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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Martyna Majok's Sanctuary City Resumes Off-Broadway Run September 8 by Ryan McPhee

The New York Theatre Workshop production stars Jasai Chase-Owens, Sharlene Cruz, and Austin Smith.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AM
Friday, September 3, 2021

London’s Menier Chocolate Factory Reopens September 3 With Indecent by Ryan McPhee

Alexandra Silber stars in the Paula Vogel play, which was in previews at the venue prior to the coronavirus shutdown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 2, 2021

Opening Up…Again: Waitress Returns to Broadway September 2 by Ryan McPhee

Tony-nominated composer Sara Bareilles reprises her performance as Jenna.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony-Winning Hadestown Resumes Broadway Performances September 2 by Ryan McPhee

Tony winner André De Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, and Amber Gray reprise their mythological roles at the Walter Kerr.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Welcomes Back Audiences With Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Last of the Love Letters, Beginning August 26 by Ryan McPhee

The production, featuring Anyanwu, Daniel J. Watts, and Xavier Scott Evans, opens September 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PM
Monday, August 23, 2021

Black Theatre United's 'New Deal' Promises EDIAB Training, Union Audits, Renamed Broadway Houses, More by Ryan McPhee

The document is the outcome of an industry-wide summit of producers, creatives, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM

Mirvish Sets New Timeline for Toronto Bows of Broadway-Aimed & Juliet, Musical Adaptation of Room, More by Ryan McPhee

The 11-show lineup also includes the returns of Hamilton and Canadian favorite Come From Away.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM
Friday, August 20, 2021

Metropolitan Opera’s September 11 Performance of Verdi’s Requiem to Air on PBS by Ryan McPhee

The first post-shutdown performance at the Met will feature soloists Ailyn Pérez, Elīna Garanča, Matthew Polenzani, and Eric Owens.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Boston Regional Theatres Unite in Group COVID Safety Plan, Including Vaccine or Testing Requirements by Ryan McPhee

The Huntington, American Repertory Theater, and a dozen more implement the policies as the venues begin to welcome back in-person audiences.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM

Sammi Cannold, Stephen Brackett, Arpita Mukherjee, More to Direct Works at NAMT 2021 Festival by Ryan McPhee

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre's annual event will be held in-person and digitally in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM
Monday, August 16, 2021

Heather Headley, Sara Bareilles, Christian Borle, Ashley Park to Star in Encores! Into the Woods by Ryan McPhee

The season at New York City Center also includes the Dulé Hill-led The Tap Dance Kid and the Billy Porter-helmed The Life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Times Square's Museum of Broadway, Delayed by Pandemic, to Open in Summer 2022 by Ryan McPhee

The permanent attraction will explore the history and geography of New York's theatre district, the various jobs in the industry, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

Idina Menzel, Kelli O’Hara, LaChanze, More Are in a ‘New York State of Mind’ in New Music Video by Ryan McPhee

The performance, featuring a wide array of NYC-focused artists, is part of NYCNext’s post-pandemic recovery campaign.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM
Thursday, August 12, 2021

New Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks, Shaina Taub’s Suffragist Musical, More Part of the Public Theater’s 2021–2022 Season by Ryan McPhee

The Off-Broadway lineup also includes titles that were put on hold due to the pandemic, including the new musical The Visitor and Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s cullud wattah.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Full Original Cast of Martyna Majok's Sanctuary City Will Return for Rescheduled Off-Broadway Bow by Ryan McPhee

The New York Theatre Workshop production will begin September 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM

Beanie Feldstein-Led Funny Girl Revival Confirmed for Spring 2022 Bow by Ryan McPhee

Michael Mayer will direct the first Broadway revival of the musical, featuring a revived book by Harvey Fierstein.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM

Off-Broadway League and Actors' Equity Reach New 3-Year Agreement by Ryan McPhee

The agreement stipulates wage increases, provisions for safety and equity, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM
Monday, August 9, 2021

Tom Hewitt to Join Hadestown Returning Leads When Musical Reopens on Broadway; Tour Cast Also Set by Ryan McPhee

Tony winner André De Shields, Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, and Amber Gray will reprise their mythological roles beginning September 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM
Thursday, August 5, 2021

Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel to Co-Host PBS’ Starry Wicked Concert by Ryan McPhee

The lineup includes Rita Moreno, Cynthia Erivo, Gavin Creel, and Ali Stroker.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM

Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Ato Blankson-Wood to Star in Off-Broadway and Audible Revival of Long Day’s Journey Into Night by Ryan McPhee

Tony nominee Robert O’Hara will direct the Eugene O’Neill epic at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 2022.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM
Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Over 70 Theatre Artists Share Thoughts on Present Moment, Future, in New Sundance Institute Study by Ryan McPhee

Compiled by Jesse Cameron Alick, Emerging From the Cave features interviews that shed light on the road ahead.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Irene Gandy, Beverly Jenkins, Fred Gallo, New Federal Theatre to Receive Honorary Tony Awards by Ryan McPhee

The 74th annual ceremony will take place September 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM
Monday, August 2, 2021

Natalie Mendoza Will Play Satine When Moulin Rouge! Musical Reopens on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Mendoza, who also appeared in the original Baz Luhrmann film, replaces Tony winner Karen Olivo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM
Friday, July 30, 2021

Broadway Will Require COVID Vaccines for Audiences by Ryan McPhee

Theatregoers will need to show proof of vaccination prior to entering all 41 Broadway venues.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Broadway Shows Will Require COVID-19 Vaccines for Employees Under Actors’ Equity Agreement by Ryan McPhee

The various safety protocols were released as both new and returning shows enter rehearsals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PM
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Original Stars of Broadway's Six Will Return to Court by Ryan McPhee

The musical about Henry VIII's (ex) wives resumes performances September 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Reopens in the West End July 28 by Ryan McPhee

Aisha Jawando and Jammy Kasongo star in the London production of the jukebox biomusical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Ali Stroker, Larry Owens, More Among Little Island’s ‘NYC Free’ Festival Headliners by Ryan McPhee

The four-week showcase will feature over 450 artists across 160 varied performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM
Thursday, July 15, 2021

13 Singers and 25 Tons of Sand: Beach-Set Sun & Sea Opera to Play Brooklyn Academy of Music by Ryan McPhee

The Lina Lapelyte piece will make its U.S. debut at BAM, having debuted at the Venice Biennale in 2019.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PM
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Will Arbery World Premiere Added to Playwrights Horizons’ Upcoming Season by Ryan McPhee

The lineup also includes previously announced titles by Aleshea Harris, Sylvia Khoury, Dave Harris, and Sanaz Toossi.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM

Meet Some of This Year’s Jimmy Award Nominees... And Watch Them Dance by Ryan McPhee

This year, 72 teens from around the country compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards—and in a first, it’s all digital.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

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