All stories by Dylan Parent on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Video: For Hannah Cruz, Performing in 'Difficult and Dangerous Times' Is a Call of Duty by Dylan Parent

The actor talks marriage, politics, and Crumbl Cookies while Getting Ready for Chess on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM
Monday, March 16, 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Can Theatre Change People's Minds? To Wallace Shawn, That's Not Inconceivable by Dylan Parent

The playwright is performing his blistering The Fever in rep with a new play on love, loss, and predetermination.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM
Monday, March 9, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Performance of Seussical Jr. Shatters the Stigma Surrounding Autism by Dylan Parent

Participants at the North Jersey organization are empowered to perform on stage and in their community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This New York City Couple Brought Playbill to Their Ireland Destination Wedding! by Dylan Parent

Their wedding Playbills included cat photos and shoutout to their wedding guests.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM
Monday, February 23, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: These High School Students Honor Real People in I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Dylan Parent

High schoolers collaborated with the York Jewish Community Center to produce this play about children victims of the Holocaust.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM
Monday, February 16, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Summer Camp for the Arts Devises New Musicals for Their 275 Campers by Dylan Parent

Usdan alums love the camp so much they come back to write original musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AM
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Video: June Squibb on Feeling Beautiful and Forever 35 by Dylan Parent

The 96-year-old reveals John Kander's reaction to Marjorie Prime and shares Ethel Merman memories.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM
Monday, February 9, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: In the Last Year, This Couple Has Seen 15 Broadway Shows Together by Dylan Parent

Gay Men's Chorus of D.C. members Peter Cheney and Drew Hastie had Playbills at their wedding day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: For The Yellow Boat, Oregon Students Competed to Design Their Playbill Cover by Dylan Parent

High school students are honoring the play's subject by helping children with cancer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM
Monday, January 26, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Day School Theatre Program Is a 'Gymnasium for Empathy' by Dylan Parent

Savannah Country Day students shine in a fairy tale-inspired play about love and wonderment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM
Monday, January 19, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Couple Has Seen 20 Shows in 3 Years Living in NYC by Dylan Parent

A theatre-loving couple used PLAYBILLDER for their wedding planning.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54AM
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Video: From Daisy in The Great Gatsby to Anna in Frozen, Aisha Jackson Thrives in Reinterpretation by Dylan Parent

"I get to show the relatability of these characters that transcends race."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM
Monday, January 12, 2026

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: These Students Loved Coming to School to Rehearse A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Dylan Parent

The musical will be performed at the Florida Thespian Festival in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Monday, January 5, 2026

The 'Punk Rock' Return of Carrie Coon by Dylan Parent

HBO’s fan favorite returns to the Broadway stage in Bug by her husband, playwright Tracy Letts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM
Friday, January 2, 2026

Watch: All the Laughs and Lewks on Playbill's Getting Ready! by Dylan Parent

These are the moments we can't stop thinking about from the fabulous first season of the interview series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM
Monday, December 22, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: This Production of The Little Mermaid Is These Teachers' Proudest Moment in Education by Dylan Parent

High schoolers in Indianapolis, Indiana, are bringing their community together.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Getting Ready: McKenzie Kurtz Is Having the ‘Most Fun Ever’ as the ‘Demon Queen’ in Heathers The Musical by Dylan Parent

Learn how to fluff your hair into Heather Chandler’s signature ponytail in this new video.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: At This High School, a Ticket to Arsenic and Old Lace Also Gets You a Ticket to a Football Game by Dylan Parent

New Jersey high schoolers are expressing their individuality and connecting to their community through the arts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27AM
Monday, December 1, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: In Marian, or The True Tale of Robin Hood: Teen Edition, Students Embody 'Community' by Dylan Parent

Illinois high school students cannot get enough of this thrilling production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Getting Ready: Reigning Queen of TikTok, Kelsie Watts, Expands Her Realm at SIX on Broadway by Dylan Parent

The Voice contestant auditioned multiple times over four years before she landed the role of Jane Seymour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Audience Members Will Hotly Debate the Ethics of AI After Seeing Marjorie Prime by Dylan Parent

June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell co-star in the Pulitzer-nominated family drama about love and loss.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM
Monday, November 24, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: In Everyone Gets Abducted by Aliens, Even the Shyest Students Find Their Voice by Dylan Parent

This Texas middle school theatre program highlights every student's strengths.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM
Monday, November 17, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Why These California Students Chose The Laramie Project As Their School Play by Dylan Parent

Dougherty Valley High School students are learning how theatre can powerfully impact a community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Monday, November 10, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Alex Brightman Hopes Students Putting on Beetlejuice, Jr. 'Keep at It' by Dylan Parent

At a New Jersey youth theatre, every student has a featured moment on stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM
Friday, November 7, 2025

Getting Ready: To Play Elphaba, Wicked's Lencia Kebede Wears a Braided Wig Inspired by Cynthia Erivo by Dylan Parent

Broadway’s first full-time Black Elphaba stopped by the Playbill Studio to get greenified with the help of her all-female Green Team.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Playbill Celebrates Broadway's November Birthdays! by Dylan Parent

From a Sondheim witch to the famous painter in the park, Playbill is raising a glass to November's Broadway birthdays.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM
Monday, November 3, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: After 11 Years, This Catholic School Revisits The Dastardly Doctor Devereux by Dylan Parent

This California junior high school is asking students to connect off-screen and on stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM
Monday, October 27, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Young Performers Love Their This Theatre Program so Much, They Don't Want to Go Home by Dylan Parent

This Illinois program, and its production of Seussical KIDS, is building a supportive, inclusive community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Video: How Moulin Rouge's Ashley Loren Handles the Life of a Broadway Showgirl by Dylan Parent

She shares her tips for being Broadway's longest-running Satine, while living with Lyme disease.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off