Three Broadway Shows Hit Milestones Next Week
Through a numerical quirk, three Broadway shows will hit coincidental milestones during the week of Feb. 14.
View ArticleCast Recording of Fiddler on the Roof Revival Will Feature Special Bonus Track
The Broadway Records cast recording of the current revival of the classic American musical Fiddler on the Roof, starring Danny Burstein as Tevye, will feature a special bonus track.
View ArticleAn American in Paris Names Its New American!
Ballet dancer Garen Scribner will assume the leading role of Gerry Mulligan in the Broadway musical An American in Paris as of March 15. He is the current alternate in the role, having played various...
View ArticleBook of Mormon Star To Star in Weight-Loss Comedy
Josh Gad, Tony Award nominee for originating the role of Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon, will star in "Heavy Duty," a film comedy about a man who goes on a wellness retreat to lose weight and...
View ArticleStage Version of “Frozen” Will Arrive on Broadway in Spring 2018; Creative...
The international hit Disney film "Frozen"— which featured the award-winning "Let It Go," performed by Tony winner Idina Menzel — will come to life in a new theatrical production...
View ArticleWiz Live! Producers On Grease: Live, Bombshell, Hairspray and Remembering...
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were honored with a NAACP Image Award on Feb. 5 for their critically-acclaimed presentation of The Wiz Live! They spoke with Playbill.com about diversity in the...
View ArticleHow Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Revamped the Fairytale with “Frozen”
Days before winning the Oscar for "Let It Go,""Frozen" collaborators Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez talked exclusively with Playbill about the creation of the now Broadway-bound musical. We...
View ArticleTheir Favorite Things: Fiddler on the Roof’s Alexandra Silber Shares Her...
Alexandra Silber, who is playing eldest daughter Tzeitel in the critically acclaimed revival of Fiddler on the Roof at the Broadway Theatre, shares the performances that most affected her as part of...
View ArticleMadeline Kahn Celebrated in Los Angeles Tonight
"From Broadway to Hollywood — A Chat with Her Friends," a panel discussion on the life and work of the late Tony-winning actress Madeline Kahn, is held Feb. 10 at 7 PM at the Barnes &...
View ArticleChuck Cooper, LaChanze, Norm Lewis Star in Encores! Cabin in the Sky,...
Tony Award winners Chuck Cooper and LaChanze as well as Tony nominee Norm Lewis star in the Feb. 10-14 City Center Encores! staging of the 1940 Vernon Duke-John Latouche musical Cabin in the Sky.
View ArticlePlaybill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: February 10
1893 Birthday of Jimmy "Schnozzola" Durante (1893-1980), big-nosed comedian who would star on Broadway in Show Girl, The New Yorkers and Strike Me Pink. Catchphrases included "I got a million of 'em!...
View ArticleThe Body of an American Begins Performances Tonight Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway's Primary Stages presents the New York premiere of Dan O'Brien's The Body of an American, an exploration of war and journalism, beginning Feb. 10. The staging features Michael Crane...
View ArticleAn Act of God, Starring Sean Hayes, Opens in L.A.
David Javerbaum's An Act of God, which played a limited run on Broadway starring Emmy winner Jim Parsons, officially opens its Los Angeles debut engagement Feb. 10 starring another Emmy winner: "Will...
View ArticleAaron Sorkin Bringing Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird to Broadway
Oscar-winner Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird is headed to Broadway.
View ArticleBroadway’s Amazing Grace Sets Date for Cast Album Release; Tour Planned
The Broadway musical Amazing Grace, which closed Oct. 25, 2015, at the Nederlander Theatre, has been recorded by DMI Soundtracks and will be released in digital and CD formats on Feb. 26.
View ArticleJustin Guarini, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Rupert, Sally Struthers Set for...
Producer Danna Hyams will present two readings of Bret Simmons and David Howard's new musical The First Gentleman Feb. 22 at 3 PM and 6:30 PM at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street.
View ArticleUpcoming Cast Recordings
Upcoming and recent cast album releases (and significant Broadway-related recordings).
View ArticleColor Purple Leads Speak Out on the Show as a “Healing Experience”
On Feb. 8, The Schomburg Center for Black Culture hosted "Theater Talks: The Color Purple." Featuring a panel moderated by Michaela Angela Davis, stage stars Cynthia Erivo (Celie), Isaiah Johnson...
View ArticleKristin Chenoweth Will Be Honored in April
Boston Children's Theatre will present Tony and Emmy winner Kristin Chenoweth with its 2016 Giving Voice Award April 28 at the Giving Voice Gala at WGBH studios.
View ArticleDavid Henry Hwang Opera An American Soldier Will Debut in 2018
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis general director Timothy O'Leary has announced that the company's "New Works, Bold Voices" series will continue in 2018 with the world premiere of the full-length version...
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