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Monday, August 14, 2023
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Video: Watch Stirring Curtain Call Speeches as Ben Platt, Micaela Diamond, and Parade Company Take Final Bows by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-winning revival of the Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical played its final performance August 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM
Saturday, August 5, 2023

Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford-Led Sweeney Todd Announces Original Cast Album Release Date by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway revival had previously released several tracks as sneak peaks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:04AM
Sunday, July 30, 2023

American Repertory Theater's Evita Closes Early Due to COVID-19 Cases in the Company by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Directed by Sammi Cannold, the Massachusetts run follows a staging of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical at New York City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM
Sunday, July 16, 2023

Get an Inside Look at Here Lies Love With A New Trailer by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

With music by Grammy, Tony, and Oscar winner David Byrne and Grammy winner Fatboy Slim, the disco musical tells the story of Filipino First Lady Imelda Marcos.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

New York, New York Ensemble Receives Actors' Equity Association's Outstanding Broadway Chorus Award by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The annual award was the first award within the theatre industry to honor choruses and ensembles in the original companies of Broadway musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM
Friday, July 7, 2023

See James Pickens Jr. and Richard Kind in Rehearsal for A Tailor Near Me by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Michael Tucker has penned the new work about a custom suit that changes lives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:04AM
Saturday, July 1, 2023

Go Inside Tick, Tick...Boom! at Bucks County Playhouse by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Eric Rosen directs the Jonathan Larson musical at the Pennsylvania theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PM
Thursday, June 22, 2023

A Strange Loop Sets West Coast Premiere at American Conservatory Theater by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award–winning musical will close out the company's 2023-2024 season next spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM

See Highlights from The Light in the Piazza at New York City Center Encores! by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Performances began June 21 with Ruthie Ann Miles and Anna Zavelson leading the cast and Chay Yew at the helm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM
Thursday, June 15, 2023

Broadway Revival of Purlie Victorious, Starring Leslie Odom Jr., Reveals Dates, Theatre, Full Casting by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Kenny Leon will direct the Ossie Davis play, which hasn't been seen on Broadway since its original production in 1962.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:13AM
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of the Waitress Live Stage Film? by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Filmed during the musical's 2021 Broadway return, the live stage capture premiered at Tribeca Film Festival earlier this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:19PM
Friday, June 9, 2023

"My Heart Broke Open": Cynthia Erivo Shares Thoughts on Playing Elphaba in Wicked Films by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The star of Jon M. Chu's two-part film adaption of the Broadway musical penned an essay on Instagram.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:49PM

The Who's Tommy at Chicago's Goodman Theatre Extends Run by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The musical's Tony-winning original director Des McAnuff is at the helm of the reimagined production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM
Friday, June 2, 2023

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of A Transparent Musical at Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group? by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Daya Curley, Peppermint, and Sarah Stiles star in the stage musical based on the Amazon Prime series, with a book by MJ Kaufman and series creator Joey Soloway and a score by Faith Soloway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:24PM
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Get a Behind the Scenes Look at the Tap Dance Chase Scene 'Tip Tap Trouble' in Some Like It Hot by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The high-drama, high-stakes 11-o'clock dance number requires a lot of moving parts to look seamless onstage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM
Sunday, May 28, 2023

WGA Has Asked Tony-Nominated Members to Not Attend the 76th Annual Tony Awards by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The ceremony slated for June 11 was up in the air earlier this month due to the Writer's Guild of America Strike, but is now set to go on as long as several requests by the WGA are met.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM
Friday, May 26, 2023

Get a 1st Look at The Who's Tommy in Rehearsal at the Goodman Theatre by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The Chicago theatre company will stage the reimagined revival this June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Thursday, May 25, 2023

2023 Roger Rees Awards Winners Announced by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The 13th annual ceremony honoring New York City-area high school performers was held May 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Understudy Max Chernin Will Be Leo Frank in Broadway's Parade May 19-20 by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Chernin is stepping in for the Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry musical's Tony nominated star, Ben Platt.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Lea Michele Out of Funny Girl For a Week With COVID by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Julie Benko and Ephie Aardema will take over the role of Fanny Brice until Michele returns.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:06AM
Monday, May 15, 2023

Get a 1st Look at Spamalot at the Kennedy Center by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The new production of the Monty Python musical is directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Bad Cinderella Sets Final Broadway Bow by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The production's closing marks the second casualty of the 2023 Tony Award Nominations, for which the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical received no nominations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:06PM
Monday, May 8, 2023

New York, New York Will Release Original Cast Recording by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The original Broadway cast album will feature songs by Kander and Ebb, as well as nine new songs from Kander and Miranda.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:06AM
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of New York, New York? by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Colton Ryan and Anna Uzele lead the new Kander and Ebb musical, with additional material by Lin-Manuel Miranda and direction by Susan Stroman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18PM
Sunday, April 16, 2023

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Share First Glimpses of Their Elphaba and Glinda From Wicked Movie Musicals by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The first installment of the film version of the hit Broadway musical will premiere in theatres November 27, 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

See New Production Photos of Suzan-Lori Parks' Plays for the Plague Year Encore Run by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright reprises her onstage role as The Writer in the limited engagement of her newest work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM
Sunday, April 2, 2023

2023 Olivier Award Winners: Broadway-Bound Prima Facie, My Neighbor Totoro Win Big by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Find out who took home London's top theatrical honors at Royal Albert Hall this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:06PM
Thursday, March 30, 2023

Important: Wesley Taylor Has Taught Meryl Streep the Opening Choreography From A Chorus Line by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway alum Taylor appears alongside Streep in the hit Hulu television series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

See Photos From the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize's 45th Anniversary Event by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

The annual award recognizing women, trans, and nonbinary playwrights honored Sarah Mantell this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Sunday, March 26, 2023

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Sweeney Todd Starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford? by Meg Masseron, Logan Culwell-Block

Ruthie Ann Miles, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo, and more co-star with Tony-winning Hamilton director Thomas Kail at the helm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58PM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards