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Thursday, June 1, 2017

Goodman Theatre Cancels Performances of Pamplona as Stacy Keach Recovers by Adam Hetrick

The veteran stage actor fell ill onstage during the opening-night performance of the new play about literary icon Ernest Hemingway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Sh-K-Boom Records’ Kurt Deutsch Joins Warner/Chappell Music by Adam Hetrick

The founder of Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records has been named senior vice president, Theatrical & Catalog Development for Warner/Chappell Music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Opening Night Performance of Goodman’s Pamplona Suspended After Stacy Keach Falls Ill by Adam Hetrick

The May 30 opening night performance was halted midway after the veteran actor appeared ill onstage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19PM

Watch Marissa Jaret Winokur Dance on Big Star Little Star by Adam Hetrick

The Tony-winning Hairspray star and her son appear on the May 31 premiere of the new game show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PM

Track List Announced for 2017 Tony Awards Season Compilation Album by Adam Hetrick

Celebrating the musicals of the 2016–2017 Broadway season, the album will include 15 songs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:58PM

Watch Creation of Beauty and the Beast Cruise Stage Spectacular With New Songs by Adam Hetrick

This new hybrid production will incorporate elements and songs from the live-action film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:23PM

Tituss Burgess Will Host Stars in the Alley Concert by Adam Hetrick

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star will host the June 2 concert in Shubert Alley.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Sunday, May 28, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: The Inside Story Behind the Will & Grace Reboot and That Sunset Boulevard-Themed Viral Video by Adam Hetrick

Executive producers and original creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick reveal the story behind the long-awaited television reboot.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Motion Filed to Dismiss Suit Against Producers Who Promised A-List Stars for Would-Be Broadway Shows by Adam Hetrick

Al Pacino, Keira Knightley, Miley Cyrus, and Gary Oldman were among the stars promised for various Broadway productions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

Mara Davi Joins Aaron Tveit in Company at Barrington Stage; Complete Cast Set for Ragtime by Adam Hetrick

Casting is also set for the Barrington productions of Speech & Debate and This.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos Joins Lady Gaga-Bradley Cooper Star Is Born Remake by Adam Hetrick

Ramos will play an aspiring dancer in the latest remake of the 1937 film classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:57PM

Broadway Has Another Record-Breaking Year at the Box Office by Adam Hetrick

The 2016–2017 season’s 45 productions raked in $1.4 billion at the box office.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PM

Monday, May 22, 2017

New Director Boards Tootsie Musical Ahead of June Reading by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana takes on the role originated on screen by Dustin Hoffman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00PM

Experience the Tony-Honored The Encounter in Its Entirety in This Filmed Performance by Adam Hetrick

Put on your headphones and watch—and hear—Simon McBurney’s sonically immersive play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PM

Barrett Foa, Jonah Platt, Donna Lynne Champlin to Join The Skivvies in L.A. by Adam Hetrick

The stripped-down musical duo of Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina will play Rockwell Table & Stage May 28 and 30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Friday, May 19, 2017

Joel Grey Will Join Talkback at Paley Center’s George M! Screening by Adam Hetrick

The Tony- and Oscar-winning actor will attend the May 28 New York screening of the 1968 Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

Nicole Kidman Goes Sci-Fi Punk in New Teasers for John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Adam Hetrick

Kidman, Alex Sharp, Ruth Wilson, and Elle Fanning star in the film about a young alien girl who falls for a punk in 1970s London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Will Develop Musicals by Tysen and Miller, Jenny Giering, and Will Van Dyke by Adam Hetrick

The retreat provides a secluded summer getaway for writers of new musicals in the Hudson Valley.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM

Thursday, May 18, 2017

MTI Acquires Rights to My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon, and More by Adam Hetrick

The acquisition also includes performance rights to Lerner and Loewe’s early work The Day Before Spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Abby Mueller, Katie Rose Clarke, and More Are Part of Huey Lewis Musical Reading by Adam Hetrick

The Heart of Rock and Roll uses the hit songs of the 1980s hit-maker.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

King Kong Musical Will Conquer Broadway in 2018; Harry Potter Scribe Joins Creative Team by Adam Hetrick

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child co-author Jack Thorne has written the new book for the musical that will arrive at the Broadway Theatre in fall 2018.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Disney’s The Little Mermaid Live Special to Air on ABC by Adam Hetrick

Live celebrity performances will be intertwined with the 1989 Disney animated classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PM

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Paley Center Musical Screenings Continue with Purlie and Cinderella by Adam Hetrick

Playbill and The Paley Center invite fans to relive some of the most iconic musical theatre performances ever captured on screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Friday, May 12, 2017

How Dear Evan Hansen’s Danny Mefford Made the Leap from Dancer to Choreographer by Adam Hetrick

The choreographer of Fun Home and Venus is the latest guest on the artist podcast hosted by Leah Walsh.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

How Dear Evan Hansen’s Danny Mefford Made the Leap from Actor to Choreographer by Adam Hetrick

The choreographer of Fun Home and Venus is the latest guest on the artist podcast hosted by Leah Walsh.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

Vulture Festival Lines Up Tituss Burgess and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend by Adam Hetrick

Neil Patrick Harris, Rachel Bloom, and the cast of Orange Is the New Black will participate in the May 20-21 weekend of pop culture.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

NBC Renews Tina Fey Sitcom Great News, Starring Andrea Martin by Adam Hetrick

The show follows Martin as an intern at the TV station where her daughter works.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda to Fund O’Neill Theater Center Scholarships for Artists of Color by Adam Hetrick

Miranda’s first musical In the Heights was developed as part of the O’Neill Center’s National Music Theater Conference.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Broadway’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 Adds Midnight Benefit Performance by Adam Hetrick

The special late-night performance of the Tony-nominated play will benefit The Actors Fund.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59PM

Educational Theatre Association Announces 2017-2018 New Troupe Charter Grants by Adam Hetrick

Tams-Witmark Music Library underwrites the grants that assist theatre students in financially challenged communities across the U.S.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Al Hirschfeld Theatrical Exhibit Returns to Algonquin Hotel by Adam Hetrick

The iconic black-and-white caricatures of Tony Award-winning musicals and plays will be on display in the hotel’s Lobby Lounge.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

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