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Sunday, August 30

Moulin Rouge! the Musical closes on Broadway 

Video: Can PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Make an Entire Broadway Audience Scream? Following critically acclaimed, sold-out runs in Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and London, Paranormal Activity has officially arrived on Broadway. Now playing at the August Wilson Theatre, the stage thriller is already getting the reaction its company hoped for: plenty of screams. Watch the video to hear more from the cast and creative team of Paranormal Activity as they celebrate bringing the scares to Broadway.

Photos: First Look at Chloe Tucker Caine, Stephanie Jae Park & More in SIX on Broadway by Nicole Rosky SIX welcomed Chloe Tucker Caine as Anne Boleyn, Natalie Paris as Jane Seymour, Aimie Atkinson as Katherine Howard, and Stephanie Jae Park as Catherine Parr, joining Khaila Wilcoxon as Catherine of Aragon and Olivia Donalson as Anna of Cleves. The cast also features Lauryn Adams, Aryn Bohannon, Maggie Likcani, and Aiyana Smash as Alternates. Check out new photos of the new broadway cast in action!. (more…)

Manhattan Theatre Club Names Allison Curran Chief Development Officer
by Stephi Wild
Manhattan Theatre Club has appointed Allison Curran as Chief Development Officer, bringing more than 15 years of nonprofit fundraising experience to the New York organization.. (more…)

New Musical TESTIFY to Hold Developmental Reading in Nashville
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Testify, a new musical by Ricky Braddy and Brooke Tansley, will receive an invitation-only developmental reading at Nashville Jazz Workshop, featuring Braddy, Ryan Greenawalt, Wil Merrell, and Ray Waters.. (more…)

Playwrights Horizons Names Kathleen Burke Director of Development
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Playwrights Horizons has named Kathleen Burke its Director of Development, joining the organization in the role formerly filled by Benjamin Weisman after he stepped into the newly created position of Director of Strategic Partnerships.. (more…)

Six New Leaders Take the Stage This Week
by Alex Freeman
Leadership shifts hit NYC, The Old Vic, and Cape Town City Ballet, while Shea’s Buffalo breaks ground on its $34.5M expansion. Plus: Virginia Stage’s flood recovery fundraiser, NAMT’s 22 new musical grants, and Seoul Arts Awards honorees.. (more…)

D-WORDING Reading to Open EnActe NYC’s New Works Incubator
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Neeta Thadani will direct a reading of Salwa Meghjee’s new play D-WORDING for EnActe NYC, presented at Kaafi in New York as part of the company’s New Works Incubator Series.. (more…)

Magic Theatre Names Perla Vanesa Barraza as Managing Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Perla Vanesa Barraza has been named Managing Director of San Francisco’s Magic Theatre, joining a new Executive Leadership Team overseeing the company’s operations and artistic direction.. (more…)  

LANTERNS Creators Reveal How Hal Jordan’s Alien Pet Earl Was Born
by Rachel Stone
Chris Mundy, Vanessa Baden Kelly and James Hawes break down LANTERNS Episode 2, detailing the car chase, Sinestro’s arrival and the origins of Hal Jordan’s alien pet Earl.. (more…)

Review: TIM MCGRAW PAWN SHOP GUITAR TOUR at Target Field
by Jared Fessler
Tim McGraw brought his Pawn Shop Guitar Tour to Target Field in Minneapolis on Sunday night, joined by Timothy Wayne, 49 Winchester, Lady A and The Chicks.. (more…)

Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of RHINOCEROS at American Repertory Theater?
by Joshua Wright
What did the critics think of Rhinoceros at A.R.T. starring  Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany John Turturro and more? In Rhinoceros, everything seems normal one Sunday morning…until it’s not.. (more…)

FALSETTOS Revival Reunion Concert Adds Second Performance Due to Demand
by Stephi Wild
Due to popular demand, a second performance has been added for the Falsettos 10th Anniversary Reunion Concert. Learn more about how to get tickets here.. (more…)

BroadwayWorld Launches Six Degrees of Broadway
by Team BWW
Ever wondered how few Broadway credits separate Audra McDonald from Idina Menzel, or whether two stars who never shared a bill are still only one person apart? Now you can find out. BroadwayWorld has launched Six Degrees of Broadway, its latest new free daily game that asks you to guess how many degrees of separation stand between two Broadway people, then try to build the credit chain yourself. A beta explorer is also live on people pages, so you can start from any performer’s or creative’s profile and connect them to someone else.. (more…)

J. Harrison Ghee Advocates for Organ Donation While Awaiting Kidney Transplant
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Tony and Grammy Award-winner J. Harrison Ghee is turning a personal health journey into a call to action for National Minority Donor Awareness Month, encouraging people to learn about organ donation.. (more…)

Video: Luke Evans, Stephanie Hsu & More Depart THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
by Michael Major
Luke Evans, Andrew Durand, Stephanie Hsu, Harvey Guillén, and Josh Rivera said goodbye to The Rocky Horror Show, playing their final performances as “Frank-N-Furter”, “Brad,’ “Janet,’ “Eddie/Dr. Scott,’ and ‘Rocky,” respectively. Watch videos!. (more…)

Alison Luff Will Depart & JULIET on Broadway in November
by Michael Major

Alison Luff has announced her final bow in & Juliet on Broadway. After first joining the company in 2024, Luff will be playing her final performance as ‘Anne.’. (more…)

Ian McKellen to Join Judi Dench for TEA WITH JUDI DENCH on Sky Arts
by Stephi Wild
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen discuss their careers, Shakespeare, stage fright and fame in a new episode of TEA WITH JUDI DENCH, airing on Sky Arts and NOW.. (more…)

Photos: Sam Underwood and More in THE REAL IVANOV Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz
You can now get a first look at production photos for the world premiere of The Real Ivanov, a 100-minute adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s first staged play, Ivanov, by writer and Chekhov scholar Laura Strausfeld who also directs. . (more…)

Exclusive: For Gus Birney, Doing a Play With Mom Constance Shulman Is an Experience Like No Other
by Michael Gioia
Gus Birney and Constance Shulman have had a pretty special summer. The mother-daughter duo is performing in the world-premiere production of Drew Larimore’s ‘The Cannibals of McGower County’ at TheaterWorks Hartford through Sunday, August 30.. (more…)

Cast Set for JANE EYRE at Mercury Theatre Colchester
by Stephi Wild
Olivia Marcus and Gabriel Akuwudike will lead JANE EYRE at Mercury Theatre Colchester from Sept 26-Oct 10, 2026, before touring to Rose Theatre, Northern Stage and Storyhouse.. (more…)

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