Wednesday, April 1, 2026

John Krasinski, Amber Ruffin, Sia, Sean Hayes & Dulé Hill Among First-Time Lucille Lortel Award Nominees by Greg Evans

Sean Hayes, Dulé Hill, John Krasinski, Amber Ruffin and Sia are among the first-time nominees for Lucille Lortel Awards, announced today. They join such stage stalwarts as Kara Young, J. Ha…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:11PM

Sara Bareilles Signs With CAA by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Sara Bareilles, the Grammy winning and Tony- and Emmy-nominated composer, performer, producer, activist and author. Bareilles composed music and lyrics for the smas…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:34PM

Off Broadway’s Rattlestick Theater To Be Renamed For Playwright Terrence McNally by Greg Evans

Rattlestick Theater, one of Off Broadway’s most prominent venues for new work since its founding in 1994, will be renamed The Terrence McNally Theater in honor of the late trailblazing and…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM

Stricken Megan Thee Stallion Out For Today’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Broadway Performances by Greg Evans

Megan Thee Stallion will not perform in either of today’s two scheduled Moulin Rouge! The Musical performances, according to the Broadway production’s website. A message reading “Impor…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:46AM
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Megan Thee Stallion Hospitalized After ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Star Became “Very Ill” During Broadway Performance by Armando Tinoco

Megan Thee Stallion was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday, March 31, amid her Moulin Rouge! The Musical performance. “During Tuesday night’s production, Megan started feeling very ill an…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:55PM

Jessie Jones Dies: TV Actor & Prolific Playwright Was 75 by Erik Pedersen

Jessie Jones, a veteran TV character actor who guested on such popular series as Murphy Brown, Newhart and Night Court and also was a prolific comedy playwright, has died. She was 75. Her wr…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:16PM

‘The Lost Boys’, ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Sell Out First Preview Weeks; ‘Just In Time’ Hits All-Time High As Jonathan Groff Exits – Broad by Greg Evans

Broadway gave a warm welcome to a batch of spring arrivals last week, with newcomers The Lost Boys, The Rocky Horror Show, Beaches, Fallen Angels and Titaníque beginning previews to more-th…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:32PM

Oscar-Winning ‘Happy Feet’ In Development As Broadway Musical With Michael Arden Directing by Greg Evans

Happy Feet, the 2006 Oscar-winning animated film about a tap-dancing penguin named Mumble, is being developed as a Broadway-bound musical, with two-time Tony winner Michael Arden (Maybe Happ…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:39PM

‘Heated Rivalry’ Unauthorized Musical Parody Sets Off Broadway Spring Run by Greg Evans

Heated Rivalry is getting the musical treatment. Unauthorized, to be sure. Following eight sold-out concert presentations earlier this month, Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody …

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:47AM

‘Giant’ Playwright Mark Rosenblatt Signs With CAA by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Mark Rosenblatt, the Olivier Award-winning theater and film writer and director whose debut play Giant opened last week on Broadway in a critically acclaimed produc…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AM
Monday, March 30, 2026

No Kings! No ICE Holding Kids! Pedro Pascal, Wunmi Mosaku, Natasha Lyonne, ‘Gilded Age’ Stars & More Demand Closure Of Texas Detention Facilit by Dominic Patten

Days after another round of No Kings! protests brought Robert De Niro, Jana Fonda, Jimmy Kimmel, Bruce Springsteen and millions more out on the streets to rally against Donald Trump, some of…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:21PM

Mariska Hargitay To Make Broadway Debut In ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ When Daniel Radcliffe Exits by Greg Evans

Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut in the hit, acclaimed play Every Brilliant Thing, taking over for current star Daniel Radcliffe when he ends his limit…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:20AM
Friday, March 27, 2026

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Joey Fatone & JC Chasez Join ‘Titanique’ Producing Team For Limited Broadway Run by Glenn Garner

A new group of passengers have boarded the producing team of Titanique as the musical parody makes its limited Broadway run. Tony-winning producer Eva Price announced this week that Las Cult…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:37PM

Breaking Baz: ‘Harry Potter’s’ John Tiffany Will Open ‘Wild Rose’ Musical At New York Theatre Workshop; Movie Helped Make Oscar Winner Jessi by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: John Tiffany (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Watch) the Tony- and Olivier Award-winning director, has revealed to Deadline that his stage adaptation of the 2018 feature�…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:00AM
Thursday, March 26, 2026

Legal Thriller ‘Primal Fear’ Getting First Stage Adaptation With Bill Kenwright Ltd Show Eyeing West End & Broadway by Andreas Wiseman

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Gere’s legal thriller hit Primal Fear, which saw a fresh-faced Edward Norton nab an Oscar nomination in his screen debut, is getting a first stage adaptation. Bill Kenwr…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:21AM

Bleecker Street’s Crosswalk & LD Entertainment Acquire West End Live Version Of ‘Hadestown’ by Anthony D'Alessandro

Bleecker Street’s event cinema division Crosswalk has teamed with LD Entertainment to acquire North American and English-speaking territories for the West End live theater-shot Tony Award-…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:30AM

Neal Street, Producer Behind Sam Mendes’ Beatles Movies, Hires Ex-Left Bank Development Chief For TV by Max Goldbart

EXCLUSIVE: Neal Street, the production outfit behind Sam Mendes’ Beatles movies, is expanding in TV and theater with a pair of newly-created development roles. Ed Cripps, a former developm…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:00AM
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Joanna “JoJo” Levesque To Succeed Lea Michele In Broadway’s ‘Chess’ by Greg Evans

Multi-platinum singer, songwriter and actor Joanna “JoJo” Levesque (Moulin Rouge! The Musical) will return to Broadway this June to succeed the exiting Lea Michele in Broadway’s Chess …

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:15AM
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Sells Out First Previews; Newcomers ‘Fear Of 13’, ‘Becky Shaw’ Start Strong – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Broadway’s recent spring arrivals enjoyed robust box office last week, with Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Dog Day Afternoon selling out and Giant, Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman and The Fea…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:49PM
Monday, March 23, 2026

‘Giant’ Broadway Review: John Lithgow Delivers A Towering Performance As A Less-Than-Peachy Roald Dahl by Greg Evans

The ferocity of John Lithgow’s explosive performance as Roald Dahl – the children’s author as reviled by some as he was beloved by others – seems to show itself right from the start …

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:00PM

‘Back To The Future: The Musical’ Making-Of Documentary To Feature Michael J. Fox And Broadway Cast – Watch Trailer by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: A feature length documentary on the making of the Broadway and West End musical stage adaptation of Back to the Future will premiere tomorrow, March 24, on Amazon Prime Video, App…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:00PM

Rachel Zegler “Will See What Happens” With ‘Evita’ Broadway Transfer Amid NYC Safety Concerns; Show Wins Top Honor At Standard Theatre Awards by Baz Bamigboye

EXCLUSIVE: The fact that it’s not safe for Evita star Rachel Zegler to reprise her West End coup de théâtre outdoor balcony performance of  “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” for i…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:50PM
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Robert Fox Dies: ‘The Crown’ EP, Judi Dench & Maggie Smith’s Go-To Broadway & West End Producer, Member Of A Stage & Screen Dynasty by Baz Bamigboye

Robert Fox, who rose from being a film studio runner to assisting directors at London’s Royal Court in the early 1970s to the highest echelons of theater production that saw him presenting…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:00AM
Friday, March 20, 2026

‘Music City’ Off Broadway Musical Goes On Hiatus Days Before Opening Due To Legal Issues With Times Square “Honky Tonk” Venue by Greg Evans

A planned transfer of the critically acclaimed Off Broadway musical Music City to a larger, custom-redesigned venue has been put on hold just days before the planned start of performances. M…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:01PM

Lea Michele Sets Broadway ‘Chess’ Departure Date by Greg Evans

Lea Michele will depart the Broadway revival of Chess on Sunday, June 21, finishing an engagement that began with the show’s first preview last October. Her replacement in the role of Flor…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM
Thursday, March 19, 2026

First Look At Megan Thee Stallion In Character For Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ by Greg Evans

Megan Thee Stallion is set to make her Broadway debut next week as the impresario Zidler in Moulin Rouge! The Musical, and today we’re getting a sneak peek at the singer in full Moulin reg…

SOURCE: Deadline at 01:17PM

Peter Thompson, Stage Publicist Who Put Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh & Mega Musicals On The Theatrical Map, Dies Aged 81 by Baz Bamigboye

Peter Thompson, who was the foremost West End stage publicist for four decades, and the man who orchestrated publicity for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and his ot…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:27AM

Russell T. Davies & Pet Shop Boys Reviving ‘It’s A Sin’ For Contemporary Dance Show by Max Goldbart

It’s a Sin creator Russell T. Davies is reviving his hit Channel 4 and HBO drama with British synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys. The group have teamed with dance studio Rambert and festival prod…

SOURCE: Deadline at 05:00AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Whitney Leavitt Sends Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ To Highest Grossing Period In Show’s 29-Year History by Greg Evans

Broadway’s Chicago, with Whitney Leavitt starring as Roxie Hart, continued its record-setting box office streak last week, with the musical revival grossing $1,457,931, the highest gross i…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:59PM

Kara Young Joins Broadway Cast Of ‘Proof’; Samira Wiley Steps Aside Due To “Treatable Medical Condition” by Greg Evans

Two-time Tony winner Kara Young is joining the cast of the first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play Proof, directed by Thomas Kail. The Purpose and Pur…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:37PM

‘Wanted’ Musical Sets Fall Broadway Bow Starring Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine by Greg Evans

Wanted, the musical formerly known as Gun & Powder, is heading to Broadway this fall with Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine starring as the real-life Mary and Martha Clarke, respective…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:39AM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off