All stories by Harry Haun on BroadwayStars

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Sex and The City: Diane Lane Returns by Harry Haun

After beginning her career with the likes of Meryl Streep and Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane disappeared from the New York stage for decades. Now she is back in The Mystery of Love & S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 21, 2015

PLAYBILL QUIZ: Oscar Has Tony Ties, Challenge Your Awards Knowledge! by Harry Haun

Tony voters and Oscar voters are of two minds and two worlds, but sometimes these overlap. In the following quiz, we invite readers to test their awards knowledge as award-winning shows …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, February 16, 2015

A Quiet Audience: Why Queen Elizabeth II Has Never Commented on Helen Mirren’s Performance of Her by Harry Haun

After winning the Academy and Olivier Awards for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, Helen Mirren crosses the pond to grace the Broadway stage with the royal monarch. But has Her Majesty ev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, January 26, 2015

PLAYBILL ON RE-OPENING NIGHT: It’s Only a Play — A Movable Feast by Harry Haun

It was moving day for the cast of Terrence McNally's star-studded show-business comedy It's Only a Play, when they switched locations Jan. 23. Playbill.com joined Martin Shor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM

After Years Supporting Stars Like Denzel Washington and Daniel Day-Lewis, Stephen McKinley Henderson by Harry Haun

Stephen McKinley Henderson, starring Off-Broadway in Between Riverside and Crazy, reflects on the stardom that arrived after years in supporting roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 25, 2015

How a Single Injury Put Tracee Chimo On the Path to Broadway, Many Roles at a Time by Harry Haun

Tracee Chimo, bringing four different roles to life in the Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles, shares how her long-term plan of being a dancer and choreographer changed with one pe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 16, 2015

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Honeymoon in VegasBoy Bets Girl by Harry Haun

Honeymoon in Vegas, Jason Robert Brown's musical adaptation of the comedic film, opened on Broadway Nov. 15. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Monday, January 5, 2015

NOISES OFF-BROADWAY & BEYOND: Closing Down the Side Show and Being a Princess Is a Royal Pain by Harry Haun

Playbill.com writer Harry Haun provides the latest insight into the buzz Off-Broadway and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM

For His Broadway Return, Funny Man Martin Short Musters “The Nerve” to Replace Nathan Lane by Harry Haun

Tony Award-winning comedian Martin Short succeeds Nathan Lane as a world weary-television actor navigating the egos, emotions and reviews of a Broadway opening night in Terrence McNa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, December 19, 2014

NOISES OFF-BROADWAY & BEYOND: 26 Pebbles Spreads Ripples and an American in Paris Gets Raves by Harry Haun

Playbill.com writer Harry Haun provides the latest insight into the buzz Off-Broadway and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Monday, December 8, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Elephant Man — Side-by-Side Show by Harry Haun

A revival of the historical drama The Elephant Man opened Dec. 7 at the Booth Theatre. Bradley Cooper, Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola were there. So was Playbill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

NOISES OFF-BROADWAY & BEYOND: Christian Borle Returns to the Pirate Ship and a Lengthy Homecoming at by Harry Haun

Playbill.com writer Harry Haun provides the latest insight into the buzz Off-Broadway and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM
Saturday, November 22, 2014

After a Trail of “Almost-Starts,” Tony Danza Books a Honeymoon in Vegas by Harry Haun

Tony Danza glides back to Broadway playing a lovable gambler in the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37AM
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Side Show — A Show With Heart (Two Hearts, Actually) by Harry Haun

The revival of Side Show, a retooled production of the musical about conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, opened Nov. 17 on Broadway. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:15PM
Monday, November 17, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The River Is a Puzzlement by Harry Haun

Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at Jez Butterworth's new play The River, which opened on Broadway Nov. 16, starring Hugh Jackman, Cush Jumbo and Laura Donnelly.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM
Saturday, November 15, 2014

John Hawkes Enjoys “The Blessed Ordinary” of Starring Off-Broadway by Harry Haun

Academy Award nominee John Hawkes continues his ascent to stardom by making his Off-Broadway debut in Lost Lake, at New York City Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Read the 1997 Interview with Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley, Two Hopefuls on the Verge of Stardom an by Harry Haun

Playbill.com revisits our feature from the pages of the January 1998 Playbill Magazine, profiling original Side Show stars Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner, who were about to belt their way in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, November 10, 2014

NOISES OFF-BROADWAY AND BEYOND: Belle Ringers: First Julie, Then Joely — Can Angelina Jolie Be by Harry Haun

Playbill.com writer Harry Haun provides the latest insight into the buzz Off-Broadway and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

Love and Marriage, Tom Stoppard-Style: Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal Search For The Real Thing by Harry Haun

Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal make their Broadway debuts in the wordy marriage-go-round of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, November 2, 2014

Side Show Director Bill Condon Enters the Broadway Circus With Re-Imagined Cult Favorite by Harry Haun

What happens when an Oscar-winning director decides to resurrect one of Broadway's most legendary flops? Bill Condon is about to find out.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00PM
Friday, October 31, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Real Thing — Third Encounter of a Close Kind by Harry Haun

A star-studded revival of The Real Thing, Tom Stoppard's award-winning examination of love and relationships, opened Oct. 30 at the American Airlines Theatre. Playbill.com was t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM
Monday, October 27, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Last Ship — Broadway Showstompers by Harry Haun

The Last Ship, the new musical by Sting inspired by his childhood, opened on Broadway Oct. 26. Sting, Trudie Styler and Aaron Lazar were there. So was Playbill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

Couples Share Dark Humor on a Bright Summer Day in Revival of Lips Together, Teeth Apart by Harry Haun

Austin Lysy, America Ferrera, Michael Chernus, Tracee Chimo discuss starring in the first New York revival of Terrence McNally's Lips Together, Teeth Apart at Second Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 24, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Disgraced — How To Succeed in Business Without Really Lying by Harry Haun

Disgraced, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Ayad Akhtar, opened on Broadway Oct. 23 with a star-studded cast. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM
Friday, October 17, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: On the Town Sure Leave by Harry Haun

A revival of the classic musical On the Town, starring Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson and Clyde Alves, opened Oct. 16 at the Lyric Theater. Playbill.com was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

A Big Break for Richard Maltby, Jr. and Bettes Baby Stars Off-Broadway by Harry Haun

Playbill.com writer Harry Haun provides the latest insight into the buzz Off-Broadway and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59PM
Saturday, October 11, 2014

Billy & Ray Takes Garry Marshall from “Happy Days” to Dark Nights by Harry Haun

Prolific Hollywood director Garry Marshall takes to the New York stage at the helm of the Vineyard Theatre's Billy & Ray.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 10, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: It’s Only a Play — Fit To Be Tuxed by Harry Haun

The star-studded production of Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play opened on Broadway Oct. 9. Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally were there. So was Playbill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM
Monday, October 6, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Curious Incident Etc.—Dog Gone by Harry Haun

The dazzling and Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time opened on Broadway to rave reviews Oct. 5. Playbill.com was there to cele…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Friday, October 3, 2014

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Country HouseDonald & Daniel & Danner by Harry Haun

Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner returns to Broadway in Donald Margulies' new family drama The Country House. Playbill.com was in attendance for the star-studded opening …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

NOISES OFF-BROADWAY AND BEYOND: The Old Man and the Moon Shines Bright and High Kicks Fill the Can-C by Harry Haun

Playbill.com writer Harry Haun provides the latest insight into the buzz Off-Broadway and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM

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