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‘Purple Rain’ comes to Broadway with major changes, exciting ‘Benjamin Button’ casting, ‘Hadestown’ pro-tape breaks box office records

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1) ‘Purple Rain’ to come to Broadway this spring with new writer, director
https://deadline.com/2026/07/purple-rain-musical-broadway-1237004347/

2) Andrew Durand to lead ‘Benjamin Button’ Off-Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/07/benjamin-button-musical-andrew-durand-off-broadway-1237002419/

3) Shears, Courtney, McHale to join ‘Rocky Horror’ on Broadway
https://deadline.com/2026/07/jake-shears-lorna-courtney-kevin-mchale-rocky-horror-broadway-1237002593/

4) Broadway casting news

Aaron Tveit to return to ‘Moulin Rouge’
https://playbill.com/article/aaron-tveit-will-return-to-moulin-rouge-on-broadway

‘Titanique’ welcomes two familiar faces to Broadway company
https://playbill.com/article/russell-daniels-will-join-titanique-on-broadway

‘Wanted’ welcomes two familiar faces to Broadway company
https://playbill.com/article/aurelia-williams-and-awa-sal-secka-join-broadways-upcoming-wanted

Baseball player turned Latin pop star to join ‘Buena Vista Social Club’
https://playbill.com/article/jose-candelita-iglesias-will-make-broadway-debut-in-buena-vista-social-club

Matt’s not-so-secret rumor of the day!

5) In other news

Atlantic Theatre Company extends ‘Saviors’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/bubba-weilers-the-saviors-extends-off-broadway

‘Hadestown’ pro-tape breaks box office record

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