‘Cats’ coming to Broadway this spring, ‘Purple Rain’ musical finds leads, NYT theater critic job posting

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1) ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ coming to Broadway this spring
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CATS-THE-JELLICLE-BALL-Will-Open-on-Broadway-in-2026-20250813

Really Useful Group to rebrand as LW Entertainment
https://www.westendtheatre.com/307551/news/andrew-lloyd-webbers-really-useful-group-rebrands-as-lw-entertainment/

2) Leads announced for ‘Purple Rain’ out-of-town tryout
https://deadline.com/2025/08/purple-rain-broadway-kris-kollins-1236484511/

3) Trump announces Kennedy Center Honorees, names himself host
https://deadline.com/2025/08/trump-kennedy-center-honors-1236484914/

4) Show and casting news

Mira Sorvino to make Broadwaydebut in ‘Chicago’
https://www.broadwaynews.com/oscar-winner-mira-sorvino-will-make-her-broadway-debut-in-chicago/

Johnson, Sprawl, Bayardelle, Marable to star in lost Hurston play
https://playbill.com/article/j-quinton-johnson-kimber-elayne-sprawl-jeannette-bayardelle-to-star-in-premiere-of-zora-neale-hurstons-spunk

Muñoz, de Jesús to lead private reading of new playhttps://playbill.com/article/robin-de-jesus-javier-munoz-will-lead-industry-workshop-of-dino-nuggets-are-gay

5) New York Times theater critic job posting
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/theater-critic-at-the-new-york-times-4282371413/

6) Feel-Good recommendation

Highlights of Manilla ‘Into the Woods’ starring Salonga, Jacobs, more
https://youtu.be/3IbmN7zv3Ws