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By Elissa D. Hecker posted 06-20-2025 12:47 PM

  

By Bennett Liebman

Broadway Grosses Analysis, Grosses analysis: In a post-Tonys boost, several shows have best weeks to date

Oh Mary! Breaks House Record, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Oh, Mary! Breaks Lyceum House Record for 12th Time | Playbill

The Business Behind Broadway, The Business Behind Broadway: When and Why Shows Open or Close

The Rise of the Bro Show, The rise of the Broadway ‘bro show’ - The Washington Post

Real Women Have Curves Will Close, Michelle Obama 'Loved' OH, MARY!; Says Broadway ‘Is Where the Real Talent Lies'

Michelle Obama on Oh Mary! Michelle Obama Shares Her Opinion on Broadway's Oh, Mary!

Review of Prince Faggot, Review: He’s Here, He’s Queer, He’s the Future King of England - The New York Times

Cabaret to Close with New Cast, ‘Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club’ Will End Broadway Run In October With Billy Porter & Marisha Wallace In Lead Roles

Hugh Jackman on Making Plays Less Elitist, ‘Making sure everyone can see the plays’: can Hugh Jackman make theater less elitist? | US theater | The Guardian

Reviews of Call Me Izzy, Read the Reviews for Jean Smart's Broadway Return in Call Me Izzy | Playbill

Jean Smart and John Krasinski Go It Alone, Jean Smart and John Krasinski Go It Alone, on Broadway and Off | The New Yorker

A Chorus Line Celebration, ‘A Chorus Line Official 50th Anniversary Celebration’ to reunite original Broadway cast members for one night only

Chess Returns to Broadway, Learn About Chess' Complicated Journey Back to Broadway in New Streaming Documentary | Playbill

Michelle Williams in Anna Christie, Michelle Williams & Mike Faist To Star In 'Anna Christie' Off Broadway

Matthew Broderick in Tartuffe, Matthew Broderick, Bianca del Rio, Amber Gray, and more to star in 'Tartuffe' off Broadway | New York Theatre Guide

Putnam County Spelling Bee Returns to Broadway, 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Returns to New York This Fall

Joe Allen Turns 60, Joe Allen Turns 60 — A Theatrical Home for Broadway’s Flops and Stars Alike

Playing Roxie Hart, Roxie Hart in ‘Chicago’: Pamela Anderson and 9 others on playing the role - The Washington Post

National Queer Theater v. Trump Administration, How National Queer Theater Is Fighting Back Against the Trump Administration | Playbill

Trump at the Theater, A Night Out for Trump at the Theater, With a Pocket of Dissent - The New York Times

Life with Luigi the Musical, ‘Luigi: The Musical’ is the buzziest play in S.F. It’s also terrible                                                                                             

Baton Rouge Theater Closes, After 79 years, Theatre Baton Rouge sits empty. What its stunning closure means for local theater - [225]

How Richard Foreman Reinvented Theater, The Yale Review | How Richard Foreman Reinvented American Theater

The Outdoors Evita, Rachel Zegler’s bold Evita move sparks fierce debate among West End theatre fans | The Standard

Social Media and Theater Critics, Will social media be the end of theatre critics – and are there too many standing ovations?

Stereophonic Reviews in London, What Do the Reviews Say About Stereophonic in London's West End? | Playbill

New Managing Director at Barrington Stage, Exclusive: Greg Reiner named managing director of Barrington Stage Company

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