Blanchett’s ‘Seagull’ Coming to NYC, Busy Theatrical Schedule, Matt Reviews ‘L5Y’

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1) Cate Blanchett-led ‘Seagull’ Aiming for New York in 2026
https://deadline.com/2025/04/the-seagull-cate-blanchett-emma-corrin-new-york-1236359844/

2) This Week’s Theatrical Schedule

Monday, April 7
Opening: ‘Becoming Eve’ Off-Broadway from New York Theatre Workshop
https://www.nytw.org/show/becoming-eve/

Tuesday, April 8
Opening: ’Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends’ on Broadway
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/24-25-season/stephen-sondheims-old-friends/

Thursday, April 10
Opening: ‘Smash’ on Broadway
https://smashbroadway.com/

Opening: ‘The Swamp Dwellers’ Off-Broadway from Theatre for a New Audience
https://tfana.org/events/the-swamp-dwellers-2025-04-06-200-pm

Previews: ‘Hold Me in the Water’ Off-Broadway from Playwrights Horizons
https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/about/production-history/2020s/2425-season/hold-me-in-the-water

Friday, April 11
Previews: ‘Ceremonies in Dark Old Men’ Off-Broadway at Theatre at St Clement’s
https://www.thepeccadillo.com/

Saturday, April 12
Previews: ‘Dead Outlaw’ on Broadway
https://deadoutlawmusical.com/

Sunday, April 13
Opening: ‘Irishtown’ Off-Broadway from Irish Repertory Theatre
https://irishrep.org/shows/irishtown/

Closing: ‘Amerikin’ Off-Broadway at 59E59
https://www.59e59.org/shows/show-detail/amerikin/

3) Show and Casting News

Hedges, winters Join ‘Sissy’ Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/lucas-hedges-zoe-winters-join-sissy-at-baryshnikov-arts

Busfield, Shulman to Lead Workshop of ‘God of Mercy’
https://playbill.com/article/timothy-busfield-constance-shulman-ethan-dubin-will-lead-god-of-mercy-workshop

4) Matt’s Mini-Review of ‘The Last Five Years’
https://thelastfiveyearsbroadway.com/