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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Broadway’s Importance of Being Earnest Celebrates 100 Performances (Photos) by Matt Blank

Roundabout’s extended Broadway production of The Importance of Being Earnest celebrated its 100th performance at the American Airlines Theatre the evening of March 15. Previews began D…

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

A Cover Story: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Matt Blank

Rajiv Joseph’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo begins previews at the Richard Rodgers Theatre March 11. Here’s how producers bill the play: “In Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Tyne Daly, Bernard Telsey, Marshall Brickman at Annual NCTF Roundtable (Photos) by Matt Blank

National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) held its annual Broadway Roundtable March 3. Participants included book writer Marshall Brickman (Jersey Boys, The Addams Family), actress Tyne Daly (G…

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Priscilla Queen of the Desert Cupcake Debuts at Magnolia Bakery (Photos) by Matt Blank

The Magnolia Bakery unveiled the official Priscilla Queen of the Desert cupcake on March 8. “The Priscilla Cupcake” marks the first time in Magnolia’s history that a Broadway musical …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM
Monday, March 7, 2011

A Cover Story: Baby It’s You! by Matt Blank

The new musical Baby It’s You! will begin previews March 26 at the Broadhurst Theatre. Baby It’s You!, which tells the true-life story of a New Jersey housewife who discovered th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM
Monday, February 28, 2011

A Cover Story: Sister Act The Musical by Matt Blank

Sister Act The Musical will begin previews March 24 at the Broadway Theatre. According to producers, “When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PM

Dangerous Beauty Stars Bryce Ryness and James Snyder Offer L.A. Concert by Matt Blank

Bryce Ryness and James Snyder, currently starring in the world premiere of Dangerous Beauty at Pasadena Playhouse, will perform an evening of original acoustic music at Los Angeles’ Sh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:11PM
Thursday, February 24, 2011

"The Help" Author Offers Driving Miss Daisy Talkback (Photos) by Matt Blank

Bestselling author Kathryn Stockett ("The Help") took part in the final Driving Miss Daisy talkback on Feb. 23. She was joined by Columbia professor Jonathan Schorsch and CBS News co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:53PM
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Jets Owner Woody Johnson Visits Broadway’s Lombardi (Photos) by Matt Blank

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson visited the Broadway production of Lombardi the evening of Feb. 22. Johnson hosted an onstage talkback following the show and headed backstage to meet with …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM
Monday, February 21, 2011

A Cover Story: Ghetto Klown by Matt Blank

Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo returns to Broadway Feb. 21 in his new solo show Ghetto Klown at the Lyceum Theatre. The 12-week engagement will take audiences “from his adolescent m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM
Sunday, February 20, 2011

A Cover Story: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by Matt Blank

A 50th anniversary revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying begins performances at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre Feb. 26. The classic musical, which follows a young window wa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:38AM
Thursday, February 17, 2011

A Cover Story: Anything Goes by Matt Blank

The new Roundabout revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes begins previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre March 10. Directed by Kathleen Marshall, the production stars Sutton Foster as…

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Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. and Professor Jennifer Morgan Take Part in Driving Miss Daisy Talkback by Matt Blank

Driving Miss Daisy’s talkback series, celebrating Black History Month, continued Feb. 16 with a visit from former United States congressman and frequent “Morning Joe” contributor Harol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PM
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

A Cover Story: Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Matt Blank

The new musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert begins performances at the Palace Theatre Feb. 28. The show is drawn from the Academy Award-winning film “The Adventures of Priscilla Quee…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM

First Look at Off-Broadway’s A Perfect Future (Photos) by Matt Blank

Tony Award-winning producer Andy Sandberg (Hair, The Last Smoker in America), Whitney Hoagland Edwards and Neal-Rose Creations present the world premiere of David Hay’s A Perfect Futur…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM
Monday, February 14, 2011

Susan Stroman, Debra Monk and John Kander Visit the York’s Road to Qatar! (Photos) by Matt Blank

Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman, Tony Award-winning actress Debra Monk and legendary composer John Kander paid a visit to a recent performance of the new musical The …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM
Sunday, February 13, 2011

A Cover Story: Wonderland by Matt Blank

The new Frank Wildhorn-Gregory Boyd-Jack Murphy musical Wonderland – A New Alice. A New Musical begins performances March 21 at the Marquis Theatre. Here is an early look at cover of the B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM
Friday, February 11, 2011

A Cover Story: Arcadia by Matt Blank

A Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia begins performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre Feb. 26. Here is an early look at the cover of the Playbill for the production. Arcadia, a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

A Cover Story: Catch Me If You Can by Matt Blank

Catch Me If You Can, the new Broadway musical from Tony Award-winning Hairspray songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, begins previews at the Neil Simon Theatre March 11. The show, acco…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

A First Look at Christie Brinkley as Chicago’s Roxie Hart (Photo) by Matt Blank

Supermodel Christie Brinkley will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the long-running revival of Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre beginning April 4. Brinkley made her acting debut in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM
Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Laura Osnes Joins Paulo Szot at the Cafe Carlyle (Photos) by Matt Blank

Paulo Szot, who won a Tony Award for his performance as Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, opened a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM
Tuesday, February 1, 2011

A Cover Story: The Book of Mormon by Matt Blank

The Book of Mormon, from the creators of “South Park” and a co-creator of Avenue Q, begins performances at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Feb. 24. The musical was penned by …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM
Monday, January 24, 2011

A Cover Story: Good People by Matt Blank

The world premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People begins performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Feb. 8. We've got your first look at the Playbill cover. Here’s h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31PM
Monday, January 17, 2011

A Cover Story: That Championship Season by Matt Blank

A Broadway revival of Jason Miller’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning 1972 drama That Championship Season begins performances at the Jacobs Theatre Feb. 9. According to producers, R…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Glenn Beck Gives Spider-Man a Rave Review (Video) by Matt Blank

With so much of the media buzzing about Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, conservative radio and TV host Glenn Beck has thrown his hat into the ring. After attending a recent performance, the o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Anthony Warlow and Lucy Maunder Sing "Now" from Dr. Zhivago (Video) by Matt Blank

Internationally-known Australian musical theatre star Anthony Warlow will soon make his return to the stage in the new musical Dr. Zhivago, directed by Des McAnuff. The work, previously seen…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Spider-Man New Yorker Cover (Photo) by Matt Blank

The current cover of New Yorker magazine comments on the multiple injuries that have plagued the new musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, which is currently in previews at the Foxwoods The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM
Friday, January 7, 2011

Gabriel Byrne and Christine Quinn Announce $5.2 Million Performing Arts Initiative (Photos) by Matt Blank

On Jan. 7 the Irish government announced details of a large financial investment aimed at presenting Irish arts in New York City and the United States in 2011. The government is investing $5…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

A New Year’s Greeting From Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney (Photo) by Matt Blank

Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will soon return to Broadway as Reno Sweeney in Roundabout’s 2011 revival of Anything Goes. Reno wishes all of her fans a Happy Holiday with this photo.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Our Favorite Celebrity Holiday Card (Photo) by Matt Blank

Okay, it was the only celebrity holiday card we received, but we’re pretty sure it would have been our favorite anyway! The clever card comes from Avenue Q Tony nominee Stephanie DR…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Friday, December 17, 2010

Lance Bass Guests at My Big Gay Italian Wedding (Photos) by Matt Blank

Former NSYNC band member Lance Bass was the special guest star in My Big Gay Italian Wedding Dec. 16 at Off-Broadway’s St. Luke’s Theatre. Bass has also made guest appearances in…

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