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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Sarah Hyland and Orville Peck Will Announce 2025 Drama League Award Nominees by Andrew Gans

Winners of the 91st Annual Drama League Awards will be celebrated in May at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Get a 1st Look at the New, History-Making Cast of Broadway's Wicked by Andrew Gans

Lencia Kebede, Allie Trimm, Jenna Bainbridge, NaTasha Yvette Williams, and more join the cast of the international hit musical March 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Check Out Photos of John Benjamin Hickey, Hugh Bonneville, More in Uncle Vanya by Andrew Gans

Conor McPherson's adaptation of the Chekhov classic is currently playing Berkeley Repertory prior to an engagement at Shakespeare Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM

Here We Go Again: Mamma Mia! Is Heading Back to Broadway This Summer by Andrew Gans

The international hit, which features the songs of ABBA, will again play the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM

Lencia Kebede, Allie Trimm, Jenna Bainbridge, More Fly Into Broadway's Wicked March 4 by Andrew Gans

Kebede is the first Black actor to play Elphaba full-time on Broadway, while Bainbridge is the first wheelchair-using actor to play Nessarose on stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42AM
Monday, March 3, 2025

Broadhurst Theatre Will Dim Lights in Memory of Linda Lavin by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning stage and screen star passed away December 29, 2024, at the age of 87.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Join Kate Baldwin in Love Life for City Center Encores! by Andrew Gans

Victoria Clark is directing the Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Check Out These Rare Behind-the-Scenes Photos From The Sound of Music Film by Andrew Gans

The blockbuster film, co-starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Merle Dandridge, Hailey Kilgore, Daniel Breaker, More in Broadway's Hadestown by Andrew Gans

The Tony-winning musical also recently welcomed Carlos Valdes and Tom Hewitt to the Walter Kerr Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Cast Set for West End Transfer of Terence Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea by Andrew Gans

Lindsay Posner will direct the revival at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Saturday, March 1, 2025

Joanna Vanderham Stars in U.K. Revival of A Streetcar Named Desire Beginning March 1 by Andrew Gans

Josh Seymour directs the Tennessee Williams classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24AM
Friday, February 28, 2025

Jared Dixon on How He Keeps Hamilton Fresh After 1,000 Performance as Burr by Andrew Gans

Listening to Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" helps.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Concord Theatricals Releases Cast Recording of CSC's I Can Get It for You Wholesale February 28 by Andrew Gans

The star-studded company featured Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Adam Chanler-Berat, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Julia Lester, Joy Woods, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

& Juliet Wants Its Next Broadway Playbill Cover to Be Designed by You by Andrew Gans

Find out how to enter your artwork for a chance to win tickets to the show and be featured on the show's May Playbill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

Jason Kravits Will Host Bistro Awards; Check Out This Year's Honorees by Andrew Gans

Gerry Geddes will direct the evening celebrating cabaret artistry.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

See Who's Starring in The Imaginary Invalid Off-Broadway for Red Bull Theater by Andrew Gans

Jesse Berger will direct Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of the Molière classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Sarah Hyland and Ryan McCartan in Broadway's The Great Gatsby by Andrew Gans

The musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, recently welcomed new leads to the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

Rachel Klein Will Direct Aaron Ramey, Britney Coleman, More in Big Famous Musical Workshop by Andrew Gans

The "polka Ponzi" musical comes from Nicholas Kaminski and Stephen Kaminski.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Jennifer Damiano Will Celebrate New EP at Joe's Pub by Andrew Gans

The Next to Normal Tony nominee will be joined by musical director Benjamin Rauhala.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Andrew Rannells, Lea Salonga, Bonnie Milligan, Nikki M. James, More to Perform Finn at Town Hall for Stars in the House by Andrew Gans

The Kennedy Center national tour of the children's musical was abruptly canceled earlier this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Kacie Rogers and DeWanda Wise Will Star in Furlough's Paradise at the Geffen by Andrew Gans

Tinashe Kajese-Bolden will direct a.k. payne's drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

Tribute to Late Tony-Winning Producer Ron Simons Planned for Joe's Pub by Andrew Gans

The lights of Broadway's Music Box Theatre will also be dimmed in his honor.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Maybe Happy Ending, Death Becomes Her, and Oh, Mary! to Offer Performances Benefiting Entertainment Community Fund by Andrew Gans

The Fund is the national human services organization addressing the unique needs of the entertainment community.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Video: Watch Highlights From Signature's Immersive In the Heights by Andrew Gans

James Vásquez directs Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes' Tony-winning musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

See Who's Joining Betsy Wolfe in Joy: A New True Musical Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Lorin Latarro will direct the new musical about inventor Joy Mangano.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

London's Bridge Theatre to Stage New Production of Sondheim and Lapine's Into the Woods by Andrew Gans

Known for its multi-extended Guys and Dolls, the company will also welcome the return of its immersive A Midsummer Night's Dream.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM

The Notebook's Dorian Harewood Celebrates the Brill Building at 54 Below February 25 by Andrew Gans

The evening benefits Altadena families affected by the California wildfires.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02AM

Elizabeth Gillies and Milo Manheim Are Audrey and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway Starting February 25 by Andrew Gans

Jeremy Kushnier also joins the cast of the hit revival at the Westside Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02AM
Monday, February 24, 2025

Samantha Pauly on Temporary Medical Leave From Broadway's The Great Gatsby by Andrew Gans

The new musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, plays the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Charles Busch, Jennifer Cody, Tom Hewitt, More Set for Project Shaw Reading of Nöel Coward's Hay Fever by Andrew Gans

Carl Andress will direct a cast that also includes Artistic Director David Staller.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PM