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Nov 03, 2025

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



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Nov 03, 2025

Norm Lewis, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Michael Urie, More Reunite for Chicken & Biscuits Reading
The original Broadway cast of Douglas Lyons' family comedy will gather for a one-night-only reading.



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Nov 03, 2025

Paul Rudd Will Host 12th Annual All-Star Bowling Fundraiser, Benefiting Stuttering Association for the Young
Celebrity bowlers will include Brandon Victor Dixon, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Julia Murney, Alex Brightman, and more.



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Nov 03, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: After 11 Years, This Catholic School Revisits The Dastardly Doctor Devereux
This California junior high school is asking students to connect off-screen and on stage.



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Nov 03, 2025

Read Miss Piggy, Kermit, and the Muppets' Official Playbill Bios
Jim Henson's creations are making their Broadway debuts in Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests the Muppets.



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Nov 03, 2025

See Who's Joining Ansel Elgort in The Who Rock Ballet Quadrophenia at New York City Center
The ballet-trained West Side Story film star will make his professional dance debut in the dance work, directed by Rob Ashford and choreographed by Paul Roberts.



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Nov 03, 2025

Watch: Raise Your Voice for These Video Highlights of Jordan E. Cooper's Oh Happy Day!
Cooper, Latrice Pace, Sheléa Melody McDonald, Tiffany Mann, and more co-star in the saucy reimagining of Noah's Ark at Off-Broadway's Public.



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Nov 03, 2025

Sophie Boyce and Veronica Mansour Win 2025 Fred Ebb Awards
The honor recognizes up-and-coming songwriters for excellence in musical theatre songwriting.



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Nov 03, 2025

Video: Go Under the Big Top with the National Tour of Water For Elephants
The musical, seen on Broadway in 2024, tells the story of a man who runs away from his life, only to find himself caught up in a traveling circus.



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Nov 03, 2025

Stephen Schwartz Never Planned to Come Back to Broadway. Then a 'Twister of Fate' Descended
The legendary composer shares stories from his career, from Godspell to Baker's Wife, Wicked, and beyond.



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Nov 03, 2025

Sneak Backstage at Wicked: One Wonderful Night NBC Special With These Photos
Filmed at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the concert transforms the legendary venue into the Emerald City, complete with a 37-piece live orchestra.



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Nov 03, 2025

Prince Fagg*t Gets 3rd, Final Extension Off-Broadway at Studio Seaview
Jordan Tannahill's play, directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury, opened its encore run September 30 at Studio Seaview.



Playbill News
Nov 03, 2025

Look at New Production Shots of Kyoto Off-Broadway, Opening November 3
Stephen Kunken leads Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson's Olivier-nominated play at Lincoln Center Theater.



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Nov 03, 2025

Heathers Off-Broadway Revival Gets 2nd Extension
The Kevin Murphy-Laurence O'Keefe musical will stick around at New World Stages a little longer.



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Nov 03, 2025

Les Misérables Tour Will Welcome Return of Preston Truman Boyd
The North American tour of the international hit arrives in Indiana November 4.



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Nov 03, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club, Just in Time, Ragtime, More Will Perform at 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The NBC broadcast will also feature the Radio City Rockettes, Christopher Jackson, Darlene Love, and more.




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Nov 03, 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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Nov 03, 2025

London's Wicked Celebrates 2 Major Milestones
The international hit musical continues in the West End at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.



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Nov 03, 2025

New Musical Starstruck Will Have World Premiere Run at Bucks County Playhouse
Lorin Latarro will direct and choreograph the musical, written by Emily Saliers, Beth Malone, and Mary Ann Stratton.



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Nov 03, 2025

Read the Reviews for Messy White Gays Off-Broadway
Writer Drew Droege stars opposite Derek Chadwick, James Cusati-Moyer, Aaron Jackson, and Pete Zias in the new Off-Broadway comedy.



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Nov 03, 2025

See Who's Starring in Paranormal Activity in London's West End
The original film, released in 2009, reimagined the found footage genre for a new generation, kicking off a blockbuster franchise.



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Nov 03, 2025

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard's Hang Time Will Return to NYC at the Apollo
The presentation at the historic theatre follows the production's national tour.



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Nov 03, 2025

Watch 1st Trailer for Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Interviews with Chita Rivera, Mary Tyler Moore, and many more as well as film clips help pay tribute to the Tony-winning stage and screen star.



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Nov 03, 2025

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter as Tom Francis, Jonathan Groff as Lea Michele, and Other Broadway Stars' Halloween Costumes
These actors don't just dress up for work.



Playbill News
Nov 02, 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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Nov 02, 2025

James Graham's Punch Ends Broadway, Streaming Run November 2
The critically acclaimed new play stars Will Harrison and Victoria Clark.



Playbill News
Nov 01, 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.



Playbill News
Nov 01, 2025

Here's Your 1st Look at Paddington Bear in Paddington the Musical
"What we as producers always hoped to achieve was, quite simply, Paddington on stage—and thanks to the immensely talented artists, both on and off stage, we believe we've realized that."



Playbill News
Nov 01, 2025

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



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Nov 01, 2025

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Begins on Broadway November 1
The romantic comedy, already a London hit, stars Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty.



Playbill News
Oct 31, 2025

Swipe Right on These New Pics of Messy White Gays
Writer Drew Droege stars opposite Derek Chadwick, James Cusati-Moyer, Aaron Jackson, and Pete Zias in the new Off-Broadway comedy.



Playbill News
Oct 31, 2025

The 5 Best Bathrooms on Broadway
It isn't easy to identify the perfect porcelain throne on Broadway, but these five fly high above their competition.



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Oct 31, 2025

The Lost Boys Releases The Santa Carla Sessions EP, Music Video for 'Wild'
In celebration of the EP's streaming release, a music video of Caissie Levy and Patrick Wilson performing together in the studio has dropped.



Playbill News
Oct 31, 2025

Alicia Keys is Doing More Post-Show Concerts at Hell's Kitchen on Broadway
The 15-time Grammy winner's songs are featured in the musical, which continues at the Shubert Theatre.



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Oct 31, 2025

Six Choreographer Carrie-Anne Ingrouille to Stage Major New U.K. Little Shop of Horrors
The production will play Manchester's Hop Mill Theatre and Liverpool Playhouse, with dates in 2026 and 2027.



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Oct 31, 2025

Maybe Happy Ending Designer Clint Ramos Says 'Comfort Is the Enemy of Art'
The Tony-winning costume designer is also the producing creative director for the Encores! series.



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Oct 31, 2025

Photos: Laurie Metcalf, Samuel D. Hunter, More Celebrate Broadway Opening Night for Little Bear Ridge Road
The new play from the The Whale playwright opened October 30 at the Booth Theatre.



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Oct 31, 2025

Katrina Lenk and George Abud to Star in New Adaptation of Threepenny Opera
Abud will also adapt and direct the production, called 3Penny Opera, for Off-Brand Opera.



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Oct 31, 2025

Video: Jack Wolfe, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Paulo Szot, Morgan Dudley, Kurt Elling Perform the Songs of Hadestown
At a special evening at The Greene Space in NYC, the current Broadway cast sang five songs.



Playbill News
Oct 31, 2025

Watch the Official Music Video for Adam Lambert's 'Heaven On Their Minds,' From Jesus Christ Superstar
What's the buzz? A new look at the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.



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Oct 31, 2025

Watch: Nova Y. Payton Sing 'Before the Parade Passes By' From Olney Theatre's Hello, Dolly!
The Jerry Herman musical, directed by Kevin S. McAllister, begins at the Maryland theatre November 6.



Playbill News
Oct 31, 2025

Watch Nygel D. Robinson and Brian Quijada Sing 'Finale' From Mexodus Off-Broadway
The live-looping musical is in an extended run via Audible Theater through November 1.



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Oct 31, 2025

Usher In Halloween with Beetlejuice on Good Morning America
The production rewrote "The Whole Being Dead Thing" specifically for the morning broadcast.



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Oct 31, 2025

Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe Will Return to Merchant's House Museum
John Kevin Jones will summon the famed poet to tell his classic tales in the 1832 double parlors of the museum.



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Oct 31, 2025

Get an Exclusive 1st Look at the Broadway Key Art for Bug, Starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood
The Tracy Letts play is coming to Broadway via Manhattan Theatre Club, transferring from Chicago's Steppenwolf.




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Oct 31, 2025

See Who's Starring in Spamalot Revival National Tour
The tour will travel to more than 30 cities in its first year.



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Oct 31, 2025

Report: Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Fall Sharply After Trump's Takeover
According to a new analysis, over 40 percent of tickets remain unsold so far this season.



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Oct 31, 2025

Michael Longhurst to Direct New Production of Boy George Musical Taboo
Commissioned by Thomas Hopkins Productions, this is the latest turn in the musical's multi-decade development period.



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Oct 31, 2025

Actors' Equity Membership Officially Approves New Broadway Production Contract
In place through fall 2028, the new agreement includes modest pay increases, no more paper understudy slips in Playbills, and more.



Playbill News
Oct 31, 2025

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



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Oct 31, 2025

Schmigadoon! Asks Real New Yorkers: Would You Visit a Town Where Every Day Is a Musical?
The production went out on the streets of New York, bringing along a barbershop quartet and actors in costume.



Playbill News
Oct 30, 2025

Reviews Are In for Little Bear Ridge Road on Broadway
Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock are starring after premiering the Samuel D. Hunter play at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre last year.




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Oct 30, 2025

Teal Wicks, Hayden Tee to Join Broadway Company of & Juliet
The long-running Max Martin jukebox musical will also host a singalong performance November 13.



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Oct 30, 2025

Step Right Up and Take a Look at Rob Lake Magic With Special Guests The Muppets On Broadway
Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, and more are making their long-awaited Broadway debuts.



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Oct 30, 2025

The Court Theatre's New Artistic Director, Avery Willis Hoffman, Wants to Focus on Classics and New Work
The Chicago theatre is looking back, while forging ahead.



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Oct 30, 2025

Zhailon Levingston and Darrell Grand Moultrie Win Joe A. Callaway Awards
Given by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, the honors are the only awards given to directors and choreographers by a committee of their peers.



Playbill News
Oct 30, 2025

Music Theatre International Is Now Licensing Chelsea Clinton's She Persisted The Musical JR.
The musical is adapted from Clinton and Alexandra Boiger's children's book.



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Oct 30, 2025

Nazareth Hassan's Practice Begins World Premiere Run October 30
Playwrights Horizons is hosting the work Off-Broadway, following a performance group living and working in a church in Brooklyn.



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Oct 30, 2025

13 Haunting Halloween PLAYBILLDER Covers
See how schools and community theatres across the country celebrate spooky season.



Playbill News
Oct 30, 2025

From Home Alone in Concert to The Nutcracker: What's Coming Up This Holiday Season at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center's storied stages will be filled with holiday programs through January.



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Oct 30, 2025

Irene Sofia Lucio Wore a Cast of Her Own Bust to the Liberation Opening
The actor talks getting naked in the Broadway play, and finding empowerment in her own body.



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Oct 30, 2025

'Music for Me Is a Means to Another End': Jeanine Tesori on Her Season-Long Celebration at Lincoln Center
Her opera Blue will get a one-night-only concert, as well as her musical Violet.



Playbill News
Oct 30, 2025

Andrew Durand, Christian McQueen Are Headed to Skid Row in Little Shop of Horrors
The stage favorites will be the Off-Broadway revival's new Orin Scrivello and Audrey II beginning next month.



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Oct 30, 2025

Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Will Perform Ravel's Complete Published Works for Solo Piano
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concert will take place November 18.



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Oct 30, 2025

See Who's Starring in Cold War Choir Practice at MCC Off-Broadway
The company is partnering with Clubbed Thumb and Page 73 for the upcoming encore run.



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Oct 30, 2025

Sella Pals' The Sweet Spot Plans NYC Industry Reading
Jared Zirilli and Jill Abramovitz are leading the new work, about couples re-kindling romance using golf and jazz.



Playbill News
Oct 30, 2025

What Is a Broadway Theatre?
It's a mix of location, union contracts, and seating capacity.



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Oct 30, 2025

Were Reviewers Spooked by Bat Boy at New York City Center?
Get a first look at the new production, playing through November 9 at the Manhattan venue.



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Oct 30, 2025

This Purple F**ing Pot Will Have Pop-Up Run in a Midtown Office
The site-specific office comedy transforms a real Manhattan office into the war room of four brand strategists.



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Oct 30, 2025

Nina Arianda, Katie Finneran Join Moonstruck Reading With Steve Buscemi, Patti LuPone
The one-night-only event will benefit New York Stage and Film.



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Oct 30, 2025

Producers Andrew Patino, Jacob Stuckelman Launch Creative Studio Regular People
The endeavor looks to be a one-stop-shop for producing, marketing, and general management.



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Oct 30, 2025

Photos: Billy Eugene Jones, Angelica Ross, More Travel Through the South for Freedom Riders
The production from Harlem Stage toured through Alabama, George, and North Carolina.



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Oct 30, 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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Oct 30, 2025

Off-Broadway's Theatre For a New Audience Launches Comprehensive Online Archive
The archives includes photos, programs, posters, and more from the theatre's 45-plus-year history.



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Oct 30, 2025

Azul Musical Will Receive Work-In-Progress Presentation Starring KO, Katerina McCrimmon, Robi Hager, More
The bilingual musical weaves together two distinct realms to question the place of art in a capitalist society.



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Oct 30, 2025

Frank Wildhorn Will Write Songs for a Musical Version of Akihiro Nishino's Chimney Town
The book-turned-anime-turned-musical has a new composer.



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Oct 30, 2025

Brandon Kyle Goodman's Heaux Church Extends Off-Broadway at Ars Nova
Lena Waithe is on the producing team for the Big Mouth and Human Resources star's show.




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Oct 30, 2025

How One Night Outside Helps Covenant House Raise Awareness About Youth Homelessness
This November, Covenant House invites communities across the country—including New York's theatre world—to take action through Sleep Out.



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Oct 30, 2025

Ben Ahlers, Asia Kate Dillon, Josh Hamilton, Jen Tullock, More Set for The 24 Hour Plays Holiday in Brooklyn
The 25th annual celebration will be held at The Space at Irondale.



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Oct 30, 2025

EdTA Is Expanding Its Awards Programs in 2026
The Educational Theatre Association is home to the International Thespians Society, honoring theatre artistry at schools around the world.



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Oct 30, 2025

Carla Gugino and Arian Moayed Join Good Sex at Brooklyn's Powerhouse Arts
For one night only, they will join a rotating cast performing the collaboration between Irish theatre company Dead Centre and novelist Emilie Pine.



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Oct 30, 2025

The Bridge is New York City's Newest Original Musical Development Company
Dramaturg Molly Marinik has launched the company to support new works midway through development.



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Oct 30, 2025

World Premiere Hunger Games Stage Play Extends in London
Mia Carragher is leading the cast as Katniss Everdeen in Conor McPherson's adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel.



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Oct 30, 2025

Tom Hanks' This World of Tomorrow Begins Off-Broadway October 30
Hanks is writing and starring in the world premiere at The Shed Off-Broadway.



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Oct 30, 2025

Little Bear Ridge Road Opens on Broadway October 30
Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock are starring after premiering the Samuel D. Hunter play at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre last year.



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Oct 30, 2025

Mark Strong, Lesley Manville-Led Oedipus Begins on Broadway October 30
Robert Icke directs and adapts the Sophocles tragedy, coming to the Main Stem after a West End bow.



Playbill News
Oct 29, 2025

Micaela Diamond, Emmett O'Hanlon, Andrew Durand, Jasmine Amy Rogers, More Set for Oklahoma! Concert at Carnegie Hall
The performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic will feature the Orchestra of St. Luke's.




Playbill News
Oct 29, 2025

New Musical The Violin Receives Industry Presentations October 29-30
David Ruttura directs the new work from The Francis Sisters, Kara Dudley and Kami Nishima.




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Oct 29, 2025

Photos: Sara Bareilles, Gloria Allred, Lea Salonga, More Celebrate Liberation's Broadway Opening
Bess Wohl's play opened October 28 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.



Playbill News
Oct 29, 2025

How to Get $45 Tickets to See Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in Oedipus on Broadway
The reimagined version of Sophocles' tragedy won an Olivier Award in London's West End.



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Oct 29, 2025

Eva Noblezada and Reeve Carney Are Married
The wedding bands were exchanged, the wedding table was laid, and the happy couple have laid down in eiderdown.



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Oct 29, 2025

Will The Lost Boys Break Broadway's Vampire Musical Curse?
Why has there never been a successful vampire musical on Broadway? Playbill takes a bite out of this question.



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Oct 29, 2025

Audible Will Present 25th Anniversary Readings of The Laramie Project Off-Broadway
Playwright Moisés Kaufman will also direct the four performances at the Minetta Lane.




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Oct 29, 2025

Beth Leavel Will Be Queen of Hearts in Alice in Neverland Musical Readings
Phil Kenny and Reston Williams' work is a sequel to Alice in Wonderland and a prequel to Peter Pan.




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Oct 29, 2025

18 Revivals That Returned to the Show's 1st Broadway Theatre
From Chess to Mamma Mia, here are revivals that returned to where they first premiered.



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Oct 29, 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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Oct 29, 2025

Daniel Radcliffe Will Return to Broadway in Every Brilliant Thing
Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe's play is currently making its West End debut.



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Oct 29, 2025

Ian McKellen-Led Mixed-Reality Play An Ark to Play Off-Broadway
Written by Olivier and Tony winner Simon Stephens, the piece is the first play created for and in mixed reality.



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Oct 29, 2025

Joe Turner's Come and Gone Finds Home, Dates for Broadway Revival
Taraji P. Henson and Cedric "The Entertainer" will star in the Debbie Allen-directed production of the August Wilson classic.



Playbill News
Oct 29, 2025

Reviews Are In for Romy & Michele Musical Off-Broadway
Laura Bell Bundy and Kara Lindsay lead the cast at Stage 42.



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