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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

United States Artists Names 2026 Theatre and Performance Fellows by Meg Masseron

The Chicago-based arts funding organization will award 50 artists across the nation with unrestricted $50,000 cash prizes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Donna Vivino, Van Hughes, Matt Copley Join Reading of Zack Steele's The Reunion by Meg Masseron

The invitation-only industry reading will be presented in Manhattan this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Casting Revealed for Jesús I. Valles's Spread at INTAR Theatre by Meg Masseron

Tatyana-Marie Carlo will direct the play following four ninth-grade boys at a Texas high school trying to maintain friendship on the brink of adulthood.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Lineup Unveiled for 2026 SOMA BackStage Reading Series by Meg Masseron

Each year, New Jersey's SOPAC and SOMA Stage collaborate to present staged readings of new works.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AM
Monday, December 22, 2025

Melissa Errico to Lead The Story of a Rose: A Musical Reverie on the Great War by Meg Masseron

Errico has penned the lyrical theatrical experience that reflects on the human cost of WWI.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Casting Revealed For Theatre For a New Audience's The Tragedy of Coriolanus by Meg Masseron

Ash K. Tata will direct Shakespeare's play, running at Brooklyn's Polonsky Shakespeare Center this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Friday, December 19, 2025

Watch: Follow Us On a Behind-the-Mirror Tour of the Phantom's Opera in Masquerade by Meg Masseron

We went live on Instagram at Off-Broadway's Opéra Populaire, from Christine's dressing room to the Phantom's lair.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater Will Present World Premiere of Jeena Yi's Jesa by Meg Masseron

The play centers on an explosive family gathering where four estranged Korean American sisters reunite to perform a ritual honoring their father's passing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Pink Fang Announces New Works and Partnerships by Meg Masseron

The theatre company (formerly Ping Chong and Company) will stage two premieres: Memory Generation and The Table.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Get a 1st Look at Javier Muñoz, Alison Luff, Raymond J. Lee, More in Wonder at American Repertory Theatre by Meg Masseron

Taibi Magar is directing the new musical based on on R.J. Palacio’s bestselling novel of the same title.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Stay Tuned: Playbill Will Give Masquerade Phans an Exclusive Tour into the Phantom's Lair by Meg Masseron

We're streaming live on Instagram this Thursday from Off-Broadway's Opéra Populaire, giving rare glimpses behind the curtain.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

Get a Sneak Peek at Tovah Feldshuh Documentary Tovah by Meg Masseron

The film will highlight the Broadway veteran's 50 year-long career on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Monday, December 15, 2025

Cherry Lane Theatre Partners With Annie Baker to Launch Playwrights Collective by Meg Masseron

The Off-Broadway theatre and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM
Friday, December 12, 2025

See Newly Released Hirschfeld Portraits of Stephen Sondheim, Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand, More by Meg Masseron

The works by from the iconic caricaturist are available for viewing through a new Helicline Fine Art exhibit, online and in-person.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM
Thursday, December 11, 2025

See Who's Starring in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in London's West End by Meg Masseron

Rachel Joyce's new musical, featuring songs by Passenger, adapts her novel of the same title for the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Jordan Matthew Brown Will Lead Harold Brighouse's Zack at the Mint Theater by Meg Masseron

Britt Berke will direct the 1920 play about an underdog whose family takes advantage of him, but ultimately comes out on top.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

A Pitch from Satchel Paige Will Play Carnegie Hall For 1 Night Only by Meg Masseron

The solo show about one of baseball's greatest pitchers will kick off Black History Month at the historic venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Jacob Perkin's The Dinosaurs Finds Full Casting at Playwrights Horizons by Meg Masseron

The slice-of-life play follows a recovery group of women meeting once a week over the years to share their stories and struggles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Alex Newell Will Lead Once On This Island Staged Concert On the West End by Meg Masseron

Newell will reprise their critically acclaimed performance as Asaka for one night only.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Tony Danza, Michael Longfellow, Thomas Sadoski to Lead Industry Reading of Ben Andron's Broken Snow by Meg Masseron

Colin Hanlon will direct the psychological drama about two strangers who discover they share a dark familial connection.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Monday, December 8, 2025

Final Season of Hamilcast Podcast Will Feature Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire, Andy Blankenbuehler, Thomas Kail by Meg Masseron

After a decade and 500 episodes, the podcast for Hamilton fans will conclude.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Lea Michele Announces Dates Off From Chess on Broadway by Meg Masseron

The former Glee star is leading the revival of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus's musical at the Imperial Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM
Thursday, December 4, 2025

Rachel Chavkin Will Direct The Bengsons' My Joy Is Heavy at New York Theatre Workshop by Meg Masseron

The work explores through song a young family navigating the loss of a pregnancy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:08AM

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Steven Boyer, Adam Chanler-Berat, David Turner to Lead Mother Russia Off-Broadway by Meg Masseron

Teddy Bergman will direct Lauren Yee's post-Soviet dark comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:03AM

Patrick Page Will Lead Titus Andronicus Off-Broadway Spring 2026 by Meg Masseron

Jesse Berger will direct Shakespeare's tragedy for Red Bull Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:06AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Hugh Panaro, Telly Leung, Clay Singer on the 'Brotherhood of Phantoms' at Masquerade by Meg Masseron

Six actors, one role: How they all share the man in the mask in Off-Broadway's immersive Phantom of the Opera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Marla Mindelle and Josh Sharp Will Play Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett, Respectively, in A Kidman Carol by Meg Masseron

The duo will satirize the film stars in a new Off-Broadway play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

Hairspray, Shrek the Musical, Newsies, More Set for The Muny's Summer Season by Meg Masseron

The outdoor St. Louis theatre has revealed its summer 2026 lineup.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Monday, December 1, 2025

Photos: See the Stars From Broadway and Beyond at the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by Meg Masseron

Broadway's Ragtime, Just in Time, and Buena Vista Social Club performed at the annual event, and Bowen Yang made an appearance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Andrew Russell Named Recipient of 2025 Write It Out! Prize for Playwrights Living With HIV by Meg Masseron

The award was created by one in two scribe Donja R. Love.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Kimberly Akimbo Will Make London Debut Next Fall by Meg Masseron

The Jeanine Tesori-David Lindsay-Abaire musical won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM

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