Saturday, July 4, 2026

Broadway’s ‘Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) Sweetly Nicks Some Swift Publicity by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), a British musical import that got terrific reviews but could always use some help in enticing ticket-buyers, has landed on a light-…

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Michelle Dockery Returns To London Stage With ‘Bloodsport: After Helen Of Troy’ Co-Starring Laura Aikman by Greg Evans

Downton Abbey‘s Michelle Dockery is returning to the London stage after a seven-year absence to star in playwright Ava Pickett’s new Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy. The casting was anno…

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Sets Studio 54 House Record With $1.2M Take; Most Shows Report Summer Dips – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s production roster continued its usual summertime trimming last week, with its count of 35 shows down by three from the previous week. Still, box office held fairly steady in the…

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London ‘Golden Boy’ Revival With Josh O’Connor Sets Full Cast, Releases Trailer by Greg Evans

The previously announced London revival of Clifford Odets’ classic Golden Boy starring Josh O’Connor has rounded out its cast and released a trailer for the production arriving this Sept…

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

‘SNL’ Alum Chloe Troast To Write & Star In ‘Pepper Slit: Live In Her Living Room’ Off Broadway by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Troast, a cast member of the 2023-2024 season of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, will write and star in a new theatrical experience titled Pepper Slit: Live in Her Living Room,…

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

François Arnaud, David Corenswet & Yvonne Strahovski Heading To Broadway In ‘Three Days Of Rain’ 2027 Revival by Greg Evans

A Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s play Three Days of Rain will feature François Arnaud (Heated Rivalry), David Corenswet (Superman) and Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale) i…

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London’s ‘Billy Elliot’ Stage Musical Revival Finds Its Billys by Greg Evans

Following a global search, Universal Theatrical Group and Working Title Films have announced the four boys who will play the title role in the national tour and limited-engagement West End p…

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Harold Wheeler Dies: Longtime ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Musical Director & Prolific Broadway Tony Winner Was 82 by Greg Evans

Harold Wheeler, a prolific and Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer and conductor who for 17 seasons served as musical director for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, died following a l…

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Tina Satter Reunites With ‘Is This A Room’ Theater Company For Stage Adaptation Of ‘The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant’ by Greg Evans

Writer-director Tina Satter and her Half Straddle theater ensemble will reunite with Off Broadway’s Vineyard Theatre on Petra, a reimagining of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s play and film T…

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Warriors’ Musical Adaptation Sets Broadway Premiere, Venue by Greg Evans

Warriors, the new musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis based on the 1979 cult classic film The Warriors will make its Broadway debut next spring, producers announced today. Warrior…

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‘Chess’ With Lea Michele Ends On High Note With $1.7M Gross; ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ Closes Low – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway ticket sales held steady last week as the newish season eases into the post-Tony summer weeks, with Chess posting strong figures during its final week and Celebrity Autobiography do…

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‘The Sound Of Music’, ‘A Few Good Men’ Heading To Broadway In Lincoln Center Theater Revivals; Matthew Rhys To Play Richard Burton In New Play by Greg Evans

New Broadway revivals of The Sound of Music and Aaron Sorkin’s A Few Good Men will be staged by Lincoln Center Theater for its 2026-2027 season, with the musical to star Jasmine Amy Rogers…

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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Janie Sell Dies: Tony-Winning ‘Over Here!’ Broadway Actor Was 86 by Greg Evans

Janie Sell, a Broadway actor who won a Tony Award for her joyful performance opposite the Andrews Sisters in 1974’s nostalgic musical Over Here!, died June 9 at Englewood Hospital in Engle…

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Broadway Summer Closings: What’s Leaving & When? by Greg Evans

This weekend sees the exits of several Broadway productions – The Balusters, Chess and Celebrity Autobiography – either due to the preplanned end of a limited run or, in a couple cases, …

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Thursday, June 18, 2026

‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Stage Musical Sets 2027 Off Broadway World Premiere by Greg Evans

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Peter Hedges’ 1991 novel that was adapted by Lasse Hallström into a 1993 hit film starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and Juliette Lewis, is being trans…

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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

‘The Book Of Mormon’ Scores Record-Breaking $2M With Starry “Magical Mormon Mystery Week” Promotion – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s victors claimed their Tony spoils last week, with most of the big winners of the June 7 awards ceremony posting significant box office gains in the week after. The losers, not s…

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Kecia Lewis, Dominique Fishback & Danielle Pinnock Join Lincoln Center Theater’s ‘The Whoopi Monologues’ by Greg Evans

Dominique Fishback (Swarm, The Deuce), Tony Award winner Kecia Lewis (Hell’s Kitchen) and Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts), will join the previously announced Kerry Washington and Kara Young in L…

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Christopher Jackson Announces Return To Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ by Greg Evans

Christopher Jackson, an original cast member of Broadway’s hit Hamilton, will reprise his portrayal of George Washington for a strictly limited engagement this fall. Jackson, who originate…

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‘Paddington’ Musical Coming To Broadway Spring 2027 by Greg Evans

Paddington The Musical, the seven-time Olivier Award-winning West End musical, is heading to Broadway: Previews begin Tuesday, March 30, 2027, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with an official …

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Struggling ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ Announces Early Broadway Closing by Greg Evans

Celebrity Autobiography, the Broadway specialty production in which bold-face names read the read the published memoirs of other bold-facers to more or less comic effect, will play its final…

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Rosie O’Donnell Brings Solo Show ‘Common Knowledge’ To NYC This Summer by Greg Evans

Rosie O’Donnell will bring her solo show Common Knowledge to New York City next month, with performances beginning July 22 at the Daryl Roth Theatre Off Broadway. The 12-show engagement is…

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Billy Crystal Sets Opening Date, Venue For Broadway Solo Show ‘860’ by Greg Evans

Billy Crystal’s new one-man show 860, directed by Scott Ellis (Fallen Angels, Art), will begin a limited 14-week Broadway engagement at the Imperial Theatre on Thursday, October 1, officia…

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Provocative ‘Slam Frank’ Musical Sets Fall Off Broadway Production by Greg Evans

Slam Frank, the critically acclaimed and provocative new musical that reimagines Anne Frank’s story “through an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop lens,” will…

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Broadway-Themed Outdoor ‘The Festival’ Sets Line-Ups With Audra McDonald, Christopher Jackson, Adrienne Warren, ‘Rent’ Cast Reunion & Many by Greg Evans

The Festival, the inaugural three-day outdoor Broadway-themed event along the Hudson River about 90 miles north of New York City, has announced its line-ups with performance rosters that inc…

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Polk & Co. Broadway Publicity Firm Ups Agents Colgan McNeil And Kelly Stotmeister To Partners by Greg Evans

Polk & Co., one of Broadway’s leading publicity offices, is upping longtime press agents Colgan McNeil and Kelly Stotmeister to the leadership team as partners alongside founder Matt P…

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Gina Ferrall Dies: Broadway’s ‘Leopoldstadt’, ‘Mamma Mia!’ Actor Was 67 by Greg Evans

Gina Ferrall, a Broadway performer whose career spanned decades in such productions as Mamma Mia!, Big River and, most recently, Tom Stoppard’s acclaimed Leopoldstadt, has died following a…

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Lauren Ambrose & Tom Riley To Lead Nick Payne’s ‘The Unbelievers’ Off Broadway by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Ambrose (Broadway’s My Fair Lady, TV’s Six Feet Under) and Tom Riley (Broadway’s Arcadia, Apple TV’s Down Cemetery Road) will lead the cast of Manhattan Theatre Clu…

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‘Spring Awakening’ Off Broadway Fall Revival Set With Director Danya Taymor & Choreographer Celia Rowlson-Hall  by Greg Evans

The Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik musical Spring Awakening will get an Off Broadway revival this fall at Studio Seaview, with Tony-winning director Danya Taymor (The Outsiders) and Aft…

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Tony Nominees See Gains In Final Pre-Awards Week; Maya Rudolph, Tom Felton & Mariska Hargitay Stay Strong – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Most of Broadway’s Tony-nominated productions saw box office jumps in the week leading up to Sunday’s awards ceremony, with Cats: The Jellicle Ball, The Lost Boys, Schmigadoon!, Titaniqu…

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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Sets Broadway And West End Closing Dates by Greg Evans

Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the stage prequel to the hit Netflix horror/sci-fi series, will close out its engagements on both Broadway and London’s West End this holiday season, pro…

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‘Ragtime’ Announces Final Two-Week Broadway Extension Following Tony Win For Best Musical Revival by Greg Evans

Lincoln Center Theater’s Broadway revival of Ragtime, winner of the Best Musical Revival Tony Award on Sunday, has announced a final final two-week extension. The musical, directed by Lear…

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Tony Awards: P!nk Leads Rousing ‘Lady Marmalade’ Opener With Megan Thee Stallion, Sara Chase, The Guy With A Cake, Whitney Leavitt & Cast Memb by Greg Evans

As expected, P!nk soared into her Tony Awards hosting gig on flying wires – dressed as Peter Pan. Ok the costume wasn’t expected, but former host Neil Patrick Harris quickly put a stop t…

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‘Cats: Jellicle Ball’ Costume Designer Qween Jean Becomes First Openly Trans Tony Award Winner by Greg Evans

That’s one for the history books: Qween Jean, whose costume design for Cats: The Jellicle Ball just won a Tony Award, is the first openly trans woman to every win a Tony Award. While sever…

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony-Winning ‘Purpose’ Recoups $5.25 Million Broadway Capitalization Nine Months After Closing by Greg Evans

Purpose, the play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins directed by Phylicia Rashad that won both a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize last year, has officially recouped its $5.25 million capitalization, m…

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Rachel Zegler To Honor ‘A Chorus Line’ At Tony Awards; Leslie Odom Jr. To Perform “Without You” From ‘Rent’ For In Memoriam Segment by Greg Evans

Rachel Zegler, who will return to Broadway in Evita next spring, will deliver a special tribute to A Chorus Line at the upcoming Tony Awards ceremony, and Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. will p…

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ ‘Gloria’ & Updated ‘Fantasticks’ Announced For Second Stage’s 2026-2027 Broadway Season by Greg Evans

Second Stage Theater, coming off a successful season with acclaimed productions of Jordan Harrison’s Marjorie Prime and Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw, will anchor its upcoming 48th season…

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Broadway Actors Mary Beth Hurt, Sondra Lee & Jennifer Harmon Among Marquee Dimming Honorees by Greg Evans

Actors Mary Beth Hurt, Jennifer Harmon and Sondra Lee are among the late members of the Broadway community who will be honored with a group marquee dimming next week. The group dimming, whic…

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Mariska Hargitay Has Near Sell-Out Debut Week In ‘Every Brilliant Thing’; ‘Death Of A Salesman’ Highest Grosser Among Tony Hopefuls – Broadw by Greg Evans

Mariska Hargitay, making her Broadway debut taking over from Daniel Radcliffe as the star of Every Brilliant Thing, proved quite the draw in her first week on the job: Attendance at the Huds…

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‘Paranormal Activity’ Sets Broadway Cast by Greg Evans

The Broadway cast of thriller Paranormal Activity has been announced, with much of the ensemble recruited from previous stagings of the play who will be making their Broadway debuts. The Bro…

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Monday, June 1, 2026

Rose Byrne & Kelli O’Hara Spill The Secrets Behind Real Laughs And Fake Booze In Broadway’s ‘Fallen Angels’: Tony Watch Q&A by Greg Evans

If anyone last fall had made predictions about what would provide the upcoming Broadway season with its biggest guffaws, the answers might have focused on a waterlogged Celine Dion, or maybe…

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