Eugene O’Neill fire update, tons of show and casting news, Matt review 3 shows from NYC trip

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1) Update on Eugene O’Neill fire and ‘Book of Mormon’ plans
https://deadline.com/2026/05/book-of-mormon-broadway-fire-1236883793/

2) Theatre World Award winners announced
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2026-Theatre-World-Award-Honorees-Revealed-Luke-Evans-Ayo-Edebiri-and-More-20260507

3) Show and casting news

‘Schmigadoon!’ adds 4 months to Broadway run
https://deadline.com/2026/05/schmigadoon-broadway-closing-date-1236885280/

Maya Rudolph extends run in ‘Oh, Mary!’
https://deadline.com/2026/05/maya-rudolph-broadway-oh-mary-2-1236884512/

Adrienne Warren to replace Kara Young for final 3 weeks of ‘Proof’
https://deadline.com/2026/05/adrienne-warren-broadway-proof-kara-young-1236886332/

Olivia Holt to succeed Isa Briones in ‘Just in Time’
https://www.broadwaynews.com/olivia-holt-joins-just-in-time-cast-replacing-isa-briones-as-connie-francis/

Duncan Shiek’s ‘Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen’ to play Off-Broadway this fall
https://deadline.com/2026/05/duncan-sheik-manga-memoirs-amorous-gentlemen-musical-1236887694/

Public Theater extends ‘Girl, Interrupted’ adaptation before performances begin
https://playbill.com/article/girl-interrupted-extends-off-broadway-premiere-run

Claybourne Elder to be next Orin Scrivello in ‘Little Shop’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/claybourne-elder-will-have-a-gas-in-little-shop-of-horrors-off-broadway

4) This week’s theatrical schedule

Monday, May 11
Awards: Outer Critics Circle Awards announced
https://outercritics.org/ 

Tuesday, May 12
Previews: “||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||” Off-Broadwy from the Vineyard Theatre
https://vineyardtheatre.org/shows/girls-chance-music/ 

Previews: ‘Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Musical Parody’ Off-Broadway at The Club
https://www.heatedrivalryparody.com/ 

Performance: ‘The Notebook’ National Tour at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
https://www.drphillipscenter.org/events/tickets/2026/the-notebook/

Wednesday, May 13
Previews: ‘Girl, Interrupted’ Off-Broadway from the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/girl-interrupted/ 

Thursday, May 14
Opening: ‘Well, I’ll Let You Go’ Off-Broadway at Studio Seaview
https://studioseaview.com/show/well-ill-let-you-go/ 

Previews: ‘Jerome’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/jerome 

Friday, May 15
Awards: 2026 Drama League Awards announced
https://dramaleague.org/2026-awards/

Saturday, May 16
Previews: ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ on Broadway
https://celebrityautobiography.com/

Previews: ‘A Woman Among Women’ Off-Broadway from LCT3
https://www.lct.org/shows/a-woman-among-women/ 

Sunday, May 17
Award: 2026 Drama Desk Awards announced
https://dramadesks.com/home/ 

Opening: ‘Animal Wisdom’ Off-Broadway from the Signature Theatre
https://signaturetheatre.org/show/animal-wisdom/ 

Previews: ‘The Maids’ Off-Broadway at St. Ann’s Warehouse
https://stannswarehouse.org/show/the-maids/ 

Closing: ‘The Adding Machine’ Off-Broadway from The New Group
https://thenewgroup.org/events/the-adding-machine-2026-05-12-700-pm/ 

Closing: ‘Hamlet’ Off-Broadway at BAM
https://www.bam.org/hamlet 

5) Matt reviews 3 shows from New York trip

‘Just in Time’ with Jeremy Jordan, Isa Briones, Carrie St. Louis
https://justintimebroadway.com/

‘Oh, Mary!’ with Maya Rudolph
https://www.ohmaryplay.com/

Industry presentation of ‘The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul’
https://www.fitzgeraldsmusical.com/