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Apr 19, 2024

J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company's Revival of Jule Styne's Do Re Mi Begins Performances April 19
The 1960s musical is directed by Robert W. Schneider.



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Apr 19, 2024

Stereophonic Opens on Broadway April 19
Featuring original songs by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, the David Adjmi play enjoyed a sold-out world premiere Off-Broadway via Playwrights Horizons.



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Apr 19, 2024

Twenty-Sided Tavern Begins Performances Off-Broadway April 19
The production blends the worlds of tabletop roleplay games and theatre to create an interactive experience.



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Apr 18, 2024

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Suffs on Broadway?
The musical, which explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures, officially opened April 18.



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Apr 18, 2024

Sara Bareilles Urges Artists to Keep Making Art Despite Bad Reviews
Her comments were part of an ongoing conversation around the purpose of theatre criticism.



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Apr 18, 2024

Sally & Tom Gets a 3rd Extension at The Public
The new work from Suzan-Lori Parks opened at the Off-Broadway company April 16.



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Apr 18, 2024

Submissions Open for Cycle 4 of Next Wave Initiative
Douglas Lyons founded the developmental branch of The Directors Company.



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Apr 18, 2024

On the Yellow Carpet: The Wiz Returns to Broadway to Tell an 'Authentically Black' Story
Go inside opening night, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Common, Sherri Shepherd, and Ben Platt and Noah Galvin were in attendance.



Playbill News
Apr 18, 2024

Reviews: Here's What Critics Think of Gun & Powder at Paper Mill Playhouse
Liisi LaFontaine, Ciara Renée, and Hunter Parrish lead the cast of the new musical directed by Stevie Walker-Webb.



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Apr 18, 2024

Jason Alexander Will Be Tevye in Los Angeles Fiddler on the Roof
Lonny Price is directing the new revival of the Joseph Stein-Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical.



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Apr 18, 2024

& Juliet Star Justin David Sullivan Announces Engagement to Stephen Cashmere
Cashmere, Sullivan's partner of four years, popped the question in Paris.



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Apr 18, 2024

Cate Blanchett Nabs Film Rights for West End Hit The Picture of Dorian Gray
The play is also eyeing a Broadway transfer next season.




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Apr 18, 2024

Taylor Mac and Will Davis on How Orlando Is a ‘Gift to the Queer Community'
At Signature Theatre Off-Broadway, Sarah Ruhl's play (based on Virginia Woolf) finally has a genderqueer cast.



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Apr 18, 2024

The Look Book: Opening Night of The Wiz Brought Emerald City Realness to Broadway
From ruby reds to glimmering greens, the evening was certainly an Oz-ian affair.



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Apr 18, 2024

Video: Learn The Magic Behind the Action-Packed Clock Tower Scene in Back to the Future: The Musical
The musical adaptation of the hit film at the Winter Garden Theatre stars Casey Likes and Roger Bart.



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Apr 18, 2024

Video: Watch Lauren Patten and Cast of MCC Musical The Lonely Few Record 'God of Nowhere'
Zoe Sarnak and Rachel Bonds' new musical will begin performances Off-Broadway April 27.




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Apr 18, 2024

Zainab Jah, Zachary Lopez Roa, and Nick Westrate to Star in New York Premiere of God's Spies
The Bill Cain thriller will continue Red Bull Theater's 20th Anniversary Festival.



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Apr 18, 2024

Ease On Down the Road With This Video Montage From The Wiz on Broadway
The new revival opened at the Marquis Theatre April 17.



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Apr 18, 2024

Broadway's Six to Host Another Special Sing-Along Performance This Fall
The performance serves as part of their "Sixth of the Month" series.




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Apr 18, 2024

Production Photos: Jordans at The Public Theater
Get a look at the world premiere Ife Olujobi play, opening Off-Broadway April 24.



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Apr 18, 2024

Ty Defoe, Lucy Thurber, Doug Wright, More Pen Royalty-Free Say Gay Plays
The queer-themed short plays will be made available for free to non-profit theatres, schools, and community organizations to support fundraising for LGBTQIA groups.



Playbill News
Apr 18, 2024

U.K. and Ireland Tour of 101 Dalmatians Musical Finds Its Cruella de Vil
The tour will launch at the New Wimbledon Theatre in June.



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Apr 18, 2024

The Moth Will Honor André De Shields at 2024 Gala
Tony winner De Shields will be honored with The Moth's Storyteller of the Year award.



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Apr 18, 2024

Video: Watch Eden Espinosa Perform 'Unseen' in Lempicka on Broadway
The biomusical following the life of the artist and exiled aristocrat comes to Broadway from Williamstown Theatre Festival and La Jolla Playhouse.




Playbill News
Apr 18, 2024

Photos: Hadestown Celebrates 5 Years on Broadway
The Tony-winning musical opened April 17, 2019.



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Apr 18, 2024

Photos: Suzan-Lori Parks, Sheria Irving, Gabriel Ebert, More Celebrate Opening Night of Sally & Tom at The Public Theater
The Off-Broadway premiere officially opened April 16.



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Apr 18, 2024

Non-Replica U.K. Tour of A Chorus Line Finds Full Cast
The production previously enjoyed a Leicester run in 2021.



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Apr 18, 2024

See Who's Starring in Cameron Mackintosh's New Production of Oliver!
Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, the production will play the Chichester Festival Theatre before arriving in the West End.



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Apr 18, 2024

Chicago's Robyn Hurder and Bianca Marroquín Compare Notes on Playing Roxie and Velma
After years of camaraderie, the two friends are finally opposite each other in Broadway's longest-running musical.



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Apr 18, 2024

Kelli O'Hara and Brandon Victor Dixon to Host Stuttering Association for the Young's 22nd Annual Benefit Gala
The event will honor hip-hop improv theatre group Freestyle Love Supreme and SAY Executive Director Noah Cornman.



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Apr 18, 2024

Lincoln Center Theater Will Offer $35 Lottery Tickets for Gala Reading of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Original cast members Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, and more will reunite for the one-night-only event.



Playbill News
Apr 18, 2024

Can You Ace This April Showers Quiz Full of Rainy Lyrics?
Name the show tunes and musicals from these lyrical clues referring to rain.

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Apr 18, 2024

See Who's Joining Tom Felton in A Child of Science World Premiere at Bristol Old Vic
The new play from Gareth Farr digs into the creation of IVF, with performances beginning June 5.



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Apr 18, 2024

Suffs Opens on Broadway April 18
The new musical explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures with a book, music and lyrics by Shaina Taub.




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Apr 18, 2024

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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Apr 18, 2024

Rosie Sheehy-Led Machinal Revival Opens at London's Old Vic April 18
The production played an earlier run via Ustinov Studio and Theatre Royal Bath.



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Apr 18, 2024

Pulitzer- and Tony-Winning A Strange Loop Begins West Coast Premiere April 18
John-Andrew Morrison is reprising his Tony-nominated performance in the Michael R. Jackson musical at American Conservatory Theater.



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Apr 18, 2024

Glee Star Matthew Morrison Heads Cast of Chicago in Japan Beginning April 18
The Tony nominee is playing slick lawyer Billy Flynn in the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Bob Fosse musical.




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Apr 18, 2024

World Premiere of Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia Begins April 18 at Royal Shakespeare Company
Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, the Wise Children and RSC co-production plays the Swan.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About The Wiz Broadway Revival
The production opened April 17 at the Marquis Theatre.



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Apr 17, 2024

Photos: Step Into the Studio with Broadway's Stereophonic
The new play by David Adjmi, with music by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, played its first performance at the Golden April 2.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Steve Carell and Alison Pill in Uncle Vanya on Broadway
The production is now in previews at Lincoln Center Theater.



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Apr 17, 2024

Her Time: Lempicka's Eden Espinosa Gets Ready for the Red Carpet in These Exclusive Photos
Join the star of the new musical as she prepares for her first Broadway opening night in 20 years.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Video: Watch Tituss Burgess Join Voctave for Dynamic 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'
The stage and screen star belts out the Alan Jay Lerner-Burton Lane tune.



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Apr 17, 2024

Video: Watch Jordan Dobson and Cast of Signature's Hair Perform 'Let the Sun Shine In'
Olivia Puckett, Mason Reeves, and more star in the Matthew Gardiner-directed production of the '60s rock musical at the D.C.-area theatre.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Get a 1st Look at The Heart of Rock and Roll With New Production Photos
The Huey Lewis jukebox musical follows Bobby, a Chicagoan whose failed band leads him to return to corporate America.




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Apr 17, 2024

Photos: Get a 1st Look at El Niño at the Metropolitan Opera
Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.



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Apr 17, 2024

Suzan-Lori Parks Is Bringing Her Band Sula & the Joyful Noise to Joe's Pub
The Pulitzer-winning playwright will revisit some old songs and try out new ones at the one-night-only concert.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Ryan Speedo Green Leads the Met Opera Revival of Fire Shut Up in My Bones
He played a different role in the previous version of the show. Now he's stepping in as the lead.



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Apr 17, 2024

Original If/Then Cast Members to Reunite for Concerts Celebrating the Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey Score
David Alpert will direct the 54 Below evening with musical direction by Carmel Dean.




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Apr 17, 2024

New York Public Library to Pay Tribute to Circle in the Square Theatre
The celebration will coincide with the centennial of CITS co-founders Ted Mann and Jose Quintero.



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Apr 17, 2024

Cast Complete for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Musical, Starring J. Harrison Ghee, Tom Hewitt, Sierra Boggess
Rob Ashford will direct the world premiere from Jason Robert Brown and Taylor Mac at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

World Premiere Stage Adaptation of The Thing About Jellyfish Sets World Premiere at Berkeley Rep
The Bay Area company will also present Mexodus, Here There Are Blueberries, and more in the 2024-2025 season.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Video: Sting on How His Songs Lend Themselves to Dance in Message in a Bottle
Kate Prince has taken the musician's songs and turned them into a dance-theatre piece, currently on a North American tour.



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Apr 17, 2024

12th Annual Night of a Thousand Judys, Celebrating Judy Garland, Sets June Date
Written and hosted by Justin Elizabeth Sayre, the Pride concert benefits The Ali Forney Center.



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Apr 17, 2024

Alex Edelman, Leslie Odom, Jr., Colman Domingo, and More Broadway Names Make 2024 Time100 List
See why Octavia Spencer and Phoebe Waller-Bridge think these Broadway stars have earned a spot on the annual list of the most influential people in the world.




Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Composer Tania León on Her Carnegie Hall Residency
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.



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Apr 17, 2024

Edinburgh Fringe Hit Coming Out to Dead People to Play Off-Broadway
The show is an autobiographical stand-up comedy show exploring Ricky Sim's decision to come out as gay to his terminally ill Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Get a 1st Look at Suffs on Broadway With New Production Photos
The new musical explores the Women's Suffrage movement's victories and failures with a book, music, and lyrics by Shaina Taub.




Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Maya Boyd Is Broadway's Next Juliet in & Juliet
Boyd will go straight from graduating college to taking on the title role in the hit pop-jukebox retelling of Shakespeare's classic.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Reviews: Read What Critics Think of Suzan-Lori Parks' Sally & Tom at The Public
Sheria Irving and Gabriel Ebert lead the company of the Off-Broadway premiere.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Crazy Rich Asians Will Be Turned Into a Musical
Jon M. Chu, who directed the film (and the upcoming Wicked films), will oversee.



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Apr 17, 2024

The Set List: How Did Your Broadway Favorites Miscast Themselves at the 2024 Concert?
Amber Iman, Ben Platt, Ingrid Michaelson, Jinkx Monsoon and more sang at the annual MCC gala.



Playbill News
Apr 17, 2024

Tectonic Theater's Here There Are Blueberries Begins Performances at New York Theatre Workshop April 17
The co-production is directed by Moisés Kaufman.



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Apr 17, 2024

Ushers: The Front of House Musical Opens at London's The Other Palace April 17
The 10th anniversary production follows sold-out runs at the Arts Theatre and the Charing Cross Theatre.



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Apr 17, 2024

The Wiz Revival Makes Broadway Home, Opening April 17
Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, and newcomer Nichelle Lewis lead the cast at the Marquis Theatre.



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Apr 17, 2024

London Tide, Based on a Charles Dickens Novel, Opens at the National April 17
The London world premiere features an adaptation by Ben Power, who wrote original songs with PJ Harvey.



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Apr 17, 2024

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story Begins Performances at London's Kings Head Theatre April 17
The show combines drag, multimedia, audience interaction, puppetry, and queer joy.




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Apr 17, 2024

Ricky Ian Gordon's The Grapes of Wrath Opera Plays Carnegie Hall April 17 via MasterVoices
The cast is led by Bryonha Marie and Nathan Gunn, with Tony winner Ted Sperling at the baton.



Playbill News
Apr 16, 2024

How Do They Make it Rain On Stage in The Notebook?
We talk to scenic designer Brett J. Banakis about one of the most extensive stage rain systems yet devised.



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Apr 16, 2024

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Eddie Redmayne, Gayle Rankin-Led Cabaret Revival Joins the Top 5
The Olivier-winning production of the John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff musical is becoming one of Broadway's hottest tickets.



Playbill News
Apr 16, 2024

Why Anaïs Mitchell Made an 'Epic' Change to Hadestown Five Years On
As the show approaches its fifth anniversary on Broadway, its Tony-winning composer is still working on a song.



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Apr 16, 2024

Six National Tour Welcomes New Queens April 16
The "Boleyn" North American tour launched in 2022 and continues throughout North America.




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Apr 16, 2024

Tectonic Theater's Here There Are Blueberries Extends Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop
The co-production is directed by the play's conceiver and co-writer Moisés Kaufman.



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Apr 16, 2024

1 Year After the Final Phantom: A Look Back at Broadway's Longest-Running Juggernaut
On the anniversary of the show's closing, look back at some of Playbill's deep-dive features on the history-making musical.



Playbill News
Apr 16, 2024

Desi Oakley, Kennedy Kanagawa, Cleavant Derricks, More Will Star in Ogunquit Playhouse Waitress
Abby O'Brien will direct the Sara Bareilles musical at the Maine venue.



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Apr 16, 2024

See the Cast of The Heart of Rock and Roll Perform the Show's Title Song on Good Morning America
The Huey Lewis jukebox musical follows Bobby, a Chicagoan whose failed band leads him to return to corporate America.




Playbill News
Apr 16, 2024

See Shaina Taub and Producer Hillary Clinton Chat Suffs on Kelly Clarkson; Plus, Taub Performs 'Keep Marching'
Suffs opens on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre this week.



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Apr 16, 2024

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About Scarlett Dreams Off-Broadway?
The production stars Brittany Bellizeare, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Caroline Lellouche, and Borris Anthony York.



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Apr 16, 2024

Everyone Loves Another Op'nin', Another Show. But What About Previews?
The history of Broadway previews, and why you should be in the audience for them.



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Apr 16, 2024

Costume Designer Carrie Robbins Dies at 81
The four-time Drama Desk winner was responsible for the original Broadway productions of Grease, White Christmas, Yentl, and more.



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Apr 16, 2024

Andréa Burns, Colin Hanlon, More to Star in Industry Reading of New Tim Pinckney Play A Prehistoric Ritual
Peter Flynn is directing the new work.



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Apr 16, 2024

Solea Pfeiffer Will Be Part of A Jason Robert Brown Celebration
The student revue is presented by The College of New Jersey's Lyric Theatre.




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Apr 16, 2024

Stage Musical of Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Sets World Premiere
Called 5 & Dime, the musical will begin performances at California's TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in summer 2025.



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Apr 16, 2024

The Shark Is Broken Will Be Licensed by Broadway Licensing Global
The behind-the-scenes Jaws comedy, written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon, made its Broadway debut last year.



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Apr 16, 2024

Watch: Alex Finke Sings 'Across America' From U.S. Premiere of Ride at The Old Globe
Can Annie Londonderry ride a bicycle around the world? She intends to find out in this new musical.



Playbill News
Apr 16, 2024

Ambassador Theatre Group Rebrands as ATG Entertainment
The U.K.-based group operates Broadway's Hudson and Lyric Theatres and produces a number of Broadway and West End shows.



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Apr 16, 2024

Hinton Battle to Be Honored With 'Day of Dance' at Open Jar Studios
Black Broadway Men will offer free dance classes and a panel discussion in association with Black Theatre Coalition and La Pope, Inc.



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Apr 16, 2024

New Works Will Be Celebrated at 54 Below
Selections from never-before-heard musicals will be performed at the Manhattan cabaret in May.



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Apr 16, 2024

Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler to Make Broadway Debuts in Romeo Juliet Revival
Sam Gold will direct the Shakespeare classic with music by Jack Antonoff and movement by Sonya Tayeh.



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Apr 16, 2024

Jordan Dobson, Olivia Puckett, Mason Reeves Star in Signature Theatre Hair Beginning April 16
Matthew Gardiner is directing the '60s rock musical at the D.C.-area theatre.



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Apr 16, 2024

New York Premiere of Suzan Lori-Parks' Sally & Tom Opens Off-Broadway April 16
Sheria Irving and Gabriel Ebert lead the company of the Public Theater production.



Playbill News
Apr 15, 2024

On the Red Carpet: ‘She's Here. She's Queer.' Lempicka Has Arrived
Plus, Dylan Mulvaney, J. Harrison Ghee, Sara Bareilles, and other stars walked the red carpet.



Playbill News
Apr 15, 2024

The Look Book: Fashion Is Art on the Lempicka Red Carpet
The stars showed up in Art Deco-inspired looks and many shades of green for the new musical about artist Tamara de Lempicka.



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Apr 15, 2024

New York City Ballet's 2024-25 Season to Include World Premieres by Justin Peck, Caili Quan, and Alexei Ratmansky
The season, opening September 21, will include 58 ballets across 21 weeks of performances.



Playbill News
Apr 15, 2024

Nathan Lane, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Eichner, More to Perform in Hollywood Bowl The Lion King Live-to-Film Concert
The evening will mark the 30th anniversary of the original animated film while also celebrating its long-running stage musical adaptation.



Playbill News
Apr 15, 2024

Telly Leung Will Star in The Wedding Banquet Musical in Taipei
Gordon Greenberg will direct the revised musical version of the Oscar-nominated Ang Lee film.



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Apr 15, 2024

Performers Announced for J2's Make Someone Happy: The Songs of Comden, Green, and Styne Concert
Charles Kirsch will direct the evening for the Off-Broadway company with musical direction by Michael Lavine.




Playbill News
Apr 15, 2024

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



Playbill News
Apr 15, 2024

See Who's Starring in World Premiere of Sabbath Girl Musical
Joe Brancato will direct the new musical for Penguin Rep Theatre.



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