Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#1
Posted: 1/14/26 at 10:41am
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Beth-Leavel-Matt-Doyle-and-More-Will-Lead-WHEN-PLAYWRIGHTS-KILL-in-Boston-20260114
WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL, a new backstage comedy by Matthew Lombardo (Tea at Five) will make its world premiere at The Huntington Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, directed by Noah Himmelstein (Conversations With Mother). This Strictly Limited Engagement will be performed April 3 through April 18, 2026.
Tony Award winners Beth Leavel (The Prom), Matt Doyle (Company) and Marissa Jaret Winokur (Hairspray) will star alongside Tony Award nominee Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family) with Adam Heller (Some Like It Hot) and Tomás Matos (Fire Island) in the World Premiere production.
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Super excited about this. This cast is stacked! Fingers crossed it transfers to New York.
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#2
Posted: 1/16/26 at 11:29am
What a stellar cast!
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#3
Posted: 1/16/26 at 11:33am
Even juicier: this is based on Matthew Lombardo's experience with Faye Dunaway during the Tea at Five debacle.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#4
Posted: 1/16/26 at 11:51am
Kad said: "Even juicier: this is based on Matthew Lombardo's experience with Faye Dunaway during the Tea at Five debacle."
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#5
Posted: 1/16/26 at 1:29pm
OMG. So I'm presuming Beth Leavel is playing the Faye Dunaway inspired character? This could be amazing.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#6
Posted: 1/16/26 at 1:35pm
JohnnyB3 said: "OMG. So I'm presuming Beth Leavel is playing the Faye Dunaway inspired character? This could be amazing."
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#7
Posted: 1/16/26 at 3:07pm
I saw the Jeremy Jordan-led workshop of this and thought it was a hoot. Great fun.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#8
Posted: 1/16/26 at 3:57pm
Ensemble1711444445 - No need to be so negative.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#9
Posted: 1/16/26 at 4:18pm
iluvtheatertrash said: "I saw the Jeremy Jordan-led workshop of this and thought it was a hoot. Great fun."
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#10
Posted: 1/16/26 at 4:20pm
JohnnyB3 said: "Ensemble1711444445 - No need to be so negative."
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#11
Posted: 1/16/26 at 4:43pm
There have been at least 3 workshops of this. The most recent was with Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary) in the Matt Doyle/Jeremy Jordan role.
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#12
Posted: 1/16/26 at 4:44pm
JohnnyB3 said: "OMG. So I'm presuming Beth Leavel is playing the Faye Dunaway inspired character? This could be amazing."
This could be so deliciously camp. I’m wondering if this is going to be a farce-type comedy or much darker.
Side Note: I’ve been looking for a copy of his play HIGH for YEARS (it was the first Broadway drama I ever saw at 16), and I saw it was FINALLY out published.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#13
Posted: 1/16/26 at 4:54pm
It's more straight forward than we expected it to be.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#14
Posted: 1/16/26 at 6:27pm
quizking101 said: "This could be so deliciously camp. I’m wondering if this is going to be a farce-type comedy or much darker."
Did some more reading on this and Lombardo gave an interview with the Boston Globe and described it as a "farce with teeth". So I hope Beth Leavel will be as over the top as possible. I'm also interested in Marissa Jaret Winokur's role. I thought she was fantastic in Bat Boy and I love seeing her return to the stage.
Non-paywall link to article: https://archive.ph/wh3m9
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#15
Posted: 1/16/26 at 6:34pm
Ensemble1711444445 said: "No need to be so positive may be more the case if you do a little digging. Lots of financial questions.
JohnnyB3 said: "Ensemble1711444445 - No need to be so negative."
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Financial questions pertaining to... what...? And to whom? Stop being oblique about it and either say what you mean or link to a source.
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#16
Posted: 1/17/26 at 6:55am
That season is very short, not knowing anything about this company, is this normal?
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#18
Posted: 1/17/26 at 9:40am
rosscoe(au) said: "That season is very short, not knowing anything about this company, is this normal?"
Maybe it’s a rental at the Huntington’s. I don’t see it on Huntington’s website. Me thinks it’s a filler in between Huntington’s productions
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#19
Posted: 1/17/26 at 9:52am
spicemonkey said: "rosscoe(au) said: "That season is very short, not knowing anything about this company, is this normal?"
Maybe it’s a rental at the Huntington’s. I don’t see it on Huntington’s website. Me thinks it’s a filler in between Huntington’s productions"
This production is indeed a rental, as noted in an article I read last night about this.
Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#20
Posted: 1/17/26 at 12:59pm
As one of the lucky few who got to see Faye Dunaway in Tea for Two at the Huntington (and observe a mini-meltdown when she went up on some lines and stopped the show to complain about the lighting), I am very excited to see how this one turns out.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#22
Posted: 1/17/26 at 3:16pm
No Kad I will not give you details. Use your google or ask any GM in town.
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#23
Posted: 2/11/26 at 5:21pm
The poster they released today looks amazing. I cannot wait!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoE2NwgM-J/?img_index=2
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Beth Leavel and Matt Doyle Will Lead WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL in Boston#24
Posted: 2/11/26 at 5:35pm
JohnnyB3 said: "The poster they released today looks amazing. I cannot wait!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUoE2NwgM-J/?img_index=2
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