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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Broadway Review: Ripping Thriller Shows How Hell Broke Loose by Greg Evans

Broadway goes Upside Down with Stranger Things: The First Shadow, opening tonight at the Marquis Theatre and setting a new standard for what’s capable in high-tech spectacle on the legitim…

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Broadway Box Office Smashes Records With $51M Gross As ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’, ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’, ‘Othello’, ‘Wicked’, ‘Str by Greg Evans

Broadway had what appears to be its best non-holiday week ever last week, with major hits like Good Night, and Good Luck, Glengarry Glen Ross, Othello and longrunners The Lion King, Wicked a…

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Tony Awards: Sarah Paulson & Wendell Pierce Will Announce Nominations May 1 by Greg Evans

This year’s Tony Award nominations will be announced by previous Tony winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce on CBS Mornings on May 1. The select nominations will be broadcast live on th…

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Roastmaster Jeff Ross Plans Broadway Stand For One-Man Show Following Summer Tour by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Jeff Ross, known for his longtime role as Roastmaster for television’s infamous Celebrity Roasts, is coming to Broadway with a new theatrical one-man show called Jeff R…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:55AM
Monday, April 21, 2025

‘Floyd Collins’ Broadway Review: Jeremy Jordan Gives Life To Dark Tale Unearthed From History by Greg Evans

In Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Floyd Collins, creators Tina Landau and Adam Guettel resurrect their touchstone project, the odd, sometimes slow but mostly beautiful musical they…

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Andrew Lloyd Webber Teases ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ New York Return In “Better Area” Than Broadway by Greg Evans

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is doing some heavy hinting that his The Phantom of the Opera musical – or some version of it – is returning to New York two years after the show ended its 3…

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‘Cult Of Love’ Movie In Works Based On Leslye Headland Broadway Play With Will Ferrell And Jessica Elbaum Producing by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce a feature film adaptation of Cult of Love, Leslye Headland’s dark comedy play that opened to excellent reviews on Broadway in Decemb…

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Joy Behar Play ‘My First Ex-Husband’ Plans National Tour Following Closing Off Broadway Next Month by Greg Evans

Joy Behar’s stage comedy My First Ex-Husband will play its final Off Broadway performance May 18, producers announced today, with a national tour set to begin this summer. The play, which …

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Time 100 Most Influential People Includes Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg, Lorne Michaels, Ted Sarandos, Nicole Scherzinger & Other Showbiz Figures by Greg Evans

Time magazine has announced its annual list of 100 most influential people in the world, and the entertainment industries are represented this year by, among others, Demi Moore, Snoop Dogg, …

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

TLC Musical ‘CrazySexyCool’ Aims For Broadway by Greg Evans

CrazySexyCool, the upcoming jukebox musical about ’90s trio TLC that’s set to premiere at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. next year, is aiming for a Broadway move, sources tell Deadline. …

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George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Breaks Own Record With $3.7 Million Weekly Gross – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Good Night, and Good Luck, the play about Edward R. Murrow written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov adapted from their 2005 film, grossed $3,784,200 last week at Broadway’s 1,537-seat Wi…

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Broadway’s Montego Glover Signs With Buchwald by Greg Evans

Exclusive: Montego Glover, the Tony Award nominated actor and Broadway performer, has signed with Buchwald for representation. Glover recently completed the national Broadway tour of Into th…

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Monday, April 14, 2025

‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ Broadway Review: Sadie Sink Works Magic In Riveting New Play by Greg Evans

The Salem Witch trials have, many times over, proven themselves near unbreakable as allegory, starting at least with Arthur Miller’s 1953 The Crucible, in which the goings on in Massachuse…

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Leslie Odom, Jr. Returning To Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ This Fall by Greg Evans

Leslie Odom, Jr. will return to Broadway’s Hamilton this fall in a reprise of his Tony Award-winning role as Aaron Burr. An member of the original cast, Odom’s return to Hamilton comes n…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:47AM

Keanu Reeves-Alex Winter ‘Waiting For Godot’ Sets Broadway Venue, Opening Night by Greg Evans

The previously announced Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter has found a home in the Hudson Theatre, where the play will begin p…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:31AM
Friday, April 11, 2025

Broadway’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Boasts Bob Odenkirk, Kieran Culkin & Bill Burr But Has No Leading Actor, Tony Committee Says by Greg Evans

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday in the third of their four Tony eligibility meetings, and while most of the decisions where the usual determinations about what categor…

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Thursday, April 10, 2025

‘Smash’ Broadway Review: Scratching A 13-Year Itch by Greg Evans

When the Broadway-themed drama Smash began its two-season run on NBC in 2012, the entire theater industry, it seemed then, was entranced. The lingo, the faces, the concerns – all seemed, i…

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‘The Who’s Tommy’ National Tour Delayed A Year: Launch Now Set For Fall 2026 by Greg Evans

The national tour of The Who’s Tommy, the Des McAnuff-revival that played on Broadway last year, has been delayed by a year, with a new launch date of Fall 2026. Producers had previously a…

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Whoopi Goldberg To Join Joy Behar In Performance Of Behar’s Off Broadway Play ‘My First Ex-Husband’ by Greg Evans

The View costars Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar will soon share a stage of an entirely different sort: Goldberg will appear for one performance only with Behar in the latter’s Off Broadway …

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Jonathan Groff’s Bobby Darin Musical Makes Big Splish-Splash In First Week Of Previews – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

With the insanely busy Broadway spring season nearing peak production – only one musical, Dead Outlaw, has yet to begin previews – most shows felt the heat of competition last week, with…

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William Finn Dies: ‘Falsettos’, ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Playwright Was 73 by Greg Evans

William “Bill” Finn, the acclaimed writer and composer of the 1992 musical Falsettos and 2005’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, died Monday, April 7, following a lengthy il…

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Review: George Clooney Makes Broadway Debut Battling Alternative Facts Through The Decades by Greg Evans

There are moments in Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov opening on Broadway tonight at the Winter Garden Theatre and starring Clooney as pioneering TV…

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Elizabeth McGovern To Play Ava Gardner in ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations’ At New York City Center by Greg Evans

Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) will reprise her role as movie star Ava Gardner in the play Ava: The Secret Conversations at New York City Center this summer. The play, written by McGover…

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‘Waking Ned Devine’ Stage Musical In Works With ‘Come From Away’ & ‘Once’ Creators by Greg Evans

A new stage musical based on the 1998 film comedy Waking Ned Devine is being developed with The Color Purple director John Doyle, Come From Away book writer David Hein and Oscar winning Once…

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

‘Stranger Things’ Sells Out First Two Previews; ‘Othello’, ‘Good Night, And Good Luck’ Top $3M Again; ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Hits $2.1M by Greg Evans

Stranger Things: The First Shadow began stalking Broadway last week, selling out the first two previews of its engagement at the Marquis, grossing $433,725 for the pair of performances. Open…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:20PM

Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Worldwide Rights To Broadway’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Film Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lind by Greg Evans

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to the film of the recent hit Tony winning musical performance Merrily We Roll Along starring Tony Award winne…

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Maya Hawke, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Others Set For Benefit Reading Of Ruby Rae Spiegel’s ‘Dry Land’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: A one-night 10th anniversary Off Broadway benefit reading of Ruby Rae Spiegel’s Dry Land will star Maya Hawke, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Dominic Sessa, Eden Marryshow, and Alice Kre…

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Monday, March 31, 2025

‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ Broadway Review: Kieran Culkin, Bill Burr & Bob Odenkirk Break Bad In Unmissable Succession Of Cutthroats by Greg Evans

Glengarry Glen Ross Opening night: March 31, 2025Venue: Broadway’s The Palace TheatreWritten by: David MametDirected by: Patrick MarberCast: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Bill Burr, Mi…

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Broadway’s ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ Gets Four-Week Extension Prior To Opening by Greg Evans

Pirates! The Penzance Musical, the Gilbert & Sullivan musical reimagined by Rupert Holmes in a New Orleans jazz-infused style, has been given a four-week Broadway extension “due to pop…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:22PM

Rock Band Guster Invites ‘Finn’ Cast To Share Kennedy Center Stage by Greg Evans

Cast members of children’s musical Finn made an unexpected return to the Kennedy Center stage when rock band Guster invited the young singer-actors to join the band in a song Friday night.…

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Friday, March 28, 2025

‘Just In Time’ Starring Jonathan Groff Moves Opening Night In Crowded Broadway Week by Greg Evans

The official opening night for Just In Time, the new Bobby Darin musical starring Jonathan Groff, will move Wednesday, April 23, to Saturday, April 26 at Broadway’s Circle in the Square …

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre