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Sep 17, 2025

All the Bye Bye Birdie References in The Summer I Turned Pretty
Season three of the Amazon Prime series has taken story beats, and even songs, from the Charles Strouse musical.



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Sep 17, 2025

Go Inside Rehearsals for Broadway Bow of Bess Wohl's Liberation
The work made its world premiere Off-Broadway earlier this year via Roundabout Theatre Company.



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Sep 17, 2025

Jack D. Coen Named Winner of 2025 Relentless Musical Award
The up-and-coming musical theatre writer is being honored for his sci-fi musical comedy Jo Jenkins Before the Galactic High Court of Consciousness.



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Sep 17, 2025

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque to Lead Cyndi Lauper's Working Girl Musical
The musical will have a world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in California.



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Sep 17, 2025

Photos: Dramatists Guild Foundation Celebrates Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
The Tony-winning songwriters will be represented on Broadway this season with the upcoming revival of Ragtime.



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Sep 17, 2025

Photos: Little Shop of Horrors Celebrates Gossip Girl Star Thomas Doherty and Madeline Brewer
The hit Off-Broadway revival held an after party at Sir Henry's to recognize its current leads.



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Sep 17, 2025

Photos: Victor Garber, Andrea Martin, Nathan Lane, More Attend Opening Night of Art on Broadway
The revival, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale, opened September 16.



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Sep 17, 2025

Queer Musicals: From Boy Meets Boy to Jagged Little Pill Traces LGBTQIA Representation in Theatre
The new book by Robert W. Schneider explores 10 musicals that revolutionized queer storytelling.



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Sep 17, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at The Hills of California at the Huntington
Following its Boston engagement, the Jez Butterworth drama will make its West Coast premiere at Berkeley Rep.



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Sep 17, 2025

Applications Now Open for the Drama League's 2026-2027 Directors Project
The program is a suite of fellowships, residencies, and assistantships for emerging and established stage directors.



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Sep 17, 2025

Sandra Oh to Perform in Metropolitan Opera's La Fille du Régiment
The Emmy winner will play the speaking role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Donizetti's comic opera.



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Sep 17, 2025

See Who's Joining Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in Oedipus on Broadway
Robert Icke directs and adapts the Sophocles tragedy, coming to the Main Stem after a West End bow.



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Sep 17, 2025

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



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Sep 17, 2025

Times Square Casino Proposal Rejected in Committee
The plan to build a casino in the same building as The Lion King will not move forward.



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Sep 17, 2025

Videos: See the Trailers for New Korean Production of Maybe Happy Ending and Film Adaptation
Following its Best Musical Tony Award win, the musical is returning to Korea with a splash.



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Sep 17, 2025

Broadway Chess Revival to Celebrate Box Office Opening With Fan Prize
Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher will lead the revival at the Imperial.



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Sep 17, 2025

Caitlin Kinnunen, More Will Join Sally Struthers in An Old-Fashioned Family Murder
Larry Raben is directing the Joe DiPietro play at the George Street Playhouse.



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Sep 17, 2025

Darren Criss, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Jackson, Josh Groban, Lena Hall, More Set for Only Make Believe Gala
John Oliver will host the annual fundraiser at Broadway's Shubert Theatre.



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Sep 17, 2025

Equus Is Coming Back to London
The Peter Shaffer drama will be part of the Menier Chocolate Factory's 2025-2026 season.



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Sep 17, 2025

Kevin Csolak to Join The Outsiders on Broadway
The Tony-winning hit continues at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.



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Sep 17, 2025

LaChanze Productions Will Produce Ari'el Stachel's Other Off-Broadway
The solo show will arrive after runs at Berkeley Rep and Berkshire Theatre Group.



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Sep 17, 2025

Wicked: For Good Announces Date for Soundtrack Release, New Songs
The soundtrack for part two of the Wicked films will include two new songs.



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Sep 17, 2025

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



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Sep 17, 2025

Schedule of Upcoming Movie Musical Adaptations
The show tunes you need from the shows you love!



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Sep 17, 2025

What Do the Critics Think of Art on Broadway?
The revival, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale, plays the Music Box Theatre.




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Sep 16, 2025

Video: Watch the All-New Stars of Broadway's Hadestown Chat About the Tony-Winning Hit
Jack Wolfe, Morgan Dudley, Kurt Elling, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and Paulo Szot recently joined the company of the musical at the Walter Kerr.



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Sep 16, 2025

Trans History Project Names 1st Cohort of Playwrights to Develop Original Works With Regional Theatres
The residencies will include a reading during the current season and a workshop in the 2026-2027 season.



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Sep 16, 2025

Leslie Odom Jr.'s Return Sends Hamilton's Box Office Skyrocketing, and More From Last Week's Broadway Grosses
The Broadway favorite returned to the role that earned him a 2015 Tony Award last week.



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Sep 16, 2025

Photos: John Leguizamo Stars in The Other Americans Off-Broadway
Ruben Santiago-Hudson is directing the new work for the Public.



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Sep 16, 2025

Photos: LaChanze, Patricia Delgado, Justin Peck, More Honored at Inaugural Made in NY Theatre Awards
Given by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, the awards were handed out at a September 15 Gracie Mansion event.



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Sep 16, 2025

Derek Chadwick Joins Off-Broadway's Messy White Gays
The Scream Queens star is replacing Zane Phillips in Drew Droege's new comedy.



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Sep 16, 2025

Get a 1st Look at The Rink, Starring Beth Leavel and Jessie Mueller, at Classic Stage Company
The cult-favorite musical is being performed as a two-night concert fundraiser for the Off-Broadway company.



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Sep 16, 2025

From The Office to the Stage: Jenna Fischer on Doing a Play Written By Her Husband
Ashland Avenue, by Lee Kirk, runs at the Goodman Theater in Chicago.



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Sep 16, 2025

Get a 1st Look at Audible Theater's Mexodus Off-Broadway
Written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, the live-looped musical has already extended its run.



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Sep 16, 2025

Art Opens on Broadway September 16; Get a 1st Look at the Show
The revival, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale, plays the Music Box Theatre.



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Sep 16, 2025

Gavin Creel Musical Walk On Through Will Get Live Cast Album
The late Tony winner wrote and starred in the musical at Off-Broadway's MCC Theater in 2023.



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Sep 16, 2025

Darilyn Burtley Will Lead North American Tour of Tina-The Tina Turner Musical
The ongoing North American tour will resume in October in Nebraska.



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Sep 16, 2025

Lizan Mitchell, Synnøve Karlsen, More Will Star in Pygmalion Off-Broadway
Gingold Theatrical Group is reviving the George Bernard Shaw classic with Artistic Director David Staller at the helm.



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Sep 16, 2025

London The Book Thief Concert Finds Full Cast
Starring & Juliet's Melanie La Barrie, the upcoming concert has also added two new performances to its run.



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Sep 16, 2025

Off-Broadway's 20at20, Offering $20 Tickets, Plans Fall Return
The bi-annual promotion celebrates Off-Broadway by increasing audience access.



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Sep 16, 2025

Robert Redford Has Died at 89
Mr. Redford was one of the most influential actors of his generation, founding the Sundance Film Festival, the country's largest festival for independent films.



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Sep 16, 2025

Aaron Tveit and Ericka Yang Tie the Knot
While both are famously private, they revealed the details of their nuptials via social media.



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Sep 16, 2025

Patti LuPone Is Headed Back to Les Misérables in London's West End
The three-time Tony winner will perform in a special finale at a gala performance celebrating the long-running musical's 40th anniversary.



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Sep 16, 2025

Video: J. Quinton Johnson and Kimber Elayne Sprawl Perform 'Halimuhfack' From Zora Neale Hurston's Spunk
Hurston's 1935 play is getting its first ever production at Yale Repertory Theatre in Connecticut.



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Sep 16, 2025

See Who's Joining Paul Hilton in A Christmas Carol at London's Old Vic
Jack Thorne's adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic is back for its eighth holiday season.



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Sep 16, 2025

Fellow Travelers Opera to Embark on National Tour
Based on Thomas Mallon's novel about gay federal workers, Fellow Travelers had previously been adapted into a miniseries starring Jonathan Bailey.



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Sep 16, 2025

Filmed National Theatre Productions Coming to U.S. Schools via Educational Theatre Association
The partnership will bring free and unlimited access to more than 70 filmed shows to educators.



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Sep 16, 2025

Rosalba Rolón Wins $250,000 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Rolón is being recognized for her work as artistic director of Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.



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Sep 16, 2025

Photos: Mira Sorvino Takes Her 1st Broadway Curtain Call in Chicago
The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.



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Sep 16, 2025

Katie Brayben, Jamie Parker Will Lead New U.K. Into the Woods
The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical is getting a new revival via Bridge Theatre and London Theatre Company.



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Sep 16, 2025

Jonathan Groff Will Honor Producer Tom Kirdahy at New York Public Library Event
Rachel Chavkin, Bill Condon, and Lamar Richardson will also be panelists for Tom Kirdahy: Upholding Legacy and Championing New Storytellers.



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Sep 16, 2025

Mark Rosenblatt's Roald Dahl Play Giant Will Bow on Broadway Starring John Lithgow
The play, which explores the prejudice hidden in the pages of Dahl's beloved children's books, is crossing the pond from London's West End.



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Sep 16, 2025

Video: J. Quinton Johnson and Kimber Elayne Sprawl Perform 'Helimuhfack' From Zora Neale Hurston's Spunk
Hurston's 1935 play is getting its first ever production at Yale Repertory Theatre in Connecticut.



Playbill News
Sep 16, 2025

Art Opens on Broadway September 16
The revival, starring James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris, and Bobby Cannavale, plays the Music Box Theatre.



Playbill News
Sep 15, 2025

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



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Sep 15, 2025

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



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Sep 15, 2025

The Rocky Horror Show Will Return to Bucks County Playhouse With Frankie Grande
Hunter Foster will again direct Richard O'Brien's cult-classic musical.



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Sep 15, 2025

Watch Kurt Elling Perform 'Road to Hell (Reprise)' in Broadway's Hadestown
The Tony-winning musical welcomed a new principal cast to the Walter Kerr September 2.



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Sep 15, 2025

Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Tom Pecinka, More Will Star in The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire World Premiere
The Anne Washburn play about a Northern California community thrown into disarray when one of their own dies makes its world premiere this fall.



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Sep 15, 2025

Dylan Mulvaney Solo Show The Least Problematic Woman in the World Finds Creative Team
The work is coming to Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel after playing the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.



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Sep 15, 2025

Get Ready for a Baby-Sitters Club Musical
The children's book series is being adapted for the stage with industry presentations to be held in NYC later this fall.



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Sep 15, 2025

Photos: Go Backstage at Upcoming Broadway Return of Beetlejuice the Musical
The first national tour will play a 13-week limited engagement at the Palace this fall.



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Sep 15, 2025

Norm Lewis, Donna McKechnie, Hugh Panaro, More Will Celebrate Barrington Stage Company at NYC Event
BSC in NYC will be held at Chelsea Table Stage in October.



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Sep 15, 2025

George Psomas, Felicia Finley, Ryan Alvarado, More Cast in Fixing Frankie Musical
Joe Langworth and Steve Marzullo's new musical will be directed by Langworth and Michael Blatt.



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Sep 15, 2025

Springboard to Design Now Accepting Applications for 2026
The tuition-free theatrical design mentorship program is led by Tony winners Clint Ramos and David Zinn.



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Sep 15, 2025

See Who's Joining Matt Rodin, Jeb Brown in Off-Broadway Return of Beau
The Douglas Lyons-Ethan D. Pakchar musical is coming to St. Luke's Theatre beginning next month.



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Sep 15, 2025

See Who's Joining Louise Pitre in Canadian Premiere of Kimberly Akimbo
The Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire musical won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Musical.



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Sep 15, 2025

The Shark Is Broken, Bat Out of Hell Headed to BroadwayHD
The theatrical streamer has unveiled the rest of its 2025 programming.



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Sep 15, 2025

DeQuina Moore, Matt Allen, More Will Join National Tour of Some Like It Hot
The Best Musical Tony nominee launched its national tour in September 2024.



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Sep 15, 2025

A Beautiful Mind Will Become a Stage Musical
New Jersey's McCarter Theatre Center has commissioned the new work from composer-lyricist Zoe Sarnak and playwright Sarah Treem.



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Sep 15, 2025

Broadway Cleans Up at the 2025 Emmy Awards
This year's winners included several stage faces.



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Sep 15, 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.



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Sep 15, 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.



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Sep 15, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: 200 Student Dancers Unravel the Mystery of The Secrets in the Suits
This Arkansas high school's annual dance show features boys and girls in grades 7 through 12 telling an original story.



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Sep 15, 2025

Meet the Stars of Ride the Cyclone's Upcoming U.K. Premiere
The cult favorite musical is headed to London's Southwark Playhouse Elephant this fall.



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Sep 15, 2025

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



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Sep 15, 2025

Jonathan Groff Will Bring His Bobby Darin to The Tonight Show
Just in Time will perform a number on the late-night show this week.



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Sep 15, 2025

Reviews Sound Off on Galas at Little Island
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo stars in the title role of the Maria Callas-inspired Charles Ludlam comedy.



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Sep 15, 2025

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



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Sep 15, 2025

Camille A. Brown Will Direct and Choreograph Dreamgirls on Broadway in 2026
The upcoming revival is conducting a worldwide open casting call to find its Dreams.



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Sep 15, 2025

Chloë Grace Moretz, Amy Landecker, River Lipe-Smith-Led Caroline Extends at Off-Broadway's MCC
David Cromer directs the Preston Max Allen play Off-Broadway.



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Sep 15, 2025

5 Things to Do Around the Theatre District
From shopping to dining to theatre, the city has a seemingly unlimited amount of things to do.



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Sep 15, 2025

From Robin Williams to Ian McKellen: Iconic Actors Who Have Starred in Waiting for Godot
Many well-known actors have taken a stab at Beckett's play where "nothing happens."



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Sep 15, 2025

Get a 1st Look at Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in Broadway's New Waiting for Godot
Jamie Lloyd is directing the Samuel Beckett classic, a reunion for the Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure stars.



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Sep 15, 2025

T.J. Wilkins and Shanice Will Be Barack and Michelle Obama in New Musical 44 Off-Broadway
Eli Bauman's new musical will play the Daryl Roth Theatre.



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Sep 15, 2025

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




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Sep 15, 2025

Oh L'amour Musical in Development, Featuring the Music of Synth-Pop Band Erasure
The project pairs an original story with the group's chart-topping hits, including "A Little Respect," "Always," "Chains of Love," and "Oh l'Amour."



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Sep 15, 2025

Kander and Ebb's The Rink, Starring Beth Leavel and Jessie Mueller, Comes to Classic Stage Company September 15
The cult-favorite musical is being performed as a two-night concert fundraiser for the Off-Broadway company.



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Sep 15, 2025

LaChanze, Patricia Delgado, Justin Peck, More Honored at Inaugural Made in NY Theatre Awards September 15
Given by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, the awards are being handed out at a Gracie Mansion event.



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Sep 15, 2025

Mira Sorvino, Angela Grovey Join Cast of Broadway's Chicago September 15
The long-running, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.



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Sep 14, 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.



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Sep 14, 2025

Are the Bennet Girls OK?, Adapted From Pride and Prejudice, Begins Off-Broadway September 14
Eric Tucker directs Emily Breeze's play for Bedlam.



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Sep 13, 2025

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



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Sep 13, 2025

Huzzah!, From the Writers of Legally Blonde, Begins World Premiere September 13
The new Ren Fair-themed show is playing San Diego's Old Globe through October 19 with Annie Tippe directing.



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Sep 13, 2025

Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter Star in New Broadway Waiting for Godot Beginning September 13
Jamie Lloyd is directing the Samuel Beckett classic, a reunion for the Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure stars.



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Sep 13, 2025

What's Currently Playing on Broadway
The theatregoers' resource for reviews, discount tickets, and all the need-to-know information about the shows on Broadway right now.



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Sep 12, 2025

Julia Knitel Will Lead Invitation-Only Readings of New Musical Forty Elephants
Donna Vivino is directing the work by Bryan Blaskie and Laurie Hochman.



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Sep 12, 2025

Photos: The Notebook Hits the Road for a National Tour
Sharon Catherine Brown, Beau Gravitte, and Alysha Deslorieux are among the artists taking the Ingrid Michaelson musical around the U.S.



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Sep 12, 2025

Get a 1st Look at STC's Merry Wives, Starring Jacob Ming-Trent, Nick Rashad Burroughs, Felicia Curry, Oneika Phillips
Jocelyn Bioh's adaptation of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor is directed by Taylor Reynolds.




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Sep 12, 2025

Chloe O. Davis, Yannick-Robin Eike, Samuel Langshteyn Will Be Spotlighted in New York Theatre Barn Choreography Lab
The event will present Jay Alan Zimmerman's theatrical song cycle Songs for Hands on a Thursday.



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