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Friday, October 30, 2015

Playbill On Opening Night: Love Hurts — Literally — For an Injured Keira Knightley in Th by Harry Haun

Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley made her Broadway debut Oct. 29 in Thérèse Raquin, the stage adaptation of Emile Zola's novel of love, lust and murder. Her co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM
Friday, October 23, 2015

Playbill On Opening Night: Find Out Why Dames at Sea Opens Like a 1930s Movie and Who Had Opening Ne by Harry Haun

Dames at Sea, the old-fashioned musical spoof of classics like 42nd Street, made its Broadway bow Oct. 22, and Playbill.com was there. Find out why none of the six stars makes it to thei…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Playbill On Opening Night: James Earl Jones Says “Serious Danger” Finds Him and Cicely Tyson in The by Harry Haun

James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson faced off in the new revival of The Gin Game, opening Oct. 14. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley On Playing a Couple at Its “Breaking Point” In Next to Normal by Harry Haun

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, real-life couple Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley discuss playing husband and wife onstage in Next t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Playbill on Opening Night: Three is Not a Crowd in This Sexually Charged Pinter Play by Harry Haun

Clive Owen made his Broadway debut in Harold Pinter's Old Times, alongside Eve Best and Kelly Reilly. The mysterious trio took the stage Oct. 7. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM
Monday, September 28, 2015

Playbill On Opening Night: “It is Practically a New Show,” Says Duncan Sheik as Spring Reawakens Ane by Harry Haun

Spring Awakening, the rock-infused musical adaptation of the play chronicling the angst-ridden adolesence of teenagers in Germany, returned to Broadway Sept. 27 in a Deaf West produc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Broadway Veterans Bid a Loving Farewell to Actor, Director and Life-Saver Roger Rees by Harry Haun

Roger Rees, the Welsh actor who rocketed to fame as the title character in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, died July 10. at 71. Friends and family of Rees gathered to honor his…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Broadway Veterans Bid Loving Farewell to Actor, Director and Life-Saver Roger Rees by Harry Haun

Roger Rees, the Welsh actor who rocketed to fame as the title character in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, died July 10. at 71. Friends and family of Rees gathered to honor his…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Thursday, September 17, 2015

He’ll Stop at Nothing! Still Performing at 92, Even After Winning a Tony and More Than 30 Broadway S by Harry Haun

Just a few years shy of his 100th birthday, George S. Irving is still going strong and taking the stage. As he prepares for his upcoming performance of A Chekhov and Shaw Comedy Night, he re…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Despite Playing a Grandmother, Marlo Thomas Is “On Track” to Tell Clever Little Lies Off-Broadway by Harry Haun

With three Emmy Awards under her belt, Marlo Thomas is hardly a newcomer to performing. She's stockpiled leading lady roles at regional theatres around the country while also making thre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015

Reed Birney Shares Why He’d Pick Off-Broadway Over Broadway (If It’s a Part He “Wants to Play”) by Harry Haun

Reed Birney caught many a theatregoer's eye for his performance in Broadway's Casa Valentina. But the ubiquitous actor has been gracing the Off-Broadway stages, seemingly nonst…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

How a Trip to Prison Led Sherie Rene Scott to the Whorl Inside a Loop Now Off-Broadway by Harry Haun

When Dick Scanlan took Sherie Rene Scott to prison, little did he know their experience would form the next theatrical collaboration between the two.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 8, 2015

Learn How Ruthie Ann Miles’ Grandmother Helped Guide Her to a Tony-Winning Turn in The King and I by Harry Haun

Newly minted Tony Award winner Ruthie Ann Miles shares the journey that brought her to the acclaimed revival of The King and I and how Hillary Clinton influences her performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 7, 2015

In the Room Where It Happens: Hamilton Storms Broadway by Harry Haun

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop tribute to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton opened Aug. 6 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Check out Playbill.com's first-hand account from …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM

In the Room Where It Happens:Hamilton Storms Broadway by Harry Haun

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop tribute to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton opened Aug. 6 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Friday, July 17, 2015

Playbill on Opening Night: Whip-Cracks, Shipwrecks and Sing-Alongs All in An Evening’s Work for Amaz by Harry Haun

Musical sagas about white-slave traders turning songwriters are in short supply on stage (as in life), but that oversight has been remedied by a novice, Christopher Smith, a cop from Phi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM
Monday, July 13, 2015

On Opening Night: Old Hats at Magic, Penn & Teller Bring New Tricks to Broadway by Harry Haun

The magical duo Penn & Teller returned to Broadway to dazzle audiences July 12 at the Marriot Marquis Theatre. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PM
Sunday, July 5, 2015

“I’m Just Being Me,” Says Leonard Pelkey in Off-Broadway Show That Explores His Disappearance by Harry Haun

James Lecesne's Off-Broadway show The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey warns audiences of the risks and rewards of people being true to themselves in communities that do not su…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, June 27, 2015

Swallowing Needles and Disappearing Elephants? Learn the Making Behind Penn & Teller’s Magic! by Harry Haun

Penn & Teller, the acclaimed magic-making duo, are back on Broadway for the third time, with a collection of their old favorites and stunning new tricks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Remembering Natalie Portman’s Teenage Broadway Debut in The Diary of Anne Frank by Harry Haun

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, a 16-year-old Natalie Portman shares why she decided to make her Broadway debut starring in The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM
Friday, May 29, 2015

Playbill On Opening Night: Broadway is #Blessed With An Act of God by Harry Haun

The 2015-16 Broadway season kicked off May 28 with the new comedy An Act of God, starring Jim Parsons. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Remembering Down the Garden Paths, Anne Meara’s Play About a Show Business Family by Harry Haun

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson discuss starring in Down the Garden Paths, by the late Anne Meara.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

STAGE TO SCREENS: "The King's Speech," the Acclaimed Film, Started as a Play — and May Return as One by Harry Haun

"The King's Speech," the Oscar-nominated film with screenplay by David Seidler, was a once -- and future -- stage play. Colin Firth and Seidler spoke to Playbill about the inspiring property.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Tate Donovan Is Among the Good People of Broadway by Harry Haun

Journeyman actor Tate Donovan draws on his past for his role in the new Broadway play, Good People.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Dr. Freud, I Presume? by Harry Haun

Martin Rayner plays the titular therapist of Off-Broadway's Freud's Last Session.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

STAGE TO SCREENS: George Stevens, Jr. Moves Thurgood From Stage to Small Screen; Tribute to Betty Garrett by Harry Haun

Playwright George Stevens, Jr., talks about bringing Civil Rights titan Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall to the stage (and now HBO). We fondly remember M-G-M star Betty Garrett.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Good People — A Clash of Class by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Good People, starring Frances McDormand, Tate Donovan and Estelle Parsons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Good People — A Clash of Class by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Good People, starring Frances McDormand, Tate Donovan and Estelle Parsons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

STAGE TO SCREENS: "Making the Boys," the New Documentary About The Boys in the Band by Harry Haun

A new film, "Making the Boys," examines the groundbreaking and influential 1968 play The Boys in the Band.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

STAGE TO SCREENS: "Making the Boys," the New Documentary About The Boys in the Band by Harry Haun

A new film, "Making the Boys," examines the groundbreaking and influential 1968 play The Boys in the Band.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: That Championship Season—Five Stud Cards by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of the revival of Jason Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning That Championship Season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
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Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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