World Premiere of BeBe Winans Story Set for Arena Stage Season
Arena Stage in Washington, DC, announced a 2016-17 season that will launch this summer with the world premiere of a new musical biography of six-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer BeBe Winans.
View ArticleNicole Scherzinger Enjoys Something Rotten! on Broadway
Nicole Scherzinger was in the audience at the Feb. 16 performance of Something Rotten! After the show, she took to the stage to meet and clown around with the cast.
View ArticleChicago’s Northlight Theatre Announces 42nd Season
Chicago's Northlight Theatre has announced that its 42nd season will feature three world premieres and two midwest premieres. Included in the slate is Primus Prize winner By The Water by Sharyn...
View Article11th Annual Gender-Reversing Broadway Backwards Concert Lines Up Tituss...
The annual Broadway Backwards fundraising concert in New York has announced a lineup of Broadway stars for its March concert date, including Tituss Burgess ("Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," The Little...
View ArticleKevin Kline and Nina Arianda Team Up for Present Laughter
Oscar winner Kevin Kline will co-direct and star opposite Tony winner Nina Arianda in a one-night-only staging of Noel Coward's Present Laughter.
View ArticleSchedule of Upcoming Live Theatre Broadcasts in Movie Theatres and on Television
The following is a list of live stage productions announced to shown in movie theatres and on television. If you would like to submit any updates, please email dgewirtzman@playbill.com.
View ArticleThe Robber Bridegroom Begins Previews Tonight
Previews begin Feb. 18 for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Off-Broadway revival of Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman’s musical comedy The Robber Bridegroom, starring The Bridges of Madison...
View ArticleBurning Desire, Written by and Starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Makes World...
Burning Desire, a new play written by and starring Tony nominee Lou Diamond Phillips, makes its world premiere beginning Feb. 18 at Connecticut's Seven Angels Theatre.
View ArticleSteven Pasquale and Alex Timbers On Robber Bridegroom’s Edgy Minimalist...
It may be a revival, but director Alex Timbers' take on Roundabout Theatre Company's Robber Bridegroom is anything but nostalgic. He and star Steven Pasquale talk about injecting grit and...
View ArticleThe Humans Opens On Broadway
Following an acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere last fall, the Broadway transfer of Stephen Karam’s family ensemble drama The Humans officially opens Feb. 18 following previews that...
View ArticlePlaybill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: February 18
1859 Sholem Yakov Rabinowitz is born in Ukraine. Under the pen name Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) he will write many stories in Yiddish, several of which will be adapted as plays, most notably Fiddler...
View ArticleThe Clowns Are at It Again: Old Hats Re-Opens Opens Off-Broadway
Bill Irwin and David Shiner return to Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre with their family-friendly show Old Hats, which officially opens Feb. 18. The show, which played an extended, sold-out...
View ArticleMary Louise Wilson Celebrates Release Of “She’s the Best Thing In It”
New York's Core: Club is hosting a private advanced screening of the Mary Louise Wilson documentary "She's the Best Thing In It" Feb. 18, celebrating the film's digital release. Joining Wilson at the...
View ArticlePiazza Star Sings New Kathie Lee Gifford-David Friedman Tune on TV Today
Tony winner Victoria Clark, most recently on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in Gigi, performs on the Feb. 18 broadcast of NBC's "Today."
View ArticleChichester 2016 Season Toplines “Downton Abbey” Star and Half a Sixpence
Hugh Bonneville, best known nowadays for playing Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, in TV's "Downton Abbey," is to return to the stage to star in Ibsen's An Enemy of the People at Chichester...
View ArticleHamilton Star Belts Streisand’s “My Man” in Latest Ham4Ham (Video)
Peggy Schuyler finally gets the spotlight! Jasmine Cephas Jones, who plays Peggy in the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, takes center stage in the latest Ham4Ham, part of the series of impromptu concerts...
View ArticleNew Cyndi Lauper Album Will Feature Song from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Cyndi Lauper, who won a Tony Award for her score to the hit Broadway musical Kinky Boots, will release her latest solo recording in May, according to showbiz411.com.
View ArticleLauren Ambrose Will Join Gabriel Ebert in “The Interestings” Pilot
Lauren Ambrose (Awake and Sing!, Exit the King, "Six Feet Under") has landed a leading role in the Amazon drama pilot "The Interestings," according to Deadline.com.
View ArticleMusical Theatre Factory Pairs Up With Joe’s Pub and Playwrights Horizons
Following the loss of its black box space in the theatre district, Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) has announced that its 2016 season will take place at a number of partnering venues throughout the...
View ArticleKacie Sheik, Ali Stroker and More Set for Free NYC “Broadway’s Future” Concert
Broadway’s Future Songbook Series — presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul — will continue Feb. 29 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for...
View ArticleAnn Sanders Makes History at Broadway’s King and I
Actress Ann Sanders made a bit of history this week when she stepped into the role of Anna Leonowens in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of The King and I. She is the first Asian-American...
View ArticleLarge-Scale NYC West Side Story Revival Sets Cast of Nearly 50 and Chorus of 200
Complete casting has been announced for Carnegie Hall's large-scale revival of West Side Story, which will be presented March 4-6 at the Knockdown Center, a restored 50,000-square-foot factory located...
View ArticlePrior to London, Patti Issues and Bad with Money Will Play in Rep at KTCHN
Before he heads to London's St. James Theatre, Ben Rimalower will perform his two Off-Broadway solo shows, Patti Issues and Bad with Money, at KTCHN at 42West Feb. 29.
View ArticleStory of Atari Programmers Brought to Stage in Merge
Chicago's The New Colony has announced the world premiere of Merge by Spencer Davis; the new play is inspired by the real-life story of the 1970's Atari programmers who fought against the corporate...
View ArticleFinding Neverland Will Land in London in 2017
Finding Neverland, the new musical at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre that explores J.M. Barrie's creation of the tale of Peter Pan, will arrive in London in January 2017.
View ArticleDiane Lane Creating New Arts Grant in Memory of Elizabeth Swados
Stage and screen actress Diane Lane is helping fund a new grant for female arts educators in honor of late composer, writer and director Elizabeth Swados, according to The New York Times.
View ArticleThe Skivvies and Daisy Eagan Tapped to Join Tune in Time
The return engagement of Tune in Time, the game show for musical lovers, is set to feature guest artists Daisy Eagan and popular performance group The Skivvies.
View ArticleUpdate: Missing Broadway Shuffle Along Actor, J.L. Williams Promises to Share...
J.L. Williams, a cast member of the upcoming Broadway musical Shuffle Along who went missing for four days before winding up in a New York hospital, has thanked his well-wishers and promised to share...
View ArticlePics! Holly Hunter, Adam Chanler-Berat, Ed Harris and More Celebrate the NYC...
Holly Hunter, Annie Parisse, Ed Harris and more celebrate the opening of New Group's revival of Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Buried Child Feb. 17. The Off-Broadway...
View ArticleChicago Theatre Names Successor for Director Who Died in Car Crash
Chicago's innovative American Theater Company has named Will Davis, a New York-based director and choreographer, as its permanent new artistic director, effective immediately. He succeeds P.J....
View ArticleDiamond Horseshoe Venue Reopens as “Decadent Nightclub” in NY
The Diamond Horseshoe, the space several levels beneath Manhattan's Paramount Hotel that served as a Broadway theatre in the 1970s, reopens Feb. 18 as a "glittering and decadent nightclub" that will...
View ArticleMust See! Benjamin Walker and Co. Bring Back the 80s With Killer Sneak Peek...
Take a thrilling first look at the new musical American Psycho, which offered a sneak peek for the media Feb. 18! Based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it will begin performances at Broadway's...
View ArticleStark Sands Joins Cast of CSC’s Nathan The Wise
Two-time Tony nominee Stark Sands (Kinky Boots) has joined the cast of the upcoming Classic Stage Company production of Nathan The Wise, starring previously announced Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham.
View ArticleKenny Leon, Jerry Mitchell and Harvey Fierstein Will Bring Hairspray to Life...
Following the success of The Wiz Live, NBC has announced that its next musical production, Hairspray Live, will air Dec. 7 at 8 PM ET.
View ArticleExclusive: London Guys and Dolls May Be Filmed for BBC as Greenberg Lines Up...
Plans are underway for the BBC to film the acclaimed London revival of Guys and Dolls staged by American director Gordon Greenberg.
View ArticleAlfie Boe Exits Les Miz as Forest Whitaker Makes His Debut: What Not to Miss...
The Know: Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events, Feb. 18-28!
View ArticlePlaywrights Horizons 2016-17 Season Includes Adam Bock’s Life and a Musical...
Playwrights Horizons has announced the six new productions that bow during its 2016-17 season. The slate features five world premieres including the debut of Bella: An American Tall Tale, a Western...
View ArticlePublic Theater’s Up-and-Coming Playwrights Program Announces Spring Productions
The Public Theater has announced the season line-up for Public Studio, which will present two new plays this spring:, Pretty Hunger by Patricia Ione Lloyd and Teenage Dick by Mike Lew.
View ArticleThe Verdict: See What the Critics Had to Say About The Humans on Broadway
Following an acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere last fall, the Broadway transfer of Stephen Karam’s family ensemble drama The Humans officially opened Feb. 18 at the Helen Hayes...
View ArticleAfter More Than a Century, The Met Will Stage Opera Composed by a Woman
Bartlett Sher will stage a new production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, and Julie Taymor will recreate her staging of The Magic Flute as part of the Metropolitan Opera's 2016-17...
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