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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

‘Tammy Faye’ Musical to Close After Failing to Find Broadway Audience by Michael Paulson

Well-reviewed in London but poorly received in New York, the musical with an Elton John score will end its run on Dec. 8.

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TKTS to Open Booth in Philadelphia, Hoping to Boost Local Theaters by Michael Paulson

The first domestic TKTS outpost outside New York comes at a time of rising concern about ticket prices and theater economics.

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Monday, November 11, 2024

Paul Mescal Rides ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ to Brooklyn by Michael Paulson

The award-winning production will begin performances in February as part of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s next season.

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Everyone Else Is Giving a Standing Ovation. Do I Have To? by Michael Paulson

Theatergoers and other performing-arts lovers are noticing the practice seems to have become the rule, not the exception.

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Friday, November 1, 2024

‘Phantom of the Opera’ Closed on Broadway. Now It’s Hitting the Road. by Michael Paulson

The enduring Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will begin a multiyear tour in Baltimore in November 2025.

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

‘Back to the Future’ to Close on Broadway, Rerouting DeLorean to Germany by Michael Paulson

The musical, which opened in London three years ago, is still going strong there and touring North America, while productions are planned in Japan and on a cruise ship.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

This N.Y.C. Theater Was a Haven for Adventurous Art. Then the Archdiocese Intervened. by Michael Paulson

The Connelly Theater has suspended operations after its church landlord began more carefully scrutinizing show scripts and its general manager resigned.

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Lin-Manuel Miranda Releases ‘Warriors’ Album With Eisa Davis by Michael Paulson

He collaborated with Eisa Davis to make a concept album inspired by the 1979 movie. One big change: the main gang is made up of women.

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Sadie Sink to Star in ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ on Broadway by Michael Paulson

Kimberly Belflower’s “John Proctor Is the Villain” will be directed by Danya Taymor, who won a Tony this year for “The Outsiders.”

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Monday, October 14, 2024

York Theater Artistic Director Out After ‘Hurtful’ Diversity Comments by Michael Paulson

James Morgan, who has been with the small New York theater company for 50 years, blamed the effects of a stroke for his behavior.

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Friday, October 11, 2024

‘Suffs,’ the Tony-Winning Broadway Musical, Will Close Jan. 5 by Michael Paulson

The musical, created by Shania Taub, announced that it will play its final performance on Jan. 5 and start a national tour next fall.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Broadway Lights to Dim for Gavin Creel by Michael Paulson

The landlords also said they would reconsider their process for determining who to honor with full and partial dimmings.

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Jonathan Groff, Fresh Off Tony Win, Will Return to Broadway as Bobby Darin by Michael Paulson

“Just in Time,” a new musical about the “Mack the Knife” pop singer, will open next spring at Circle in the Square in Manhattan.

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Sarah Snook to Make Broadway Debut in One-Woman ‘Dorian Gray’ by Michael Paulson

The “Succession” actress plays all 26 characters in a London stage production of the Oscar Wilde novel.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

‘Water for Elephants’ to Close on Broadway by Michael Paulson

The musical, based on the best-selling novel, featured dazzling acrobatics and puppetry. Its final performance will be Dec. 8.

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Musical Comedy ‘Operation Mincemeat’ to Open on Broadway Next Spring by Michael Paulson

The show is about a real World War II episode in which British intelligence planted disinformation on a dead body to fool the Germans.

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Monday, September 30, 2024

Gavin Creel, Tony-Winning Musical Theater Actor, Dies at 48 by Michael Paulson

He won the award playing a Yonkers feed store clerk in “Hello, Dolly!” and was also nominated for roles in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Hair.”

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Friday, September 27, 2024

Andrew Scott Will Perform One-Man ‘Vanya’ Off Broadway Next Spring by Michael Paulson

The Olivier Award-winning revival, in which the actor plays all of the parts, is to begin previews March 11 at the Lucille Lortel Theater.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Nation’s Politics Are Dramatic. Now Its Dramas Are Political. by Michael Paulson

For the second year in a row, a play about the Constitution is the most-staged in America. And a farce about a terrible president is also pretty popular.

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Roundabout, With 3 Broadway Theaters, Finds Leader in California by Michael Paulson

Christopher Ashley, the artistic director of La Jolla Playhouse and a Tony winner for “Come From Away,” will run the large New York nonprofit.

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Monday, September 16, 2024

A ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Musical Will Open on Broadway Next Year by Michael Paulson

The show, which had a previous run at Atlantic Theater Company, is scheduled to begin previews in February at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater.

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

On Broadway, a Covid Switcheroo: Marsha Mason in for Mia Farrow by Michael Paulson

Mason, an associate director of the comedy, which opened on Broadway last week, will step in as Patti LuPone’s counterpart.

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Musical Plans Broadway Bow Next Year by Michael Paulson

The show, adapted from the play and movie, was first staged last winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass.

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Hollywood Is Heading for Broadway (and Off). Here’s a Cheat Sheet. by Michael Paulson

George Clooney as Murrow! Denzel Washington as Othello! Mia Farrow as a larcenous landlord! So much to see!

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater Chooses Lear deBessonet as Artistic Director by Michael Paulson

DeBessonet, currently the artistic director of Encores!, will work alongside Bartlett Sher, who will serve as executive producer.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

‘The Notebook’ Will End Its Broadway Run in December. A Tour Is Next. by Michael Paulson

The show, nominated for three Tony Awards, opened March 14 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. It will go on a national tour starting next September.

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Was 45 Years Leading Second Stage Enough? Not for Carole Rothman. by Michael Paulson

As she departs the acclaimed nonprofit, Rothman discussed why women need to be in leadership, her Tony Awards mic drop and the “perfect production.”

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Tony Winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Returns to Broadway With ‘Purpose’ by Michael Paulson

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins had Broadway success this year with a drama starring Sarah Paulson. In February, he’ll return with a new play directed by Phylicia Rashad.

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

How Hollywood Glamour Is Reviving the Endangered Broadway Play by Michael Paulson

George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington and Mia Farrow are coming to Broadway, where some producers see plays with stars as safer bets than musicals.

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Broadway Revival of ‘Glengarry’ to Star Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr by Michael Paulson

A revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross,” David Mamet’s classic play about unscrupulous real estate agents, is to open next spring.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

A ‘Stranger Things’ Prequel Is Coming to Broadway Next Spring by Michael Paulson

The play, now running in London, is set 24 years before the start of the Netflix series.

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All that Chat

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