All stories by Meg Masseron on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

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

Carmen Cusack Will Be Part of Anne of Green Gables Musical Industry Presentations by Meg Masseron

The Broadway-aimed adaptation of the famed novel features a book and lyrics by Matte O’Brien and music by Matt Vinson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Arielle Jacobs to Lead Industry Reading of Austenland Musical by Meg Masseron

The musical based on Shannon Hale's novel (and film) of the same name comes from the team behind the Between the Lines stage adaption.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Bridgerton's Charithra Chandran to Lead Solo Show Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon by Meg Masseron

The work chronicles a teenage girl's experience joining a scout group to navigate the kicks and punches of adolescence (with varying degrees of success.)

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Theatre for the New City Production of Natalie Menna's Comedy Hiroshi-Me-Me-Me Begins Performances January 18 by Meg Masseron

The play chronicles how (not) to handle romance through the conflicts of three people who frequent a Manhattan coffee shop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

New York Premiere of Tadeusz Słobodzianek's Our Class Officially Opens at Brooklyn Academy of Music January 18 by Meg Masseron

The play follows 10 Polish classmates, five Jewish and five Catholic, growing up as friends, who then turn on one another with life and death consequences.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

New Dramatists to Honor Tony Award-Winning Director Michael Greif by Meg Masseron

The prolific director is helming three shows this season alone: Days of Wine and Roses, The Notebook, and Hell's Kitchen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

Ashley Griffin's Trial to Get NYC Industry Presentation by Meg Masseron

The work centers on a young woman in the afterlife who has been offered a chance to partake in the judgement jury.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM