‘Smash’ to close next week; Encores announces ‘Bat Boy,’ ‘La Cage,’ more; Tonys hit 6-year ratings high

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First Light Dimming of Broadway’s New System Honors Lavin, Page, Strause, Finn, More
https://deadline.com/2025/06/broadway-marquee-dimming-1236425132/

BREAKING NEWS: ‘Smash’ to Close on Broadway on June 22
https://deadline.com/2025/06/smash-broadway-closing-date-1236430184/

1) Encores Announces Season Featuring ‘Bat Boy,’ ‘Wild Party,’ ‘High Spirits,’ Billy Porter in All-Black ‘La Cage’
https://deadline.com/2025/06/new-york-city-center-encores-season-2026-1236429543/

2) Tony Award Ratings Hit Six-Year High, Up 44% Over Last Year
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2025/06/09/the-78th-annual-tony-awards-hosted-by-cynthia-erivo-delivers-its-largest-broadcast-audience-since-2019-and-its-largest-streaming-audience-ever-899314/20250609cbs02/

‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Draws Over 7 Million on CNN
https://deadline.com/2025/06/cnn-good-night-and-good-luck-ratings-1236429515/

3) Last Week’s Broadway Grosses
https://www.broadwayworld.com/grosses.cfm

4) Show and Casting News

Loren, Douglas to Lead Broadway’s ‘Moulin Rouge’ Next Month
https://playbill.com/article/ashley-loren-and-christian-douglas-will-be-moulin-rouge-the-musicals-new-stars

Immersive ‘Death of Rasputin’ Extends Again
https://playbill.com/article/immersive-the-death-of-rasputin-again-extends-governers-island-run

5) Recommendations

Watch All of the Tony Awards Performances
https://www.broadwaynews.com/watch-the-performances-from-the-2025-awards/