Friday, August 22, 2014
Profiles Theatre opens its 26th season by presenting the Midwest premiere of Reasons to Be Happy, penned by resident artist Neil LaBute, beginning Aug. 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 21, 2014
The Goodman Theatre's revised staging of the Broadway classic Brigadoon and the Drury Lane staging of Les Misérables led the nominations for the 2013-2014 Equity Jeff Awards, hono…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:41PM[SHARE]Tori Feinstein, Eliza Holland Madore, Brooklyn Shuck and Fina Strazza will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Matilda the Musical, which continues to play to capa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM[SHARE]About Face Theatre, the Chicago-based company that presents work to advance the national dialogue on gender and sexual identity, has announced its 2014-15 season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM[SHARE]BBC Two has announced additional casting for the BBC TV film series "The Hollow Crown," Deadline.com reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 20, 2014
The series premiere of "Freestyle Love Supreme," featuring the improv troupe of the same name, will air on Pivot TV Oct. 17.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM[SHARE]The classic musical Fiddler on the Roof will be presented in an in-the-round staging by Arena Stage this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PM[SHARE]The Toronto International Film Festival, which will showcase 393 features and shorts from 70 countries, has announced its complete lineup.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AM[SHARE]Following months of negotiations, a new labor agreement has been secured with the Metropolitan Opera and IATSE Local One, the union representing the company's stagehands, Aug. 19. Final …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM[SHARE]The first major Chicago production of On the Town, the musical comedy about sailors and romance during wartime, officially opens at the Windy City's Marriott Theatre Aug. 20 following pr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Andrew Rannells, a Tony Award nominee for his performance in the Tony-winning The Book of Mormon, begins performances in the title role of the Tony Award-winning Broadway productio…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Classic Stage Company will present Ivan Turgenev's A Month in the Country, with Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling starring as Rakitin and Natalya, respectively, beginning Jan. 9, 2015.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM[SHARE]National Black Theatre has announced the lineup for its upcoming season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM[SHARE]"Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek," a new album featuring classic jazz standards in both vocal duets and solo performance, is now available for pre-order. The album will …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM[SHARE]The groundbreaking drama The Killing of Sister George, which explores sexual identity, power and politics in a changing world, will receive its first New York revival in 30 years by TACT/The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM[SHARE]The groundbreaking drama The Killing of Sister George, which explores sexual identity, power and politics in a changing world, will receive its first New York revival by TACT/The Actors Comp…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM[SHARE]Phoenix, Scott Organ's dark comedy about a one-night stand that stars Julia Stiles and James Wirt, has extended its run at Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre through Aug. 28.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM[SHARE]"Selfie," the new ABC sitcom that combines themes of the classic musical My Fair Lady and present-day social media, has released its pilot online.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM[SHARE]Larry Yando will star in Goodman Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AM[SHARE]The Fatal Weakness, George Kelly's comedy about romance, marriage and commitment, is presented by Mint Theater Company with performances beginning Aug. 19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 18, 2014
Irish Repertory Theatre will present a revival of Conor McPherson's Port Authority, the New York premiere of A Christmas Memory — based on the Truman Capote short story &mdash…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PM[SHARE]The Metropolitan Opera and the musicians of the Met Orchestra and their union, Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, announced that they have reached a tentative agreement.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PM[SHARE]The 2014 Helpmann Awards, honoring the best in live performance in Australia, were presented Aug. 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]Following its decision to not host the 2014 Jewish Film Festival due to it receiving funding from the Israeli embassy, London's Tricycle Theatre has reversed its decision.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AM[SHARE]Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris, who won a Tony Award for his performance in the title role of the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, played his final in that Tony-winning show Aug. 17 …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM[SHARE]"The Ticket," a film about a blind man who regains his sight, will feature stage and screen stars Oliver Platt and Dan Stevens, Deadline.com reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 17, 2014
Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris, who won a Tony Award for his critically acclaimed performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, plays his final performance in that Tony Award-winning production…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playbill.com offers a look at some exciting new works by female playwrights that will be presented during the fall season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 16, 2014
The Old Globe Theatre concludes its 2014 summer season with William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, officially opening Aug. 16 following previews that began Aug. 10.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 15, 2014
ESPA Drills, a new play development program providing staged readings to four playwrights at Primary Stages, will be presented Aug. 18-19.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM[SHARE]The critically acclaimed West End production of Blithe Spirit, starring Angela Lansbury, may be presented in the United States, the Telegraph reports.
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