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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah Join NBC’s The Wiz by Adam Hetrick and Robert Viagas

Grammy Award-winning singers Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah are the latest stars to board NBC's live broadcast of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, according to EW.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:29PM

Dudamel Will Hand Over the Podium for “Mozart in the Jungle” Filming at Hollywood Bowl This Week by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Classical music lovers in attendance at the LA Philharmonic's July 30 concert at the Hollywood Bowl will briefly see an "understudy" for famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PM
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Broadcast Date Set for Chita Rivera’s PBS Concert Special! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Tony winner Chita Rivera's concert special, which was filmed Jan. 26 in the midst of a heavy NYC snowfall, will air Nov. 6 on PBS stations around the country; check local listings.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM

Details Revealed for Chita Rivera’s PBS Concert Special! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Tony winner Chita Rivera's concert special, which was filmed Jan. 26 in the midst of a heavy NYC snowfall, will air this fall on a date to be announced on PBS stations around the country.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM

New Broadway Musical Finds Its American Psycho by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Benjamin Walker, who starred in the title role of Broadway's Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, will play serial killer Patrick Bateman in the Broadway debut of American Psycho, The New York …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM

Here’s the Latest on the Broadway Adaptation of Disney’s Frozen by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Oscar-winning songwriters Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are writing "about a dozen" new songs for the Broadway adaptation of the Disney animated film "Frozen,"…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Atlantic Records Will Release Hamilton Cast Album by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast album of the new Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton will be released this fall from Atlantic Records. The two-disc album will be produced by Ahmir "Q…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Tori Amos’ The Light Princess Cast Album Sets Release Date; Check Out the Beautiful Cover Art by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

A cast album of the London production of The Light Princess, the new musical by Grammy Award winner Tori Amos, will be released this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

American Psycho by Spring Awakening Composer, Sets Broadway Opening See Killer New Artwork! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

A February 2016 start of previews has been scheduled for American Psycho, the stage musical adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel, with music by Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening).

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM
Sunday, July 12, 2015

Words of Helen Keller Inspire Three Days to See, Premiering Tonight by Olivia Clement and Adam Hetrick

The Transport Group production of Three Days to See, a play based on the words of American author Helen Keller, begins previews July 12 at Theatre 79.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Stephen Schwartz’s Prince of Egypt Re-Born as Stage Musical, Gets Starry Reading With Aaron Lazar, N by Olivia Clement and Adam Hetrick

Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater presents a July 11 concert reading of the first act of The Prince of Egypt, a new stage adaptation of the animated 1998 film by Wicked composer and lyric…

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

Exclusive! Watch Moving Video Selections from Jason Robert Brown’s Bridges of Madison County Concert by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown conducted selections from his 2014 musical The Bridges of Madison County as part of a special July 2 concert with the Des Moin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:10PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

John Ellison Conlee Withdraws From The Wild Party at Encores! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Ryan Andes has replaced John Ellison Conlee in the July 15-18 Encores! Off-Center staging of Andrew Lippa's Wild Party, which will feature Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Quee…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:39PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Jennifer Hudson Will Break Your Heart With This Color Purple Song Listen to It Here! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Jennifer Hudson, who will play Shug Avery in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Color Purple, has released a video of her performance of the song "Too Beautiful for Words."

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM

William Inge Play Gets World Premiere Tonight at Williamstown by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Williamstown Theatre Festival will host the world premiere of Off the Main Road, a play by William Inge. It opens the 2015 Williamstown summer season, which includes the anticipated stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

After a Half Century on the Shelf, a Lost William Inge Play Gets World Premiere Tonight at Williamst by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Williamstown Theatre Festival will host the world premiere of Off the Main Road, a play by William Inge. It opens the 2015 Williamstown summer season, which includes the anticipated stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, June 29, 2015

Must Watch: Audra McDonald Sings a Passionate “Rainbow High” at Carnegie Hall by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Audra McDonald, who won a record-breaking sixth Tony Award for her performance in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, gave a solo concert April 29 at Carnegie Hall, which has made a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Bridges of Madison County and Les Miserables Stars Took Part in Workshop of Ahrens and Flaherty’s An by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Prior to its world premiere at Hartford Stage next spring, the stage adaptation of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's animated feature "Anastasia" was presented June 12 in a st…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Broadway or The Bowl? Where Will Bombshell Next Play? by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Following the sold-out June 8 New York concert of Bombshell, the fictional show from "Smash" that musicalizes the life story of Marilyn Monroe, many are wondering what the next…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Judith Light and Gabriel Ebert to Join Keira Knightley On Broadway This Fall by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award winners Gabriel Ebert and Judith Light, along with Matt Ryan, star of the NBC series "Constantine," will join Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley in Helen Edmundson…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM
Friday, June 5, 2015

Tony Nominee Kelli O’Hara Stuns in Randi Rahm Couture in Broadway Style Guide Shoot! by Adam Hetrick and Suzy Evans/broadway Style Guide

Kelli O'Hara took time out of her busy awards season schedule to don Randi Rahm couture gowns at The Empire Hotel for a photo shoot with Broadway Style Guide.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Sting Musical The Last Ship Plans International Journey by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Last Ship, the new musical starring 16-time Grammy winner Sting that ended its Broadway run Jan. 24 after just under four months of performances at the Neil Simon Theatre, w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM

Will Benjamin Walker Get Bloody Bloody in Broadway’s American Psycho Musical? by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Benjamin Walker, who starred in the title role of Broadway's Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, will reportedly play serial killer Patrick Bateman in the Broadway debut of American Psycho, ac…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM
Monday, June 1, 2015

Nas presents the Real Hip-Hop – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Juliet Riddell, Adam Sjoberg, Charlie Phillips and Bond 360

Rapper Nasir 'Nas' Jones takes us on a world tour of breakdancing in the most unexpected places, as we visit the slums, shanty towns and ghettos of the world, where hip-hop really means some…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:20AM
Friday, May 29, 2015

Listen to the Complete Cast Recording of Something Rotten! for Free! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast recording of the new, Tony-nominated musical Something Rotten! is now streaming live free of charge.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AM
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Keke Palmer Joins Cast of Fox’s Grease: Live! by Adam Hetrick, Robert Viagas and Michael Gioia

Singer and actress Keke Palmer, who recently appeared on Broadway in the title role of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, has joined the cast of the FOX-TV broadcast of Grease: Live…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Updated: Shall We Dance Or Sing? Who’s Performing What at the Tony Awards! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

If you like to be completely surprised on Tony Awards night, stop reading here. Playbill.com has learned what several of the Broadway productions will perform June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM

Shall We Dance Or Sing? Who’s Performing What at the Tony Awards! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

If you like to be completely surprised on Tony Awards night, stop reading here. Playbill.com has learned what several of the Broadway productions will perform June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Tickets for Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, With Julia Stiles and Dane Cook, Go On Sale Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Tickets for the Broadway production of Tony Award-nominated playwright Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, starring Julia Stiles, Dane Cook, Josh Hamilton and Heather Jane Rolff, go on sale to the genera…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper May Join Benjamin Walker for "Vampire Hunter" Film by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper are in talks to join Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's Benjamin Walker in the new 3-D film "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

HBO to Air The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway in March by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway, which was taped live at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre New York in January, will debut March 19 on HBO.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM