By Samuel L. Leiter
February 5, 2026: Erika Schmidt’s disappointing The Disappear, now at Off Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theatre, is a drawing-room comedy of manners whose surface polish i…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:57PMThe final New York performance will be July 26, seven years after it opened; international and touring productions continue.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PMAt the time of its closing, it will have played 2,265 regular performances, 24 previews and be the 36th longest-running show in Broadway history.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:52PM★★★★☆ Sip and savor (but don’t think too hard about) this 1964 musicalization of Noël Coward’s famous 1941 farce
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:41PM★★★★☆ Encores fulfills its mission by bringing an undeservedly forgotten musical triumphantly back from the dead
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SOURCE: New York Stage Review at 05:40PMTikTok stars Cost n' Mayor have assembled a cast of dancers all found from social media for their new show at the Orpheum.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:31PMThe curtain will soon close on the Moulin Rouge! The Tony Award®-winning, record-breaking Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical will play its final performance on July 26, 2026 a…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:30PMYou will witness a piece of history that will resonate with what we are presently living and eye-witnessing today in our country. It will give you pause.
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SOURCE: The Front Row Center at 05:30PMThe musical is the only new show from the 2019-2020 season that is still running.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:30PMMoulin Rouge! The Musical will play its final performance on July 26, 2026 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City.
SOURCE: Theatrely at 05:30PM“Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is closing after seven years on Broadway. The upbeat jukebox musical will play its final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. By then, “Moul…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:30PM‘Moulin Rouge’ announces a summer closing date; what could take the Hirschfeld next? Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please …
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 05:30PMMoulin Rouge! The Musical, the Tony-winning stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 hit film, will end a seven-year Broadway run with a final performance on July 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Th…
SOURCE: Deadline at 05:30PMBell Tower also includes three tracks recorded by the late Rebecca Luker.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PMInterview: Martha Godber returns to the stage in the London première of Do I Love You?, the Northern Soul comedy written and directed by John Godber
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:07PMInterview: Award-winning actor and writer Jessica Regan brings their acclaimed solo show 16 Postcodes to King’s Head Theatre
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McKellen visited The Late Show With Stephen Colbert February 4 for an extended chat, including harsh words against the dehumanization of immigrants.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PMYou can now get a first look at photos of 11 to Midnight, the world premiere dance story from the minds of Cost n’ Mayor (Austin & Marideth Telenko) and Hideaway Circus (Josh & …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:36PMA star-studded new production of the musical High Spirits opens the New York City Center Encores! season. In our rounduo below, find out what the critics had to say about their visit to this…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:34PMRENT Tony Award winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia will make his directorial debut with A MEANS TO AN END, a new play presented by Halfway Home Productions. The production will receive a two-per…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:23PMLOS ANGELES — Finneas O'Connell took to social media to defend Billie Eilish and her Grammys acceptance speech from a specific demographic that was angered by her remarks. "Seeing a lot of…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:17PMFollow the Yellow Brick Road right down to your nearest television set: The Wizard of Oz is on. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 1939 movie musical will air on broadcast television l…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:16PMToday’s new Travalanche post for February 5, 2026 is about Aleen Leslie, creator of A Date at Judy; and a new exhibition about The Battle of Brooklyn. Earlier Travalanche posts for Februar…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:06PMJust last week, the cast and creative team of Broadway’s THE LOST BOYS invited a few members of the press for a sneak peek presentation. The new musical features direction by two-time Tony…
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When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PMAn all-new musical is about to hit the stage with a unique blend of Scottish folk sounds, real-life science heroes, and heartfelt stories. Lifeline, featuring music and lyrics by Robin Hiley…
SOURCE: musicalsdaily.com at 03:41PMNick Jonas, most recently seen on Broadway in The Last Five Years, visited The Tonight Show this week for a performance of his recently released single, “Gut Punch." The track is taken fro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:37PMThe internationally acclaimed Compagnie Hervé Koubi makes its long-awaited Los Angeles Premiere at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. For three nights only, February 19, 2…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:36PMEduard Tolokonnikov will direct Roman Freud's drama.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PMHere's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed.
No Substitution Will Do
As previously reported, Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt will star in a weeklong run of Jason Robert Brown’s m…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PMIn the midst of a punishing winter, the Cold War-era musical Chess has been heating up Broadway with an East-West love triangle comprised of Tony winner Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele and Nichola…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:12PMJimmy Fallon brought a Broadway institution to Studio 6B this week. For Wednesday's episode of The Tonight Show, the host recreated Sardi's restaurant for his conversation with Ethan Hawke, …
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Not quite as old as its title suggests, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" premiered off and then on Broadway in 2005. The Tony Award-winning musical wears that age well in a reviv…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:36PMA regional theater in Rhode Island has cancelled its staging of a play by much-produced feminist playwright Lauren Gunderson after her name appeared nine times in the recently released Jeffr…
SOURCE: Deadline at 02:08PMAlexa, play "Father Figure." L. Steven Taylor, The Lion King on Broadway's long-time Mufasa, has learned a lot about fatherhood and family since taking on the role in 2015. A dad in real lif…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMA musical adaptation of the vampire flick The Lost Boys is motorcycling onto Broadway this spring. Before performances begin, the production held a press event to showcase the cast and crea…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:06PMOn Wednesday, Disney debuted a brand-new episode of The Muppet Show, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the original series. A full audience was present to witness the characters make t…
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Project Success and Broadway Unlocked will present Dear Minneapolis, a #Giveback concert livestreaming Friday, February 6, 2026 from Theatre a511 in New York City.
The live broadcast will…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:45PMHere comes The Bride— and she dances! Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Maggie Gyllenhaal's upcoming film The Bride! will feature several big-scale song-and-dance numbers, including …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:31PMPlaywright Nilo Cruz challenges audiences to use their imagination in recreating a tragic love story set in 1939 in a two act drama “Sotto Voce”, running now through February 15 at Gable…
SOURCE: southfloridatheater.com at 01:17PMThe Tony winner's performance from the Bobby Darin biomusical was featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMLaura Linney, Tony Shalhoub, and Aaron Tveit also star.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMRichard J. Hinds is directing and choreographing the actor-musician production of the Tony-nominated musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMStephen Adly Guirgis is updating 51-year-old Al Pacino film, itself inspired by true events, for 2026.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMThe February 6 event, produced by All Together Now, will stream live via Broadway Unlocked in support of Project Success.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PMThe Hamilton Tony winner will make his Carnegie Hall debut in a holiday concert.
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Born of a February 5, writer Aleen Leslie (née Wetstein, 1908-2010), best known as the creator of the multi-platform franchise A Date with Judy, and for being the oldest member of the WGA W…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:48PMA searing dramatization of the little-known 1931 event of a Jewish lawyer who took Hitler to court in Germany; he was later persecuted for this.
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SOURCE: theaterscene.org at 12:45PMStage and screen legend Ian McKellen sat down with Stephen Colbert during a recent episode of The Late Show for an extended interview covering his long career as a performer.
Currently ap…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:43PMA shimmering Andes mountain range made of light and weave. The sound of rattling bells. A brown-skinned man dressed in a colourful poncho, walks through the mountains, arriving at the stage …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:22PMOn Wednesday, February 4th, Death Becomes celebrated their 500th performance on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. See photos from the celebration here!
Death Becomes Her features dir…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PMThere's nothing like a trip to the movies or, in this case, late-night television. On Wednesday's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Broadway favorite Laura Benanti stopped by th…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PMLighting design for this year’s Grammy Awards was led by Lighting Designer Noah Mitz of Full Flood Inc., with PRG supporting the production. PRG invested in new Vari-Lite inventory, includ…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:09PMThe rarely produced musical version of Blithe Spirit began at the Manhattan venue February 4.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMThe production will stream as a scheduled digital event, with fixed showtimes throughout the show’s final week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PMBy Alix Cohen “CO＿LAB Theater Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing Creative Opportunities without Limits And Boundaries. The organization offers individuals with dev…
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 12:05PMCarnegie Hall has revealed programming for its 2026–2027 season, including more than 170 concerts by many of the world’s finest artists and ensembles, plus wide-reaching education and so…
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The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, has revealed its 2026-2027 season of performances in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
The 2026-20…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:49AMKevin Kline is returning to his stage roots in the first trailer for American Classic, the theater-themed comedy series starring the Tony and Academy Award-winner. In the series, Kline plays…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:23AMThe first show of the New York City Center Encores! season is here! High Spirits is running through February 15, 2026. Directed by Tony Award nominee Jessica Stone and Encores! Music Directo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:20AMThe new play follows a queer Cambodian-American teenager whose poetry about her father's deportation goes viral.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMMirabelle Ordinaire will direct Ranjit Bolt's version of Corneille's 1635 play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMGotham star Andrew Sellon will lead the production of Shakespeare's drama at the New Jersey venue this spring.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMThe rehearsed reading series will feature four new plays this year.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AMConceived by songwriter, producer, and storyteller Dina Fanai, the work features cinematic pop anthems set to modern myth.
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The lineup has been revealed for the 16th annual Broadway Belts for PFF! on Monday, March 9, at SONY Hall with a simultaneous virtual livestream.
The in-person event is sold out; those in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:59AMOld Vic, LondonStuffed with knowledge and often regarded as the playwright’s finest work, this drama’s sheer cleverness gleams in an exuberant production
When Tom Stoppard was asked what…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMI've attended a lot of immersive theatre in my close to fifty years of playgoing, but none of it has come close to the participatory nature of Sour Milk's theatrical game Dirt, which casts a…
SOURCE: TalkinBroadway at 10:41AMThe 250th anniversary of The Battle of Brooklyn (a.k.a. The Battle of Long Island) is coming up in August. Readers who give a hoot about such things know that I’m an enthusiast on this top…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:31AMBy Jan Cohen-Cruz. In this episode, the intimacy of self and group expression brings loving relationships of all kinds into being-–deep friendships, Jan and Finn’s romance, familial feel…
SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:23AMGet a first look at Hamburg State Opera's world premiere of Monster's Paradise, a new opera by Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth with a German-language libretto by Nobel Prize-winning author E…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:19AMDuring a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, a segment was dedicated to the hit musical Just in Time, featuring a pre-recorded performance of Beyond the Sea from Jonathan Groff. Check…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:14AMMusical theatre composer and lyricist Will Larche is set to release a new album entitled Bumps in the Bathroom: and other lost shows on February 27. BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first li…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:12AMAlex Howarth will direct the new musical from Robin Hiley and Becky Hope-Palmer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMSierra Boggess, Adam Jacobs, and Karen Ziemba co-star in the new work, directed by Peter Flynn.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMFirst look images have been released for Here There Are Blueberries ahead of its opening at Stratford East
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:01AMThe Emma Rice Company has announced the full cast for the forthcoming UK tour of Malory Towers, adapted and directed by Emma Rice
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 10:00AMLandmark Theatres have confirmed that the UK tour of 9 to 5 The Musical has been extended following exceptional demand
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Co‑producers Curve, Bristol Old Vic and Mayflower Southampton have announced the full cast for the new revival of Kiss of the Spider Woman
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:59AMSinematic brings Hollywood glamour into the heart of London with a panoramic cabaret that blends burlesque, stunts and indulgent debauchery
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 09:59AMJessica Stone directs the rarely-seen Hugh Martin-Timothy Gray-Noël Coward musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AMThe company, which recently signed a new agreement with Howard Stern, said the host is "more relevant than ever."
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:33AMMy name is Keisha Amponsa Banson, and I’m a recent graduate of Atlantic Theater School’s Summer Intensive. It’s been about six weeks since I finished the program, and I can honestly sa…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:21AMPaper Mill Playhouse is bringing the uplifting, Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away to audiences beginning this week. You can now get a first look at production photos here!
The p…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AMLooking for a job in the theater? BroadwayWorld is here to help! Check out new job listings from the past week, ending 2/5/2026. To catch up on anything that you might have missed, visit ou…
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By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Belgian fashion designer Pieter Mulier has been named the new creative director of the Milan fashion house Versace starting July 1, according to an announceme…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:42AMThe Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonWhitney White’s thrilling, song-filled show flips Shakespeare’s great characters and asks why we still lap up these tales of sexy men killing sexy wom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMIs it possible to separate the art from the artist or, in the case of Rhode Island’s Contemporary Theater Company, the artist’s husband?
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:06AMPerhaps every filmmaker feels like they have to make their version of “Dracula” at some point — and it certainly helps that Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel has been in the public domain for…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:00AMMarriott Theatre’s 2026 season kicks off with a pitch-perfect production of the beloved cult classic.
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On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with someone you very well might have seen in pink and blue dresses, descending from the sky in bubbles across the country and on Broad…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM'PILLION' No MPA rating What it’s about: A young man finds himself in the thrall of a mysterious biker as they enter into a dominant/submissive relationship. The kid attractor factor: This…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:45AMFor "Full House" star Dave Coulier, his cancer journey has "been a roller-coaster ride, for sure." Now that ride has seemingly come to an end. Coulier announced Wednesday, to commemorate Wor…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:30AMAfter nearly 50 years, “The Muppet Show” returns, “back [says Kermit, your amphibian compere] on the very stage where it all started and then ended and then is maybe starting again dep…
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:00AMThe tech platform will allow readers to move between physical and audiobooks and offer the sale of books from independent bookstores.
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Octagon, BoltonThree grownup daughters display childhood neediness in this well-acted production that explores unrequited desires as a mother comes back from the grave
The three grownup sist…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMThe Olivier Awards 2026 with Cunard has launched Love Your Local Theatre, a new national campaign shining a spotlight on the crucial role local theatres play
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:24AMHampstead Theatre has announced a new production of Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen starring Alex Kingston
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:24AMFrontmezzjunkies reports: Finding Dorothy Parker Returns By Ross Some theatrical evenings feel less like “a show” and more like a perfectly timed invitation to come sit, order something …
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 06:15AMThe new musical Lifeline will make its highly anticipated London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 28 March to 2 May 2026
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Hofesh Shechter OBE has been appointed Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:39AMThe Young Barbican Takeover returns on Sunday 29 March, transforming the Barbican Centre into a vibrant festival hub from 12pm to 6pm
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:39AMBryony Kimmings will embark on her biggest tour to date with her new show Bog Witch, touring across the UK and Ireland from 19 February to 1 October 2026
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:39AMThe Tower Theatre in Stoke Newington will present a new production of My Night with Reg to mark LGBTQ+ History Month this February
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:38AMThe new production of Kinky Boots will host a special Gala Night at the London Coliseum on Sunday 29 March in support of international charity WaterAid
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 05:38AMTen actors wear the crowns in Karin Coonrod’s production, which is rich with twilight revelation, at La MaMa in Manhattan.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AMThere is a subtle irony that the rescheduled opening night of PlayMakers Repertory Company’s production of the play Primary Trust occurred on the anniversary of the Broadway opening of Tho…
SOURCE: Beltline to Broadway at 05:17AMRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 5, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
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