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Written by: Logan Culwell-Block
Final Stephen Sondheim Musical Here We Are Officially Opens Off-Broadway October 22
‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ Finally Found in the Dark
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Written by: Jesse Green
Jonathan Groff, supported by Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez, is thrillingly fierce in the first convincing revival of the cult flop Sondheim musical.
A Musical About Star Wars’ Extends Off-Broadway Return
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Written by: Margaret Hall
The musical previously enjoyed successful 2019 engagements Off-Broadway at Theatre Row and St. Luke’s Theatre.
A Musical About Star Wars—or Why Star Wars is the Greatest Thing in the Galaxy, Much Much Better than Star Trek has extended the run of its Off-Broadway return. The production will now run through January 21, 2024.
Actors’ Equity Seeks to Unionize Broadway Production Assistants
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Written by: Michael Paulson
The position is one of the few nonunion segments of the theater industry’s work force.
Actors’ Equity, the labor union representing American stage performers and stage managers, is seeking to unionize Broadway production assistants, one of the few nonunion segments of the industry work force.
A.I.-Scripted Stories, and a Counterpoint, Take the Stage Off Broadway
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Written by: Laura Collins-Hughes
“Prometheus Firebringer” and “Bioadapted” test the waters, while the abstract “Psychic Self Defense” is a warm and pulsing counterpoint.
Seated behind a plain wooden table, the theater maker Annie Dorsen is not costumed to catch our gaze, or lit dramatically. In the performance-lecture that is her A.I.-focused show “Prometheus Firebringer,” at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center in Brooklyn, you might assume she’d be the boring part.
Jordan Fisher, Charity Angél Dawson, Adam Pascal, More Set for Free Broadway Forever Concerts
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Written by: Andrew Gans
The concerts, also featuring stars from & Juliet, Harmony, Here Lies Love, and more, will be held in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Broadway Forever, a series of free pop-up concerts and community service opportunities, will return for a second year with events in Manhattan and the Bronx.
Gutenberg! The Musical! on Broadway Will Offer Rush, Digital Lottery, and Standing Room Tickets
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Written by: Talaura Harms
Gutenberg! The Musical! on Broadway Will Offer Rush, Digital Lottery, and Standing Room Tickets. Find out how to get the cheapest tickets to the two-hander starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.
How Broadway Is Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Written by: Playbill Staff
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15, but celebrations are starting early with the concert ¡Viva! Broadway: Aquí y Allá (Here and There). “I celebrate my Hispanic heritage all year long with the food I cook, the music I listen to, and the fantastic conversations I have in Spanish with friends and family,” says Broadway actor Andréa Burns, before asking, “How will you spend it?”
Get Ready For Your Big Show-Stopper Number With Playbill’s 2023 September Horoscope
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Written by: Yoanna Nikolova, Jeffrey Vizcaino