfully.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

Pulitzer Winner Fat Ham Sets European Premiere at Royal Shakespeare Company by Margaret Hall

The James Ijames play, which premiered in New York in 2022, is a reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Larissa FastHorse's Fake It Until You Make It Begins Los Angeles World Premiere January 29 by Margaret Hall

In the play, a collision of friends and foes within the nonprofit sector spirals into a whirlwind of competition, chaos, and comedic revelation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at London's Scissorhandz Jukebox Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical, a reinvention of Tim Burton’s cult classic film Edward Scissorhands, uses the pop music of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Alanis Morissette, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Sleep No More Props, Scenery Up For Auction by Margaret Hall

The time has come for fans and foes alike to pick the bones of the long-running Shakespeare adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Reviews Are Out for A Streetcar Named Desire-Inspired Off-Broadway Play Kowalski by Margaret Hall

The play unfolds over one night as Tennessee Williams and a young Marlon Brando find their creative rhythm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM
Monday, January 27, 2025

Photos: Step Into Othello Rehearsals with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal by Margaret Hall

Directed by Kenny Leon, the revival will begin performances February 24 at the Barrymore Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

The Lost Boys Musical Is Headed to Broadway by Margaret Hall

Tony winner Michael Arden is attached to direct the musical version of the 1987 vampire film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Organizational Shakeup at Play On Shakespeare Promises New Era of Theatrical Support by Margaret Hall

The non-profit has announced significant restructuring, including a new Interim Executive Director.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Judging Panel Revealed for 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Margaret Hall

The honor is the largest and oldest international playwriting award recognizing women+ writers in the English-speaking theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Collette Guitart, Tobias Turley To Star in U.K. Premiere of White Rose: The Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical follows a group of student activists who stood up to Hitler in Nazi Germany, risking everything by creating and distributing leaflets that challenged his propaganda.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Just In Time to Offer Jonathan Groff–Signed Window Cards to 1st Ticketbuyers by Margaret Hall

Starring the Merrily We Roll Along Tony winner as Bobby Darin, the musical will begin in March at Circle in the Square Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

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