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Alicia Keys Steps Into a New Spotlight

“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off Broadway.

Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?

Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We...

How Directors Are Reimagining Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Shows

How hotshot directors are reimagining “Cats,” “Evita,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Sunset Boulevard.”

André Bishop Will Depart as Head of Lincoln Center Theater

His pending departure, in 2025, means that there are job openings for the top artistic positions at three of the four nonprofits operating Broadway theaters.

‘Days of Wine and Roses’ Musical to Open on Broadway Next Spring

Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James will reprise the roles they played Off Broadway earlier this year.

‘Moonlight’ Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney to Lead Geffen Playhouse

The prominent Los Angeles nonprofit chose the playwright to oversee its artistic programming at a time of crisis for American theaters.

Rachel McAdams to Make Broadway Debut in ‘Mary Jane’

The play, by Amy Herzog, is about a mother caring for a chronically ill child.

Jessica Lange Leads Starry Cast in Paula Vogel’s ‘Mother Play’

“Mother Play,” set in the 1960s, will feature Lange as a mother raising two children, played by Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger.

‘Once Upon a One More Time,’ the Britney Spears Musical, Is Closing

The show, which was capitalized for $20 million, will end its Broadway run on Sept. 3 after 123 performances. Its producers say they are planning...

‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening

A teenage ritual takes on deeper significance as a setting where autistic young people can blossom — and exercise their social skills along the way.