Thursday, April 16, 2026
Comedian Cat Cohen’s new one-woman show “Broad Strokes†will debut Off-Broadway over the summer. The musical comedy is set to begin previews at downtown Manhattan’s…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AMWednesday, April 15, 2026
Billy Crystal is returning to Broadway. The beloved performer has announced a new one-man show, “860,†which is opening this fall. “860†was written by Crystal and na…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:11AMTuesday, April 7, 2026
Tom Felton is extending his run as the platinum-blonde baddie Draco Malfoy in Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.†He joined the show in November 2025 and was s…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:45AMTuesday, March 31, 2026
The “Heated Rivalry†phenomenon is headed to the stage. “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody†will run Off-Broadway this spring following eight sold-out c…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:50AMThursday, March 12, 2026
Maya Rudolph will be the latest star to don the bratty curls and hoop skirt for Cole Escola’s sensation “Oh Mary!†She is making her Broadway debut as former first lady Ma…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:34AMWednesday, March 4, 2026
Nicole Travolta’s solo show “Nicole Travolta Is Doing Alright†will return to the New York Stage this spring. The play is scheduled for an encore engagement at the SoHo Pl…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMThursday, February 26, 2026
Megan Thee Stallion will make her Broadway debut in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.†She’s stepping into the role of nightclub impresario Harold Zidler, a part originated by T…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:13AMMonday, February 23, 2026
Broadway will remain closed on Monday amid the major winter storm that brought heavy snowfall to New York City. Venues on the Great White Way (a particularly apt nickname for the theater dis…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:03PMSunday, February 22, 2026
Broadway will dim its lights early on Sunday due to the impending blizzard that’s expected to take aim at New York City. After initially planning to remain open, most Broadway shows �…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:40PMThursday, February 19, 2026
Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell will star on Broadway in this fall’s revival of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.†This marks a reunion for the “Avenger…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:43AMWednesday, February 11, 2026
Jennifer Hudson is telling you, she is going to produce the Broadway revival of “Dreamgirls,†which will open in the fall. Hudson won the Oscar for portraying Effie White in the …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMThursday, February 5, 2026
“Moulin Rouge! The Musical†is closing after seven years on Broadway. The upbeat jukebox musical will play its final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. By then,…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PMWednesday, February 4, 2026
Baby is making her way across the United States. “Dirty Dancing: The Musical,†a stage adaptation of the beloved 1987 romantic drama, is embarking on a North American tour. It wi…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMThursday, January 29, 2026
Back in the fall of 2019, on the night of the first performance of “& Juliet†in Manchester, England, director Luke Sheppard was sweating. “Nobody had bought a ti…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMTuesday, January 13, 2026
Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson will make their Broadway debuts in “The Fear of 13,†a searing play about a wrongly convinced death row prisoner. “The Fear of 13†tel…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMMonday, December 15, 2025
“Titanique,†a campy Off Broadway hit, will open on Broadway in the spring. The show is a low-fi musical parody of James Cameron’s disaster epic “Titanic†that…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMMonday, December 1, 2025
Theater industry veteran Sean Cercone is launching The Licensing House, a boutique theatrical licensing imprint that will provide representation for plays and musicals. Cercone is the founde…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:21PMNathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf will return to Broadway in the Arthur Miller classic “Death of a Salesman.†A revival of the acclaimed play will run for 14 weeks at the Winter Gar…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:38PMFriday, November 7, 2025
Jane Krakowski felt a pang of jealousy the first time she saw “Oh, Mary!,†the hit comedy that imagines former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln as a deranged wannabe cabaret star. Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AMWednesday, October 29, 2025
Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway this spring in the solo play “Every Brilliant Thing.†The actor, who became famous for playing the Boy Who Lived in eight wildly popular…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:11AMThursday, October 16, 2025
“How do you have sex onstage?†That’s the central question of “Good Sex,†an unconventional play that spotlights intimacy coordinators. Here’s the unort…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:45PMThursday, October 9, 2025
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta†star Kandi Burruss is returning to Broadway in the musical “& Juliet.†She’ll join the cast as Angélique for a limited …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMMonday, October 6, 2025
Monday is usually a day of rest for Broadway. But instead of catching up on sleep, this season’s biggest stars were out in force at Variety’s Business of Broadway Breakfast to …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:03PMFriday, October 3, 2025
Ethan Slater is in the calm before the “Wicked†storm. After a monthslong respite, the Broadway actor — who plays the Munchkin Boq in the screen adaptation — is pre…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMThursday, October 2, 2025
If you’ve heard anything about the ’80s musical “Chess,†it’s probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tvei…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:30AMMonday, August 25, 2025
A24 will officially re-open the Cherry Lane Theatre, a historic off-Broadway venue in New York’s West Village, with a week’s worth of events hosted by Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola,…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:43PMThursday, August 21, 2025
Thomas Doherty is headed to Skid Row. The Scottish actor, who rose to fame in Disney’s “Descendants†franchise and HBO Max’s “Gossip Girl†reboot, has b…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMThursday, August 14, 2025
Jeff Ross is constantly traveling for work, flying across the country – often hitting multiple cities in the same weekend – for comedy gigs. But the veteran stand-up had held o…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AMThursday, July 31, 2025
Helen J. Shen, the star of Broadway’s “Maybe Happy Ending,†is defending the show’s recent decision to recast the lead male role with a white actor. Producers annou…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:42PMWednesday, July 16, 2025
Kumail Nanjiani and Michael Urie will join the Broadway company of “Oh, Mary†as Mary’s Husband (if you know, you know) and Mary’s Teacher, respectively. Theyâ€�…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMMonday, July 14, 2025
Break out your “fancy dress†because “The Drowsy Chaperone†is returning to the New York stage. Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who and Alex Newell are among th…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM 
