2025 Broadway Spring Preview - The Plays

Good Night, and Good Luck

How David Caparelliotis Assembled The All-Star Ensemble of GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK

For the last two years, casting director David Caparelliotis has been hard at work, piecing together the puzzle that is the ensemble cast of Good Night, and Good Luck. What exactly goes into casting a show with such star-power? Caparelliotis checked in with BroadwayWorld to chat about his process in assembling this epic ensemble.

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Purpose

How Glenn Davis Shepherded PURPOSE on Its Path to Broadway

Glenn Davis had a huge part to play in the Purpose's journey, not only as a cast member in Chicago and now on Broadway, but as Steppenwolf's co-Artistic Director and the person behind pushing along its development in recent years.

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John Proctor Is the Villain

'How Did We Get Here?' Kimberly Bellflower Wants Broadway to Reexamine the Morally Gray

In 2017, when the Me Too movement was sweeping the country, playwright Kimberly Bellflower was struck with an idea for her next project. Now, eight years later, that project has become one of the most anticipated new plays of the Spring 2025 Broadway season- John Proctor is the Villain. Bellflower took a break from rehearsals to chat with BroadwayWorld about the play's origins, reuniting with director Danya Taymor, and more!

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Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Casting a Light on the Suspense and Spectacle of STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW

STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW will begin performances on Broadway in March. Learn more about what to expect from the show from the production's writer, director, and producer!

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Othello

Kenny Leon Wants Audiences to 'Recognize Truth' in His New OTHELLO

With Othello, Kenny Leon returns to the rehearsal room for the third time this season. He brought Samm-Art Williams' Home to Broadway last June and was the mastermind behind the recent revival of Our Town, which opened last fall. How did he land on Shakespeare for his next project?

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook Is Finding Freedom in the 'Precise Perfectionism' of DORIAN GRAY

The Picture of Dorian Gray is not a modern story- though audiences at the Music Box Theatre might have a hard time believing that this spring. Oscar Wilde's classic tale, written over 130 years ago, will be given fresh life on Broadway this spring when Kip Williams' daring new production begins previews on March 10.

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BroadwayWorld's 2025 Spring Preview is sponsored by Boop! The Musical, which follows Betty Boop, Fleischer Studios’ Queen of the Screen, as she jumps from her black-and-white world into modern-day NYC on an extraordinary adventure. Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray), BOOP! is a big, fun, family-friendly musical that's now in previews on Broadway.