Friday, March 14, 2025

Broadway Marquees To Dim Quarterly To Widen Scope Of Memorial Honorees; Solo Dimmings For Select Individuals Will Continue by Greg Evans

Broadway’s tradition of dimming marquee lights for departed theater stars and leaders has often drawn criticism over what some in the theater community saw as a process that was both too s…

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Jesse L. Kearney Jr. Dies: Playwright And Strong Advocate For Black Opportunities In Theater Was 49 by Greg Evans

Jesse L. Kearney Jr., a playwright, a recipient of the Dramatists Guild’s Jonathan Larson Musical Theater Fellowship and the vice president of the advocacy group Black Broadway Men United,…

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Lights Shine For Broadway’s ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Marquee After Tariff-Caused Delay by Greg Evans

The marquee lights were shining bright for Broadway’s Operation Mincemeat musical last night, with the tariff-delayed shipment of the specialty Satco Decorative 11W LED Ceramic Yellow Indi…

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Breaking Baz: ‘Snow White’ Star Rachel Zegler Signs To Play Eva Perón In ‘Evita’ At London Palladium by Baz Bamigboye

 EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Zegler, star of Steven Spielberg’s screen version of West Side Story and the soon-to-be-released Disney live-action Snow White, will make her London theater debut as…

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

J.D. Vance Booed As He Takes His Seat At The Kennedy Center by Tomt

President Donald Trump may have purged the Kennedy Center board and had himself elected its new chairman, but the venue’s patrons don’t seem to have gotten the message. As Trump’s Vice…

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IATSE Urges Against Kennedy Center Cancellations, Citing Removal Of “Critical Opportunities” For Crew by Katie Campione

Amid a string of recent show cancellations at the Kennedy Center, the union that represents its crew is attempting to shine a light on the negative impact such moves can have on those behind…

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

CAA Signs Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Tim Sheader by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Sheader, who last year became the Artistic Director of prestigious London theater the Donmar Warehouse, has signed with CAA. Prior to taking over as Artistic Director at the D…

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

‘Othello’ With Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal Breaks Record For Top-Grossing Play In Broadway History by Greg Evans

Othello, now in previews at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre and starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal had a weekly gross last week of $2,818,297, making the revival the top-grossing …

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Kristin Chenoweth Signs With UTA by Greg Evans

Kristin Chenoweth, the Emmy- and Tony-winning singer-actor who will return to Broadway this fall in The Queen of Versailles musical, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.  C…

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Monday, March 10, 2025

Atlantic Theater Company And IATSE Reach Tentative, Potentially Historic Agreement Covering Production Workforce In Nonprofit Off Broadway Venue by Greg Evans

Off Broadway’s much-honored Atlantic Theater Company and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees have reached a tentative agreement that could see the Atlantic become the …

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Athol Fugard Dies: South African Playwright & ‘Tsotsi’ Writer Was 92 by Max Goldbart

Athol Fugard, the Blood Knot, Master Harold… and the Boys and Tsotsi writer who is widely regarded as South Africa’s greatest ever playwright, has died. He was 92. According to Associate…

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Jean Smart Returning To Broadway This Summer In World Premiere Play ‘Call Me Izzy’ by Greg Evans

Hacks star Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of Jamie Wax’s darkly comedic play Call Me Izzy. The 12-week limited engagement will play at Broadway’s St…

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James Graham’s Acclaimed ‘Punch’ To Open Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2025-2026 Broadway Season by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Punch, the acclaimed new play by the Olivier Award winning James Graham, will open on Broadway this fall as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2025-2026 season. The play, base…

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Friday, March 7, 2025

Broadway In Hollywood At The Pantages Sets 2025-26 Schedule: ‘Stereophonic,’ ‘Suffs,’ ‘Spamalot’ & More by Erik Pedersen

The hits keep comin’ to the Pantages. The fabled Hollywood Boulevard venue today revealed the schedule for its 2025-26 Broadway in Hollywood series, featuring tours of recent hits from the…

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

West End Hit ‘Oedipus’ With Mark Strong And Lesley Manville Sets Fall Broadway Transfer As Part Of Roundabout Season by Greg Evans

Oedipus, Robert Icke’s West End hit reimagining of the Sophocles tragedy starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville, will transfer to Broadway this fall for a 14-week engagement as part of t…

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Rachel Dratch, Amy Spanger Complete Cast Of ‘Vape! The Grease Parody’ Benefit Concert by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Dratch (Saturday Night Live, Broadway’s POTUS) and Amy Spanger (Broadway’s Rock Of Ages, Chicago and The Wedding Singer) are the latest stars to join next week’s one-…

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Whoopi Goldberg Won’t Attend Kennedy Center Until It “Becomes What Kennedy Center Was Always Supposed To Be”; Trump Appointee Calls ‘Hamilton� by Greg Evans

The Kennedy Center just lost another patron. Whoopi Goldberg announced on today’s The View that she will no longer attend Kennedy Center performances in light of the Donald Trump board tak…

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

‘Hamilton’ Producers Cancel Upcoming Kennedy Center Engagement: “Some Institutions Are Sacred And Should Be Protected From Politics” by Greg Evans

Producers of Hamilton, the massively popular Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, have canceled a planned 2026 engagement at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., decrying the “recent purge by th…

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Breaking Baz: World Premiere Of ‘The Greatest Showman’ Stage Musical With Five New Songs Will Open In UK In 2026 Ahead Of Disney Theatrical Taking by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: The stage adaptation of musical movie The Greatest Showman, which starred Hugh Jackman portraying the early life of entertainer P.T. Barnum, will have its world premiere in the B…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Broadway’s ‘Othello’ With Denzel Washington & Jake Gyllenhaal Sells Out First Week, Shattering House Records With A $2.6 Million Weekly Gros by Greg Evans

Othello, the new Broadway production of Shakespeare’s tale of power and envy starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal broke four house records at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre last wee…

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‘Mamma Mia!’ Returning To Broadway This August by Greg Evans

The hit musical Mamma Mia! is returning to Broadway this summer after a 10-year intermission. The musical – with casting to be announced later – will begin previews at Broadway’s Winte…

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Monday, March 3, 2025

Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre To Dim Lights For Tony-Winning Linda Lavin by Greg Evans

Linda Lavin, the Broadway, TV and film star who died in December, will be honored by Broadway’s Shubert Organization with the traditional dimming of lights at the venue where Lavin gave he…

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Friday, February 28, 2025

Fictionhouse Closing: Newen-Backed UK Drama Label Winding Down As Founders Dominic Cooke & Kate Horton Pursue Solo Projects by Stewart Clarke

EXCLUSIVE: UK drama producer Fictionhouse, founded by Dominic Cooke and Kate Horton, is closing its doors with the pair both pursuing their own theater projects. The pair set up Fictionhouse…

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

‘Sunset Blvd.’ Starring Nicole Scherzinger Announces Broadway Closing Date by Greg Evans

Sunset Blvd., director Jamie Lloyd’s reimagined production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with the critically acclaimed Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, will play its final Broadwa…

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Actors’ Equity And The Broadway League Reach Agreement On Thorny Issues Around New Work Development by Greg Evans

Actors’ Equity Association has reached a deal with the Broadway League on a new five-year Development Agreement, resolving an eight-month strike prohibiting Equity members’ participation…

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‘The Hunger Games: On Stage’ Sets October London Debut by Anthony D'Alessandro

Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: On Stage has set an October 20 debut at the new 1,200-seat Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre in London’s financial district Canary Wharf. As previously annou…

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Broadway Stars To Perform Kennedy Center’s Canceled ‘Finn’ Musical At New York Town Hall; Andrew Rannells, Andrea Martin, Kelli O’Hara, Bonnie by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Finn, the children’s musical that opened to great reviews at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. last year only to have its national tour canceled by the venue’s new Trump-l…

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ And ‘Operation Mincemeat’ Sell Out Preview Performances; ‘Gypsy’ Slips With Audra Absent – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway seemed to be shedding a bit of winter weight last week as the industry gears up for a busy March and busier April. With two fewer shows on the roster during the week ending February…

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Cole Escola, Conrad Ricamora & James Scully Will Return To ‘Oh, Mary!’, Reuniting Original Cast Of Broadway Hit Comedy by Greg Evans

Cole Escola, creator of the Broadway hit comedy Oh, Mary!, will return to star in their show as Mary Todd Lincoln, and will bring the rest of the original cast – including Conrad Ricamora …

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Alice Hirson Dies: ‘Dallas’, ‘Ellen’, ‘One Life To Live’ Actor Was 95 by Greg Evans

Alice Hirson, who had long-running roles on soaps Another World and One Life to Live in the 1970s before becoming a busy and familiar presence in primetime on Dallas, Full House, 7th Heaven …

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Gay Men’s Chorus Of DC Reacts To Canceled Kennedy Center Show: “Deeply Disappointed” by Glenn Garner

With President Donald Trump taking over the Kennedy Center, don’t expect any Pride Month festivities at the performing arts institution. The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) rec…

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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
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre