Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Purpose Had a Record-Breaking Final Week, and More From Last Week's Broadway Grosses by Logan Culwell-Block

The Pulitzer and Tony winner finished its extended run in The $1 Million Club, setting a Hayes Theater box-office record.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Grosses analysis: ‘Art’ starts strong; ‘Purpose’ breaks a house record in final week by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending Aug. 31, the 28 currently running productions grossed $30,631,166.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:37PM

‘Purpose’ Breaks House Record In Final Week, ‘Mamma Mia!’ Has Best Gross Ever & ‘Art’ Begins Strong – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway box office was mostly in a holding pattern last week as the industry gears up for a busy fall season, but some shows broke from the pack to do very well indeed for the late-summer d…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:50PM

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/31/25

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 8/31/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:36PM

Broadway Box Office: ‘Purpose’ Ends Run On $1 Million High by Caitlin Huston

'Art,' starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale, also began performances last week.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:33PM

Fall for Theater! Stageworthy News by Jonathan Mandell

Over the Labor Day weekend, “Purpose” ended its run, and so did Tshidi Manye, who is retiring as Rashiki. But the Fall season has already begun; today is the last day to see “Pericles�…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:14AM
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Tony- and Pulitzer-Winning Purpose Finishes Broadway Run August 31 by Logan Culwell-Block

Jon Michael Hill, Brenda Pressley, Kara Young, and more star in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play at the Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Friday, August 29, 2025

Broadway Pop Quiz: The Play's the Thing by JK

It's Back to School time! So why not start with a little test? This one's all about plays on Broadway. Good luck! Broadway Pop Quiz: The Play's the Thing!       1. TRUE or FALSE: T…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AM
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Monday, August 25, 2025

“Riot Days” by Pussy Riot, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 by Duška Radosavljević

What is the purpose of performing arts when the stakes are literally life and death? Pussy Riot’s Riot Days confronts this question with unflinching directness, transforming the concert h…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:39AM
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Skye: A Thriller review – gothic family drama simmers with otherworldly tension by Mark Fisher

Summerhall, EdinburghA woman pieces together her memories of a family tragedy in Ellie Keel’s atmospheric two-hander set on Skye It starts with a shriek. A deliberate false alarm, this set…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 8/10/25 - MAMMA MIA! Hits Top 5 in First Week of Previews

Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 8/10/2025 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:48PM
Monday, August 11, 2025

The Burns Project review – Scotland’s national poet in all his glory and contradictions by Mark Fisher

The Georgian House, EdinburghDrawing on private letters and contemporary criticism, Cora Bissett’s imaginative production offers a rounded picture of a complicated man with a colourful lov…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06PM
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Tonight: An Evil Sublet Watch Party by Trav S.D.

Today’s post is a bit of a bunt, as I am on the road today for reasons I will report back on later. As I frequently do, I will likely backdate some more content to make the day’s output …

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM
Sunday, August 3, 2025

Benjamin H. Moore and Amanda Reid Perform “If I Ain’t Got You” at Broadway in Bryant Park 2025 by Hell's Kitchen: Alicia Keys' Hit Broadway Musical

Watch Amanda Reid and Benjamin H. Moore perform “If I Ain’t Got You” live at #BroadwayInBryantPark! Get Tickets to Hell's Kitchen: https://www.hellskitchen.com/ Listen to The Deluxe C…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:30PM
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

One Performance Wonders: The Moony Shapiro Songbook by JK

One Performance Wonders: The Moony Shapiro Songbook It was an article on Playbill.com about Brenda Pressley joining the cast of 2025's Tony-winning Best Play, Purpose that put this show b…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AM
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Mia Carragher Will Lead Stage Premiere of THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE

Mia Carragher is set to play the iconic role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming first-ever live stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' book “The Hunger Games” and Lionsgate's motion pictu…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:08AM
Monday, July 28, 2025

First Look Photos: Brenda Pressley Joins Purpose On Broadway by Broadway.com

Here's a first look at Brenda Pressley as Claudine Jasper in Purpose on Broadway. She joined the ensemble of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony and Pulitzer-winning family drama on July 15, repl…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:36PM

Photos: Brenda Pressley Joins Purpose On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The Best Play winner continues its run at the Hayes Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Photos: Brenda Pressley in PURPOSE on Broadway

You can now get a first look at Brenda Pressley in Broadway’s PURPOSE. Brenda Pressley (And Still I Rise, The Lyons, Infinite Life, Original Company of Dreamgirls) assumed the role of 'Cla…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:42PM
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Two 'Beetlejuice' Stars Reunite in 'Heathers the Musical' by Carey Purcell

Why Tony nominee Kerry Butler and Elizabeth Teeter love performing in the cult musical comedy Originally published on TDF StagesView this story online The plot of Heathers—the popular mu…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 05:20PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Before Billy Porter Landed ‘Cabaret,’ the 1998 Revival Didn’t Want Him. Here’s What He Told Them in Response (Exclusive) by Carey Purcell

As the Tony Award winner returns to Broadway, he remembers what his mother once told him: ‘God’s delay is not denial.’ Originally published on Parade.comView this story online The tim…

SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 05:52PM
Sunday, July 20, 2025

My Own Take: Off-Broadway's 'Angry Alan" with John Krasinski by Frank Rizzo

All photos by John Cournoyer The show: ”Angry Alan” by Penelope Skinner at off-Broadway’s new Studio Seaview (formerly …

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 03:39PM

Of all the murals in all of CT, this one just might have a unique purpose and goal. Here’s why. by Sarah Kyrcz

Of the thousands of murals that Patrick Ganino has created in the last 26 years none are as close to his heart as his most recent one. The 20-foot wide by 15-foot tall mural of an outstretch…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:13AM
Friday, July 18, 2025

Friday 5: 5 as Good or Better Replacements by JK

It seems that replacement actors are in the news a lot these days. There have been/will be several high profile role take-overs in the recent past/near future. John Proctor is the Villain ha…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:54AM
Thursday, July 17, 2025

The Railway Children review – a real steam train is the spectacular star by Arifa Akbar

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, West Yorkshire Stupendous set design brings E Nesbit’s children’s classic to new life as a wealthy Anglo-Indian family is forced to adjust to reduced…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Just in Time's Jonathan Groff, a Performance from The Lion King's Vincent Jamal Hooper and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

Need help picking your next Broadway excursion? Let this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal remind you of all the hits, new and old, lighting up stages across the Theate…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:32PM

Hear From Jonathan Groff, Joy Woods, Conrad Ricamora and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:12AM
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Brenda Pressley Begins Her Run in Tony-Winning Best Play Purpose by Broadway.com

Brenda Pressley begins her Broadway run in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose on July 15. She takes over the role of matriarch Claudine Jasper, …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32AM
Monday, July 14, 2025

Photos: First Look At Brenda Pressley As 'Claudine Jasper' In PURPOSE

Brenda Pressley will take her first bow as Claudine Jasper in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of PURPOSE tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15. Pressley will appear in the role through the c…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36PM

Video: LaTanya Richardson Jackson Takes Her Final Bow in PURPOSE on Broadway

Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson took her final bow in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ PURPOSE on Sunday, July 13 at the Helen Hayes Theater. Watch video of the emotional moment as La…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:03PM

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