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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

How To Get $45 Tickets to Mamma Mia! on Broadway by Margaret Hall

The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, will again play the Winter Garden Theatre beginning August 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Rob McClure, Ana Villafañe, Jordan Donica, More to Star in Damn Yankees at Arena Stage by Margaret Hall

The newly revised production will play the Washington, D.C. venue later this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM

Elizabeth McGovern Says Goodbye to Downton Abbey and Hello to Ava Gardner by Margaret Hall

McGovern is stepping into the shoes of an acting legend in Ava: The Secret Conversations at New York City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

How To Get $45 Tickets to Mamma Mia! on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Broadway News How To Get $45 Tickets to Mamma Mia! on Broadway The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, will again play the Winter Garden Theatre begi…

SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 12:49PM

See Who's Starring in This Is Not a Drill Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The work centers on the 2018 fiasco in which a mistakenly activated emergency alert made the residents and visitors of Hawaii believe a nuclear bomb was headed their way.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

50th Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival Begins July 29 by Margaret Hall

Thirty plays will be presented at the week-long event at The Lynn F. Angelson Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

Monday, July 28, 2025

Get a 1st Look at High Society, Starring Max Clayton, Andrew Durand, and Robyn Hurder by Margaret Hall

Based on Philip Barry's play The Philadelphia Story and its film version, High Society, the musical has music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

See Who's Starring in the National Tour of Suffs by Margaret Hall

With a Tony-winning book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub, the work explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

See Who's Joining the West End Transfer of Menier Chocolate Factory’s The Producers by Margaret Hall

Based on Mel Brooks' 1967 film, the musical follows two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Can I Be Frank? Begins Performances Off-Broadway July 24 by Margaret Hall

Directed by Tony winner Sam Pinkleton, Morgan Bassichis stars in the play based on material by the late comedian and performance artist Frank Maya.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM

Saturday, July 19, 2025

5 Family-Friendly Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows Kids (and Parents) Will Love by Margaret Hall

From bubbles to rumbles, these productions are perfect for making memories across generations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Exclusive: Listen to 'Nobody Knows Your Name' From Dead Outlaw by Margaret Hall

Audible is releasing the complete audio recording of the short-lived Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Monday, July 14, 2025

How Hadestown Music Director Liam Robinson Keeps the Show Feeling, and Sounding, Fresh by Margaret Hall

He's been with the Anaïs Mitchell since its 2016 world premiere Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Sadie Sink Departs Broadway's John Proctor is the Villain July 13 by Margaret Hall

Stranger Things star Sink was a 2025 Tony nominee for her performance in the Kimberly Belflower play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Friday, July 11, 2025

Second Stage Welcomes 3 New Trustees by Margaret Hall

Additionally, multiple current trustees will assume new positions for 2026.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

Mischief Theatre's Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Reveals West End Cast by Margaret Hall

The holiday comedy from the Play That Goes Wrong creators brings the chaos and humour of The Cornley Amateur Drama Society to the work of Charles Dickens.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AM

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Rachel Bonds, Miranda Rose Hall, and Lauren Yee to Be Honored at 50th Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival by Margaret Hall

Thirty plays will be presented at the week-long event at The Lynn F. Angelson Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Beau the Musical Extends Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Written by Douglas Lyons and Ethan D. Pakchar, the show comes to NYC via Out of the Box Theatrics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Marissa Jaret Winokur to Direct Hairspray in California by Margaret Hall

Winokur won a Tony Award for her performance as Tracy Turnblad in the original Broadway production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

Kip Williams' The Maids to Premiere at London's Donmar Warehouse by Margaret Hall

The adaptation of Jean Genet’s erotic power play is one of two world premieres coming to the venue this autumn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Mary Kate Morrissey, Noah Weisberg, J. Quinton Johnson, Ben Fankhauser, More Set for South Carolina New Play Festival by Margaret Hall

Transforming Greenville into a hub for theatrical innovation, SCNPF is a multi-day festival of developmental readings for new plays and musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

65 Directors and Choreographers to be Honored by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society by Margaret Hall

65 for the 65th will include a photo and brief bio of each of the selected society members, alongside a tribute from another SDC member.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Paranormal Activity Stage Play to Tour U.S. Before Haunting London's West End by Margaret Hall

Thrills and chills continue to descend on the theatre industry with this new screen-to-stage adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Real Women Have Curves Closes on Broadway June 29 by Margaret Hall

The musical officially opened April 27 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Dead Outlaw Closes on Broadway June 29 by Margaret Hall

The David Yazbek, Erik Della Penna, and Itamar Moses musical follows a real-life outlaw whose dead body becomes a side-show attraction.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Friday, June 27, 2025

Nassim Soleimanpour's Echo Begins Performances at Royal Court Theatre June 27 by Margaret Hall

Eleven different artists will perform the work as an unrehearsed cold read over its run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:36AM

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Douglas Lyons' New Musical Beau Is a 'Celebratory Gay' Experience by Margaret Hall

Plus, see lead actor Matt Rodin perform two songs from the musical, now Off-Broadway at Out of the Box Theatrics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Broadway Conductor Sue Anderson Has Died at 70 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Anderson lit the flame for many female musicians in their pursuit of respect within the Broadway orchestra pit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Big Fun! Look Back on the Original Productions of Heathers the Musical by Margaret Hall

How a cult classic film was turned into a musical theatre phenomenon across the U.S. and the U.K.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Crystal Skillman's The Rocket Men To Receive Rolling World Premiere by Margaret Hall

The play centers on the former Nazis who used their scientific skills to flee Germany and become the backbone of the American Space Program.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Monday, June 23, 2025

Winners of 2025 Write Out Loud Contest Revealed by Margaret Hall

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM

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