Today on Broadway: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Tom Hanks to Star in Off-Broadway Show This Fall, Creel and Stokes to Receive Honorary Drama Desks, Escola Performs at MisCast

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1) Tom Hanks to Star in 'This World of Tomorrow' Off-Broadway This Fall
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/theater/tom-hanks-play-this-world-of-tomorrow.html

2) Brian Stokes Mitchell, Gavin Creel to Receive Honorary Drama Desk Awards
https://www.broadwaynews.com/gavin-creel-and-brian-stokes-mitchell-will-be-honored-with-special-drama-desk-citations/

3) Stage and Screen Star George Wendt Dies at 76
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/george-wendt-dead-cheers-norm-obit-1236222950/

4) Show and Casting News

'The Last Five Years' Adds Understudy Performance in Final Week
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE-LAST-FIVE-YEARS-Adds-Performance-With-Noah-Kieserman-and-Nasia-Thomas-20250521

Dozens of Stars Set for 'Hello, Dolly!' Concert
https://playbill.com/article/j-harrison-ghee-beth-leavel-santino-fontana-katie-finneran-more-set-for-hello-dolly-at-carnegie-hall

Broadway Stars Return to Roles in 'Back to the Future' Tour
https://playbill.com/article/david-josefsberg-nathaniel-hackmann-more-will-join-back-to-the-future-the-musical-tour

'The Death of Resputin' Immersive Play Extends Again Off-Broadway
https://playbill.com/article/immersive-play-the-death-of-rasputin-extends-performances-on-governers-island

5) Recommendations

Clooney, Glazer Show Off 'Good Night, and Good Luck' Set to Architectural Digest
https://youtu.be/33-gSWokzI0

Cole Escola Performs 'Iowa Stubborn' at MisCast
https://youtu.be/E9af2SEZkbo