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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Adds John Ortiz, Jessica Hecht and Spencer Garrett To Broadway Cast by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming Broadway adaptation of Sidney Lumet’s gritty classic Dog Day Afternoon has added three to its cast, with John Ortiz, three-time Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht and…

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Broadway’s ‘Six’ Producers Condemn Online Bullying Of Trans Cast Member Dylan Mulvaney, Limit Access To Show’s X Account by Greg Evans

Producers of Broadway’s hit musical Six are condemning the online bullying of recently announced trans cast member Dylan Mulvaney and have temporarily limited access to the show’s X acco…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:11PM

Broadway Hit ‘Oh, Mary!’ Will Launch U.S. Tour This Fall, Casting To Be Announced by Greg Evans

The Tony Award-winning hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! will launch a U.S. tour in Hartford, Connecticut, this fall, taking the bratty-curled and hilariously bad-demeanored widow Mary Todd Linc…

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Mark Consuelos To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Fallen Angels’ With Rose Byrne & Kelli O’Hara; Aasif Mandvi, Christopher Fitzgerald & Tracee C by Greg Evans

Live with Kelly and Mark‘s Mark Consuelos will make his Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre Company’s upcoming revival of Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels, joining the previously announce…

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Heather Hitchens Re-Upped To Lead Broadway’s American Theatre Wing For Five Years During “Pivotal Moment” by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Heather Hitchens has been reappointed President and CEO of the American Theatre Wing under a new five-year contract, extending her leadership at what the organization says is a pi…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AM

Acclaimed ‘Music City’ Musical Plans Move To Off Broadway Space Refashioned As Nashville Honky-Tonk by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Music City, the acclaimed and popular jukebox musical featuring the songs of multi-platinum songwriter J.T. Harding that was extended three times at the Upper West Side’s West E…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:30AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Bobby Darin Jukebox Musical ‘Just In Time’ Takes Box Office Dive With Jonathan Groff On Vacation by Greg Evans

Broadway box office pretty much held steady last week with the 31 productions more or less settling into the post-holiday/pre-spring groove, though there was one big exception: Proving the s…

SOURCE: Deadline at 06:58PM

‘Sinatra The Musical’ Heading To London’s West End This Summer by Greg Evans

Sinatra The Musical, a new stage show based on the life and career of the iconic singer, will open at London’s West End this June. Following a sold-out 2023 run at The Birmingham Rep in Bi…

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Channing Tatum’s ‘Magic Mike Live’ Show To Open At Newly Renovated Times Square Venue This Fall by Greg Evans

Magic Mike Live, the live stage show created and directed by Channing Tatum adapted from his male exotic dancer film franchise, is heading to New York: The show will open this fall in a newl…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:55AM
Friday, January 16, 2026

Carrie Coon Explains Mysterious ‘Bug’ Cancellations: Allergic Reaction To Fake Blood In Broadway Show by Greg Evans

Carrie Coon, the star of Broadway’s Bug and wife of the thriller-play’s author, has revealed exactly what prompted the cancellations of two shows last week just before opening night: She…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:48AM
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Alicia Keys Broadway Musical ‘Hells Kitchen’ To Close Next Month With About 60% Of $22M Capitalization Returned by Greg Evans

Hell’s Kitchen, the musical created and inspired by Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys, will end its nearly two-year Broadway run on Sunday, February 22, at the Shubert Theatre, producers ann…

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’, ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Sell Out As Overall Grosses Take Post-Holiday Hit – Broadway Box Of by Greg Evans

Broadway box office was solid and clear-headed last week after the previous week’s lucrative holiday-fueled numbers, with receipts for the 31 productions settling at a solid $34,320,229. T…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:11PM

Darren Criss & Helen J Shen Set Final Performances In Broadway Hit Musical ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ by Greg Evans

Broadway’s original Maybe Happy Ending stars Darren Criss and Helen J Shen will play their final performances in March and February, respectively, producers announced today. Shen will exi…

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Adrien Brody And Tessa Thompson To Make Broadway Debuts In Wrongful Conviction Drama ‘The Fear Of 13’ by Greg Evans

Two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (The Brutalist, The Pianist) will make his Broadway debut this March in Olivier Award nominee Lindsey Ferrentino’s play The Fear of 13. Based on …

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Monday, January 12, 2026

‘Bug’ Broadway Review: A Riveting Carrie Coon Cuts To The Bone In Tracy Letts’ Paranoid Fantasia by Greg Evans

The afternoon I saw Tracy Letts’ excellent, itchy Bug on Broadway – an earlier scheduled performance had been canceled – the bestselling and unfortunately influential crackpot Dr. Eric…

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‘Operation Mincemeat’ All-British Broadway Cast To Exit For All-American Replacement Next Month by Greg Evans

The original all-British Broadway cast of the lauded musical Operation Mincemeat will play its final performance at the Sunday, February 22, matinee, with an all-American cast taking over at…

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Lena Waithe Sets Playwriting & Stage Acting Debut With Self-Penned ‘trinity’ At Baltimore Center Stage by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award–winning writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe (Master of None, The Chi) will make her playwriting and stage acting debut with the self-penned trinity at Baltimore Ce…

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Friday, January 9, 2026

Ana Navarro Offered ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Walk-On Role As Part Of ‘The View’ Birthday Surprise by Greg Evans

The View co-host Ana Navarro has made no secret of her love for the musical Buena Vista Social Club – she says she’s seen the show four times – so on today’s episode celebrating Nava…

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John Cunningham Dies: Prolific Broadway Actor, ‘Dead Poets Society’ Dad Was 93 by Greg Evans

John Cunningham, a prolific Broadway actor who appeared in such acclaimed productions as the original stagings of Cabaret, 1776, Company, Six Degrees of Separation and The Sisters Rosensweig…

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‘Bug’ With Carrie Coon Extends Broadway Run By Two Weeks by Greg Evans

The Broadway production of Tracy Letts’ Bug starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood – which opened last night right on schedule after the previous day’s missed performances due to an …

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Marcia Rodd Dies: Tony-Nominated Broadway Actor, TV’s First ‘Maude’ Daughter Was 87 by Greg Evans

Marcia Rodd, a Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor whose prolific TV career included two memorable episodes of the groundbreaking sitcom All In The Family – one of which served as a pilot …

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Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox & Frankie Grande Board Broadway’s Upcoming ‘Titanique’ by Greg Evans

Jim Parsons will return to Broadway in the upcoming musical comedy Titanique, producers announced today, with other new cast members including Deborah Cox, Frankie Grande and the show’s co…

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

‘Bug’ Cancels Final Broadway Preview Due To Cast Illness; Opening Night Still Set For Tomorrow by Greg Evans

Bug, the Manhattan Theatre Club’s much-anticipated Broadway production of the Tracy Letts play starring wife and The White Lotus actor Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood, has canceled tonight…

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‘The Fantasticks’ To Be Reimagined For Broadway As Contemporary Gay Love Story by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The Fantasticks, that groundbreaking 42-year staple of New York’s Off Broadway scene, is about to break some more turf: A Broadway production is being readied that will reimagin…

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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

‘Bug’ Starring Carrie Coon & Namir Smallwood Nears Sell-Out For Holiday Week; ‘Mamma Mia!’, ‘The Lion King’ Post Personal Bests – Br by Greg Evans

Broadway welcomed the New Year with reason for high spirits as the 33 productions grossed an impressive total of $52,037,125. Some 24 of the shows were sell-outs (or within a fraction) and o…

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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Deadline’s Theater Critic Greg Evans Picks His Top 10 Broadway Shows Of 2025 by Greg Evans

Last spring, Broadway prognosticators would have been well within the boundaries of common sense to posit that the big theater story of 2025 might be the arrival of big-name Hollywood stars …

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’, ‘Ragtime’, ‘Just In Time’ & ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Smash Broadway House Records by Greg Evans

Christmas week was reliably bountiful for Broadway, with early reports of record-breaking grosses for the holiday period coming in hours before the official numbers are released by the Broad…

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Monday, December 29, 2025

‘Cobra Kai’s Peyton List Joins Off Broadway Hit ‘Heathers The Musical’ by Greg Evans

Peyton List, whose TV credits include the Paramount+ series School Spirits and Netflix’s Cobra Kai, will take to the stage later this month when she joins the hit Off Broadway revival of H…

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Scores Best-Ever $1.9M, ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Takes $3M In Busy Week – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

The holiday season is bringing Broadway some box office bounty, with grosses for the week ending December 21 totaling $47,437,512, an 8% boost over the previous week. Attendance for the 36 s…

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Playwrights Horizons Sued Over Discount Tickets For BIPOC Audiences by Greg Evans

Playwrights Horizons, one of New York’s premiere Off Broadway theaters and producers, is being sued by a New Jersey musician who claims that the venue’s recent discount offered to people…

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Monday, December 22, 2025

American College Theatre Festival Severs Affiliation With Kennedy Center After 58 Years by Greg Evans

After an affiliation that’s lasted nearly 60 years, the American College Theatre Festival is suspending its partnership with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washingto…

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