Stars join Encores’ ‘Charlie Brown,’ ‘Shuffle Along’ to get reunion concert, Bowen Yang in ‘Oh, Mary!’

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1) Pierce, Edebiri, Brooks, Ha to lead Encores’ ‘Charlie Brown’
https://deadline.com/2026/08/good-man-charle-brown-david-hyde-pierce-ayo-edebiri-broadway-1237027738/

2) ‘Shuffle Along’ to get one-night reunion concert
https://lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/in-concert-shuffle-along

3) Ariana DeBose to lead workshop of ‘Sweet Charity’
https://www.broadwaynews.com/tony-award-nominee-ariana-debose-to-lead-sweet-charity-workshop/

4) Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Justin Mikita to produce musical comedy microdrama
https://deadline.com/2026/08/jesse-tyler-ferguson-microdrama-theater-kids-vs-zombies-1237017939/

5) Broadway show and casting news

Bowen Yang to join ‘Oh, Mary!’
https://www.vulture.com/article/bowen-yang-oh-mary-casting-interview.html

Anthony Gargiula to join ‘& Juliet’
https://people.com/anthony-gargiula-sets-broadway-debut-in-and-juliet-exclusive-12034140

Ben Davis to play Hades in ‘Hadestown’
https://playbill.com/article/ben-davis-will-be-hades-in-broadways-hadestown

Salazar, Moon to join ‘Rocky Horror’ on Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/george-salazar-jimin-moon-more-to-join-the-rocky-horror-show-broadway-revival

6) Off-Broadway show and casting news

Keenan-Bolger, Wiseman, more to lead ‘The Visitors’ from Second Stage
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/207530/celia-keenan-bolger-mary-wiseman-more-join-cast-of-second-stages-the-visitors/

Todrick Hall’s ‘Midnight’ announces full Off-Broadway cast
https://variety.com/2026/legit/news/todrick-hall-midnight-full-cast-off-broadway-run-1236827451/

LCT announces full cast for ‘Seven Guitars’ revival
https://playbill.com/article/off-broadway-revival-of-august-wilsons-seven-guitars-finds-full-casting

7) This week’s theatrical schedule

Tuesday, Aug. 11
Opening: ‘An American Daughter’ Off-Broadway 

An American Daughter

Opening: ‘The Winter’s Tale’ Shakespeare in the Park
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/sftc/the-winters-tale/ 

Friday, Aug. 14
Performances: ‘Paranormal Activity’ on Broadway
https://paranormalbroadway.com/ 

Saturday, Aug. 15
Closing: ‘The Saviors’ Off-Broadway
https://atlantictheater.org/production/the-saviors/ 

Sunday, Aug. 16
Closing: ‘Ragtime’ on Broadway
https://www.lct.org/shows/ragtime/ 

James Marino, Peter Filichia, and Michael Portantiere review Disruption @ Signature Center, Maltby & Shire’s: Closer Than Ever @ Centenary Stage Company, and Hadestown (movie). We also discuss Shuffle Along Reunion Concert to Play Lincoln Center, David Hyde Pierce, Danielle Brooks, Ayo Edebiri, Jin Ha Will Star in Encores! Charlie Brown, and Catch Me If You Can (movie) coming to Bryant Park tomorrow night!

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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!

Showtune for Today: Mama. I’m A Big Girl Now from Hairspray

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.

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
BroadwayStars

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Reviews

PF + MP: Disruption @ The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center, through October 4, 2026
by Andrew Stein
directed by Hersh Ellis

PF: Maltby & Shire’s: Closer Than Ever @ Centenary Stage Company, Kutz Theatre, Hackettstown, NJ, July 30 – August 9

MP: Hadestown (movie). Michael saw it at AMC on 42nd Street… but there is a trailer on Apple TV…

News:

Shuffle Along Reunion Concert to Play Lincoln Center By Margaret Hall
Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Adrienne Warren, Brandon Victor Dixon, and more will be back to recreate the 2016 musical.

This Week on Broadway for January 18, 2016: Billy Porter

David Hyde Pierce, Danielle Brooks, Ayo Edebiri, Jin Ha Will Star in Encores! Charlie Brown By Logan Culwell-Block
The Clark Gesner musical is playing New York City Center in February 2027.

“I can’t stand it!” (In the 1999 revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Kristin Chenoweth plays Sally Brown.)

Catch Me If You Can (movie) @ Bryant Park Monday, August 10
Shakespeare In Love, Monday, September 14

Future Episodes:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

Both musicals were based on novels that became films.

Each musical closed without braving Broadway, one on the east coast, one on the west.

Each title has four words in it, and the final two words are identical.

What were the two musicals?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Guys and Dolls movie

Music Opener: “A Woman in Love,” main title from film soundtrack

Music Closer: “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” from OBC (Robert Alda)

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‘Purple Rain’ comes to Broadway with major changes, exciting ‘Benjamin Button’ casting, ‘Hadestown’ pro-tape breaks box office records

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1) ‘Purple Rain’ to come to Broadway this spring with new writer, director
https://deadline.com/2026/07/purple-rain-musical-broadway-1237004347/

2) Andrew Durand to lead ‘Benjamin Button’ Off-Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/07/benjamin-button-musical-andrew-durand-off-broadway-1237002419/

3) Shears, Courtney, McHale to join ‘Rocky Horror’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/07/jake-shears-lorna-courtney-kevin-mchale-rocky-horror-broadway-1237002593/

4) Broadway casting news

Aaron Tveit to return to ‘Moulin Rouge’
https://playbill.com/article/aaron-tveit-will-return-to-moulin-rouge-on-broadway

‘Titanique’ welcomes two familiar faces to Broadway company
https://playbill.com/article/russell-daniels-will-join-titanique-on-broadway

‘Wanted’ welcomes two familiar faces to Broadway company
https://playbill.com/article/aurelia-williams-and-awa-sal-secka-join-broadways-upcoming-wanted

Baseball player turned Latin pop star to join ‘Buena Vista Social Club’
https://playbill.com/article/jose-candelita-iglesias-will-make-broadway-debut-in-buena-vista-social-club

Matt’s not-so-secret rumor of the day!

5) In other news

Atlantic Theatre Company extends ‘Saviors’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/bubba-weilers-the-saviors-extends-off-broadway

‘Hadestown’ pro-tape breaks box office record
https://playbill.com/article/hadestown-stage-film-nearly-surpasses-all-time-record-for-highest-grossing-broadway-capture-film

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.

1988 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Driving Miss Daisy” by Alfred Uhry

Driving Miss Daisy Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_Miss_Daisy_(play)

Alfred Uhry Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Uhry

Driving Miss Daisy script
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/13311/driving-miss-daisy

“THE STAGE: ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’” by Mel Gussow, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/16/theater/the-stage-driving-miss-daisy.html

“Real Life Inspired Uhry’s Midlife Success” by Leah R. Harrison, Atlanta Jewish Times
https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/real-life-inspired-uhrys-midlife-success/

“Miss Daisy’ Gives Uhry Success at Long Last” by Leslie Bennetts, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/23/theater/miss-daisy-gives-uhry-success-at-long-last.html

“Stooped and a Bit Slow, but Still Standing Tall” by Ben Brantley, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/theater/reviews/26driving.html

Charlie Rose interview
https://charlierose.com/videos/23851

The Producer’s Perspective Podcast with Ken Davenport with Alfred Uhry
https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/the-producer-s-perspective-podcast-with-ken-davenport/174-alfred-uhry/173

Driving Miss Daisy movie
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0091WJW4S/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

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.

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Teddy Bergman, director of “Birthright” at MCC Theater.

Photos
Molly Ranson, Nate Mann, Liz Larsen, Eli Gelb, Molly Bernard, Zoë Winters, and Hale Appleman in MCC Theater’s 2026 production of BIRTHRIGHT – Photo by Emilio Madrid
Zoë Winters, Nate Mann, Eli Gelb, Molly Ranson, Liz Larsen, Hale Appleman, and Molly Bernard in MCC Theater’s 2026 production of BIRTHRIGHT – Photo by Emilio Madrid

“Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway.

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On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with Broadway favorite Kennedy Caughell. Having been on Broadway in “Beautiful,” “Great Comet,” and “Paradise Square,” Kennedy was most recently seen touring the country as Jersey in the national tour of “Hell’s Kitchen.”

However, back from the road, she has done a minor pivot and released her first album, “Just the Beginning,” via Broadway Records. As she discusses with Matt, the album is her life story, chronicling her early career via songs from shows she has been in, songs from shows she would like to be in, and favorites from across the musical theatre canon.

“Just the Beginning” is available now to stream wherever you listen to music.

Purchase or stream Kennedy Caughell’s ‘Just the Beginning’:
https://www.broadwayrecords.com/products/kennedy-caughell-just-the-beginning-mp3

‘Hadestown’ reverses course following casting outcry, Grande departs ‘Sunday’ in London, and more

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1) ‘Hadestown’ announces new cast, drops performer following public outcry
– Cast announcement: https://playbill.com/article/broadways-hadestown-to-welcome-norbert-leo-butz-amber-iman-jasmin-savoy-brown-kayko-geno-segers
– Reversal announcement: https://deadline.com/2026/08/hadestown-geno-segers-broadway-1237015504/

2) Ariana Grande to go on break following world tour, drops out of ‘Sunday’ in London
https://deadline.com/2026/08/ariana-grande-exits-west-end-sunday-in-the-park-with-george-1237015542/

3) Diamond, Pullen join Broadway revival of ‘Awake and Sing’
https://deadline.com/2026/07/broadway-awake-and-sing-micaela-diamond-will-pullen-1237012662/

4) Show and casting news

‘Rocky Horror’ extends into February
https://playbill.com/article/broadways-the-rocky-horror-show-revival-extends-into-2027

‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ to release cast album
https://www.theatermania.com/news/cats-the-jellicle-ball-to-record-a-cast-album_1847798/

‘Spelling Bee’ announces final extension, Julian Sewell to join cast
https://playbill.com/article/spelling-bee-will-close-off-broadway-in-october-julian-sewell-will-join-for-final-weeks

Bobby Conte to lead ‘Copperfield!’ musical Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/bobby-conte-will-star-in-copperfield-the-new-musical-off-broadway

Ana Gasteyer’s alter ego, September L. Davis, to do Off-Broadway concert run
https://playbill.com/article/ana-gasteyer-will-be-september-l-davis-live-off-broadway-for-9-performances-only

Ashe, Chanler-Berat, Ricamora to lead CSC’s ‘Waiting for Lefty’
https://playbill.com/article/classic-stage-company-finds-casting-for-waiting-for-lefty-off-broadway

‘Shifters’ extends Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/shifters-extends-off-broadway

Aliya Grace to lead ‘BOOP!’ national tour
https://playbill.com/article/aliya-grace-will-lead-boop-the-musical-north-american-tour

5) This week’s theatrical schedule

Saturday, Aug. 8
Closing: ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ on Broadway
https://catsthejellicleball.com/

Closing: ‘Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge’ Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre
https://www.darylroththeatre.com/production/rosie-odonnell-common-knowledge/

Sunday, Aug. 9
Closing: ‘Death of a Salesman’ on Broadway
https://salesmanbroadway.com/

Closing: ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ on Broadway
https://everybrilliantthingbway.com/

James Marino, Peter Filichia, and Michael Portantiere review The Saviors @ Atlantic Theater Company, The Potluck @ Playwrights Horizons, Birthright @ MCC, Last Laugh @ Vino Theater, Gene Frankel Theatre Festival, Walter Paisley, and Are You Now or Have You Ever Been @ City Center

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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!

Showtune for Today: That Was A Year from Road Show

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.

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
BroadwayStars

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Reviews

MP + PF: The Saviors @ Atlantic Theater Company‘s Linda Gross Theater, through August 15, 2026
by Bubba Weiler
directed by Jack Serio
When a lost young man takes shelter in their church, two altar boys desperately cling to each other as their changing faiths, lives, and bodies threaten to tear them apart.

PF: Soho Rep and INTAR Theatre present César Alvarez’s new musical The Potluck @ Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons, through August 9, 2026
Written by César Alvarez
Directed by Sarah Benson
with Signal Producing Support from Civis Foundation in collaboration with Spirits Go Blah

MP: Jonathan Spector’s Birthright @ MCC Theater, through August 23, 2026

PF: Three Quick Things:

Last Laugh @ Vino Theater, July 27 – 29, an out of town tryout in NYC before premiering at Edinburgh Fringe this summer.
Written By Zoe Redlich
Directed By Elena Messinger
Starring Pimprenelle Noël and Lydia Sims

Gene Frankel Theatre Festival showcasing original premieres, curated by industry leaders, highlighting innovative performances in NYC, through August 16, 2026

The Ten Plagues

Burnt Toast

Three’s A Crowd

Walter Paisley (a new musical) — backers audition
Book, music, and lyrics by Randy Rogel,
Direction by Jerry Zaks, and associate direction by Steve Edlund.
It was co-created by BT McNicholl, and produced by Joey Parnes.
The cast includes Preston Truman Boyd, Natalie Charlé Ellis, Conner John Gillooly, Robert Lenzi, Becca Petersen, Lance Roberts, Mary Testa, Samantha Williams, and Ethan Slater as Walter Paisley.

Review: DID YOU SEE WHAT WALTER PAISLEY DID TODAY? Scares Up Tons of Laughs in La Mirada By: Michael Quintos, Mar. 25, 2023
Outrageously quirky and oddly delightful, this gag-heavy “beatnik” horror comedy is funny and fresh yet weirdly familiar.

MP: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, An American Docudrama @ New York City Center Stage I, through August 2, 2026

News:

CATS: The Jellicle Ball, cast recording, possible move after Broadway production closes run at the Broadhurst Theatre on Saturday evening, August 8.

Purple Rain

42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, producer Orin Wolf is thrilled to announce that the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN is coming to Broadway.

PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre (245 W 44th Street), beginning previews on Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027.

Tickets will go on sale this September at Telecharge. Casting for the production will be announced at a later date.

Experience Prince’s legacy live on stage at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre in PURPLE RAIN, the electrifying new musical based on the Grammy®-winning album and Oscar®-winning film, featuring over 20 of his iconic hits, including “When Doves Cry,” “I Would Die 4 U,” “Take Me with You,” and “The Beautiful Ones.”

Minneapolis, 1984. A new era of music television is creating overnight stars. A magnetic young performer known as “The Kid” seems like the perfect frontman to lead his bandmates to stardom. But when his past threatens everything he’s built, he’ll have to sing his way out of the darkness and into the spotlight where he belongs.

The stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN features music by Prince, direction by Tony®️-nominated director Saheem Ali (Buena Vista Social Club), a book by playwright and screenwriter Peter Duchan (Dogfight), a music team led by Tony®️ Award winner Jason Michael Webb (MJ the Musical), and choreography by Emmy®️ Award winner Ebony Williams (Sneakerella; additional choreography for the Renaissance World Tour).

Bobby Z and Morris Hayes, both of whom worked with Prince for years as bandmates and musical collaborators, serve the production as Music Advisers.

Future Episodes:

Peter’s Brainteaser:

This performer was nominated for a Tony – and lost — in a Broadway debut, before becoming a household name.

One year later, another performer was also nominated for a Tony – and also lost for the second time — but would become a major household name before the end of the decade.

One year after that, the two performers joined forces to do a show together.

Who were the two Tony losers? What was the name of the show they teamed to do?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Hadestown: The Musical | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

Music Opener:

Music Closer:

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‘Purple Rain’ comes to Broadway with major changes, exciting ‘Benjamin Button’ casting, ‘Hadestown’ pro-tape breaks box office records

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1) ‘Purple Rain’ to come to Broadway this spring with new writer, director
https://deadline.com/2026/07/purple-rain-musical-broadway-1237004347/

2) Andrew Durand to lead ‘Benjamin Button’ Off-Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/07/benjamin-button-musical-andrew-durand-off-broadway-1237002419/

3) Shears, Courtney, McHale to join ‘Rocky Horror’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/07/jake-shears-lorna-courtney-kevin-mchale-rocky-horror-broadway-1237002593/

4) Broadway casting news

Aaron Tveit to return to ‘Moulin Rouge’
https://playbill.com/article/aaron-tveit-will-return-to-moulin-rouge-on-broadway

‘Titanique’ welcomes two familiar faces to Broadway company
https://playbill.com/article/russell-daniels-will-join-titanique-on-broadway

‘Wanted’ welcomes two familiar faces to Broadway company
https://playbill.com/article/aurelia-williams-and-awa-sal-secka-join-broadways-upcoming-wanted

Baseball player turned Latin pop star to join ‘Buena Vista Social Club’
https://playbill.com/article/jose-candelita-iglesias-will-make-broadway-debut-in-buena-vista-social-club

Matt’s not-so-secret rumor of the day!

5) In other news

Atlantic Theatre Company extends ‘Saviors’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/bubba-weilers-the-saviors-extends-off-broadway

‘Hadestown’ pro-tape breaks box office record
https://playbill.com/article/hadestown-stage-film-nearly-surpasses-all-time-record-for-highest-grossing-broadway-capture-film

James Marino, Peter Filichia, and Jan Simpson review Music City @ St. Luke’s Theatre, Jonathan Spector’s Birthright @ MCC Theater, Giulia: The Poison Queen Of Palermo @ Perelman Performing Arts Center, Sukkot @ 59e59, The Whoopi Monologues @ LCT, Noël Coward’s This Was a Man @ The Players Club, The Potluck @ Playwrights Horizons, and The Circuit: An Immersive Silent Disco Ballet

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PF: Future Fest in Dayton Ohio

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1697297768427490&set=a.838240150999927

The audience votes have been tallied and the winner of the Audience Favorite award goes to…Chagutok by Vince Gatton!!!

Congratulations, Vince Gatton, for winning FutureFest 2026 and the Audience Favorite Award!!!

Showtune for Today: Toledo Surprise from The Drowsy Chaperone

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.

James Marino | [email protected] | Facebook
BroadwayStars

“I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.”
This Could Have Been Shorter By Tania Lombrozo (NPR, February 3, 2014)

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Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the theater blog Broadway & Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts “All the Drama” and “Stagecraft.” She has served three times as a juror for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and currently sits on the executive board of the Outer Critics Circle, is a nominator for the Lortel Awards and is a member of the Drama Desk and the American Theatre Critics Association.

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Reviews

JS + PF: Music City @ St. Luke’s Theatre, through October 31, 2026

PF + JS: Jonathan Spector’s Birthright @ MCC Theater, through August 23, 2026

JS: Giulia: The Poison Queen Of Palermo @ Perelman Performing Arts Center, through August 2, 2026

PF: Sukkot @ 59e59, through August 9, 2026

JS: The Whoopi Monologues @ LCT‘s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, through August 30, 2026

PF: Noël Coward’s This Was a Man @ The Players Club, was one night only, July 20, 2026
Remarkably, this marks the first known New York presentation of the play since its original 1926 premiere.

JS: Soho Rep and INTAR Theatre present César Alvarez’s new musical The Potluck @ Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights Horizons, through August 9, 2026
Written by César Alvarez
Directed by Sarah Benson
with Signal Producing Support from Civis Foundation in collaboration with Spirits Go Blah

PF: The Circuit: An Immersive Silent Disco Ballet
THE CIRCUIT is an immersive, site-specific silent disco theatrical experience inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s La Ronde. It fuses dance, theater, and a live original score into performance. Audience members wear wireless headphones, hearing a fully realized play—including dialogue, monologues, and a live EDM score—while watching choreography unfold in real time through the streets of DUMBO, Brooklyn. Attendees follow performers along a set route, creating a personal and fluid experience. While primarily spectators, audience members may occasionally be invited to join in and dance

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Peter’s Brainteaser:

The play in which he starred opened on the sixth anniversary of the opening of one of the world’s most famous musicals.

His wife opened a comedy 22 days later, on the sixteenth anniversary of a hit musical that’s more remembered for its film version.

His play was a flop; hers wasn’t.

Who are these people? What are their plays and what were the musicals that celebrated anniversaries?

Michael’s Musical Moments

Music Opener:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO-s5SyHVu8

Music Closer:

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

2) Oskar Eustis to depart Public Theater in 2028
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/theater/oskar-eustis-public-theater.html

3) Roundabout confirms Broadway, Off-Broadway dates
https://deadline.com/2026/07/roundabout-full-monty-broadway-2026-2027-season-1236863055/

4) Show and casting news

‘& Juliet’ to welcome and rewelcome cast members in August
https://playbill.com/article/ben-jackson-walker-sets-return-to-broadways-juliet-corey-mach-will-join-cast

Nick Blaemire’s ‘Soon’ to run Off-Broadway this fall
https://playbill.com/article/nick-blaemires-soon-musical-will-have-off-broadway-run-this-fall

Andrew Barth Feldman to lead Sater, Sheik’s new musical ‘Nero’ in London
https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/andrew-barth-feldman-to-star-in-new-musical-nero-in-london