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Across the Pond: 6 NYC theatre highlights from August

In our monthly series, we're catching you up on the Broadway and Off-Broadway news you shouldn't miss, especially if you're planning a stateside theatre trip.

Gillian Russo
Written byGillian Russo

Welcome to our Across the Pond series, where the editor of our sister site New York Theatre Guide rounds up the most exciting theatre news in NYC from the past month.

From buzzy star casting to the end of a long-running show's reign to the deaths of two entertainment icons, a lot's happened this month. So instead of our usual 5, here are 6 major headlines in NYC theatre from August, plus one moment you should look forward to in September.

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Summary

  • Major NYC theatre news from August includes the closing announcement of Six on Broadway; Rupert Grint joining Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; Bowen Yang starring in Oh Mary!; and the deaths of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry
  • Coming up are multiple reality TV stars' Broadway debuts and returns this fall
1.

Six is ending its Broadway reign.

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Tom Felton and Rupert Grint are extending their time at Hogwarts.

3.

Oh, Bowen!

4.

There's Moore casting news where that came from.

5.

Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen are bringing 10 Things I Hate About You to Broadway.

6.

We will always love Dolly and Tim.

7.

Coming up: Broadway's reality TV takeover

1.

Six is ending its Broadway reign.

After an almost six-year reign at the Lena Horne Theatre, Six will play its final Broadway performance on 3 January. But it'll always be one of a kind, no category. The pop musical about the wives of Henry VIII will still rule the world through the ongoing West End production, various tours, the proshot, and of course, the global "Queendom" of loyal subjects who turned this small fringe show into a megahit.

Book Six Broadway tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Book Six West End tickets on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Six is ending its Broadway reign.

2.

Tom Felton and Rupert Grint are extending their time at Hogwarts.

Extendo patronum! Harry Potter fans have more time to see original film star Tom Felton reprise his role as Draco Malfoy. Previously set to depart Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway in November, Felton will now perform through 3 January.

And that's not all — after Felton departs, Rupert Grint will reprise his own film role of Ron Weasley from 2 February to 30 May. It's too bad they won't perform at the same time, but superfans will surely return to Hogwarts themselves to see both stars.

Book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Broadway tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Book Harry Potter and the Cursed Child West End tickets on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Tom Felton and Rupert Grint are extending their time at Hogwarts.

3.

Oh, Bowen!

Fans have long called Bowen Yang's casting in the title role of Oh, Mary! "inevitable," and they were right. The Saturday Night Live Emmy nominee, Las Culturistas podcast co-host and Wicked film star is donning Mary Todd Lincoln's bratty curls on Broadway from 15 September to 6 December!

Yang became a Tony Award nominee earlier this year as a producer of the musical Titanique, but Oh, Mary! marks his Broadway acting debut.

Book Oh, Mary! Broadway tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Book Oh, Mary! West End tickets on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

Oh, Bowen!

4.

There's Moore casting news where that came from.

After 20 years away from the NYC stage, Julianne Moore is back. Granted, she's been busy winning an Oscar (for Still Alice) and an Emmy (for Game Change) and starring in blockbuster film series like The Hunger Games. In February 2027, she's coming off Broadway in Sarah Ruhl's Greek mythology-inspired Faydra, about a woman obsessed with her stepson.

Earlier this year, Moore, Ruhl, and Faydra director Les Waters were photographed in a rehearsal room with Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams and Off-Broadway mainstay April Matthis. Will either of them join Moore in the cast? We'll have to wait and see.

Check back for information on Faydra tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

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There's Moore casting news where that came from.

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5.

Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen are bringing 10 Things I Hate About You to Broadway.

There's nothing to hate about this news: The beloved 1999 teen romcom 10 Things I Hate About You is getting the musical treatment, with a script co-authored by Girls creator Lena Dunham and a score co-authored by Grammy-nominated pop star Carly Rae Jepsen. We wonder if the movie's iconic cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" will make it into the stage show, which starts Broadway performances in August 2027.

Check back for information on 10 Things I Hate About You tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen are bringing 10 Things I Hate About You to Broadway.

6.

We will always love Dolly and Tim.

Legendary singer Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, and she'll not only be missed by country music fans, but the theatre community. Parton earned a Tony Award nomination for scoring the 9 to 5 Broadway musical, brought her festive Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol to London, and is the subject of Dolly: A True Original Musical on Broadway, set to open on what would have been her 81st birthday on 19 January.

A day after Parton's passing, Rocky Horror and Clue star Tim Curry also died at age 80, and he'll be equally missed by theatre fans — especially at Broadway's Studio 54, where The Rocky Horror Show currently plays. Whether at Dolly or Rocky, there's sure to be plenty of bittersweet reminiscing, but plenty of joyful celebration of these influential icons, too.

Check back for information on Dolly: A True Original Musical tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

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We will always love Dolly and Tim.

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Coming up: Broadway's reality TV takeover

Whitney and Ariana and Kenzie, oh my! Those are just a few of the reality stars joining some of Broadway's most popular shows this autumn. If you're a reality TV fan, here are all the Broadway casting announcements you should know, listed in order of start date.

  • Reece Weaver (America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders) makes her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago from 7 September to 18 October.
  • Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules, Love Island USA) joins Just in Time as Connie Francis from 12 September to 22 November.
  • Kenzie Ziegler (Dance Moms) makes her Broadway debut as Charmion in & Juliet from 15 September to 1 November.
  • Whitney Leavitt (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Dancing With the Stars) joins Just in Time as Sandra Dee from 1 December to 10 January.

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Coming up: Broadway's reality TV takeover