Tom Stoppard dies at 88, Lane and Metcalf to bring ‘Salesman’ back to Broadway, Whitney Leavitt to make Broadway debut

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1) Iconic playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/theater/tom-stoppard-dead.html

2) Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf-led ‘Death of a Salesman’ to come to Broadway this spring
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/theater/death-of-a-salesman-broadway-lane-metcalf.html

3) ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Whitney Leavitt to make Broadway debut in ‘Chicago’
https://deadline.com/2025/12/mormon-wives-whitney-leavitt-broadway-debut-chicago-1236631669/

4) This week’s theatrical schedule

Wednesday, Dec. 3
Previews: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’ Off-Broadway at Irish Rep
https://irishrep.org/whats-on/its-a-wonderful-life 

Saturday, Dec. 6
Closing: ‘Other’ Off-Broadway at Greenwich House Theater
https://www.othertheplay.com

Sunday, Dec. 7
Closing: ‘Initiative’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/initiative/ 

Closing: ‘Not Ready for Prime Time’ Off-Broadway at MCC Theater
https://notreadyforprimetimeplay.com/ 

Closing: ‘Queens’ Off-Broadway at New York City Center
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/queens/