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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Cast and Creative Team Announced for George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man by Margaret Hall

Centering on a hunted soldier who seeks refuge in a young lady’s boudoir, Arms and the Man is one of Shaw's most popular early plays

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM

Why Tony Winner Brandon Uranowitz Was in Scotland This Summer by Margaret Hall

The Leopoldstadt star spent his August seeing shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (and he wasn't the only award-winning actor in attendance).

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM

Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons, Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Star in Paula Vogel's Mother Play on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Directed by Tina Landau, the world premiere will play the Helen Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

Maggie Crane's Side By Side To Play Brooklyn Comedy Collective by Margaret Hall

The dark comedy solo show previously sold out its run at the Edinburgh Fringe

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

Casting Shakeup Announced for West End SIX by Margaret Hall

Six new queens will rule over the British Queendom this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Jordan Dobson and Andrew Polec to Star in Hair at Two River Theater by Margaret Hall

The musical will play the New Jersey theatre later this autumn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM

Royal Shakespeare Company Production of Hamnet Extends West End Run, Announces Cast by Margaret Hall

The new play previously sold out its world premiere in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM
Sunday, September 3, 2023

Heathers the Musical Closes in London September 3 by Margaret Hall

The cult favorite musical has been playing in the U.K. since 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM
Saturday, September 2, 2023

World Premiere of The Little Big Things Begins Performances September 2 by Margaret Hall

Based on the best-selling memoir by Henry Fraser, the musical features a score by Nick Butcher.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM
Friday, September 1, 2023

London's The Other Palace Announces Holiday Season, Including A Very Very Bad Cinderella by Margaret Hall

Pantomime season is just around the corner for the United Kingdom.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM

Edinburgh Fringe Favorite The Creeps Begins Run Off-Broadway September 1 by Margaret Hall

Playhouse 46 at St. Luke's stages a limited-engagement of Catherine Waller’s solo show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37AM

Tony Nominee Mary Bridget Davies Releases New Live Album, Freedom of My Mind, September 1 by Margaret Hall

The record features music from A Room of One’s Own as well as several songs written for the late Janis Joplin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37AM
Thursday, August 31, 2023

Palatable Gay Robot Sets London Encore Performance by Margaret Hall

The solo show was one of Playbill's picks for the best of the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at the World Premiere of Pulitzer Winner Annie Baker's Infinite Life by Margaret Hall

The production plays Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM

Chicago's Goodman Theatre Announces Pearl Cleage Festival by Margaret Hall

The month-long celebration will encourage deeper study of Poet Laureate Cleage's works.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM

How To Join The Great Broadway Sweep by Margaret Hall

The community volunteer effort will help to clean up the 13 mile–long thoroughfare.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM

West End's Mamma Mia! Reveals New Cast Members Joining in October by Margaret Hall

The megahit jukebox musical will turn 25 in 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Matthew LaBanca's Communion Will Receive Developmental Premiere Off-Broadway at The Cell by Margaret Hall

The one man show centers on a gay school teacher who is fired from his position at a Catholic School when his sexual orientation is revealed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM

Venue Operators Announce New United Partnership to Advocate for Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

The Fringe Alliance will consist of 27 different venue operators.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

World Premiere of Drew McOnie's Nutcracker to Play London by Margaret Hall

The production reimgaines Tchaikovsky’s world-famous score for an onstage jazz band

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Celebrated Playwright Tina Howe Dies at 85 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Howe was twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Tony Award nominee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

Meet the 2023 Next Wave Initiative Winners by Margaret Hall

The program, founded by The Directors Company in 2020, provides financial scholarships to emerging Black theatre artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

Guillén de Castro's Don Quixote To Receive New English Translation at Red Bull Theater by Margaret Hall

The play will be presented in a brand new English translation, as well as in the original Spanish.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM
Monday, August 28, 2023

Check Out Playbill Exclusive Photos of Reuben Kaye at Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

The Fringe favorite caught up with Playbill between two of his sold-out performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM

In August, Guy Masterson Opened a Show on Broadway and Produced 4 Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The prolific producer, director, and writer gets candid about his 30 years bringing shows to the Fringe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PM

Go Inside 1st Rehearsal of A Wonderful World, A New Musical about the Life and Loves of Louis Armstrong by Margaret Hall

James Monroe Iglehart stars in the Broadway-aimed production, inspired by the life of the late jazz legend.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

Constance Wu and Corbin Bleu to Star in Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The stars will step into the roles of Audrey and Seymour later this autumn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

Hudson Valley Dance Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup by Margaret Hall

The festival is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM
Sunday, August 27, 2023

Good Night, Oscar Closes on Broadway August 27 by Margaret Hall

Hayes won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Oscar Levant.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM
Saturday, August 26, 2023

Bumblebees, Swim Class, and Gender, Oh My! The Autistic Experience at the Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

Playbill reflects on three vastly different solo shows from this year Fringe that were written by autistic performers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM

The Leading Lady Club Began as a 54 Below Show, Now It's a Full-Length Play by Margaret Hall

Playwright Sarah Hogewood takes us through the development process of the Edinburgh Fringe show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM

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