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Todd Almond and the cast of <em>Girl From the North Country</em>, which opens on March 5 at the Belasco Theatre.
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Girl From the North Country Marks Its Broadway Premiere Tonight
The Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan musical opens at the Belasco Theatre.
<em>West Side Story</em> features choreography by Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker.
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West Side Story Opens on Broadway Tonight, Tonight
Ivo van Hove's new revival stars Isaac Powell, Shereen Pimentel, Yesenia Ayala, and Amar Ramasar.
Percy Jackson (Chris McCarrell) fights a Minotaur.
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The Lightning Thief Opens on Broadway Tonight
Chris McCarrell stars as Percy Jackson in the Drama Desk Award-nominated musical.
<em>Beetlejuice</em> Opens on Broadway Tonight
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Beetlejuice Opens on Broadway Tonight
Alex Brightman and Sophia Anne Caruso lead the cast of the new musical at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Reeve Carney plays Orpheus, and Eva Noblezada plays Eurydice in <em>Hadestown</em>.
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Hadestown Opens Tonight on Broadway
Anaïs Mitchell's musical, directed by Rachel Chavkin, stars Reeve Carney and Eva Noblezada.
Kelli O'Hara as Kate/Lilli Vanessi in <em>Kiss Me, Kate</em>.
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Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase Return to Broadway Tonight as Kiss Me, Kate Opens
Corbin Bleu and Stephanie Styles also star in the Cole Porter musical.
A scene from <em>Be More Chill</em> on Broadway.
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Sync Up! Be More Chill Opens on Broadway Tonight
Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz's musical stars Will Roland, George Salazar, and more.
Ethan Hawke and Paul Dano star in Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Sam Shepard's <em>True West</em>.
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Paul Dano and Ethan Hawke Return to Broadway in True West Tonight
The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Sam Shepard's play is directed by James Macdonald.
Jeremy Pope and Chuck Cooper star in <em>Choir Boy</em>.
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Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy, Starring Jeremy Pope, Opens on Broadway Tonight
Chuck Cooper and Austin Pendleton also star in the drama, directed by Trip Cullman.
Jeff Daniels as Atticus Finch, and Gbenga Akinnagbe as Tom Robinson in <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em>, opening tonight at the Shubert Theatre.
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Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird Opens on Broadway Tonight
Jeff Daniels stars as Atticus Finch in the new stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel.
<em>The Cher Show</em> Is Set to Bring the Goddess of Pop to Broadway
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The Cher Show Is Set to Bring the Goddess of Pop to Broadway
The new musical opens tonight. Check out Broadway's three Chers in a brand-new trailer.
Michael Potts, Brooks Ashmanskas, Beth Leavel, Christopher Sieber, Caitlin Kinnunen, and the cast of <em>The Prom</em>, opening on Broadway tonight.
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It's The Prom Night on Broadway!
The new musical comedy opens tonight at the Longacre Theatre.
Mike Birbiglia opens the Broadway transfer of his solo show <em>The New One</em> tonight at the Cort Theatre.
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Mike Birbiglia's The New One Set to Open on Broadway
Birbiglia transfers his solo comedy show to the Cort Theatre for a nine-week run.
<em>King Kong</em> opens tonight at the Broadway Theatre under the direction Drew McOnie.
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King Kong Breaks Free on Broadway and Opens Tonight
New photos of the production's 2,000-pound silverback-gorilla puppet have been released for its Broadway debut.
Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, and Jeremy Jordan in a scene from <em>American Son</em>.
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American Son Opens on Broadway Tonight
Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale lead the cast of the new drama by Christopher Demos-Brown.
Michael Urie as Arnold
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Torch Song, Starring Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl, Set to Open on Broadway
Harvey Fierstein's landmark play is directed by Moisés Kaufman.
Willow McCarthy as Mercy Carney, Brooklyn Shuck as Nunu (Nuala) Carney, Genevieve O'Reilly as Mary Carney, and Matilda Lawler as Honor Carney
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The Ferryman Docks on Broadway Tonight
The new play by Jez Butterworth is set to open at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
The cast of Richard Bean's new comedy <em>The Nap</em>, opening tonight on Broadway.
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The Nap Prepares to Snooker Broadway on Opening Night
Manhattan Theatre Club presents the US debut of Richard Bean's ensemble comedy.
Samantha Barks and Andy Karl star in <em>Pretty Woman: The Musical</em>, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre.
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Pretty Woman: The Musical Opens on Broadway
Andy Karl and Samantha Barks star in the new musical adaptation of the hit romantic comedy.
Manu Narayan, Jay Klaitz, Paul Whitty, Sawyer Nunes, and Mitchell Jarvis in a scene from <em>Gettin' the Band Back Together</em>, opening on Broadway tonight at the Belasco Theatre.
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Gettin' the Band Back Together Set to Open on Broadway
The brand-new musical is ready to blow the roof off the Belasco tonight.
Stephen Payne, Josh Charles, Armie Hammer, and Paul Schneider star in <em>Straight White Men</em>.
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Straight White Men, With Kate Bornstein, Ty Defoe, and Armie Hammer, Opens Tonight
Anna D. Shapiro directs the Broadway premiere of Young Jean Lee's play.
Denzel Washington stars as Theodore Hickman.
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Denzel Washington, David Morse, Colm Meaney Open in The Iceman Cometh
Reg Rogers, Bill Irwin, and more also star in Eugene O'Neill's drama.
Condola Rashad stars as Joan in <em>Saint Joan</em>, directed by Daniel Sullivan, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
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Watch Condola Rashad in Scenes From Broadway's Saint Joan
Rashad opens tonight in Daniel Sullivan's new production of a Bernard Shaw classic.
A scene from Roundabout Theatre Company's <em>Travesties</em>.
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Roundabout Is Set to Open Its Revival of Tom Stoppard's Travesties
Director Patrick Marber brings Stoppard's Tony-winning play back to New York City.