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Nicholas Barasch, Ramin Karimloo and Jinkx Monsoon in "Pirates! The Penzance Musical"
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PHOTOS: First look at this modern major ‘Pirates! The Penzance Musical’
Matthew Wexler Apr 18, 2025 0

A first look at Roundabout Theatre Company's jazzy reimagining of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic.

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The cast of "Stranger Things: The First Shadow"
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PHOTOS: Broadway gets ‘Stranger’ with the biggest spectacle of the season
Matthew Wexler Apr 17, 2025 0

Are monsters born or made? Broadway audiences will have the chance to decide when "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" arrives.

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Adrienne Warren and Nick Jonas in "The Last Five Years."
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‘The Last Five Years’: Nick Jonas, Adrienne Warren, and a temporally twisted love story
Matthew Wexler Apr 16, 2025 0

Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren bring Jason Robert Brown's fractured love story to Broadway.

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Peter Joback in the 30th anniversary production of "The Phantom of the Opera."
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Have we crossed “The Point of No Return”? An immersive ‘Phantom’ heads to NYC
Matthew Wexler Apr 15, 2025 0

"Stranger than you dreamt it"? That 'Phantom' lyric may come true in the latest reboot.

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Leslie Odom Jr. and the original Broadway cast of Hamilton
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Leslie Odom, Jr. goes back to the room where it happened
Matthew Wexler Apr 14, 2025 0

Tony winner Leslie Odom, Jr. returns to the cast of "Hamilton" for a limited run this fall.

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Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk in "Glengarry Glen Ross"
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In ‘Glengarry Glen Ross,’ Broadway leverages TV stars Kieran Culkin & Bob Odenkirk as prime real estate
Matthew Wexler Apr 13, 2025 0

"Succession" and "Better Call Saul" fans are paying big bucks to see Kieran Culkin and Bob Odenkirk on Broadway—is it…

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Robyn Hurder in "Smash."
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Marilyn in triplicate: ‘Smash’ is Broadway’s most meta moment yet
Matthew Wexler Apr 10, 2025 0

After more than a decade, "Smash" transports from TV to the Broadway stage.

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Zachary Noah Piser and Idina Menzel in "Redwood."
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Zachary Noah Piser’s powerful ‘Redwood’ performance revealed
Matthew Wexler Apr 10, 2025 0

The Broadway musical "Redwood" has just released a new video of our favorite moment featuring Zachary Noah Piser.

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The cast of 'Sondheim's Old Friends'
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Sondheim’s latest Broadway tribute dazzles but disconnects
Matthew Wexler Apr 9, 2025 0

Despite powerhouse leading ladies Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, 'Sondheim's Old Friends' sometimes forgets what made the master great.

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Rachel Zegler and Diego Andres Rodriguez in "Evita."
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Jamie Lloyd’s ‘Evita’ finds its Che
Matthew Wexler Apr 8, 2025 0

Jamie Lloyd's "Evita announces Diego Andres Rodriguez to star as Che opposite Rachel Zegler's Eva Peron.

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