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Thursday, March 19, 2015

“Weeds” Star Tonye Patano Will Help Sew The Blood Quilt By Mountaintop Writer Katori Hall by Carey Purcell

Katori Hall's The Blood Quilt, about four sisters exploring their history and heritage, which received its first reading at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., will be presented in Apri…

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Fistfights and Falling Down, Too Many Drinks and Not Enough Money: The Cast of It Shoulda Been You S by Carey Purcell

The cast members of It Shoulda Been You, the new romantic musical comedy about an event-filled wedding, share their own stories about behind-the-scene mishaps on the big day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Heidi Chronicles, With “Mad Men” Star Elisabeth Moss, Opens on Broadway Tonight by Carey Purcell

The first Broadway revival of Wendy Wasserstein's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Heidi Chronicles, following the life of feminist art historian Heidi Holland, opens a…

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Dael Orlandersmith Will Explore Her Legacy in New Play Forever at NYTW by Carey Purcell

Forever, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith that explores family and heritage, will be presented at the New York Theatre Workshop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PM

Mary Louise Wilson Is “The Best Thing In It” in New Documentary by Carey Purcell

"She's The Best Thing In It," a documentary about Tony Award-winning actress Mary Louise Wilson, is screened at SXSW Film Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

Kate Whoriskey Will Direct Industry Reading Of in-between, Story of Love and Commitment by Carey Purcell

John Anastasi's new play in-between will receive a private industry reading, directed by Kate Whoriskey.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PM

Beth Henley’s Laugh, a Slapstick Send-Up of Silent Films, Gets World Premiere in DC by Carey Purcell

Laugh, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley, is getting its world-premiere production at Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PM

Marissa Jaret Winokur Will Be a Soccer Mom to Megan Hilty’s Tony-Winning Diva In ABC Pilot by Carey Purcell

Marissa Jaret Winokur, who starred on Broadway as the spirited Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, has joined Megan Hilty in Judah Miller's comedy pilot for ABC, according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33AM
Monday, March 16, 2015

Kenneth Branagh’s “Cinderella” Film Has a $132 Million Opening Weekend by Carey Purcell

The live-action film "Cinderella," directed by acclaimed actor Kenneth Branagh, took in $132.5 million worldwide in its opening weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AM

Crazy Horse Up Next in 3-Play Series from The Kilroys in NY by Carey Purcell

The Lilly Awards Foundation presents the second installment of (3) Plays from The Kilroys’ List: A Reading Series March 16 at The Duke in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 15, 2015

Constellations, With Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson, Concludes Broadway Run by Carey Purcell

The Broadway production of  Constellations, a love story about a beekeeper and a physicist, which features Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal and two-time Olivier Award and G…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Michael Arden is The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Opening Tonight at Paper Mill Playhouse by Carey Purcell

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the new musical based on the Victor Hugo novel and animated Disney film, opens at the Paper Mill Playhouse March 15 following previews that began March 4.&nb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Henrik Ibsen Comes to Life in Posterity, Opening Tonight Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

The Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere of Posterity, a new play by Tony Award winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, Grey Gardens), opens March 15 following previews that began Feb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 14, 2015

Why Have An Audience? A Theatregoer’s Guide to the Basics of British Royalty by Carey Purcell

Do you adore Helen Mirren but find yourself a bit confused by the play she's starring in? The Audience, which imagines Queen Elizabeth's private meetings with her prime ministers, ma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

How Hunchback Heroine Ciara Renee Found The Gypsy Within When Traveling to Paris by Carey Purcell

Ciara Renée, starring as Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Paper Mill Playhouse, shares how her first Halloween costume foreshadowed one of her future leading lady r…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, March 13, 2015

La Jolla Extends Runs of Come from Away and “Frozen” Songwriters’ New Musical Up Here by Carey Purcell

Strong demand for tickets has prompted La Jolla Playhouse to extend the runs of its first two productions of its 2015-16 season: the world premieres of Come from Away and Up Here.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PM

Laura Linney and Seth Numrich Travel to Switzerland, Opening Tonight at the Geffen by Carey Purcell

Laura Linney and Seth Numrich star in Switzerland, a new play by Joanna Murray-Smith about famed crime novelist Patricia Highsmith, at California's Geffen Playhouse. The play officia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sutton Foster Makes Carnegie Hall Solo Debut With New York Pops Tonight by Carey Purcell

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, known for her show-stopping performances in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes, makes her solo debut at Carnegie Hall with …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Hunchback’s Patrick Page On How a Battle With Depression Influenced the Bad Boys He Sees as “Good” by Carey Purcell

At first glance, it might seem difficult to hurt Patrick Page's feelings. The charismatic actor, known for embodying the villainous characters in both plays and musicals, shares why he d…

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, With Kendra Kassebaum and Louis Hobson, Opens in S by Carey Purcell

Broadway veterans Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked, Leap of Faith) and Louis Hobson (Bonnie & Clyde, Next to Normal) appear in Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, a mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Hunchback Writer Stephen Schwartz on Binge-Watching Disney and the Next Movie He Wants to Bring to B by Carey Purcell

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is swinging bells at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. But the most recent adaptation of a Disney animated film differs greatly from its 1996 big-screen …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Barbara Cook Gives One-Night Only Concert in Beverly Hills Tonight by Carey Purcell

Award-winning actress and singer Barbara Cook is featured in a one-night-only concert at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts March 10 in Beverly Hills, CA.

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Monday, March 9, 2015

AUDIO: Listen to a Song from New Pasek and Paul Musical Dear Evan Hansen by Carey Purcell

Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, as well as two works featured in the Women's Voices Theater Festival, will be a part of Arena Stage's 2015-16 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

Ben Platt Comes Aboard New Pasek and Paul Musical Dear Evan Hansen: Hear Brand-New Song! by Carey Purcell

Ben Platt, formerly of Broadway's The Book of Mormon and the 2012 musical movie "Pitch Perfect," has joined the cast of the world premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, a new musical wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

“Ugly Betty” and “Orange Is the New Black” Stars Present Kilroys-Recommended Play Reading Tonight by Carey Purcell

The Lilly Awards Foundation presents the inaugural (3) Plays from The Kilroys’ List: A Reading Series beginning March 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 8, 2015

A Royal Performance! The Audience, With Helen Mirren, Opens on Broadway Tonight by Carey Purcell

Peter Morgan's The Audience, which features Oscar winner Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in imagined meetings with each of her Prime Ministers, officially opens March 8 following prev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2015

Two Brothers, 15 Years and One Broadway Premiere: The Journey of Something Rotten! by Carey Purcell

Talk of the Tony Awards race heated up when it was announced that Something Rotten!, the new musical comedy packed with Broadway talent, would skip its out-of-town tryout and come st…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, With Kendra Kassebaum and Louis Hobson, Begins in by Carey Purcell

Broadway veterans Kendra Kassebaum (Wicked, Leap of Faith) and Louis Hobson (Bonnie & Clyde, Next to Normal) appear in Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, a mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, March 6, 2015

An American in Paris’ Leanne Cope On a Fateful Meeting with Leslie Caron, The Allure of French Women by Carey Purcell

Leanne Cope had never planned on being a leading lady of musical theatre. But now she finds herself making her American stage debut in the Broadway production of An American in Paris. Good f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AM

Laura Linney and Seth Numrich Travel to Switzerland, Beginning Tonight at the Geffen by Carey Purcell

Laura Linney and Seth Numrich star in Switzerland, a new play by Joanna Murray-Smith about famed crime novelist Patricia Highsmith, at California's Geffen Playhouse. Performances beg…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Originalist, New Drama About Supreme Court Justice Scalia, Begins at Arena Stage Tonight by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of the political drama The Originalist, a new play by John Strand about Justice Antonin Scalia, begins performances at Arena Stage March 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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