Lucille Lortel News

UNZIPPED to Make Live Debut With TRU Voices New Musicals Series

by A.A. Cristi — June 2, 2026

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a free live reading of UNZIPPED, a new musical by Eva Margolies and Douglas J.

Final Chance to Vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards

by Team BWW — June 2, 2026

This is the final chance to vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards.

15 Broadway Icons You May Be Surprised Never Won a Tony Award

by Michael Gioia — June 6, 2026

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

FLYING TOWARD THE SUN to Receive 29-Hour Reading at Penguin Rep Theatre

by Stephi Wild — June 2, 2026

Penguin Rep Theatre will present a 29-hour reading of FLYING TOWARD THE SUN, a new musical about asylum seekers, in New York City.

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL UK Tour Cast Announced

by A.A. Cristi — June 2, 2026

Dog Man: The Musical has announced its cast.

Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, and Jeremy Shamos Will Lead AWAKE AND SING! Broadway Revival

by Stephi Wild — June 1, 2026

Manhattan Theatre Club will produce a new production of Clifford Odets’ landmark 1935 drama Awake and Sing!, led by Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, and Jeremy Shamos.

Photos: THE LOST BOYS' Shoshana Bean Receives Portrait at Sardi's

by Bruce Glikas — June 1, 2026

Shoshana Bean, who is nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in The Lost Boys, recently received her iconic portrait at Sardi's.

Photos: First Look At Rehearsals for DELIRIUM at Calderwood Pavilion

by Marissa Faith Curley — May 31, 2026

Fresh from international acclaim and following the award-winning success of Our Class, Arlekin returns to Boston with DELIRIUM, a bold new adaptation of Eugène Ionesco's Frenzy for Two, adapted and directed by Igor Golyak.

Final Week to Vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards; THE LOST BOYS Leads Best New Musical

by Team BWW — May 29, 2026

There's just four days left to vote for the 2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards.

MEXODUS to Make Chicago Premiere at Studebaker Theater

by A.A. Cristi — May 28, 2026

The award-winning live-looping hip-hop musical MEXODUS, written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D.

Susannah Perkins, Benjamin Walker Among New Cast in THE GOD OF THE WOODS Series

by Josh Sharpe — May 28, 2026

Lucille Lortel Award nominee Susannah Perkins (Antigone, Broadway's Romeo and Juliet) and Tony Award nominee Benjamin Walker (All My Sons, American Psycho) have joined as regular cast members for the new Netflix series The God of the Woods.

Nathan Lane Documentary Will Highlight Theatrical Legacy of the Stage and Screen Star

by Josh Sharpe — May 28, 2026

Three-time Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane, currently on Broadway in Death of a Salesman, will serve as the subject of a new documentary from filmmaker Matthew Miele.

Gary Gulman to Perform Live at Lincoln Theatre

by A.A. Cristi — May 27, 2026

Comedian Gary Gulman, known for his HBO Max specials and off-Broadway run of 'Grandiloquent,' will take the stage at Columbus' Lincoln Theatre, presented by CAPA.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Doomsday for the American Theater? Not in Milwaukee

by Alex Freeman — May 26, 2026

On the business side, ATG Entertainment is reportedly being prepared for a possible sale by its private equity owner, while Pittsburgh Public Theater terminated its staff ahead of its merger with Pittsburgh CLO — two stories that speak to the consolidation and financial pressures reshaping the ind