Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Meet Broadway’s new Prince: ‘Purple Rain’ casts Jordan Fisher as The Kid by Ethan Alter

The Tony-contending musical will have its opening night on April 12, 2027.

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Monday, November 9, 2026

‘Wanted’ on Broadway fails to hit the bullseye, say critics by Ethan Alter

Wanted is the first musical — and one of the few original musicals — to tread the boards for the 2026-2027 season.

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Sunday, November 8, 2026

How ‘Here There Are Blueberries’ seeks to reframe our understanding of the Holocaust by Ethan Alter

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated play comes to Broadway with a cast that includes Tony winner Michael Cerveris.

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Monday, November 2, 2026
Sunday, November 1, 2026

How ‘The Heart’ creative team brings a pulse to ‘The Pitt’-like medical musical by Ethan Alter

The original musical follows a transplanted heart on its 24-hour journey from a donor to a recipient.

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Friday, October 30, 2026

The Gotham Film Awards fire the Oscar starting gun — and it’s a Wilde beginning by Ethan Alter

The Invite and All of a Sudden are in pole position for A24 and Neon, respectively, after the season's first batch of nominations. Plus, The Gilded Age is mining for awards gold in its fourt…

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‘A smart piece of entertainment’ or ‘starchy’ and ‘listless’? ‘A Few Good Men’ Broadway revival draws a mixed verdict from critics by Ethan Alter

Bradley Whitford reunites with Aaron Sorkin in a role made famous onscreen by Jack Nicholson.

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

Will a gender-swapped ‘Fantasticks’ be Broadway’s answer to ‘Heated Rivalry’? by Ethan Alter

The beloved musical will take its first-ever bow on Broadway in a new version of Tom Jones's love story.

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Friday, October 23, 2026

‘The Imaginary Invalid’: Bill Irwin’s Broadway revival receives a mixed diagnosis from critics by Ethan Alter

Irwin and Rachel Bloom headline a new staging of the vintage Molière comedy.

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Thursday, October 22, 2026

Billy Crystal’s emotional return to Broadway in ‘860’ is a home run, say critics by Ethan Alter

The comedian tackles the Palisades fire and Rob Reiner's passing in his new one-man show.

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How Bill Irwin went on an ‘Odyssey’ to make ‘The Imaginary Invalid’ by Ethan Alter

Irwin adapts and stars in a new version of the Molière comedy alongside Dylan Baker and Rachel Bloom.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

‘Warriors’ musical: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ follow-up unveils principal cast by Ethan Alter

The musical is based on Sol Yurick's novel and Walter Hill's beloved action film.

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Monday, October 19, 2026

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is ‘dynamite’ in ‘Other Desert Cities’ on Broadway, say critics by Ethan Alter

The Emmy-winner makes her Broadway debut in the star-studded revival of Jon Robin Baitz's play

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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Aaron Sorkin gave ‘A Few Good Men’ a ‘polish’ before bringing it back to Broadway — but this key line remains in the show by Ethan Alter

Bradley Whitford will get to channel his inner Jack Nicholson when the play returns to Broadway later this month.

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Friday, October 2, 2026

‘Dolly’ releases 1st look at the Broadway musical celebrating Dolly Parton’s life and legacy by Ethan Alter

Kate Rose Clarke will play the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, who died in August.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

‘School Girls, or the African Mean Girls Play’ is so fetch, say critics by Ethan Alter

The Broadway version of the off-Broadway hits stars Tony nominees Denée Benton and Jasmine Amy Rogers.

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Monday, September 28, 2026

‘It’s so fun not to play nice’: How ‘School Girls’ brings ‘Mean Girls’ energy to Broadway by Ethan Alter

The cast of the Africa-set high school comedy opens up about being one of the season's first Tony contenders.

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Saturday, September 5, 2026

Secrets of ‘Paranormal Activity’ from freaky prosthetics to the jump scare that makes audiences leap out of their seats by Ethan Alter

The writer and director of the Broadway version of the horror hit share the stories behind the show's spookiest moments.

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Thursday, September 3, 2026

The 14 buzziest Broadway-bound plays and musicals this fall, from ‘Dolly’ to ‘Other Desert Cities’ by Ethan Alter

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tom Hiddleston, and the music of Dolly Parton are among the attractions for theater lovers from September to January.

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Friday, August 28, 2026

5 lessons we learned this summer, from ‘Widow’s Bay’ hacking the Emmys to our ‘Obsession’ with Inde Naverrette’s Oscar chances by Ethan Alter

Here's what the past few months has taught us about what's to come at the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, and Tonys.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Tim Curry’s 8 most memorable screen, stage and TV roles from Dr. Frank-N-Furter to Pennywise by Ethan Alter

The late actor's list of credits included The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Stephen King's It and Spamalot.

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‘Paranormal Activity’ on Broadway leaves critics shaken and stirred: ‘The whole show is a scream’ by Ethan Alter

The stage version of the horror film franchise kicks off the 2026-2027 Broadway season with strong reviews.

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Saturday, August 22, 2026

John David Washington says his ‘Disruption’ tech titan wasn’t inspired by Elon Musk by Ethan Alter

The actor discusses the timely off-Broadway drama alongside the play's writer and director.

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

‘Six the Musical Live!’ brings the Broadway hit to the big screen by Ethan Alter

The original West End cast of the Tony-winning musical reveals the secrets behind the filmed version.

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Friday, July 24, 2026

How ‘Hadestown: The Movie’ and ‘The Odyssey’ are keeping ancient myths alive by Ethan Alter

Plus, Reeve Carney and Patrick Page reflect on their shared history in 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

André De Shields sounds off on ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ closing: ‘Cut off at its knees by hate and intolerance’ by Ethan Alter

The Hadestown: The Musical cast explain what Broadway can do to better nurture new shows and talent.

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

‘The Lost Boys’ reveals its ‘Superpower’ in new track from the original Broadway cast recording by Ethan Alter

Lost Boys star Benjamin Pajak calls the LGBTQ+ themed "Superpower" a song "for everybody."

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Monday, June 8, 2026

Behind the scenes at the 2026 Tony Awards: ‘Cats’ fans have a ball, Scott Rudin no-shows, and Bowen Yang tries out the ‘Time Warp’ by Ethan Alter

Here's what Gold Derby saw and heard during the 2026 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.

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Friday, June 5, 2026

‘Schmigadoon!’ or ‘The Lost Boys’? Curtain’s up on our final 2026 Tony Awards predictions  by Ethan Alter

From Death of a Salesman to Ragtime, here are the Broadway shows we’re expecting to see in the winners circle on Sunday night.

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

‘Liberation’ the musical? Inside the missing song from the Pulitzer-winning, Tony-contending play by Ethan Alter

Liberation's cast and creatives reveal the stories behind key moments in the acclaimed production, including a Star Trek II homage.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

‘Squeeze a little lemon juice on it’: Inside the sweetly sour ending of ‘The Balusters’ by Ethan Alter

Tony nominees David Lindsay-Abaire and Richard Thomas break down the play's pivotal final scene.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Secrets of ‘The Lost Boys’: Missing vampire lore, bonus endings, and a show-stopping ‘Superpower’ by Ethan Alter

The cast and creative team behind the Tony-contending vampire musical share the stories behind some of the show's most memorable moments.

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Friday, May 29, 2026

‘For All Mankind’ showrunners on that ‘painful’ Season 5 finale death and what to expect from the 6th and final year by Ethan Alter

Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi make it clear that no E.T. style aliens will be beaming down for the series finale.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Daniel Radcliffe breaks down his ‘Brilliant’ year from Broadway to NBC by Ethan Alter

The actor is up for a second Tony award for Every Brilliant Thing and is also in Emmy contention with The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Cannes weekend dispatch: Scarlett Johansson misses ‘Paper Tiger’ premiere, Barbra Streisand misses her Palme d’Or, and all the big moments by Ethan Alter

Plus, Steven Soderbergh debuted his John Lennon documentary, and a past Palme d'Or winner debuts his latest film to a mixed response.

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Friday, May 15, 2026

The vampire motorcycle diaries: How ‘The Lost Boys’ stages the best bike race on Broadway by Ethan Alter

Director Michael Arden and his creative team reveal the stagecraft secrets behind one of the Tony-nominated musical's standout set-pieces.

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2026 Tony nominees pick their favorite moments from their contending productions by Ethan Alter

Broadway stars shined brightly at the the 79th Annual Tony Awards Meet The Nominees press event

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Nathan Lane on his long road to ‘Death of a Salesman’ and why he wants Jack Black to revive ‘The Producers’ by Ethan Alter

The stage and screen star received a seventh career Tony nomination for his acclaimed performance in Arthur Miller's classic.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Florence Pugh takes center stage in Netflix’s fresh take on ‘East of Eden’ by Ethan Alter

The Oscar nominee is sure to add an 2027 Emmy nod to her shelf when the limited series drops this fall.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Prime Video thinks Michael B. Jordan is ‘The Greatest,’ announces 3 new Emmy contenders from the Best Actor winner by Ethan Alter

A Muhammad Ali series, the Creed spin-off Delphi and an adaptation of the blockbuster Fourth Wing fantasy series are on the way from the Sinners star.

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