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June 17, 2026 
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Dear Theater Fans,
Did you see all of the Broadway love for the Knicks last week? It seemed as if every show, from “The Rocky Horror Show” to “Every Brilliant Thing,” found a way to deliver a special shout-out to the N.B.A. champions. In case you missed the videos that popped up on social media and elsewhere, Playbill rounded up some of the celebratory moments here. Our dance critic, Gia Kourlas, also wrote a delightful piece about the “wave of dance” that swept across the city throughout the Knicks’ championship run.
Let’s continue on the joy parade: Helen Shaw explained how Stephen Sondheim’s song “Sunday,” from “Sunday in the Park With George,” makes order out of mayhem. With Helen as guide, you will block out the city’s hubbub and escape to the sun-dazzled island in the Seine where Georges Seurat painted “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884,” his enormous pointillist landscape with figures. It’s well worth taking a few minutes to listen.
A show that has been a huge hit across the pond announced yesterday that it will be coming to Broadway next spring: “Paddington: The Musical.” (My daughter literally cheered when I told her!) The show’s producer Sonia Friedman told Michael Paulson that while there are plans to tweak some of the “British references that are not likely to resonate with American audiences” the overall story will remain the same. “We’re not going to suddenly be setting it in Brooklyn,” Friedman told him.
More Broadway news: Christopher Jackson is the latest original Broadway cast member of “Hamilton” to return to the show. Leslie Odom Jr. returned last fall; now Jackson, who portrayed George Washington, will step into the role again starting in September. (Remember, “History Has Its Eyes on You.”)
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Have a wonderful week,
Nicole Herrington
Theater Editor
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