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Monday, June 9, 2014

Meet Liz Caplan, the Vocal Coach Behind the Tony Award-Winning Stars of Hedwig, Aladdin and Les Miz by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Broadway go-to vocal coach and teacher Liz Caplan was among the first industry professionals to take part in Playbill.com's Booking It! feature, which offers in-depth insights, need-to-k…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Act One, With Santino Fontana and Tony Shalhoub, Will Be Filmed for "Live from Lincoln Center" by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Act One, the new stage production based on the memoir of Broadway playwright, director and lyricist Moss Hart that stars Santino Fontana, Tony Shalhoub and Andrea Martin, will be filmed for …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Angela Lansbury Hints at Chalk Garden Stage Return by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Tony Award-winning stage veteran Angela Lansbury told the Telegraph that she is still interested in starring in a stage production of Enid Bagnold's The Chalk Garden.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AM
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Megan Mullally, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane Will Team Up on Broadway This Fall by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally, who recently concluded the Off-Broadway run of Sharr White's Annapurna, revealed on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" that she will return to Broa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM

Violet Original Broadway Cast Album, With Sutton Foster, Arrives in Stores June 3 by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

PS Classics' two-disc Broadway cast recording of the Jeanine Tesori-Brian Crawley musical Violet, including Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell and Joshua Henry, is released in stores June 3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Broadway's Original Pippin Will Be Crowned King of Tony-Winning Revival by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

John Rubinstein, who originated the title role in the original 1972 Broadway production of Pippin, will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning revival of the Stephen Schwartz-Roger O. Hirso…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PM
Thursday, May 22, 2014

London Revival of Miss Saigon Recoups by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London revival of Miss Saigon, which opened May 21 at the West End's Prince Edward Theatre, has recouped its £4.5 million investment, according to the Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Josh Radnor, T.R. Knight, Randy Graff, Ryan Steele, Robert Morse Join Powerhouse Season of New Shows by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, which celebrates the 30th year of their Powerhouse Theater collaboration this summer, announced initial casting for its upcoming Powerhouse season…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Off-Broadway's Murder for Two Will Close Ahead of Extension by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The two-person whodunit musical Murder for Two, which opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages in November 2013, will end its extended run June 29, one week earlier than previously announced.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

Live Tour of Disney's "Frozen" to Launch This Fall by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The Academy Award-winning Disney film "Frozen," which is in development as a live stage musical, will first take to the road this fall as part of Disney on Ice, according to the Ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AM
Monday, May 19, 2014

Phantom's Sierra Boggess, "Project Runway" Designer and More Join a Thousand Judys, Featuring Rory O'Malley, Julia Murney by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Sierra Boggess (The Phantom of the Opera), Austin Scarlett (“Project Runway”), 60s pop singer Karen Wyman, two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, Jackie Hoffman (Hairspray) a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PM

Valerie Harper and Looped Playwright Matthew Lombardo Reach Legal Settlement by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper, who withdrew from the national tour of the Matthew Lombardo play Looped following her cancer diagnosis — causing a legal battle with the playwright a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Looped Legal Battle, in Midst of Valerie Harper's Cancer Diagnosis, Reaches $50,000 Settlement by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper, who withdrew from the national tour of the Matthew Lombardo play Looped following her cancer diagnosis — causing a legal battle with the playwright a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Friday, May 16, 2014

Watch Cast of Gentleman's Guide Perform "I Don't Understand the Poor" on "The Tonight Show" by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Cast members from the Tony Award-nominated musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, including Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays, performed "I Don't Understand the Poor&quo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Fran Drescher Extends Run in Broadway's Cinderella by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

TV and film star Fran Drescher, who joined the Broadway cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in February, has extended her run with the revival through June 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:16PM
Monday, May 12, 2014

Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess Join Broadway Cast of The Phantom of the Opera May 12 by Adam Hetrick and Karu F. Daniels

Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess take over the roles of The Phantom and Christine Daaé, respectively, in the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-runn…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

NY Philharmonic Sweeney Todd, With Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel, Will Be Broadcast on PBS in September by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The New York Philharmonic's recent staged production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will be telecast nationally on Live From Li…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM

Showtime Airs Billie Joe Armstrong Documentary "Broadway Idiot" Beginning May 8 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

"Broadway Idiot," a full-length documentary film following Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong as he made the journey to Broadway in the rock musical American Idiot, has its U.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Laura Linney and Hattie Morahan Join "A Slight Trick of the Mind" With Ian McKellen by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee Laura Linney and U.K. stage actress Hattie Morahan will join Ian McKellen in the new Sherlock Holmes film "A Slight Trick of the Mind," which wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez's Up Here, Directed by Alex Timbers, to Bow at La Jolla by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Up Here, a new musical penned by Academy Award-winning "Frozen" songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, will bow at La Jolla Playhouse in 2015, according to Deadline.c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez's Up There, Directed by Alex Timbers, to Bow at La Jolla by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Up There, a new musical penned by Academy Award-winning "Frozen" songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, will bow at La Jolla Playhouse in 2015, according to Deadline.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM
Monday, May 5, 2014

Norm Lewis to Host Free Stars in the Alley Concert May 21 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Upcoming Phantom of the Opera star Norm Lewis will host Stars in the Alley, a free outdoor concert presented by The Broadway League, which will be offered May 21 beginning at 11 AM in Shuber…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

Revised Version of Martin Guerre Aiming for U.K. Return by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg musical Martin Guerre, which premiered in London in 1996, is on track to return to the U.K. stage in a new adaptation, according to producer Cam…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Showtime to Air Billie Joe Armstrong Documentary "Broadway Idiot" by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

"Broadway Idiot," a full-length documentary film following Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong as he made the journey to Broadway in the rock musical American Idiot, will have …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:36PM

Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood Will Join Cicely Tyson for L.A. Trip to Bountiful by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood have been announced to join Tony Award winner Cicely Tyson in the Center Theatre Group remounting of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, which will…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PM
Friday, April 25, 2014

"Raise You Up!" Kinky Boots Tour Itinerary Announced by Carey Purcell and Adam Hetrick

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, featuring a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and a score by Tony and Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper, will open Sept. 4 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:30PM

Lyric Opera's The Sound of Music, Starring Billy Zane, Jenn Gambatese and Edward Hibbert, Begins Chicago Run April 25 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, which stars Billy Zane, Jenn Gambatese and Edward Hibbert, begins performances April 25 at the Civi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Motown National Tour, Starring Clifton Oliver and Allison Semmes, Begins April 22 in Chicago by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The national tour of Motown The Musical, which stars Clifton Oliver and Allison Semmes as Berry Gordy and Diana Ross, respectively, launches April 22 at Chicago's Oriental Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 21, 2014

Motown National Tour Extends Chicago Engagement to August by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The national tour of Motown The Musical, which launches April 22 in Chicago, has extended its engagement for an additional four weeks at the Oriental Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM
Saturday, April 19, 2014

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Act One, Stage Adaptation of Moss Hart's Theatrical Memoir, Opens on Broadway April 17 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Act One, the new stage production based on the memoir of Broadway playwright, director and lyricist Moss Hart, officially opens on Broadway April 17 at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Be…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM