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Friday, October 24, 2025

Darius de Haas Holiday Album Released Digitally October 24 by Andrew Gans

Let Me Carry You This Christmas will arrive on vinyl in December.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM

Jeremy Kushnier Is Relishing the Chance to Flex His Comedy Chops in Little Shop of Horrors by Andrew Gans

The experience has been a real gas for the former Footloose actor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Evita 10-Track Cast Album With Rachel Zegler Out Now; Full Live Album to Come in 2026 by Andrew Gans

Jamie Lloyd directed the revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Side Show's Phillip Officer Celebrates New Album With Concert and Live Stream October 24 by Andrew Gans

Also, listen to a track from You Fascinate Me So: Phillip Officer Salutes Mabel Mercer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Broadway Cares Launches Fall Red Bucket Fundraising Campaign by Andrew Gans

The six-week campaign kicks off at Broadway theatres October 24, with the Red Bucket Follies in December.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Watch Ainsley Melham, Caleb A. Barnett, and Aladdin Cast Perform 'Friend Like Me' by Andrew Gans

The company of the long-running Disney hit recently performed on ABC's The View.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Reviews Are Out for Playing Shylock Starring Saul Rubinek by Andrew Gans

The play, which draws inspiration from Merchant of Venice, is currently running Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Video: Watch Douglas Sills and Cast of Signature's Fiddler on the Roof Celebrate 'Tradition' by Andrew Gans

Joe Calarco is directing the classic musical at the Virginia venue with choreography by Sarah Parker.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Afra Hines, Jess LeProtto, Jessica Lee Goldyn, More Cast in Gotta Dance Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The revue will feature reconstructions from West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Singin’ in the Rain, and more while celebrating Susan Stroman, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, and Billy Wilson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Photos: Go Inside All-Trans, Non-Binary The Drowsy Chaperone, Starring Laverne Cox, Alex Newell, Peppermint by Andrew Gans

L Morgan Lee directed the Carnegie Hall event, kicking off the fourth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59PM

Photos: Michael Urie Hosts Tectonic Cabaret, Honoring Uzo Aduba and Barbara Whitman by Andrew Gans

Performers included Hannah Gadsby, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Beth Malone, Erin Morton, and Dan Hurlin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM

Kate Baldwin and Alex Newell to 'Razzle Dazzle' in Broadway's Chicago by Andrew Gans

The record-breaking, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Video: Get a Sneak Peek at TUTS' The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Andrew Gans

Kevin Cahoon, Mark Ivy, Michael Alonzo, Gemini Quintos, Julia Krohn, JD Houston, and more star in the William Finn musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Monday, October 20, 2025

See Who's Joining RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Onya Nurve, Noah Silverman in New Kinky Boots Tour by Andrew Gans

Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's stage adaptation won the 2013 Tony for Best Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Mel Brooks' The Producers Extends Revival Run in London's West End by Andrew Gans

Originally seen at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the revival of the Tony-winning musical based on Brooks' 1967 film is now playing the Garrick.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

L Morgan Lee Directs Laverne Cox, Alex Newell, Peppermint, More in The Drowsy Chaperone at Carnegie Hall October 20 by Andrew Gans

The concert kicks off the fourth annual Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Saturday, October 18, 2025

5 Spooky Broadway Shows for Halloween by Andrew Gans

The magical and the macabre are on full display in several Main Stem hits.

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Watch Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Ruthie Henshall, More in New Trailer for London Cabaret by Andrew Gans

The West End revival, which recently celebrated its 1,500th performance, welcomed a host of new artists last month at the Kit Kat Club.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:57PM

Ben Platt Will Offer 10-Performance Engagement at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre by Andrew Gans

Michael Arden will again direct the Tony winner's concert engagement.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

Christine Allado, Christine Ebersole, More Will Star in London Jo—The Little Women Musical in Concert by Andrew Gans

JoAnn M. Hunter will direct and choreograph the evening at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Anna Grace Barlow Is Completing Her College Dream Trifecta With Ragtime by Andrew Gans

The Big Leap actress is currently making her Broadway debut in the revival at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Broadway Dreams Gala Will Honor Jerry Mitchell by Andrew Gans

Alex Newell and Spencer Liff will co-direct the evening's entertainment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Jenn Colella and Beth Malone Will Lead Reading of Casa Cushman by Andrew Gans

Playwright Leigh Fondakowski will also direct.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Taylor Iman Jones Will Lead Charlotte Lucas Is 27 and Not Dead Concerts by Andrew Gans

Michele O’Brien will direct Jessie Field and James Martinez Salem's new musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Morgan Spector, Elliot Page, Constance Wu, John Cameron Mitchell, More Will Explore Good Sex at Brooklyn's Powerhouse Arts by Andrew Gans

Brandon Flynn and Chris Perfetti will also be part of a rotating cast performing the collaboration between Irish theatre company Dead Centre and novelist Emilie Pine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:24PM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lea DeLaria, Sasha Velour Will Be Part of Return of The Pansy Craze by Andrew Gans

The six-part series is written and created by Hunter Bird and Mason Alexander Park.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM

2025 Hudson Valley Dance Festival Raises Record-Breaking Sum by Andrew Gans

Also, check out photos from the two performances produced by and benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

House of the Dragon's Emma D’Arcy to Star in The Other Place Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The production, coming from London, will run at The Shed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM

Broadway Cares Provides Record-Breaking $18.3 Million in Grants in 2025 by Andrew Gans

The donations will provide vital services for the Entertainment Community Fund and 483 lifesaving organizations around the country.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PM

Video: See Isaiah Bailey Perform 'Music of the Night' From the New Phantom of the Opera U.S. Tour by Andrew Gans

The new "revitalized tour" will premiere November 7-15 in Baltimore, Maryland.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Len Cariou Returns to NYC Stage in Richard Vetere's Zagłada Beginning October 16 by Andrew Gans

Maja Wampuszyc directs the Tony winner in the Off-Broadway play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42AM

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