Tom Pecinka in "Stereophonic"; Andrew Durand in "Dead Outlaw"(Photos: Chelcie Parry; Matthew Murphy) On May 13, the New York Drama Critics' Circle named David Adjmi’s Stereophonic best play of the 2023-24 season. The award for best musical went to Dead Outlaw, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna and book by [...]

Maya Boyd(Photo: Korrin Dering) Maya Boyd takes over the title role in Broadway's & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on May 14. Boyd replaces the production's original Tony-nominated star Lorna Courtney, who played her final performance on May 12. Boyd was also present on stage for Courtney's final curtain call. "I wanna pass the mic [...]

Samm-Art Williams—Tony-nominated writer of the play Home, which begins preview performances of its first-ever Broadway revival on Friday, May 17 at Roundabout Theatre Company's Todd Haimes Theatre—died on May 13 in Burgaw, NC. The news was confirmed by representatives of Roundabout Theatre Company. No cause of death has been reported. He was 78.  Samm-Art Williams(Photo c/o [...]

Kara Young(Photo c/o Print Shop PR) Two world-premiere plays have joined MCC's Theater's 2024-25 season, kicking off in August with the world premiere of Table 17, written by Douglas Lyons (Chicken & Biscuits) and directed by Zhailon Levingston (Cats: The Jellicle Ball). Performances will run from August 14 through September 22 in the Susan & Ronald [...]

Phylicia Rashad(Photo: Emilio Madrid) The fourth annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth Concert will take place in Times Square on June 19 and honor the actress Phylicia Rashad. The free event, hosted by Michael James Scott, will run from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, rain or shine, and feature performances from cast members from 18 Broadway shows. [...]

Rebecca Naomi Jones and Santino Fontana in "I Can Get It For You Wholesale"(Photo: Julieta Cervantes) Concord Theatrical Recordings will release a cast recording of Classic Stage Company's acclaimed off-Broadway revisal of I Can Get It For You Wholesale in early fall 2024. The production ran from October 10 through December 17, 2023 with direction by [...]

George Clooney(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Turner) Good Night, and Good Luck, a stage adaptation of the 2005 film of the same name, will premiere on Broadway in spring 2025 at a Shubert Theatre to be announced. The play is written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov who also co-wrote the screenplay, and will be [...]

Greg Hildreth, Isabel Keating(Photos c/o Rubenstein Public Relations) The Queen of Versailles, the new Stephen Schwartz musical starring Kristin Chenoweth and F. Murray Abraham as billionarie-couple Jackie and David Siegel, has completed casting and extended its world-premiere run. The show begins performances at Boston's Emerson Colonial Theatre on July 16 and will now run through August 25. The complete cast [...]

Sarah Pidgeon, Juliana Canfield and Tom Pecinka in "Stereophonic"; Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in "Oh, Mary!" (Photos: Julieta Cervantes; Emilio Madrid) The winners of the 2024 Outer Critics Circle Awards have been announced. The rock group drama Stereophonic leads with four wins, including for Outstanding New Broadway Play, out of a total of seven nominations. The off-Broadway musical Dead [...]