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Maybe Happy Ending officially opens its Broadway debut at the Belasco Theatre November 12 after beginning previews October 16

Maybe Happy Ending begins performances for its Broadway debut at the Belasco Theatre October 16 ahead of a November 12 opening night.

Huey Lewis had the honor of being placed on the Sardi’s Walls of Broadway fame with his portrait at an unveiling by Max Klimavicius, owner of Sardi’s.

The upcoming Broadway production of the musical Maybe Happy Ending starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen will be delayed by nearly a month due to what producers say are supply chain issues related to the custom-made scenic design.

The Huey Lewis jukebox musical opened April 22 at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

The musical, with a score by Huey Lewis and the News, opened on April 22 and will close on June 23.

The album is produced by Huey Lewis, Brian Usifer and Will Van Dyke with Hunter Arnold, Tyler Mitchell and Kayla Greenspan serving as Executive Producers.

Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Darren Criss (American Buffalo, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) will return to the stage alongside Helen J Shen (The Lonely Few, Teeth) in the Broadway premiere of the new musical Maybe Happy Ending.

PURLIE VICTORIOUS was nominated for four Dorian Theater Awards

Two joint special citations were awarded: One to the revivals of Merrily We Roll Along and Purlie Victorious, and a second to actors Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders for lifetime achievement; Plunkett has appeared this season in The Notebook and Deep Blue Sound, and Sanders in Primary Trust and Purlie Victorious.

Grab your Playbills and join us in congratulating the many NYU alumni who received nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards! The awards will be held on June 16, 2024.

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club – 9 Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch – 6

Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club – 5 Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch – 5

Outstanding Revival of a Musical: Cabaret, Outstanding Revival of a Play: Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch    

The Heart of Rock and Roll, a new musical inspired by the music of Huey Lewis and The News, officially opens on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre April 22 after beginning previews March 29.

Outstanding Revival of a Play: Purlie Victorious, Outstanding Production of a Musical: The Heart of Rock and Roll, Outstanding Revival of a Musical: Cabaret

Life is a Cabaret as a new revival of the John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff musical officially opens at Broadway’s Kit Kat Club (née August Wilson Theatre) April 21.

The curtain rises tonight at the August Wilson Theatre, where previews begin for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

The musical follows Bobby, a Chicagoan whose failed band leads to him returning to corporate America.

Purlie Victorious takes its final bow at the Music Box Theatre following 23 previews and 151 regular performances.

Outstanding Broadway Production – Once Upon A One More Time, by Jon Hartmere

The Heart of Rock and Roll, a new musical featuring the hit songs of ’80s superstars Huey Lewis and The News, is coming to Broadway this spring, with previews beginning at The James Earl Jones Theatre on Friday, March 29, 2024, ahead an opening night on Monday, April 22.

The event featured a performance and discussion from the Broadway cast in the historic Coolidge Auditorium with about 500 students and guests in attendance.

Little Shop of Horrors celebrated its 1000th performance at Bryant Park Grill!

The Leslie Odom Jr.-starrer will run until February 2024.

Leslie Odom, Jr. stars in and co-produces the first-ever Broadway revival of the Ossie Davis play.

The first Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by legendary Ossie Davis will officially open on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at The Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th St.). Previews will begin tonight, Thursday, September 7.

The Britney Spears jukebox musical has played 123 performances on Broadway.

The show, which was capitalized for $20 million, will end its Broadway run on Sept. 3 after 123 performances.

The Kander and Ebb musical will play the August Wilson Theatre in 2024.

The first Broadway revival of the American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by legendary Ossie Davis will officially open on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at The Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th St.).

The ultimate revisionist fairytale, Once Upon a One More Time is a new musical that uses the music of Britney Spears music to put a modern twist on old favorites.

The Britney Spears jukebox musical explores what happens when classic fairytale heroines encounter The Feminine Mystique.

At TBD Theatricals, Arnold works closely with managing producer Kayla Greenspan, “literally whiteboarding things,” trying to figure out how to finance the shows they believe in.

The previously announced Broadway revival of the Ossie Davis comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch starring Leslie Odom, Jr. will begin previews on Thursday, September 7, at The Music Box Theatre, with an opening date to be announced.

Wayne Cilento directs the seldom-produced work, re-creating Fosse’s original, 1978 Tony-winning choreography.

The Britney Spears jukebox musical explores what happens when classic fairytale heroines encounter The Feminine Mystique.

After not receiving any Tony Award nominations, the revival has announced that it will close.

Pictures From Home, Sharr White’s adaptation of Larry Sultan’s photo memoir of the same name, completes its run at Broadway’s Studio 54 April 30.

Nominations for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards have been revealed, with Shucked becoming the most-nominated musical of the season with 12 nods, and Life of Pi the most-nominated play with five nominations.  

Nominations for the 72nd Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were revealed April 26, with New York, New York and Some Like It Hot becoming the most-nominated musicals of the season with 12 and 10 nods, respectively, and Downstate and Leopoldstadt becoming the most-recognized play with six nominations each.

Nominations for the 89th Annual Drama League Awards were announced April 25 by Roger Bart and Justin Guarini at an event at the New York Library for the Performing Arts.

The world premiere of The Preacher’s Wife, the new musical penned by Tituss Burgess and Azie Dungey, will be part of the Alliance Theatre’s 2023-2024 season in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bob Fosse’s 1978 dance work Dancin’ is back on Broadway for its first-ever revival at the Music Box Theatre, officially opening March 19 after beginning previews March 2

The producers of The Kite Runner, a play with music based on Khaled Hosseini’s international best-selling novel, are pleased to announce that a North American tour of the acclaimed Broadway and West End production will launch in Spring 2024.

The landmark musical begins performances at the Music Box Theatre on March 2.

Bartlett Sher directs Danny Burstein, Zoë Wanamaker, and Nathan Lane in the new play at Studio 54.

Tony & Grammy winner Leslie Odom, Jr. will star in a new Broadway production of the classic American comedy Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis.

Jaquel Spivey leads the Michael R. Jackson-penned musical at the Lyceum Theatre.

Landmark playwright Adrienne Kennedy made her long-awaited Broadway debut with the production.

Previews begin for Sharr White’s new play at Studio 54 under the direction of Bartlett Sher.

Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders will play its final Broadway performance at the James Earl Jones Theatre January 15.

At today’s matinee, Hadestown will play its 918th performance making the musical the longest-running show in the 100-year history of the Walter Kerr Theatre.

Completing its limited engagement at the Nederlander Theatre, A Christmas Carol plays its final performance January 1.

PICTURES FROM HOME will now begin previews on Broadway on Friday, January 13, 2023, instead of the previously announced January 10th first preview, at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 W 54th Street).

The musical’s closing performance is dedicated to the Asian American and Pacific Islanders community.  

Landmark playwright Adrienne Kennedy makes her long-awaited Broadway debut with the production.

KPOP will close at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Sunday, December 11, 2022.

“Once Upon a One More Time,” a musical powered by the discography of Britney Spears, is coming to Broadway in 2023.

The opening night film is, appropriately, the Broadway-inspired musical drama Beau from director-choreographer Josh Rhodes.

Beau is a raw, energetic and soulful movie that bridges the gap between live theater and film in creative and potent ways – a feat that including copious camera angles and lighting that is exceptional for both theater performance and film.

The multimedia musical delivers a K-pop style concert while giving a look behind the costumes and lights at the lives of its fictional music superstars.

The Tony winner collaborated with Tony-nominated director Michael Arden and Susan Lyons to create this solo version of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic.

The new musical “KPOP,” which began previews on Oct.13 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, will now open on Nov. 27.

Landmark playwright Adrienne Kennedy makes her long-awaited Broadway debut with the production.

Among the new titles, festival attendees will be able to check out BEAU, a movie that is all about New York: Inspired by Broadway stage musicals and the general feeling of excitement with theater, the musical drama centers around a struggling musician who learns the value of perseverance and self-worth through the music of his […]

The show, originally created by Bob Fosse in the late 1970s, has been reimagined with the blessing of his daughter.

The Tony winner takes on all the roles in this solo version of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic.

Adapted from Khaled Hosseini’s novel, the stage play has already announced a North American tour.

“Pictures From Home” will debut on Broadway in 2023, beginning previews on Jan. 10 and opening on Feb. 9.

Dramatic Publishing has licensed the Broadway production of The Kite Runner, and a North American tour is being planned for 2024.

K-pop singer Luna leads the cast which stars fellow K-pop stars Bo Hyung Kim, Min Young Lee, and Kevin Woo.

The meta-musical, which won the Tony Award this year and the Pulitzer Prize in 2020, announced it would close on Jan. 15.

Jefferson Mays will bring his adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic to the Nederlander Theater starting in November.

Kenny Leon will direct the production, set to begin previews at the newly renamed Broadway venue in November.

The stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel stars The Blacklist’s Amir Arison.

The stage adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel stars The Blacklist‘s Amir Arison.

The 2nd Annual Antonyo Award nominations from the 2021-2022 Broadway and Off-Broadway season have been announced!

Winners include “A Strange Loop” for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, “The Lehman Trilogy” for Best Play, and “Company” for Best Revival of a Musical

A Strange Loop, The Lehman Trilogy, Take Me Out and Company won the top prizes at the 2022 Tony Awards.

Marianne Elliott and Kate Whoriskey are the inaugural winners of the Outstanding Director awards.

A musical about making art and a play about making money dominated the Tony Awards nominations Monday, as Broadway sought to celebrate its best work and revive its fortunes after the lengthy and damaging coronavirus shutdown.

The production plans to continue with an international tour.

With a book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, the musical comes to the Lyceum Theatre following its 2019 Off-Broadway world premiere.

The production plans to continue with an international tour.

OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL – A Strange Loop

The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop debuts on Broadway starting April 14 (following a COVID-related delay) at the Lyceum Theatre, with opening night set for April 26.

The stage adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s best-selling novel The Little Prince opens April 11 at the Broadway Theatre, following previews which began March 29

The work made its award-winning world premiere Off-Broadway in 2017.

The new musical features aerial artistry and follows a young hero on his journey to self-discovery.  

Outstanding Broadway Production Chicken & Biscuits

A stage adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Kite Runner” will be presented on Broadway in July.

The playwright Michael R. Jackson describes his musical as “a big, Black and queer-ass American Broadway show.”

This international production, an adaptation of the novella that is described as “a theatrical experience with musical elements,” will run for five months.

Originally from Los Angeles, Kayla Greenspan knew from a fairly young age that she wanted to move to New York as soon as possible.

The Broadway production of Chicken & Biscuits plays its final performance November 28 at Circle in the Square Theatre.

Following the recent announcement of a temporary suspension of performances due to COVID-19 cases within the company, producers of the Broadway play Chicken & Biscuits announced that the production will resume performances on Friday, November 19, 2021, before playing a final performance of its limited engagement at Circle in the Square Theatre on Sunday, November […]

The play began previews Thursday, September 23, 2021 and plays a limited engagement through Sunday, January 2, 2022.

Best Play – Kayla Greenspan (STEINHARDT ’12), Producer, The Inheritance

‘The Inheritance‘ wins best play, making Matthew López the first Latino writer to take home the award.