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Apr 30, 2025

Anika Noni Rose and Aisha Jackson Lead a Wonderful Town for City Center Encores! Starting April 30
Zhailon Levingston directs the Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green musical.




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Apr 29, 2025

Photos: Jennifer Simard Gets Ready for Broadway's Death Becomes Her
Michael Kushner's Dressing Room Project has captured another Broadway's star pre-show ritual.



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Apr 29, 2025

Memorial Celebrating Linda Lavin to Be Held at the Ambassador Theatre
The Tony-winning stage and screen star passed away December 29, 2024, at the age of 87.



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Apr 29, 2025

Michael Thurber Musical Goddess Begins at Off-Broadway's Public April 29
Amber Iman, Nick Rashad Burroughs, and Austin Scott star in the work, with Saheem Ali directing.



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Apr 29, 2025

Music Theatre International Will License Lively McCabe's Hits Musicals Collection of Jukebox Titles
The series is powered by the Primary Wave Music catalogue, which includes Can't Hardly Wait, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and more.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Photos: Jennifer Simard Gets Ready to Destroy Megan Hilty in Death Becomes Her
Michael Kushner's Dressing Room Project has captured another Broadway's star pre-show ritual.



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Apr 29, 2025

Paul Mescal Will Star in A Whistle in the Dark and Death of a Salesman for London's National
The two plays will be presented in repertory, part of the company's newly announced season under Director Indhu Rubasingham.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Good Night, and Good Luck Breaks Own Record, Nearly Bringing in $4 Million
As we approach the end of the season, we are on track to beat last season by 20%.



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Apr 29, 2025

Good Night, and Good Luck to Offer 2,000 Tickets to New York City Students
Co-written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film, the work opened its Broadway premiere April 3 at the Winter Garden.



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Apr 29, 2025

See Who's Starring in Workshop Presentations of Rise: A New Musical
Richard H. Blake directs the new work from Scott Wilkinson and Eric C. Webb.




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Apr 29, 2025

Why Kieran Culkin Didn't Go the 'Alpha Male' Route for Richard Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross
Plus, which of his Succession co-stars gave "the best performance I've seen on the stage."



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Virtual Chat Will Explore Making of Off-Broadway's Joy: A New True Musical
The free discussion will feature Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe, inventor Joy Mangano, composer-lyricist AnnMarie Milazzo, and director Lorin Latarro.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Watch Caissie Levy and Next to Normal Cast Perform 'Just Another Day' From Upcoming PBS Broadcast
Great Performances will telecast the recent West End transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production next month.




Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Actor Priscilla Pointer Has Died at 100
Ms. Pointer was one of the last surviving legends from Tennessee Williams' cavalcade, having performed in the original tour of A Streetcar Named Desire.



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Apr 29, 2025

Lincoln Center Adds Digital Lottery for Upcoming 40th Anniversary Ruby Jubilee Gala
Victoria Clark, Leslie Uggams, and Jason Robert Brown are among the starry list of Broadway favorites set to perform at the May 19 event.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Photos and Video: Broadway's Swept Away Plays NYC Reunion Concerts
The Avett Brothers musical played a brief Broadway run last year.



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Apr 29, 2025

Amber Gray, Taylor Iman Jones to Star in World Premiere of A Wrinkle in Time Musical
The musical by Heather Christian and Lauren Yee will play Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage.



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Apr 29, 2025

Andrea Martin, Darius de Haas, Terrence Mann, More Will Be Part of Pippin Sitzprobe Live Stream
Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson host The Broadway Sitzprobe Experience.



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Apr 29, 2025

Idina Menzel and Jeffrey Seller to Celebrate Rent's 29th Anniversary on Playbill Instagram Live April 29
The Redwood star and Tony-winning producer will join Playbill Social Media Director Jeffrey Vizcaíno.



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Apr 29, 2025

Buena Vista Social Club, Jonathan Groff, Robyn Hurder, More Receive Chita Rivera Award Nominations
Named for the late Broadway icon, the awards celebrate dance and choreographic excellence on stage and screen.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Get a 1st Look at Houdini Musical The Impossible Man in Italy
The work made its world premiere at Sanremo's Ariston Theatre.



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Apr 29, 2025

Bridgerton's Hannah Dodd and Olivier Nominee Rob Madge Will Join London Cabaret
The West End revival will celebrate its 1,500th performance at the Kit Kat Club this summer.



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Apr 29, 2025

Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
The Tony-winning actor is being recognized for her extensive advocacy work for marriage equality, President Obama, and more.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Christine Sherrill, Amy Weaver, Carly Sakolove, Jalynn Steele, More to Star in Broadway Return of Mamma Mia!
The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, will again play the Winter Garden Theatre.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Cole Escola's Next Mountain to Climb Is Playing Hetero
Watch the Oh, Mary! writer and star give The Late Show With Stephen Colbert their best butch queen.



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Apr 29, 2025

Read the Reviews for Ceremonies in Dark Old Men Off-Broadway, Starring Norm Lewis
Lonne Elder III's play returns to New York via Peccadillo Theater Company, Negro Ensemble Company, and Eric Falkenstein.



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Apr 29, 2025

Matthew Lombardo's Conversations With Mother Joins Dramatists Play Service Licensing Catalogue
Caroline Aaron and Matt Doyle led the work's Off-Broadway premiere earlier this year.



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Apr 29, 2025

Video: Step Inside the Colorful World of Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Tony winner Rupert Holmes has adapted W.S. Gilbert's original libretto, shifting the action to the legendary port city New Orleans.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Today in Theatre History: Sherie Rene Scott's Everyday Rapture Opened on Broadway April 29, 2010
Scott co-wrote the musical and starred as a young woman going from a Mennonite upbringing to a career in show business.



Playbill News
Apr 29, 2025

Fade In on an Album: Broadway's Smash Is Getting a Cast Recording
The new musical comedy, based on the NBC series, opened April 10 at the Imperial Theatre.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

See the Choreography, Wigs, and Olympic Gymnastics It Takes to Push Megan Hilty Down the Stairs in Death Becomes Her
A new video showcases one of the musical's most hilarious moments.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Tony Admin Committee Reveals Final Rulings of 2024-2025 Season; Floyd Collins, The Last Five Years Are Revivals
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends stars Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will be eligible in the Featured Actress categories.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Mark O'Rowe's Reunion to Play London's Kiln Theatre
Much of the original cast from the earlier Irish staging will reprise their performances.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Judd Hirsch Will Reprise Tony-Winning Role in I'm Not Rappaport at Shadowland Stages
The Hudson Valley company is also giving a New York premiere to a new work from Almost, Maine playwright and actor John Cariani.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Photos: Priscilla Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sara Bareilles Celebrate Real Women Have Curves' Opening Night
The new musical opened at the James Earl Jones Theatre April 27.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Photos: Inside Dead Outlaw's Blazing Broadway Opening With Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka, Patti LuPone, More
The new musical from Itamar Moses, David Yazbek, and Erik Della Penna opened at the Longacre Theatre April 27.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Jennifer Holliday, Jasmine Amy Rogers, Kara Young, Tom Francis, More Share Broadway Dream Roles April 28
The Broadway Cares event features performers singing songs from dream roles they have not yet played.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

5 Reasons to See Dead Outlaw on Broadway
The new musical, based on a true story about a famous corpse, shows that weirdness is still welcomed on Broadway.



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Apr 28, 2025

Tom Francis, Helen J Shen, Ava Lalezarzadeh Are Honored Artists at Clive Barnes Awards
Artists in theatre and dance will be honored at the 15th annual ceremony in June.




Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

The Downside for Megan Mullally When Performing How to Succeed... on Broadway
Plus, why Everything is Coming Up Moses for Seth Rudetsky and where he is performing every Friday night.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

To Gustavo Dudamel, an Orchestra 'Must Be a Part of the Soul of the Community'
A conversation with the New York Philharmonic's incoming Music and Artistic Director.




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Apr 28, 2025

Today in Theatre History: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Finally Got Its Broadway Run April 28, 2005
Twenty years ago, the movie musical got a stage adaptation starring Raúl Esparza, Erin Dilly, and Marc Kudisch.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Watch Exclusive Videos From Matt DeAngelis, Christine Dwyer, More for Upcoming Janice Jam Concert
DeAngelis' third annual celebration of his late mother raises funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Watch: Jonathan Groff Joins His Just in Time Co-Star Gracie Lawrence for an Acoustic 'My First Real Love'
The song was the first collaboration between Connie Francis and Bobby Darin, Lawrence and Groff's characters in the new musical.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

In the Met's New Production of Salome, the Biblical Princess Is a Survivor
German opera director Claus Guth creates a staging of Strauss' opera inspired by Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut.



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Apr 28, 2025

Great Performances, Goodspeed's Michael Price, New 42, NYPL Library for the Performing Arts to Receive 2025 Tony Honors
Broadway's top honors will be handed out June 8 at Radio City Music Hall.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Hillary Fisher, Haven Burton, Kyle Taylor Parker, Graham Rowat, More Cast in Paper Mill The Little Mermaid
JoAnn M. Hunter will direct and choreograph the Disney favorite.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Cast Complete for Barbican Fiddler on the Roof, Starring Adam Dannheisser
The Olivier-winning production was previously seen at Regent's Park.



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Apr 28, 2025

Norm Lewis Will Announce Nominees for 2025 Drama Desk Awards
Frank DiLella and Rocco Vertuccio will also be part of the nominations event.



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Apr 28, 2025

Original Stars of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to Tour North America
In celebration of the cult classic's 50th anniversary, the original Brad, Magenta, and Columbia are hitting the road.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Working on a Baseball Film
The film will center on the Molina brothers, three World Series-winning catchers in Major League Baseball.



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Apr 28, 2025

Listen: Operation Mincemeat Stars Natasha Hodgson and Jak Malone Infiltrate The Playbill Podcast
Find out how this little-musical-that-could became an unlikely Olivier-winning hit and crossed the pond to Broadway.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Photos: See Maya Hawke, Alyah Chanelle Scott, Dominic Sessa, More in Dry Land Benefit Reading
Adrienne Campbell-Holt directed the performance, which was staged on the set of MCC Theater's All Nighter.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Photos: See New Production Shots From Dead Outlaw on Broadway
The new musical from Itamar Moses, David Yazbek, and Erik Della Penna recently opened at the Longacre.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: High School Students Take on a Play About a Serial Killer in The Drowning Girls
These Texas high schoolers aren't afraid of intense subject matters.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Holes, Trinity, Peculiar Patriot, More in 2025-2026 Baltimore Center Stage Season
The season will be the theatre's second curated by Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Audra in Gypsy! Celebrities! Robots in Love! Look Back on the 2024-25 Broadway Season
Here's every Playbill of the season.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Watch: Robyn Hurder and the Broadway Cast of Smash Perform 'Let Me Be Your Star' on Today
The new musical comedy, based on the NBC series, opened April 10 at the Imperial Theatre.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

See Who's Leading Jersey Boys at the Muny
Maggie Burrows will direct the Tony-winning musical with choreography by William Carlos Angulo.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 2025

Six Strings, Seven Veils: What's Happening in Classic Art This Week
Stay up to date with the best of dance, opera, concert music, and more in NYC.



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Apr 28, 2025

Wayne Brady and Taye Diggs Will Return to Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical
The stage and screen stars will share the stage of the Al Hirschfeld Theatre this summer.



Playbill News
Apr 28, 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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Apr 28, 2025

Elaine Hendrix Will Lead Hello, Dolly! for OFC Creations
Hendrix is known for playing Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap.



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Apr 28, 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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Apr 28, 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
Apr 27, 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
Apr 27, 2025

Reviews Are In for Real Women Have Curves on Broadway
The new musical opened at the James Earl Jones Theatre April 27.



Playbill News
Apr 27, 2025

Read the Reviews for Dead Outlaw on Broadway
The musical's Off-Broadway premiere won the Drama Desk, Off Broadway Alliance, and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best New Musical.



Playbill News
Apr 27, 2025

Radiohead-Infused Hamlet Hail to the Thief Makes World Premiere in U.K. April 27
Thom Yorke has joined forces with co-directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones on the new production for Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International.



Playbill News
Apr 27, 2025

Drag: The Musical Plays Final Performance April 27
Drag Race star Alaska, Adam Pascal, and Nick Adams lead the Off-Broadway musical at New World Stages.



Playbill News
Apr 27, 2025

5 Places to Visit in New York City This Spring
From Alexander Hamilton's home to a Yankees game, here are the Playbill staff's favorite things to do in NYC.



Playbill News
Apr 27, 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
Apr 27, 2025

Today in Theatre History: The Normal Heart Made Its Long-Awaited Broadway Debut April 27, 2011
AIDS activist Larry Kramer's seminal work took 26 years to get to Broadway.



Playbill News
Apr 26, 2025

Read the Reviews for Just In Time On Broadway, Starring Jonathan Groff
The Bobby Darin musical plays Circle in the Square, with Alex Timbers at the helm.



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Apr 26, 2025

Video: Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber Make a Cameo in Broadway's Sunset Blvd.
Lloyd Webber and director Jamie Lloyd then took the stage at curtain call to help raise funds for Broadway Cares.



Playbill News
Apr 26, 2025

An Audience Member at Redwood Donated $10K to Broadway Cares to Sing With Idina Menzel
Audiences were treated to an ad-hoc rendition of "Take Me or Leave Me" from Rent.



Playbill News
Apr 26, 2025

5 Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows to See Next Week
From gasp-inducing family dramas to side-splitting comedies and a Gen Z-friendly take on The Crucible, here's some shows you should see.



Playbill News
Apr 26, 2025

John Lithgow-Led Roald Dahl Play Giant Begins West End Performances April 26
The play comes on the heels of a broader cultural conversation about Dahl's work and the prejudice that was embedded in many of his most beloved stories.



Playbill News
Apr 26, 2025

Just In Time Opens on Broadway April 26
The Bobby Darin musical plays Circle in the Square, with Jonathan Groff starring.



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Apr 26, 2025

Today in Theatre History: Stephen Sondheim's Groundbreaking Company Opens on Broadway, April 26, 1970
The Sondheim-George Furth musical turns 55.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Photos: Pirates! The Penzance Musical Opens at Broadway's Todd Haimes Theatre
The Roundabout Theatre Company production officially opened April 24.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

How to Support the Abruptly Abandoned Company of Life and Trust
Last week, the Off-Broadway production by Emursive closed with no warning and no protections, leaving its company members in the lurch.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Real Women Have Curves on Broadway
The new musical follows a child of Mexican immigrants torn between joining the family garment business or embarking on her own dreams.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Lena Hall EP Songs From Your Friends & Neighbors Released April 25
The five-track recording from the Hedwig and the Angry Inch Tony winner is now available from Ghostlight Records.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Nathan Levy, Antonio Cipriano, Stephanie Torns, More Will Offer Tunes From In Pieces: A New Musical at Joe's Pub
Rebecca Aparicio will direct the evening spotlighting the Joey Contreras musical.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Video: See Three Numbers From Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live
Following a group of magical girls who protect the Earth from evil, the musical is an adaptation of the immensely popular anime series.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Tony Winner Renée Elise Goldsberry Is Releasing a Solo Album
Called Who I Really Am, the album will feature 13 original songs—including one by Sara Bareilles.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Today in Theatre History: Big River Brought Huckleberry Finn to Broadway on April 25, 1985
The Roger Miller-William Hauptman musical is celebrating its 40th anniversary.



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Apr 25, 2025

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Salome at the Metropolitan Opera
Claus Guth's new production of Richard Strauss' opera opens April 29.



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Apr 25, 2025

Darren Criss, Eddie Cooper, Jinkx Monsoon, More Will Celebrate Stephen Trask at Civilians Benefit
Strange Rock and Rollers, honoring the Hedwig composer, will be held at Joe's Pub.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Death Becomes Her Leads 2025 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations; Read the Full List
The new musical is nominated for 12 honors, including Outstanding New Broadway Musical.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

5 Reasons to See Stranger Things: The First Shadow
The Broadway play offers numerous surprises and scares for longtime fans and newcomers to Hawkins, Indiana.



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Apr 25, 2025

Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck Will Be Licensed by Concord Theatricals
Co-written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov from the 2005 film, the work opened its Broadway premiere April 3 at the Winter Garden.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Daniel Breaker on How He Almost Gave Up During Passing Strange
The Broadway favorite is back on the Main Stem as Hermes in the Tony-winning Hadestown.



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Apr 25, 2025

Jake Gyllenhaal Will Be Honored at Manhattan Theatre Club's 2025 Spring Gala
Bernadette Peters, currently starring in the company's Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Broadway, will host at Cipriani 42nd Street.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

Photos: Go Inside Hadestown Rehearsals With Ali Louis Bourzgui and Myra Molloy
The Tony-winning Best Musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre.



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Apr 25, 2025

Photos: Megan Hilty Gets a Sardi's Caricature
Tony winner Bernadette Peters gave a speech at Hilty's portrait unveiling.



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Apr 25, 2025

Photos: Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada Lead Broadway's Cabaret
The Kander and Ebb revival continues its run at the Kit Kat Club (née August Wilson Theatre) on Broadway.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

What Are Reviews Saying About The Great Gatsby in the West End, Starring Corbin Bleu, Jamie Muscato, Frances Mayli McCann?
The musical adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel plays the London Coliseum.



Playbill News
Apr 25, 2025

What Shows Are Newly Available For Licensing?
Is your local school or theatre trying to decide what show to produce next? Check out what titles have recently been released for licensing!



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