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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

‘Art’ Broadway Review: Bobby Cannavale, Neil Patrick Harris And James Corden Paint A Brutal Portrait Of Friendship by Greg Evans

I don’t think I’d consider Yasmina Reza’s Art a masterpiece, though after seeing the sharp new Broadway production of the play starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick H…

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Grosses Soar For ‘Hamilton’ As Leslie Odom Jr. Returns; ‘Waiting For Godot’ With Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter Sells Out First Preview – Br by Greg Evans

Broadway box office surged last week as some big name stars arrived – and in one case, returned – to New York stages: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter sold out their first preview of Waiting…

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John Lithgow To Star As Roald Dahl In Broadway Transfer Of West End Hit ‘Giant’ by Greg Evans

John Lithgow will bring his Olivier Award winning performance as Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant to Broadway in March, 2026, producers announced today. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, G…

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Monday, September 15, 2025

‘Dreamgirls’ Revival Heading To Broadway In Fall 2026 With Camille A. Brown Directing And Choreographing by Greg Evans

Producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and LaChanze Productions announced today that the Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls will return to New York in the Fall of…

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The Baby-Sitters Club Book Series Being Adapted As Stage Musical With ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Composer On Board by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Ann M. Martin’s bestselling book series The Baby-sitters Club is being developed into a stage musical with a book by Kate Wetherhead (The Devil Wears Prada), music and lyrics by…

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Friday, September 12, 2025

Broadway General Management Firm Foresight Theatrical Ups Two In Exec Transition by Greg Evans

Foresight Theatrical, which serves as both executive producer and general manager on many Broadway shows and tours, today announced a planned transition in company partnership, with two long…

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Thursday, September 11, 2025

Broadway’s Bespoke Theatricals Promotes General Managers David Roth & Danielle Saks To Partners by Greg Evans

Broadway general management and executive producing firm Bespoke Theatricals is expanding its leadership team with the promotions of general managers David Roth and Danielle Saks to partners…

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Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, Marisa Tomei & Others Set For One-Night Benefit Production Of New Play ‘This Is Crazy!’ In NYC by Greg Evans

Jane Fonda, Marisa Tomei, Mark Ruffalo, Sanaa Lathan and Rosanna Arquette are among the stars who will take part in a one-night-only benefit production in New York next month of This Is Craz…

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Facing Lawsuit, Broadway ‘Cabaret’ Producers Say Show Not In “Position Fiscally To Make Any Distribution To Investors” by Greg Evans

An investor in the Broadway production of Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club is suing that show’s producers, claiming that despite the revival grossing more than $90 million he has seen no return…

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‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ Closes Run With Best Week In Months, While ‘Art’ Hits $1M+; ‘Cabaret’ Sinks Low – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway took a hit in the box office over the Labor Day holiday weekend last week, with most of the shows on the boards reporting declines in weekly grosses. In all, the 27 productions on B…

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‘Beetlejuice’ Announces Broadway Cast With Justin Collette In Title Role by Greg Evans

Broadway’s upcoming Beetlejuice The Musical return has found its cast, with most of the performers from the show’s national tour intact, including Justin Collette in the title role. The …

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Wallace Shawn Play Set For Off Broadway Production From Scott Rudin & Barry Diller; André Gregory To Direct Cast Including Hope Davis & Josh by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: A new play by Wallace Shawn, directed by André Gregory, will be produced Off Broadway by Scott Rudin and Barry Diller, the producers announced today. Hope Davis, Maria Dizzia, Jo…

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Monday, September 8, 2025

Taika Waititi To Produce ‘Fyre Fest The Musical’ Stage Comedy About Festival Fraudster Billy McFarland by Greg Evans

Oscar-winning director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Love and Thunder) is set to produce a New York-bound stage musical-comedy about the ill-fated Fyre Festival and its creator Billy McF…

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Made In NY Awards Announces Inaugural Honorees For Theater: LaChanze, Ken Sunshine, Patricia Delgado, Justin Peck And Susan Feldman by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The honorees of the New York City’s first-ever theater-specific Made In NY Awards have been announced by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment: Performer and producer …

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Sunday, September 7, 2025

‘Cabaret’ On Broadway To Close Early As Star Billy Porter Recovers From Sepsis by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club has announced an early closing date – Sunday, September 21 – as star Billy Porter withdraws from the production due to what producers say is a �…

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Broadway Lights To Dim Next Week For George Wendt, Producer Paul Libin, Director Mark Brokaw, Others by Greg Evans

Actor George Wendt, producer Paul Libin, director Mark Brokaw and Take Me Out playwright Richard Greenberg will be among the luminaries honored with Broadway’s second group light-dimming n…

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Wayne Brady And Lulu To Perform London Concerts Of New ‘To Sir, With Love’ Stage Musical by Greg Evans

Five-time Emmy winner Wayne Brady and Scottish pop singer Lulu will perform two concert stagings of To Sir, With Love – A New Musical at London’s West End in November. Both concerts, at …

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Thomas Schumacher To Step Down From Top Perch At Disney Theatrical Group After 38 Years, Leaving Enduring Stamp On Broadway History by Greg Evans

Thomas Schumacher, a pioneering force for nearly 40 years behind Disney Theatrical Group’s reign as a top Broadway and international stage presence, will depart the company at the end of t…

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‘Modern Family’ Star Sarah Hyland, Newcomer Sadie Dickerson Join Broadway’s ‘Just In Time’ As Connie Francis And Sandra Dee by Greg Evans

Modern Family‘s Sarah Hyland and Broadway newcomer Sadie Dickerson will join the hit Bobby Darin musical Just In Time starring Jonathan Groff, with Hyland taking over as Connie Francis and…

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

‘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…

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Jane Krakowski To Star In Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Greg Evans

Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski (Nine) will take over the lead role of the Broadway hit comedy Oh, Mary! on October 14, joining the company as Mary Todd Lincoln for a limited eight-week eng…

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Pete Townshend’s ‘Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet’ Sets New York Stage Debut by Greg Evans

Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet will make its New York stage debut this November, producers announced today. Directed by Rob Ashford with choreography by Paul Roberts, the dan…

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Monday, September 1, 2025

Broadway Fall Preview 2025: Stars Of Stage, Screen And Magic Take NYC (With The Muppets Along For The Ride) by Greg Evans

Will Broadway’s upcoming fall season match the starry line-up of last spring, when George Clooney, Denzel Washington, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and other performers best known for their f…

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Proposed Caesars Palace Times Square Casino Project Sweetens Pot With Civil Rights Museum by Greg Evans

Caesars Palace Times Square – the joint bid from SL Green, Caesars Entertainment, JAY-Z’s Roc Nation, and Live Nation to bring a state-of-the-art gaming and entertainment destination to …

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Early Days Of ‘SNL’ To Be Depicted In New Off Broadway Play ‘Not Ready For Prime Time’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The chaotic, massively influential early era of Saturday Night Live has been portrayed in narrative film and documentaries. Now, the stage gets it turn: new play Not Ready For Pri…

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Friday, August 15, 2025

Dan Ziskie Dies: ‘House Of Cards’, ‘Treme’, ‘Adventures In Babysitting’ Actor Was 80 by Greg Evans

Dan Ziskie, a prolific TV character actor whose abundant credits stretch from 1980 episodes of The Edge of Night to central roles on HBO’s Treme and Netflix’s House of Cards, died July 2…

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Patricia White Dies: Longtime Champion Of New York’s Black Theatre Who Worked With Amiri Baraka, Woody King Jr., Ntozake Shange Was 77 by Greg Evans

Patricia White, the long-time company manager of Woodie King, Jr.’s New Federal Theatre and a well-known figure in New York City’s Black Theatre community, died August 10 after a brief i…

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Thursday, August 14, 2025

‘Mamma Mia!’ Broadway Review: Here We Go Again by Greg Evans

If you love Mamma Mia!, you’re gonna love Mamma Mia! With the touring production of the hit ABBA musical making a six-month stop on Broadway, the flawed, fun-loving show returns to the ven…

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Scott Bakula To Star Opposite Ariana DeBose In ‘The Baker’s Wife’ Musical Off Broadway by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Bakula will star opposite Ariana DeBose in this fall’s Off Broadway presentation of the storied musical The Baker’s Wife, producer Classic Stage Company announced today.…

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Andrew Lloyd Webber Teases Possible Arena Tour For Hollywood Bowl ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’; Confirms Broadway 2026 Transfer Of ‘Cats: The Jellic by Greg Evans

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group today announced a name-change – as expected it’s now LW Entertainment – and a line-up of projects, confirming a Spring 2026 Broadway transfe…

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Pre-Broadway ‘Purple Rain’ Finds Its Prince by Greg Evans

This fall’s world premiere in Minneapolis of the stage musical Purple Rain will star an up-and-coming musician-songwriter named Kris Kollins in the main role of The Kid, made famous in the…

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