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Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo star in <em>Only an Octave Apart</em>, directed by Zack Winokur, at St. Ann's Warehouse.
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Review: Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo Are Only an Octave Apart
This concert by two very different vocalists welcomes audiences back to St. Ann's Warehouse.
Alison Fraser, Stacie Lindsey, and Austin Pendleton
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Ruth Stage Partners With the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation for Fundraising Gala
The event will take place on October 26 to help raise money for bile-duct cancer research.
The 35th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction will be held on Sunday, October 3.
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Broadway Flea Market Announces Grand Auction Additions
The annual event benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights will be held both online and in person.
Interview: How the <em>Simpsons</em> Season Premiere Became a Musical
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Interview: How the Simpsons Season Premiere Became a Musical
Writer Elisabeth Kiernan Averick and songwriter Jack Dolgen discuss this weekend's episode.
Matthew Morrison and Marisa Jaret Winokur
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Hairspray Cast, Including Original Stars, to Reunite for Tony Awards Performance
Find out who will also take the stage this Sunday.
Off-Broadway theater director George Ferencz has died at 74.
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Innovative Theater Director George Ferencz Dies at 74
Ferencz is best known for his productions of works by Eugene O'Neill, Sam Shepard, and Amiri Baraka.
Two puppets from <em>Friends Parody (The One with the Puppets)</em>.
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Friends Parody (The One With The Puppets) to Debut in New York City
The show is presented by Rockefeller Productions, the puppet studio behind Disney's Winnie the Pooh off-Broadway.
<em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</em> will return to Broadway's Lyric Theatre November 12 in a new single-part format.
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James Snyder to Resume Title Role in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway
Complete casting has been announced for Cursed Child's return, now in one part.
Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena, Elizabeth Stanley, Sean Allan Krill star in <em>Jagged Little Pill</em>, one of the three musicals nominated for the 2020 Best Musical Tony Award.
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Who Will Win a 2020 Tony Award (in 2021)? Our Critics Make Their Predictions
Two critics discuss the strangest Tony Awards of their lives.
Jennifer Nettles
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Jennifer Nettles to Return to Broadway in Waitress
Nettles will be Waitress's next Jenna.
Julia Murney will star as Arlene in the Out of the Box Theatrics production of <em>Baby</em>.
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Julia Murney to Star in Return Engagement of Baby
Out of the Box Theatrics will bring back it's site-specific production this November.
Corbin Bleu Sings From New Off-Broadway <em>Winnie the Pooh</em> Musical
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Corbin Bleu Sings From New Off-Broadway Winnie the Pooh Musical
Bleu performs the theme from TV's The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Heidi Blickenstaff
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Heidi Blickenstaff, Morgan Dudley Join Jagged Little Pill Cast
Original star Elizabeth Stanley is on maternity leave, and Celia Rose Gooding has departed the company.
Caissie Levy and Sharon D. Clarke in rehearsal for <em>Caroline, or Change</em> in 2020
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Caissie Levy, Samantha Williams, Chip Zien, and More Rejoin Caroline, or Change
Full casting for the long-awaited Broadway revival has been revealed.
Margo Seibert and Erik Lochtefeld in <em>Unknown Soldier</em>
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Listen to Margo Seibert and Erik Lochtefeld Sing From Michael Friedman's Unknown Soldier
Hear the track "The Worst Town in New York" from the new cast album.
A scene from <em>Sleep No More</em>.
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Sleep No More Delays Return Till Valentine's Day 2022
Fans of New York City's most elaborate immersive show will have to dream of Manderley a bit longer before visiting.
Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood in Steppenwolf's 2020 production of <em>Bug</em>, returning to the stage this November.
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Bug Will Have Monthlong Remounting to Finish Its Pre-Pandemic Run
The Tracy Letts play will return to Steppenwolf Theatre this November.
Tim Bond
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Interview: Meet Tim Bond, the New Artistic Director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Bond began his tenure at the theater in March 2020...and he's still waiting to kick off his first season.
Esau Pritchett has joined the Broadway cast of Keenan Scott II's <em>Thoughts of a Colored Man</em>.
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Esau Pritchett Joins the Cast of Thoughts of a Colored Man on Broadway
He replaces the previously announced Keith David in Keenan Scott II's new play.
Watch Scenes From the Emotional First Night Back at <em>Come From Away</em> on Broadway
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Watch Scenes From the Emotional First Night Back at Come From Away on Broadway
The musical returns to the Schoenfeld Theatre to multiple standing ovations.
The cast of <em>Designing Women</em> at TheatreSquared.
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Carmen Cusack, Elaine Hendrix, and More Launch Run of Designing Women
Your favorite characters from the hit '80s sitcom hit the stage tonight.
Billy Crystal
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Billy Crystal to Star in Developmental Run of Mr. Saturday Night Musical
Featuring a score by Jason Robert Brown and Amanda Green, the show will also feature Crystal's screen co-star, David Paymer.
Sharlene Cruz and Jasai Chase-Owens in <em>Sanctuary City</em> at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
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Review: Sanctuary City Reminds Us of Theater's Power to Tell the Truth
Martyna Majok's new play debuts via New York Theatre Workshop, 18 months after starting previews.
Audrey II and Jeremy Jordan
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First Look Photos: Jeremy Jordan as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors
On the 21st day of the month of September, the musical returned to the stage off-Broadway.