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Monday, March 25, 2024

Concord Theatricals will receive New Dramatists’ Konecky Award by Michael Abourizk

The licensing house will be honored at the New Dramatists’ annual luncheon in May.

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Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024

‘The Piano Lesson’ recoups by Michael Abourizk

The revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play closed in January 2023.

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Jennifer Hudson joins producing team of Broadway-bound ‘Smash’ by Michael Abourizk

The musical will arrive on Broadway in spring 2025.

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Exclusive: Broadway Licensing Global acquires John Leguizamo’s catalog of plays by Michael Abourizk

Leguizamo’s Tony Award-nominated “Freak,” “Latin History for Morons” and more are now available for licensing.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

‘Tommy’ cancels March 20 matinée by Michael Abourizk

The evening performance will go on as scheduled.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ will return to the road in 2024 by Michael Abourizk

A new North American tour will launch in September.

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Broadway box office soars as 21 productions play to near-full houses by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending March 17, the 25 currently running productions grossed $28,059,463.

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Petition circulates to rename a Broadway theater after Chita Rivera by Michael Abourizk

Writer and performer Eric Ulloa is spearheading the campaign.

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Dance musical ‘Illinoise’ will transfer to Broadway by Michael Abourizk

In an exclusive interview, “Illinoise” creator-director-choreographer Justin Peck and co-story author Jackie Sibblies Drury on what to expect from the show inspired by Sufjan Stevens’ …

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Broadway Green Alliance will host textile drive by Michael Abourizk

The recycling event will take place in April in Times Square.

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Kristin Chenoweth named a 2024 Matrix Award honoree by Michael Abourizk

The awards body celebrates women in communications and arts.

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS begins spring fundraising efforts by Michael Abourizk

The bi-annual campaign will continue until the end of April.

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

‘The Notebook’ to release original cast album by Michael Abourizk

The digital release will be available in April.

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Concord Theatricals acquires ‘Some Like It Hot’ licensing rights by Michael Abourizk

The 2023 Best Musical Tony Award nominee is now available for licensing worldwide.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

‘Broadway Backwards’ raises $917,651 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by Michael Abourizk

The annual benefit concert took place at the New Amsterdam Theatre.

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

‘Tommy’ revival starts strong as most shows see boost in attendance and gross by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending March 10, the 24 currently running productions grossed $24,545,774.

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‘Sweeney Todd’ revival sets closing date by Michael Abourizk

The revival currently stars Tony Award winners Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster.

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Ava Pickett awarded Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for ‘1536’ by Michael Abourizk

The annual award acknowledges women playwrights.

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Friday, March 8, 2024

Robyn Hurder will return to Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ by Michael Abourizk

The Tony Award nominee will rejoin the long-running revival in March.

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Ricky Rojas will rejoin the company of ‘Moulin Rouge!’ by Michael Abourizk

Rojas originated the role of Santiago in the Tony Award-winning musical.

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Live capture of Alex Edelman’s ‘Just for Us’ will be released on HBO by Michael Abourizk

The solo show was filmed during its run at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre.

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will lead ‘Othello’ on Broadway by Michael Abourizk

The duo will star in the first Main Stem mounting of Shakespeare’s tragedy in over 40 years.

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‘Doubt’ revival is extended by Michael Abourizk

The new staging of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award-winning play will run for an additional week.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

David LeShay will step down from Theatre Development Fund by Michael Abourizk

LeShay is the nonprofit’s director of marketing and public relations.

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Is Broadway’s spring as overcrowded as it seems? by Michael Abourizk

While 20 shows will have opened by the end of April 2024, they comprise a standard 50 percent of the season’s new productions.

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Friday, March 1, 2024

Broadway theaters will dim lights in memory of Hinton Battle by Michael Abourizk

Battle won three Tony Awards in the span of a decade.

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