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Friday, February 2, 2024

Playwright Chris Bush Named as Recipient of Hermitage Major Theater Award by Meg Masseron

The writer behind the Olivier-winning Standing at Sky's Edge will receive a cash prize and a workshop of her newest work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM
Thursday, February 1, 2024

Cast Set for Theater Latté Da's Workshop of New Musical She's Come Undone by Meg Masseron

Based on the best-selling novel, the new work features music and lyrics by Michael Holland and a book by Darrah Cloud and David Simpatico.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

To Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster, Sweeney Todd is a Love Story by Meg Masseron

They may seem like atypical choices for Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett, but they’re determined to prove you wrong.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:12AM

Mona Pirnot's I Love You So Much I Could Die Begins Performances Off-Broadway February 1 by Meg Masseron

Tony nominee Lucas Hnath will direct the part-concert, part-play, featuring monologues performed by computer and songs performed by the playwright.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Reeve Carney Will Perform Queen Tribute Concert at Chelsea Table + Stage by Meg Masseron

The Hadestown alum's return to the venue will be livestreamed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Casting Revealed for Immersive Priscilla the Party! in London by Meg Masseron

The new production turns the Olivier-winning musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert into a dance party, with dining options, a bar, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Casting Revealed for Bedlam's The Assassination of Julius Caesar as Told by William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw by Meg Masseron

Eric Tucker's new work offers an in-depth examination of Caesar by combining Shakespeare and Shaw’s character as one.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

See & Juliet Celebrate 500 Performances...With 'Larger Than Life' Balloons! by Meg Masseron

The musical following Shakespeare's titular heroine as she gets a rewrite on her story reached the milestone on January 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Miami's Rubell Museum Partners With Miami New Drama to Present The Museum Plays, Inspired By Visual Art Pieces by Meg Masseron

The program will feature new plays by Hanna Benitez, Harley Elias, Rolegio Martinez, Carmen Pelaez, Marco Ramirez, and Aurin Squire.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM
Monday, January 29, 2024

Video: Hear the Songs From Dead Outlaw, the New Musical From The Band's Visit Creators by Meg Masseron

The new 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 04:36PM

Full Casting Revealed for Lempicka on Broadway by Meg Masseron

The biomusical following the life of the artist and exiled aristocrat played previous runs at Williamstown Theatre Festival and La Jolla Playhouse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Unofficial Grease Sequel Musical Cool Rider Plans 10th Anniversary London Concert by Meg Masseron

Aaron Sidwell, Ashleigh Gray, and Kitty Scott-Claus will star in the cult favorite, which played a one-week-only West End run in 2014.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Auli'i Cravalho, Justin David Sullivan, Taylor Iman Jones Perform in Queering the Gala: a Benefit for Ring of Keys January 29 by Meg Masseron

The organization's first-ever gala celebrates six years of supporting women, trans, and gender non-conforming professional theatre artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Saturday, January 27, 2024

Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-Winning English Begins Performances at San Diego's Old Globe January 27 by Meg Masseron

Arya Shahi is directing the play following four adult students in a classroom near Tehran preparing for an English proficiency exam.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Friday, January 26, 2024

The Tempest: A Surround Sound Odyssey Will Hit Streaming Next Month by Meg Masseron

Immersive audio creator Knock at the Gate's audio production of the Shakespeare work will offer a 3D listening experience.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Announces 2024 Recipients by Meg Masseron

Ten theatre students have been selected for the program fostering the next generation of theatre professionals of color.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Robert Ian Kaufelt's Soho High Plans NYC Industry Reading by Meg Masseron

The new musical follows a designer chairing a 12-step meeting for addiction recovery.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM
Thursday, January 25, 2024

Tony Danza Joins Industry Reading of Radio Galaxy by Meg Masseron

The work, following a 17-year-old science prodigy whose biological father unexpectedly enters his life, will be directed by David Esbjornson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

New York Premiere of Tadeusz Słobodzianek's Our Class Extends at Brooklyn Academy of Music by Meg Masseron

The play follows 10 Polish classmates, five Jewish and five Catholic, growing up as friends, who subsequently turn on one another.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Photos: See the Touring Cast of MJ: The Musical Kick Back in the Studio Where 'Thriller' Was Recorded by Meg Masseron

Several cast members took some time between shows in Los Angeles to pay Studio D a visit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

National Endowment for the Arts Grants Over $32 Million to Arts Organizations Nationwide by Meg Masseron

The grants are the first round of support for the 2024 fiscal year, with over 1,000 grants spanning 50 states, plus D.C. and Puerto Rico.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM

Tick, Tick...Boom!, Waitress, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, More Announced for 2024 Cape Playhouse Season by Meg Masseron

Four musicals and one play will be part of the summer season at the Massachusetts venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

Photos: Go Inside the Unveiling of Leslie Odom Jr.'s Portrait at Sardi's by Meg Masseron

Back on Broadway in the Purlie Victorious revival, the Tony winner recently joined the New York restaurant’s famed wall of caricatures.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Chicago's Ariana Madix Is a Lifelong Playbill Collector by Meg Masseron

The Broadway show's newest Roxie on how Dancing With the Stars was the perfect preparation for Fosse.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

Nick Fradiani to Perform Post-Show Concert of Cut Songs from A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical by Meg Masseron

The American Idol winner is currently starring in the musical exploring the life of Grammy-winning legend Neil Diamond, accompanied by his hits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Lady Gaga's Family's Restaurant in NYC Will Present Weekly Drag Show Drag Me to Joanne's by Meg Masseron

Jupiter Genesis will host the series, which will kick off on Valentine's Day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM
Monday, January 22, 2024

Kristin Chenoweth and Lindsay Lohan Will Lead a Netflix Holiday Film by Meg Masseron

Our Little Secret will follow two resentful exes who spend Christmas together after finding out their current partners are siblings.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Brian Friel's Aristocrats Off-Broadway? by Meg Masseron

The production is the second in Irish Rep's Friel Project, presenting three of the playwright's plays set in the fictional Irish town of Ballybeg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM
Friday, January 19, 2024

Company XIV's Queen of Hearts Will Return This Spring by Meg Masseron

The "Baroque, Burlesque" adventure in Wonderland features circus, vocal, and dance performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Cast and Creative Team Revealed for P. Carl's Becoming a Man at A.R.T. by Meg Masseron

Tony winner Diane Paulus will co-direct the adaptation of the acclaimed memoir with Carl.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic