Saturday, May 2, 2026

Actors From ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Bear’ and More Take Over Broadway by Alexis Soloski

Audiences are flocking to shows starring Patrick Ball of “The Pitt,” Jon Bernthal and Ayo Edebiri of “The Bear,” Ben Ahlers of “The Gilded Age” and more.

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Friday, May 1, 2026

These 5 Actors Are Already Screen Stars. Now They’re on Broadway. by Rachel Sherman, Chevaz Clarke and Meg Felling

Patrick Ball, Melissa Barrera, Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson and Ben Ahlers discuss the demands of live performance as they make their Broadway debuts.

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

‘Moby Dick’ Review: Robert Wilson’s Last Masterpiece by Helen Shaw

Wilson’s 2024 adaptation of Herman Melville’s classic, with music by the British singer-songwriter Anna Calvi, has a short run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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August Wilson Like You’ve Never Heard Him Before: In Italian by Erik Piepenburg and Maurizio Fiorino

In three U.S. cities, a new production of the playwright’s cabdriver drama “Jitney” will be imported from Italy.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

‘Evita,’ Starring Rachel Zegler, Is Heading to Broadway by Michael Paulson

A buzzy revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit 1970s musical will transfer to New York next spring, but without its signature outdoor scene.

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Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri Are Giving ‘Proof’ a New Meaning by Salamishah Tillet and Marcus Maddox

The actors connected quickly as they prepared to make their Broadway debuts in a new revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Kennedy Center Works to Make the Case That Repairs Are Urgent by Julia Jacobs and Zach Montague

In Washington and in federal court, the center is arguing that its planned two-year closure is crucial. Critics say it’s a result of declining attendance and fleeing artists.

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Laura Linney to Return to Broadway in New David Hare Play by Michael Paulson

The Manhattan Theater Club production will bring the actress back to the stage next spring, four years after her last Broadway production.

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The Obamas, Kim Kardashian and Other A-Listers Are Now Broadway Co-Producers by Michael Paulson

The latest trend on Broadway is celebrity co-producing: A-listers who now have credits as backers of plays and musicals.

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‘Flower Drum Song,’ Once Overhauled, Returns Changed Again by Robert Ito

David Henry Hwang revised the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic 25 years ago. Now he gets to remedy some of his own remake’s flaws.

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Monday, April 27, 2026

Megan Thee Stallion to Leave ‘Moulin Rouge!’ on Broadway Early by Nicole Herrington

The rapper will perform in “Moulin Rouge!” for the final time on Friday, though the production didn’t say why she was leaving more than two weeks early.

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‘Kenrex’ Review: Plunging Into the Violent World of True Crime by Elisabeth Vincentelli

The play, by Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian at the Lucille Lortel Theater, tells the story of a brutal bully who was shot and killed in plain view.

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Courtney Washington Is Ballroom Fierce. Next, She Tackles Modern Dance. by Brian Seibert and Sabrina Santiago

Courtney Washington made her name as a choreographer in street-dance competitions and on the ballroom scene. Now, she’s making a work for Parsons Dance.

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

‘The Lost Boys’ Review: Live, Die, Reprise by Helen Shaw and Sara Krulwich

A Broadway musical adaptation of the 1987 movie gets a lot of mileage from ’80s rocker aesthetics and over-the-top spectacle — until its second half.

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

Review: ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,’ With Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer by Helen Shaw

This revival starring Cedric the Entertainer and Taraji P. Henson may be uneven at times, but it still unlocks Wilson’s mysterious drama.

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Shayok Misha Chowdhury’s ‘Rheology’ Asks: Can Physics Soften a Mother’s Death? by Tim Teeman

In the play “Rheology,” a son and his mother grapple, in very different ways, with what her eventual death will mean.

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Friday, April 24, 2026

6 Shows Our Theater Critics Are Talking About by Charlotte Dulany

Rose Byrne in “Fallen Angels,” a couple trapped in the musical village of “Schmigadoon!” and “The Rocky Horror Show” at Studio 54: These productions are worth seeing.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Review: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ Revival Gives Us What We Want by Helen Shaw and Sara Krulwich

Sam Pinkleton’s new revival at Studio 54 gives us the big gay mayhem we want while also maintaining some order via Rachel Dratch’s droll Narrator.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

‘Beaches’ Review: A Classic Weepie Dries Its Tears by Laura Collins-Hughes

A new musical version of the 1980s tear-jerker comes to Broadway, but the production is too muddled to make an emotional impact.

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Clowning Around With Fascists, in ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ by Houman Barekat

Mark Gatiss plays a Charlie Chaplin-like dictator in a timely Royal Shakespeare Company revival.

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École des Sables, Africa’s Premier Dance School, Faces a Precarious Future by Laura Cappelle and Imane Djamil

The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby, make its future precarious.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Review: In ‘The Balusters,’ Neighborly Dysfunction Is on the Agenda by Helen Shaw

David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy about a wealthy homeowners association thrown into disarray makes a case for the same social compact it skewers.

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In ‘What Happened Was …,’ Cecily Strong and Corey Stoll Cook Up a Storm by Tim Teeman

Cecily Strong and Corey Stoll star in this two-hander about connecting over a meal that becomes much deeper than two colleagues socializing out-of-office.

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‘Schmigadoon!’ Review: Oh, What a Beautiful Sendup by Elisabeth Vincentelli and Sara Krulwich

Cinco Paul’s loving spoof of Golden Age musicals, adapted from a TV series, comes to Broadway, where its charming musical numbers can really shine.

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Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson and the Truth Behind ‘The Fear of 13’ by Sarah Lyall and Thea Traff

“The Fear of 13,” about a man who spent two decades on death row for a murder he didn’t commit, is a story that the playwright says she “couldn’t shake.”

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Monday, April 20, 2026

New York City Ballet's Spring Season: Dancers to Watch by Gia Kourlas

New York City Ballet opens its spring season with classic works by George Balanchine and more. Here are some dancers who will surely stand out.

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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Review: Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara Seduce in 'Fallen Angels' by Jason Zinoman

Lust is the comic engine driving the action of a riotous revival of one of Noël Coward's early plays, with Rose Byrne and Kelli O'Hara, at Todd Haimes Theater.

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Saturday, April 18, 2026

A Dance Party for Martha Graham With Ariana DeBose and Padma Lakshmi by Sarah Bahr and Rebecca Smeyne

Stars and luminaries honored the dance company's 100th anniversary with dinner, performances and a champagne toast at the New York Public Library.

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Friday, April 17, 2026

The Choreographer Kyle Abraham Embraces the Big Perm and Boombox Era by Brian Seibert

His "Cassette Vol. 1" has a 1980s mix tape soundtrack and nods to postmodern American dance vocabulary.

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9 Shows Our Theater Critics Are Talking About by Rachel Sherman

John Lithgow in "Giant," a triumphant revival of "Death of a Salesman" and vogueing cats at "The Jellicle Ball": These productions are worth knowing about.

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All that Chat

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