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INSIDE THE DISTRICT

Jordan Levinson

A daily Broadway news program highlighting the top stories of the day.

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674 episodes
Updated Friday

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June 2 · 9 min
6-1-26
Notable Broadway news recap from 5/26 - 6/1.
May 22 · 57 sec
5-22-26
"Schmigadoon!" picnic basket auction in Times Square pushed back due to inclement weather.
May 21 · 1 min
5-21-26
"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.
May 21 · 3 min
5-20-26
"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.
May 19 · 3 min
5-19-26
"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.
May 18 · 5 min
5-18-26
"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.
May 16 · 3 min
5-15-26
"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.
May 15 · 1 min
5-14-26
"The Book of Mormon" targets a May 21 reopening date, following the damage and repairs done from last week's electrical fire.
May 14 · 3 min
5-13-26
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."
May 13 · 6 min
5-12-26
"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.
May 13 · 1 min
5-11-26
Winners announced for the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards; a summertime casting swap over at "The Lion King."
May 9 · 2 min
5-8-26
Upcoming "Evita" revival to release West End cast recording digitally and on vinyl in August; "Suffs" proshot premieres on PBS.
May 8 · 2 min
5-7-26
"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.
May 7 · 2 min
5-6-26
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.
May 6 · 5 min
5-5-26
2026 Tony nominations announced; comedy revue "Celebrity Autobiography" to return to Broadway in mid-May.
May 4 · 5 min
5-4-26
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.
May 2 · 1 min
5-1-26
"Titaníque" and "The Rocky Horror Show" extend on Broadway; Patrick Clanton to play Harold Zidler in "Moulin Rouge!" from May 2-17.
May 1 · 3 min
4-30-26
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.
May 1 · 5 min
4-29-26
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;
April 29 · 4 min
4-28-26
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.