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Goodman Theatre announced it will premiere Good Night, Oscar, starring Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sean Hayes (Broadway's Promises, Promises, NBC-TV's Will & Grace) as erstwhile character actor, pianist and wild card Oscar Levant. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, War Paint), Good Night, Oscar is directed by Tony Award nominee Leigh Silverman (Chinglish).



It's 1958, and Jack Paar hosts the hottest late-night talk-show on television. His favorite guest? Oscar Levant. Famous for his many epigrams, Oscar has a favorite: "There's a fine line between genius and insanity; I have erased this line." Oscar will prove just that when he gets a four-hour pass from the mental ward to appear live on national TV. It's an episode Paar's audience-and the rest of America-won't soon forget. Good Night, Oscar explores the nexus of humor and heartbreak, the ever-dwindling distinction between exploitation and entertainment and the high cost of baring one's soul for public consumption, all through the eyes of one of America's most memorable and subversive wits.


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Wake Up With BWW 12/15: DOUBTFIRE and AIN'T TOO PROUD Cancel Performances, and More
by - Dec 15, 2021


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2021


The Green Room 42 has announced their line-up through the holidays and New Year’s Eve. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest, most spacious, and funkiest cabaret club.

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by Jeffrey Kare - Dec 2, 2021


Tonight, NBC will air its sixth live musical production. Following in the footsteps of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar, the peacock network will be presenting Annie. Based on Harold Gray's comic strip titled Little Orphan Annie, this musical tells the story of a little orphan with equal measures of pluck and positivity who charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in New York City in the year 1933.

Birmingham Rep Announces Additional 50th Anniversary Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2021


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by Peter Nason - Nov 27, 2021


The most important figure in musical theatre history is gone; let's celebrate his life by listening to his incredible works. Reviewer Peter Nason gets you started by listing his choices for the 91 greatest Sondheim songs.

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by A.A. Cristi - Nov 26, 2021


In the wake of Stephen Sondheim's passing, there has been an outpouring of grief from the Broadway community and beyond. Read them all here.

A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS Will Play Twelfth Year at Birdland Starring Blackhurst, Caruso, and Stritch
by Stephen Mosher - Nov 21, 2021


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by - Nov 19, 2021


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Photos: Mercury Theater Chicago Celebrates Its Reopening With SISTER ACT
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2021


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by - Nov 11, 2021


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BWW Interview: Sasha Hutchings of OKLAHOMA! at Hennepin Theatre Trust
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Nov 9, 2021


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Photos: Second Annual Greater Good Commission & Festival Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2021


Darrel Alejandro Holnes, Latinx Playwrights Circle, and Pregones/PRTT have announced the 2nd Annual Greater Good Commission and Festival, featuring works by Dominic Colón, lily gonzales, Tavi Juárez, Phanésia Pharel, and Andrew Rincón.

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by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2021


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Review Roundup: THE LION KING Tour Roars Back to the Stage; What Are The Critics Saying?
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2021


The cast includes Spencer Plachy as 'Scar,' Gerald Ramsey as 'Mufasa,' Gugwana Dlamini as 'Rafiki,' Nick Cordileone as 'Timon,' Jürgen Hooper as 'Zazu,' Ben Lipitz as 'Pumbaa,' Darian Sanders as 'Simba,' Kayla Cyphers as 'Nala,' Keith Bennett as 'Banzai,' Martina Sykes as 'Shenzi' and Robbie Swift as 'Ed.' Jaylen Lyndon Hunter alternates the role of 'Young Simba', along with Charlie Kahler.

Adelaide Festival Launches 2022 Program
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2021


The 2022 Adelaide Festival program encourages us all to return to live performance with joy and anticipation, and will gather together a community of artists from across Australia and the globe.

TROUBLE IN MIND Begins Previews on Broadway Tonight; Meet the Cast!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2021


Trouble In Mind officially begins previews tonight, October 29, at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. Learn more about the cast here!

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by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2021


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First National Tour of AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN Comes to The Granada Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2021


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by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2021


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by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2021


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by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2021


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by Stephen Mosher - Oct 8, 2021


Melissa Errioc is home in New York and home at 54 Below, and the sold-out shows there are proof that she was missed.

Autumn and Christmas Seasons Announced at Tobacco Factory Theatres
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2021


With autumn well under way, Tobacco Factory Theatres has announced its lineup for the next couple of months! From political theatre to queer circus storytelling, magical children's shows to gruesome gothic horror, choose what makes you happy, come on in, and celebrate life returning to some kind of normal with a good old night at the theatre!

FUNNY GIRL Adds Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch & Jared Grimes; Previews Begin This March At the August Wilson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2021


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