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December 29, 2025

Crack out those scrunchies, we just got word that Westerberg High will be getting a new student next month. This morning, it was announced that Peyton List will join Heathers as queen bee Heather Chandler beginning Monday, January 26, 2026 at New World Stages. “I’m drawn to characters who are powerful, complicated, and a little dangerous,” said List. “Heather Chandler is an icon for a reason—she’s larger than life, hilarious, terrifying, and deeply symbolic. Stepping into this role is thrilling, and I can’t wait to enter my bad girl era. It’ll be so very.”Directed by Andy Fickman, this new production was recently extended through May 24, 2026. 

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Stanley Tucci Makes London Stage Directing Debut This Summer with SPRINGWOOD

December 18, 2025

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December 18, 2025

Stanley Tucci will make his London stage directing debut with the world premier of Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson’s new play Springwood. The play will run at Hampstead Theatre’s Mainstage from June 19 to July 25, 2026. 

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BEACHES Comes To Broadway Starring Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett

December 18, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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December 18, 2025

Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett will star in Beaches, A New Musical at the Majestic Theatre for a limited New York engagement to launch its multi-city National Tour. Previews begin March 27, with official opening set for April 22. The musical will run through Sept. 6.

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TITANIQUE Will Open On Broadway This March

December 15, 2025

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December 15, 2025

Looks like we are going to need a bigger boat! Today, it was announced that Titanique will head to Broadway this spring for a 16-week limited engagement at the St. James Theatre beginning March 26, 2026. An official opening night is set for Sunday, April 12, 2026. Co-creator Marla Mindelle will reprise her iconic portrayal as Céline Dion, a role she originated Off-Broadway in a run that lasted over three-years. 
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New Vampire Pop Opera BLOOD/LOVE Heads To New York This February

December 4, 2025

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Kobi Kassal

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December 4, 2025

This vampire is back and she is here to Slay. Today, it was announced that the new original musical Blood/Love will make its way Off-Broadway this Spring at Theater 555 beginning Friday, February 13, 2026. Directed by Hunter Bird, this new musical will officially open Tuesday, March 3, 2026 for a limited run through Sunday, March 29, 2026. Written by Carey Sharpe and Grammy nominee Dru DeCaro, the piece will star Sharpe as Valerie Bloodlove. She’s the world’s first vampire. For a thousand years, she ruled the night. Now, she’s thirsty for more.

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Marla Mindelle and Josh Sharp Will Star In A KIDMAN CAROL: A GAY DEMENTIA ON AUSTRALIAN DAMES

December 2, 2025

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Kobi Kassal

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December 2, 2025

Just in time for the holiday season, we are getting what we need most: Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett, well, kinda… Today, it was announced by newly minted 30 Under 30 and Theatrely31 alum George Strus that a new developmental production of A Kidman Carol: A Gay Dementia On Australian Dames will hit New York this December. Starring Marla Mindelle and Josh Sharp, this new production by Kevin Zak will run Off Broadway at Theater 511 for 5 performances only from December 17-21, 2025. 

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Jinkx Monsoon To Star in OH, MARY! For 8 Weeks

June 18, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 18, 2025

Jinkx Monsoon, award-winning actress, recording artist, and drag queen currently staring in Pirates! The Penzance Musical, will take on the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary! for eight weeks beginning on Aug. 4, 2025. Oh, Mary! has also extended its run through Jan. 4, 2026. 
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Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace To Lead CABARET On Broadway For Final 13 Weeks

June 18, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 18, 2025

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace will reprise their roles as the Emcee and Sally Bowles after a successful run at the Kit Kat Club on the West End. They will perform for a limited 13-week engagement beginning July 22, after which Cabaret will close on Broadway.
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REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Sets Closing Date on Broadway

June 17, 2025

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Kobi Kassal

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June 17, 2025

You have just a few more weeks to get down to the factory. Real Women Have Curves will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at the James Earl Jones Theatre. At the time of closing, Real Women will have played 31 previews and 73 regular performances. The show officially opened April 27 of this year and chief critic Juan A. Ramirez called it a charming new musical. Read his review here. 
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Ivy Crest Theatre Co. Will Produce STRANGE SNOW Benefitting Tunnels to Towers Foundation

June 17, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 17, 2025

Ivy Crest Theatre Co. is coming back to New York with a production of Strange Snow written by Stephen Metcalfe and directed by David Newer. The production will run from June 20 to 28, with all proceeds being donated to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation. 
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Matthew Broderick, David Cross, Amber Gray, Francis Jue, And More to Star in TARTUFFE at New York Theatre Workshop

June 16, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 16, 2025

Matthew Broderick and David Cross will star in New York Theatre Workshop’s upcoming production of Tartuffe. The production will be the world premier of a new version of Molière’s classic comedy, and be directed by Sarah Benson, with performances beginning in late fall 2025.
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25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Returns to New York This Fall

June 16, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 16, 2025

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is returning to the New York stage this fall. It will run for a limited 14-week engagement from Friday Nov. 7 — with official opening on Nov. 17 — to Feb. 15, 2026 at New World Stages. 
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A CHORUS LINE Official 50th Anniversary Celebration To Play at the Shubert Theatre One Night Only

June 16, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 16, 2025

Original cast member Baayork Lee will direct a one-night-only special concert version of A Chorus Line on Sunday July 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway. The concert will remount the original Michael Bennett and Bob Avian choreography.
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CAN I BE FRANK? Directed by Sam Pinkleton Returns to New York This Summer

June 16, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 16, 2025

Can I Be Frank? returns to New York after a sold-out run at La MaMa last year. The play will run from July 24 to Sept. 13, 2025 at SoHo Playhouse. 
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Chiara Aurelia Will Step Into JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, Taking Over From Sadie Sink

June 13, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 13, 2025

Chiara Aurelia will step into the role of Shelby Holcomb in John Proctor is the Villain starting July 15. She is taking over for Tony Award nominee Sadie Sink, who will depart from the production on July 13. 
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Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Michael Chernus to Star in WELL, I'LL LET YOU GO In Brooklyn

June 13, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 13, 2025

Tony nominee Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Michael Chernus (of Severance) will star in Well, I’ll Let You Go at The Space at Irondale. The play will run from July 29 to Aug. 29, 2025. 
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SPHERE To Bring Immersive WIZARD OF OZ to Las Vegas

June 11, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 11, 2025

The Wicked Witch of the East has been found in Vegas! On June 10, the Sphere fell on top of her, leaving her ruby slippers and 50-foot-long legs exposed, complementing a display on the venue’s Exosphere featuring the scene where Dorothy’s farmhouse falls out of a twister and onto the witch. 
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SMASH Sets Closing Date On Broadway

June 10, 2025

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Kobi Kassal

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June 10, 2025

It's almost time for the curtain to fall. Smash will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at the Imperial Theatre. At the time of closing, Smash will have played 32 previews and 84 regular performances. 
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New York City Center Announces Encores! Season Featuring Billy Porter in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

June 10, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 10, 2025

New York City Center's annual gala presentation will feature a production of Bat Boy: The Musical directed by two-time Tony Award winner Alex Timbers. It will run from Oct. 29 to Nov. 9, 2025. The 2026 Encores! Series will include High Spirits, The Wild Party, and La Cage Aux Folles starring Billy Porter. 
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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Musical

June 8, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 8, 2025

Well, we’d sure call that a happy ending. Maybe Happy Ending has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Musical. Maybe Happy Ending beat out fellow nominees Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, and Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical. It was among the most-nominated shows of the season, raking in 10 Tony Award nominations.
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Nicole Scherzinger Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for SUNSET BLVD.

June 8, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 8, 2025

She’s the greatest star of all! Nicole Scherzinger has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd. Scherzinger beat out fellow nominees Audra McDonald for Gypsy, Megan Hilty for Death Becomes Her, Jasmine Amy Rogers for BOOP!. and Jennifer Simard for Death Becomes Her.
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MAYBE HAPPY ENDING’s Darren Criss Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical

June 8, 2025

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Kobi Kassal

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June 8, 2025

Definitely a happy ending! Darren Criss has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his role in Maybe Happy Ending. Criss beat out fellow nominees Andrew Durand for Dead Outlaw, Tom Francis for Sunset Blvd., Jonathan Groff for Just in Time, James Monroe Iglehart for A Wonderful World, and Jeremy Jordan for Floyd Collins. 
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SUNSET BLVD. Wins Tony Awards For Best Revival of a Musical

June 8, 2025

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Kobi Kassal

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June 8, 2025

She’s come home at last to win a Tony! Sunset Blvd. has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Reivial of a musical. It beats out fellow nominees Gypsy, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, and Floyd Collins. Starring Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic musical has been wowing audiences here in New York since opening last fall. 
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Cole Escola Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for OH MARY!

June 8, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 8, 2025

They’ve made Mary Todd Lincoln proud! Cole Escola has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for their role in Oh, Mary! Escola beat out fellow nominees George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck, Jon Michael Hill for Purpose, Daniel Dae Kim for Yellow Face, Harry Lennix for Purpose, and Louis McCartney for Stranger Things: The First Shadow.
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Michael Arden Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for MAYBE HAPPY ENDING

June 8, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 8, 2025

Why [not] love? Michael Arden has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his work on Maybe Happy Ending. Arden beat out fellow nominees Saheem Ali for Buena Vista Social Club, David Cromer for Dead Outlaw, Christopher Gatelli for Death Becomes Her, and Jamie Lloyd for Sunset Boulevard.
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Sam Pinkleton Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for OH, MARY!

June 8, 2025

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June 8, 2025

This is one for the history books! Sam Pinkleton has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play. Pinkleton beat out fellow nominees Knud Adams for English, Sam Mendes for The Hills of California, Danya Taymor for John Proctor is the Villain, and Kip Williams for The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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EUREKA DAY Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play

June 8, 2025

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June 8, 2025

‍Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. It beat out fellow nominees Romeo + Juliet, Thornton Wilder's Our Town, and Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang.
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PURPOSE Wins Tony Award For Best Play

June 8, 2025

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Kobi Kassal

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June 8, 2025

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is on a roll! Purpose has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play! Jacobs-Jenkins' play beat out fellow nominees English, Oh, Mary!, The Hills of California, and John Proctor is the Villain. 
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BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB’s Natalie Venetia Belcon Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

June 8, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 8, 2025

Natalie Venetia Belcon has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in Buena Vista Social Club. Belcon beat out fellow nominees Julia Knitel for Dead Outlaw, Gracie Lawrence for Just in Time, Justina Machado for Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, and Joy Woods for Gypsy.
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Kara Young Wins 2nd Tony Award In A Row for PURPOSE

June 8, 2025

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June 8, 2025

Kara Young has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Purpose. Young beat out fellow nominees Tala Ashe for English, Jessica Hecht for Eureka Day, Marjan Neshat for English, and Fina Strazza for John Proctor is the Villain.
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Jak Malone Wins 2025 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for OPERATION MINCEMEAT

June 8, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 8, 2025

Jak Malone has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical. Malone beat out fellow nominees Brooks Ashmanskas for Smash, Jeb Brown for Dead Outlaw, Taylor Trensch for Floyd Collins, and Danny Burstein for Gypsy.
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Francis Jue Wins 2025 Tony Awards For Best Featured Actor For YELLOWFACE

June 8, 2025

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June 8, 2025

Francis Jue has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Yellow Face. Jue beat out fellow nominees Glenn Davis for Purpose, Gabriel Ebert for John Proctor is the Villain, Bob Odenkirk for Glengarry Glen Ross, and Conrad Ricamora for Oh, Mary!. 
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Sarah Snook Takes Home Tony Award For Leading Actress In A Play For DORIAN GRAY

June 8, 2025

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Emily Wyrwa

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June 8, 2025

Sarah Snook has won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play for her performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Snook beat out fellow nominees Laura Donnelly for The Hills of California, Mia Farrow for The Roommate, LaTanya Richardson Jackson for Purpose, and Sadie Sink for John Proctor is the Villain.
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