Dance Up Close to The Dance Theater of Harlem by The Dance Enthusiast

" 'Where are the black swans?' You know, that question. Diversity in ballet? Dance Theatre is important. Even now in 2014, Dance Theatre is largely the only predominately African-Ame…

Dance Up Close to Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company by The Dance Enthusiast

"While open to exploration, the choreographer is aware of the essence of her style, an approach deeply informed by martial arts and the classical Chinese dance of her early upbringing..." A.…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Saturday, Apr. 19

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Saturday, April 19, 2014.

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Meryl Streep? by Frank Rizzo

For nearly 40 years, Meryl Streep has been making her mark on stage, screen and television, becoming a familiar presence in our entertainment lives. But how much do you really know about the…

Billy's Broadway Bow! The Cripple of Inishmaan, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Celebrates Opening Night by Ryan McPhee

Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan officially opens at the Cort Theatre on April 20, with Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Daniel Radcliffe front and center.…

They've Arrived! Cheers to Sutton Foster & the Cast of Violet on Opening Night by Ryan McPhee

Let Sutton Foster sing! The Roundabout production of Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley’s Violet opens officially on April 20, directed by Leigh Silverman. To celebrate, Broadway.com …

This Week's Picks! Do the Time Warp with Laura Osnes, Wig Out with NPH & Join the Kit Kat Klub by Pete Croatto

Well whaddya know? The weather is actually resembles something close to spring! So bask in the sunshine and see what New York City has to offer before the next blizzard arrives. There is ple…

"In My Dreams," Starring Katharine McPhee and Directed by Kenny Leon, Airs on ABC April 20 by Andrew Gans

"In My Dreams," a new Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, makes its premiere April 20 at 9 PM ET on ABC; check local listings.

Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Opens on Broadway April 20 by Adam Hetrick

Following a sold-out London run, the Michael Grandage production of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, starring Daniel Radcliffe, officially opens on Broadway April 20 at the Co…

World Premiere of The Mysteries, Retelling of the Bible Written by 48 Playwrights, Opens April 20 at The Flea by Michael Gioia

The Flea Theater's world-premiere production of The Mysteries, a radical retelling of the Bible written by 48 playwrights, including David Henry Hwang and Billy Porter, officially opens …

"Let It Sing": Broadway Premiere of Violet, Starring Sutton Foster, Opens April 20 by Carey Purcell

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Violet, starring two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, officially opens at the American Airlines Theatre April 20 followi…

ON THE RECORD: A Gentleman's Guide, Les Misérables, Billy Porter and More by Steven Suskin

This week's column discusses the cast recordings of A Gentleman's Guide, Les Misérables, Murder for Two, Privates on Parade and Billy Porter's solo CD "Billy's Ba…

Schools of the Stars: Where Violet Cast and Creators Went to College by Robert Viagas

Where the principals of the Broadway musical Violet pursued their college studies.

PLAYBILL POLL: In What Role Should Tony Winner Kristin Chenoweth Return to Broadway? Readers Respond by Playbill Staff

Kristin Chenoweth, a Tony Award winner for her performance in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, recently announced on Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live" that she will be ret…

PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: Steven Pasquale, Bullets Over Broadway, Lady Day at Emerson's with Audra McDonald, Olivier Awards Red Carpet and More by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.

"All the World's a Stage" for Barry Edelstein, Old Globe's Artistic Director and Shakespeare Aficionado by Evan Henerson

Old Globe Theatre's artistic director Barry Edelstein talks with Playbill.com about presenting works by William Shakespeare and bringing them to the West Coast's Old Globe.

Meryl Streep''s Summer At The O'Neill by Frank Rizzo

Actress Talks About Where She Got Her Start On The Eve Before Receiving Monte Cristo Award Before her three Oscars and 18 nominations, before her Emmys, medals, honorary degrees and lifetime…

Coming Up This Week in Theatre - 4/19/2014

BroadwayWorld.com's Upcoming Events calendar for the week - updated on 4192014.

Ahead of revival, insiders look back on 'Cabaret' by Barbara Hoffman

The setting: Germany, between world wars " a time of sexual ambiguity, slippery loyalties and swastikas. Nothing to sing about, surely, but when "Cabaret" burst onto Broadway Nov. 20, 1966,.…

Brothers Wreck will be directed by Leah Purcell at Belvoir by Cassie Tongue

2013 Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright's Award winner Jada Alberts is bringing her new play Brothers Wreck to Belvoir in May, and celebrated storyteller Leah Purcell will di…

NSYNC vs Backstreet Boys- Joey Fatone and Nick Carter Are Feuding by BroadwayWorld

Joey Fatone, a former member of the NSYNC, recently appeared on HuffPost Live. When asked about Backstreet Boys' recent touring gig, Fatone stated, 'I feel like they just need the money. N…

Photo Flash: Saturday Intermission Pics, 4/19- ROCKY, MAMMA MIA, and More Get Into the Spirit of Easter! by BroadwayWorld

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' roundup Today's photos come from the casts of ROCKY, MAMMA MIA, WICKED, 50 SHADES, KINKY BOOTS, BULL…

Daniel Radcliffe continues to grow, takes on a new Broadway role by The Associated Press

The one thing Daniel Radcliffe always has to adjust to whenever he's on stage in America is how happy Americans are to see Daniel Radcliffe onstage.

Act One by Jeff Miele

"Act One," Moss Hart's 1959 autobiography, is one of the most known and read books about the theater. In the book, Hart recalls his experience as a young child admiring the theater through h…

Theater Review | Connecticut: A Review of 'Somewhere' at Hartford Stage by Sylviane Gold

"West Side Story" has great meaning for the writer, and the characters, of "Somewhere," now at Hartford Stage.

The Roaring Girl; Henry IV Parts I and II review by Susannah Clapp

Dekker and Middleton's Roaring Girl fails to hold her own at the RSC against two of Shakespeare's most thoroughly male dynastic dramasThe RSC is no longer alone with Shakespeare. The Globe i…

Incognito review 'a complex, restless narrative' by Laura Barnett

Quick-fire delivery and rapid character changes make Nick Payne's cerebral new work both brilliant and bewilderingWe need more playwrights like Nick Payne. He is that rare thing: a writer wh…

Rodin review 'it demonstrates all the failings of Eifman's style' by Luke Jennings

Boris Eifman's odd production at the Coliseum allows no nuance, although it is executed with panacheSiberian-born Boris Eifman is one of Russia's most popular choreographers. In 1977, aged 3…

Oh My Sweet Land review a must-smell play by Laura Barnett

Syrian refugees tell their stories, both funny and horrific, to the aroma of frying onionsGiven the potential of theatre to appeal to at least four of the senses, it's surprising that more d…

Big House Theatre Company - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Meet the Big House Theatre Company - young adults with remarkable life stories who take to the stage to tell their unique, compelling and sometimes troubling stories Continue reading...

Review: Thinner Than Water (The Gift Theatre) by Scotty Zacher

Thinner Than Water lacks the tension, stakes, and compelling characters to warrant such an overdone premise. A dreary play with one bright spot - is that enough to tread through this rainy d…

Theater Review | New Jersey: A Review of 'Trouble in Mind' at Two River Theater in Red Bank by Michael Sommers

"Trouble in Mind," a 1955 comedy-drama by Alice Childress, is about racism in the theater world and has been rediscovered in recent years.

Opera Australia: Eugene Onegin by Josephine.giles

Standing out like a jewel amidst the usual fare of Verdi, Bizet and Donizetti at Opera Australia's Autumn Melbourne season is Tchaikovsky's rarely performed Eugene Onegin. Directed by Danish…

Act One by Doug Marino

Let me state right off the bat - I'm no theatrical historian.  I know very little about Mr. Moss Hart except what I've seen of some of his work.  (For more info on Mr. Hart, start …

Of Mice and Men by Jeff Miele

Perhaps one of the most acclaimed novels of American literature, "Of Mice And Men" opened on Broadway for the third time Wednesday night. The play opened for the first time in 1937 and again…

The Wild Party Swings by Suzanna Bowling

The Wild Party Swings: The Wild Party Swung as Andrew Lippa Met Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band at 54 Below

The 28th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition by Suzanna Bowling

The 28th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition: The 28th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition returns with the companies of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions offering skits, son…

Dance Review by Merilyn Jackson

With so many slam dunks throughout the show, I wanted to jump up and shout: BOOMSHAKALAKA!

New Version Of ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE Set To Premiere In June by Pat Cerasaro

A revised adaptation of Joe Orton's controversial and groundbreaking play ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE is set to premiere this June according to a new report.

Meet the Full Cast of Broadway's THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, Opening Tomorrow! by Meet The Cast

The Michael Grandage Company production of The Cripple of Inishmaan, by Martin McDonagh, starring Daniel Radcliffe and the critically acclaimed West End cast, directed by Tony Award-winner M…

Chicago Theater Review: THE PRESIDENT (Oracle) by Lawrence Bommer

RECRUITING FOR THE 1% Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár is much better known for the spindrift, gossamer pleasures of his Liliom (which inspired Carousel) and The Good Fairy (which ga…

The Gospel According to...Matt Stango by Michael Block

Name: Matt StangoHometown: Staten Island, New YorkEducation: I graduated from LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts for drama, and SUNY Purchase for Drama studiesWho do you play in Th…

Spotlight on 'Shrek the Musical' at the Children's Theatre

Intrepid Tyler Michaels emerges as musical theater star

Tyler Michaels has flown to the top of Twin Cities musical theater circles with an eagerness to do whatever it takes to succeed.

Los Angeles Dance Review: PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) by Tony Frankel

TAYLOR-MADE When a visiting dance company plays Los Angeles, it usually offers pieces which cover both the old and the new. And so it is with Paul Taylor, who presented last weekend at the C…

Saints Alive! by Donald Brown

Ryan Campbell, a second-year playwright in YSD, is a ballsy writer. A New Saint for a New World, now playing at the Yale Cabaret, begins with the premise of Joan of Arc returned to earth in …

10 Pop-Culture Questions Answered by Vulture This Week

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Handbagged at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

Moira Buffini's political comedy

Review:Of Mice and Men at curtainup.com/ by Elyse Sommer

You know the end, but getting there is still absorbing

WATCH: Mark Ruffalo's Voice Is a Cure in 'The Normal Heart' Trailer by Maane Khatchatourian

The promos for Ryan Murphy’s HBO drama keeping getting more and more powerful. The first full trailer shows Mark Ruffalo, his onscreen partner Matt Bomer and Julia Roberts fight to rai…

'Henry IV Part 2' at Shakespeare Theatre Company by Sophia Howes

Henry IV Part 2 King for a Day Have you ever lived life without a superego? If so, you may have some notion of what it's like to be Falstaff.  The exhilarating feeling is one reason we ar…

Review: Striding Lion's ambitious, unfocused 'American Me' by Laura Molzahn, Special To The Tribune

THEATER REVIEW: 'American Me' at Links Hall ★★ THEATER REVIEW: 'American Me' at Links Hall ★★ ... Well intentioned and hugely ambitious, Annie Arnoult Beserra's "Ame…

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Yurel Echezarreta of ALADDIN by Adrienne Onofri

After playing a child, a Cagelle and a Shark, Yurel is now a denizen of Agrabah--and one of the 'hottest chorus boys' on Broadway.

The Second City's 'Happily Ever Laughter' at The Barns at Wolf Trap by Yvonne French

A group of smart, funny and nice-seeming comedians from the famous Second City improv group of Chicago entertained about 600 appreciative people at the Barns at Wolf Trap last night. Since i…

The Gospel According to...Matt Cox by Michael Block

Name: Matt Cox Hometown: Dallas, TXEducation: Stella Adler Studio of Acting, The Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center, and I have a BFA from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX…

Catch This! McLean High School's 'Catch Me If You Can' Interviews-Part 4: Choreographer Marielle Burt by Joel Markowitz

In Part 4 of 'Catch This! McLean High School's' Catch Me If You Can Interviews, meet Choreographer Marielle Burt. Joel: Tell us about your design experience and why you wanted to work …

Women by Theasy.com

Women Off Off Broadway, The PIT Reviewed by Dillon Slagle BOTTOM LINE: A hilarious, interesting, and entertaining mash-up of Girls and Little Women. The TV show Girls has become such a n…

Almeida Theatre director Rupert Goold wants to make MH370 production by Dominic Cavendish

Rupert Goold, artistic director of London's Almeida Theatre, and big winner at this year's Olivier Awards, wants to bring the mystery of the missing plane to the stage

A fond farewell to Whistler in the Dark by Thomas Garvey

Photo: Chris McKenzieIt's rare that a closing night seems to open a hole in our theatre scene.But that's the case with Far Away from Whistler in the Dark, the fringe company led by Meg …

STAGE TUBE: A Look at KC Rep's A LITTLE MORE ALIVE by Stage Tube

The world premiere of A Little More Alive began on April 11 and will run until May 11 at Kansas City Rep. A Little More Alive is directed by Tony Award-nominee Sheryl Kaller Next Fall, Moth…

Award Winning Leslie Uggams to Star in Connecticut Repertory Theatre's GYPSY, 7/10-20 by BroadwayWorld

According to The Courant, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Lesli Uggams will be starring as Mama Rose in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's upcoming production of Gypsy. The production …

Join MARK FISHER FITNESS for SEX, HUGS, AND ROCK N ROLL Benefiting Broadway Bares, 4/26 by BroadwayWorld

Join MFF for SEX. HUGS. AND ROCK N ROLL Saturday, April 26th at 1100 PM New World Stages. A Snatched Wrap Party and Rock Celebration benefiting Broadway Bares 24 ROCK HARD You'll see rockst…

News: Timekeepers to Return, Plus Double Down Your Donation At Broward Center by Bill Hirschman

If you missed Island City Stage's Timekeepers last October, the company plans to team up with the West Boca Theatre Company to remount the show around the end of this calendar year and run t…

Well-versed: Flea Theater tackles the Bible in fittingly epic, 6-hour 'Mysteries' | Columbia Daily Spectator by Katie McMahon

You probably didn't think the Bible was the sexiest text on your Core reading list. Then again, you almost certainly never imagined a polyamorous relationship between the angel Gabriel, Jesu…

Fuse Remembrance: Peter Matthiessen " The Last Frontiersman by Jackson Braider

The late writer Peter Matthiessen was one of the last great frontiersmen, one of the last great travelers taking voyages of discovery.

Self-taping for actors' auditions isn't all it's cracked up to be by Michael Simkins

My wife wore a look of pitying amusement on her face as I tried to portray a man gripped by carnal passion, says Michael Simkins

The Saturday Saying by Colin Mitchell

“The sophisticated, snarky bon mots of Noel Coward floated up and got lost in the rafters of the Malibu Playhouse. At intermission the man sitting next to me asked how I liked the play…

A Report on 'Jarman (all this maddening beauty)' at force/collision by John Stoltenberg

Jarman (all this maddening beauty)-A Report on a work in progress For as long as there have been movies, theater artists have tried to integrate film with live performance. Something about c…

'Bullets Over Broadway' " It's Got Pizzazz by Sandi Durell

    by: Sandi Durell       A machine gun opens fire – - Bullets Over Broadway – - the title in lights spelled out on the curtain, the... The post 'Bullet…

Let's celebrate a major Shakespearean anniversary

In four days will arrive the 450th anniversary of the birth of the greatest playwright, poet and wordmaker who ever trod the earthly stage.

Sounds cancels Les Mis Performance | News - Home by Jay Hildebrandt

"We had originally thought we could take some of the offensive, vulgar and blasphemous language out and maintain the integrity of the play," Meservey said. "It turns out the licensing agent …

Fiasco Theater's 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' and 'Cymbeline' at Folger Theatre-Part 3: Fiasco Theater's Co-Artistic Director Noah Brody by Joel Markowitz

In Part 3 of Fiasco Theater's The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Cymbeline at Folger Theatre: meet Fiasco Theater Company’s Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder Noah Brody. Joel: Whe…

US playwrights: are they trouncing the Brits? by Dominic Cavendish

Why British heatres are awash with new American plays

Review: Alice in Wonderland, The Cockpit Theatre by Camilla Gurtler

Last summer Iris Theatre conquered Covent Garden as their smash hit production of Alice in Wonderland enchanted and entertained audiences in the hidden grounds of St. Paul's Church. Going th…

How "Aladdin" Worked Its Magic on Me by Broadway & Me

Standing ovations have become so much a part of the Broadway theater-going experience that the producer Ken Davenport recently conducted a survey to find out why people keep jumping up at th…

BWW's On This Day - April 19, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 19 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

Paul Robeson, times two, speaks to L.A. by Mike Boehm

Two prominent theater productions are focusing on the actor-singer and political figure. The actors playing him, Keith David and Daniel Beaty, meet over a meal to talk about a man they've lo…

Judyisms: 'How I Dealt With Burnout' by Judy Stadt

For someone with a really, really good life, nice home, talent that reveals itself in many areas, a radio show that I adore doing and people (I hear) adore listening to, healthy family an…

Review: Rodin, The Coliseum by Amelia Forsbrook

There's something so antithetical about dance and sculpture. One is an exercise in the static, an artform that strives to communicate as much as possible through a singular snapshot; the oth…

Review: Cool Rider, Duchess Theatre by Senne Vercouteren

Sequels in the musical theatre industry are rare, unlike of course in film: after Grease there was indeed Grease 2, a less famous, less successful and less memorable production than…

LADY DAY at Emerson's Bar & Grill " Breathtakingly sad and beautiful - Starring Audra McDonald by Oscar E Moore

As Billie Holiday, nearing the end of her young life, returning one last time to sing at Emerson's Bar & Grill in Philly - Audra McDonald is quite sensational.  She has left Audra at …

TV loves a tragic standup - but who's next? by Brian Logan

We've had Kenneth Williams, Kenny Everett, Frankie Howerd and Steptoe and Son now Tommy Cooper is getting the tears-of-a-clown dramatic treatmentDoes it sometimes seem to you that televisio…

Privacy by John Morrison

James Graham is an excellent writer who showed his gift for creating drama from unpromising material with This House, which revisited the 1970s House of Commons. His new play at the Donmar e…

Steven Berkoff on the magic and music of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Steven Berkoff

As the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth approaches, Steven Berkoff celebrates the spellbinding language of Puck, Oberon and TitaniaIt's impossible to have a favourite Shakespeare, si…

For Chris O'Dowd, 'Of Mice And Men' Is More Than An American Story

"All of us have chased the American dream so there's something very universal about it," the Irish actor says. O'Dowd and James Franco star in a new Broadway production of Steinbeck's novell…

Interviews: Becky Stone: singer and dancer by Liz Arratoon

Having made her West End debut at 10, dancer/singer Becky Stone is a child of the stage. Her professional training started at Sylvia Young Theatre School at 11, when she appeared on the Chil…

MICF: Eric, Sammy J & Randy, and Ben by Anne-Marie Peard

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival finishes tomorrow! Which means it’s your last chance to see all the shows you’ve been meaning to see all festival " and discover the s…

Behind the scenes with London Children's Ballet by Sally Williams

London Children's Ballet gives young dancers a chance to shine irrespective of background or body shape

Quentin Tarantino Hosts Staged Reading of THE HATEFUL EIGHT Today in LA by Movies News Desk

Academy Award-winning writer and director Quentin Tarantino will be hosting a live, staged reading of his new screenplay THE HATEFUL EIGHT today Los Angeles. The reading, originally schedule…

DVR ALERT: HBO Debuts Billy Crystal's 700 SUNDAYS Tonight by TV News Desk

Billy Crystal's '700 Sundays,' one of the most-acclaimed and highest-grossing plays in Broadway history, comes to HBO. Taped before a live audience Jan. 3 and 4 at the Imperial Theatre in Ne…

Whoopi Goldberg Stars in Lifetime Original Movie A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT, Airing Tonight by TV News Desk

Academy AwardR and Golden GlobeR winner Whoopi Goldberg Ghost, The Color Purple, The View and Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames Mission Impossible headline the Lifetime Original Movie A Day La…

Kelly Provart, Todrick Hall & More Set for La Mirada Theatre's CATS; Opens Tonight by BroadwayWorld

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS amp MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT present the fourth production in its 2013-1014 season of shows with one of the most popular musical events of all-tim…

Alan Cumming & More Set for One Night Only REEFER MADNESS Benefit Concert Tonight by BroadwayWorld

REEFER MADNESS, the cult classic with book and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and music by Dan Studney, will return to New York City 13 years after it's limited off-Broadway engagement

Boston Children's Theatre Premieres New Musical THE HOMEWORK MACHINE Today by Pat Cerasaro

Boston Children's Theatre is set to premiere a new musical by Tony Award-nominated composer Keith Hermann and Mark Cabaniss specifically targeted to young audiences titled THE HOMEWORK MACHI…

Fox Theatre announces its 2014-15 shows

Four musicals, including Tony-winning 'Kinky Boots,' make their St. Louis debuts.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill - Audra McDonald is Billie Holiday spiraling down, out of control, dissolving right before our eyes. by Oscar E. Moore

There are only a handful of performances that if you miss, you will regret forever. Audra McDonald as Lady Day is one of them.

St. Louis Art Museum loses bidding on Chinese art

Museum had $1.2 million to spend at New York auction; 650-year-old porcelain dish sells for more than triple that amount.

Uncle Vanya, Catch 22, Buzzcut Festival: what to see at the theatre this week by Mark Cook & Lyn Gardner

Uncle Vanya/Three Sisters | Catch 22 | Buzzcut Festival | The Life And Times Of Mitchell & Kenyon | Debris | Tonight At 8.30 Continue reading...

This week's new dance by Judith Mackrell

International Dance Festival | Kidd Pivot/Crystal Pite: The Tempest ReplicaThis biennial festival showcases a range of local dance activities alongside an impressive international selection.…

Interviews: Justin Guarini Brings ''Wicked'' Talent to Fiyero by Iris Wiener

creating a/broad, April 19, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

Private Previewsby Cameryn Moore@camerynmooreEarlier this week, my producer here in Peterborough, ON, told me that pretty much the only dedicated theatre reviewer in these parts"certainly th…

Interviews: ''Rocky'' Scenic Designer Chris Barreca on How He Makes the Mean Streets of Philly Come to Life on Stage by David Gordon

Hottest Articles on BWW from Friday, Apr. 18

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Friday, April 18, 2014.

THE WEEK AHEAD April 19-25: Hedwig and Violet Open and Life is a Cabaret, Old Chum by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that nominations for the Drama Desk and Drama League Awards are announced… Billy Crystal and William Shatner have some stories to tell yo…

Free Reading of New Musical Dragula Presented April 19 by Andrew Gans

Variations Theatre Group presents a free reading of the new musical Dragula April 19 at 8 PM at the Chain Theatre.

Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays Premieres on HBO April 19 by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

Billy Crystal's Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays, which ended its return Broadway engagement Jan. 5, makes its debut on HBO April 19 at 9 PM ET.

The Last Confession, Starring David Suchet and Richard O'Callaghan, Launches World Tour April 19 in Toronto by Andrew Gans

Roger Crane's mystery thriller The Last Confession, which is set in the Vatican, begins its world tour in Toronto April 19 at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Brett Ryback Premieres Songs I Wrote at 54 Below With Lesli Margherita, Melissa van der Schyff and More by Michael Gioia

Actor, composer and writer Brett Ryback premieres new songs at 54 Below in Songs I Wrote, featuring his work as a composer-lyricist, April 19. Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita and Melis…

La Mirada's Cats, Featuring Todrick Hall as Rum Tum Tugger, Opens April 19 in CA by Michael Gioia

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present the Tony Award-winning musical Cats, featuring Broadway actor and YouTube sensation Todrick Hall as Rum Tum Tu…

One-Night-Only Reefer Madness Concert, Featuring Alan Cumming, Lesli Margherita and Constantine Maroulis, Presented April 19 by Carey Purcell

A one-night-only concert of the cult classic Reefer Madness, benefiting Baby Quest Foundation, is held at New World Stages April 19 at 11:59 PM. 

Autobiographical Play My Mother Has 4 Noses Ends Off-Broadway Run April 19 by Carey Purcell

The New York premiere of My Mother Has 4 Noses, the autobiographical musical play about caring for an ailing parent, concludes its Off-Broadway run at The Duke April 19.

"A Day Late and a Dollar Short," Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Anika Noni Rose and Mekhi Phifer, Airs on Lifetime April 19 by Carey Purcell

Award-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg stars in the film "A Day Late and a Dollar Short," which airs on Lifetime April 19. 

Greed: A Musical for Our Times, Starring Tony Nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Closes Off-Broadway April 19 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The new Michael Roberts musical Greed, which officially opened Off-Broadway April 3 at New World Stages, ends its run April 19.

STAGE VIEWS: Broadway and "Boychoir" Star Janine DiVita by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Lady Day With Audra McDonald, Plus James Franco, Jessie Mueller, Steven Pasquale and More by Playbill Staff

Check out the latest Broadway celebrity interviews, features, news and multimedia from Playbill.com this week.

Star Quality: Broadway's Best Belting by Ben Rimalower

Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the best belting performances by Broadway leading ladies.

From Playwrights Horizons to Broadway: A History of the Musical Violet by Robert Simonson

Playbill.com offers a look at the history of the musical Violet, which opens on Broadway April 20.

Lena Hall's Private Photo Stash! The Hedwig Star Shows Us Her Favorite Props, Pals & Uh, Package Backstage by Lindsay Champion

Lena Hall is venturing where few ladies have gone before: She’s playing disgruntled backup singer Yitzhak, a dude who wants more than anything to be a drag queen, in the gender-bending…

Follow The Cripple of Inishmaan's Journey From Rural Ireland to Broadway, Starring Daniel Radcliffe by Gemma Wilson

On the surface, Irish playwright Martin McDonagh and British stage and screen star Daniel Radcliffe aren't the most likely pair. After all, McDonagh was the enfant terrible of the Britis…