BroadwayRadio

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 read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses and major theatre news 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) Oskar Eustis to depart Public Theater in 2028https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/theater/oskar-eustis-public-theater.html 3) Roundabout confirms Broadway, Off-Broadway dateshttps://deadline.com/2026/07/roundabout-full-monty-broadway-2026-2027-season-1236863055/ 4) Show and casting news ‘& read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with with Leenya Rideout, who plays Tammy and Leeane in “Music City” at St. Luke’s Theater. PhotosProduction photo by Jeremy DanielHeadshot by James Furino “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. For a transcript of this episode, please read more

Valentina to join ‘Rocky Horror,’ ‘Bill & Ted’s’ getting musical adaptation, Legend’s Basquiat musical gets public premiere 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 read more

James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Carey Purcell review Girl, Interrupted @ The Public, The Whoopi Monologues @ LCT’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Romeo & Juliet @ The Revitalized Delacorte Theater, The Drilling Company’s Shakespeare in the Parking Lot’s As You Like It, HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts @ read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses and major theatre news 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) ‘Oh, Mary!’ to be filmed in London this monthhttps://deadline.com/2026/07/oh-mary-film-cole-escola-1236982842/ 3) Sam Rockwell, Marin Ireland, Alfred Molina to lead ‘A View read more

Josh Grisetti dies at 44, ‘Dolly’ has official Broadway plans, Derek Hough to join ‘Chicago’ for one night 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 magician and illusionist Jamie Allan. The Off-Broadway production of his show “Amaze!” will hit its one-year anniversary at New World Stages and is currently on sale into January 2027. In their conversation, Matt and Jamie discuss the importance of bringing a read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review King Lear @ Hudson Valley Shakespeare, The Loved Ones @ Irish Rep, Giulia: The Poison Queen Of Palermo @ Perelman Performing Arts Center, Small @ Signature Center, and A Walk On The Moon @ the Laura Pels Theatre. “This Week on Broadway” 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. 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Talley’s Folly” by Lanford Wilson Talley’s Folly Wikipedia pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/Talley%27s_Folly Lanford Wilson Wikipedia pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanford_Wilson#External_links Talley’s Folly scripthttps://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/14301/talleys-folly Lanford Wilson: Early read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Alana Raquel Bowers, who plays Gabby in “The Loved Ones” at Irish Rep. PhotosProduction photos by Carol RoseggPhoto 1 – [Maryann Plunkett, Alana Raquel Bowers, Donna Lynne Champlin & Clare O’Malley]Photo 2- [Alana Raquel Bowers] “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season read more

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with playwright Scarlett Grace McCarthy and director Sarah Connolly, who are bringing the play “The Betrothed” to the WP Theater beginning on Thursday, July 16. The show is described as an absurdist comedy of love, ambition, and social expectation set in the read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Jon Norman Schneider who plays Henry in “Henry VI” in National Asian American Theatre Company’s production at The Public Theater. Production photos by HanJie ChowPhoto 1 – [Mia Katigbak and Jon Norman Schneider]Photo 2- [Jon Norman Schneider] “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, read more

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. Support our read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere review Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, An American Docudrama @ New York City Center, That Math Show @ Theater 555. We then talk about Michael’s production of 1776 at College of S.I. Center for the Arts and Ghostlight Players, as read more

In this special July 4, 2026 episode, James Marino and Jan Simpson talk with Daniel Okrent, author of the book, “STEPHEN SONDHEIM: Art Isn’t Easy”This book is part of Jan Simpson’s 2026 Summer Reading list. Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | TwitterBroadway & MeJan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Sally Shaw, who plays Polly in “GIRL,INTERRUPTED” at the Public Theater. Production photos by Joan Marcus Photo 1 – [Sally Shaw] Photo 2- [Sally Shaw, Juliana Canfield, King Princess, & Mia Pak] “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about The Loved Ones @ Irish Rep, La Cage Aux Folles @ City Center Encores!, Madame X – The Musical! by Gerard Alessandrini and Robert Hetzel @ 54 Below, West Side Story @ Paper Mill, The Last Out Gate @ The Chain read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Eljon Wardally, playwright of “Blooming in Dry Season” at The WP Theater Headshot and Production photos by C. Stephen Hurst Photo 1 – [Melanie Matthews & Brian Richardson] Photo 2- [Brian Richardson & Nikyla Boxley] “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off read more

‘Paddington’ officially coming to Broadway, CJack to return to ‘Hamilton,’ Sherie Rene Scott to join ‘Rocky Horror’ 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 read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about La Cage Aux Folles @ City Center Encores!, West Side Story @ Paper Mill, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic @ Carnegie Hall, HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts @ The Public Theater, The 15th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, and Camping @ read more

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with composer and performer Grace Yurchuk. For the past few years, Grace has been working on a musical version of the assassination of Julius Caesar and sharing the journey on social media. To date, that process has culminated in the release of read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Cherry Torres who plays Shane’s Mom and others, in Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody at The Culture Club. Production photos by Matthew Murphy Photo 1 – Cherry Torres Photo 2- Cherry Torres & Ryan Duncan “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater read more

‘Spring Awakening’ to return to New York, ‘Stranger Things’ to close, Joshua Henry’s new 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 appreciated:Matt Tamanini: [email protected] | @BroadwayRadio read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Girl, Interrupted @ The Public, Romeo & Juliet @ The Revitalized Delacorte Theater, David Copperfield @ 59e59, Camelot @ John W. Engeman Theater (Long Island), Celebrity Autobiography @ Shubert Theatre, 40th Anniversary of Jackie Mason’s The World According to Me!, 54 read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Tom Costello, who along with Xhole and Natasha, directed “And Then The Rodeo Burned Down” at Ars Nova. Tom Costello (photo by Aaron R. Foster) Production photo by Ben_Arons Production photo by Ben_Arons “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about their Tony Award predictions for tonight. “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 read more

Every Tony Awards since 2019, BroadwayRadio’s Matt and Tony Award-winning producer Oliver have gotten together on a podcast to predict the winners in every category, with the help of Oliver’s proprietary algorithmic model. However, this year, they also examined how the Kalshi betting market was handling the Tony Awards. Check read more

On this very special episode of BroadwayRadio, Matt Tamanini brings his theatre-insider group chat to the podcast feed to predict the 2026 Tony Awards. On the episode, Matt is joined by theatre influencer and commentator Ashley Hufford and Tony-winning producer Caitlin Berg. They all reserve the right to change their 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. 1946 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, State of the Union” by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay State of the Union Wikipedia pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_the_Union_(play) Howard Lindsay Wikipedia read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses and major theatre news 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) Who is performing and presenting at the 2026 Tony Awards– https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-79th-annual-tony-awards/releases/?view=112936-queen-latifah-pnk-jesse-tyler-ferguson-alex-newell-adrienne-warren-julianne-hough-whitney-leavitt-dylan-mulvaney-and-more-to-celebrate-chicagos-30th-a– https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-79th-annual-tony-awards/releases/?view=112949-star-studded-line-up-of-performers-and-presenters-revealed-for-the-79th-annual-tony-awards-live-sunday-june-7-on-cbs 3) Second Stage announces 2026-27 season, featuring updated read more

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with Paper Mill Playhouse’s producing artistic director, Mark S. Hoebee. In addition to his administrative duties, Mark is also currently serving as the director for Paper Mill’s production of “West Side Story,” which is running now through June 28. Mark talks to read more

Matt reviews the national tour of ‘SIX’ 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, June 2, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini attended the opening night of the “SIX: The Musical” national tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the read more

Chrissy Metz to make Broadway debut, NY adds $150M to theatre tax credit, Matt explains how to watch the Tonys 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 read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about MP: Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody @ The Culture Club, Girls Chance Music @ Vineyard Theatre, Indian Princesses @ Atlantic Theater, Dad Don’t Read This @ St. Luke’s Theatre, Spamilton: An American Parody 10th Anniversary Concert @ 54 Below, Bedlam’s read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses and major theatre news 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) ‘Chess’ to close on Broadway when Lea Michele departs in Junehttps://deadline.com/2026/05/chess-closing-broadway-lea-michele-1236921116/ 3) Louis-Drefus, Janney, Harris to lead ‘Other Desert Cities’ read more

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 read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Marianna Gailus, co-starring in “New Born” at the Minetta Lane Theater presented by Audible. Headshot by Thomas Brunot Production photo by Evan Zimmerman “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. For a transcript of this episode, please read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 17, 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/ ‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ ‘Titanique’ announce national tourshttps://deadline.com/2026/05/titanique-tour-1236915666/ ‘Just in Time’ recoups Broadway investmenthttps://deadline.com/2026/05/just-in-time-broadway-recoups-capitalization-1236906723/ Krysta Rodriguez to play Roxie read more

‘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 read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk with Meg Bussert. Peter was in London and saw seven shows: The Karate Kid @ New Wimbledon Theatre, An Ideal Husband @ Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, The Producers @ Garrick Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong, Grace Pervades @ Theatre Royal Haymarket, Mother read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Rebecca Jimenez, who plays Andi in “Indian Princesses” co-produced with Rattlestick Theater at the Atlantic Theater Company. Headshot by Chris Jon Photography Rebecca Jimenez – Rehearsal photos by Ahron R. Foster Greg Keller & Rebecca Jimenez – Rehearsal photos by Ahron R. Foster “Class read more

Matt reviews the national tour of ‘The Notebook’ 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, May 12, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini attended the opening night of the “The Notebook” national tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 10, 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) ‘Much Ado’ announces dates, home, full casthttps://deadline.com/2026/05/much-ado-about-nothing-broadway-cast-opening-date-1236898171/ 3) Meg Stalter to make Broadway debut in ‘Oh, Mary!’https://playbill.com/article/meg-stalter-sets-broadway-debut-in-oh-mary read more

Matt runs through who he voted for in every category for this year’s OCCs 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) 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award winnershttps://deadline.com/2026/05/outer-critics-circle-awards-schmigadoon-balusters-broadway-1236890989/

Eugene O’Neill fire update, tons of show and casting news, Matt review 3 shows from NYC trip 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 read more

Peter Filichia, James Marino, Michael Portantiere, and Carey Purcell talk about The Balusters. Schmigadoon, Kenrex, Rocky Horror, Ragtime, Fallen Angels, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical @ 54 Below, Proof, Beaches, and The Lost Boys “This Week on Broadway” has been coming to you every week since 2009. It is the longest-running read more

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending May 3, 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) Electrical fire at Eugene O’Neill closes ‘Book of Mormon’ indefinitelyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/theater/broadway-theater-fire-eugene-oneill-book-of-mormon.html 3) ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ to make Broadway debut read more

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Cassia Thompson, who plays Laurencia in “Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium” at Classic Stage Company. Cassia Thompson Headshot (Credit JW Headshots) Rehearsal photo by Allison Stock [Cassia Thompson and Joe Tapper] “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on, off, and off-off Broadway. read more

Matt runs through all of the nominations for the 79th annual Tony Awards Any and all feedback is appreciated:Matt Tamanini: [email protected] | @BroadwayRadio 1) 2026 Tony nominees announced:https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/