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Billy Crystal performing in 860 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre

Billy Crystal’s ‘860’ Opens on Broadway, Turning Fire Loss Into Memory

Billy Crystal's solo show 860 opened October 21 at Broadway's Imperial Theatre. Directed by Scott Ellis, it revisits the home Crystal lost in the Palisades fire through family memories, comedy and stories

October 22, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Allison Janney and Julia Louis-Dreyfus performing in the Broadway revival of Other Desert Cities

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Broadway Debut Divides Critics

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has opened on Broadway in Other Desert Cities alongside Ed Harris and Allison Janney. The reviews divide over her performance and whether Jon Robin Baitz's family drama retains its force, separating the appeal of its stars from the

October 19, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Dominic Cooke in a blue shirt sitting among red theatre seats at the Almeida Theatre

Dominic Cooke’s First Almeida Season Keeps David Tennant Waiting Until 2028

David Tennant will play Archie Rice at the Almeida, but not until early 2028, the last

Duncan Sheik, singer-songwriter and Spring Awakening Broadway composer who died September 17 2026

Duncan Sheik, ‘Spring Awakening’ Composer and ‘Barely Breathing’ Singer, Dead at 56

Duncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind the 1996 hit 'Barely Breathing' and the Tony Award-winning composer of

Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey in Wicked, announced for Sunday in the Park with George before the production was cancelled

‘Sunday in the Park with George’ London Revival Cancelled After Grande and Bailey Both Exit

Empire Street Productions cancelled the planned 2027 Barbican production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sunday in the Park with George' after both Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey withdrew. The company will retain the rights

September 14, 2026

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Josh Grisetti Broadway actor who died at 44

Broadway Star Josh Grisetti Dies at 44; Was Directing in Italy Days Before Death

Josh Grisetti, the Broadway actor who played Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten! and appeared in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, died by suicide on July 10 at the age of 44, days after

July 13, 2026

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Tracee Ellis Ross at the 17th Annual Harlem's Fashion Row Fashion Show and Style Awards in New York, September 2024

Tracee Ellis Ross Makes Broadway Debut in a One-Person Show About the Will to Live

Tracee Ellis Ross makes her Broadway debut July 7 in Every Brilliant Thing at Hudson Theatre, trading the ensemble rhythms of Black-ish for a one-person show about mental health with live audience

July 2, 2026

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Qween Jean attends the 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7 2026 in New York City

Qween Jean Becomes First Openly Trans Tony Award Winner, Accepting Prize for Cats: The Jellicle Ball in Lavender Gown at Radio City Music Hall

Qween Jean, wearing a ruffled lavender gown, became the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award on Sunday — accepting Best Costume Design for Cats: The Jellicle Ball at the

June 9, 2026

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Tony Award statuette at the 79th annual Tony Awards 2026

Schmigadoon! Wins Best Musical at 2026 Tony Awards as Broadway’s Long-Overdue Newcomers Finally Get Their Night

Schmigadoon! claimed Broadway's top prize at the 79th Tony Awards, but the night's deeper story was written by first-timers: Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, and Shoshana Bean all won their first Tonys, while

June 8, 2026

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Virginia Gay Australian actor and director photographed in 2025

Virginia Gay on Directing Shakespeare: ‘I Didn’t Think Anything Could Be More Exciting Than the Spotlight’

Australian actor and Adelaide Cabaret Festival director Virginia Gay is making her Bell Shakespeare debut directing Mackenzie, Yve Blake's satirical reimagining of Macbeth set in the world of early-2000s child stardom. She

June 7, 2026

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Billy Crystal’s ‘860’ Opens on Broadway, Turning Fire Loss Into Memory

Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s Broadway Debut Divides Critics

Dominic Cooke’s First Almeida Season Keeps David Tennant Waiting Until 2028

Duncan Sheik, ‘Spring Awakening’ Composer and ‘Barely Breathing’ Singer, Dead at 56

‘Sunday in the Park with George’ London Revival Cancelled After Grande and Bailey Both Exit

Broadway Star Josh Grisetti Dies at 44; Was Directing in Italy Days Before Death

Tracee Ellis Ross Makes Broadway Debut in a One-Person Show About the Will to Live

Qween Jean Becomes First Openly Trans Tony Award Winner, Accepting Prize for Cats: The Jellicle Ball in Lavender Gown at Radio City Music Hall

Schmigadoon! Wins Best Musical at 2026 Tony Awards as Broadway’s Long-Overdue Newcomers Finally Get Their Night

Virginia Gay on Directing Shakespeare: ‘I Didn’t Think Anything Could Be More Exciting Than the Spotlight’

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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