Josh Grisetti dies at 44, ‘Dolly’ has official Broadway plans, Derek Hough to join ‘Chicago’ for one night

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Stage and screen star Josh Grisetti dies by suicide at 44
https://deadline.com/2026/07/josh-grisetti-actor-dead-suicide-1236980383/

1) ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ to close on Broadway next month
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/cats-the-jellicle-ball-broadway-closing-date-1236643213/

2) Dolly Parton bio-musical to premiere on Broadway in December
https://deadline.com/2026/07/dolly-parton-musical-broadway-opening-date-1236975346/

3) Show and casting news

Lindsey Kraft, Ben Folds to premiere one-woman musical Off-Broadway
https://www.broadwaynews.com/exclusive-ben-folds-will-present-lindsey-krafts-original-broadway-aimed-musical-this-summer/

‘Pre-Existing Condition’ to return Off-Broadway with Nyongo, Falco, Soo, Nef, Flood
https://ew.com/lupita-nyongo-edie-falco-more-share-off-broadway-role-exclusive-12013146

Derek Hough to make one-night-only cameo in ‘Chicago’ on Broadway
https://www.broadway.com/buzz/207436/derek-hough-to-join-chicago-on-broadway-for-one-night-only-host-talkback-with-mark-ballas/

Julia Lester to lead ‘Hungry Women’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/julia-lester-will-star-in-hungry-women-off-broadway

Eva Kaminsky replaces Andrea Syglowksi in Broadway-bound ‘Paranormal Activity’
https://playbill.com/article/eva-kaminsky-boards-broadway-bound-paranormal-activity

Chloe Tucker Caine, Stephanie Jae Park to join Broadway company of ‘SIX’

‘Giulia,’ ‘Birthright’ both extend Off-Broadway runs
https://playbill.com/article/giulia-birthright-both-extend-off-broadway-runs

Christopher Fitzgerald to lead Irish Rep’s ‘The Good Thief’
https://playbill.com/article/christopher-fitzgerald-will-star-in-the-good-thief-off-broadway

4) This week’s theatrical schedule

Tuesday, July 14
Opening: ‘The Whoopi Monologues’ Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center
https://www.lct.org/shows/the-whoopi-monologues/ 

Previews: ‘Broad Strokes’ Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel
https://boxoffice.lortel.org/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=catcohenbroadstrokes&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id= 

Wednesday, July 15
Opening: ‘Shifters’ Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre
https://cherrylanetheatre.org/shows/shifters 

Sunday, July 19
Closing: ‘Proof’ on Broadway
https://proofbroadway.com/ 

Closing: ‘Henry VI: A trilogy in Two Parts’ at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/henry-vi-a-trilogy-in-two-parts/