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Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Broadway Real Estate: Current and Future Theatre Bookings
Keep track of the shows booked into each Broadway theatre.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Broadway's Thanksgiving Week 2025 Performance Schedule Changes
Several shows have canceled and/or added performances during the holiday week.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets to Close Early on Broadway
Jim Henson's creations are also making their Broadway debuts at the Broadhurst.




Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

'Wonderful and Harrowing': Tom Hanks on What It's Like to Be a Playwright
The Oscar winner's This World of Tomorrow is playing the Shed. Hanks is not sure about Broadway just yet.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Video: Watch Douglas Sills and Fiddler on the Roof Cast in Highlights From Signature Staging
Joe Calarco is directing the classic musical at the Virginia venue with choreography by Sarah Parker.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Slam Frank Extends Off-Broadway Into December
The incendiary new work re-imagines Anne Frank's story through an "intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop lens."



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Video: Watch Broadway Casts Jump for Joy When They Find Out They're Performing at 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Buena Vista Social Club, Just in Time, Ragtime, and more will be part of the NBC broadcast.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Chess Debuts in The $2 Million Club, and More From Last Week's Broadway Grosses
After several sleepy weeks on the Main Stem, grosses saw a seven-figure increase last week—is the winter rush finally upon us?



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter to Star in Alice in Wonderland Movie Musical
Carpenter will also produce the film for Universal Pictures.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Photos: Kate Baldwin Takes 1st Bow in Broadway's Chicago
The record-breaking, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Olivia Valli Will Co-Star With Adam Pascal, Mykal Kilgore in Tennessee Jesus Christ Superstar
The Wicked and Pretty Woman star will be Mary Magdalene in the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

How to Get $49 Rush Tickets to 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Off-Broadway
The revival of the Rachel Sheinkin-William Finn musical is led by Glee's Kevin McHale.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Maybe Happy Ending Adds Digital Lottery With $20.64 Tickets on Broadway
Club 2064, named for the year the show takes place, starts November 12.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Antwayn Hopper, Dan Amboyer, Wesley Taylor, More to Lead Industry Reading of David James Parr's Slap&Tickle
Chad Austin will direct the new dark comedy.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Did Reviewers Have Fun at Cyndi Lauper's Working Girl Musical?
Plus, get a first look at the world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in California.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Mark MacKillop Returns Off-Broadway with Duets Concert Evening
The top solo fundraiser for Broadway Cares is pairing up with favorites to raise money for Broadway Cares.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

K-Musical Road Show Will Bring Korean Musicals to NYC With Taylor Trensch, Alyssa Fox, Marcus Choi, More
Stars from Broadway and beyond will perform selections from musicals Let Me Fly, Rimbaud, and Dalí, Gala Exhibition.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Listen: The Playbill Podcast Talks to The Lion King's Gavin Lee and Lindiwe Dlamini
The Broadway show's newest cast member compares notes with a colleague who's been there since 1997.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

The Adding Machine, Bocking, Jackals Confirmed for The New Group's 1st Season in New, Permanent Home
After decades of being itinerant, the Tony-winning company has finally found a home base in The Theater at St. Clements.




Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Scott Organ's Diversion Sets Off-Broadway Premiere
Seth Barrish will direct the drama following a team of ICU nurses amidst the opioid crisis.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Watch a Scene From Liberation On Broadway
Kayla Davion and Kristolyn Lloyd star in the clip from Bess Wohl's latest.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

What Are the Reviews for Richard II, Starring Michael Urie?
This reimagining of Shakespeare's drama is set in 1980s Manhattan, its neon skyline and shadowy backrooms becoming an epic battleground of identity and power.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

With Twelfth Night, Great Performances Is Showing That It Is Defunded But Not Defeated
PBS is remaining steadfast in its mission to provide free access to the arts.



Playbill News
Nov 11, 2025

Harry Potter Film Star Tom Felton Reprises Role in Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Beginning November 11
Felton returns to the role of Draco Malfoy as the production welcomes several other new company members to the Lyric.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Schedule of Upcoming Off-Broadway Shows
Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Johnny G. Lloyd Joins Meghan Finn to Co-Lead The Tank Off-Broadway
Both Lloyd and Finn will serve as as artistic directors of the company.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Video: Why Beetlejuice on Broadway Makes Trisha Paytas 'The Happiest I've Ever Been'
The social media influencer sat down with Playbill's Jeffrey Vizcaíno to discuss her limited run in the musical's Broadway return.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Jersey Boys Star Daniel Reichard Will Bring Annual Holiday Show to the Beechman
Reichard will offer Christmas on 42nd Street in December.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

London's The Mousetrap Welcomes New Director as New Cast Begins November 10
The record-breaking Agatha Christie thriller continues at the St. Martin's Theatre.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Arabella, Petrushka, and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week
Find out what's happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene this week.




Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Let Them Walk the Red Carpet! See the Stars Come Out for The Queen of Versailles Opening Night
Kristin Chenoweth is producing and starring in the new musical from Wicked songwriter Stephen Schwartz.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

See Who's Starring in Concert Premiere of Songs for Hands on a Thursday
Prospect Musicals will present the theatrical song cycle by Deaf composer Jay Alan Zimmerman.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Shakespeare's Richard II, Starring Michael Urie, Extends Off-Broadway
Adapted and directed by Craig Baldwin, the production is at Astor Place Theatre via Red Bull Theater.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

What Are the Reviews for Anne Washburn's The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire Off-Broadway?
Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Tom Pecinka, and more star in the Vineyard and The Civilians co-production.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Last Chance: Schedule of Upcoming Broadway and Off-Broadway Show Closings
What shows are about to close in New York City?



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular Extends Radio City Music Hall Summer Run
Audiences in New York will hear the people sing an additional week at the famed concert hall.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Scarlett Johansson to Lead NYC Reading of All About Eve
The November 17 event will benefit The Center At West Park and the preservation of Landmark West Park Presbyterian Church.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Off-Broadway Rush and Inexpensive Ticket Policies
To make tickets more affordable, many Off-Broadway shows have implemented rush, lottery, and inexpensive ticket policies.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Broadway Rush, Lottery, and Standing Room Only Policies
Playbill's complete round-up of the latest Broadway rush, lottery, standing-room-only (SRO), and student ticket policies.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Anthony Nunziata Releases Christmas and You Album, With 13 Original Songs
The classically-trained tenor collaborated with top artists from Los Angeles and Nashville to create the new seasonal standards.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Debbie Allen Joins In-Development Maya Angelou Play With Music
The Broadway favorite will direct the Angelica Chéri-penned work, hoping to make its world premiere in 2028.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Broadway Under the Stars Returns to Columbus Circle With Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, More
The annual ode to Broadway brings performances from current Broadway casts to the shops at New York's Columbus Circle.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Alex Brightman Hopes Students Putting on Beetlejuice, Jr. 'Keep at It'
At a New Jersey youth theatre, every student has a featured moment on stage.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Maestro Daniele Rustioni Steps In As Guest Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera
In November, the Italian conductor takes the podium for Mozart's Don Giovanni, Giordano's Andrea Chénier, and Puccini's La Bohème.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

What's It Like to Sing in the Metropolitan Children's Chorus
The newest cohort of the Met Children's Chorus arrived at the opera house this fall, representing the culmination of a multi-year effort to replenish the ensemble's roster.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Video: Nicholas Christopher, Adam Chanler-Berat, Diego Andres Rodriguez Perform in PBS WWI Tribute Concert
Tony Award winner Michael Mayer directed the special Veterans Day concert.




Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Jeremy Jordan Returns to The Great Gatsby on Broadway November 10
The Tony nominee, who originated the role, is stepping into Gatsby's pink suit once again.



Playbill News
Nov 10, 2025

Read the Reviews for The Queen of Versailles on Broadway
The new Stephen Schwartz musical starring Kristin Chenoweth opened at the St. James Theatre November 9.



Playbill News
Nov 09, 2025

Weekly Schedule of Current Broadway Shows
A rundown of current Broadway shows and their planned show times, as well as cancellations due to COVID.



Playbill News
Nov 09, 2025

The Queen of Versailles Opens on Broadway November 9
Kristin Chenoweth is producing and starring in the new musical from Wicked songwriter Stephen Schwartz.



Playbill News
Nov 08, 2025

The New Group Has Finally Found a Home; Off-Broadway Company Will Take Over Theatre at St. Clement's Church
After decades of being itinerant, the Tony-winning company is putting down roots.



Playbill News
Nov 08, 2025

5 Shows to Share With the Whole Family This Thanksgiving
These Broadway shows offer something special for everyone.



Playbill News
Nov 08, 2025

A New Yorker's Guide to 5 NYC Places for Holiday Prepping
A local's go-to list of places for your holiday party shopping.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Check Out New Photos of North American Tour of Hadestown
Keenan Tyler Oliphant directs, based on the original Broadway direction and featuring a new tour concept by Rachel Chavkin.




Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Check Out New Photos of The Queen of Versailles on Broadway, Starring Kristin Chenoweth
The Tony winner is producing and starring in the new musical, reuniting with her Wicked songwriter Stephen Schwartz.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Gruesome Playground Injuries Begins Off-Broadway November 7
Nicholas Braun and Kara Young star in the new production of Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph's play at the Lucille Lortel.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Jesse Eisenberg Solo Play The Ziegfeld Files Extends Off-Broadway Run
Shayok Misha Chowdhury is directing, with the work running concurrently with Prince Faggot at Studio Seaview.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Returns Off-Broadway November 7
The revival of the Rachel Sheinkin-William Finn musical is led by Glee's Kevin McHale.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Strike a Pose: Get an Expanded Look at The Devil Wears Prada Musical in London's West End
Vanessa Williams stars as Runway Editor Miranda Priestly in the Elton John-Shaina Taub-Kate Wetherhead musical version of the film favorite.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

World Premiere Recording of Into the Sun Released November 7
With book, music, and lyrics by Michael Gubser, the musical is a inspired by the World War I poet-soldiers who lived on in their widely anthologized poems.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Gingold Theatrical Group Will Celebrate Tony Winners Danny Burstein and Donna McKechnie
The annual gala will also honor theatre historian Gray Coleman in an evening featuring performances by Charles Busch, John-Andrew Morrison, and more.




Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Get a 1st Look at Mischief Theatre's Christmas Carol Goes Wrong in London's West End
The holiday comedy from the Play That Goes Wrong creators brings the chaos and humour of The Cornley Amateur Drama Society to the work of Charles Dickens.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

100th Anniversary of the Rockettes to be Commemorated at the Museum of Broadway
The exhibition celebrates the iconic style, choreography, and evolution of the troupe, and features costumes by Bob Mackie, Gregg Barnes, Vincente Minnelli, and more.




Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Broadway Legends Series Introduces Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda Holiday Ornament
The Tony winner, back on Broadway in The Queen of Versailles, has been immortalized in glass in her Wicked role.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Getting Ready: To Play Elphaba, Wicked's Lencia Kebede Wears a Braided Wig Inspired by Cynthia Erivo
Broadway's first full-time Black Elphaba stopped by the Playbill Studio to get greenified with the help of her all-female Green Team.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Here Are This Year's Grammy Nominees for Best Musical Theater Album
Find out which five Broadway shows are up for the musical honor this year.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Santino Fontana, Andrea Martin, Tony Shalhoub to Star in Light Up the Sky Reading
The evening will bring Moss Hart's fast-paced comedy about the first-night jitters of a theatrical tryout to life more than 75 years after it first premiered.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Schedule of Upcoming London Shows
What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Wagner Johnson Productions Expands Senior Management Team
The company has amassed more than 75 Broadway and Off-Broadway credits and produced nine Tony-winning productions.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Track by Track Breakdown: Zack Zadek Digs Into the Grief and Mortality Anxiety Writ Large Into the Songs of Deathless
Zadek's indie-rock musical has become a studio cast album featuring Maia Reficco, Jeremy Jordan, Kevin Atwater, and more.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Upcoming Cast Recordings
The show tunes you need from the shows you love!



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Stage Manager Bryan Bauer Says Typical Recasting Model Doesn't Hold True for Oh, Mary!
Bauer has been with the "unapologetically queer, well-crafted" Cole Escola comedy since its record-breaking Off-Broadway run.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

See Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Belt Out New Wicked Songs, and a Rewritten 'For Good' With Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth
The Wicked: One Wonderful Night concert is available to stream now.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

See Who's Joining Billy Crudup and Denise Gough in High Noon in London
Thea Sharrock will direct the world premiere of Eric Roth's stage adaptation of the classic film.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

If You Loved Good Night, and Good Luck, Give Black Sun Rising a Read
Playbill has partnered with BookTrib to bring book recommendations specially chosen for theatre lovers.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

British Singer-Songwriter Sets West End Debut in Jesus Christ Superstar at the London Palladium
The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera is getting a new revival, via a staging from Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Broadway Cares Allocates $1.5 Million in Emergency Food Grants Due to SNAP Uncertainty
The charitable organization has also sent $100,000 in emergency relief to the Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Melissa.



Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Ali Ewoldt and Claire Kwon Star in Reading of Hua Mulan Musical November 7
Billy Bustamante and Chongren Fan direct Jason Ma's new musical.




Playbill News
Nov 07, 2025

Yolanda Adams Will Join Broadway's Hell's Kitchen; Tony Winner Kecia Lewis Sets Final Bow
The Alicia Keys musical continues at the Shubert Theatre.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Get a Sneak Peek at Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Singing on NBC's Wicked: One Wonderful Night Special
Filmed at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the concert transforms the venue into the Emerald City, complete with a 37-piece live orchestra.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Damon Daunno, Grace McLean, Amber Gray, More Set for Love the Struggle Benefit Concerts
Ellie Heyman will direct the evening featuring the work of Stacy Kray and Yair Evnine.




Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Cast Set for An Axemas Story Concerts
Mackenna Goodrich is directing the industry concerts of the dark musical comedy.




Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan Turns 120; Look Back on the Many Actors Who Have Played the Boy Who Never Grew Up
On November 6, 1905, Peter Pan opened on Broadway.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Michael Urie Has Wanted to Play Richard II for 20 Years; Now Is the Perfect Time
After the zany antics of Oh, Mary!, the Emmy nominee is now leading the Shakespearean classic at Off-Broadway's Red Bull Theater.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Rhinoceros, Big Fish, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country
When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

PBS Sets Premiere Date for Broadway's Leading Ladies Concert
A host of Broadway's best performed at the filmed NYC concert in March.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Ana Gasteyer's Sugar and Booze: A Holiday Spectacular Will Play NYC's Town Hall Next Month
The evening promises performances of seasonal favorites and festive originals from Gasteyer's holiday album.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Beau the Musical Extends Off-Broadway Return Into 2026
The heartfelt musical is back for an encore engagement at St. Luke's Theatre.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Cynthia Erivo Will Discuss New Book Simply More at Symphony Space in NYC
Tickets include a signed copy of the book, releasing November 18 from Flatiron Books.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Get a 1st Listen to Rewritten 'Bring On the Monsters' From The Lightning Thief's London Cast Album
The Rob Rokicki-Joe Tracz musical is getting a new album with never-before-recorded material November 7.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Get a 1st Look at Rajiv Joseph's Archduke Off-Broadway
The piece explores the life of Gavrilo Princip—best remembered as Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassin—and the instigator of World War I.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Grammy Winner Allison Russell Sets Return to Broadway's Hadestown
The Tony-winning musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Watch: A Great Big World Previews Their Musical Wonder With 'Moon Boy'
The new musical is making its world premiere at American Repertory Theatre in December.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

See Who's Appearing in Walt Disney World's Festival of the Arts 2026
The event will feature the second annual Once Upon A Stage exhibition, bringing fans behind the curtain of the mouse's Broadway shows.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

See Jaafar Jackson Portray His Uncle Michael Jackson in the First Michael Teaser
The forthcoming biopic will be released April 24, 2026.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Did the Reviewers Go Crazy for the Prince-Inspired Purple Rain Musical?
The jukebox musical, with a book by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, opened in Minneapolis November 5.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Ragtime Revival Extends to June 2026
Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, and Nichelle Lewis lead the revival of the Ahrens and Flaherty musical at Lincoln Center Theater.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Read the Reviews for Martyna Majok's Queens at Manhattan Theatre Club
Julia Lester, Anna Chlumsky, Marin Ireland, and more star in the new iteration of Martyna Majok's play.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Schedule of Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows
See what's coming soon, what's premiering out of town, and what's in development.



Playbill News
Nov 06, 2025

Samira Wiley, Jin Ha Board Broadway Proof Revival
Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle will lead David Auburn's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning play.



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