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Class Notes: Eljon Wardally and “Blooming in Dry Season”
3d ago00:11:45Summary readyListen: Lauren Class Schneider talks with Eljon Wardally, playwright of “Blooming in Dry Season” at The WP Theater Melanie Matthews as Rose, Brian Richardson as Fitz. Photo by Claude Stephen Hurst. Photo of Eljon Wardally by Ashleigh Staton. Brian Richardson, Nikyla Boxley, photo by Hollis King. 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 Broadway. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include the episode name.
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Last Week on Broadway: Monday, June 22, 2026
3d ago00:21:29Summary ready‘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 Tamanini: matt@broadwayradio.com | @BroadwayRadio For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include the episode name. 1) ‘Paddington’ confirms Broadway spring transferhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/paddington-broadway-opening-date-1236956628/ 2) Billy Crystal’s ‘860’ confirms Broadway dates, househttps://www.theatrely.com/post/billy-crystals-860-to-play-broadways-imperial-theatre-this-fall 3) Christopher Jackson to return to ‘Hamilton’ this fallhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/christopher-jackson-hamilton-broadway-1236957256/ 4) Sherie Rene Scott to join ‘Rocky Horror’ on Broadwayhttps://www.broadway.com/buzz/207335/sherie-rene-scott-joins-broadways-the-rocky-horror-show-as-magenta/ 5) Kamibayashi, Foa to join Statler in ‘Oh, Mary!’ on Broadwayhttps://playbill.com/article/ryo-kamibayashi-barrett-foa-will-join-meg-stalter-on-broadway-in-oh-mary 6) Off-Broadway news ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ musical headlines MCC’s seasonhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/whats-eating-gilbert-grape-stage-musical-1236959519/ Todrick Hall’s ‘Midnight’ to play Off-Broadway this fallhttps://playbill.com/article/todrick-hall-musical-midnight-will-bow-off-broadway Full cast announced for ‘Whoopi Moologues’ Off-Broadwayhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/whoopi-monologues-off-broadway-cast-1236957271/ ‘2:22 — A Ghost Story’ to transfer Off-Broadwayhttps://www.theatrely.com/post/2-22-a-ghost-story-sets-new-york-premiere-this-fall ‘Masquerade’ to welcome new Phantomshttps://playbill.com/article/masquerade-will-get-some-new-phantoms Nina White to be new Olive in ‘Spelling Bee’ Off-Broadwayhttps://playbill.com/article/nina-white-fernell-hogan-will-join-off-broadway-spelling-bee-revival ‘Gazillion Bubble Show’ to close after nearly 20 years OFf-Broadwayhttps://playbill.com/article/gazillion-bubble-show-will-end-nearly-20-year-off-broadway-run-in-the-fall 7) This week’s theatrical schedule Sunday, June 21 Closing: ‘The Balusters’ on BroadwayClosing: ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ on BroadwayClosing: ‘Chess’ on Broadway Tuesday, June 23 Opening: ‘Dad Don’t Read This’ Off-Broadway at the Greenwich House Theaterhttps://www.daddontreadthis.com/ Opening: ‘The Loved Ones’ Off-Broadway at Irish Rephttps://irishrep.org/whats-on/the-loved-ones Wednesday, June 24 Opening: ‘Music City’ Off-Broadway at St. Luke’s Theatrehttps://musiccitythemusical.com/ Saturday, June 27 Closing: ‘Can I Be Frank?’ Off-Broadway at the Soho Playhousehttps://www.canibefrank.nyc/ Closing: ‘Dirty Books’ Off-Broadway at Bated Breath Theatrehttps://www.dirtybooksplay.com/ Sunday, June 28 Previews: ‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’ Off-Broadway at Perelman PAChttps://pacnyc.org/whats-on/giulia/ Closing: ‘Death Becomes Her’ on Broadwayhttps://deathbecomesher.com/ Closing: ‘The Fear of 13’ on Broadwayhttps://thefearof13broadway.com/ Closing: ‘La Cage aux Folles’ New York City Center Encoreshttps://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2025-2026/la-cage-aux-folles/ Closing: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Shakespeare in the Parkhttps://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/sftc/romeo-juliet/ Closing: ‘A Woman Among Women’ Off-Broadway at LCT3’s Claire Tow Theaterhttps://www.lct.org/shows/a-woman-among-women/
SummaryThis Week on Broadway for June 21, 2026: La Cage Aux Folles @ City Center Encores!
4d ago01:08:19Summary readyPeter 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 @ HERE. “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 in Apple Podcasts by CLICKING HERE. Support BroadwayRadio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio Patreon listeners get This Week on Broadway first, on Sunday afternoon before it is released to the general public on Sunday evening. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | FacebookPETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter’s new day-by-day desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – is available at finer retailers! Showtune for Today: That’s Your Funeral from Oliver! “Happy Birthday to You and to You” (“Side Show” Original Cast Recording) (Peter Filichia and Jason Robert Brown’s birthdays were yesterday — June 20) Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | FacebookMICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues. July 1-3: See Michael in 1776! @ Ghostlight Players on Staten Island James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | FacebookBroadwayStars Note: This week we had listeners join us while recording. These listeners are Patreon members who support BroadwayRadio. If you would like to join us in the future, become a supporter at Patreon.com/BroadwayRadio. Sponsor: Pre: The BroadwayRadio App is available on the Apple App Store! The 2026 Jimmy Awards will stream for free online beginning at 7:30pm (Eastern) on Monday, June 22. Streaming links and information will be available at jimmyawards.com prior to the ceremony. Reviews PF: La Cage Aux Folles @ City Center Encores!, through June 28, 2026 https://hvshakespeare.org MP: West Side Story @ Paper Mill, through June 28, 2026 https://hvshakespeare.org MP: National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic @ Carnegie Hall, Wednesday, June 17, 2026Led by Carnegie Hall Perspectives Artist Marin Alsop, the NOI Philharmonic makes its Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage debut in a program that weaves together multiple perspectives on the American experience. The evening includes selections from Bernstein’s West Side Story and On the Town, alongside Gabriela Ortiz’s lively, percussive Antrópolis and Kevin Puts’s concerto Contact, a work that highlights the need for human connection. The orchestra is joined on Contact by the genre-crossing trio Time for Three. PF: HENRY VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts @ The Public Theater (Newman Theater), through July 19, 2026By William ShakespeareA Trilogy in Two PartsAdapted and Directed by Stephen Brown-FriedPart 1: Foreign WarsPart 2: Civil Strife https://hvshakespeare.org https://hvshakespeare.org PF: The 15th Annual Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, June 16, 2026 @ Sardi’s PF: Camping @ HERE, through July 11, 2026“This is a love story. It’s hands that smell of Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue after days spent clutching fistfuls of her hair. It’s the rain hitting the earth in a way that reminds you of blood, that makes you think the world’s holding a knife to your underwear. It’s the spins. It’s running out of air because you gulped too much of it while you were sobbing. It’s waking up hot and sticky. It’s desperately falling in love with your best friend inside a camping tent while everything outside rages. In Victoria Lynne Barclay’s Camping, Brit and Ari collide over and over again, reaching for each other across the fractures that are born of time and distance. Three decades. One tent. A million things left unsaid.” News: MP: Upcoming – Misterman by Enda Walsh @ https://hvshakespeare.org ...
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Special Episode: Grace Yurchuk on the power, resonance of the all-woman ‘Caesar: The Musical’
6d ago00:25:46Summary readyOn 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 a six-song EP, which is available to purchase or stream wherever you get your music. In their conversation, Matt and Grace discuss the origins of the musical, why it felt important to tell this millennia-old story with an all-woman cast, the future of the show, and much more. ‘Caesar: The Musical’ is out now wherever you listen to music from Center Stage Records, and it was produced by our friend, Robbie Rozelle. Find ‘Caesar: The Musical’ on your streaming service of choice.Purchase the EP: http://broadwayrecords.com/products/caesar-the-musical-studio-cast-ep-mp3Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caesarmusical/
SummaryClass Notes: Cherry Torres in “Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody”
1w ago00:11:44Summary readyListen: 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 season on, off, and off-off Broadway. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include the episode name.
SummaryLast Week on Broadway: Monday, June 15, 2026
1w ago00:14:00Summary ready‘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: matt@broadwayradio.com | @BroadwayRadio For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include the episode name. 1) Danya Taymor to direct ‘Spring Awakening’ Off-Broadway revivalhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/spring-awakening-off-broadway-danya-taymor-1236952019/ 2) ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ announces Broadway and West End holiday closingshttps://deadline.com/2026/06/stranger-things-the-first-shadow-broadway-west-end-closing-1236951590/ 3) Is ‘The Fear of 13’ preparing to close early?https://playbill.com/article/the-fear-of-13-appears-to-move-up-broadway-closing-date 4) ‘Ragtime’ extends one final timehttps://deadline.com/2026/06/ragtime-broadway-closing-date-1236951321/ 5) Mark Ballas, Ivy to join ‘Chicago’ on Broadway– https://people.com/mark-ballas-returning-to-broadways-chicago-after-record-breaking-run-11995864– https://playbill.com/article/south-korean-pop-star-ivy-will-make-broadway-debut-in-chicago 6) Romano, Williams, Walsh, more to join ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ rotating casthttps://playbill.com/article/broadways-celebrity-autobiography-adds-more-celebs-to-its-rotating-roster 7) Joshua Henry, Julia Harriman musical to premiere Off-Broadway this fallhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/joshua-henry-julia-harriman-new-musical-the-conversation-1236619053/ 8) Esparza, Rabe, Cooper to lead ‘The Winter’s Tale’ in the parkhttps://playbill.com/article/raul-esparza-lily-rabe-chuck-cooper-to-star-in-free-shakespeare-in-the-park-the-winters-tale 9) Ricamora, Washington, Stanley to lead ‘Disruption’ Off-Broadwayhttps://playbill.com/article/conrad-ricamora-john-david-washington-elizabeth-stanley-will-lead-disruption-off-broadway 10) Ambrose, Riley to lead Payne’s ‘Unbelievers’ Off-Broadwayhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/lauren-ambrose-tom-riley-unbelievers-off-broadway-1236952518/ 11) Cooper, Rogers to depart ‘Spelling Bee’ in Augusthttps://playbill.com/article/lilli-cooper-jasmine-amy-rogers-set-final-bows-in-spelling-bee-off-broadway 12) ‘Slam Frank’ to return Off-Broadway this fallhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/slam-frank-off-broadway-1236954759/
SummaryThis Week on Broadway for June 14, 2026: Girl, Interrupted @ The Public
2w ago01:08:23Summary readyPeter 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 Sings Dames at Sea: A 60th Anniversary Concert, And Then The Rodeo Burned Down @ Ars Nova, and Stephen Cole’s Camelton @ The Museum of Broadway “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 in Apple Podcasts by CLICKING HERE. Support BroadwayRadio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio Patreon listeners get This Week on Broadway first, on Sunday afternoon before it is released to the general public on Sunday evening. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | FacebookPETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter’s new day-by-day desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – is available at finer retailers! Showtune for Today: Let Your Freak Flag Fly from Shrek The Musical Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | FacebookMICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues. July 1-3: See Michael in 1776! @ Ghostlight Players on Staten Island James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | FacebookBroadwayStars Note: This week we had listeners join us while recording. These listeners are Patreon members who support BroadwayRadio. If you would like to join us in the future, become a supporter at Patreon.com/BroadwayRadio. Sponsor: Pre: The BroadwayRadio App is available on the Apple App Store! The 2026 Jimmy Awards will stream for free online beginning at 7:30pm (Eastern) on Monday, June 22. Streaming links and information will be available at jimmyawards.com prior to the ceremony. Fans of The Lost Boys could not be contained and finally took to the streets of NYC last night The 2026 Tony Awards Winners Best MusicalSchmigadoon! Best PlayLiberation by Bess Wohl Best Revival of a MusicalRagtime Best Revival of a PlayDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalCaissie Levy, Ragtime Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalJoshua Henry, Ragtime Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayLesley Manville, Oedipus Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayJohn Lithgow, Giant Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalShoshana Bean, The Lost Boys Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a MusicalAli Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayLaurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayAlden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw Best Direction of a MusicalZhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball Best Direction of a PlayJoe Mantello, Death of a Salesman Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreSchmigadoon!, Music & Lyrics: Cinco Paul Best Book of a MusicalSchmigadoon!, Cinco Paul Best ChoreographyArturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, Cats: The Jellicle Ball Best OrchestrationsDoug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon! Best Sound Design of a MusicalKai Harada, Ragtime Best Sound Design of a PlayMikaal Sulaiman, Death of a Salesman Best Lighting Design of a MusicalJen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys Best Lighting Design of a PlayJack Knowles, Death of a Salesman Best Scenic Design of a MusicalDane Laffrey, The Lost Boys Best Scenic Design of a PlayChloe Lamford, Death of a Salesman Best Costume Design of a MusicalQween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball Best Costume Design of a PlayJeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels Tony Wins by ProductionArthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – 6Ragtime – 4The Lost Boys – 4Schmigadoon! – 4Cats: The Jellicle Ball – 3Fallen Angels – 1Giant – 1Liberation – 1Oedipus – 1Becky Shaw ...
SummaryClass Notes: Tom Costello of “And Then The Rodeo Burned Down”
2w ago00:11:03Summary readyListen: 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, and off-off Broadway. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include the episode name.
SummaryThis Week on Broadway for June 7, 2026: Our Tony Award Predictions
3w ago01:03:23Summary readyPeter 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 in Apple Podcasts by CLICKING HERE. Support BroadwayRadio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio Patreon listeners get This Week on Broadway first, on Sunday afternoon before it is released to the general public on Sunday evening. Panel: Peter Filichia | peter@broadwayradio.com | FacebookPETER FILICHIA is a playwright, journalist, and historian with a number of books. Peter’s new day-by-day desk calendar – A SHOW TUNE FOR TODAY – 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year – is available at finer retailers! Showtune for Today: But, Mr. Adams from 1776: 1970 British Cast Album Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | FacebookMICHAEL PORTANTIERE has been a theater journalist for more than 50 years. The founder and editor of CastAlbumReviews.com. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other publications, and he writes reviews of cabaret shows for NiteLifeExchange.com. Additionally, Michael is known as a producer and director of shows at 54 Below, the Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other venues. New Dramatists Luncheon 2026 By Michael PortantierePhoto feature from Talkin’BroadwayThe annual New Dramatists luncheons have a reputation for being notably star-studded, and this year was no exception. Held on Tuesday afternoon in the Broadway Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis hotel, the event’s main honoree was one of the most beloved people in show business, the great theatre and film composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz. July 1-3: See Michael in 1776! @ Ghostlight Players on Staten Island James Marino | james@broadwayradio.com | FacebookBroadwayStars Note: This week we had listeners join us while recording. These listeners are Patreon members who support BroadwayRadio. If you would like to join us in the future, become a supporter at Patreon.com/BroadwayRadio. Sponsor: Pre: The BroadwayRadio App is available on the Apple App Store! Please check out Matt’s Tony Award prediction shows on BroadwayRadio. Group Chat 2026 Tony Award Predictions (with Ashley Hufford and Caitlin Berg)andTony Awards predictions with Oliver Roth, his model, and Kalshi betting market Our Tony Awards Picks Nominations for the 2025-2026 SeasonAmerican Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards®Presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing Best Book of a MusicalThe Lost Boys: David Hornsby and Chris HochPF + MP: Schmigadoon!: Cinco PaulTitaníque: Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye BluePF admires: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): Jim Barne and Kit Buchan Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreArthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman – Music: Caroline ShawAugust Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone – Music: Steve BargonettiThe Lost Boys – Music & Lyrics: The RescuesPF + MP: Schmigadoon! – Music & Lyrics: Cinco PaulTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) – Music & Lyrics: Jim Barne and Kit Buchan Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayWill Harrison, PunchMP: Nathan Lane, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanPF predicts: John Lithgow, GiantDaniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant ThingMark Strong, Oedipus Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayRose Byrne, Fallen AngelsCarrie Coon, BugSusannah Flood, LiberationPF: Lesley Manville, OedipusKelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalNicholas Christopher, ChessLuke Evans, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror ShowPF + MP: Joshua Henry, RagtimeSam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalSara Chase, Schmigadoon!Stephanie Hsu, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror ShowMP: Caissie Levy, RagtimePF: Marla Mindelle, TitaníqueChristiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayChristopher Abbott, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanDanny Burstein, Marjorie PrimePF: Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for GodotMP: Alden Ehrenreich, Becky ShawRuben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and GoneRichard Thomas, The Balusters Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a PlayBetsy Aidem, LiberationMarylouise Burke, The BalustersAya Cash, GiantPF: Laurie Metcalf, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanJune Squibb, Marjorie Prime <span st...
SummaryTony Awards predictions with Oliver Roth, his model, and Kalshi betting market
3w ago00:51:10Summary readyEvery 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 all of Oliver’s predictions here:https://ohenryproductions.com/blog/
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