INSIDE THE DISTRICT

Upcoming "Paranormal Activity" play finds its Broadway cast; grosses for the week ending 5/31.

Notable Broadway news recap from 5/26 - 6/1.

"Schmigadoon!" picnic basket auction in Times Square pushed back due to inclement weather.

"Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" announces a 2027 national tour, putting all four 2026 Tony nominees for best musical on the touring circuit in the near future.

"Beaches" posts Broadway closing notice; Krysta Rodriguez to join "Chicago" in June; "Schmigadoon!" announces 2027 national tour; Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess to cohost "The Tony Awards: Act One" pre-show on Tony Sunday.

"The Book of Mormon" pushes back its reopening date to May 27; "Titaníque" and "Every Brilliant Thing" announce national tours to launch in 2027; "Giant" recoups its Broadway investment in just 10 weeks.

"Death Becomes Her" announces June Broadway closing; Tracee Ellis Ross to make Broadway debut this summer in "Every Brilliant Thing"; "The Lost Boys" announces an Original Broadway Cast Recording; "Just in Time" recoups its investment; "Galileo" announces ticket onsale dates for upcoming Broadway run.

"The Lost Boys" announces a national tour, to launch spring 2028; Mariska Hargitay extends her upcoming run in "Every Brilliant Thing"; "Chicago" OBCR selected for induction in the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry; "Schmigadoon!" to host picnic basket auction for BC/EFA in Times Square next weekend; winners announced for the 2026 Drama League Awards.

"The Book of Mormon" targets a May 21 reopening date, following the damage and repairs done from last week's electrical fire.

Meg Stalter to make Broadway debut in "Oh, Mary!" in July; "Fallen Angels" to livestream a performance during its final weekend; Ledisi joins the company of the upcoming musical "Wanted."

"Paranormal Activity" play to arrive on Broadway in August; more information revealed for Broadway transfer of "Much Ado About Nothing," including full cast, dates, and venue; "The Book of Mormon" finds a temporary in-person box office.

Winners announced for the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards; a summertime casting swap over at "The Lion King."

Upcoming "Evita" revival to release West End cast recording digitally and on vinyl in August; "Suffs" proshot premieres on PBS.

"Schmigadoon!" extends on Broadway to January; Maya Rudolph extends her run in "Oh, Mary!"; Olivia Holt to join "Just in Time" later this month; Adrienne Warren to join "Proof" in June.

Update on the electrical fire damage at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and the near future of "The Book of Mormon"; "Every Brilliant Thing" recoups its initial investment on Broadway.

2026 Tony nominations announced; comedy revue "Celebrity Autobiography" to return to Broadway in mid-May.

Electrical fire breaks out at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, indefinitely closing Broadway's "The Book of Mormon"; "Liberation" wins the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; John-Michael Lyles to join "Hadestown" as Orpheus in June; "Just in Time" releases a four-song EP to showcase its new stars, Jeremy Jordan and Isa Briones.

"Titaníque" and "The Rocky Horror Show" extend on Broadway; Patrick Clanton to play Harold Zidler in "Moulin Rouge!" from May 2-17.

André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Tony Awards; nominations revealed for the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards; as "It's Gonna Be May" soon, Broadway's "& Juliet" announces a lineup of special May events.

Rachel Zegler to reprise Olivier-winning performance in Broadway "Evita" revival spring 2027; 2026 Drama Desk nominations announced; Caleb A. Barnett to assume the role of the Genie in "Aladdin"; "Ragtime" revival announces a national tour launching in 2027;

Laura Linney sets spring 2027 Broadway return in new play "Montauk"; Darren Criss and Uzo Aduba to announce the 2026 Tony nominations; Rachel Schur and Nik Walker to join "Chicago" in May.

Adrianna Hicks and Megan Thee Stallion announce early departures from "SIX" and "Moulin Rouge!"; 2026 recipients of the noncompetitive Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre revealed; opening night review roundup for "The Lost Boys."

Opening night review roundup for "The Rocky Horror Show."

"Kimberly Akimbo" recoups its Broadway investment nearly two years after closing; opening night review roundup for "Beaches."

Matthew Saldivar sets Broadway return in "The Great Gatsby"; opening night review roundup for "The Balusters."

2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards nominations announced; opening night review roundup for "Schmigadoon!".

Nominations for the 2026 Drama League Awards announced; opening night review roundup for "Fallen Angels."

OBCR of "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)" announces physical and vinyl release date; opening night review roundup for "Proof" revival.

Roundabout Theatre Company announces its 2026-27 season, including Broadway mountings of "The Imaginary Invalid," "Mix and Master," and "The Full Monty"; Khaila Wilcoxon to return to "SIX" in May; opening night review roundup for "The Fear of 13."

Billy Crystal to return to Broadway in the fall with solo show "860"; Adrianna Hicks announces departure date from "SIX."

Tavon Olds-Sample sets final "MJ" performance as Brandon Lee Harris takes over in July; a cappella Off-Broadway musical "Octet" to be adapted into a motion picture as cast is announced and production starts.

2026 Olivier Awards recap; opening night review roundup for "Titaníque."

P!nk to host the 2026 Tony Awards; Rosamund Pike sets fall Broadway debut in new play "Inter Alia"; $100 million renovation announced for Studio 54; "Moulin Rouge!" pushes its closing date back a month.

Zachary Noah Piser and Hannah Kevitt to lead "Maybe Happy Ending" in May; Kirstin Maldonado to return to Broadway in "SIX" this June; "The Rocky Horror Show" extends its run by four weeks; opening night review roundup for "CATS: The Jellicle Ball."

Tom Felton extends his run in "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by another six months; Dylan Mulvaney sets departure date from "SIX"; opening night review roundup for "Becky Shaw."

Jewelle Blackman to return to "Hadestown" in late April; third single release from 2025 "Chess" Broadway cast recording.

Cast recording updates for "The Queen of Versailles" and "Chess."

"The Outsiders" holding a fan art contest for the cover of their June Playbill; "SIX" proshot, filmed in London in 2022, sets August release in the United States.

Megan Thee Stallion medical update from late last night.

"Schmigadoon!" holding a free lottery and in-person rush for its invited dress rehearsal; opening night review roundup for "Dog Day Afternoon."

"Joe Turner's Come and Gone" begins Broadway previews; Mariska Hargitay to make her Broadway debut in "Every Brilliant Thing" later in the spring.

"Fallen Angels," "Beaches," and "The Lost Boys" begin Broadway previews.

Theatre District restaurant cornerstone Sardi's to temporarily close over the summer for renovations and a change of ownership; "Hadestown" proshot, filmed in the UK, sets a North American theatrical release for July.

Platinum recording artist Joanna "JoJo" Levesque to join "Chess" as Florence in June; early reports of backstage feuding at "Dog Day Afternoon."

"Joe Turner's Come and Gone" extends by a week; opening night review roundup for "Giant."

"Ragtime" extends for a second time on Broadway, through August 2; Phillip James Brannon, Cheyenne Jackson, and Bianca Leigh to return to "Oh, Mary!" in April; "The Great Gatsby" to host sing-along performance to celebrate its 2-year Broadway anniversary.

Lea Michele sets departure date from "Chess"; Broadway Dream Roles benefit concert in April to once again conclude springtime fundraising for BC/EFA.

"The Fear of 13" begins Broadway previews; 2025 Broadway cast recording of "Chess" releases a first single.

"Cats: The Jellicle Ball" and "Becky Shaw" begin Broadway previews.

New musical "Wanted" to arrive on Broadway in the fall; "The Book of Mormon" to host a "Magical Mormon Mystery Week" in June; Manhattan Theatre Club to stage fall Broadway premiere of "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play"; Kara Young replaces Samira Wiley in the upcoming revival of "Proof."