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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Tony Nominated Choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett Has Died by Margaret Hall

The mind behind 2000's Big Band hit Swing!, Ms. Taylor-Corbett worked with Alvin Ailey, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Charlayne Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Matthew Broderick to Present at 2025 Red Bull Theater Gala by Margaret Hall

Honoring John Douglas Thompson and The Noël Coward Foundation, the annual gala will benefit Red Bull's programming for the coming season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Beverley Knight to Star in U.K. Premiere of Marie and Rosetta by Margaret Hall

Centering on the legendary musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her protégé, Marie Knight, the play was written by George Brant.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Gracie Lawrence and Emily Bergl to Join Jonathan Groff in Broadway's Just In Time by Margaret Hall

Groff will take on the iconic "Beyond the Sea" singer in the new show, starting performances on Broadway in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Formerly Incarcerated Actors of Sing Sing to Reunite for 1 Night Only Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The actors inspired the Colman Domingo led film, which is now an awards season darling.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Video: See Broadway Cast of Stereophonic Perform Final 'Masquerade' Encore on Closing Night by Margaret Hall

The play-with-music made history last year by earning 13 Tony Award nominations—the most of any play, ever.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Mint Theater Company to Stream Hindle Wakes by Stanley Houghton for Free by Margaret Hall

When the play premiered in London in 1912, it was considered controversial, but was praised for its depiction of two young people seeking pleasure before marriage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Off Center Theater Founder Abigail McGrath Has Died at 84 by Margaret Hall

A child of the Harlem Renaissance, Ms. McGrath was a prolifically multidisciplinary artist, engaging with the creative community in just about every possible way.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM

Playbill Songwriter Series: Meet Jesse J. Sanchez's Dreamy New Musicals by Margaret Hall

A two-time recipient of the National Alliance For Musical Theatre Frank Young Grant and a recipient of the Milagro Latino Artist Fund Grant, Sanchez is one of the fastest rising young compos…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

300 Paintings Returns Off-Broadway January 13 by Margaret Hall

Created and performed by Sydney-based comedian and visual artist Sam Kissajukian, the show returns to Vineyard Theatre for six weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06AM
Sunday, January 12, 2025

2024 Best Play Tony Winner Stereophonic Closes on Broadway January 12 by Margaret Hall

The play-with-music made history last year by earning 13 Tony Award nominations—the most of any play, ever.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

New York Premiere of Kowalski Begins January 12 by Margaret Hall

Set in a 1947 Provincetown beach house, the play unfolds over one sultry night as Tennessee Williams and a young Marlon Brando craft A Streetcar Named Desire together.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Friday, January 10, 2025

Under the Radar Festival Receives Million Dollar Grant from the Mellon Foundation by Margaret Hall

UTR is currently celebrating both its 20th anniversary, and its inaugural year as an independent nonprofit organization.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM

Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s The Psychic Will Make World Premiere at York Theatre Royal by Margaret Hall

Following the success of the thriller Ghost Stories, Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman will reunite for this brand-new production, opening in 2026.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Acclaimed Vocal Coach John A. Waddell Has Died by Margaret Hall

As a teacher, Mr. Waddell coached Brandon Victor Dixon, Jessica Vosk, Robert Fowler, Felicia P. Fields, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Angela Robinson, Soara-Joye Ross, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

Adil Mansoor's Amm(i)gone to Premiere Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Partially inspired by Sophocles' Antigone, the show is an intimate exploration of love that goes beyond faith between a queer Pakistani-American man and his deeply devout mother.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Photos: See Jim Parsons Gets a Sardi's Caricature by Margaret Hall

The stage and screen star is currently back on Broadway in Our Town.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

Off-Broadway's The Jonathan Larson Project Assembles Cast of Theatre Favorites by Margaret Hall

Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, the project features more than 20 seldom-heard songs by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Off-Broadway's The Jonathan Larson Project Assembles All-Star Cast by Margaret Hall

Conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, the project features more than 20 seldom-heard songs by the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning writer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Climate Drama Kyoto Opens in London January 9 by Margaret Hall

The climate summit, which secured the world's first legally binding emissions targets, is the setting for the tense political thriller.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Sonya Balsara, Kennedy Kanagawa, Hawley Gould, More to Sing on Like The Wind Concept Album by Margaret Hall

Like the Wind centers on two queer teenagers who are running away from a conversion therapy facility in the summer of 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM

See Who's Joining Daniel Marconi in Mint Theater Company's Garside's Career by Margaret Hall

Matt Dickson will direct Harold Brighouse's political satire Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Stereophonic Announces West End Run, U.S. Tour by Margaret Hall

The Tony-winning play has recouped its investment on Broadway just in time for its next chapter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

See Which Playwrights Will Be Spotlighted in Roundabout's 2025 Refocus Project and Underground Program by Margaret Hall

Refocus restores formerly marginalized plays and writers to the American canon, and Underground elevates new playwrights by offering them significant development opportunities.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

See Who's Joining Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Jamie Lloyd's Much Ado About Nothing by Margaret Hall

Much Ado About Nothing is the second production in The Jamie Lloyd Company’s season of Shakespeare at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Sunday, January 5, 2025

Sleep No More Closes Off-Broadway January 5 by Margaret Hall

The long-running Shakespeare adaptation has finally drawn the curtain, after more than a year of 'final' extensions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM

Back to the Future Closes on Broadway January 5 by Margaret Hall

Based on the 1985 film, the musical centers on teenager Marty McFly when he is accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by Dr. Emmett Brown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Friday, January 3, 2025

What New Information Is Revealed in the Wicked Movie's Deleted Scenes? by Margaret Hall

Glinda and Elphaba's friendship and Boq's character development get more screen time.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM

Photos: See Marc Kudisch, Alison Fraser, Taylor Trensch, More Star in Batman-Themed Gotham Rogues Reading by Margaret Hall

Hosted by Club Cumming, the show is an unauthorized Batman villain parody.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Video: See Jason Robert Brown Commend the 'Beautifully Combustible' Performance of Adrienne Warren in The Last Five Years by Margaret Hall

The cult favorite musical is making its long-awaited Main Stem debut this March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Video: See Jason Robert Brown Commend the 'Beautifully Combustable' Performance of Adrienne Warren in The Last Five Years by Margaret Hall

The cult favorite musical is making its long-awaited Main Stem debut this March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace 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
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime