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July 8, 2025

The first UK non-replica production of High School Musical is coming to The Lyric Theatre at Lowry next summer. The theatre will be transformed into a basketball court with seating on stage and an extended stage. The production will run Aug. 21, 2026 until Sept. 13, 2026. 

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns to New York For Limited Run at PAC NYC This Winter

July 8, 2025

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July 8, 2025

A Christmas Carol is returning to New York for a limited run this winter. The production, adapted by Jack Thorne and conceived and directed by Matthew Warchus, will run at PAC NYC from Nov. 23 — with an official opening on Dec. 4 — through Dec. 28. 

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James Monroe Iglehart To Join & JULIET As Lance For 13 Weeks

July 8, 2025

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July 8, 2025

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will step into & Juliet on Broadway as Lance for a limited 13-week engagement starting Aug. 5. He takes over from pop icon Joey Fatone, who will play his final performance on July 31. 

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Brody Grant to Depart THE OUTSIDERS This Fall

July 8, 2025

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July 8, 2025

Brody Grant will take his final bow as Ponyboy in The Outsiders on Sunday Sept. 21. New casting for the role has yet to be announced. 
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Kara Young, Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, and Heléne Yorke To Star In One-Night-Only Reading Benefitting NYCLU

July 7, 2025

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July 7, 2025

A Play About David Mamet Writing a Play About Harvey Weinstein, written by Mathilde Dratwa, will have its New York premier as a one-night-only reading on July 21 at the Judith O. Rubin Theater at Playwrights Horizons. It will star Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, Heléne Yorke, and Kara Young, with direction by Leslye Headland. The reading will benefit the New York Civil Liberties Union. 

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Joe Mantello to Direct LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD Starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock

July 7, 2025

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July 7, 2025

Joe Mantello will direct a new play by Samuel D. Hunter, Little Bear Ridge Road, starring Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock on Broadway this fall. It will play a limited 18-week run at the Booth Theatre beginning Oct. 7, with an official opening on Oct. 30. 

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PW Productions Announce New Stage Production of INVISIBLE MAN with Derren Brown

March 11, 2021

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March 11, 2021

Theatre producer PW Productions are delighted to announce they are currently developing a new stage production of The Invisible Man, created by the Bafta Award-winning Derren Brown and written by the award-winning Barney Norris.
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Lincoln Center Theater to Stream Productions in PRIVATE REELS: FROM THE LCT ARCHIVES

March 10, 2021

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March 10, 2021

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that it will inaugurate Private Reels: From the LCT Archives, streamed recordings of outstanding LCT productions in their entirety, as part of its LCT Spotlight Series. Private Reels: From the LCT Archives will kick off on Thursday, March 18 with Christopher Durang’s award-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
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BLINDNESS To Begin Performances at the Daryl Roth Theatre on April 2

March 8, 2021

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March 8, 2021

Producer Daryl Roth is thrilled to announce that Blindness, the acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of Nobel Prize-winner José Saramago’s dystopian novel written by Tony Award winner Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Walter Meierjohann, will begin performances on Friday, April 2 at the Daryl Roth Theatre (101 East 15th Street at Union Square East) as one of the first performing arts events to open in New York City.
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Japanese Production of WAITRESS Opens in Tokyo

March 8, 2021

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March 8, 2021

Waitress, premiered at the Nissay Theatre in Japan on March 9, 2021—the first production of the acclaimed Broadway musical to open since the global pandemic shut-down.
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THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT To Be Developed As A Musical

March 7, 2021

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March 7, 2021

Level Forward, the story-driven, impact-minded entertainment company, has acquired the theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis’ The Queen's Gambit, and is developing the novel as a musical.
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August Wilson's THE PIANO LESSON to Open on Broadway, Danielle Brooks and Samuel L. Jackson to Star

March 4, 2021

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March 4, 2021

Danielle Brooks, Samuel L. Jackson, and John David Washington will open a Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Piano Lesson in 2022. LaTanya Richard Jackson has been set to direct the production.
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ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S CINDERELLA Drops New Video for "I Know I Have A Heart"

March 4, 2021

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March 4, 2021

Polydor Records/UMe has announced the video for “I Know I Have A Heart,” the third piece of music from the forthcoming album of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella.
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BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL to Open at Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall

March 4, 2021

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March 4, 2021

Selladoor Worldwide is delighted to announce that Bring It On The Musical will play its long-awaited London season at the Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall from Wednesday December 8, 2021 to Saturday January 2, 2022, following eight performances at the New Theatre, Peterborough from Tuesday November 30 to Saturday December 4, 2021.
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A KILLER PARTY Musical to Premiere in UK

March 3, 2021

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March 3, 2021

The UK premiere of A Killer Party will be released as a series of 9 episodes to watch on-demand, at home or on the go, bringing the very best of British stage and screen directly into your living room.
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LCT Spotlight Series Continues with LOOKING BACK AT CONTACT

March 3, 2021

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March 3, 2021

Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT SPOTLIGHT SERIES, a free program of digital events, featuring LCT artists in performance, conversation and more, will continue on Thursday, March 25 at 7pm with “Looking Back at CONTACT,” LCT’s 2000 award-winning musical.
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NY POPSUP Flexible Venues to Open, Including Select Broadway Theaters

March 2, 2021

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March 2, 2021

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today the long-awaited return of live indoor performance across New York State will commence April 2, 2021 with the reopening of a significant number of Flexible Venues (“Flex Venues”) as part of an ongoing systematic effort to help jumpstart New York’s struggling live entertainment sector.
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HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES Season 2 Will Premiere May 14 on Disney+

February 23, 2021

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February 23, 2021

Disney has just announced that the second season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will premiere on May 14.
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Netflix Drops Trailer for New Movie Musical A WEEK AWAY

February 21, 2021

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February 21, 2021

Netflix released the first official trailer for a new movie musical, A Week Away, set to be released March 26.
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Site-Specific Virtual THE LAST FIVE YEARS To Be Streamed

February 16, 2021

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February 16, 2021

Out of the Box Theatrics (Elizabeth Flemming, Founder and Producing Artistic Director; Ethan Paulini, Associate Artistic Director), Holmdel Theatre Company (Laurie Devino, Artistic Director; Colleen Cook, Executive Director) and Blair Russell (Slave Play) are pleased to announce the creative team and streaming dates for their upcoming site-specific virtual production of The Last Five Years.
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Andrew Barth Feldman and Asher Angel to Guest Star in Season Two of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES on Disney+

February 10, 2021

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February 10, 2021

Andrew Barth Feldman (Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen," "Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical") and Asher Angel ("Andi Mack," "Shazam!") will guest star in the upcoming second season of the hit Disney+ Original series "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series." Created and executive-produced by Tim Federle (Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated "Ferdinand"), the series is currently in production in Salt Lake City.
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Barn Theatre Announces Interactive Digital Concert THE SECRET SOCIETY OF LEADING LADIES

February 7, 2021

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February 7, 2021

The Barn Theatre have announced an upcoming digital musical theatre event entitled The Secret Society of Leading Ladies, which provides a new innovative format that allows the viewer to make decisions and control the set list.
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Governor Cuomo Announces "NY PopsUp" Festival Across New York

February 7, 2021

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February 7, 2021

NY PopsUp, an unprecedented and expansive festival featuring hundreds of pop-up performances (many of which are free of charge and all open to the public) that will intersect with the daily lives of New Yorkers, has been announced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.
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American Repertory Theatre Announces Virtual THE CONJURORS' CLUB

February 4, 2021

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February 4, 2021

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, announced that it will present The Conjurors’ Club, a live interactive multi-magician virtual experience created by Vinny DePonto and Geoff Kanick from March 13 - April 4, 2021.
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Brandy and Whitney Houston's Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella Coming to Disney+

February 3, 2021

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February 3, 2021

The made-for-television version of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella starring Brandy Norwood as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother is set to start streaming on Disney+ on February 12.
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Andrew Barth Feldman Joins Joey Contreras on New Single “Me and Mr. Popularity”

February 2, 2021

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February 2, 2021

Composer-lyricist Joey Contreras has released his single “Me and Mr. Popularity” that features Dear Evan Hansen star Andrew Barth Feldman. The song is the first single off of his upcoming album, In Pieces: A New Musical (Highlights) and can be found on digital streaming platforms, with a music video release on YouTube. The album is expected to be released later this year.
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AUDIBLE THEATER Announces Spring 2021 Shows

January 31, 2021

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January 31, 2021

Audible Inc., the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, today announced Audible Theater’s slate of Spring 2021 releases.
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Swamp Motel Announces U.S. Run of Virtual Hit PLYMOUTH POINT

January 21, 2021

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January 21, 2021

UK-based entertainment innovators Swamp Motel are bringing their uniquely chilling and captivating brand of theater to the US with Plymouth Point.
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CINDERELLA Movie Starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, and Billy Porter Pushed to Summer

January 21, 2021

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January 21, 2021

Sony's upcoming Cinderella movie will hit cinemas July 16th instead of the original release date of February 5th.
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Curve Theatre to Stream THE COLOR PURPLE with Birmingham Hippodrome

January 21, 2021

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January 21, 2021

Curve has announced plans to also stream The Color Purple online between February 16 and March 7, in association with Birmingham Hippodrome.
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Fionn Whitehead To Star In Digital Production of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

January 18, 2021

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January 18, 2021

Fionn Whitehead, star of Dunkirk and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, will take on the titular role in an upcoming contemporary digital adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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MCC To Re-Air Virtual Benefit Reading of BEIRUT Starring Marisa Tomei and Oscar Isaac

January 18, 2021

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January 18, 2021

MCC Theater (Bob LuPone, Bernie Telsey, Will Cantler, Artistic Directors; Blake West, Executive Director) announced today that they will re-air the benefit reading of Alan Bowne’s Beirut that took place this past April.
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David Hyde Pierce, Brittany Bradford To Star In HBO Max's JULIA After Series Order

January 13, 2021

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January 13, 2021

HBO Max has given an eight-episode first season order to the Max Original, JULIA, based on the life of world-renowned chef Julia Child.
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