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Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson to bring ‘Fear of 13’ to Broadway, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ announces surprising closure Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. 1) Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson to make Broadway debuts in ‘Fear of 13’https://deadline.com/2026/01/adrien-brody-tessa-thompson-broadway-the-fear-of-13-1236681152/ 2) ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ announces February closing on Broadwayhttps://playbill.com/article/alicia-keys-hells-kitchen-sets-closing-date-on-broadway-brandon-victor-dixon-will-return

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending Jan. 11, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/

Jim Parsons joins ‘Titanique,’ gay ‘Fantasticks’ aiming for Broadway, this week’s theatrical schedule 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: [email protected] | @BroadwayRadio Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. 1) Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox, more join ‘Titanique’ on Broadwayhttps://deadline.com/2026/01/titanique-broadway-jim-parsons-deborah-cox-frankie-grande-1236676122/ 2) ‘The Fantasticks’ with gay couple aiming for Broadway productionhttps://deadline.com/2026/01/fantasticks-broadway-gay-love-story-1236665285/ 3) Original ‘Operation Mincemeat’ stars to exit in Februaryhttps://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Original-Stars-of-OPERATION-MINCEMEAT-to-Depart-Broadway-Production-in-February-20260109 New York Times: Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/magazine/operation-mincemeat-obsession-broadway.html 4) ‘Bug’ extends on Broadwayhttps://deadline.com/2026/01/bug-broadway-closing-date-1236677372/ 5) Rob McClure to lead world premiere Off-Broadway play, ‘Spare Parts’https://www.theatermania.com/news/tony-nominee-rob-mcclure-leads-cast-of-world-premiere-play-spare-parts_1817617/ 6) This week’s theatrical schedule Tuesday, Jan. 13Previews: ‘Ulysses’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theaterhttps://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/ulysses/ Thursday, Jan. 15Opening: ‘The Disappear’ Off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatrehttps://audiblexminetta.com/shows/the-disappear Previews: ‘Blackout Songs’ Off-Broadway at MCChttps://www.blackoutsongs.com/ Saturday, Jan. 17 Closing: ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Off-Broadway at Greenwich House Theaterhttps://www.picnicthemusical.com/

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Photo credit: Library of Congress The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “The Time of Your Life”1940 Pulitzer winner “The Time of Your Life” by William Saroyan Time of Your Life Wikipedia pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_of_Your_Life William Saroyan Wikipedia pagehttps://wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Saroyan The William Saroyan Foundationhttps://williamsaroyanfoundation.org/ The Time of Your Life scripthttps://www.amazon.com/Time-Your-Life-Modern-Plays/dp/1408113945/ “A Night at Nick’s” by Wolcott Gibbs, The New Yorker (review of the original production)https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1939/11/04/1939-11-04-027-tny-cards-000001220 “The Time of His Life” by Elizabeth R. Valentine, The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1941/04/20/archives/the-time-of-his-life-the-time-of-his-life.html “Twenty Years of Writing” by William Saroyanhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1955/05/twenty-years-of-writing/641158/ DEAD AT 72; WROTE ‘THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE’, The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/19/obituaries/william-saroyan-is-dead-at-72-wrote-the-time-of-your-life.html “Play: Time of Your Life” by Clive Barnes, The New York Times (1975 revival review)https://www.nytimes.com/1975/10/29/archives/play-time-of-your-life-the-acting-company-in-a-saroyan-revival.html “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze” by William Saroyanhttps://www.amazon.com/Daring-Flying-Trapeze-Directions-Classic/dp/081121365X/ “A Daring Young Man: A Biography of William Saroyan” by John Leggetthttps://www.amazon.com/Daring-Young-Man-Biography-William/dp/0375413014/ “LAST RITES: The Death of William Saroyan” by Aram Saroyanhttps://www.amazon.com/Last-Rites-Death-William-Saroyan/dp/0688021468/ Booknotes+ Podcast: Aram Saroyan, author of “Last Rites,” on His Father William Saroyanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3NOpQJXKOo William Saroyan on the Dick Cavett show, 1971https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mncR8HV2qeg Interview with William Saroyan, 1969https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpYVY8rMW2E The Time of Your Life moviehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BlNbcIbyDA William Saroyan Artworkhttps://www.wikiart.org/en/william-saroyan For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Jan Simpson | [email protected] | Facebook | TwitterBroadway & MeJan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.

Grace and Matt go through the reviews for the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere of ‘Bug’ Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the episode name. Check out the reviews for ‘Bug’ on Broadway– https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/bug/– https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Carrie-Coon-Namir-Smallwood-and-More-Star-in-BUG-on-Broadway-20260108