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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Social media network devoted to Broadway fans announces public availability date by Michael Abourizk

Stage Door Pass will soon be available to the general public.

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New York Yankees will celebrate 10 years of ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway by Michael Abourizk

Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson and more will appear at the baseball team’s Aug. 25 game.

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Luxury hotel Lotte New York Palace partners with Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ for Oz-themed experience by Michael Abourizk

Susan Hilferty’s Tony Award-winning costumes will be on display in the hotel’s lobby.

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‘& Juliet’ will receive exhibition honoring Max Martin at the Grammy Museum by Michael Abourizk

Items from the musical as well as select Britney Spears outfits will be on display at the Los Angeles venue.

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Jean Smart, Cynthia Erivo and more Broadway alums earn 2025 Emmy Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

Michael Urie and Deirdre O’Connell received their first Emmy nods.

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Watch Christopher Jackson discuss returning to Broadway in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ by Michael Abourizk

The Tony Award-nominated “Hamilton” alum recently joined the Alicia Keys tuner.

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Grosses analysis: ‘Boop!’ exits on a high, ‘John Proctor’ breaks $1 million for the first time by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending July 13, the 30 currently running productions grossed $32,813,389.

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Monday, July 14, 2025

Cast members of Broadway’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ will perform at Ellen’s Stardust Diner by Michael Abourizk

The diner is located next door to the Winter Garden Theatre, which will host the upcoming revival of the ABBA-scored musical.

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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Nominating committee revealed for 2026 Tony Awards by Michael Abourizk

The group of 64 individuals determines nominations for the new Tony season.

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‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ to host third round of ‘Spirit Week’ events by Michael Abourizk

The activations will include collaborations with Levain Bakery, Milk Bar, Poppi and SoulCycle.

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Music Theatre International acquires licensing rights to ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ by Michael Abourizk

The tuner appeared on Broadway during the 2021-2022 season.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Jocelyn Bioh and Samuel D. Hunter included among new board members of Dramatists Guild Foundation by Michael Abourizk

Audrey Choi has also joined the board of the Tony Award-honored charity.

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Exclusive: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ will launch TDF’s 2025-2026 season of autism-friendly performances by Michael Abourizk

“The Lion King,” “MJ” and the Radio City Rockettes will also participate.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Brody Grant sets final performance in Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ by Michael Abourizk

Grant received a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Ponyboy Curtis.

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Grosses analysis: Broadway shows play to houses 91% full despite standard holiday-week gross decrease by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending July 6, the 30 currently running productions grossed $30,529,370.

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International Literary Properties and University of the South will co-manage the works of Tennessee Williams by Michael Abourizk

Williams won the Pulitzer Prize for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

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Dani Barlow named programming director of Producer Hub by Michael Abourizk

Barlow will be the first to hold this position for the nonprofit resource center for independent producers.

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Monday, July 7, 2025

Performing arts library to host ‘A Chorus Line’ panel as part of 60th anniversary programming by Michael Abourizk

A reading of an unproduced Michael Friedman musical will also be part of the celebratory schedule.

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Exclusive: Bess Wohl named Manhattan Theatre Club’s Judith Champion Playwriting Fellow by Michael Abourizk

Wohl is the Tony Award-nominated playwright of “Grand Horizons.”

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Exclusive: Samuel Dallas launches new Broadway general management office by Michael Abourizk

Dallas’ Broadway credits include “Parade,” “Into the Woods” and “How to Dance in Ohio.”

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Wednesday, July 2, 2025

‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ recoups Broadway investment by Michael Abourizk

Sarah Snook won a Tony Award for her turn in Kip Williams’ solo adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic.

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Exclusive: TDF’s fall fundraiser to honor Robert E. Wankel and Ali Stroker by Michael Abourizk

The annual Broadway Breakfast event will take place at the Rainbow Room.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Lear deBessonet’s position at Lincoln Center Theater newly named for donor and board chair Kewsong Lee by Michael Abourizk

The nonprofit’s 2025-2026 season will include a Main Stem revival of “Ragtime”

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Grosses analysis: Sarah Snook-led ‘Dorian’ breaks new record at Music Box, as overall Broadway box office decreases by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending June 29, the 35 currently running productions grossed $39,314,834.

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Valerie Novakoff Britten will lead capital partnership strategy for production company Seaview by Michael Abourizk

Valerie Novakoff Britten will lead capital partnership strategy for production company Seaview

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Exclusive: Gavin Lee to join Broadway’s ‘The Lion King’ as Scar by Michael Abourizk

The two-time Tony Award nominee is currently featured in “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends.”

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Broadway’s ‘MJ’ to offer cookout over Fourth of July weekend by Michael Abourizk

The long-running musical will partner with Empire BBQ.

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Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine star in industry presentation of ‘Wanted’ ahead of Broadway bow by Michael Abourizk

The musical formally known as “Gun and Powder” has also released its first single.

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