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By Elissa D. Hecker posted 08-01-2025 12:03 PM

  

By Bennett Liebman

Penzance Closes with Large Box Office Haul, Broadway: Pirates! The Penzance Musical Closes, Wicked Takes Top Spot

Box Office Slows, Broadway Box Office Stumbles During July 4th Holiday Week, With Star Absences Hitting ‘Gypsy', ‘Call Me Izzy' & ‘Death Becomes Her'

Liberation Moving to Broadway, Bess Wohl’s ‘Liberation’ Is Heading to Broadway This Fall - The New York Times

Kelli O’Hara Joins Tom Hanks, Kelli O’Hara Joins Tom Hanks In His Off Broadway Play ‘This World Of Tomorrow’ - IMDb

Cast for the Balusters, Renée Elise Goldsberry Richard Thomas cast in Broadway's The Balusters

Richard Greenberg Obit in the UK, Richard Greenberg obituary | Theatre | The Guardian

Lessons from Kimberly Bellflower, Lessons learned from a season on Broadway: A Q&A with Kimberly Belflower

New Glow at the Delacorte, Free Shakespeare’s Central Park Home Gets an $85 Million Glow Up - The New York Times

Chiara Aurelia in John Proctor, Chiara Aurelia On Her Self-Made Career and Just Letting Go in John Proctor is the Villain | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

The Hamilton Legacy, Interview: Ebrin R. Stanley on HAMILTON's 10-Year Legacy

Elizabeth McGovern Elizabeth McGovern Says Goodbye to Downton Abbey and Hello to Ava Gardner | Playbill

The Chorus Line at 50 Concert, Video: Inside the A CHORUS LINE 50 Concert With Donna McKechnie, Robyn Hurder & More

Recasting  Maybe Happy Endings, Maybe Happy Ending Creators Respond to Casting Controversy | Playbill

Asian Representation and  Maybe Happy Endings, ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Casting Change Ignites Debate About Asian Representation - The New York Times

Rebecca Habel Returns to Roundabout, Rebecca Habel will return to Roundabout Theatre Company as new managing director

Jon Michael Hill and His Purpose, Jon Michael Hill talks finding his ‘Purpose’ on Broadway

The Bat Boy Revival, Alex Newell, Andrew Durand, Kerry Butler, More Join Encores! Bat Boy Revival | Playbill

Obit for Robert Wilson, Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright of ‘Einstein on the Beach,’ Is Dead at 83 - The New York Times

An immigrant Theatremakers Roundtable, AMERICAN THEATRE | Here, There, and Everywhere: An Immigrant Theatremakers Roundtable

David Muse Leaves DC Theater, David Muse, one of D.C.’s top theater makers, is leaving. What does it mean for the future? - The Washington Post

The Trump Center? GOP bill proposes renaming the Kennedy Center after President Trump : NPR

Future of Pittsburgh’s CLO, Pittsburgh's CLO at a major crossroads as it faces rising costs, increased competition | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Restructuring at a San Diego Theater, Award-winning Escondido theater company to downsize and restructure – San Diego Union-Tribune

Chicago Theater Heads for the Wrecking Ball, Afternoon Briefing: Another Chicago theater is headed for the wrecking ball – Chicago Tribune

Billie Jean King On Stage, Review: ‘Billie Jean’ in Chicago is a straightforward account of a champion’s story

Chicago to Help Arts Groups, Chicago says it will help some arts groups that lost critical NEA dollars - Chicago Sun-Times

Macbeth and Annie in Canada, On Canada’s Top Stage, Macbeth and Annie Are Talking to Americans - The New York Times

Inter Alia at the National, ‘Inter Alia’ Review: Rosamund Pike at the National Theater - The New York Times

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