Playbill at New York Comic Con

YOUR GUIDE TO PLAYBILL AT NEW YORK COMIC CON 2025

Thursday October 9 – Sunday October 12, 2025

Playbill®, The Playbill Podcast, and New York Comic Con were thrilled to partner on a fourth year of exhilarating panels with surprise Broadway/TV-guest pop-ins. With top-stage and screen celebrities, surprise appearances, and more, this year was a dynamic and exciting celebration merging theatre, television/film, and comics.

Beginning October 28th, you can catch our panels on the Playbill Podcast, airing weekly on Tuesdays. Here is the full schedule:

October 28 - BEETLEJUICE on Broadway Panel

November 4 - The World Turned Upside Down: Bringing HAMILTON to Life Across the Globe

November 25 - The Big Broadway Nerd Panel

December 2 - FEED ME: The Deep-Rooted Legacy of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

December 9 - THE LOST BOYS: Adapting the Film for Broadway

To revisit Playbill at New York Comic Con, see below:

Playbill presents: The World Turned Upside Down: Bringing Hamilton to Life Across the Globe

(Thursday, October 9, 2025 – 11:00AM – Room 409)

Join us for an unforgettable conversation with Hamilton cast and creative team members who have brought the show to life on stages across the globe. Performers and creatives will give a behind-the-scenes look at the musical and share stories from productions around the world.

Panelists include:

Alex Birsh

(Host & VP/COO, Playbill)

Jisel Soleil Ayon

(Angelica Schuyler)

Trey Curtis

(Alexander Hamilton)

Tamar Greene

(George Washington)

Cherry Torres

(Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds)

Patrick Vassel

(Associate & Supervising Director)

Morgan Anita Wood

(Eliza Hamilton)

Playbill presents: BEETLEJUICE on Broadway Panel

(Friday October 10, 2025 – 11:45AM – Room 406.1)

Big musical comedy is alive — or should we say, undead — on Broadway! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, BEETLEJUICE tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, BEETLEJUICE is “A FEAST FOR THE EYES AND SOUL!” (Entertainment Weekly). Trust us — this panel is sure to raise your spirits!

Panelists include:

Alex Birsh

(Host & VP/COO, Playbill)

Justin Collette

(Beetlejuice)

Isabella Esler

(Lydia Dietz)

Callie Goff

(VP Creative Services, SpotCo)

Mark Kaufman

(Producer)

Playbill presents: DEATH BECOMES HER on Broadway Panel

(Saturday October 11, 2025 – 11:00AM – Room 406.3)

Now a warning! Based on the Universal Pictures 1992 film, DEATH BECOMES HER is a drop-dead hilarious Tony Award-Winning musical comedy. Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp have always been the best of frenemies… until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity. With direction and choreography by Christopher Gattelli, a book by Marco Pennette, and an original score by Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, DEATH BECOMES HER is “a cheek-aching laughter roller coaster — the most fun night out on Broadway!” (The Daily Beast).

Panelists include:

Lowe Cunningham

(Host & Producer)

Noel Carey

(Music & Lyrics)

Christopher Gattelli

(Director / Choreographer)

Julia Mattison

(Music & Lyrics)

Christopher Sieber

(Ernest Menville)

Michelle Williams

(Viola Van Horn)

Playbill presents: The Big Broadway Nerd Panel

(Saturday October 11, 2025 – 3:45PM – Room 408)

Theatre is filled with passionate artists creating stunning new works, and many of those artists are giant nerds! Playbill returns to New York Comic Con in 2025 with even MORE of Broadway’s Biggest Nerds to share how fantasy, comic-books, and science fiction have had in inspiring and engaging their performances, personas, and personal lives.

Panelists include:

Bryan Campione

(Host & Creative Producer, Playbill)

Jackie Hoffman

(Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Addams Family, Xanadu, Hairspray)

Emma Hunton

(Spring Awakening / Exorcistic)

Rob Lake

(Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets)

Jak Malone

(Operation Mincemeat)

Jasmine Amy Rogers

(BOOP!)

THE LOST BOYS: Adapting the Film for Broadway with Producer Patrick Wilson

(Sunday October 12, 2025 – 11:00AM – Room 405)

Hosted by Zachary Quinto, we’re inviting you in. The Warner Bros. cult classic comes to Broadway next spring as one of the most anticipated musicals of the season. Join producer Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring, Watchmen), Tony Award–winning director Michael Arden (Maybe Happy Ending), and additional residents of Santa Carla as they discuss bringing Joel Schumacher’s beloved coming-of-age vampire film to the stage. Attendees will hear the first public performance from the cast. The Lost Boys: A New Musical features music and lyrics by The Rescues (Kyler England, Adrianne Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann), and a book by David Hornsby (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Chris Hoch.

Panelists include:

Zachary Quinto

(Host)

Michael Arden

(Director)

LJ Benet

(Michael Emerson)

Ali Louis Bourzgui

(David)

Patrick Wilson

(Producer)

Maria Wirries

(Star)

Playbill presents: FEED ME: The Deep-Rooted Legacy of Little Shop of Horrors

(Sunday October 12, 2025 – 11:00AM – Room 408)

Cast and creatives of the award-winning New York revival of Little Shop of Horrors gather to discuss the hit musical comedy’s deep roots in American theater, film, and pop culture; the thrills of performing it live on stage; and what keeps audiences and theater-makers screaming “Feed Me!” more than four decades after its debut.

Panelists include:

Alex Birsh

(Host & VP/COO, Playbill)