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BroadwayRadio produces a series of discussions about Broadway and theater around the world.

  • 9 minutes 23 seconds
    In Review: ‘Masquerade’ Off-Broadway production

    Matt reviews the 2026 Off-Broadway immersive ‘Phantom of the Opera’ production ‘Masquerade’

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

    To purchase tickets to see the show, click here:
    https://masqueradenyc.com/

    29 May 2026, 11:55 am
  • 14 minutes 41 seconds
    Broadway Grosses and News: May 27, 2026

    Breaking down the Broadway grosses and major theatre news

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

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

    2) ‘Chess’ to close on Broadway when Lea Michele departs in June
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/chess-closing-broadway-lea-michele-1236921116/

    3) Louis-Drefus, Janney, Harris to lead ‘Other Desert Cities’ on Broadway
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/julia-louis-dreyfus-broadway-other-desert-cities-ed-harris-1236920897/

    4) Tony Awards news

    Original cast of ‘Book of Mormon’ to perform at the Tonys
    https://playbill.com/article/original-stars-of-the-book-of-mormon-will-reunite-for-a-special-performance-at-the-2026-tony-awards

    All nominated musicals will perform at the Tonys
    http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2026/05/21/the-tony-awards-to-feature-showstopping-performances-by-all-of-the-best-musical-and-best-revival-of-a-musical-nominees-452112/20260521cbs02/

    Benanti, Burgess to host Act One preshow
    http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2026/05/20/laura-benanti-and-tituss-burgess-to-host-the-tony-awards-act-one-437115/20260520cbs02/

    5) Off-Broadway Alliance Awards announces winners
    https://playbill.com/article/mexodus-masquerade-more-win-2026-off-broadway-alliance-awards

    6) Show and casting news

    Rachel Zegler-led ‘Evita’ announces home and dates
    https://playbill.com/article/jamie-lloyd-directed-evita-finds-a-broadway-home

    Krysta Rodriguez to join Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ as Roxie Hart
    https://playbill.com/article/krysta-rodriguez-will-join-broadway-cast-of-chicago

    ‘The Housemaid’ being adapted for the stage
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/the-housemaid-broadway-1236915118/

    ‘Two Strangers’ announces national tour
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/two-strangers-carry-a-cake-across-new-york-broadway-tour-1236918358/

    ‘Schmigadoon’ announces national tour
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/schmigadoon-broadway-tour-1236917290/

    ‘Heathers’ announces national tour
    https://playbill.com/article/heathers-off-broadway-revival-is-going-on-tour

    28 May 2026, 11:55 am
  • 8 minutes 56 seconds
    In Review: ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ Off-Broadway revival

    Matt reviews the 2026 Off-Broadway revival of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

    To purchase tickets to see the show, click here:
    https://spellingbeenyc.com/

    27 May 2026, 11:55 am
  • 9 minutes 6 seconds
    In Review: ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ 2026 Broadway revival

    Matt reviews the 2026 Broadway revival of ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

    To purchase tickets to see the show, click here:
    https://joeturnerbway.com/

    26 May 2026, 11:55 am
  • 8 minutes 58 seconds
    In Review: ‘Becky Shaw’ original Broadway production

    Matt reviews the original Broadway production of ‘Becky Shaw’

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

    To purchase tickets to see the show, click here:
    https://2st.com/shows/becky-shaw

    25 May 2026, 11:55 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    This Week on Broadway for May 24, 2026: Broken Snow @ Theatre 71

    Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about the their takes on the awards season (so far). Reviews include Broken Snow @ Theatre 71, Pippin @ Signature Theater (VA), Well I’ll Let You Go @ Studio Seaview, and Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium @ Classic Stage Company.

    “This Week on Broadway” has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest-running running Broadway and theatrical podcast with hundreds of shows giving thousands of reviews and interviews.

    Subscribe to BroadwayRadio in Apple Podcasts by CLICKING HERE.

    Support BroadwayRadio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

    Patreon listeners get This Week on Broadway first, on Sunday afternoon before it is released to the general public on Sunday evening.

    Panel:

    Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook
    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!

    80th Annual Theatre World Awards June 2, 2026 • Longacre Theatre, NYC

    Showtune for Today: They Both Reached for the Gun from Chicago: Original Cast Album

    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.

    Last Tuesday, May 19: 54 Sings Lerner & Loewe @ 54 Below

    Spamilton @ 54 Below

    July 1-3: See Michael in 1776! @ Ghostlight Players on Staten Island

    James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
    BroadwayStars

    Note: This week we had listeners join us while recording. These listeners are Patreon members who support BroadwayRadio. If you would like to join us in the future, become a supporter at Patreon.com/BroadwayRadio.

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    Topic: Awards Season

    MP: Drama Desk Awards Ceremony @ Town Hall

    Drama Desk Awards Find a New Home for 2027 by Andrew Gans
    The annual awards celebrate Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway theatre.

    2025-2026 Tony Awards Nominations Announced (May 05, 2026)
    The Outer Critics Circle Awards (May 11, 2026)
    The 70th Drama Desk Awards (May 17, 2026)
    The Theatre World Awards (Jun 02, 2026)
    79th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 07, 2026

    Reviews:

    PF: Broken Snow @ Theatre 71, through May 31, 2026
    A new play by Ben Andron
    Starring Tom Cavanagh, Tony Danza, and Michael Longfellow
    Directed by Colin Hanlon

    MP: Pippin @ Signature Theater (VA), through July 26, 2026

    PF: Well I’ll Let You Go @ Studio Seaview, through June 20, 2026
    Written by Bubba Weiler
    Directed by Jack Serio

    BUBBA WEILER (writer)
    Bubba Weiler is a Brooklyn-based playwright and actor. His plays include Well, I’ll Let You Go and The Saviors, which will have its premier production at Atlantic Theater Company this summer directed by Jack Serio. He studied playwriting and acting at Playwrights Horizons Theater School at NYU. He has been in residency at Berkeley Rep’s Groundfloor and Mercury Store. As an actor, he played Scorpius Malfoy in the first American cast of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child on Broadway and was recently seen in Swing State at the Minetta Lane for which his performance was nominated for a Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics’ Circle Award.

    PF: Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium @ Classic Stage Company (CSC) Lynn F. Angelson Theater, through June 7, 2026

    News:

    The New Dramatists Annual Spring Luncheon, honoring multi-award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, will be held on Tuesday, May 26, in the Broadway Ballroom at the New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway, between 45th and 46th Streets).

    Future Episodes:

    Peter’s Brainteaser:

    In the 1950s and early 1960s, every American with a TV set knew this performer whose Broadway debut happened just over 100 years ago.

    David Merrick courted this performer to play a role that would eventually see not one, not two, but three actresses acquire Tonys. But Merrick’s offer was declined.

    However, some years before, the performer had a cameo in a film version of a musical that Merrick had co-produced on Broadway.
    Who is the performer? What was the role Merrick offered? What was the film of the musical that Merrick had co-sponsored?

    Michael’s Musical Moments

    PIPPIN AT SIGNATURE THEATRE (VA)

    Music Opener:

    Music Closer:

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    24 May 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 18 seconds
    In Review: ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ original Broadway production

    Matt reviews the original Broadway production of ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

    To purchase tickets to see the show, click here:
    https://catsthejellicleball.com/

    24 May 2026, 11:55 am
  • 9 minutes 7 seconds
    In Review: ‘The Balusters’ original Broadway production

    Matt reviews the original Broadway production of ‘The Balusters’

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

    On Wednesday, May 6, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini saw “The Balusters” on Broadway. The Manhattan Theatre Club show is nominated for five Tony Awards and is currently playing the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through June 21.

    To purchase tickets to see the show, click here:
    https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/the-balusters/

    21 May 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 45 seconds
    Broadway Grosses Report: May 20, 2026

    Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 17, 2026

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

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

    ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ ‘Titanique’ announce national tours
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/titanique-tour-1236915666/

    ‘Just in Time’ recoups Broadway investment
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/just-in-time-broadway-recoups-capitalization-1236906723/

    Krysta Rodriguez to play Roxie in ‘Chicago’ on Broadway
    https://www.broadwaynews.com/krysta-rodriguez-to-star-as-roxie-hart-in-broadways-chicago/

    2) Closing notices

    Beaches: https://deadline.com/2026/05/beaches-broadway-closing-date-1236916461/

    Death Becomes Her: https://deadline.com/2026/05/death-becomes-her-broadway-closing-date-1236914353/

    3) Show and casting news

    ‘Book of Mormon’ pushes re-opening back one week
    https://playbill.com/article/book-of-mormon-delays-broadway-reopening

    Tracee Ellis Ross to take over ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ in July
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/tracee-ellis-ross-every-brilliant-thing-broadwsay-1236914325/

    ‘Warriors’ coming to Broadway in spring 2027
    https://www.broadwayjournal.com/p/warriors-to-open-in-spring-2027

    Gaten Matarazzo to lead 30th anniversary production of ‘Rent’ in London
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/stranger-things-gaten-matarazzo-rent-revival-west-end-1236915236/

    20 May 2026, 8:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 57 seconds
    In Review: ‘Titanique’ original Broadway production

    Matt reviews the original Broadway production of ‘Titanique’

    Patreon: BroadwayRadio
    https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio

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

    On Monday, May 4, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini saw “Titanique” on Broadway. The show is nominated for four Tony Awards and is currently playing the St. James Theatre.

    To purchase tickets to see the show, click here:
    https://titaniquebroadway.com/

    18 May 2026, 8:01 pm
  • 16 minutes 46 seconds
    Last Week on Broadway: Monday, May 18, 2026

    ‘Book of Mormon’ return date, Joshua Henry wins Drama League Award, Ledisi joins ‘Wanted’

    Every week, Matt Tamanini will bring you the biggest news from across the theatrical landscape and will prepare you for what’s ahead over the next seven days.

    Any and all feedback is appreciated:
    Matt Tamanini: [email protected] | @BroadwayRadio

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

    1) ‘Book of Mormon’ sets return target
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/book-of-mormon-broadway-fire-1236883793/

    2) Awards update

    Drama League Awards announce 2026 winners
    https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-drama-league-award-winners-announced/

    John Lithgow to receive Theatre World Lifetime Achievement Award
    https://playbill.com/article/john-lithgow-to-receive-john-willis-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-the-theatre

    Off Broadway Alliance Awards announce winners
    https://playbill.com/article/mexodus-masquerade-more-earn-off-broadway-alliance-award-nominations

    Shows honored with Equity Broadway Chorus Awards nominations
    https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CATS-CHESS-RAGTIME-and-SCHMIGADOON-Nominated-For-ACCA-Awards-20260515

    3) Show and casting

    Ledisi joins upcoming Broadway production of ‘Wanted’
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/wanted-broadway-musical-solea-pfeiffer-liisi-lafontaine-1236757771/

    Mariska Hargitay extends run in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/mariska-hargitay-broadway-every-brilliant-thing-2-1236906064/

    Matthew Broderick, Katie Couric, more join ‘Celebrity Autobiography
    https://deadline.com/2026/05/celebrity-autobiography-broadway-1236880861/

    ‘Balusters’ extends again on Broadway
    https://playbill.com/article/the-balusters-gets-a-2nd-extension-on-broadway

    White replaces Tommy as ‘Imitation of Life’ director
    https://playbill.com/article/whitney-white-replaces-liesl-tommy-as-director-of-john-legend-lynn-nottage-musical-imitation-of-life

    Glover, Leonard to lead Off-Broadway’s ‘An American Daughter’
    https://playbill.com/article/montego-glover-robert-sean-leonard-jean-lichty-will-lead-an-american-daughter-off-broadway

    Robin de Jesús to replace Harvey Guillén in ‘Man of La Mancha’ concert
    https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Robin-de-Jess-Replaces-Harvey-Guilln-in-MAN-OF-LA-MANCHA-LCT-Staged-Concert-20260515

    ‘The Lost Boys’ to launch national tour in 2028
    https://playbill.com/article/the-lost-boys-will-embark-on-north-american-tour-in-2028

    4) Monday, May 18: ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ opens on Broadway
    https://celebrityautobiography.com/

    18 May 2026, 11:55 am
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