Friday, November 26, 2021
Stephen Sondheim, a towering figure in musical theatre, has died.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:17PMFriday, September 10, 2021
Ms. McCann was the recipient of nine Tony Awards throughout her lengthy producing career.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AMFriday, August 6, 2021
Mr. French, honored with an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in 1997, spoke with Playbill in 2006 when he was appearing in the Signature Theatre Company revival of August Wilson's Two Tra…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:05AMFriday, January 15, 2021
Mr. Smith announced his retirement in June 2020, following a 63-year career in the theatre industry.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PMThursday, July 2, 2020
The future Pulitzer Prize winner spoke to Playbill in 2012 about his then song cycle shortly before performing it with a star-studded cast as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PMMonday, April 27, 2020
As managing director of The Public Theater and then executive producer at Lincoln Center Theater, Mr. Gersten was at the forefront of two of the most significant non-profit theatre companies…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PMFriday, December 27, 2019
Mr. Herman was responsible for such hummable scores as Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:13AMWednesday, October 9, 2019
The Terrence McNally revival opened October 9, 2014, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, co-starring Rupert Grint, Megan Mullally, Stockard Channing, and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AMWednesday, July 31, 2019
The producer and director helped transform the Broadway landscape with shows such as Company, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AMSunday, July 7, 2019
Shortly before winning a Tony Award for his performance in Lincoln Center Theater's revival of South Pacific, Szot spoke about how he almost didn't audition for the role at all.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMTuesday, January 15, 2019
The Broadway icon originated the roles of Lorelei Lee and Dolly Gallagher Levi.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:35AMFriday, September 28, 2018
The Tony winner also wrote the books to She Loves Me and 70, Girls, 70.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMTuesday, September 25, 2018
Mr. Debuskey was one of the most prominent press agents ever to ply his trade on Broadway, and Joe Papp’s right-hand man.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AMSunday, August 26, 2018
Mr. Simon, who created numerous hits over his long career, has been called the most successful playwright in American theatre history.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AMThursday, March 1, 2018
The composer of the long-running classic also wrote the scores to 110 in the Shade and I Do! I Do!.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PMTuesday, August 8, 2017
Barbara Cook, the musical theatre ingénue who became cabaret and concert royalty, has passed away.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AMWednesday, January 25, 2017
Through two iconic sitcoms, Moore achieved television immortality.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMThrough two iconic sitcoms, Moore achieved television immortality.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PMSunday, November 6, 2016
One-man show. Feature film. Musical. Palminteri’s story doesn’t get old, it just gets better.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, September 16, 2016
Author of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Three Tall Women, A Delicate Balance, is dead.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:47PMMidler gets some co-stars, Garland goes to Goodspeed, and The Humans leaves Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMSome musicals by such notable composers at Alan Menken, Charles Strouse and Kurt Weill were never preserved on wax.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, September 14, 2016
Hofsiss was the youngest person to win a directing Tony Award at the time.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AMMonday, September 12, 2016
Fun Home played to near capacity houses in its clsoing week, but several of the big musicals along Broadway took a hit at the box-office.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PMSunday, September 11, 2016
In reflection on Sept. 11, Playbill.com looks back at our feature 'When the Curtain Came Down on the American Heart.'
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, September 9, 2016
Both Danny DeVito and the play Marvin's Room get their Broadway debuts, and Spamilton, the Hamilton spoof, opens and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PMTuesday, September 6, 2016
Ticketbuyers rushed to see Les Misérables and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in their final weeks.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PMFriday, September 2, 2016
Moulin Rouge is coming to the stage, and #Ham4Ham bids farewell to Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PMAs the latest revival of the Schönberg and Boubil classic prepares for its final performance, we look back at the talent who got their start in the show. Turns out, the long-running musical…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMonday, August 29, 2016
Les Misérables continued its strong summer, while Hamilton was the only show to break $2 million.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PMFriday, August 26, 2016
Paula Vogel may finally get to Broadway, and a triple dose of Sondheim news.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:11PMTuesday, August 23, 2016
The Law & Order star was one of the first students at the Actors Studio.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PMMonday, August 22, 2016
August remained a weak month along Broadway, but Finding Neverland enjoyed a box-office burst in its final week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:04PMSaturday, August 20, 2016
The anxiety and unease evident throughout the nation are reflected in many of autumn’s upcoming Off-Broadway attractions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMThe seven plays, six musicals and other amazing performances scheduled to tread the boards in this fall season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, August 19, 2016
Groundhog Day woke up to the best days its had yet, and new musical productions in Atlanta and St. Louis have Broadway-caliber casts.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMMonday, August 15, 2016
The Humans returned to the boards with greater attendance but not the same box-office strength, and Cats showed staying power.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20PMHis anarchic, broad style of theatre became an influential force in 1960s Off-Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AMSunday, August 14, 2016
The comic actor successfully transitioned from a life in Yiddish theater to a mainstream career.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04PMThursday, August 11, 2016
The Met Soprano took on Broadway roles across the U.S.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:06AM