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Sunday, August 23, 2015

Broadway’s Best Like You’ve Never Seen! Stars of the Stage Share Pics and Memories of Their Favorite by Matthew Blank

As summer draws to a close, it's that time of year where students everywhere trade in their beach towels for textbooks and head back to school. As part of our Back to School week (#Bway…

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Friday, August 21, 2015

Pics! Taking a Cue From Matilda, New U.K. Annie Boasts Bright Costumes, Lively Choreo and a Miss Han by Matthew Blank

A brand-new production of the Broadway musical Annie launched a new U.K tour, beginning performances July 11 at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannig…

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With the Big Reunion Coming Up, We Remember When Kara Lindsay Took Readers Backstage at Newsies! by Matthew Blank

Cast members from the popular Broadway musical Newsies will hold a pair of reunion concerts Aug. 24 at 54 Below nightclub in New York. Original leading lady Kara Lindsay, who will take part…

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Maggots vs. Music Icons! See Matilda and Beautiful Square Off in Broadway Softball Championship Game by Matthew Blank

The Broadway Show League, a softball league for people who work on and Off-Broadway, held its championships at Central Park's Heckscher Ballfields Aug. 20. The main event pitted Mat…

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

Couldn’t Make It to NYC This Summer? Check Out the Colorful Scene In and Around the Theatre District by Matthew Blank

Summer is always an exciting time in New York City, especially for the theatre fans out there. The new season of shows is in full swing, the awards have been given out and people from all ov…

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Ready to Storm Back to NYC, Broadway’s Newsies Stars Share These Truly Amazing Rarely-Seen Pics! by Matthew Blank

Cast members from the long run of the Broadway musical Newsies will hold a pair of reunion concerts Aug. 24 at 54 Below nightclub in New York. In anticipation of what promises to be an unfo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PM

Updated! Even More Hilarious and Heart-Warming Candid, Rare Pics From the Cast of Broadway’s Newsies by Matthew Blank

Cast members from the long run of the Broadway musical Newsies will hold a pair of reunion concerts Aug. 24 at 54 Below nightclub in New York. In anticipation of what promises to be an unfo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PM

Victoria Clark Shares These Absolutely Gorgeous Pics From Recent Wedding to Thomas Reidy by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Victoria Clark wed Thomas Reidy in an Aug. 1 ceremony in Durham, N.C. Clark shares some intimate photos from their scenic ceremony.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Broadway Stars Including Laura Osnes, Chuck Cooper, Darius De Haas, Brandon Victor Dixon “Sleep Out” by Matthew Blank

Broadway stars hit the streets Aug. 17 for the annual Sleep Out: Broadway Edition that raises money for Covenant House and awareness of homeless youth in the city.

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Drugs, Blackmail and Sex! Rarely-Seen Rock Musical The Fix Explores the Seedy Underbelly of American by Matthew Blank

The Signature Theatre's production of the political-themed musical The Fix is being presented Aug. 11-Sept. 20 in the MAX Theatre.

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See Tony Yazbeck, Geneva Carr and Michael Cerveris Visit Pamela Shaw and A Tilted Place! by Matthew Blank

IRT Theater proudly presents Troy Deutsch’s In a Tilted Place, a kaleidoscopic play directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe and Courtney Ulrich.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

It’s #TurpinTime at Landless! Patrick M. Doneghy Shares Some Rockin’ Backstage Portraits at Prog Met by Matthew Blank

This summer the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. remounted the Landless Theatre Company's production of Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street--Prog Metal …

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From the Greek Isles to D’Ysquith Manor; See Jordan Bondurant Play a Two-Show Day in Mamma Mia! Whil by Matthew Blank

Jordan Bondurant recently made his Broadway debut as Sky in the long-running hit Mamma Mia! As if that weren't enough, the actor spent his off-time rehearsing for his next proj…

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Monday, August 17, 2015

Must See! A Dozen of Your Favorite Leading Ladies Channel Their Royal Alter Egos at Laura Osnes’ Bro by Matthew Blank

The Broadway Princess Party, hosted by Cinderella Tony nominee Laura Osnes and musical director Benjamin Rauhala, was held Aug. 16 at 54 Below.

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Final Bryant Park Pics! King and I Dazzles, Mattress Delights, “Wendla” Rocks ASL and Lesli Margheri by Matthew Blank

The sixth and final free concert in 106.7 LITE FM’s Broadway in Bryant Park series was held Aug. 13 on the Bryant Park Stage.

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Must See! Exciting Candid Shots of the Dancing Cowboys, High-Kicking Chorus Gals and Live Horses of by Matthew Blank

The Muny production of the renowned Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma! plays the St. Louis venue Aug. 10-16.

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Samantha Barks Is Perfection in These First Promo Shots From Amélie by Matthew Blank

Amélie, a new musical based on the Academy Award-nominated film of the same title, has set dates and supporting cast for its world premiere. It will begin previews Aug. 28 and open…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Samantha Barks Is Perfection in First Playful Promo Shots From Amélie by Matthew Blank

Amélie, a new musical based on the Academy Award-nominated film of the same title, has set dates and supporting cast for its world premiere. It will begin previews Aug. 28 and open…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

See Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Take the Stage Together in O’Neill’s Moon for the Misbegotten by Matthew Blank

Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and her husband, Tony Award nominee Will Swenson, took the stage at Williamstown Theatre Festival Aug. 5 in A Moon for the Misbegotten, Nobel la…

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Performance Photos! Original Cast Members Reunite to Ease on Down the Road in Free Outdoor Concert S by Matthew Blank

Phylicia Rashad joined fellow original cast members André De Shields and Dee Dee Bridgewater for the Aug. 12 free concert performance of music from The Wiz in New York's Centr…

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Before They Were Stars! See Melissa Errico, Jason Robert Brown, Natalie Portman, Skylar Astin, Zach by Matthew Blank

Stagedoor Manor and French Woods are two of the most famous and respected theatre camps in the world, immersing aspiring performers in a world of theatre from a very young age. Aside from pr…

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Check Out Rarely-Seen Pics of Young Melissa Errico, JRB, Natalie Portman, Skylar Astin, Ansel Elgort by Matthew Blank

Stagedoor Manor and French Woods are two of the most famous and respected theatre camps in the world, immersing aspiring performers in a world of theatre from a very young age. Aside from pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PM

Onstage Intensity With Blair, Corset Battles, Momma Drama! Spend a Day at Williamstown With the Extr by Matthew Blank

Tony Award-nominee De’Adre Aziza recently starred alongside Blair Underwood and Andre Holland in the world premiere staging of Dominique Morisseau Paradise Blue at the Willimastown The…

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See Penn & Teller Honored With Proclamation From the City of New York by Matthew Blank

Penn & Teller, the provocative New Vaudeville magician team back to the Great White Way for a six-week stand, was honored Aug. 12 with a proclamation from the New York City Council c…

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The Walls of Sardi’s Get Something Rotten! as Christian Borle’s Portrait is Unveiled by Matthew Blank

Christian Borle, star of the new musical Something Rotten!, was honored Aug. 12 with a portrait that will adorn the famed walls of Sardi's.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Country Roads, Mimosas, Shared Mirrors and Lots of Bug Spray! Randi Garza Shows Us How to Pull Off E by Matthew Blank

Serenbe Playhouse premiered an immersive, outdoor retelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning rock musical Evita beginning July 23 in Palmetto, GA. Randi Garza, Char…

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Drawing Inspiration From Toulouse-Lautrec, Shawna M. Hamic Captured Breathtakingly Parisian Portrait by Matthew Blank

My Paris, a new musical about iconic Belle Époque poster artist Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, stars Broadway favorites including Bobby Steggert, Mara Davi, Donna English and John Gl…

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A P.A.‘s Perspective; Spend a Magical Two-Show Day at Penn & Teller on Broadway by Matthew Blank

During the day, Philip Romano is the Marketing and Design Assistant at 54 Below and Penn & Teller on Broadway. At night, he's a Production Assistant at the latter (meaning if you&ap…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Spend a Magical Two-Show Day at Penn & Teller on Broadway by Matthew Blank

During the day, Philip Romano is the Marketing and Design Assistant at 54 Below and Penn & Teller on Broadway. At night, he's a Production Assistant at the latter (meaning if you&ap…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Andrew Samonsky, Betsy Wolfe Lead Cast of 58 in Unforgettable Staging by Matthew Blank

The Transport Group's sold-out concert presentation of Meredith Willson's The Music Man was offered August 11, 2014 at the Irene Diamond Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature …

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Must See! These Crazy Talented Teens Rock Out in Sneak Preview of New High School-Friendly Rock of A by Matthew Blank

Samuel French and iTheatrics have partnered to develop Rock of Ages as a family-friendly show suitable for performance in high schools and junior high schools. In this peek at rehearsal,…

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