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Wednesday, December 31, 2025

How ‘Riverdance’ revolutionized the world of dance by Ruthie Fierberg

Executive producer and associate director Pádraic Moyles takes audiences behind the international spectacle.

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30 years ago, Tracy Letts wrote a play tailor-made for today with ‘Bug’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Decades before he won the Pulitzer Prize for “August: Osage County,” Letts penned a romantic drama wrapped around paranoia and conspiracy theories that he, Carrie Coon, David Cromer and …

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Neil Mazzella steps down as CEO of Hudson entities by Ruthie Fierberg

The founder of Hudson Scenic Studios and Hudson Theatrical Associates shares his succession plan.

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The original music director of ‘Rent’ reveals scenes from the very first auditions by Ruthie Fierberg

Read an exclusive excerpt from Tim Weil's new memoir — detailing Anthony Rapp and Daphne Rubin Vega’s initial tryouts — before its January release.

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Grosses analysis: Broadway does big business during Christmas 2025 by Ruthie Fierberg

For the week ending Dec. 28, the 33 running productions grossed $54,251,856.

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Friday, December 19, 2025

Christian Cowan uses detail and taste to make ‘The Queen of Versailles’ shine by Ruthie Fierberg

The respected fashion designer offers an inside look at his concept and craft for his Broadway debut.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Producer Daryl Roth on why ‘Liberation’ needed to move to Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

One of the play’s four lead producers, Roth shares her thoughts on viability, marketing strategy and intergenerational producing.

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

What you don’t realize about theatrical translators by Ruthie Fierberg

Christopher Hampton, veteran English-language translator, and Daniël Cohen, longtime Dutch-language translator, weigh in on the job that’s trickier than it seems, their specific works and…

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon and more say they were attracted to the big ideas in ‘Marjorie Prime’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The actors and their co-stars, Danny Burstein and Christopher Lowell, plus director Anne Kauffman and playwright Jordan Harrison discuss the questions at the play’s center — including th…

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Little-known theater jobs: video content associate by Ruthie Fierberg

As video and projection design become more robust on Broadway, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” animator Matt Taylor explains his role.

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Monday, December 8, 2025

Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Stephen Schwartz earn 2026 Golden Globe nominations for ‘Wicked’ — full nominations announced by Ruthie Fierberg

See what other Broadway talent is up for an award for when the Golden Globes take place in January 2026.

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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ now available for licensing by Ruthie Fierberg

Music Theatre International acquired the licensing writes to the Tony Award-winning musical in 2022.

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Reinvigorating the ‘Sound of Music’ set for a new tour by Ruthie Fierberg

Scenic designer Doug Schmidt shares secrets behind new elements and the rationale that makes his whole concept sing.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

‘Wicked’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ supervising music editor Jack Dolman details a day in the life of revising the music for the blockbusters by Ruthie Fierberg

With Broadway as its source material, it may seem like the score for the “Wicked” films would be set in stone. But there’s a whole lot of editing going on.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

In the producer’s office: Tom Kirdahy on selling Broadway, producing musicals today and branding movie musicals by Ruthie Fierberg

A lead producer of “Just in Time,” “Ragtime” and “Hadestown,” as well as the 2025 “Kiss of the Spider Woman” film, shares the two questions he asks when creating the ad campa…

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Friday, November 21, 2025

Bernie Telsey on the key to casting the ‘Wicked’ films to perfection by Ruthie Fierberg

The longtime casting director told Broadway News about the secret to choosing Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and the rest of the “Wicked” on-screen company.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The creators of ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ insist on making a musical that’s more than surface-level by Ruthie Fierberg

Book writer and lyricist Kit Buchan, composer Jim Barne, director Tim Jackson and actors Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty accentuate the personal in the original two-hander.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Grosses analysis: ‘Cursed Child’ more than doubles at the box office while Broadway overall softens by Ruthie Fierberg

For the week ending Nov. 16, the 34 running productions grossed $40,196,255.

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Monday, November 17, 2025

When Broadway isn’t the final version by Ruthie Fierberg

Tom Kitt and Cameron Crowe reveal their unconventional process of redeveloping and rewriting their musical “Almost Famous” — before it even closed on Broadway.

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Friday, November 14, 2025

How to build a Broadway costume: the ‘Queen of Versailles’ Marie Antoinette dress by Ruthie Fierberg

Designer Christian Cowan, costume shop owner Eric Winterling and more take Broadway News through the step-by-step process of making a gown for “The Queen of Versailles.”

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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Danny Strong had three things on his mind when he set out to fix ‘Chess’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The writer along with director Michael Mayer, creatives Brian Usifer and Lorin Latarro, stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, Nicholas Christopher and more reveal the problems with the original an…

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

How ‘The Grinch’ steals hearts around the U.S. by Ruthie Fierberg

Choreographer Bob Richard reveals the method behind the magic of adapting the Dr. Seuss classic into a musical.

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Friday, November 7, 2025

Broadway Cares sends more than $1.5 million in emergency grants to organizations in need by Ruthie Fierberg

The grants are offering additional support to food programs and emergency aid to relief related to Hurricane Melissa.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Exclusive: New incubator for original musicals launches October 2025 by Ruthie Fierberg

The Bridge, which will develop these projects, is funded by Producer Hub.

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Monday, October 27, 2025

Behind the scenes of crafting and filming the 2025 marketing campaign for Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ by Ruthie Fierberg

Disney and Situation executives reveal the full process — from conception through editing — of creating a fresh campaign for a musical in its 11th year.

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Friday, October 24, 2025

The difference between branding and selling your show by Ruthie Fierberg

Explaining the distinction between the long-term positioning of a show vs. short-term sales tactics — and why it matters

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