Monday, January 12, 2026

‘Bug’ Broadway Review: A Riveting Carrie Coon Cuts To The Bone In Tracy Letts’ Paranoid Fantasia by Greg Evans

The afternoon I saw Tracy Letts’ excellent, itchy Bug on Broadway – an earlier scheduled performance had been canceled – the bestselling and unfortunately influential crackpot Dr. Eric…

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‘Operation Mincemeat’ All-British Broadway Cast To Exit For All-American Replacement Next Month by Greg Evans

The original all-British Broadway cast of the lauded musical Operation Mincemeat will play its final performance at the Sunday, February 22, matinee, with an all-American cast taking over at…

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Lena Waithe Sets Playwriting & Stage Acting Debut With Self-Penned ‘trinity’ At Baltimore Center Stage by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award–winning writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe (Master of None, The Chi) will make her playwriting and stage acting debut with the self-penned trinity at Baltimore Ce…

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Ana Navarro Offered ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Walk-On Role As Part Of ‘The View’ Birthday Surprise by Greg Evans

The View co-host Ana Navarro has made no secret of her love for the musical Buena Vista Social Club – she says she’s seen the show four times – so on today’s episode celebrating Nava…

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John Cunningham Dies: Prolific Broadway Actor, ‘Dead Poets Society’ Dad Was 93 by Greg Evans

John Cunningham, a prolific Broadway actor who appeared in such acclaimed productions as the original stagings of Cabaret, 1776, Company, Six Degrees of Separation and The Sisters Rosensweig…

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‘Bug’ With Carrie Coon Extends Broadway Run By Two Weeks by Greg Evans

The Broadway production of Tracy Letts’ Bug starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood – which opened last night right on schedule after the previous day’s missed performances due to an …

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

John Mulaney Postpones Minneapolis Shows After ICE Shooting: “It Doesn’t Sit Right” by Glenn Garner

As Minneapolis reels from the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good, John Mulaney has postponed this weekend’s shows in the Twin City. The 4x Emmy-winning comedian announced that his Mister Wha…

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Marcia Rodd Dies: Tony-Nominated Broadway Actor, TV’s First ‘Maude’ Daughter Was 87 by Greg Evans

Marcia Rodd, a Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor whose prolific TV career included two memorable episodes of the groundbreaking sitcom All In The Family – one of which served as a pilot …

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Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox & Frankie Grande Board Broadway’s Upcoming ‘Titanique’ by Greg Evans

Jim Parsons will return to Broadway in the upcoming musical comedy Titanique, producers announced today, with other new cast members including Deborah Cox, Frankie Grande and the show’s co…

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

‘Bug’ Cancels Final Broadway Preview Due To Cast Illness; Opening Night Still Set For Tomorrow by Greg Evans

Bug, the Manhattan Theatre Club’s much-anticipated Broadway production of the Tracy Letts play starring wife and The White Lotus actor Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood, has canceled tonight…

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GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Heated Rivalry’, ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘Christy’ Among 2026 Nominees by Erik Pedersen

We have the nominees for the 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards, which honor fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community in film, TV, music, videogames, podcasts, journ…

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‘The Fantasticks’ To Be Reimagined For Broadway As Contemporary Gay Love Story by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The Fantasticks, that groundbreaking 42-year staple of New York’s Off Broadway scene, is about to break some more turf: A Broadway production is being readied that will reimagin…

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

‘Bug’ Starring Carrie Coon & Namir Smallwood Nears Sell-Out For Holiday Week; ‘Mamma Mia!’, ‘The Lion King’ Post Personal Bests – Br by Greg Evans

Broadway welcomed the New Year with reason for high spirits as the 33 productions grossed an impressive total of $52,037,125. Some 24 of the shows were sell-outs (or within a fraction) and o…

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Sunday, January 4, 2026

Bret Hanna-Shuford Dies: ‘Wicked’ Broadway Actor Was 46 by Glenn Garner

Bret Hanna-Shuford, a Broadway actor known his performances in Wicked and The Little Mermaid, has died. He was 46. The actor’s husband Stephen Hanna-Shuford announced Bret’s death on Sat…

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Deadline’s Theater Critic Greg Evans Picks His Top 10 Broadway Shows Of 2025 by Greg Evans

Last spring, Broadway prognosticators would have been well within the boundaries of common sense to posit that the big theater story of 2025 might be the arrival of big-name Hollywood stars …

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’, ‘Ragtime’, ‘Just In Time’ & ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Smash Broadway House Records by Greg Evans

Christmas week was reliably bountiful for Broadway, with early reports of record-breaking grosses for the holiday period coming in hours before the official numbers are released by the Broad…

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Monday, December 29, 2025

‘Cobra Kai’s Peyton List Joins Off Broadway Hit ‘Heathers The Musical’ by Greg Evans

Peyton List, whose TV credits include the Paramount+ series School Spirits and Netflix’s Cobra Kai, will take to the stage later this month when she joins the hit Off Broadway revival of H…

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

‘Lion King’ Child Star Imani Smith Killed At 26; Boyfriend Charged With First-Degree Murder by Tomt

Imani Smith, who played Young Nala in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway from 2011-2012, died after being stabbed on December 21, according to the Middlesex, NJ County Prosecutor’s Offic…

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A Look Ahead At London’s West End In 2026: Cynthia Erivo, Josh O’Connor, Tilda Swinton & Gary Oldman Among Stars Returning To The Theater by Baz Bamigboye

More and more screen stars will return to their theatrical roots in 2026 to give their stage muscles a workout. Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo is back after a 12-year absence to the West End, as D…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Scores Best-Ever $1.9M, ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Takes $3M In Busy Week – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

The holiday season is bringing Broadway some box office bounty, with grosses for the week ending December 21 totaling $47,437,512, an 8% boost over the previous week. Attendance for the 36 s…

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Playwrights Horizons Sued Over Discount Tickets For BIPOC Audiences by Greg Evans

Playwrights Horizons, one of New York’s premiere Off Broadway theaters and producers, is being sued by a New Jersey musician who claims that the venue’s recent discount offered to people…

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Monday, December 22, 2025

Billy Porter Says He Is “On The Road To A Full Recovery” Following Battle With Sepsis: “It Was Not Easy” by Natalie Oganesyan

Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner Billy Porter is sharing a health update after his turn in Broadway‘s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club ended prematurely following a sepsis diagnosis. In an Instag…

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American College Theatre Festival Severs Affiliation With Kennedy Center After 58 Years by Greg Evans

After an affiliation that’s lasted nearly 60 years, the American College Theatre Festival is suspending its partnership with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washingto…

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Friday, December 19, 2025

Jamie Campbell Bower Makes Broadway Debut In Surprise Appearance During ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Final Scene by Katie Campione

Stranger Things: The First Shadow had quite the surprise in store for Friday night’s audience at the Marquis Theatre in New York City. Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Henry Creel a.k.a. Ve…

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

San Francisco Giants Organization Acquires City’s Historic Broadway-Style Curran Theatre by Greg Evans

The San Francisco Giants organization has acquired the city’s historic live theater venue the Curran for an undisclosed amount from owner Carole Shorenstein Hays in a private transaction. …

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Matthew Broderick To Star In David Ireland’s ‘Ulster American’ Off Broadway by Greg Evans

Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick will return to the New York stage this spring with a starring role in the American premiere of David Ireland’s Ulster American. Set for a limited run at…

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Sees Attendance Boost With Arrival Of TV’s Season 5 – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow saw a jump in attendance and grosses last week, no doubt spurred by the hoopla generated by last month’s arrival of the TV series’ Season 5…

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Alden Ehrenreich, Linda Emond And ‘The Pitt’s Patrick Ball Set For Broadway’s ‘Becky Shaw’ by Greg Evans

Second Stage Theater’s upcoming Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw will feature Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons), Patrick Ball (HBO Max’s The Pitt) and three-tie Tony n…

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‘Beaches’ Stage Musical Sets Spring Broadway Run Before National Tour by Greg Evans

Following a sold-out 2024 international premiere at Theatre Calgary in Alberta, Canada, Beaches, A New Musical will open on Broadway this spring at the Majestic Theatre. The limited New York…

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Simu Liu To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Greg Evans

Simu Liu, best known for roles in, among other projects, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the CBC/Netflix comedy series Kim’s Convenience, will make his Broadway de…

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Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande & Jonathan Bailey Eye Reteam For ‘Sunday In The Park With George’ At London’s Barbican In 202 by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are in early planning stages to reunite in a revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday…

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