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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Jessie Mueller and Chicago’s “Broadway Moms” Will Headline Carnegie Hall Family Concert by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller and Chicago's "Broadway Moms," Leslie Stifelman and Melissa Rae Mahon, are among the lineup for Take the Stage With Broadway Stars, which will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM

Attention, “Smash” Fans! Marc Shaiman Needs an Extra Ticket For His Sister by Michael Gioia

Marc Shaiman, who penned music for the "Smash" musical Bombshell alongside his on-and-offstage partner Scott Wittman, is looking for an extra ticket to the Actors Fund stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Ciara Rene Will Celebrate Lady Bosses, Including Judy Garland and Whitney Houston, in Concert by Michael Gioia

Ciara Renée, who starred on Broadway in Pippin and who has been cast as superhero Hawkgirl in The CW's "Flash"-"Arrow" spinoff, will make her 54 Below …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Hunchback Star Will Celebrate Lady Bosses, Including Judy Garland and Whitney Houston, in Concert by Michael Gioia

Ciara Renée, who starred on Broadway in Pippin and who has been cast as superhero Hawkgirl in The CW's "Flash"-"Arrow" spinoff, will make her 54 Below …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Rita Wilson, On Leave From Fish in the Dark, Diagnosed With Breast Cancer by Michael Gioia

Rita Wilson, who announced a medical leave of absence from Larry David's Fish in the Dark earlier this month, has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AM

Chilina Kennedy Writes Music, Too! Beautiful Star Releases Debut Folk Album Today by Michael Gioia

Chilina Kennedy, who recently took over the role of Carole King in the Tony Award-winning production of Beautiful, releases her debut album, "What You Find in A Bottle," April …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Truth! 10 Years Later, Alan Cumming, Neve Campbell and “Reefer Madness” Cast Share Memories From by Michael Gioia

The cult classic musical Reefer Madness, which was adapted as a television movie musical in 2005, celebrates its 10th anniversary. Alan Cumming, Neve Campbell and members of the cast share t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 13, 2015

Constantine Rousouli and Lindsay Pearce Star in Musical Parody of “Cruel Intentions,” With Tunes by by Michael Gioia

Constantine Rousouli, who was seen on Broadway in Ghost, and "Glee" actress Lindsay Pearce star in Cruel Intentions: The Completely Unauthorized Musical Parody. Performances contin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PM
Sunday, April 12, 2015

Teal Wicks Invites Friends From Wicked and Broadway To Re-Imagine Harold Arlen Music Tonight by Michael Gioia

Teal Wicks, currently on Broadway in Finding Neverland, invites her friends to 54 Below April 12 for an evening of re-imagined songs by Harold Arlen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16AM

Caissie Levy, Derek Klena and Broadway Stars Raise Their Voices Tonight for NYU Student Who Overcame by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy (Rent, Big River), Caissie Levy (Ghost, Les Misérables), Derek Klena (Dogfight, Wicked) and Eden Espinosa (Rent, Wicked) perform in Raise Your V…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16AM

Anthony Rapp Gets Back to Paying the RENT! Tonight by Michael Gioia

Anthony Rapp, who starred in Broadway's Rent, headlines Paying the RENT!, a concert event with NYC-based theatre company Uncompromising Artistry Productions, held April 12 a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16AM

Pack Up Your Props! Off-Broadway’s Stripped-Down Into the Woods Plays Final Performance by Michael Gioia

The Roundabout Theatre Company production of Fiasco Theater's Into the Woods, stripped down to a ten-person cast with a new sound and feel, plays its final Off-Broadway …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16AM
Friday, April 10, 2015

Goodspeed’s Guys and Dolls, Starring Nancy Anderson, Begins Tonight by Michael Gioia

Goodspeed Musicals kicks off its 2015 season at the Goodspeed Opera House with Guys and Dolls, which begins performances April 10, prior to an official opening April 29, in East Haddam, CT.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

Hear Moving Song About Breaking Up and Holding On, Performed by Hamilton’s Ariana DeBose (Audio) by Michael Gioia

Songwriter Drew Overcash offers a sneak peek at his upcoming EP with "Hear at the End of Forever," performed by Hamilton actress Ariana DeBose.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PM

Boy George to Get Reality TV Series About His Adventure to L.A. by Michael Gioia

The Culture Club frontman Boy George, who was Tony-nominated for the score of his musical Taboo, is moving from London to Los Angeles and will document the relocation for reality TV.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

Patti LuPone Politely Tells 54 Below Audience Member to “Shut Up” by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, known to stop the show — literally — if audience members misbehave, has done it again. At her Monday night 54 Below show, she politely ask…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM
Thursday, April 9, 2015

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Notes in Ryan Scott Oliver’s 35mm: A Musical Exhibition by Michael Gioia

Infused Quirk Productions will present Ryan Scott Oliver's 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, based on the photographs by his husband, photographer Matthew Murphy, May 28-31 at Luna Stage C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PM

Lena Hall, Gigi’s Corey Cott and Hamilton’s Ariana DeBose Join Lineup for Broadway Sings Bruno Mars by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Lena Hall, Gigi star Corey Cott and Hamilton actress Ariana DeBose are among the performers who have joined the lineup for Broadway Sings Bruno Mars, the eighth in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

Gigi’s Corey Cott and Hamilton’s Ariana DeBose Join Lineup for Broadway Sings Bruno Mars by Michael Gioia

Gigi star Corey Cott and Hamilton actress Ariana DeBose are among the performers who have joined the lineup for Broadway Sings Bruno Mars, the eighth installment of the Broadway Sin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

Exclusive! TV and Reality Show Stars Line Up For American Idiot’s Immersive Staging in L.A. Warehous by Michael Gioia

Lindsay Pearce, who was seen on Fox's "Glee," will star as Whatsername in the immersive production of American Idiot, which will come to life in a warehouse v…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM

Playbill Playlist: Teal Wicks, Katie Rose Clarke, Julia Murney Pick Harold Arlen Songs, Including “O by Michael Gioia

Teal Wicks, currently on Broadway in Finding Neverland, will invite her friends to 54 Below for an evening of reimagined songs by Harold Arlen. In anticipation of the concert, members from t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Songwriters Unite! Tom Kitt Will Join Jason Robert Brown in Concert This Month by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Tom Kitt (If/Then, Next to Normal) will join Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, conductor and director Jason Robert Brown for his April 20 concert at New York City&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:21PM

Caissie Levy, Derek Klena and Broadway Stars Will Raise Their Voice For NYU Student Who Overcame Lym by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Michael McElroy (Rent, Big River), Caissie Levy (Ghost, Les Misérables), Derek Klena (Dogfight, Wicked) and Eden Espinosa (Rent, Wicked) will perform in Raise Y…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PM

Glamour, Champagne and Parisians! Gigi, Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Opens On Broadway by Michael Gioia

Vanessa Hudgens makes her Broadway debut in the revival of Gigi, a coming-of-age story set in Paris at the turn of the 20th century, which officially opens April 8 at the Ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Fiddler on the Roof Revival, Starring Danny Burstein, Sets Broadway Opening Date by Michael Gioia

The fifth Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, the musical theatre masterpiece that tells the story of Jewish milkman Tevye, who strives to maintain "Tradition" as he sees his …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:44PM

Child Performers From Matilda, King and I, Zhivago, Finding Neverland and Kinky Boots Will Sing For by Michael Gioia

Cabaret for a Cause, a benefit for the charity organization ALS Guardian Angels, will be held April 27 at The Cutting Room in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM

LMNOP, A “Muzical” Erupting in Chaos When the Alphabet Disappears, Begins Today; Madeline Trumble St by Michael Gioia

Newsies actress Madeline Trumble and Lysistrata Jones star Jared Zirilli star in LMNOP – A New Muzical, a story in which letters fall from the sky and a town's vocabulary is co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM

Jeremy Jordan and Adrienne Warren Join Songwriter Michael Mott in Concert Tonight by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan, Bring It On star Adrienne Warren and more join songwriter Michael Mott April 7 at 54 Below for an evening of his original music entitled That Was Then, This…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

People Vs. Puppet! Find Out Who Conquers in Broadway’s Hand to God, Opening Tonight by Michael Gioia

Hand to God, starring Steven Boyer in his acclaimed performance as a boy and his foul-mouthed hand puppet, officially opens April 7 at the Booth Theatre, marking the Broadway de…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 6, 2015

Do You Know the Puppet Man? Meet Steven Boyer, the Person Behind the Puppet in Hand to God by Michael Gioia

Steven Boyer reprises his acclaimed performance as a boy and his foul-mouthed hand puppet in Broadway's Hand to God, which will open tomorrow at Broadway's Booth. Get to know mor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

Tony Sheldon, Donna Vivino and Tracy McDowell Will Say G’DAY Broadway! at the Metropolitan Room by Michael Gioia

G'DAY Broadway! The Music of Matthew Lee Robinson, a concert featuring the music of the Australian songwriter, will be held April 29 at The Metropolitan Room in New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PM

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