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Today on Broadway: Friday, June 27, 2025
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BOOP! announces closing, Vineyard Theatre’s 2025–2026 Off-Broadway season, Diane Paulus lassos Phantom, Lynne Meadow steps down after 53 years at MTC, Thursdays lunch in Bryant Park, plus Birthdays, Closers, and Recommendations. Since 2016,
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James Marino
Welcome to Today on Broadway for Friday, June 27, 2025. I am Broadway Radio's James Marino. As Matt mentioned yesterday, he's currently in Las Vegas attending the World Series of Poker, checking off an item on his bucket list. But I can't help but think that Matt is really doing research for a musical version of the 1998 film Rounders, which starred Matt Damon and Ed Norton. Maybe it could be called High Stakes Colon the Rounders Musical all right, let's jump into the news. Boop the Musical, the award winning Broadway show will conclude its run on July 13 after 25 previews and 112 performances. Hailed as the feel good musical of the year, it stars Jasmine Amy Rogers in a breakout role as Betty Boop. Supported by an acclaimed cast and creative team. Directed by Jerry Mitchell with music by David Foster, the show has earned multiple accolades including Drama Desk out of Critic Circle Awards. Inspired by Max Fleischer's iconic cartoon, the musical fun follows Betty's quest for a single day off that turns into a colorful, music filled adventure of love and self discovery in New York City. The production dazzled with eye popping choreography, standout costume design by Greg Barnes and a vibrant book by Bob Martin. Jasmine Amy Rogers earned a Theater World Award and multiple honors for her sensational performance featuring a talented ensemble and beloved characters and Boop brought the classic animated icon to life with modern flair and heart. The Vineyard Theater's 20252026 Off Broadway season will feature the world premieres of two bold new works. Anne Washburn's the Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire, directed by Steve Carlson and co produced with the Civilians, opens this fall. Set in Northern California, the play explores an off the grid community thrown into an existential crisis after a sudden death. Described as a mix of death, a pageant, a rescue, a resurrection, pigs and the act of saying grace. It reunites Washburn and Coulson following their collaborations on Mr. Burns and a Devil at Noon. Coming in the spring of 2026, Issa Davis Girls Chance Music, which is a Vineyard commission, debuts under the direction of Pam McKinnon. The play centers on four gifted teens in a Berklee music program, blending coming of age themes with live improvisational music as they confront personal and global upheavals. A winter production is yet to be announced. Tickets are available through Vineyard Memberships.
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Matt
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James Marino
We're getting more information about this revival of the Phantom of the Opera, now titled Masquerade, as it is set to arrive in New York. Under the direction of Tony winner Diane Paulus. Known for her visionary work on Pippin Hair and Jagged Little Pill, Paulus will bring an immersive reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved musical to a venue on 57th Street. Revealed through a mysterious letter from the Upper Ghost, the production promises a radical departure from Harold Prince's original staging, incorporating interactive elements in the style of Sleep no More. Guests will be masked and encouraged to dress extravagantly in black and white or silver and to expect a dynamic, movement friendly experience. Ticket access begins June 30, but only for those who sign the Phantom's ledger@masqueradenyc.com the show will feature six weeks of previews and is described by the opera Ghost as an event like no other performed by a cast of exceptional ability. Lynn Meadow, the artistic director of Manhattan theatre club since 1972, has announced that she will step down, marking the end of a historic 53 year tenure. Under her leadership, MTC grew from a small Off Off Broadway space into a major institution with multiple Off Broadway theaters and a Broadway house, producing over 600 shows and earning 31 Tony Awards, including for Eureka Day in 2020. Meadow will remain as an artistic advisor during the leadership transition. Renowned for championing living American and international writers, she has helped launch works like Doubt, Proof and Ruined. Meadow's departure follows the exit of longtime collaborator Barry Grove and comes amid a generational shift in New York theater leadership with recent exits at Lincoln Center, Roundabout and Second Stage. Meadow, a Tony nominated director and theater hall of Fame inductee now plans to focus on directing and teaching. So what are you doing for lunch on Thursday in July? Broadway in Bryant park is the free lunchtime concert series featuring current Broadway productions and it's going to return July 10th at the famed Manhattan Park. Presented by iHeartRadio Broadway. The weekly concerts take take place 12:30 to 1:30 on the Bryant park stage. Those interested in attending are invited to enter the park at 11am Performance hosted by 106.7 Light FM's On Air Personalities will continue each Thursday through July 31st. June 27th is a birthday for a handful of people. Michael Mayer directed 22 Broadway productions. Happy Birthday Michael Eric Simonson, writer and director of multiple productions on Broadway. Happy Birthday. And Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, also known as JJ World renowned for these Star wars films and as a Broadway producer. Happy Birthday JJ Abrams. Let's not forget that this weekend we say goodbye to film five Broadway productions Glengarry Glen Ross over at the Palace Theater, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends oh at the Samuel J. Friedman, the Picture of Dorian Gray over at the Music Box, Real Women have Curves over at the James Earl Jones and Dead Outlaw at the Longacre Theater. You still have a few days to catch up with these productions if you haven't yet. With all that, we want to leave you with two recommendations, two YouTube videos that you can watch from Joe Iconis's Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson musical. Christopher Ashley directs the Joe Iconis and Gregory Moss musical at Virginia's Signature Theater. We'll have a link to the two videos in the show notes. Thanks for listening to Today on Broadway. Matt and Grace will return to your ears on Monday. I'll be on this week on Broadway on Sunday with Peter, Felicia and Michael Portentier. And you can get all of our Broadway radio shows at broadwayradio.com and support us on patreon at P-A-T-R-E-O-N.com broadwayradio or or broadwayradio.com patreon you can reverse it up and support all of the Broadway radio's offerings. Have a great weekend.
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