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Roundabout Theatre Company groundbreaking event at the Todd Haimes Theatre.

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Broadway’s $24 million glow-up: What’s in store for Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre?

Matthew Wexler Aug 6, 2025 0

While the feds slash arts funding, Roundabout raises $24M for the Todd Haimes Theatre renovation in time for a spring…

Aurora Penepacker and the cast of Kokandy Productions' "Amélie."

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This underground Chicago theater just made ‘Amélie’ better than Broadway

Lauren Emily Whalen Aug 4, 2025 0

Kokandy's whimsical 'Amélie' starring Aurora Penepacker proves intimacy beats spectacle at Chopin Theatre through September 28.

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Adam Lambert’s “Heaven on Their Minds” teaser has ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ fans praying for Broadway transfer

Matthew Wexler Aug 2, 2025 0

Adam Lambert and Andrew Lloyd Webber drop a stunning "Heaven on Their Minds" teaser for the Hollywood Bowl's "Jesus Christ…

August 2025 regional theater composite: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Signature, Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse

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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August

Matthew Wexler Aug 1, 2025 0

Discover the best regional theater this August, from Broadway stars at Ogunquit Playhouse to a fresh take on Oscar Wilde…

A page from the working libretto of "A Chorus Line."

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How “Nothing” almost didn’t make it into ‘A Chorus Line’

Matthew Wexler Jul 27, 2025 0

Priscilla Lopez recalls how "Nothing" found it's way back into "A Chorus Line" thanks to the musical's vocal arranger.

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Vietnam-era musical ‘Rolling Thunder’ rocks out, but mistakes familiarity for profundity

Jude Cramer Jul 24, 2025 0

"Rolling Thunder" revisits the Vietnam War through the songs of the era. But with so many stories to tell, the…

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Andrew Barth Feldman gets plugged in as new ‘Oliver’ in Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’

Matthew Wexler Jul 24, 2025 0

The Tony-winning musical Maybe Happy Ending welcomes a new Helperbot as Darren Criss takes a nine-week hiatus this fall. Andrew…

Betsy Wolfe in "Joy: A New True Musical."

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Betsy Wolfe wrings every drop from ‘Joy: A New True Musical,’ but will audiences buy in?

Matthew Wexler Jul 20, 2025 0

By Matthew Wexler Long, long ago, in a land not too far away, we’d sit in front of the TV…

Courtnee Carter and the cast of "Rolling Thunder."

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FIRST LOOK: ‘Rolling Thunder,’ the Vietnam War concert-doc arrives Off-Broadway

Matthew Wexler Jul 15, 2025 0

"Rolling Thunder" arrives at New World Stages during the 50th anniversary of the war's end, exploring the conflict through songs…

(l to r) Stephanie Berry, Davóne Tines, and Frank Senior in "The Gospel at Colonus."

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Divine intervention: ‘The Gospel at Colonus’ turns tragedy into testimony

Matthew Wexler Jul 14, 2025 0

Director Shayok Misha Chowdhury transforms cursed kings into gospel gold in Little Island's most ambitious production yet.

"Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen" at Helicline Fine Art. (l-r) Meryl Streep in "Happy End" by Al Hirschfeld, "Opera Box" by William Gropper," and a costume design for Diana Ross by Bob Mackie.

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Broadway’s $24 million glow-up: What’s in store for Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre?

This underground Chicago theater just made ‘Amélie’ better than Broadway

Adam Lambert’s “Heaven on Their Minds” teaser has ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ fans praying for Broadway transfer

5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August

How “Nothing” almost didn’t make it into ‘A Chorus Line’

Vietnam-era musical ‘Rolling Thunder’ rocks out, but mistakes familiarity for profundity

Andrew Barth Feldman gets plugged in as new ‘Oliver’ in Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’

Betsy Wolfe wrings every drop from ‘Joy: A New True Musical,’ but will audiences buy in?

FIRST LOOK: ‘Rolling Thunder,’ the Vietnam War concert-doc arrives Off-Broadway

Divine intervention: ‘The Gospel at Colonus’ turns tragedy into testimony

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