Megan Thee Stallion to make Broadway debut, Grosff to do ‘As You Like It,’ TLC musical finds leads

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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 Company
https://deadline.com/2026/02/jonathan-groff-as-you-like-it-royal-shakespeare-company-1236736577/

3) Principal casting announced for ‘CrazySexyCool’ musical world premiere
https://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-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/off-broadways-the-reservoir-adds-an-extra-week-to-run

Charlotte d’Amboise joins ‘Tru’ Off-Broadway
https://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 Netflix
https://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 Orlando
https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/into-the-woods/

6) This week’s theatrical schedule

Tuesday, March 3
Opening: ‘Blood/Love’ Off-Broadway at Theater 555
https://bloodlove.com/ 

‘Blood/Love’ extends Off-Broadway run
https://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 Arts
https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/hells-kitchen/ 

Thursday, March 5
Opening: ‘Burnout Paradise’ Off-Broadway at Astor Place
https://burnoutparadise.com/

Opening: ‘What We Did Before Our Moth Days’ Off-Broadway at Greenwhich House Theater
https://mothdays.com/ 

Friday, March 6
Previews: ‘Death of a Salesman’ on Broadway
https://salesmanbroadway.com/ 

Previews: ‘Tru’ Off-Broadway at House of the Redeemer
https://truplaynyc.com/ 

Sunday, March 8
Closing: ‘All Out’ on Broadway
https://alloutbroadway.com/

Closing: ‘Bug’ on Broadway
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/bug/ 

Closing: ‘The Dinosaurs’ Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/dinosaurs 

Closing: ‘The Waterfall’ Off-Broadway at the WP Theater
https://wptheater.org/show/the-waterfall/