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05/16/25

Today on Broadway: Friday, May 16, 2025

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Charles Strouse Dies at 96, ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ to Air Live on CNN, Taylor Jenkins Reid Writing a Chicks Jukebox Musical

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Purchase Tickets to ‘To Free a Mockingbird’ Off-Broadway
https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/upcoming-events/to-free-a-mockingbird

Breaking News:

Tony-Winning Legend Charles Strouse Dies at 96
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/theater/charles-strouse-dead.html

‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ to Air Live on CNN in June
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/entertainment/george-clooney-broadway-play-cnn-televise

West End ‘Frozen’ to Stream on Disney+ in June
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/frozen-stage-musicals-disney-plus-release-date-confirmed_1678125/

1) Kennedy Center Employees Take Steps to Unionize
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/arts/music/kennedy-center-employees-unionizing.html

2) Best-Selling Author Taylor Jenkins Reid Writing Chicks Jukebox Musical
https://time.com/7284944/taylor-jenkins-reid-atmosphere-interview/

3) Dorian Theater Awards Announce 2024-25 Nominees
https://www.broadwaynews.com/death-becomes-her-leads-nominations-for-dorian-theater-awards/

4) Show and Casting News

‘Be More Chill’ to Have 10-Year Anniversary Concerts
https://playbill.com/article/will-roland-gerard-canonico-lauren-marcus-george-salazar-more-will-be-part-of-be-more-chill-10th-anniversary-concerts

Aisha Jackson to Take Over as Daisy in ‘The Great Gatsby’
https://playbill.com/article/aisha-jackson-will-be-broadways-new-daisy-buchanan-in-the-great-gatsby

Rashidra Scott to Play Norma Desmond for 3 Shows Next Weekend
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJpkwvDP-7E/

Charlotte d’Amboise to Return to ‘Chicago’ This Month
https://playbill.com/article/charlotte-damboise-sets-return-to-broadways-chicago

5) Recommendations

‘Like a Rolling Stone’ from ‘PBS Great Performances’ Presentation of ‘Girl From the North Country’
https://youtu.be/Z7xf4NXQil4

Jak Malone Performers ‘Dear Bill’ From ‘Operation Mincemeat’ on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’
https://youtu.be/C2eGM4L1lbM

‘Dead Outlaw’ Performs 2 Numbers on ‘TODAY’
https://playbill.com/article/see-dead-outlaw-make-something-from-nothing-and-normal-on-today


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