For the second consecutive week, Broadway’s Paranormal Activity sold out the August Wilson Theatre, and even with five heavily comped press previews the Levi Holloway play grossed $729,250…
SOURCE: Deadline at 04:48PM[SHARE]The three-week celebration will bring discounted tickets, free pop-up performances at airports and metro stations, industry events, and community programming to the D.C. area.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PM[SHARE] “boobytrapped,” a play about a trans man who swaps bodies with a gay man, only succeeds if you focus on the points it’s trying to make about the realities of trans life rather…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 04:20PM[SHARE]Can you name the many sparkling diamond actors who have starred in the show?
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PM[SHARE]Parton was a producer and co-writer on 'Dolly: A True Original Musical,' which features her well-known songs as well as new numbers written for the project.
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The international hit musical will play its final performance August 30 at the Hirschfeld.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM[SHARE]Broadway is mourning the loss of music icon Dolly Parton. Stephanie J. Block, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara and more have paid tribute to the global icon and humanitarian through new socia…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:52PM[SHARE]Brendan McCall reflects on "An American Daughter" by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Sarna Lapine, playing through September 20 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 03:50PM[SHARE]Dolly: A True Original Musical, the upcoming Broadway production that will now serve as the late superstar’s final passion project, will begin previews in December for a January 19 opening…
SOURCE: Deadline at 03:28PM[SHARE]Contemporary American theatre these days is a constantly changing, shape-shifting, amorphous, on a slippery slope that slips up, down, and sideways, with no topic taboo, no far-flung idea fl…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 03:23PM[SHARE]Dolly Parton, the widely admired country music legend, singer-songwriter, actress and Broadway composer behind “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5,” has died. She was …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:20PM[SHARE]In 2024, a video activation featuring the eyes of Monticello’s descendants took over Declaration House in Old City. Now a new book documents the project and the rediscovered histories that…
SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:09PM[SHARE]Review: Mikki Gillette’s intimate and engrossing new play-with-songs hits all the right emotional notes in its world premiere at Twilight Theater Company.
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Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee.…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:59PM[SHARE]Linda Buchwald| The production is presented by Arc Stages in Pleasantville, New York. ||New York|Adam Pascal,Andrew Kober,Arc Stages,Jason Robert Brown,Lili Thomas,The Last Five Years [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:55PM[SHARE]Click below to access all the Broadway grosses from all the shows for the week ending 08/23/2026 in BroadwayWorld's grosses section. Also, you will find information on each show's historical…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:51PM[SHARE] Keegan Theatre kicks off the 2026-2027 season in a bold way. While Rajiv Joseph’s “Gruesome Playground Injuries” may, at face value, seem a relatively simple piece about a childhood…
SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:50PM[SHARE]Linda Buchwald| I Became We is a first-person monologue, performed by a 16-person choir. ||Off-Broadway|Atlantic Theater Company,I Became We,Jack D. Coen,Mona Pirnot,Sarah Benson [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:47PM[SHARE]Linda Buchwald| Monahon is Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency’s 2026-2027 resident playwright. ||Idaho|Sun Valley Playwright’s Residency,Talene Monahon,Will Butler [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 02:42PM[SHARE]Ms. Parton's biomusical is coming to Broadway later this year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PM[SHARE]Second Stage Theater just announced complete casting for the upcoming Broadway premiere of THE FANTASTICKS, directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. The company of THE FANTA…
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David Gordon| Parton’s biomusical is opening on Broadway later this year. ||Nashville|Dolly Parton [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:59PM[SHARE]The period drama stars Carrie Coon, Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Cynthia Nixon, and other theatre actors.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM[SHARE]Linda Buchwald| The album features Luke Evans, Amber Gray, Rachel Dratch, and more opening-night cast members. ||Broadway|Amber Gray,Anania,Andres Quintero,Andrew Durand,Boy Radio,Broadway,C…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 01:49PM[SHARE]A major Broadway return has hit a delay, and we are now waiting a little longer for one of musical theatre’s biggest titles to land back in New York. Dreamgirls had been set for a fall 202…
SOURCE: musicalsdaily.com at 01:33PM[SHARE]The Tony-winning musical at the Walter Kerr Theatre will welcome a new principal company in September.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM[SHARE]The North American tour of The Sound of Music is welcoming new cast members this fall. Lisa Howard will play Mother Abbess beginning on September 18 with Dylan Bradford taking on the role o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PM[SHARE]Don’t cover your eyes! Take a look at these production shots of Paranormal Activity, written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett. The stage thriller, inspired by the horror fran…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PM[SHARE]The cast is set for the first Broadway production of The Fantasticks, directed and choreographed by Tony winner Christopher Gattelli. The musical will star Tony nominee Leslie Rodriguez Krit…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:10PM[SHARE]The event will raise money for Broadway Cares and the Bay Street Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PM[SHARE]Director Diane Paulus’s high-spirited A.R.T. adaptation of Ionesco’s anti-conformist play sometimes overplays its comic business, but John Turturro’s scruffy, strident, anguished Beren…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:05PM[SHARE]The upcoming (and updated) Broadway premiere of The Fantasticks has announced its cast, with Maxim Chlumecky (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Beetlejuice), Ruth…
SOURCE: Deadline at 01:00PM[SHARE]David Gordon| Christopher Gattelli directs the queer, gender-swapped edition of the classic musical. ||Broadway|The Fantasticks [...]
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Second Stage Theater will stage the Broadway premiere of the Jones and Schmidt classic, as reimagined by Christopher Gattelli.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM[SHARE]Lise Davidsen and Quinn Kelsey will star in Louisa Proske's new production of the Verdi opera beginning September 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM[SHARE]The Emmy nominated HBO Original drama series, from creator Julian Fellowes (“Downton Abbey”), THE GILDED AGE will debut its eight-episode fourth season Sunday, November 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM[SHARE]Oh, Mary! is hitting the road—and its new company is ready to unleash Mary Todd Lincoln on the rest of America.
Cole Escola’s Tony Award-winning comedy continues to delight audiences …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM[SHARE]People has reported that the revival of Dreamgirls will no longer be opening on Broadway in Fall 2026 as previously planned. In 2025, it was revealed that the Tony Award-winning musical Drea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM[SHARE]Get a first look inside rehearsals for Hadestown, featuring the all-new principal cast beginning performances on Tuesday, September 1, including television and film star Jasmin Savoy Brown a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:55PM[SHARE]The revival was scheduled to open in fall 2026.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM[SHARE]Linda Buchwald| The new musical comedy is written by Nat Zegree and Eric Holmes. ||Off-Broadway|Amy Jo Jackson,Catie Davis,Donna Lynne Champlin,Eric Holmes,Gabi Carrubba,Geena Quintos,Gilber…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:41PM[SHARE]Attorneys for the Kennedy Center have defended the board's decision to restore Donald Trump's name to the complex in three places, arguing in a new federal court filing that the recognition …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:39PM[SHARE]Zachary Stewart| Laura Lapidus stars in the world premiere of her new comedy at Chashama’s 154 Theater. ||Off-Off-Broadway|Laura Lapidus,Marcus Middleton,Se Hyun Oh,Tedra Millan,The Taming…
SOURCE: TheaterMania at 12:32PM[SHARE]The medical drama, starring some theatre actors, returns to HBO in January.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM[SHARE]Sara Bareilles, in partnership with Lincoln Center Theater and The Strangers Project, is launching “Good Grief: Stories and Song,” a three-day installation and performance series, free a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:15PM[SHARE]Sydney Quildon, who plays Nabulungi in the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon always wanted to be on Broadway. She even emblazoned the words “Broadway Bound!" on her high school gr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:05PM[SHARE]The author opens up about her decision to publish 'Big Little Truths' and why she won't be working on the third season of the HBO series.
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Bill Kenwright’s multi award-winning production of Blood Brothers has announced its cast for the forthcoming Autumn 2026 UK tour
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 11:49AM[SHARE]The shortlist nominees for The List Festival Awards 2026 have been announced, celebrating the artists, authors, performers and creatives making an impact across Edinburgh’s summer festival…
SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 11:41AM[SHARE]New faces will join the Abbey in the North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC this fall. The show welcomes Lisa Howard (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, The 25th Annual Putnam C…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:37AM[SHARE]Bareilles and the Strangers Project will fill the lobby of Lincoln Center's Beaumont with story and song, to create a space for sharing grief communally.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AM[SHARE]The Frontmezzjunkies Film Review: Christopher Nolan’s epic voyage has the spectacle, but never quite finds the emotional shore By Ross As I prepare to see more films than I can possibly im…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 11:26AM[SHARE]Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith icky and edgy jokes, the comedian offers an authentic inquiry into her childhood in her sophomore showA standup’s debut show usually tells us who they ar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AM[SHARE]Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur is directing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE](via Jonathan Slaff and Briana Bartenieff) Theater for the New City (TNC), the historic Off-Broadway Venue that has produced new and avant-garde theater since 1971, is hosting a special exhi…
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:14AM[SHARE]Three-time Tony nominee Jennifer Simard will join the cast of Schmigadoon! as Mildred Layton on September 8. She succeeds Tony nominee Ana Gasteyer, who will play her final performance on S…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:10AM[SHARE]Here’s a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
Blum on Broadway
Jason Blum, producer of the original Paranormal Activity films, is hosting a special performance of the franchise…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:10AM[SHARE]The Prince Fellowship was renamed in 2021 to honor founder Harold Prince, who created the program to usher in the next generation of creative producers.
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To Have and To Hold, a new play by Fulbright Award-winner Laura Lapidus, just celebrated opening night at Chashama’s 154 Theater in the West Village. Lapidus stars as Kate alongside Broadw…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:52AM[SHARE]The Rocky Horror Show is welcoming some new faces to Frank-N-Furter's castle tonight. The production has released a first look at the new stars in costume, including Lorna Courtney as “Jan…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:46AM[SHARE]By Madison LeFever. Madison Joy LeFever rejects widespread reluctance to stage multidimensional fat characters who engage the full spectrum of human experience.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:32AM[SHARE]The annual festival of experimental theatre will return to New York City.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM[SHARE]The three-time Tony nominee will succeed Ana Gasteyer at the Nederlander Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]Elena Maria Garcia, the actress-educator-playwright-director whose unique exuberance has enhanced scores of comedies and dramas across the region, has received the Carbonell’s Bill Hindman…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:15AM[SHARE]David Gordon| Simard will sing “Tribulation,” as only she can. ||Broadway|Jennifer Simard,Schmigadoon! [...]
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SOURCE: TheaterMania at 10:10AM[SHARE]Ari Notartomaso will star in Rebel Rebel, the world premiere musical conceived and directed by Ivo van Hove, opening the 2026 Ruhrtriennale Festival of the Arts. Featuring the music of David…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:05AM[SHARE]The world premiere of the completely original new musical comedy The King's Critique, opening in New York City this fall for a limited engagement.
With music & lyrics by Nat Zegree (F…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM[SHARE]The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, has announced that Timothy Bloom has received The Prince Fellowship and Chase Parker has received The Princ…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM[SHARE]The annual Clive Barnes Awards recognize young, outstanding talent in the fields of dance and theatre.
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The Jack O'Brien-directed tour of the family favorite will welcome several new actors in September.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:59AM[SHARE]The Broadway at Music Circus production also features Olivia Elease Hardy, Sara Gettelfinger, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM[SHARE] Today’s Highlights: Paranormal Activity, by Levi Holloway, directed by Felix Barrett, featuring Cher Álvarez (Lou), Travis A. Knight (James), Shannon Cochran (Carolanne), and And…
SOURCE: Grace Notes Subscription at 09:46AM[SHARE]The spooky play inspired by the film franchise comes to the Main Stem following sold-out runs from London to Los Angeles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM[SHARE]Edinburgh comedies by Whisper Theatre, Lightning Rod Special and Olaf Falafel are exploring what it’s like to be a dad, from the hilarious and melancholic to the devastatingly accurate cri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:15AM[SHARE]It’s no wonder 42ND STREET won two Tonys (for Best Musical and Best Choreography) in 1980, another for Best Revival on Broadway in 2001 and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical in 198…
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 09:11AM[SHARE]Tony-winning illusions designer Chris Fisher wants Broadway audiences to strap in for the ride.
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Today, we have the next in our series of seating articles based on many of your emails requests and questions, namely "how were your seats?" Sure, I'm aware of another website that provides …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:55AM[SHARE]New first look rehearsal images have been released for the world premiere stage adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:41AM[SHARE]Pride is set to transfer to the Bridge Theatre from 12 November 2026, following sold-out and record-breaking runs at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre and the National Theatre in London
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:31AM[SHARE]Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 25, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
NEW - BWW For You, Personali…
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