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In Review: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ National Tour at the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando

Matt reviews the national tour of ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ in Orlando, Florida Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include the episode name. On Tuesday, March 4, BroadwayRadio’s Matt Tamanini attended the opening night of the “Hell’s Kitchen” national tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida. The show will play Orlando through Sunday, March 8. To purchase tickets to see the show at the Dr. Phillips Center, click here:https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/hells-kitchen/

Broadway Grosses Report: March 4, 2026; ‘Just in Time’ casting changes

Breaking down the Broadway grosses for the week ending March 1, 2026 Patreon: BroadwayRadiohttps://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@broadwayradio.com and include the episode name. Last week’s Broadway grosses:https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/grosses-broadway-nyc/ St. Louis, Gravitte to join ‘Just in Time’ next monthhttps://playbill.com/article/carrie-st-louis-debbie-gravitte-will-join-broadways-just-in-time

Special Episode: Cost n’ Mayor on taking their unseriousness seriously in ’11 to Midnight’

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with two of the most popular artists and creators on social media, Austin and Marideth Telenko, better known as Cost n’ Mayor. Not only is this husband-and-wife dancing and choreography duo a reliably feel-good part of your social media scrolling, but they are also the co-creators, choreographers, and stars of the new Off-Broadway dance show “11 to Midnight.” Currently playing at the Orpheum Theatre, “11 to Midnight” tells the story of one hour at a New Year’s Eve apartment party, “where the music’s loud, the lights are soft, and time feels like it’s had a glass of champagne.” In their conversation, Matt, Austin, and Marideth discuss the joy of dance, how their creative process differs from TikTok to the stage, their fire merch, and how an audience comment perfectly sums up the spirit of “11 to Midnight.” Get information and purchase tickets to “11 to Midnight”:https://www.11tomidnight.com/

Last Week on Broadway: Monday, March 2, 2026

Megan Thee Stallion to make Broadway debut, Grosff to do ‘As You Like It,’ TLC musical finds leads 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 Support our sponsors:Get 50% off and free breakfast for a year from Factor at https://factormeals.com/broadway50off when you use coupon code broadway50off. 1) Megan Thee Stallion to play Zidler in ‘Moulin Rouge’https://deadline.com/2026/02/megan-thee-stallion-broadway-moulin-rouge-1236737294/ 2) Jonathan Groff to lead ‘As You Like It’ at Royal Shakespeare Companyhttps://deadline.com/2026/02/jonathan-groff-as-you-like-it-royal-shakespeare-company-1236736577/ 3) Principal casting announced for ‘CrazySexyCool’ musical world premierehttps://people.com/tlc-musical-casts-tboz-lefteye-and-chilli-exclusive-11914351 4) Off-Broadway news Jackman, Beatty to remount ‘Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes’https://playbill.com/article/sexual-misconduct-of-the-middle-classes-starring-hugh-jackman-and-ella-beatty-to-return-off-broadway ‘The Reservoir’ extends Off-Broadwayhttps://playbill.com/article/off-broadways-the-reservoir-adds-an-extra-week-to-run Charlotte d’Amboise joins ‘Tru’ Off-Broadwayhttps://playbill.com/article/charlotte-damboise-will-join-jesse-tyler-ferguson-in-nyc-revival-of-tru 5) In other news ‘Jeff Ross: Take a Banana for the Ride’ to stream on Netflixhttps://www.broadwaynews.com/jeff-ross-take-a-banana-for-the-ride-will-be-available-as-a-film-on-netflix/ Jodi Benson to play the Witch in ‘Into the Woods’ in Orlandohttps://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/into-the-woods/ 6) This week’s theatrical schedule Tuesday, March 3Opening: ‘Blood/Love’ Off-Broadway at Theater 555https://bloodlove.com/ ‘Blood/Love’ extends Off-Broadway runhttps://playbill.com/article/vampire-pop-opera-blood-love-extends-off-broadway Performances: ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ National Tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Artshttps://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/hells-kitchen/ Thursday, March 5Opening: ‘Burnout Paradise’ Off-Broadway at Astor Placehttps://burnoutparadise.com/ Opening: ‘What We Did Before Our Moth Days’ Off-Broadway at Greenwhich House Theaterhttps://mothdays.com/ Friday, March 6Previews: ‘Death of a Salesman’ on Broadwayhttps://salesmanbroadway.com/ Previews: ‘Tru’ Off-Broadway at House of the Redeemerhttps://truplaynyc.com/ Sunday, March 8Closing: ‘All Out’ on Broadwayhttps://alloutbroadway.com/ Closing: ‘Bug’ on Broadwayhttps://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/bug/ Closing: ‘The Dinosaurs’ Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizonshttps://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/dinosaurs Closing: ‘The Waterfall’ Off-Broadway at the WP Theaterhttps://wptheater.org/show/the-waterfall/

This Week on Broadway for March 1, 2026: Bigfoot! @ New York City Center

Peter Filichia, Jena Tesse Fox, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Bigfoot! @ New York City Center, Chinese Republicans @ Roundabout Theatre Company, The Unknown with Sean Hayes @ Studio Seaview, WestRep Stage production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown @ Western Connecticut State University, Data @ The Lucille Lortel Theatre, The Wicked Stage: Songs About Show Business, Hosted by Christine Pedi @ 54 Below, Elevator Repair Service production of Ulysses @ The Public, and Masquerade. Bigfoot Off-Broadway Production Photos Credit: Marc J Franklin “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! Peter also has columns at Masterworks Broadway, Broadway Select, and many other places. Peter Filichia & Friends: Broadway Tales and Tunes, feat. Judy Kaye, Dick Scanlan, & more!March 2, 2026 @ 7PM Showtune for Today: Haven’t The Words from Sing A Rude Song Jena Tesse Fox | Twitter | InstagramJENA TESSE FOX has written about theater for many publications, including Playbill Magazine, BroadwayWorld, Time Out New York and HowlRound. She is a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women and the Drama Desk, and is a contributor to BroadwayRadio Michael Portantiere | michael@broadwayradio.com | FacebookMICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and interviewer. 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. An Evening with Charles Busch, Tuesday, March 31, 2026 @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre 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: Factor Pre: Reviews: Bigfoot Off-Broadway Production Photos Credit: Marc J Franklin PF+MP+JTF: Bigfoot! @ New York City Center, through April 26, 2026 Set in the town of Muddirt, a glow-in-the-dark oasis that exists somewhere between a chemical dump site and a nuclear power plant, BIGFOOT! is a larger-than-life musical tale of corrupt politicians, small town paranoia, and misunderstood youth. When that youth happens to be eight feet tall, innocent, and in dire need of electrolysis, it makes him more than a target. It makes him the subject of a can’t miss can’t-myth musical comedy. The cast includes Tony Award-nominee Grey Henson (Mean Girls, Elf) as ‘Bigfoot,’ Tony Award-nominee Crystal Lucas-Perry (Ain’t No Mo’) as ‘Francine,’ Katerina McCrimmon (Funny Girl) as ‘Joanne,’ and Alex Moffat (The Cottage) as ‘Mayor,’ Grammy Award-nominee Jason Tam as ‘Doctor’, Jade Jones as ‘As Cast’, and covers Jake Letts, Kala Ross, and Mike Millan. Featuring lyrics by Tony and Emmy Award nominee Amber Ruffin, a book by Ruffin and Kevin Sciretta (MST3K), music by David Schmoll (The Second City) and direction and choreography by Danny Meffford (Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen), BIGFOOT! is musical comedy’s next BIG thing! BIGFOOT! is produced by Benson Drive Productions (George Strus, CEO) in association with Manhattan Theatre Club. Evan Bernardin Productions serves as General Manager. Casting is by Jason Thinger, CSA. (l to r) Jodi Long (Phyllis/Young Phyllis), Jennifer Ikeda (Ellen/Ailin), Anna Zavelson (Katie) and Jully Lee (Iris) Credit: Joan Marcus JTF: Chinese Republicans @ Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre, April 5, 2026 Three high-powered businesswomen meet for lunch every month to discuss their latest career triumphs, as they’ve done for decades. But the group is jolted when Katie, a bright-eyed 24-year-old new to the workforce, joins to navigate the world of corporate finance. As each of the women attempts to steer Katie towards what they’re certain is best, they’re forced to grapple with how much they already have and are willing to sacrifice to climb the corporate ladder. Shifting between sharp-tongued humor and the harsh realities of modern capitalism, this world premiere production explores themes of assimilation, intergenerational conflict, and gender politics in the workplace. CHINESE REPUBLICANS by Alex Lin and directed by Chay Yew, features Jennifer Ikeda, Ben Langhorst, Jully Lee, Jodi Long, and Anna Zavelson and is written by Alex Lin. The design team includes Wilson Chin (Set Design), Anita Yavich (Costume Design), Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew (Lighting Design), Fabian Obispo (Original Music and Sound Design), and Hanah Kim (Projection Design). MP: The Unknown with Sean Hayes @ Studio Seaview, through April 12, 2026 PF: WestRep Stage production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown @ Western Connecticut State University, through March 1, 2026 JTF: Data @ The Lucille Lortel Theatre, through March 29, 2026 MP: The Wicked Stage: Songs About Show Business, Hosted by Christine Pedi @ 54 Below, February 25, 2026 The company of Elevator Repair Service’s ULYSSES at The Public Theater, in partnership with Under The Radar festival. Photo credit: Joan Marcus. JTF: Elevator Repair Service production of Ulysses @ The Public, through March 1, 2026 Created by Elevator Repair ServiceText: Ulysses by James JoyceCo-Direction and Dramaturgy by Scott ShepherdDirected by John Collins Following last fall’s sold-out encore of Gatz—“The most remarkable achievement in theater of the decade” (New York Times)—Elevator Repair Service (ERS) takes on the Mount Everest of twentieth-century literature. James Joyce’s ULYSSES has fascinated, perplexed, scandalized, and/or defeated readers for over a century. In this New York City premiere, seven performers sit down for a sober reading but soon find themselves guzzling pints, getting in brawls, and committing debaucheries as they careen on a fast-forward tour through Joyce’s funhouse of styles. With humor, pathos, and a richly layered design, ERS stitches together verbatim passages from Joyce’s epic masterpiece into a two-and-a-half hour tour de force. Presented in partnership with Under the Radar Festival®Mark Russell, Founding DirectorMeropi Peponides & Kaneza Schaal, Co-DirectorsArKtype, Festival ProducerMore information at utrfest.org Masquerade. Photo Credit: Luis Suarez PF: Masquerade @ 218 West 57th, New York, NY, 10019 (Lee’s Art Shop on 57th Street), through July 19, 2026 Phantom movies: The Phantom of the Opera (Movie 2004) Sierra Boggess / The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) News: Future Episodes: Peter’s Brainteaser: If future Tony-winners Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ron Rifkin, and Maryann Plunkett had attended a 1970’s Tony-winning musical, the first line of a second act solo would have resonated with them more than it would with most anyone else. What’s the musical, what’s the solo, what’s that first line and why would it resonate? Michael’s Musical Moments CHESS MUSIC VIDEOS, CONCEPT ALBUM “One Night in Bangkok,” Murray Head and Company “I Know Him so Well,” Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson Music Opener: “Nobody’s Side,” Elaine Paige Music Closer: “Anthem,” Tommy Korberg Support BroadwayRadio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadwayradio Patreon listeners get “This Week on Broadway” on Sunday afternoon before it is released to the general public on Sunday evening. Explicit: No Contact Info: Email addresses: See above in bios BroadwayRadio Phone / Voicemail: +1-888-285-4666 BroadwayRadio: Facebook | Instagram Subscribe: Patreon | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeart Radio | TuneIn | Pandora | YouTube Music …and anywhere that you can listen to finer podcasts.