All stories by Adam Hetrick on BroadwayStars

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Tony Yazbeck and Laura Osnes Lead Crazy for You Concert at Geffen Hall Feb. 19 by Adam Hetrick

Susan Stroman recreates her original Tony Award-winning choreography for the one-night-only event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:37PM
Saturday, February 18, 2017

New Musical Come From Away Begins Broadway Previews Feb. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Chad Kimball and Jenn Colella star in the show that tells the story of travelers stranded on September 11, 2001.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 17, 2017

Chita Rivera Set forTODAY’s Living Legends Series by Adam Hetrick

The two-time Tony Award winner’s interview with Al Roker will air February 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

The Compass Podcast Welcomes Costume Designer Caitlin Cisek by Adam Hetrick

Hosted by Leah Walsh, the February 17 episode features Cisek speaking about collaboration, teaching, and life as a freelance artist.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Watch Anastasia’s Christy Altomare Sing “Journey to the Past” With Symphony Orchestra by Adam Hetrick

The new Broadway musical will open April 24 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

Cynthia Erivo Will Sing at Oscars’ Governors Ball by Adam Hetrick

The Tony-winning Color Purple star will perform as part of the post-Academy Awards celebration.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

New Musical Come From Away Announces Rush Ticket Policy by Adam Hetrick

The new Broadway musical begins previews February 18 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

Broadway-Bound Secret Garden and Hamilton Will Play TUTS by Adam Hetrick

Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars has announced the lineup of musicals slated for its 2017-2018 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Robert Falls to Direct Stacy Keach in Goodman’s Pamplona by Adam Hetrick

Keach will again portray Pulitzer-winning author Ernest Hemingway in the world-premiere drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM

Watch Another Deleted Scene from Disney’s Moana by Adam Hetrick

A cut scene has been released from the musical that features music from Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM

Atlanta-Area Grease Gets Site-Specific Makeover by Adam Hetrick

The award-winning Serenbe Playhouse will present a new staging of the musical that will evoke a drive-in movie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PM

Tracy Letts’ The Minutes Will Transfer to Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Steppenwolf Theatre production reunites the playwright with Tony Award-winning August: Osage County director Anna D. Shapiro.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Read Reviews for Tracy Letts’ Man from Nebraska with Reed Birney and Annette O’Toole by Adam Hetrick

The drama from the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County playwright opened Off-Broadway February 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical Hits Cinemas Feb. 16 by Adam Hetrick

The live film of the Broadway musical stars Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, and Andrew Keenan-Bolger.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Watch Felicia Boswell Sing “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress by Adam Hetrick

The Shuffle Along actor performs the Sara Bareilles single as part of the Turning the Page performance series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Watch Ryan Steele and Garen Scribner Dance in “Sold My Soul” Music Video by Adam Hetrick

The new music video from the indie band Moondrunk features leading dancers from Newsies and An American in Paris.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:49PM

Maria Friedman Will Stage Merrily We Roll Along at the Huntington by Adam Hetrick

The actor-director staged an acclaimed West End revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical that was broadcast in cinemas.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PM

Immersive Sweeney Todd Sets Up Pie Shop at Barrow Street Feb. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller has been reset within a working pie shop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Monday, February 13, 2017

Yeast Nation, from Writers of Urinetown, Will Play St. Louis by Adam Hetrick

Set in 3,000,458,000 BC, the unconventional show from the Tony-winning writers of Urinetown musicalizes the first life forms on earth.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04PM

Actors’ Equity Extends LORT Contract Negotiations by Adam Hetrick

The contract negotiations affect 72 member theatres, including Broadway’s Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Roundabout Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PM
Monday, February 6, 2017

Why Disney Decided Newsies Was Ready for the Big Screen by Adam Hetrick

After initially resisting the idea of preserving the stage show on film, Disney Theatrical’s Thomas Schumacher realized how to do it right.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Groff, and More Salute Mary-Mitchell Campbell by Adam Hetrick

The Transport Group’s gala evening features a slate of Broadway stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 3, 2017

Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Begins to Sell Out in Pre-Sale by Adam Hetrick

Starring Emma Watson as Belle, the Disney film is scheduled to open in cinemas nationwide March 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Barbra Streisand Sets New York Area Encore Concerts by Adam Hetrick

The award-winning performer is set to play Brooklyn and Long Island this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM

Lucille Lortel Awards Set May Date at Skirball Center by Adam Hetrick

The 32nd Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will honor William Ivey Long, Lynn Nottage, and Harold Wolpert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM
Monday, January 30, 2017

Dramatists Guild President on How Artists Can Take Action to Save the National Endowment for the Arts by Adam Hetrick

Doug Wright says the elimination of federal arts funding is an attempt to silence artists, who he defines as truth tellers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PM

9 Sneak Peeks From Broadway’s Spring Shows by Adam Hetrick

A world-premiere song from Bandstand, performances from Amélie, Come From Away, and more in this first look at the 2017 spring season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM
Friday, January 27, 2017

What’s Next for Half Time and The Prom by Adam Hetrick

The inside scoop on two out-of-town musicals aiming for Broadway—and the cities they tried out.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:02PM

What’s Next for Broadway-Bound Musicals Half Time and The Prom by Adam Hetrick

The inside scoop on two out-of-town musicals aiming for Broadway—and the cities they tried out.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:02PM

Playbill’s BroadwayCon Booth Includes “Piano-Bar” Sing-A-Longs, Merch, Raffles, and More by Adam Hetrick

Shop for your favorite show merchandise, win prizes, put your photo on a Playbill, and belt out some show tunes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:07AM

Trump Pick for Secretary of State Urges Continued Funding for National Endowments for the Arts by Adam Hetrick

Rex Tillerson, nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, took to social media to express his support for federal arts funding.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:21AM

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