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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

‘Boop!’ leads 2025 Drama Desk Awards nominations by Michael Abourizk

Winners will be announced on June 1.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:03PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Concord Theatricals acquires licensing rights to George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ by Michael Abourizk

The new drama opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 3.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:26PM

Grosses analysis: Broadway’s box office softens but attendance remains strong by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 27, the 40 currently running productions grossed $46,949,262.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:12PM
Monday, April 28, 2025

Tony Awards administration committee reveals final round of eligibility rulings for 2024-2025 season by Michael Abourizk

Shows examined include “Floyd Collins,” “Boop!,” “Real Women Have Curves” and more.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:15PM

Helen J Shen, Tom Francis, Ava Lalezarzadeh and more named finalists of 2025 Clive Barnes Award by Michael Abourizk

The trio makes up the Honored Artists in Theatre category.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:36PM

Tony Awards announce 2025 honorees: Michael Price, PBS’ Great Performances, New 42 and the Performing Arts library by Michael Abourizk

The 2025 Tony Awards will take place on June 8.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:44PM

Norm Lewis will announce 2025 Drama Desk Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

The Drama Desk Awards honor Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:42PM
Thursday, April 24, 2025

New musical from Gloria Estefan will debut at Alliance Theatre by Michael Abourizk

“Basura” is a collaboration between Estefan and her daughter, Emily Estefan.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:28PM

Tituss Burgess and Debra Messing to host 2025 Drama Desk Awards by Michael Abourizk

The annual ceremony honoring shows produced on, Off- and Off-Off-Broadway will take place in June.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 06:11PM

‘John Proctor’ associate director Autumn Angelettie named winner of SDCF Barbara Whitman Award by Michael Abourizk

Angelettie serves as the associate director of Kimberly Belflower’s “John Proctor Is the Villain.”

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:50PM

Theatrical Rights Worldwide acquires licensing rights to ‘Swept Away’ by Michael Abourizk

The maritime-set Avett Brothers musical bowed on Broadway in 2024.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:42PM

Harvey Fierstein to receive 2025 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement by Michael Abourizk

The 78th annual Tony Awards ceremony will be held on June 8.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:06PM

Exclusive: Items from Broadway’s ‘Dead Outlaw’ to be inducted into the Library of Congress by Michael Abourizk

The new musical by Itamar Moses, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna will open on April 27.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:30AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Ramin Karimloo will lead industry presentation of Rupert Hands-helmed musical ‘Roam’ by Michael Abourizk

The new musical features a score by Alexander Sage Oyen and a book by Michael Dovid.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 07:03PM

Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska to write score for stage adaptation of ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ by Michael Abourizk

Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang will write the book for the new musical.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:39PM

Nominations announced for 2025 Drama League Awards by Michael Abourizk

The honors, which recognize both Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, will be celebrated at a ceremony in May.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:12AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Grosses analysis: Broadway welcomes highest number of admissions since 2018 by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 20, the 40 currently running productions grossed $50,874,940.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:00PM

Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce to announce 2025 Tony Award nominations by Michael Abourizk

Nominations for the 78th annual Tony Awards will be revealed on May 1.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:52PM

New app StagePlay will offer live stage performances on mixed-reality headsets by Michael Abourizk

The inaugural offering will be a live capture of Off-Broadway’s ‘Blue Man Group.’

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 09:09AM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Joey Fatone will host a sing-along at Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’ by Michael Abourizk

This is the fourth event of its kind offered by the 2023 Best Musical Tony Award nominee.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:42PM

Why a variety of genres was essential to crafting Kip Williams’ ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Michael Abourizk

The playwright and director breaks down his process for adapting Oscar Wilde’s novel to the stage.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:00AM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

New platform Broadway Resource Guide will serve as informational hub for theater industry by Michael Abourizk

The website is a product of Open Jar Studios.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:59PM

Broadway’s ‘Cult of Love’ to receive film adaptation by Michael Abourizk

Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce the motion picture adaptation of Leslye Headland’s family drama.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:52PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

‘Thanksgiving Play’ scribe Larissa FastHorse named a Guggenheim fellow by Michael Abourizk

FastHorse will receive a fellowship in the newly created category of Indigenous Studies.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:39PM

Newly revised Alfred Uhry play will receive industry presentation in fall 2025 by Michael Abourizk

Lisa Dozier Shacket will develop and produce “Without Walls.”

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 08:28AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Gloria Estefan and Joy Huerta will lead post-show conversation at ‘Real Women Have Curves’ by Michael Abourizk

The Grammy Award winners will discuss bringing pop music to the Main Stem.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:17PM

‘Stomp’ creators Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas explain the inspiration behind five of their iconic instruments by Michael Abourizk

Finding the sound, rhythm and dynamics of “Stomp.”

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:52PM

Grosses analysis: Broadway offers 40 shows for first time in over six years by Michael Abourizk

For the week ending April 13, the 40 currently running productions grossed $44,162,127.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:39PM
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Actors’ Equity releases new employment bias report by Michael Abourizk

The publication notes particular strides in race and age parity in industry hiring practices.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:33PM

Bonnie Langford and Gavin Lee of ‘Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends’ to host post-show conversation by Michael Abourizk

The musical, which celebrates the career of the late Tony Award-winning songwriter, opened on April 8.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:49PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Jeff Calhoun will direct Deaf West’s Broadway-aimed ‘Elephant Shoes’ musical at Two River Theater by Michael Abourizk

The musical will be performed in both American Sign Language and spoken English.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:41PM
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