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Sunday, October 3, 2021

Broadway's Six (Finally) Opens Officially October 3 by Ryan McPhee

Welcome (back) to the show, to the historemix.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 1, 2021

After COVID Outbreak, Broadway’s Aladdin Cancels 10 Days of Performances by Ryan McPhee

The Disney musical had reopened September 28, shut back down September 29, and resumed September 30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:33PM

Broadway Extends Vaccine Requirements Through 2021 by Ryan McPhee

Audiences will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination at all 41 theatres.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PM

Keenan Scott II's Thoughts of a Colored Man Begins on Broadway October 1 by Ryan McPhee

The production marks the Broadway debuts of Scott and director Steve H. Broadnax III.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The Visitor, A Week Before Starting, Pauses to Reflect and De-Center Whiteness by Ryan McPhee

The new musical has delayed its first preview date amid conversations between company members, creatives, and Public Theater leadership.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

What Did Critics Think of Fire Shut Up in My Bones at The Metropolitan Opera? by Ryan McPhee

The September 27 opening night performance marked the first time an opera by a Black composer was presented at the New York house.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

Dramatists Guild to Offer Inclusion Rider Language to Members by Ryan McPhee

The new resource will allow writers to ensure the hiring and casting of individuals from historically underrepresented communities when entering producing agreements.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AM
Monday, September 27, 2021

6 Major Takeaways and Trends From the 74th Annual Tony Awards by Ryan McPhee

Speeches reflecting the issues of today's theatrical landscape, tributes to those we hold dear, and lots of pink.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM
Sunday, September 26, 2021

Looking Ahead: The Broadway Shows You Might Just See at Next Year's Tony Awards by Ryan McPhee

What's already lighting up Times Square, what's waiting in the wings, and what's on the horizon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14PM

74th Annual Tony Awards: Check Here for Winners by Ryan McPhee

Playbill will provide live updates throughout the night as winners are announced at the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM

UPDATING LIVE: The 74th Annual Tony Award Winners by Ryan McPhee

Playbill will provide live updates throughout the night as winners are announced at the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM
Friday, September 24, 2021

Jonathan Bailey and Taron Egerton to Star in Cock in London’s West End by Ryan McPhee

Marianne Elliott will direct the Mike Bartlett play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Thursday, September 23, 2021

John Legend, Hairspray Original Cast, More to Perform During Tony Awards Celebration by Ryan McPhee

The 74th annual ceremony, presented in two parts, will take place September 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Sugarland, Butter, Flour: Jennifer Nettles Will Star in Waitress on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The Grammy-winning country star and avid musical theatre supporter succeeds composer Sara Bareilles in the role of Jenna.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM

Read Steven Levenson's Notes on His Dear Evan Hansen Screenplay by Ryan McPhee

The Tony winner talks adapting his libretto for the screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Esau Pritchett Joins Thoughts of a Colored Man Cast, Replacing Keith David for Broadway Bow by Ryan McPhee

Keenan Scott II's play begins performances October 1 at the John Golden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

What Do Critics Think of Off-Broadway's Sanctuary City? by Ryan McPhee

New York Theatre Workshop opened its production of Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok’s play September 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM
Monday, September 20, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, More to Appear in Tony Awards Concert Celebration by Ryan McPhee

Broadway’s Back!, hosted by Leslie Odom Jr., will air September 26 following the Paramount+ presentation of most awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM

Watch as Waitress Company Presented With ‘Nick Cordero Day’ Proclamation by Ryan McPhee

The honor from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment commemorated what would have been the late actor’s 43rd birthday.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM
Friday, September 17, 2021

In the News: Showstoppers! Costume Exhibit Extends in Times Square, A Turtle on a Fence Post Casting, More by Ryan McPhee

Plus: Zora Neale Hurston, Maria Irene Fornes, Pauli Murray and more to be depicted as living monuments in StatueFest.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM

Liisi LaFontaine and Newcomer Jamie Bogyo to Lead West End Bow of Moulin Rouge! Musical by Ryan McPhee

The cast will also include Olivier nominees Clive Carter and Jason Pennycooke.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AM

Broadway's Six Resumes Performances September 17 by Ryan McPhee

Welcome (back) to the show, to the historemix.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 16, 2021

Jaap van Zweden to Leave New York Philharmonic in 2024 by Ryan McPhee

The music director has led the orchestra since 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PM

Robert O’Hara Will Direct Anthony Davis' Malcolm X Opera at The Met by Ryan McPhee

The New York production, starring Will Liverman (soon to appear in the Met's Fire Shut Up in My Bones), will open in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:29PM

Metropolitan Opera’s Opening Night Performance of Fire Shut Up in My Bones Will Air Live in Times Square and Harlem by Ryan McPhee

Terence Blanchard’s work marks the first opera by a Black composer to be performed at the New York institution.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Manu Narayan Joins Cast of Gender-Swapped Broadway Revival of Company by Ryan McPhee

The stage veteran will play Theo, played prior to the coronavirus shutdown by Kyle Dean Massey.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM

What Do Critics Think of Off-Broadway's The Last of the Love Letters? by Ryan McPhee

The play, written by and starring Ngozi Anyanwu, opened September 13 at Atlantic Theater Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:17AM

Hamilton Reopens on Broadway September 14 by Ryan McPhee

Closed since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical returns to the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, September 13, 2021

Beetlejuice Finds a New Home; Viral Musical Will Reopen on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The stage adaptation of the Tim Burton classic had closed prematurely in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM

Ngozi Anyanwu’s The Last of the Love Letters Opens Off-Broadway September 13 by Ryan McPhee

The Atlantic Theater Company production features Anyanwu, Daniel J. Watts, and Xavier Scott Evans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Martyna Majok's Sanctuary City Resumes Off-Broadway Run September 8 by Ryan McPhee

The New York Theatre Workshop production stars Jasai Chase-Owens, Sharlene Cruz, and Austin Smith.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AM

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