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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Lea Salonga and Arielle Jacobs Know That Here Lies Love Is Controversial, But They Stand By It by Diep Tran

For these two actors, the musical is a milestone for Filipino representation on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

Friday, June 30, 2023

Tony-Winning Lookingglass Theatre to Pause Programming, Lay Off Staff by Diep Tran

The Chicago theatre is the latest institution to scale back due to financial troubles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:19PM

RuPaul's Drag Race's Monét X Change to Perform in Edinburgh Festival Fringe This Summer by Diep Tran

This will be her first time performing at the famed Scottish festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

On the Red Carpet: The Once Upon a One More Time Cast Educates Us With Britney Spears Facts by Diep Tran

Did you know that the pop star was in an Off-Broadway play with Natalie Portman?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PM

Monday, June 26, 2023

Brooklyn Academy of Music to Lay Off Portion of Its Staff and Pare Down Programming by Diep Tran

The New York City institution also announced a scaled-back upcoming season and Next Wave Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:19PM

Friday, June 23, 2023

'Funny, Smart, and Brilliant'; Britney Spears Posts Positive Review of Broadway's Once Upon a One More Time by Diep Tran

The Princess of Pop was not present for the show's opening but she sent well-wishes via Instagram.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Video: For the Cast of Here Lies Love, the Show Relates to Their Personal History by Diep Tran

The David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical began previews on Broadway June 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PM

Monday, June 19, 2023

Jon Hartmere Wrote Once Upon a One More Time; His Partner, Adam Godley, Is in the Show by Diep Tran

They've been together for 16 years, and the Britney Spears Broadway musical has been a way for them to rediscover each other.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM

Friday, June 16, 2023

To William Jackson Harper, Acting On Stage Is ‘Awful,' But He Finds Value In the Process by Diep Tran

The Good Place star is currently acting Off-Broadway in Primary Trust at Roundabout Theatre Company, where he's on stage almost the entire time.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PM

Thursday, June 15, 2023

The Ruthie Ann Miles-Led Light in the Piazza Is the Story of an Asian Family by Diep Tran

Miles and director Chay Yew discuss taking a new look at the Adam Guettel musical at New York City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Alex Newell May Be the First Non-Binary Actor to Win a Tony, But They Want Others to Follow by Diep Tran

Playbill catches up with the Shucked star, who's still partying and celebrating their historic win.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Yes, Denée Benton Did Call Ron DeSantis 'Grand Wizard' of Florida at the 2023 Tony Awards by Diep Tran

The remark got cheers in the United Palace.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55PM

Alex Newell Makes History as 1st Non-Binary Actor to Win a Tony Award by Diep Tran

Newell takes the prize for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for their performance in Shucked.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37PM

Miriam Silverman Wins 2023 Tony for Featured Actress in a Play by Diep Tran

Silverman wins for a character that has won a Tony for every Broadway actor to play the role in the Lorraine Hansberry play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:07PM

Brandon Uranowitz Wins 2023 Tony for Featured Actor in a Play by Diep Tran

Uranowitz takes the prize for his performance in Leopoldstadt.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:33PM

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Public Theater Cancels First Previews of Free Shakespeare in the Park's Hamlet Due to Poor Air Quality by Diep Tran

This move comes as a number of shows in NYC have experienced disruptions due to wildfire smoke.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:19PM

Public Theater Cancels Shakespeare in the Park's Hamlet Due to Poor Air Quality by Diep Tran

This move comes as a number of shows in NYC have experienced disruptions due to wildfire smoke.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:04PM

'I Am Black': See Crystal Lucas-Perry Perform a Stirring Monologue From Ain't No Mo' by Diep Tran

She performed in two Broadway shows this season and got Tony-nominated for one of them.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

How Shucked’s Songwriters Wrote the Crowd Pleasing “Independently Owned” by Diep Tran

Composers Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally admit that it used to be a song about breasts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:43PM

Public Theater Responds to Outcry Over Cancellation of Under the Radar Festival by Diep Tran

Artistic director Oskar Eustis does maintain that the festival is on "hiatus."

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PM

Monday, June 5, 2023

Ruthie Ann Miles’ Long Journey Back to Broadway by Diep Tran

After a stint in Los Angeles, the Tony winner is back with two shows: Sweeney Todd, which has earned her another Tony nomination, and The Light in the Piazza at New York City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Friday, June 2, 2023

Public Theater to Put Under the Radar Festival of Experimental Theatre on 'Extended Hiatus' by Diep Tran

This new development is part of a disturbing trend, with producers of new work and experimental theatre shutting their doors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Jessica Stone Had a Successful Acting Career. Then She Left It Behind to Become a Director by Diep Tran

And now she’s a 2023 Tony nominee for directing Kimberly Akimbo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Why Marchánt Davis Was Hesitant to Star in Good Night, Oscar Opposite Sean Hayes by Diep Tran

He wanted to make sure his character didn’t fall into familiar racial tropes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Monday, May 29, 2023

This Year’s Tony Awards Have a Notable Number of Asian Nominees by Diep Tran

For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, learn about the nine Tony nominees of Asian descent.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Orchestrators of & Juliet Were Invited to 'Mess With' Max Martin's Pop Songs. They Took the Challenge by Diep Tran

Tony-nominated orchestrators Dominic Fallacaro and Bill Sherman combined the synthesizers of pop music with a Broadway pit orchestra.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:48PM

How Does the Cast of Broadway's Kimberly Akimbo Ice Skate Onstage? by Diep Tran

They may be wearing real ice skates, but there's no ice onstage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Friday, May 19, 2023

Disney's The Little Mermaid Live-Action Film Soundtrack Released May 19 by Diep Tran

The album debuts four new songs written by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with new takes on Menken and Howard Ashman's original classics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Why Rewrite Shakespeare Into Modern English? Why Not, Says Playwright Hansol Jung by Diep Tran

Jung’s modern version of Romeo and Juliet is currently running Off-Broadway with the National Asian American Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Friday, May 12, 2023

Helen Park Celebrates Her Tony Nomination by Singing a KPOP Megamix by Diep Tran

Check out the video from the Tony-nominated composer's performance at the Museum of Broadway, celebrating the release of the KPOP Broadway cast album.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

Thursday, May 11, 2023