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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

‘The Lost Boys’, ‘Death Of A Salesman’, ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ & Other Spring Shows Pull Audiences; ‘Joe Turner’s Come And Gone’ Be by Greg Evans

Broadway’s busy season was packed with recent arrivals last week, most pulling in decent-sized audiences (more than decent in many cases), with shows like Dog Day Afternoon, Proof, Sc…

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Tom Felton Extends Lucrative Box Office Run In Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ by Greg Evans

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child‘s Tom Felton is extending his wildly popular run in the Broadway hit by six months, now starring as Draco Malfoy through Sunday, November 1. Felton, w…

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Monday, April 6, 2026

‘Becky Shaw’ Broadway Review: A Blind Date Goes Crazy Bad In Enthralling Dark Comedy With Alden Ehrenreich & Patrick Ball by Greg Evans

Seventeen years after being nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, Gina Gionfriddo’s dark, sometimes giddy comedy Becky Shaw finally arrives on Broadway, and noting that it was worth the wai…

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Edward Graczyk Dies: ‘Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean’ Playwright Was 84 by Greg Evans

Edward Graczyk, best known for Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, the 1982 Broadway play and film adaptation both directed by Robert Altman, died in Sidney, Ohio, on Feb…

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David Gersten Dies: Longtime Broadway & Off Broadway Publicist Was 67 by Greg Evans

David Gersten, whose career as a Broadway and Off Broadway press representative and marketing consultant spanned more than 30 years and included such clients as notable revivals f Jonathan L…

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Off Broadway’s ‘The Unknown’ Starring Sean Hayes To Stream Worldwide by Greg Evans

The Unknown, David Cale’s Off Broadway thriller starring Sean Hayes that was recently nominated for a prestigious Lucille Lortel Award, will be streamed during its final weekend on st…

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Friday, April 3, 2026

‘Game Of Thrones’ Stage Prequel ‘The Mad King’ Sets UK Summer Premiere Date by Greg Evans

The Mad King, the previously announced Game of Thrones stage prequel heading to Stratford-Upon-Avon’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre, will begin performances there on July 20, with an offi…

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Megan Thee Stallion Returns To Full House At Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ by Greg Evans

Megan Thee Stallion was greeted by a full house when she returned to Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical last night, two days after she took ill mid-performance and was diagnosed wit…

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Lin-Manuel Miranda To Direct Film Adaptation Of Stage Musical ‘Octet’ by Greg Evans

Lin-Manuel Miranda will direct a film adaptation of playwright-composer Dave Malloy’s Octet, a critically acclaimed musical that debuted Off Broadway in 2019. The project was revealed…

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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

John Krasinski, Amber Ruffin, Sia, Sean Hayes & Dulé Hill Among First-Time Lucille Lortel Award Nominees by Greg Evans

Sean Hayes, Dulé Hill, John Krasinski, Amber Ruffin and Sia are among the first-time nominees for Lucille Lortel Awards, announced today. They join such stage stalwarts as Kara Young, J. …

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Sara Bareilles Signs With CAA by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Sara Bareilles, the Grammy winning and Tony- and Emmy-nominated composer, performer, producer, activist and author. Bareilles composed music and lyrics for the smas…

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Off Broadway’s Rattlestick Theater To Be Renamed For Playwright Terrence McNally by Greg Evans

Rattlestick Theater, one of Off Broadway’s most prominent venues for new work since its founding in 1994, will be renamed The Terrence McNally Theater in honor of the late trailblazin…

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Stricken Megan Thee Stallion Out For Today’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Broadway Performances by Greg Evans

Megan Thee Stallion will not perform in either of today’s two scheduled Moulin Rouge! The Musical performances, according to the Broadway production’s website. A message readin…

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

‘The Lost Boys’, ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Sell Out First Preview Weeks; ‘Just In Time’ Hits All-Time High As Jonathan Groff Exits – Broad by Greg Evans

Broadway gave a warm welcome to a batch of spring arrivals last week, with newcomers The Lost Boys, The Rocky Horror Show, Beaches, Fallen Angels and Titaníque beginning previews to more-…

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Oscar-Winning ‘Happy Feet’ In Development As Broadway Musical With Michael Arden Directing by Greg Evans

Happy Feet, the 2006 Oscar-winning animated film about a tap-dancing penguin named Mumble, is being developed as a Broadway-bound musical, with two-time Tony winner Michael Arden (Maybe Happ…

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‘Heated Rivalry’ Unauthorized Musical Parody Sets Off Broadway Spring Run by Greg Evans

Heated Rivalry is getting the musical treatment. Unauthorized, to be sure. Following eight sold-out concert presentations earlier this month, Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody …

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‘Giant’ Playwright Mark Rosenblatt Signs With CAA by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Mark Rosenblatt, the Olivier Award-winning theater and film writer and director whose debut play Giant opened last week on Broadway in a critically acclaimed produc…

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Monday, March 30, 2026

Mariska Hargitay To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ When Daniel Radcliffe Exits by Greg Evans

Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut in the hit, acclaimed play Every Brilliant Thing, taking over for current star Daniel Radcliffe when he ends his limit…

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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Joanna “JoJo” Levesque To Succeed Lea Michele In Broadway’s ‘Chess’ by Greg Evans

Multi-platinum singer, songwriter and actor Joanna “JoJo” Levesque (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) will return to Broadway this June to succeed the exiting Lea Michele in Broadway�

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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Sells Out First Previews; Newcomers ‘Fear Of 13’, ‘Becky Shaw’ Start Strong – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s recent spring arrivals enjoyed robust box office last week, with Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Dog Day Afternoon selling out and Giant, Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman and Th…

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Monday, March 23, 2026

‘Giant’ Broadway Review: John Lithgow Delivers A Towering Performance As A Less-Than-Peachy Roald Dahl by Greg Evans

The ferocity of John Lithgow’s explosive performance as Roald Dahl – the children’s author as reviled by some as he was beloved by others – seems to show itself r…

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‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ Making-Of Documentary To Feature Michael J. Fox And Broadway Cast – Watch Trailer by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: A feature length documentary on the making of the Broadway and West End musical stage adaptation of Back to the Future will premiere tomorrow, March 24, on Amazon Prime Video, App…

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Friday, March 20, 2026

‘Music City’ Off Broadway Musical Goes On Hiatus Days Before Opening Due To Legal Issues With Times Square “Honky Tonk” Venue by Greg Evans

A planned transfer of the critically acclaimed Off Broadway musical Music City to a larger, custom-redesigned venue has been put on hold just days before the planned start of performances. M…

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Lea Michele Sets Broadway ‘Chess’ Departure Date by Greg Evans

Lea Michele will depart the Broadway revival of Chess on Sunday, June 21, finishing an engagement that began with the show’s first preview last October. Her replacement in the role of…

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

First Look At Megan Thee Stallion In Character For Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ by Greg Evans

Megan Thee Stallion is set to make her Broadway debut next week as the impresario Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, and today we’re getting a sneak peek at the singer in full Mouli…

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Whitney Leavitt Sends Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ To Highest Grossing Period In Show’s 29-Year History by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Chicago, with Whitney Leavitt starring as Roxie Hart, continued its record-setting box office streak last week, with the musical revival grossing $1,457,931, the highest gr…

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Kara Young Joins Broadway Cast Of ‘Proof’; Samira Wiley Steps Aside Due To “Treatable Medical Condition” by Greg Evans

Two-time Tony winner Kara Young is joining the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play Proof, directed by Thomas Kail. The Purpose an…

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‘Wanted’ Musical Sets Fall Broadway Bow Starring Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine by Greg Evans

Wanted, the musical formerly known as Gun & Powder, is heading to Broadway this fall with Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine starring as the real-life Mary and Martha Clarke, respective…

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Jocelyn Bioh’s ‘School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play’ Sets Fall Broadway Debut by Greg Evans

The Tony nominated duo behind Jaja’s African Hair Braiding – playwright Jocelyn Bioh and director Whitney White – will reunite this fall with the Broadway premiere of Sc…

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Bess Wohl’s Acclaimed ‘Liberation’ To Launch Post-Broadway Stagings With Debut In Los Angeles by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Liberation, Bess Wohl’s critically acclaimed Broadway play, will be performed in select major markets as a multi-theater co-production in 2027, launching at the Geffen Play…

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Monday, March 16, 2026

Serino Coyne CEO Matt Upshaw Takes Ownership Of The Broadway Ad Agency by Greg Evans

Matt Upshaw, the current CEO of Broadway ad and marketing agency Serino Coyne, announced today that he has assumed independent ownership of the company. The entity will retain its original n…

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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