Leiomy, Ken Ard, Bryson Battle and more join CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Jan 26
2026, 11:41:09 AM
Yikes! Fixed the link. Thank you!
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Maya Rudolph Next in Oh, Mary!? Jan 26
2026, 11:38:42 AM
DramaTeach said: "Jordan Catalano said: "RippedMan said: "But wasn’t he right about Beaches and Titanique? Hate the dude all you want but he’s had some good inside knowledge. And Maya would be a slam dunk. Now give me Rachel Dratch for the tour."
If MY sources are correct, Dratch will be on Broadway soon in another show. It sounds insane to me so I’m still not 100% sure but if true it’ll be amazing. Should be announced ve
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Operation mincemeat (shameless) extension marketing ploy? Jan 26
2026, 11:36:45 AM
Kad said it perfectly. And honestly? This seems to be the more effective marketing method.
Open runs these days tend to just go in blind expecting they will outpace the competition and then the pearl clutching happens when - *surprise* - they don’t.
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Leiomy, Ken Ard, Bryson Battle and more join CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Jan 26
2026, 09:12:34 AM
Leiomy is Macavity. Ken Ard is DJ Griddlebone, and Bryson Battle is Jellylorum.
Looks like they poached a bunch of folks from Saturday Church. They have B. Noel Thomas and Bryce Farris as swings
https://playbill.com/article/cats-the-jellicle-ball-finds-its-full-broadway-cast-of-kittens
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'The Traitors' Heading to London Stage in 2027 Jan 26
2026, 06:26:04 AM
This sounds like a mess waiting to happen. I admire Hastie as a director since he’s one of the few I know who truly knows how to do good ensemble work, but adapting a competition to the stage is going to be a challenge.
They will either have to find a way where they can change the Traitors/outcome à la DROOD, or they run the risk of the game result being given up before the end. At least with CLUE, that’s already a mystery with a storyline.
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7 Shows/3 Days - West End Roundup Jan 25
2026, 08:02:07 PM
I don’t think it would even come close to $80M to develop on Broadway. That’s more than Stranger Things ($45M+) and Harry Potter ($68M+).
While the show is certainly complex in certain ways, I think it would at best be comparable to something like DEATH BECOMES HER.
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 07:59:03 PM
WldKingdomHM said: "MB124 said: "two ladies tickets said: "Apparently, the cast and crew of Wickedgot pizza as a thank you from the producers for staying to do the second show.....Pizza."
Lmao how generous of Marc platt! I know he’s strapped for cash!"
Will Ben perform for them ?"
Oh god. We found it. A “thank you” worse than pizza 😂
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Maya Rudolph Next in Oh, Mary!? Jan 25
2026, 05:47:31 PM
In defense of macbeth, it was picked up by PopBase and is currently viral on Twitter where most people who aren’t discerning get their news. The problem here is that they used them as their “source”, which is no better than using a blind item from Deuxmoi
https://x.com/popbase/status/2015203796020781264?s=46&t=0XG46rJiPEOy8dyIeDsimg
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7 Shows/3 Days - West End Roundup Jan 25
2026, 05:44:58 PM
The current rumor I heard is that it’s planning on coming to the St. James in the fall riding in on a wave of awards recognition from the Oliviers (à la Mincemeat), hence why Titanique is having a short run with, at most, 1-2 extensions built in. It’s to keep the lights on at the theatre and also bolster the Titanique brand before ATG’s big new show comes in.
My immediate concern is that this show looks VERY expensive in terms of production cost
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Maya Rudolph Next in Oh, Mary!? Jan 25
2026, 05:38:45 PM
Kad said: "Considering John Cameron Mitchell has not yet even started his run- and that run lasts through the end of April- we won't be getting the next confirmed casting for quite some time."
That too. Usually the contract is signed and announced around six weeks prior to the start of their run (based on pattern). Also, I would anticipate that the next casting announcement after JCM would also include an show extension announcement, since there are only 12 weeks
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 05:34:05 PM
ALL OUT cancelled their 6:30 performance
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 03:47:53 PM
A state of emergency can be declared for any number of things, so it would have to be incredibly specific.
Also, Macy’s has to get a wagon full of permits to hold the parade every year, and their use of city resources allows the city to have a say in what they can and cannot do. Broadway theatres aren’t entirely comparable.
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 03:16:51 PM
Da’Von T. Moody just did a live on Instagram where he mentioned that not enough cast members came in to BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB and so they are doing concert version of the show (just songs) for the 50% capacity audience.
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Maya Rudolph Next in Oh, Mary!? Jan 25
2026, 02:25:46 PM
Consider the source - The Sudiferous One who has the prediction accuracy of a broken clock.
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 02:21:15 PM
FANtomFollies said: "I can't believe in the year 2026 the city does not have protocols for inclement weather. Something as simple as saying if more than 3" of snow are on the ground and another 3"+ are expected throughout the day then shows are cancelled. So embarrassing."
I feel like this is something the League has to implement (which it never will). The city could potentially set up enough guardrails to force their hand, but since weather events can
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 10:18:59 AM
iluvtheatertrash said: "They might be in a hotel, but they've still gotta go out in the extreme cold, walk thru the snow and on the ice.
this is a bad storm. It is shameful and it makes no sense when the mayor is saying to stay home."
^^ This.
Frostnip can set in very quickly. When I was in last night, I only had a 3 block walk from City Center to my car and by the time I got to my car, I could not feel my nose. (It took about 20 minutes in
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OH, MARY! Reviews Jan 25
2026, 10:14:47 AM
KevinKlawitter said: "Mason Alexander Park talks to THR about playing Mary: "the way I play her, it's a bit like having a panic attack for 80 minutes""
Highly accurate and absolutely fantastic. It was a cross between a dowager and a demon, and every comedic bit was wrung out to maximum effect.
One dialogue change I noticed was actually a line they’ve since cut from Broadway, but added back. After the “Don’t Interrupt” bit, they added back Abe’s line “Take the acting lessons, you f*****g moron.”
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 09:53:34 AM
It’s just so bafflingly stupid. Who is the League beholden to that is keeping them from doing the right thing here?
Transit is in the process of being shut down and there are SoEs for both NJ and NY. The first matinees are scheduled to begin in roughly 3 hours. Who is going to risk it to show up and perform to an 80% empty house?
Ex: Is Second Stage really going to have 96-year old June Squibb, who uses a walker/cane for assistance, go out in over a foot of snow to be driv
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Jesse Green on Marc Shaiman's memoir Jan 25
2026, 08:21:41 AM
iluvtheatertrash said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Stoked to spend 9 1/2 hours listening to him on the audiobook version. Truly the ONLY way to “read” a memoir is by listening to the person themselves tell/read it to you.
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Especially when the person themselves has a truly distinct voice and point of view, especially those know for comedy. My personal favorite is Harvey Fierstein’s, though Bruce Vilanch, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Margoyles, and John Waters are also high in my list.
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Snow Storm This Weekend Jan 25
2026, 08:18:16 AM
Ensemble1698878795 said: "quizking101 said: "I got a GREAT ticket for THE MONSTERS at City Center via TDF tonight, which made me happy considering it it selling out FAST."
Selling out Fast? The website would beg to differ with tickets available for almost every show….."
Fair. The later performances have more availability. When I was initially looking, the first few weeks had scant availability and the woman I spoke to at City Cent
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