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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Broadway Box Office Analysis, Aug. 11-17: Rocky Throws Its Final Punch and Box Offices See Summertime Slowdown by Robert Simonson

Playbill's weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM
Sunday, August 17, 2014

This Is Our Youth Throws Times Square Tantrum Across Broadway Marquee by Robert Simonson

Upon first sighting the marquee for the upcoming Broadway play This Is Our Youth, at the Cort Theatre, you’d be forgiven for concluding that the production is being done on a shoestrin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 16, 2014

James Earl Jones Serves as Ringmaster of Family Circus in You Can't Take It With You by Robert Simonson

James Earl Jones, star of the Broadway revival of You Can't Take It With You, talks with Playbill.com about the play's relevancy and political message to a 21st-century audience.&nbs…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Friday, August 15, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Aug. 9-15: Bidding Farewell to Two Showbiz Legends and Neverland is Found at ART by Robert Simonson

This week was marked by loss, as two performing legends left the stage forever. Neither were best known for their stage work, but each made a mark there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Tony-Winning Stage and Screen Icon Lauren Bacall Dies at 89 by Robert Simonson and Adam Hetrick

Stage and screen actress legend Lauren Bacall, who earned Tony Awards for her performances in the Broadway musicals Applause and Woman of the Year, died at her home in Manhattan Aug. 12 at t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:19PM

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, Aug. 4-10: Aladdin Does Box-Office Magic and Violet Closes to Packed Houses by Robert Simonson

Playbill's weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM
Monday, August 11, 2014

Charles Keating, Stage and Soap Actor, Dies at 72 by Robert Simonson

Charles Keating, a stage actor who was best known for his long run as the villainous Carl Hutchins on the soap opera "Another World," died at his home in Weston, CT, it was reporte…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM
Friday, August 8, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Aug. 2-8: Broadway Season Heats Up With Side Show, Fun Home and Helen Mirren by Robert Simonson

A sleepy summer week in theatreland was made suddenly exciting by a slew of unexpected announcements.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Diana Gibson, Longtime Presence in L.A. Theatre Scene, Dies at 69 by Robert Simonson

Diana Gibson, a playwright and artistic director who was a presence in the Los Angeles theatre scene for more than 30 years, died July 17 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She was 69.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM

Arthur Shafman, Producer of Unusual Broadway Fare, Dies at 75 by Robert Simonson

Arthur Shafman, a producer who brought a wide variety of entertainment to the Broadway stage, most notably a curious Swiss mime troupe that delivered a highly unlikely, long-running hit, die…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Celebrates Half Century of Nurturing Creative Process by Robert Simonson

A half century of developing American theatre is complete in Waterford, CT, where the lauded Eugene O'Neill Theater Center concluded its historic 50th season Aug. 2. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

No Puppets, Please: Steven Boyer on Playing the Fool to John Lithgow's Madness in Central Park King Lear by Robert Simonson

Playbill.com catches up with Steven Boyer, playing the Fool to John Lithgow's King Lear in the familial tragedy playing Central Park's Delacorte Theater. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 1, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 26-Aug. 1: Critics Enjoy Sex with Strangers, and Love Letters Will Make Starry Return by Robert Simonson

Fans of the enormously successful BBC series "Sherlock" will have to wait until 2015 for their next fix of the addictive re-imagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle detective stories. T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:23PM
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, July 21-27: Of Mice and Men Closes With a Roar, Mormon and The Lion King Top Musicals by Robert Simonson

Playbill's weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM
Friday, July 25, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 19-25: Bullets Will Fire Its Final Shot and Andrea Martin Will Return to the Trapeze by Robert Simonson

At one point it was expected to be the big musical of the 2013-14 season. In the end, it played six months.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Broadway Box Office Analysis, July 14-20: Holler Closes With a Bang While Rocky Fights for an Audience by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Friday, July 18, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 12-18: Broadway Remembers Stage Legend Elaine Stritch by Robert Simonson

The American stage has its icons, its legendary performers, its stars. But only a few actors transcend those categories to become something of a living symbol or personification of the theat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Elaine Stritch, Salty Veteran of Broadway and Cabaret, Dies at 89 by Robert Simonson

Elaine Stritch, the sandpaper-voiced, veteran actress who became as famous for her candid, brash personality as for her forays in the stage and cabaret worlds, died July 17 at the age of 89.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Broadway Box Office Analysis, July 7-13: Holler Announces Closing Date, Hedwig's a Hit and Tony Winners Stay Strong by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM

Broadway Box Office Analysis, July 7-13: Holler Announces Closing Date While Tony Winners Stay Strong by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM
Friday, July 11, 2014

"Mad Men" and In Your Arms Star Robert Morse on Making Jon Hamm Cry by Robert Simonson

Robert Morse, a two-time Tony Award winner for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Tru, returns to the stage after seven years on "Mad Men" in Christopher Gattelli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Christopher Gattelli on Telling Love Stories Through Dance With Carrie Fisher, Robert Morse and More by Robert Simonson

Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli talks with Playbill.com about the star-studded cast and creative team behind his dance piece In Your Arms.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

George Morrison, Noted Acting Teacher, Dies at 86 by Robert Simonson

George Morrison, an acting teacher who worked with the likes of Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Jill Clayburgh, Ving Rhames and Edie Falco when those future stars were unknown, died June 28. H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PM

George Morrison, Noted Acting Teacher, Dies at 92 by Robert Simonson

George Morrison, an acting teacher who worked with the likes of Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Jill Clayburgh, Ving Rhames and Edie Falco when those future stars were unknown, died June 28. H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, June 30-July 6: No Box-Office Fireworks This 4th of July by Robert Simonson

Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM

Benjamin Scheuer Tames The Lion: Chemo, Family, Obsession and a Cookie-Tin Banjo by Robert Simonson

Benjamin Scheuer, writer and star of the one-man show The Lion, opens up to Playbill.com about art, illness and his life-long love of performing music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:02PM

From "Cookie-Tin Banjo" to Off-Broadway Hit: Benjamin Scheuer Tames The Lion by Robert Simonson

Benjamin Scheuer, writer and star of the one-man show The Lion, opens up to Playbill.com about art, illness and his life-long love of performing music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM

From "Cookie-Tin Banjo" to Hit Off-Broadway Show: Benjamin Scheuer On the Story Behind The Lion by Robert Simonson

Benjamin Scheuer, writer and star of the one-man show The Lion, opens up to Playbill.com about art, illness and his life-long love of performing music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Friday, July 4, 2014

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, June 28-July 4: Kelli O'Hara Will "Whistle A Happy Tune" in The King and I by Robert Simonson

Kelli O'Hara is the Rodgers and Hammerstein heroine of the 21st century.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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