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Monday, June 2, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club Will Release a Broadway Album Before the Tony Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

The musical is currently up for 10 2025 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

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Photos: Understudy Zak Resnick Follows The Call in Floyd Collins on Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Resnick went on for several recent performances of the Adam Guettel-Tina Landau musical in the title role.

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Listen: The Playbill Podcast Predicts the 2025 Tony Award Winners With Critics Adam Feldman and Elysa Gardner by Logan Culwell-Block

Hear from the experts on how they think Broadway's biggest night will go down this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

The Drama Desk Awards Are Going National by Logan Culwell-Block

The theatrical honors will unveil a new ceremony format in 2027.

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Drama Desk Award Winners 2025: The Full List by Logan Culwell-Block

Maybe Happy Ending led the pack with six wins, including Outstanding Musical.

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Saturday, May 31, 2025

5 Broadway Shows to See With the Whole Family by Logan Culwell-Block

These plays and musicals are crowd pleasers for audiences of all ages.

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Watch: Helen J Shen and Darren Criss Sing a Soul Cover of Maybe Happy Ending's 'When You're in Love' by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway stars joined showtune cover band Third Reprise for the special track.

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1st Look: John Krasinski Is Angry Alan Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

The Office Emmy nominee is starring in the new Penelope Skinner comedy at Studio Seaview.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM

Robin de Jesús, Katy Sullivan Will Lead D.C. The Normal Heart by Logan Culwell-Block

Casting has been revealed for the upcoming 2025 Pride Plays festival, playing the Capitol next month.

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Darren Criss Extends Run in Broadway's Maybe Happy Ending by Logan Culwell-Block

The 2025 Tony nominee will stay with the Best Musical contender through the summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM

Listen: Cass Morgan and John Cariani Sing a Song From Fuzzy Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott's new musical makes its world premiere this summer at Barrington Stage Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Girl From the North Country Joins Music Theatre International Licensing Catalogue by Logan Culwell-Block

The Bob Dylan musical played a Broadway run in 2020, and recently aired a filmed performance on PBS.

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Purpose Extends Broadway Bow by Logan Culwell-Block

The 2025 Best Play Tony nominee continues at the Hayes Theater.

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Maureen McCormick, Nancy McKeon, Kathleen Chalfant, More Will Star in Encore Run of Pen Pals by Logan Culwell-Block

Michael Griffo's play is headed back Off-Broadway with a rotating cast of actors.

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Exclusive: Jeremy Jordan's 'How Glory Goes' and 2 Other Tracks From Floyd Collins Broadway Album by Logan Culwell-Block

Bruce Coughlin also breaks down his Tony-nominated orchestrations for the Adam Guettel score.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Photos: Adam Guettel and Bob Martin's New Musical Millions Makes Its World Premiere by Logan Culwell-Block

Ruthie Ann Miles, Steven Pasquale, and Shuler Hensley lead the musical at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre.

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Gary Edwin Robinson Wins Excellence in Theatre Education Tony Award by Logan Culwell-Block

The honor, co-presented with Carnegie Mellon University, honors Robinson's work as head of the Theatre Arts program at Brooklyn's Boys and Girls High School.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Watch: Bella Coppola Sings 'Let Me Be Your Star' From Broadway's Smash by Logan Culwell-Block

The cult favorite series–turned Broadway musical is playing the Imperial Theatre.

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Broadway Grosses Analysis: 2024-2025 Broadway Season Is the Highest-Grossing in Recorded History by Logan Culwell-Block

The now completed season saw nearly $2 billion in revenue from 14.7 million tickets, a striking comeback from pandemic losses.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

The American Psycho Musical Is Coming Back for Another Bump by Logan Culwell-Block

The Duncan Sheik-Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa musical will return to London's Almeida Theatre, where it made its world premiere in 2013.

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Photos: Phylicia Rashad, Cole Escola, Kara Young, More Honor Idina Menzel and Tina Landau at New Dramatists Spring Luncheon by Logan Culwell-Block

The Redwood creators were celebrated at the May 27 event at the New York Marriott Marquis.

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Christopher Jackson Sets Broadway Return in Hell's Kitchen by Logan Culwell-Block

The Grammy and Emmy winner's performance will be his first major Main Stem role since originating the part of George Washington in Hamilton.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Watch: Buena Vista Social Club Brings Its Tony-Honored Music to an NPR Tiny Desk Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

The musical is currently up for 10 2025 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

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Broadway Producing Group No Guarantees Will Take Over Off-Broadway's Astor Place Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

The downtown venue is the former longtime home of Blue Man Group.

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Amanda Reid Is Hell's Kitchen's New Ali Beginning May 27 by Logan Culwell-Block

A deluxe edition of the Broadway cast album, with newly recorded performances from current star Tank, Reid, and Alicia Keys, was recently released.

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Montego Glover Will Step Into Broadway's Gypsy by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-nominated Memphis star will play Rose during Audra McDonald's planned one-week vacation in July.

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Saturday, May 24, 2025

Call Me Izzy, Starring Jean Smart, Begins Broadway Run May 24 by Logan Culwell-Block

The solo show serves as the Broadway debut for playwrigtht Jamie Wax.

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Friday, May 23, 2025

How Broadway's Floyd Collins Compares to the Real-Life Story by Logan Culwell-Block

Roger W. Brucker, co-author of a book about the cave explorer, fact-checks the musical—which he's seen around 30 times.

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Watch: Audra McDonald Sings 'Some People' From Broadway's Gypsy by Logan Culwell-Block

The six-time Tony winner and 2025 Tony nominee brought the Stephen Sondheim-Jule Styne song to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

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Watch: Lizzy McAlpine Records 'Through the Mountain' From Broadway's Floyd Collins by Logan Culwell-Block

The singer/songwriter is playing Nellie Collins in the debut Broadway bow of the Adam Guettel-Tina Landau musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Delia Ephron's Left on Tenth Script Now Published via Dramatists Play Service by Logan Culwell-Block

Peter Gallagher and Julianna Margulies starred in the play's Broadway debut earlier this season.

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