Monday, April 28, 2025

Some of My Tony Thoughts on Upcoming Announcement by Frank Rizzo

Jeremy Jordan in “Floyd Collins” First, a big thanks to Adam Feldman for setting me straight (so to speak) on a few eligib…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 12:06PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Celebrating the OCC's 75th Anniversary— and Its Nominees for the 2024-2025 Season by Jan Simpson

The 2024-2025 theater season ends on Sunday with the dual openings of the musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves. And I’m exhausted. But it’s the kind of good exhaustion that c…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 06:24PM

Video: Leslye Headland Reflects on CULT OF LOVE's Broadway Bow and Tells All About the Upcoming Film

Something special was going on at the Hayes Theatre earlier this year. It had a lot to do with Leslye Headland, who after years as a playwright and screenwriter, made her Broadway debut wit…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:00PM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Tony-Winning Composer Shaina Taub Among Dramatists Guild of America Award Recipients by Darryn King

Tony winner Shaina Taub is to be honored by the Dramatists Guild of America for her score for Suffs. Taub will be presented with the Frederick Loewe Award, presented annually for achievemen…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:06PM
Friday, April 18, 2025

Odds & Ends: The Pitt Star Isa Briones and AnnaSophia Robb Join All Nighter, Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum to Produce Cult of Love Film and More by Broadway.com

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Isa Briones and AnnaSophia Robb Pull an All Nighter Off-Broadway Isa Briones (veteran Eurydice and star of the hit medical drama …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:42PM

ToB: Friday, April 18, 2025 | Trip Cullman on ‘We Had a World,’ ‘Cult of Love’ by Matt Tamanini

Stars Set to Join ‘All-Nighter’ Off-Broadway, Will Ferrell to Produce ‘Cult of Love’ Film, Matt Interview Trip Cullman Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM
Thursday, April 17, 2025

‘Cult of Love’ scribe Leslye Headland explains how the play originated, how she defines a sin and how one artistic home changed her career by Ruthie Fierberg

The playwright and co-creator of TV’s “Russian Doll” honed her skills by writing a seven-play cycle for Iama Theatre Company, which led to her debuting on Broadway.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:27PM

Broadway’s ‘Cult of Love’ to receive film adaptation by Michael Abourizk

Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce the motion picture adaptation of Leslye Headland’s family drama.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:52PM

Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum Will Produce Cult of Love Movie by Logan Culwell-Block

The screen version of Leslye Headland's Broadway play has been officially confirmed after earlier reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Leslye Headland’s ‘Cult of Love’ Set For Feature Film Adaptation by Caitlin Huston

Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce the feature based on the Broadway play.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:47AM

Leslye Headland Set to Direct and Adapt CULT OF LOVE Movie

Leslye Headland's Cult of Love, which premiered on Broadway in 2024, is now officially in the works with Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum attached as producers. Headland is set to adapt her s…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:24AM

‘Cult Of Love’ Movie In Works Based On Leslye Headland Broadway Play With Will Ferrell And Jessica Elbaum Producing by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum will produce a feature film adaptation of Cult of Love, Leslye Headland’s dark comedy play that opened to excellent reviews on Broadway in Decemb…

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:00AM
Friday, April 4, 2025

‘Cult of Love’ playwright Leslye Headland on exploring addiction and sin: ‘Each character has this reality that’s piercing the dream’ by Sam Eckmann

“I think addiction is the best way to describe being stuck in a sin,” explains Cult of Love author Leslye Headland, “because I don't see sin as like a transgression. I see sin as somet…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PM
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Purpose ****, Last Call **1/2, Love Life **** by Barry Gordin

Reviewed by David Sheward April 2, 2025. The family drama is making a dynamic comeback this theater season. Cult of Love, The Blood Quilt, We Had a World, and now Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:51AM
Saturday, March 22, 2025

Purpose ****1/2 by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L. Leiter March 22, 2025. Family dramas are theatrical staples, especially the kind where relatives gather from far and wide for some unifying function, like a holiday, death, or …

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:02AM
Friday, January 31, 2025

Cult of Love***, Hard Truths**** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward January 31, 2025: Here we go again. It’s time for yet another dysfunctional family reunion. Cult of Love, presented by Second Stage at the Hayes Theater after a produ…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 05:32PM

Today on Broadway: Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 by Matt Tamanini

‘Hadestown’ Will Be Filmed in London, ‘Cult of Love’ Film Coming, Encores’ New Artistic Director Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only daily podcast recap…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Leslye Headland Is Adapting Her Broadway Play Cult of Love for Film by Darryn King

Leslye Headland is adapting Cult of Love, her home-for-the-holidays family dramedy currently on Broadway, for film, she revealed in an interview with Variety. “It would be it [sic] intere…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

CULT OF LOVE Screen Adaptation In the Works From Playwright Leslye Headland

Playwright Leslye Headland makes her Broadway debut this season with Cult of Love, directed by Trip Cullman and presented by Second Stage The playwright has revealed that the work is headed …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12PM

Leslye Headland Will Adapt Stage Hit ‘Cult of Love’ for Film, Kiss ‘Evelyn Hugo’ Goodbye and Remember ‘The Acolyte’ as a Teenage Dream by Matt Donnelly

The past year of Leslye Headland’s work has been a love letter to her teenage self. The multitalented screenwriter-director-showrunner-playwright is on the eve of closing her acclaimed Bro…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:28PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Video: Shailene Woodley Likes to Know Who is in the CULT OF LOVE Audience

On a visit to The Tonight Show, Shailene Woodley talked about making her Broadway debut in Cult of Love, why she enjoys knowing which celebrities are in the audience, and more. Watch the int…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:07AM
Monday, January 27, 2025

Video: Zachary Quinto Talks Playing the Banjo in CULT OF LOVE

On Monday, Zachary Quinto joined Live with Kelly and Mark to talk about the new Broadway play Cult of Love. During the interview, he talks about the show running during the holiday season, p…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Illinoise, Oh, Mary!, Cult of Love and More Receive GLAAD Media Award Nominations by Darryn King

The nominees have been announced for the 2025 Glaad Media Awards, recognizing fair, accurate and inclusive representation of the LGBTQ community across television, film, Broadway, music and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:54PM

Broadway’s ‘Cult of Love,’ ‘Oh, Mary!’ and more nominated for GLAAD Media Awards by Michael Abourizk

“Wicked,” “Mean Girls” and the 2024 Tony Awards broadcast were also cited.

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 03:56PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

How the Seven Deadly Sins Got Writer Leslye Headland to Broadway by Gordon Cox

For Leslye Headland, the well-received Broadway play “Cult of Love” (pictured above) serves as a turning point and a culmination. Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:50PM
Friday, January 17, 2025

Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for Sunset Boulevard, Maybe Happy Ending, Elf and More by Broadway.com

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Molly Bernard's Broadway Debut in Cult of Love Is a Gift From Her Grandfather by Hayley Levitt

Age: 36 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Current Role: Molly Bernard is making her Broadway debut as Rachel in Leslye Headland's family dramedy Cult of Love, directed by Trip Cullman. The p…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24PM
Monday, January 6, 2025

Zachary Quinto on Singing in the Key of Family Dysfunction in Cult of Love by Kathy Henderson

Zachary Quinto has played so many stoic, ultra-competent characters, it’s a jolt to see him embody a man riddled with emotional pain stemming from childhood in a deeply weird family. Lesly…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Friday, January 3, 2025

Cult of Love on Broadway is a NYT Critic's Pick! by Second Stage Theater

Cult of Love on Broadway runs until February 2nd only. Get your tickets at https://2st.com/shows/cult-of-love

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Iain Armitage Visits BIG LITTLE LIES Mom Shailene Woodley at CULT OF LOVE

It was a Big Little Lies reunion at Cult of Love over the weekend as Young Sheldon star Iain Armitage saw Shailene Woodley in Cult of Love. Check out the backstage photo now!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:46AM

For Shailene Woodley, Every Day Is Christmas by Alexis Soloski

The actress is starring in the Broadway hit “Cult of Love,” about a dysfunctional family gathered for the holidays. That means another month of caroling.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre