Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Playwrights Horizons Sued Over Discount Tickets For BIPOC Audiences by Greg Evans

Playwrights Horizons, one of New York’s premiere Off Broadway theaters and producers, is being sued by a New Jersey musician who claims that the venue’s recent discount offered to people…

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Monday, December 22, 2025

Billy Porter Says He Is “On The Road To A Full Recovery” Following Battle With Sepsis: “It Was Not Easy” by Natalie Oganesyan

Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner Billy Porter is sharing a health update after his turn in Broadway‘s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club ended prematurely following a sepsis diagnosis. In an Instag…

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American College Theatre Festival Severs Affiliation With Kennedy Center After 58 Years by Greg Evans

After an affiliation that’s lasted nearly 60 years, the American College Theatre Festival is suspending its partnership with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washingto…

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Friday, December 19, 2025

Jamie Campbell Bower Makes Broadway Debut In Surprise Appearance During ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Final Scene by Katie Campione

Stranger Things: The First Shadow had quite the surprise in store for Friday night’s audience at the Marquis Theatre in New York City. Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Henry Creel a.k.a. Ve…

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Thursday, December 18, 2025

San Francisco Giants Organization Acquires City’s Historic Broadway-Style Curran Theatre by Greg Evans

The San Francisco Giants organization has acquired the city’s historic live theater venue the Curran for an undisclosed amount from owner Carole Shorenstein Hays in a private transaction. …

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Matthew Broderick To Star In David Ireland’s ‘Ulster American’ Off Broadway by Greg Evans

Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick will return to the New York stage this spring with a starring role in the American premiere of David Ireland’s Ulster American. Set for a limited run at…

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Sees Attendance Boost With Arrival Of TV’s Season 5 – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow saw a jump in attendance and grosses last week, no doubt spurred by the hoopla generated by last month’s arrival of the TV series’ Season 5…

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Alden Ehrenreich, Linda Emond And ‘The Pitt’s Patrick Ball Set For Broadway’s ‘Becky Shaw’ by Greg Evans

Second Stage Theater’s upcoming Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw will feature Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons), Patrick Ball (HBO Max’s The Pitt) and three-tie Tony n…

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‘Beaches’ Stage Musical Sets Spring Broadway Run Before National Tour by Greg Evans

Following a sold-out 2024 international premiere at Theatre Calgary in Alberta, Canada, Beaches, A New Musical will open on Broadway this spring at the Majestic Theatre. The limited New York…

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Simu Liu To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Greg Evans

Simu Liu, best known for roles in, among other projects, Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the CBC/Netflix comedy series Kim’s Convenience, will make his Broadway de…

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Breaking Baz: ‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande & Jonathan Bailey Eye Reteam For ‘Sunday In The Park With George’ At London’s Barbican In 202 by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are in early planning stages to reunite in a revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday…

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Monday, December 15, 2025

Hit Musical Comedy ‘Titanique’ Sailing To Broadway This Spring by Greg Evans

Titanique, the irreverent Off Broadway and West End reimagining of James Cameron’s hit 1997 film, will begin a 16-week limited Broadway engagement at the St. James Theatre on March 26, 202…

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‘Art’ Revival Starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden & Neil Patrick Harris Recoups Broadway Investment by Greg Evans

Producers of the first-ever Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Corden and Neil Patrick Harris say the production has recouped…

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Friday, December 12, 2025

‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ To Close Early; Play Starring Laurie Metcalf Marked Producer Scott Rudin’s Return To Broadway by Greg Evans

Samuel D. Hunter’s Little Bear Ridge Road, the play starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock that marked the Broadway return of producer Scott Rudin, will end its limited engagement two mon…

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D.L. Coburn Dies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning ‘The Gin Game’ Playwright Was 87 by Greg Evans

D.L. Coburn, the playwright who won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his much-produced The Gin Game, died from colon cancer December 3 at a Dallas hospice center. He was 87. His death w…

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Complete Broadway Casting Set For David Lindsay-Abaire’s ‘The Balusters’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Esper (Broadway’s Appropriate, TV’s Trust) and Kayli Carter (TV’s Mrs. America) are among the newly announced cast members for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s upcomin…

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Thursday, December 11, 2025

Lily Allen In Talks To Adapt ‘West End Girl’ Album Into Stage Play: “Very Exciting” by Glenn Garner

As Lily Allen prepares for her West End Girl tour, she could be headed for a different kind of stage with her latest album. The Grammy nominee recently confirmed that she’s in talks to ada…

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Marsha Norman Catalog Acquired By International Literary Properties; Playwright Won Pulitzer Prize For ‘’Night, Mother’ by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The works of ‘Night, Mother playwright Marsha Norman have been acquired by the theatrical division of International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that invests in…

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John Cameron Mitchell Sets Broadway Return With 12-Week Run In ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Greg Evans

Tony and Obie Award-winning actor, writer and director John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) will return to Broadway in Cole Escola’s hit play Oh, Mary! for a limited 12-week e…

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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Broadway Audience Breakdown: Mostly Female, Mostly White, Probably Richer Than You, Report Finds (Again) by Greg Evans

Broadway got an updated look at itself today, with the Broadway League’s annual demographics report showing yet again that the typical theatergoer was more than likely female, white, about…

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‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ Actor Juan Carlos Sets Return Following Onstage Injury; Says Knee Ligaments “Looked Like Crab Meat” by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Juan Carlos, one of the original cast members of Broadway’s Stranger Things: The First Shadow, was onstage one evening last June when, just as Act One was coming to an end, he j…

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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Tom Felton Conjures Up Ticket Sales For ‘Harry Potter & The Cursed Child’; ‘Ragtime’ And ‘Chess’ Stay Strong Post-Turkey Day – Broad by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, revitalized by the recent casting of the film franchise’s Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, once again topped the box office roster with a magical…

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Broadway’s ‘The Queen Of Versailles’ To Close Even Earlier Than Expected Due To “Harsh Economic Realities” by Greg Evans

The Queen of Versailles, the new and soon-to-close Broadway musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham, will close its doors even earlier than previously announced: Producers i…

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Rachel Dratch, Campbell Scott, Claybourne Elder & Wayne Brady Join New York City Center’s Upcoming Encores! Productions by Greg Evans

Rachel Dratch, Campbell Scott, Claybourne Elder and Wayne Brady have signed on for several upcoming productions in the New York City Center’s Off Broadway Encores! revival series beginning…

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Jeremy O. Harris Released From Custody In Japan After Drug Smuggling Allegations by Greg Evans

Slave Play playwright Jeremy O. Harris has been has been released from custody in Japan three weeks after being arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country.…

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Monday, December 8, 2025

‘Bigfoot!’ Stage Musical Finds Its Beast: Grey Henson To Star Alongside Alex Moffat, Crystal Lucas-Perry & Katerina McCrimmon by Greg Evans

Bigfoot!, the new musical comedy set for an Off Broadway bow this February, has found its titular beast – it’ll be Grey Henson of Mean Girls and Elf – and its trio of humans to be play…

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Tony Nominee Shoshana Bean Joins Broadway’s ‘Lost Boys’ Musical by Greg Evans

 Shoshana Bean (Hell’s Kitchen, Wicked) is joining the cast of this spring’s Broadway musical version of The Lost Boys, taking the role of Lucy Emerson, the mother of two teenaged boys…

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Friday, December 5, 2025

Giancarlo Esposito On Adapting His Graphic Novel ‘The Venetian’ & Why He’s OK Being The Villain Of The Piece: “I’m Not Done With Being T by Stewart Clarke

Giancarlo Esposito has dished on plans for a Stephen King project he’s working up with Guy Busick, and an adaptation of his graphic novel ‘The Venetian’, which hits shelves soon. The B…

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Breaking Baz: UK Comedy Queen Catherine Tate Discovers Riotous Laughter As The Wicked Fairy In London Palladium Panto ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: British television comedy queen Catherine Tate sashays across the room where rehearsals for Sleeping Beauty, the 10th annual feast of fun (and filth), are taking place. Performa…

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Review: Expertly Shot Film Of Sondheim’s Tony Winning Musical Revival Gives You A Front Row Seat To This Dazzling Show by Pete Hammond

The holiday season is always a perfect time for movie musicals, but as it turns out Wicked: For Good is not the only one Broadway lovers will have this season. Director Maria Friedman’s ex…

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Breaking Baz: ‘The Morning Show’s Billy Crudup & ‘Andor’s Denise Gough Reveal Why Their London Stage Version Of ‘High Noon’ Still Reso by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: The clock is ticking as Billy Crudup (The Morning Show) and Denise Gough (Andor) run a scene from Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth’s stage adaptation of High Noon, director Fred …

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