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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Video: Sting Chats About New Dance Show Message in a Bottle, Playing City Center This Spring by Andrew Gans

The production features 27 Sting songs with choreography by Kate Prince.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PM

Madeline Weinstein, Saamer Usmani Set for Reading of Laura Lapidus' Kate by Andrew Gans

Molly Clifford will direct the new play about the relationship between two sisters.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

Lisa Howard Will Celebrate the Holidays With 54 Below Concerts by Andrew Gans

The evenings will celebrate the zaniness of the holiday movie genre with a host of Christmas favorites.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Video: Watch Alex Newell Belt Out 'Meadowlark' at Stephen Schwartz Celebration by Andrew Gans

The inaugural Mazzoni Center Honors event was held at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Purlie Victorious Star Kara Young Set for Industry Readings of Douglas Lyons' Table 17 by Andrew Gans

Zhailon Levingston will direct the new work from the Chicken & Biscuits playwright.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at New Cast of Broadway's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning production continues at the Lyric Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Eddie Izzard to Return to New York in Solo Hamlet by Andrew Gans

Selena Cadell will direct Mark Izzard's adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Broadway's The Lion King to Welcome New Young Stars by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning international hit continues at the Minskoff Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Video: Worldwide Stars From Tina—The Tina Turner Musical Perform Acoustic Version of 'Simply the Best' by Andrew Gans

The tribute commemorates what would have been Tina Turner's 84th birthday.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

How Great Thou Art Concert, With Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LaBelle, and Sandi Patty, Premieres on PBS November 28 by Andrew Gans

The concert, featuring the American Pops Orchestra, was filmed in Washington, D.C., in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Monday, November 27, 2023

5 School Theatre Programs Awarded Racial Equity Grants by Andrew Gans

The schools will each receive $10,000 grants from the Educational Theatre Foundation’s Pathway program.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at James McLure's Lone Star Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Joe Rosario directs the Ruth Stage production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Cast Set for Reading of Merton of the Movies: The Musical by Andrew Gans

Joseph Hayward will direct with music direction by Griffin Strout.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at the Current Queens of London's SIX the Musical by Andrew Gans

The international hit musical continues at the Vaudeville Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

Tony Winner Brent Carver's Solo Recording Released Posthumously by Andrew Gans

The award-winning performer is remembered for starring roles in Broadway’s Kiss of the Spider Woman and Parade.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Open Auditions Will Be Held for World Premiere of Christina Aguilera's Burlesque the Musical by Andrew Gans

The new musical will open at the Manchester Opera House in June 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Martha Kirby Is Evita at Leicester’s Curve Starting November 27 by Andrew Gans

Nikolai Foster is directing the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM
Saturday, November 25, 2023

Menier Chocolate Factory's Pacific Overtures Revival Begins November 25 by Andrew Gans

Matthew White directs Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 Tony-nominated musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Friday, November 24, 2023

Makeup Artist Christa Kaimimoku-Wong Started Her Wicked Journey as an Offstage 'Swing' by Andrew Gans

The hit musical's makeup supervisor now greenifies Elphaba eight times a week on Broadway

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Peter Pan Goes Wrong Returns to the West End November 23 by Andrew Gans

The farce, from the creators of The Play That Goes Wrong, previously played Broadway's Ethel Barrymore.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Crown's Dominic West Will Star in U.K. Revival of A View From the Bridge by Andrew Gans

Lindsay Posner will direct the Arthur Miller play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

Mamma Mia! Star Karen Mason Will Celebrate Christmas! Christmas! Christmas! at Birdland by Andrew Gans

The Broadway favorite will return to the famed jazz club with her annual holiday show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM

Video: Watch Bernadette Peters, Elaine Paige, Lea Salonga, More Sing 'Old Friends' at West End Woofs (and Meows) by Andrew Gans

A host of other stage stars (and furry friends) were part of the recent pet adoption event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Jay Armstrong Johnson, Julia Murney, Carly Hughes, More Set for Broadway Rocks Cancer Concert by Andrew Gans

Christopher J. Hanke will host the fundraising event at the Tower Theatre in Oregon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Video: Watch Jordan Fisher Perform 'Wait for Me' in Broadway's Hadestown by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Lillias White Is Blissfully Thankful at 54 Below Beginning November 22 by Andrew Gans

The Tony winner, currently on Broadway in Hadestown, returns to the Manhattan cabaret for a series of concerts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Cast Set for Industry Reading of Days of Rage Musical by Andrew Gans

Tiffany Nichole Greene directs the new musical from Hyeyoung Kim and Shoshana Greenberg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

The Lion King Will Open 2nd Sit-Down Production in Toronto by Andrew Gans

Performances will begin at the Princess of Wales next year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

Filmed Version of Tony-Winning Titanic Musical Will Stream on BroadwayHD by Andrew Gans

The film showcases the recent U.K. tour, directed by Thom Southerland.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Video: Go Behind the Scenes of Sarah Brightman's Sunset Boulevard Photo Shoot by Andrew Gans

Performances of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will begin in Melbourne in 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Forbidden Sondheim: Merrily We Stole a Song, Honoring 4 Decades of Spoofing Sondheim, Adds Extra Performance by Andrew Gans

Gerard Alessandrini's tribute to Stephen Sondheim features Jenny Lee Stern, Michael West, Christine Pedi, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

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