Anderson and Crudup to lead ‘Virginia Woolf?’, Shakespeare in the Park ‘R&J’ cast, very busy week on Broadway

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1) Anderson, Crudup to lead London ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-with-gillian-anderson-and-billy-crudup-to-run-in-the-west-end_1715586/

2) LaChanze, Jue, O’Connell, more to lead ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Shakespeare in the Park
https://playbill.com/article/lachanze-francis-jue-deirdre-oconnell-more-to-star-in-free-shakespeare-in-the-park-romeo-and-juliet

3) Lea Michele to depart ‘Chess’ in June
https://deadline.com/2026/03/lea-michele-broadway-chess-final-day-1236761240/

3) ‘Music City’ Off-Broadway return delays performances
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/MUSIC-CITY-to-Delay-Performances-Due-to-Issues-With-the-Venue-20260320

4) This week’s theatrical schedule

Monday, March 23
Opening: ‘Giant’ on Broadway
https://gianttheplay.com/ 

Tuesday, March 24
Opening: ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ Off-Broadway at DR2 Theatre
https://heartbreakhotelplay.com/ 

Previews: ‘The Adding Machine’ Off-Broadway from the New Group
https://thenewgroup.org/events/the-adding-machine-2026-03-24-700-pm/ 

Wednesday, March 25
Opens: ‘Public Charge’ Off-Broadway from the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/public-charge/ 

Thursday, March 26
Previews: ‘Titanique’ on Broadway
https://titaniquebroadway.com/ 

Previews: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ on Broadway
https://roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/rocky-horror 

Friday, March 27
Previews: ‘Beaches’ on Broadway
https://beachesthemusical.com/ 

Previews: ‘Fallen Angels’ from Roundabout on Broadway
https://roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/2025-2026-season/fallen-angels 

Previews: ‘The Lost Boys’ on Broadway
https://lostboysmusical.com/ 

Sunday, March 29
Opening: ‘No Singing in the Navy’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/production-history/2020s/2526/no-singing-in-the-navy 

Opening: ‘Titus Andronicus’ Off-Broadway from Red Bull Theater
https://www.redbulltheater.com/titus-andronicus-off-broadway 

Closing: ‘The Wild Party’ Off-Broadway from New York City Center Encores
https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/2025-2026/the-wild-party/ 

Closing: ‘Night Side Songs’ Off-Broadway from LCT3
https://www.lct.org/shows/night-side-songs/