All stories by Mark Peikert on BroadwayStars

Sunday, December 8, 2019

After 4 Decades in the Business, Star Judith Ivey Still Found Uncharted Territory in This New Play by Mark Peikert

Though she’s played Amanda Wingfield and Margaret Thatcher, the two-time Tony Award winner takes on a greater challenge in Off-Broadway’s Greater Clements.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Saturday, December 7, 2019

Our Dear Dead Drug Lord Goes to the Grave by Mark Peikert

The cast of the extended hit Off-Broadway drama, currently playing through January 5, takes a trip to the cemetery to talk about their roles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

Why The Inheritance Is ‘The Greatest Netflix Binge’ on Broadway by Mark Peikert

Star John Benjamin Hickey talks acting in Matthew Lopez’s opus—and simulataneously directing Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick in Plaza Suite.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Friday, December 6, 2019

Original Sweeney Todd Len Cariou Reminisces About Sweeney, King Lear, Lauren Bacall, and Elizabeth Taylor by Mark Peikert

The Tony winner is back onstage in Off-Broadway's Harry Townsend's Last Stand, now playing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Sunday, December 1, 2019

Celebrate 61 Years of Flower Drum Song by Mark Peikert

The Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II classic, directed by Gene Kelly, opened at the St. James Theatre December 1, 1958.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Thursday, November 28, 2019

Rhys Ifans to Star in West End To Kill a Mockingbird by Mark Peikert

The stage and screen star will play Atticus Finch when the Aaron Sorkin–penned adaptation premieres in London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:34AM
Monday, November 18, 2019

Linda Lavin Acts ‘Opposite Herself’ in The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Reunion by Mark Peikert

As the original cast returns to Broadway's longest running play November 18, playwright Charles Busch takes on Lavin’s lead role (inspired by her performance) as Lavin plays alongside him …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM
Monday, November 11, 2019

Albert Poland Takes Readers Through Decades of Vibrant Theatrical History With Memoir Stages by Mark Peikert

The general manager for shows including Little Shop of Horrors, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Boy From Oz looks back on his storied career.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Listen to an Exclusive Clip From Maddie Corman’s Accidentally Brave on Audible by Mark Peikert

Corman's solo show, seen Off-Broadway earlier this year, is now available for download.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM
Saturday, November 9, 2019

Director Ivo Van Hove Previews Major Changes in Upcoming West Side Story Revival by Mark Peikert

The musical begins previews at the Broadway Theatre December 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

What Ben Crawford Does That No Other Broadway Phantom Has by Mark Peikert

Thirty-one years into the unprecedented run, this actor still makes The Phantom of the Opera his own.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM

Erik Preminger on Gypsy, His Mother Gypsy Rose Lee, and Why June Got a Bad Rap by Mark Peikert

Preminger talks about his family and their immortalization in musical form as Gypsy begins performances at Bar Area Musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Friday, November 8, 2019

In The Inheritance, Lois Smith Returns to Broadway After 23 Years by Mark Peikert

The Tony Award nominee offers her singular take on the short but pivotal role in Matthew Lopez’s two-parter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM

Lois Smith Returns to Broadway After 23 Years in The Inheritance by Mark Peikert

The Tony Award nominee offers her singular take on the short but pivotal role in Matthew Lopez’s two-parter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Star Campbell Scott Makes Scrooge Fresh for Broadway’s New A Christmas Carol by Mark Peikert

The actor brings the humor and heart alongside Andrea Martin’s Ghost of Christmas Past and LaChanze’s Ghost of Christmas Present.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Leonard Soloway's Broadway Takes Theatrelovers Behind the Scenes and Back to the Golden Age of Theatre by Mark Peikert

The legendary producer gets the full-length doumentary treatment, currently screening at NYC's Landmark 57.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PM
Saturday, November 2, 2019

Tony Award Winner Christopher Hampton Finds New Meaning in the Translation of Another Florian Zeller Work by Mark Peikert

Why Manhattan Theatre Club’s The Height of the Storm was Hampton’s toughest translation to date.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Friday, November 1, 2019

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman Arrives in Theatres—Including Broadway's Belasco—November 1 by Mark Peikert

The awards contender, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, will take over the Broadway house for a month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

Vanessa Williams Will Make Her West End Debut in Donmar Warehouse’s City of Angels by Mark Peikert

Director Josie Rourke’s critically acclaimed production, which premiered in 2014, will begin performances in March 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:08AM
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Saunders to Star in London Sister Act by Mark Peikert

Goldberg will return to the role of Deloris Van Cartier for the 2020 London production, set to tour next spring starring Brenda Edwards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:57AM
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Read Reviews for Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls… Off-Broadway by Mark Peikert

Directed by Leah C. Gardiner and choreographed by Camille A. Brown, the revival of the choreopoem opened at the Public Theatre October 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31PM

What Did Critics Think of Bella Bella Off-Broadway? by Mark Peikert

The new solo show, written by and starring Harvey Fierstein, opened October 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13PM
Monday, October 21, 2019

Why Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! Is the Key to Watchmen on HBO by Mark Peikert

The new HBO series heavily featured the musical, currently seen on Broadway in a Tony-winning revival, in its first episode.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Megan Hilty on Patsy and Loretta, Playing Patsy Cline, and Why the Hair Had to Be Big by Mark Peikert

The Lifetime TV movie about the friendship between Cline and Loretta Lynn, co-starring Jessie Mueller, premieres October 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:05AM
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

See Anthony Ramos' Sexy New Music Video Co-Starring Jasmine Cephas Jones by Mark Peikert

The Hamilton alums reunited for "Mind Over Matter," the new single from Ramos' The Good and the Bad album.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PM

See Zach Adkins, Addie Morales, and More in West Side Story by Mark Peikert

The revival opens October 15 at NC Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM
Sunday, October 13, 2019

See Billy Porter and Lin-Manuel Miranda on Saturday Night Live by Mark Peikert

The Tony winners stopped by Studio 4H for the October 12 cold open.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM
Saturday, October 12, 2019

Celebrating Tony Winner Hugh Jackman on the Stage by Mark Peikert

The Tony Award winner, slated to return to Broadway in The Music Man in 2020, celebrates his birthdays October 12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM
Monday, October 7, 2019

Martin Scorsese's The Irishman to Play Broadway's Belasco Theatre by Mark Peikert

The awards contender, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, will take over the Broadway house for a month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM
Thursday, September 26, 2019

See Colin Donnell, Solea Pfeiffer, and More in the Almost Famous World Premiere by Mark Peikert

The new musical adaptation of the Cameron Crowe film opens at San Diego's Old Globe September 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Inside the Star-Studded Judy Screening Hosted by Harry Connick Jr. by Mark Peikert

The Renée Zellweger-starring biopic, in theatres September 27, attracted a bevy of Broadway stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

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