Last Week on Broadway: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

'SIX' cast 5.0 announced, Eva and Reeve to join 'Gatsby,' 'new 'Hadestown' stars

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1) Mulvaney, Barlow, original cast members to lead new 'SIX' cast
https://playbill.com/article/dylan-mulvaney-abigail-barlow-to-join-six-on-broadway-adrianna-hicks-anna-uzele-to-return

2) Eva Noblezada, Reeve Carney to join 'Great Gatsby' on Broadway
https://shubert.nyc/press/reeve-carney-eva-noblezada-to-star-together-in-the-great-gatsby/

3) Ghee, Colley. Tyson to join 'Hadestown' in March
https://playbill.com/article/j-harrison-ghee-joshua-colley-jordan-tyson-gary-dourdan-gaby-moreno-to-join-hadestown-on-broadway

4) Shen, Criss announce 'Maybe Happy Ending' exit dates
https://deadline.com/2026/01/darren-criss-helen-j-shen-matybe-happy-ending-broadway-1236681821/

5) Fuller, Flynn to be next 'Wicked' witches
https://broadwaydirect.com/wicked-announces-the-next-elphaba-and-glinda-to-start-in-march/

6) Broadway-aimed 'The Wandered' to hold industry reading
https://playbill.com/article/joshua-bassett-will-lead-nyc-industry-reading-of-dion-biomusical-the-wanderer

7) This week's theatrical schedule

Tuesday, Jan. 20
Event: Broadway Week 2026
https://www.nyctourism.com/broadway-week/ 

Friday, Jan. 23
Previews: ‘The Monsters’ Off-Broadway from Manhattan Theatre Club at New York City Center
https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/shows/2025-26-season/the-monsters/

Sunday, Jan. 25
Opening: ‘Data’ Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
https://boxoffice.lortel.org/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=data&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id= 

Opening: ‘Ulysses’ Off-Broadway at the Public Theater
https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2526/ulysses/ 

Opening: ‘Watch Me Walk’ Off-Broadway from Soho Rep
https://sohorep.org/shows/watch-me-walk/ 

Closing: ‘Tartuffe’ Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop
https://www.nytw.org/show/tartuffe/