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Carrie Coon to Star in Tracy Letts’ Play ‘Bug’ on Broadway

Carrie Coon to Star in Tracy Letts’ Play ‘Bug’ on Broadway

Carrie Coon will star in the Broadway premiere of Bug this winter, written by her husband Tracy Letts. The play, which will be directed by David Cromer (The Band’s Visit), follows a surprise and intense romance between a lonely waitress, played by Coon and a mysterious drifter, played by Namir Smallwood. The production begins performances on Dec. 17 at the …

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Don Cheadle, Ayo Edebiri to Star in ‘Proof’ Broadway Revival

Don Cheadle, Ayo Edebiri to Star in ‘Proof’ Broadway Revival

Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle and Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe winner Ayo Edebiri will make their Broadway debuts next spring in the first New York revival of David Auburn’s Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Proof.” The strictly limited engagement will be directed by Tony winner Thomas Kail and produced by Mike Bosner and Kail. “Proof” begins previews March …

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Carrie Coon To Star In Tracy Letts’ ‘Bug’ On Broadway

Carrie Coon To Star In Tracy Letts’ ‘Bug’ On Broadway

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon is returning to Broadway in Bug, written by her husband Tracy Letts (August: Osage County). Letts’ play heads to Broadway following its 2021 run at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. The production begins performances on Wednesday, December 17 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre with opening night set for Thursday, January 8, 2026. Bug, directed by …

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Carrie Coon Will Star in Broadway Premiere of Tracy Letts’ Bug

Carrie Coon Will Star in Broadway Premiere of Tracy Letts’ Bug

Broadway News Carrie Coon Will Star in Broadway Premiere of Tracy Letts’ Bug The 2021 production from Chicago’s Steppenwolf is being brought to New York by Manhattan Theatre Club. Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Tracy Letts‘ 1996 play Bug will get a Broadway bow this winter, with previews beginning at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre December 18 ahead of a January …

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‘Mamma Mia!’ Is Back on Broadway. But Did It Ever Really Leave Us? – The New York Times

‘Mamma Mia!’ Is Back on Broadway. But Did It Ever Really Leave Us?  The New York Times ‘Mamma Mia!’ Review: It’s Now a Double Layer Cake of Nostalgia  Variety ‘Mamma Mia!’ returns to Broadway after a decade away, bringing the dance party back to New York  AP News Mamma Mia!: Beloved Tuner Revival Not a Winner Taking It All  New York Stage Review ‘Mamma …

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‘Mamma Mia!’ Returns to Broadway

‘Mamma Mia!’ Returns to Broadway

The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself. Photo: Joan Marcus/all rights reserved Two and a half decades after its sun-soaked pop fantasy arrived in England, Mamma Mia! lives on in an eternal end of history — specifically, the 1990s. The boomers get older, the world grows unstable (remember, this show premiered on Broadway in October 2001). But …

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Timothy Olyphant compares movie reboots to Broadway revivals

Timothy Olyphant compares movie reboots to Broadway revivals

Introducing Endless Mode: A New Games & Anime Site from Paste Looky here, cowpoke, there’s nothing wrong with a reboot ’round these parts. Unless, of course, you’re too yellow to take another shot at a role. At least that’s according to the once and future Rayland Givens, a.k.a. the cowboy-hat-wearing actor Timothy Olyphant. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Olyphant, a …

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Thayne Jasperson (Samuel Seabury) talks Broadway musical – Deseret News

Thayne Jasperson (Samuel Seabury) talks Broadway musical – Deseret News

Published: Aug 5, 2025, 9:06 p.m. MDT Right outside Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre, where he has just spent close to three hours on stage helping to tell Alexander Hamilton’s story through nonstop song and dance, Thayne Jasperson has a smile that won’t quit. The curtains of the sold-out “Hamilton” matinee on this Saturday closed just 30 minutes earlier, but Jasperson …

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