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2 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
Theater NewsThe cast also includes Ava Briglia and Ryann Redmond. Producer Marissa McMahon of Kamala Theatricals has announced that a developmental reading of The Bad News Bears, A Musical will take place June 5-6 at Open Jar Studios in New York.
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2 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
The Muny has announced the complete cast for its premiere production of Bring It On: The Musical, which opens the theater’s 107th season and runs June 16-22 in Forest Park.
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2 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
The magic show Amaze will make its New York debut at New World Stages, running July 20-November 2, with an opening night set for August 13. Combining state-of-the-art technology with conjuring techniques, Amaze is a story-driven magic show starring and co-created by high-tech magician Jamie Allan (iMagician), known as the UK’s original technology magician.
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3 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
Theater NewsHigh Society runs July 24–August 23. Max Clayton (The Music Man, Chicago) will star in Ogunquit Playhouse’s reimagining of High Society from July 24–August 23. Featuring music and lyrics by Cole Porter, High Society is based on the play The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry and the 1956 movie High Society. Clayton will play C.K. Dexter Haven, the role played by Bing Crosby in the film. The musical also has a book by Arthur Kopit and additional lyrics by Susan Birkenhead.
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3 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
Theater NewsThe play, adapted from the movie, is by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis. Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and Patrick Catullo announced that Dog Day Afternoon will open on Broadway in the spring of 2026.
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3 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
Theater NewsDebbie Allen will direct and choreograph, as she did the original 1989 film. Producer Brian Anthony Moreland has announced the development of Polly: The Musical, a new Broadway-bound production based on the 1989 Disney television movie with teleplay by William Blinn and the novel by Eleanor H. Porter.
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3 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
Mechanical Raven Productions will present Steve Burns Alive, a solo show for adult audiences, written by Steve Burns (the original host of Blue’s Clues on Nickelodeon) and Matthew Freeman (The Ask) and directed by Freeman. The pop-up performance will run July 23-25 at the Club at La MaMa. This production is part of Shares at La MaMa, which provides theater space for non-curated productions. From 1996 to 2002, Steve Burns was a problem-solver on Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues.
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5 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
Lincoln Center Theater has announced its 2025-26 season of productions in the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters, along with special programming and events throughout the season.
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5 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
Theater NewsAll Best Musical and Best Musical Revival nominees will perform as well as others. The 78th Annual Tony Awards will feature performances from the casts of the following new musicals and revivals from the Broadway season: Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Sunset Blvd., Just in Time, and Real Women Have Curves.
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5 days ago | 
theatermania.com | Linda Buchwald
The producers of the Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club and World Circuit Records have announced that the show’s original Broadway cast recording will be released digitally on June 6. Produced by Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek, the album will be co-produced by Marco Paguia and Orin Wolf, and executive-produced by Allan Williams. The CD will be available on July 25, and the vinyl later in 2025.
