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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Maybe Happy Ending

Maybe Happy Ending

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

SIX: The Musical

SIX: The Musical

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon

Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress

BOOP! The Musical

BOOP! The Musical

The Hills of California

The Hills of California

The Queen of Versailles

The Queen of Versailles

The Last Five Years

The Last Five Years

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Hello, I'm Dolly

Hello, I'm Dolly

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

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Featured

Matthew Saldívar to join ‘The Great Gatsby’ on Broadway as Meyer Wolfsheim

Casting

Matthew Saldívar to join ‘The Great Gatsby’ on Broadway as Meyer Wolfsheim

, and Sophia Rubino for Broadway.com

‘Beaches’ partners with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation

Partnership

‘Beaches’ partners with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation

, and Lee D'Amato

How ‘Giant’ upends the drawing-room play form in more ways than one

Closer Look

How ‘Giant’ upends the drawing-room play form in more ways than one

The behind-closed-doors dramatization of Roald Dahl’s real-life scandal riffs on the “inherently artificial” aesthetic of English country house dramas, said playwright Mark Rosenblatt and designer Bob Crowley.

, and Ashley Lee

Latest

Causes

The People’s Theatre nears $40 million campaign goal with gift from John Gore

The People’s Theatre nears $40 million campaign goal with gift from John Gore

Closer Look

How ‘Giant’ upends the drawing-room play form in more ways than one

How ‘Giant’ upends the drawing-room play form in more ways than one

Casting

Matthew Saldívar to join ‘The Great Gatsby’ on Broadway as Meyer Wolfsheim

Matthew Saldívar to join ‘The Great Gatsby’ on Broadway as Meyer Wolfsheim

Partnership

‘Beaches’ partners with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation

‘Beaches’ partners with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation

Awards

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce 2026 Drama Desk Award nominations

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce 2026 Drama Desk Award nominations

Producing

Criminal justice reform advocate Jason Flom joins ‘Fear of 13’ producing team

Criminal justice reform advocate Jason Flom joins ‘Fear of 13’ producing team

Closer Look

How co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch merged musical theater and ballroom to create a ‘third event’ with ‘Cats’

How co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch merged musical theater and ballroom to create a ‘third event’ with ‘Cats’

Grosses

Grosses analysis: Broadway numbers take a dip, despite three new shows opening

Grosses analysis: Broadway numbers take a dip, despite three new shows opening

Insights

Loyalty Report: April 23, 2026

Loyalty Report: April 23, 2026

Closer Look

How ‘Giant’ upends the drawing-room play form in more ways than one

Closer Look

How ‘Giant’ upends the drawing-room play form in more ways than one

, and Ashley Lee

April 23, 2026

How co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch merged musical theater and ballroom to create a ‘third event’ with ‘Cats’

Closer Look

How co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch merged musical theater and ballroom to create a ‘third event’ with ‘Cats’

, and Ruthie Fierberg

April 22, 2026

‘Schmigadoon!’ is not just a parody

Podcast

‘Schmigadoon!’ is not just a parody

, and Ruthie Fierberg

April 20, 2026

Author Gina Gionfriddo, director Trip Cullman and the cast of ‘Becky Shaw’ on the questions and lessons of the savage comedy

Podcast

Author Gina Gionfriddo, director Trip Cullman and the cast of ‘Becky Shaw’ on the questions and lessons of the savage comedy

, and Ruthie Fierberg

April 16, 2026

Exclusive

Exclusive: PBS Great Performances broadcast of ‘Suffs’ to receive special advance screening in NYC

Events

Exclusive: PBS Great Performances broadcast of ‘Suffs’ to receive special advance screening in NYC

, and Andy Lefkowitz

April 6, 2026

The Broadway League releases report on the economic effects of Broadway tours

Data

The Broadway League releases report on the economic effects of Broadway tours

, and Lee D'Amato

March 27, 2026

Exclusive: Regular People hires Ashley Dinges as head of marketing

Personnel

Exclusive: Regular People hires Ashley Dinges as head of marketing

, and Lee D'Amato

March 24, 2026

Exclusive: New technology, Impulse, allows creative teams to visualize choreography before rehearsals begin

Technology

Exclusive: New technology, Impulse, allows creative teams to visualize choreography before rehearsals begin

, and Andy Lefkowitz

March 10, 2026

Design

Inside the deliberate casting process of an authentic ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’

Closer Look

Inside the deliberate casting process of an authentic ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’

, and Ashley Lee

March 27, 2026

Where glamour is extreme

Closer Look

Where glamour is extreme

, and Ruthie Fierberg

February 12, 2026

Designing a new, mind-boggling ‘Phantom’ faithful to its original conceit

Closer Look

Designing a new, mind-boggling ‘Phantom’ faithful to its original conceit

, and Ruthie Fierberg

February 10, 2026

Christian Cowan uses detail and taste to make ‘The Queen of Versailles’ shine

Closer Look

Christian Cowan uses detail and taste to make ‘The Queen of Versailles’ shine

, and Ruthie Fierberg

December 19, 2025

News

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ hosts LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Night

Events

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ hosts LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Night

Rockefeller Center returns as 2026 Tony Awards partner

Partnership

Rockefeller Center returns as 2026 Tony Awards partner

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Broadway revival set for spring 2027, directed by Sam Gold

Announcement

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Broadway revival set for spring 2027, directed by Sam Gold

Views

Broadway Pipeline: April 22, 2026

Insights

Broadway Pipeline: April 22, 2026

, and Theatrical Index

Conversation is the New Curtain Call

Views

Conversation is the New Curtain Call

, and Rian Durham

Insights

Use your Broadway advertising to create a new kind of urgency

, and Jessica Ferreira

Broadway Pipeline: April 15, 2026

Insights

Broadway Pipeline: April 15, 2026

, and Theatrical Index

Review

The Broadway Review: Broadway’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’ is more jubilant, less jagged than its source

Review

The Broadway Review: Broadway’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’ is more jubilant, less jagged than its source

, and Brittani Samuel

April 28, 2025

The Broadway Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ makes beautiful music in the dark

Review

The Broadway Review: ‘Dead Outlaw’ makes beautiful music in the dark

, and Brittani Samuel

April 28, 2025

The Broadway Review: ‘Just in Time’ is safe, swoonful concert-style theater

Review

The Broadway Review: ‘Just in Time’ is safe, swoonful concert-style theater

, and Brittani Samuel

April 27, 2025

The Broadway Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ needs to trust in stupid

Review

The Broadway Review: ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’ needs to trust in stupid

, and Brittani Samuel

April 25, 2025

Announcements

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Broadway revival set for spring 2027, directed by Sam Gold

‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ announces West End transfer

Benj Pasek, Shaina Taub and Joshua Harmon announce new musical ‘Unorthodox’

Roundabout’s 2026-2027 season to include new play by Dominique Morisseau, ‘Full Monty’ revival and more

Industry

Criminal justice reform advocate Jason Flom joins ‘Fear of 13’ producing team

Grosses analysis: Broadway numbers take a dip, despite three new shows opening

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ hosts LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Night

John Leguizamo to host ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ dance-along performance

Creative

Jinkx Monsoon and more join ‘Pirates’ revival; full cast and design team revealed

Bartlett Sher joins creative team of Broadway-bound ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’

Broadway’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ reveals theater, dates and creative team

Emmy Award winner Adam Blackstone joins creative team of ‘The Wiz’

Casting

Matthew Saldívar to join ‘The Great Gatsby’ on Broadway as Meyer Wolfsheim

Khaila Wilcoxon to join Broadway company of ‘SIX’

Adrianna Hicks sets ‘SIX’ departure date

Casting change at ‘MJ’ on Broadway as original star departs

Pre-Broadway

New musical about the fall of the Berlin Wall announces private reading

New play about surviving John Wayne Gacy announces industry readings

Tony Danza to lead world premiere of Broadway-aimed drama ‘Broken Snow’

‘The Danish Girl’ is being made into a musical

Post-Broadway

Concord Theatricals acquires licensing rights to ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’

Music Theatre International acquires licensing rights to ‘The Great Gatsby’

Concord Theatricals acquires worldwide licensing rights for ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

‘The Outsiders’ sets South Korea premiere

Screen

‘Hadestown’ live capture to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

Lin-Manuel Miranda will direct film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s ‘Octet’

‘SIX’ musical capture sets 2026 theatrical release

‘Hadestown’ West End capture to receive 2026 theatrical release

Awards

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce 2026 Drama Desk Award nominations

Outer Critics Circle announces nominees for 2026

Drama League Awards announces 2026 nominees

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ nominated for 2026 Webby Award