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Monday, May 6, 2024

New Works From Amber Ruffin, Margaret Cho, Grace McLean, More in New York Stage and Film 2024 Season by Logan Culwell-Block

Justin Guarini, Jessica Hecht, Taylor Iman Jones, and Jay Armstrong Johnson are among the roster of Broadway favorites helping to develop new works at the annual summer series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Meet the 2024 Drama League Directors Project Directors by Logan Culwell-Block

In a record-setting year for applications, 19 artists have been chosen for the director training program.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Matt Cox Play Witches!? In Salem?! Now Licensable Via Uproar Theatrics by Logan Culwell-Block

The playwright behind Puffs offers his "darkly comedic, (mostly) historically accurate" take on the Salem Witch Trials.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Ars Nova and National Black Theatre's (Pray) Leads 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards; Read the Full List of Winners by Logan Culwell-Block

The title took Outstanding Musical at the Off-Broadway honors, with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' The Comeuppance taking Outstanding Play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18PM

Broadway's Sweeney Todd Plays Final Performance May 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Aaron Tveit and Sutton Foster lead the final cast of the Tony-nominated Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

2024 Lucille Lortel Awards Held at NYU Skirball May 5 by Logan Culwell-Block

Wet Brain is the most nominated production of this year's Off-Broadway season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Attend the Final 2-Show Day at Broadway's Sweeney Todd as Jonathan Christopher Takes Over Playbill's Instagram May 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

Christopher, brother to fellow Sweeney cast member Nicholas Christopher, is part of the Sondheim revival's ensemble.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Fawlty Towers Begins in London's West End May 4 by Logan Culwell-Block

Series star and creator John Cleese has penned the stage adaptation of the cult favorite Britcom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Friday, May 3, 2024

The Public's Sally & Tom Is Now 4 Times Extended by Logan Culwell-Block

The new work from Suzan-Lori Parks opened at the Off-Broadway company April 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

Watch: Amber Iman Sings 'Stay' in Broadway's Lempicka by Logan Culwell-Block

Iman and co-star Eden Espinosa are 2024 Tony nominees for their performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer to Star in The Death of Robin Hood Film by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony winners will help writer-director Michael Sarnoski bring a new, modern take on the classic legend to the screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Watch: Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, and More Think You Should Go See Marc Shaiman at The San Diego Symphony by Logan Culwell-Block

The Hairspray and Some Like It Hot composer will be joined by Rory Donovan, Elizabeth Stanley, Shayna Steele, and Marissa Jaret Winokur at the July concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Reviews: Critics Sound Off on The Bengsons' The Keep Going Songs at Lincoln Center Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

The songwriting duo opened the new work Off-Broadway May 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Tom Viertel Stepping Down as Chairman of the O'Neill Theater Center by Logan Culwell-Block

Viertel has been a member of the institution's board for almost three decades and its chairman since 2000.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PM

'60s Pop Jukebox Musical A Sign of the Times Sets Final Performance Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Originally a production of the York Theatre Company, the musical will play its final performance at New World Stages in June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

See Who's Starring in New Stage Adaptation of The Secret Garden at London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Hannah Khalique-Brown will be Mary Lennox in Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard's new play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

See Who's Joining Jamie Muscato in Upcoming London Carousel Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic will play London's Royal Festival Hall for one night only.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Alex Edelman, Nikiya Mathis, More to Receive Special Tony Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

The Dramatists Guild Foundation will also receive Tony Honors at this year's ceremony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM

Off-Broadway's Ballroom-Inspired Cats: The Jellicle Ball Finds Full Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

Rehearsals are officially underway for the upcoming yassified reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM

Danny Gardner Will Star in World Premiere Play The Opposite of Love Off-Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Rachel Klein is directing the new work from playwright and co-star Ashley Griffin, about the unlikely bond between a hustler and a trust fund baby.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:06AM

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Watch: Merrily We Roll Along, Lempicka, Hell's Kitchen, and More Celebrate Becoming Tony Nominees by Logan Culwell-Block

After a big Tony nomination day, these Broadway favorites couldn't keep their excitement contained.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM

25th Anniversary Revival of Reefer Madness Finds Full Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

Anthony Norman, Darcy Rose Byrnes, J. Elaine Marcos, Nicole Parker, and more will star in the Los Angeles production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

New Musical It's All Your Fault, Tyler Price! to Premiere in Los Angeles by Logan Culwell-Block

The project is the brainchild of Emmy winner Ben Decter and Tony nominee Kristin Hanggi.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child School Edition Is Now Available for Licensing by Logan Culwell-Block

The revision of the Tony- and Olivier-winning Broadway and West End favorite features a shorter running time and guidance on how to bring magical elements of the original production to schoo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Pasadena Playhouse Jelly's Last Jam Finds Full Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

See who's joining previously announced stars Cress Williams, Jasmine Amy Rogers, and John Clarence Stewart.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

See Who's Starring in U.K. Premiere of I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Logan Culwell-Block

Samantha Hurley's play about a middle schooler who plans to kidnap and marry the Spider-Man actor played an Off-Broadway run in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Off-Broadway's Jordans Gets 2nd Extension by Logan Culwell-Block

The world premiere from Ife Olujobi opened April 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Cabaret Says Willkommen to the Top 5 Top Grossers Again by Logan Culwell-Block

The now Tony-nominated revival of the John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Joe Masteroff musical leads the chart with the highest average ticket price of the week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM