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Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 22, 2026

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1) Last week’s Broadway grosses:
https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/

2) Jojo to replace Lea Michele in ‘Chess’
https://deadline.com/2026/03/joanna-jojo-levesque-broadway-chess-lea-michele-1236764803/

3) ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ protape to hit Netflix next week
https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/merrily-we-roll-along-starring-daniel-radcliffe-and-jonathan-groff-sets-netflix-streaming-debut/

4) ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’ documentary available to stream
https://deadline.com/2026/03/back-to-the-future-documentary-future-on-stage-michael-j-fox-1236761672/

Matt breaks down the reviews for the Broadway premiere of ‘Giant’

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Check out the reviews for ‘Giant’ on Broadway
https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/giant-2/

Anderson and Crudup to lead ‘Virginia Woolf?’, Shakespeare in the Park ‘R&J’ cast, very busy week on Broadway

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1) Anderson, Crudup to lead London ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-with-gillian-anderson-and-billy-crudup-to-run-in-the-west-end_1715586/

2) LaChanze, Jue, O’Connell, more to lead ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Shakespeare in the Park
https://playbill.com/article/lachanze-francis-jue-deirdre-oconnell-more-to-star-in-free-shakespeare-in-the-park-romeo-and-juliet

3) Lea Michele to depart ‘Chess’ in June
https://deadline.com/2026/03/lea-michele-broadway-chess-final-day-1236761240/

3) ‘Music City’ Off-Broadway return delays performances
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MUSIC-CITY-to-Delay-Performances-Due-to-Issues-With-the-Venue-20260320

4) This week’s theatrical schedule

Monday, March 23
Opening: ‘Giant’ on Broadway
https://gianttheplay.com/ 

Tuesday, March 24
Opening: ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ Off-Broadway at DR2 Theatre
https://heartbreakhotelplay.com/ 

Previews: ‘The Adding Machine’ Off-Broadway from the New Group
https://thenewgroup.org/events/the-adding-machine-2026-03-24-700-pm/ 

Wednesday, March 25
Opens: ‘Public Charge’ Off-Broadway from the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/public-charge/ 

Thursday, March 26
Previews: ‘Titanique’ on Broadway
https://titaniquebroadway.com/ 

Previews: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ on Broadway
https://roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/rocky-horror 

Friday, March 27
Previews: ‘Beaches’ on Broadway
https://beachesthemusical.com/ 

Previews: ‘Fallen Angels’ from Roundabout on Broadway
https://roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/fallen-angels 

Previews: ‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway
https://lostboysmusical.com/ 

Sunday, March 29
Opening: ‘No Singing in the Navy’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/no-singing-in-the-navy 

Opening: ‘Titus Andronicus’ Off-Broadway from Red Bull Theater
https://www.redbulltheater.com/titus-andronicus-off-broadway 

Closing: ‘The Wild Party’ Off-Broadway from New York City Center Encores
https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2025-2026/the-wild-party/ 

Closing: ‘Night Side Songs’ Off-Broadway from LCT3
https://www.lct.org/shows/night-side-songs/ 

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Wild Party (Michael John LaChiusa) @ New York City Center, Spare Parts @ Theatre Row, Tru @ The House of the Redeemer, Night Side Songs @ LCT3 Claire Tow Theater, Pied à Terre @ The Theater Center, The Full Monty @ The Gateway Playhouse, The York Theatre production of Monte Cristo @ Theatre at St. Jean’s, and Frog & Peach Theatre Co. production of Macbeth @ American Theatre of Actors.

Jasmine Amy Rogers and the ensemble of The Wild Party (Photo: Joan Marcus)

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Showtune for Today: Rhymes Have I from Kismet

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MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.

An Evening with Charles Busch, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre + Live Stream!

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PF: The Wild Party (Michael John LaChiusa) @ New York City Center, through March 29, 2026

MP: Spare Parts @ Theatre Row, through April 16, 2026

Tru starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson photo by Marc J. Franklin

PF: Tru @ The House of the Redeemer, through May 3, 2026
Tony Award winner & five-time Emmy-nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Take Me Out, “Modern Family”) will star as Truman Capote in the first New York revival of Tru by Jay Presson Allen. Tony, Emmy, and Olivier Award winner Rob Ashford (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Frozen) directs this tour-de-force solo performance, set inside a historic Upper East Side mansion first owned by a great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

It’s December 1975 and Truman Capote is alone in his New York apartment, reeling from a crisis that cost him the elite social circle he adored. Drawn entirely from Capote’s own words, this funny and heartbreaking one-man play is an unflinching portrait of an artist at his breaking point, confronting the consequences of his most scandalous work. Performed in House of the Redeemer’s hyper-intimate Library, this strictly limited engagement offers a rare, immersive theatrical experience brought vividly to life by one of today’s most celebrated actors for an audience of only 99 patrons nightly.

Interview with Jesse Tyler Ferguson by Michael Portantiere

MP: Night Side Songs @ LCT3 Claire Tow Theater, through March 29, 2026
Words and Music by The Lazours
Developed with and Directed by Taibi Magar

Jordan Allen Bell (as Jack) and Macy McGrail (as Katie)

PF: Pied à Terre @ The Theater Center (Anne L. Bernstein Theater), through April 29, 2026

MP: The Full Monty @ The Gateway Playhouse, through April 12, 2026

Sierra Boggess, Norm Lewis, Adam Jacobs Photo by Shawn Salley

PF: The York Theatre production of Monte Cristo @ Theatre at St. Jean’s, through April 5, 2026
Book & Lyrics By Peter Kellogg
Music By Stephen Weiner
Orchestrations By David Hancock Turner

Choreography By Marcos Santana
Direction By Peter Flynn

PF: Frog & Peach Theatre Co. production of Macbeth @ American Theatre of Actors, through March 29, 2026

MP: The Who’s Tommy (film) 50th Anniversary Screening

Porgy & Bess film screening by Quentin Tarantino in LA

Video My Fair Lady

Michael asks Ted Chapin about Just In Time lyric

News:

Future Episodes:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

CHICAGO, THE COLOR PURPLE, HAIR, INTO THE WOODS, ONCE IN THIS ISLAND, PARADE, and PIPPIN were all Tony-nominated Best Musical losers. But what else do they have in common?

Michael’s Musical Moments

HAPPY 99th BIRTHDAY, JOHN KANDER – 03/18/2025

Music Opener: “Cabaret,” Jill Haworth as Sally Bowles (introduced by Joel Grey as the Emcee)

Music Closer: “My Own Best Friend,” Ruthie Henshall and Ute Lemper, Chicago revival London

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Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 15, 2026

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Last week’s Broadway grosses:
https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/

‘Wanted’ to arrive on Broadway in October
https://people.com/wanted-new-musical-sets-broadway-dates-and-stars-exclusive-11927867

‘School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play’ to finally premiere on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/03/school-girls-jocelyn-bioh-broadway-1236757762/

Kara Young to join ‘Proof’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/03/kara-young-broadway-proof-samira-wiley-1236758033/

Lisa Ann Walters to join ‘Heathers’ Off-Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/03/lisa-ann-walter-off-broadway-debut-heathers-the-musical-1236757506/

‘Liberation’ to play multiple cities in 2027
https://deadline.com/2026/03/liberation-bess-wohl-los-angeles-geffen-broadway-1236756774/

Reviews for Radcliffe’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ Maya Rudolph to join ‘Oh, Mary!’, and ‘In the Heights’ to return to New York

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1) Reviews for ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway
https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/every-brilliant-thing-2/

Grace Aki’s Substack essay on ‘Every Brilliant Thing’
https://substack.com/home/post/p-190983288

2) Maya Rudolph to take over as Mary in ‘Oh, Mary!’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/03/maya-rudolph-broadway-oh-mary-1236751169/

Where to stream all of the 2026 Oscar winners
https://thestreamable.com/how-to-stream-2026-academy-award-winners

3) ‘In the Heights’ will be 2026 City Center gala production
https://www.theatermania.com/news/new-york-city-center-to-present-in-the-heights_1827533/

4) Maulik Pancholy joins Broadway cast of ‘Schmigadoon!’
https://playbill.com/article/maulik-pancholy-joins-broadways-schmigadoon

5) Michael James Scott to depart ‘Aladdin’ after nearly 4,000 performances
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Michael-James-Scott-Will-Depart-ALADDIN-in-May-20260316

6) Off-Broadway news

Off-Broadway Alliance announces shows participating in 20at20
https://www.20at20.com/

Strong, Stoll, Jackman to headline TOGETHER, Audible Theatre season

https://playbill.com/article/tom-noonans-what-happened-was-ella-hicksons-new-born-join-audible-theater-together-season

‘You Got Older’ extends again at the Cherry Lane Theatre
https://playbill.com/article/you-got-older-starring-alia-shawkat-again-extends-off-broadway

Zan Berube to be ew Heather Chandler in ‘Heathers’
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Zan-Berube-Will-Join-HEATHERS-THE-MUSICAL-as-Heather-Chandler-20260312

7) This week’s theatrical schedule

Tuesday, March 17
Opening: ‘My Joy Is Heavy’ Off-Broadway from New York Theatre Workshop
https://www.nytw.org/show/my-joy-is-heavy/ 

Performances: ‘Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Class’ Off-Broadway from Audible Theatre
https://audiblexminetta.com/shows/sexual-misconduct-of-the-middle-classes 

Previews: ‘Titus Andronicus’ Off-Broadway from Red Bull Theater
https://www.redbulltheater.com/titus-andronicus-off-broadway 

Wednesday, March 18
Previews: ‘Becky Shaw’ from Second Stage on Broadway
https://2st.com/shows/becky-shaw 

Previews: ‘Cats: Jellicle Ball’ on Broadway
https://catsthejellicleball.com/ 

Performances: ‘The Wild Party’ from New York City Center Encores
https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2025-2026/the-wild-party/ 

Previews: ‘No Singing in the Navy’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/no-singing-in-the-navy 

Thursday, March 19
Previews: ‘The Fear of 13’ on Broadway
https://thefearof13broadway.com/ 

Opening: ‘Monte Cristo’ from York Theatre Off-Broadway
https://www.yorktheatre.org/monte-cristo-2025 

Opening: ‘Tru’ Off-Broadway at House of the Redeemer
https://truplaynyc.com/ 

Friday, March 20
Previews: ‘Gotta Dance’ Off-Broadway at Stage 42
https://gottadanceshow.com/ 

Previews: ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ Off-Broadway at DR2 Theatre
https://heartbreakhotelplay.com/ 

Sunday, March 22
Previews: ‘Seagull: True Story’ Off-Broadway from the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/seagull-true-story/ 

Closing: ‘Marcel on the Train’ Off-Broadway from Classic Stage Company
https://www.classicstage.org/marcel-on-the-train/ 

Closing: ‘The Monsters’ Off-Broadway from Manhattan Theatre Club
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/the-monsters/ 

Closing: ‘The Office! A Musical Parody’ Off-Broadway at The Jerry Orbach Theater
https://www.theofficeoffbroadway.com/ 

Closing: ‘The Reservoir’ Off-Broadway from the Atlantic Theatre
https://atlantictheater.org/production/the-reservoir/ 

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Every Brilliant Thing, Ulster American @ Irish Rep, Zack @ Mint Theater Company, The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits @ SoHo Playhouse, Calf Scramble @ 59e59, Timeless: Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Trash @ the Perelman Performing Arts Center, and Spare Parts @ Theatre Row.

Tony Award® winner Daniel Radcliffe returns to the stage in the hilarious and heartwarming play, Every Brilliant Thing.

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PETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter’s new day-by-day desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – is available at finer retailers! Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, and many other places.

Showtune for Today: A Married Man from Baker Street

Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues.

An Evening with Charles Busch, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre + Live Stream!

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MP + PF: Every Brilliant Thing @ Hudson Theatre, through May 24, 2026

One Actor.
One Audience.
One million reasons.
Tony Award® winner Daniel Radcliffe returns to the stage in the hilarious and heartwarming play, Every Brilliant Thing.

In this one-of-a-kind solo show, a man looks back at his life and the glimmers of hope that carried him through. All told through a list of every wonderful, beautiful, and delightful thing—big, small, and everything in between—that makes life worth living.

After being performed in over 80 countries, this beloved hit finally arrives on Broadway for thirteen weeks only at The Hudson Theatre.

MP: Ulster American @ Irish Rep, through May 10, 2026

Ulster American by David Ireland is a savagely funny play that dissects the intersection of identity politics, ego, privilege, and the Northern Irish “Troubles” with satirical precision.

On the evening before rehearsals begin for her new work, Ulster-born playwright Ruth Davenport (Geraldine Hughes) visits the home of English director Leigh Carver (Max Baker), along with Oscar-winning Hollywood star Jay Conway (Matthew Broderick) who has just arrived in London to star in the world premiere. What begins as a cordial gathering to discuss the upcoming production quickly descends into a brutal psychological brawl as egos, ideologies, and historical baggage collide. A theatrical hand grenade disguised as a drawing-room comedy, Ulster American explosively reveals some raw contradictions at the heart of modern storytelling and political posturing.

PF: Zack @ Mint Theater Company, through March 28, 2026
(Michael reviewed Zack on last week’s show)

MP: The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits @ SoHo Playhouse, through March 28, 2026
(Part of the SoHo Playhouse International Fringe Encore Series)

The Amazing Sex Life of Rabbits centers around a mysterious dinner between two couples that unexpectedly erupts into a gripping 21st-century class war. As the characters clash with their wits, nostalgia, and sexual tensions, the play raises provocative questions about relationships and the complexities of a reunion with an ex-spouse and her new partner.

What begins as an awkward evening between two couples evolves into a revealing battle of desire, economics, and personal history, gradually escalating through a series of surprising revelations that push the characters—and audience—into darker emotional territory.

The play features four characters, each portrayed by Richardson Cisneros-Jones as Carson, Rebecca Larsen as Danielle, Leigh Wulff as Elise, and Schoen Hodges as Bobby.

PF: Calf Scramble @ 59e59, through April 12, 2026

By Libby Carr
Directed by Caitlin Sullivan

With Ferin Bergen, Maaike Laanstra-Corn, Marvelyn Ramirez, Elisa Tarquinio, and Gabriela Veciana

Deep in a dusty East Texas barn, five teenage girls raise calves and wrestle with what it means to be good – at school, at God, at girlhood. CALF SCRAMBLE is a fiercely original, darkly funny coming-of-age tale soaked in sweat, scripture, and competition, where faith is tangled with survival, and tenderness bucks like a wild animal.

MP: Timeless: Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre, Wednesday, March 11, 2026

James Caverly and Andrew Morrill in TRASH, An Out of the Box Theatrics Production Written By James Caverly and Andrew Morrill and Directed by Nathaniel P. Claridad running at Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) through March 28, 2026. Photo by Rebecca J. Michelson

PF: Trash @ the Perelman Performing Arts Center, through March 28, 2026
An Out of the Box Theatrics Production
By James Caverly and Andrew Morrill
Directed by Nathaniel P. Claridad

Living together is one thing. Understanding each other? That can get messy.

Tim and Jake may be Deaf roommates sharing an apartment in the city, but not much else. They’re polar opposites—each with very different views on what it means to be Deaf in a hearing world. When it comes to taking out the trash, they spiral into a comic and insightful examination of their personal garbage—and their perceptions of each other’s lives.

Trash offers audiences an extraordinary theatrical experience. Performed almost exclusively in ASL (American Sign Language), the staging employs inventive devices that allow all audiences to understand the play (and each other) in new and profound ways.

PF: Spare Parts @ Theatre Row, through April 16, 2026

A New Play
Written by: David J. Glass
Directed by: Michael Herwitz
Starring Two-Time Tony Nominee Rob McClure, Michael Genet, Matthew Walker, and Jonny-James Kajoba

From the writer of Love + Science, praised by The New York Times for its “meticulous drama” and “precision… like a lab experiment,” Spare Parts is a sharp, darkly funny, and deeply unsettling new play that collides cutting-edge science with unchecked ambition.

When a billionaire obsessed with immortality funds radical aging research, ethical lines blur, power dynamics implode, and a shocking secret comes to light—one that turns the quest for longer life into a chilling examination of identity, consent, and what it really means to be human.

Spare Parts asks the question we’re all thinking but rarely say out loud: what does it cost to live forever?

News:

Future Episodes:

PF: Tru @ The House of the Redeemer Truman Capote w/ Jesse Tyler Ferguson opens March 19

Peter’s Brainteaser:

He produced 16 shows on Broadway. Seven had titles that had many words in common. He also produced a revival of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that became a musical in the same year that he produced one of those seven similarly named shows.

Who is he? What are the seven shows? What’s the play that he revived and what’s the name of the musical that it became?

Michael’s Musical Moments

MY FAIR LADY, OBC

Music Opener: Overture

Music Closer: “The Rain in Spain” – Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Robert Coote

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Weeknight Cassoulet

Ingredients
4 tablespoonolive oil, divided
4 sweet Italian sausages (about 1 pound total)
1 onion (any color), chopped
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Two (15.5-ounce) cans cannellini or white northern beans (undrained)
1 cup water
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1 cup panko, coarse fresh bread crumbs, or cracker crumbs
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions
• Step 1
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Prick sausages all over with the tip of a knife. Add the sausages to the skillet and cook, turning occasionally, until brown all over, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board.
• Step 2
Add onion, celery, and garlic to the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add beans and their liquid, the water, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Slice sausages and return to the skillet. Stir in the vinegar and remove from heat.
• Step 3
Preheat broiler with rack in the top position. In a small bowl, stir panko, parsley, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season the bread crumbs with a little salt and pepper and scatter over beans and sausage. Transfer the skillet to the oven and broil (watch carefully! Broilers vary like crazy) until the top is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Proof” by David Auburn

Proof Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play)

David Auburn Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Auburn

Proof script
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/11702/proof

Variety review
https://variety.com/2001/legit/reviews/proof-8-1200553106/

“Auburn returns to Hyde Park for ‘Proof’”by Laura Milani Alessio, University of Chicago News
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/auburn-returns-hyde-park-proof

Inside the Playwright’s Studio: Charles Newell & David Auburn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbtulqsWbNY

Proof movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjozk6ZSyFM

David Auburn website
https://www.davidauburn.com/

For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name.

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Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 8, 2026

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https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/

If ‘Evita’ comes to Broadway, ALW says there will be no outdoor balcony scene
https://deadline.com/2026/03/evita-broadway-andrew-lloyd-webber-1236749258/

Isa Briones to join ‘Just in Time’ in April
https://playbill.com/article/isa-briones-to-play-connie-francis-in-just-in-time-on-broadway

Mark Ballas to reteam with Whitney Leavitt in ‘Chicago’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/03/whitney-leavitt-mark-ballas-broadway-chicago-1236748900/

‘Paddington’ highlights Olivier nominations, Leslie Odom Jr. to join ‘Hamilton’ in London, Broadway is getting busy this week

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On March 9, 2016, James Marino and Matt Tamanini premiered the first episode of “Today on Broadway.”
https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2016/03/09/today-on-broadway-march-9-2016/

1) 2026 Olivier Award nominations announced
https://deadline.com/2026/03/olivier-awards-rachel-zegler-cate-blanchett-2026-nominees-1236744733/

2) Broadway to dim lights for Robert Duvall, Hanna-Shuford, more
https://deadline.com/2026/03/broadway-marquee-dim-robert-duvall-isiah-whitlock-jr-1236744136/

3) Off-Broadway news

Yerin Ha to lead ‘The Maids’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse
https://playbill.com/article/bridgerton-star-yerin-ha-to-lead-off-broadways-the-maids-at-st-anns-warehouse

‘Heathers’ to welcome new stars in April
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/heathers-the-musical-casts-isabella-esler-john-cardoza-new-veronica-jd-1236681273/

‘Masquerade’ extends into September Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/masquerade-gets-5th-extension-off-broadway

Signature extends ‘Mother Russia’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/lauren-yees-mother-russia-extends-off-broadway-see-photos-of-opening-night-with-constance-wu-mikhail-baryshnikov

4) Out-of-town news

Leslie Odom Jr. to make West End debut in ‘Hamilton’
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/leslie-odom-jr-to-make-west-end-debut-in-hamilton_1714587/

Nick Offerman joins Megan Mullally in ‘Iceboy!’ at Goodman
https://playbill.com/article/nick-offerman-will-star-in-iceboy-opposite-wife-megan-mullally-at-goodman-theatre

Hunton, Krause, Huey to lead ‘Millennials Are Killy Musicals’ ahead of New York premiere
https://playbill.com/article/emma-hunton-john-krause-diana-huey-will-lead-l-a-millennials-are-killing-musicals

‘Chez Joey’ extends at Arena Stage
https://playbill.com/article/chez-joey-reimagining-of-pal-joey-starring-myles-frost-extends-run

5) This week’s theatrical schedule

Tuesday, March 10
Previews: ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadway
https://dogdayafternoon.com/ 

Opening: ‘Cold War Choir Practice’ Off-Broadway at MCC
https://mcctheater.org/tix/cold-war-choir-practice/ 

Previews: ‘Jesa’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/jesa/ 

Wednesday, March 11
Previews: ‘Giant’ on Broadway
https://gianttheplay.com/ 

Opening: ‘Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/antigone-this-play-i-read-in-high-school/ 

Opening: ‘Bughouse’ Off-Broadway from the Vineyard Theatre
https://vineyardtheatre.org/shows/bughouse/ 

Thursday, March 12
Opening: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway
https://everybrilliantthingbway.com/ 

Previews: ‘Monte Cristo’ Off-Broadway from the York Theatre
https://www.yorktheatre.org/monte-cristo-2025 

Previews: ‘Public Charge’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/public-charge/ 

Sunday, March 15
Opening: ‘Ulster American’ Off-Broadway at the Irish Repertory Theatre
https://irishrep.org/whats-on/ulster-american 

Closing: ‘Hold Onto Your Butts’ Off-Broadway at Soho Playhouse
https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/see-a-show/hold-on-to-your-butts 

Closing: ‘Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood’ Off-Broadway from Second Stage
https://2st.com/shows/meat-suit 

Closing: ‘Pen Pals’ Off-Broadway at the DR2 Theatre
https://penpalsplay.com/