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On his birthday, Thom Payne gets the gift of insignificance and also a new boss. He suspects his ED pills are interfering with his anti-depressants, leaving him with neither happiness nor... happiness. In a culture that reveres youth - a culture he helped create - Thom needs to figure out what his purpose is now that he's halfway to death and nobody cares what he thinks. Because in a world where any Kardashian is trending up, perhaps the wise among us would heartily embrace trending down.

Beth Kirkpatrick and Michele Ragusa Join Broadway's Best For Breast Cancer! Photo Beth Kirkpatrick and Michele Ragusa Join Broadway's Best For Breast Cancer!
by A.A. Cristi - June 08, 2022

This June 13, the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (MMJCCM) will raise the curtain on a special virtual health and wellness event-Broadway's Best for Breast Cancer! The Healing Power of Music, featuring Broadway stars Beth Kirkpatrick and Michele Ragusa along with health experts offering guidance to t...


Sas Goldberg & Jake Wilson Partner on New NBC Musical Comedy Photo Sas Goldberg & Jake Wilson Partner on New NBC Musical Comedy
by Julie Musbach - October 29, 2018

In an exclusive announcement, Variety reports that Sas Goldberg & Jake Wilson are working on a new musical comedy series set to premiere on NBC. Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller's company Seller Suarez Productions will produce....


THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater Photo THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022

The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of THE VAGRANT TRILOGY on Friday, April 8 with a Joseph Papp Free Performance, after the cancellation of the 2020 production just five days before the first performance and a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...


Charles Browning Replaces Lance Coadie Williams In World Premiere Of Jackie Sibblies Photo Charles Browning Replaces Lance Coadie Williams In World Premiere Of Jackie Sibblies Drury's FAIRVIEW At Soho Rep
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2018

Soho Rep. (Sarah Benson, Artistic Director; Cynthia Flowers, Executive Director) today announced that actor Charles Browning will take over for Lance Coadie Williams in the world premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury's Fairview, which Soho Rep. Artistic Director Sarah Benson directs, and which the downt...


Alison Fraser to Lead STRANGER INTERLUDES Industry Reading at Boundless Theater Photo Alison Fraser to Lead STRANGER INTERLUDES Industry Reading at Boundless Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 16, 2022

Boundless Theater announced has that Stranger Interludes, a new play by David James Parr, will receive an industry reading on Friday, November 18th at The Dramatists Guild Foundation, directed by Amanda Bearse (“Married… with Children”, Billy Eichner’s Bros)....


Andre Royo to Star in Eric Bogosian's DRINKING IN AMERICA at Audible Theater Photo Andre Royo to Star in Eric Bogosian's DRINKING IN AMERICA at Audible Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 06, 2023

Audible Inc., will present Drinking in America, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eric Bogosian and starring Andre Royo, as the next production opening at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre....


DEAR EVAN HANSEN Spotlight Announced For BroadwayCon 2019 Photo DEAR EVAN HANSEN Spotlight Announced For BroadwayCon 2019
by A.A. Cristi - December 11, 2018

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN has joined the BroadwayCon 2019 lineup. As part of the Spotlight series, the panel will feature Taylor Trensch (the current Evan Hansen), Michael Lee Brown (Alternate Evan Hansen; u/s Connor Murphy, Jared Kleinman), and Andrew Barth Feldman (Evan ...


Meet the Current Cast of WAITRESS on Broadway! Photo Meet the Current Cast of WAITRESS on Broadway!
by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2019

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, WAITRESS will end its Broadway run at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. When the show says goodbye to Broadway, it will have played 33 previews and 1544 performances....


Alex Boniello, Loren Allred, Molly Pope and More are Heading to Joe's Pub This Winter Photo Alex Boniello, Loren Allred, Molly Pope and More are Heading to Joe's Pub This Winter & Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2020

This winter and spring, Joe's Pub a?" a program and venue of The Public Theater a?" is honoring new voices in musical theater through a variety of shows. From Broadway performers in concert to new musicals presented in the concert setting, there's something for every fan of musicals happening this s...


Kristine Nielsen to Star in Theresa Rebeck's New Comedy THE WAY OF THE WORLD at D.C.' Photo Kristine Nielsen to Star in Theresa Rebeck's New Comedy THE WAY OF THE WORLD at D.C.'s Folger Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2017

Folger Theatre continues its 2017/18 season with The Way of the World, a new comedy freely adapted from the classic play by William Congreve. Written and directed by renowned author Theresa Rebeck (Mauritus and Seminar and Broadway; creator and head writer of TV's Smash), the production will star To...


Apple TV+ Sets BAD SISTERS & FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL Premieres Photo Apple TV+ Sets BAD SISTERS & FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL Premieres
by Michael Major - June 15, 2022

Apple TV+ today announced the premiere dates for “Five Days at Memorial,” a new limited series from Academy Award winner John Ridley and Emmy Award winner Carlton Cuse; and, “Bad Sisters,” the witty and emotional darkly comedic murder mystery from Emmy Award-nominee and BAFTA Award-winning star and ...


Ciara Renée to Make Directorial Debut With MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS Photo Ciara Renée to Make Directorial Debut With MILLENNIALS ARE KILLING MUSICALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 15, 2022

Announced today is Millennials Are Killing Musicals, a new musical written by NAMT and Drama League Award-winner Nico Juber, which will receive an industry reading on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 11:00am and 2:00pm at Open Jar Studios, and will be presented in a public concert on Monday, April 4th at...


New Musical ONCE IN A LIFETIME, AGAIN Will Have a Developmental Reading Next Week Photo New Musical ONCE IN A LIFETIME, AGAIN Will Have a Developmental Reading Next Week
by Stephi Wild - September 04, 2024

The York Theatre Company will present developmental readings of Once in a Lifetime, Again, A Musical About Love, Loss and the Healing Power of Music. Learn more about the musical and the readings here!...


Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL Photo Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL's Michael Zegen
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - January 13, 2020

Today's guest, Michael Zegen, can currently be seen starring on the critically acclaimed Amazon series 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The series is recently won the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, a 2018 Emm...


Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Hubert Point-Du Jour Photo Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Hubert Point-Du Jour
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - October 19, 2020

Today's episode features Hubert Point-Du Jour. The consummate New York actor, Tisch graduate Hubert Point-Du Jour has performed in over 20 plays commissioned by the likes of The Old Globe (The Two Gentleman of Verona), The Public (Tiny Beautiful Things) and Shakespeare in the Park (Kenny Leon’s Much...


Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Ann McNamee's OTHER WORLD To Have Staged Reading This Week Photo Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Ann McNamee's OTHER WORLD To Have Staged Reading This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2023

OTHER WORLD, a new musical with an original score and story by Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee will present invite-only staged readings on Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17....


Ars Nova Announces 17 New Artist Residencies and Commissions Photo Ars Nova Announces 17 New Artist Residencies and Commissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 11, 2022

 Ars Nova has announced 17 new artists and groups selected in 2022 for residencies and commissions at Ars Nova. The Company’s dynamic slate of artist residencies and commissions supports outside-the-box thinking and encourages innovative, genre-bending work....


Erik Gratton, Veronica J. Kuehn and More to Star in ELF THE MUSICAL at Madison Square Photo Erik Gratton, Veronica J. Kuehn and More to Star in ELF THE MUSICAL at Madison Square Garden; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017

NETworks Presentations has announced casting for the New York engagement of ELF THE MUSICAL. The show will play from December 13 through December 29 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden....


Kathryn Hahn, John Cho, and Christian Navarro to be Honored at the San Diego Internat Photo Kathryn Hahn, John Cho, and Christian Navarro to be Honored at the San Diego International Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 26, 2018

The San Diego International Film Festival (SDiFF), produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, announced today that they have honored Emmy-nominee Kathryn Hahn, star of Tamara Jenkins' “Private Life” with the Fairbanks Award, to honor her contribution to independent film, John Cho, star of “Searching...


Breaking: Andrea Martin Departs GARY After Injury in Rehearsals; Kristine Nielsen Tak Photo Breaking: Andrea Martin Departs GARY After Injury in Rehearsals; Kristine Nielsen Takes Over and Julie White Joins Cast
by Nicole Rosky - March 04, 2019

Producer Scott Rudin announced this morning that Andrea Martin will depart the company of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, due to an injury she sustained, having broken four ribs in an accident during rehearsals....


Erik Gratton, Veronica J. Kuehn and More to Star in ELF THE MUSICAL at Madison Square Photo Erik Gratton, Veronica J. Kuehn and More to Star in ELF THE MUSICAL at Madison Square Garden; Cast Complete!
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017

NETworks Presentations has announced casting for the New York engagement of ELF THE MUSICAL. The show will play from December 13 through December 29 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden....


Steve Coogan Will Lead DR. STRANGELOVE in the West End in Autumn 2024 Photo Steve Coogan Will Lead DR. STRANGELOVE in the West End in Autumn 2024
by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2023

Steve Coogan will lead the first ever adaption of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic work, as the world premiere stage production of Kubrick’s timeless classic Dr. Strangelove prepares to open in the West End in Autumn 2024. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!...


MLIMA'S TALE Extends Through June 3 Photo MLIMA'S TALE Extends Through June 3
by Julie Musbach - April 19, 2018

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today a two-week extension for the world premiere of MLIMA'S TALE. Written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by Obie Award winner Jo Bonney, MLIMA'S TALE continues The Pub...


Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Ann McNamee's OTHER WORLD To Have Staged Reading This Week Photo Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen & Ann McNamee's OTHER WORLD To Have Staged Reading This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 14, 2023

OTHER WORLD, a new musical with an original score and story by Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee will present invite-only staged readings on Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17....


Meet The Current Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN On Broadway! Photo Meet The Current Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2019

Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, is currently in its third record-smashing year at the Music Box Theatre. Following the success of the Broadway production, a national tour launched soon after, bringing the story across North America. A sit-down production made its way to...






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