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Monday, December 4, 2023

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate Extends on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Sarah Paulson stars in the writer's Broadway playwriting debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Andy Grotelueschen, More Join Upcoming 1-Night-Only Concert of Maltby and Shire's The Country Wife by Margaret Hall

Red Bull Theater will stage the new adaptation of William Wycherley's classic Restoration comedy later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

See Who's Starring in U.K. and Ireland Tour of Frank Wildhorn's Bonnie & Clyde by Margaret Hall

The musical previously played in the West End's Arts Theatre and the Garrick Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Victoria Pedretti to Join Jeremy Strong in Broadway's An Enemy of the People by Margaret Hall

The Ibsen play will mark screen star Pedretti's Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Shoshana Bean Presents Holiday Concert at the Apollo December 4 by Margaret Hall

Kristin Chenoweth, Betty Who, and Alex Newell will join Bean for the one-night-only concert at Harlem’s famed venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Friday, December 1, 2023

Feel Good Friday: Hit The Club with Troye Sivan and Josh Groban by Margaret Hall

Composer Jacob Ryan Smith mashed up the pop stars hit single "Rush" with "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," and the result is no less than glorious.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Go Inside the Opening Night of Spain Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Tyne Rafaeli directs the new Jen Silverman play about the art of propaganda.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM

Greenside to Operate New Edinburgh Festival Fringe Hub at Royal Society of Edinburgh by Margaret Hall

The new hub will bring six new venues to the world's largest arts festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

'I Peed Myself': Priscilla Lopez Looks Back on the Highs and Lows of a Life on Broadway by Margaret Hall

From A Chorus Line to In The Heights, the Tony Award winner reflects on 57 years of show business.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:06AM

A Very Very Bad Cinderella Begins Performances at London's The Other Palace December 1 by Margaret Hall

Pantomime season is underway in the U.K., and this parody show is a part of the holiday fun.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM
Thursday, November 30, 2023

The Glass Menagerie–Inspired The Whole of Time Will Play Intimate NYC Townhouses by Margaret Hall

The play will be staged site specific in the former Chelsea townhouse of acclaimed actors Rip Torn and Geraldine Page.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Go Inside the 14th Annual Lilly Awards With Ruthie Ann Miles, Laura Benanti, More by Margaret Hall

Founded in 2010, the Awards honor, support, and advocate for women in American theatre through promotion of gender and racial parity

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Edinburgh Fringe Favorite Before The Drugs Kick In to Play New York by Margaret Hall

The acclaimed solo show will play St. Marks for a handful of performances this December.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Spain Opens Off-Broadway November 30 by Margaret Hall

Tyne Rafaeli directs the new Jen Silverman play about the art of propaganda.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12AM
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

'Beautiful Moments Move Quickly': Go Inside The Color Purple's New York Preview Screening by Margaret Hall

Cast members Fantasia Barrino, Corey Hawkins, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, and more came together to celebrate the film in the lead up to its public premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Producer Luigi Caiola Dies at 64 by Margaret Hall

Mr. Caiola was one half of the brother-sister company Caiola Productions, which has developed more than 50 Broadway shows.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:06PM

Tony Winner Frances Sternhagen Dies at 93 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Sternhagen appeared on Broadway in an impressive 26 plays and musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Bruce Sabath, Leah Hocking, Emma Diner, More to Star in Appalachian Hanukkah Industry Reading by Margaret Hall

The musical transports audiences to 1979 West Virginia, where a mayor is attempting to tear down the region's only Jewish temple to build a RadioShack.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Buena Vista Social Club World Premiere Extends Again by Margaret Hall

The musical at Atlantic Theater Company tells the atory of the artists involved in the Grammy-winning 1997 album.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Frank Wildhorn Your Lie in April Musical Will Receive West End Concert Staging by Margaret Hall

The manga was previously adapted into a 22-part anime television series and a live-action film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate Begins Performances on Broadway November 29 by Margaret Hall

Sarah Paulson stars in the writer's Broadway playwriting debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Life & Times of Michael K Begins Performances at St. Ann's Warehouse November 29 by Margaret Hall

Members of Tony-winning Handspring Puppet Company deliver an emotional story of a man born with a cleft lip and the trials he faces.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Jordan E. Cooper, Dylan Mulvaney, Andrew Barth Feldman, More Make Forbes 30 Under 30 List by Margaret Hall

Eight young adults with stage and musical theatre ties made the list.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Is Breathing New Life Into Holocaust Songs by Margaret Hall

This new Off-Broadway musical, Amid Falling Walls, is deeply personal for the Mlotek family.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Spirited Away: Live on Stage Will Stream on HBO Max by Margaret Hall

The John Caird-helmed production is based on the Studio Ghibli film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate Begins Performances on Broadway November 28 by Margaret Hall

Sarah Paulson stars in the writer's Broadway playwriting debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Monday, November 27, 2023

Ode to the Wasp Woman to Close Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

Sean Young stars in the play, which follows the last 48 hours of four different 1950s B movie stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

Jeremy Jordan, Patina Miller, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Darren Criss, More to Appear in Prime Video's Hazbin Hotel by Margaret Hall

The animated musical series follows the princess of Hell as she sets about fulfilling her dream of opening a hotel to rehabilitate sinners.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Macbeth Starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma by Margaret Hall

The site-specific production premieres in a warehouse in Liverpool before heading to Edinburgh, London, and the U.S.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

'To Showcase Blackness on Every Spectrum': Meet the Cast and Characters of The Color Purple Film by Margaret Hall

Get a closer look at the upcoming movie musical in this new featurette.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

Life of Pi to Embark on International Tour by Margaret Hall

The tour has already announced stops on four different continents.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

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