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Matt goes through the reviews for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ on Broadway and the grosses for the week ending April 5, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. 1) Check out the reviews for ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ on Broadwayhttps://didtheylikeit.com/shows/cats-the-jellicle-ball/ 2) read more

Matt goes through the reviews for the Broadway premiere of ‘Becky Shaw’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Check out the reviews for ‘Becky Shaw’ on Broadwayhttps://didtheylikeit.com/shows/becky-shaw/

Hargitay to make Broadway debut, are Paulso and Pascal coming back to Broadway?, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s next movie musical 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 read more

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with Karin McCracken and Simon Leary, the stars of the new Off-Broadway play “Heartbreak Hotel.” McCracken wrote the show and stars as a woman living through the ups and downs of a particularly difficult breakup. The show’s unique structure highlights the messiness read more

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with lighting designer Jen Schriever, who is taking on the Herculean technical and creative task of lighting what is reportedly the second-most expensive musical in the history of Broadway, “The Lost Boys.” Along with director Michael Arden, Schriever is co-designing this adaptation read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Dog Day Afternoon, Giant, Gotta Dance! @ Stage 42, Ulster American @ Irish Rep, The Wild Party (Michael John LaChiusa) @ New York City Center, Hamnet @ Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, D.C.), and Maltby & Shire’s About Time @ Marjorie S. read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Matt Manuel, cast member in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at New World Stages. Matt Manuel headshot by Dirty Sugar Production photo by Phillippe Arroyo “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. For a transcript read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Rachel Chavkin, director of “My Joy is Heavy” at New York Theater Workshop. Rachel Chavkin, Photo Credit Erik Tanner Abigail Bengson & Shaun Bengson in tech for MY JOY IS HEAVY, photo by Valerie Terranova Abigail Bengson & Shaun Bengson in tech for MY read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 29, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://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) Megan Thee Stallion hospitalized after falling ill during ‘Moulin Rouge’https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/megan-thee-stallion-miss-moulin-rouge-shows-health-update-1236553642/ 3) ‘Happy Feet’ musical aiming for Broadwayhttps://deadline.com/2026/03/happy-feet-broadway-musical-michael-arden-1236770068/ read more

Matt goes through the reviews for the Broadway premiere of ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ stage adaptation Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Check out the reviews for ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadwayhttps://didtheylikeit.com/shows/dog-day-afternoon/

‘Hadestown’ to hit cinemas in July, Broadway-bound musicals find out-of-town casting, Broadway’s getting busy 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 1) read more

Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson talk about Giant, Every Brilliant Thing, Masquerade, Mexodus @ Daryl Roth Theatre, Monte Cristo @ Theatre at St. Jean’s, Maltby & Shire’s About Time @ Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, and Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet @ Theatre for a New read more

The Spotlight podcast is hosted by Jena Tesse Fox. Guest: Michael John LaChiusa Michael John LaChiusa on: Facebook | Concord Theatricals The Wild Party @ New York City Center. Production Images by Joan Marcus Host: Jena Tesse Fox | InstagramJena Tesse Fox has been writing about theater for more than read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Stephanie Jae Park, a cast member in “Monte Cristo” at York Theater. “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. Daniel Yearwood and Stephanie Jae Park Photo by Shawn Salley For a transcript of this episode, please email read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 22, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://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) 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 read more

Matt breaks down the reviews for the Broadway premiere of ‘Giant’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Check out the reviews for ‘Giant’ on Broadwayhttps://didtheylikeit.com/shows/giant-2/

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

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 read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 15, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/ ‘Wanted’ to arrive on Broadway in Octoberhttps://people.com/wanted-new-musical-sets-broadway-dates-and-stars-exclusive-11927867 ‘School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play’ to finally premiere on read more

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

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, read more

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 pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_(play) David Auburn Wikipedia pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Auburn Proof scripthttps://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/11702/proof Variety reviewhttps://variety.com/2001/legit/reviews/proof-8-1200553106/ “Auburn returns to Hyde read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 8, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/ If ‘Evita’ comes to Broadway, ALW says there will be no outdoor balcony scenehttps://deadline.com/2026/03/evita-broadway-andrew-lloyd-webber-1236749258/ Isa Briones to join ‘Just read more

‘Paddington’ highlights Olivier nominations, Leslie Odom Jr. to join ‘Hamilton’ in London, Broadway is getting busy this week SquareSpace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://squarespace.com/BROADWAY when you use coupon code BROADWAY. Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Mother Russia @ Signature Theatre, Milwaukee Rep’s three productions: August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, McNeal, Ain’t Misbehavin, Marcelle on the Train @ Classic Stage Company, The Other Place @ The Shed, and Zack @ Mint Theater Company. Milwaukee Rep’s new home read more

Matt reviews the national tour of ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ in Orlando, Florida Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. On Tuesday, March 4, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini attended the opening night of the “Hell’s Kitchen” national tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 1, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/ St. Louis, Gravitte to join ‘Just in Time’ next monthhttps://playbill.com/article/carrie-st-louis-debbie-gravitte-will-join-broadways-just-in-time

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with two of the most popular artists and creators on social media, Austin and Marideth Telenko, better known as Cost n’ Mayor. Not only is this husband-and-wife dancing and choreography duo a reliably feel-good part of your social media scrolling, but they read more

Megan Thee Stallion to make Broadway debut, Grosff to do ‘As You Like It,’ TLC musical finds leads 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 read more

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Bigfoot! @ New York City Center, Chinese Republicans @ Roundabout Theatre Company, The Unknown with Sean Hayes @ Studio Seaview, WestRep Stage production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown @ Western Connecticut State University, Data read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending Feb. 22, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/

Broadway prepares for blizzard, ‘Titanique’ welcomes ‘In the Heights’ star, ‘Game of Thrones’ at Royal Shakespeare Company this summer 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 read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Georgia Stitt. After, we review Not Nobody @ 59e59, The Dinosaurs @ Playwrights Horizons, Mother Russia @ Signature Theatre, Rent @ NYU Frederick Loewe Theatre, Meat Suit (Second Stage Theater @ Signature Center), and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay read more

Hiddleston and Atwell to bring ‘Much Ado’ to NYC; Mr. Shue to join ‘Just in Time’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. 1) Jamie Lloyd’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ to play Broadway this fallhttps://deadline.com/2026/02/tom-hiddleston-hayley-atwell-much-ado-about-nothing-broadway-1236729230/ 2) Matthew Morrison to join ‘Just in read more

reaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending Feb. 15, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://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) Whitney Leavitt to return to ‘Chicago’https://deadline.com/2026/02/broadway-box-office-whitney-leavitt-chicago-1236726935/ 3) Bleu, Behlmann to join ‘Great Gatsby’ on Broadwayhttps://www.theatermania.com/news/corbin-bleu-john-behlmann-joining-great-gatsby-on-broadway_1824646/

Casting announced for ‘Schmigadoon,’ ‘Fear of 13,’ more; John Legend, Sara Bareillies, Norah Jones musical news; ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ to stream on Netflix 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 read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Jan Simpson review High Spirits @ City Center Encores!, Making a Show of Myself @ Irish Rep, I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical @ Soho Playhouse, The Unknown @ Studio Seaview, Kramer/Fauci @ NYU Skirball, The Tragedy of Coriolanus @ Theatre read more

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. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “The Gin Game”1978 Pulitzer winner “The Gin Game” by D. L. Coburn Gin Game Wikipedia pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gin_Game D.L. Coburn Wikipedia read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending Feb. 8, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://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) Raúl Esparza, Joy Woods, Jeremy Kushnier to bring ‘Galileo’ to Broadway this fallhttps://deadline.com/2026/02/galileo-broadway-raul-esparza-opening-date-1236714492/

Platt and Zegler to bring ‘L5Y’ to NY and LA, Broadway casting news, Off-Broadway Week shows announced 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. Support our sponsor SquareSpace: Visit https://squarespace.com/BROADWAY read more

James Marino and Michael Portantiere chat with Tim Weil about his new book “Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music that Changed Broadway”. Peter Filichia reviews Ivanov @ Royal Family Theater. Michael reviews Loewe & Behold @ Library of Congress, Love in a Plague @ Out/Play Series, Finding Dorothy Parker read more

‘Moulin Rouge’ announces a summer closing date; what could take the Hirschfeld next? Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name.

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with someone you very well might have seen in pink and blue dresses, descending from the sky in bubbles across the country and on Broadway, Allison Bailey. Not only is Allison currently in the midst of a two-week return to the “Wicked” read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending Feb. 1, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/

Photo Credit: T. Charles Erickson The Stagecraft podcast is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of interviews with playwrights (and musical book writers) of shows opening on Broadway and off-Broadway. Matthew Libby’s new play DATA pulls back the curtain on Silicon Valley’s darkest ambitions. When a brilliant young read more

The Tonys are heading back to Radio City, ‘Rocky Horror’ finds phenomenal cast, could ‘Bug’ be on the move? 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 read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Data @ The Lucille Lortel Theatre, New Jersey Repertory Company’s The Bookstore @ 59e59, Newsies @ Argyle Theatre, Philosophy Productions — Hans Litten: The Jew Who Cross-Examined Hitler @ Theatre Row, New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel at Radio City Music Hall, read more

Matt reviews the national tour of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ in Orlando, Florida Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. On Wednesday, Jan. 28, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini attended the opening night of the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” national read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending Jan. 25, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/