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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Group Tickets Go On Sale for Broadway Return of Miss Saigon by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning musical will be revived in spring 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:09PM
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

New Miss Trunchbull Takes Charge of Broadway’s Matilda by Adam Hetrick

Bryce Ryness steps into the role of the evil school headmistress June 7 at the Shubert Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, June 3, 2016

Overwhelming Deficit May Force Big Apple Circus to Close by Adam Hetrick

More than $2 million must be raised in the next two months to keep the non-profit afloat.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:25PM

Who’s Next: Tarell Alvin McCraney, Playwright by Adam Hetrick

As part of Playbill Pride 2016, we set our sights on the next generation of LGBTQ artists. First up, Tarell Alvin McCraney.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Playbill’s 30 Days of Pride Begins by Adam Hetrick

Playbill’s third annual Playbill Pride issue kicks-off celebrating the theatre’s diverse community of artists, innovators, service organizations and fans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, May 27, 2016

World Premiere of Anastasia Musical Opens Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The 1997 animated film musical, based on the legend of the Russian royal family, is reborn in a Broadway-bound stage adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Joey Arias, Amber Martin and Molly Pope Are Headed to Afterglow by Adam Hetrick

The innovative live arts festival will return to Provincetown in September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Exclusive: Michelle Obama Talks Arts Legacy and Power of Hamilton by Adam Hetrick

In this exclusive Q&A, First Lady Michelle Obama speaks about the arts legacy she wants to leave behind, the importance of art in schools and the cultural impact of Hamilton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Actors’ Equity Association Announces Election Results by Adam Hetrick

Fourteen Council seats across all three were filled.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:08PM

The Boys Upstairs Gets Chicago Premiere by Adam Hetrick

The comedy by Getting Groomed author Jason Mitchell is Chicago-bound.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PM

Douglas Hodge and Howard McGillin Set for My Fair Lady by Adam Hetrick

The Bay Street Theatre production of the Lerner and Loewe classic begins Aug. 2 under the direction of Tony nominee Michael Arden.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

Douglas Hodge and Kelli Barrett Set for My Fair Lady by Adam Hetrick

The Bay Street Theatre production of the Lerner and Loewe classic begins Aug. 2 under the direction of Tony nominee Michael Arden.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

Broadway’s Wicked Names Its Next Elphaba by Adam Hetrick

Jennifer DiNoia has played the role more than any other actress in the show’s history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

A Bronx Tale Musical Sets Sights on Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Chazz Palminteri musical, featuring a score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, with co-direction by Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks, is Broadway-bound.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:53PM

Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner Releasing Live Album by Adam Hetrick

Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley: Unattached – Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below will be released June 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

ABC Developing Live TV Musical by Adam Hetrick

The television network is the latest to announce plans for a live musical broadcast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30PM
Friday, May 13, 2016

Broadway’s Matilda Will Get New Miss Trunchbull by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber will depart the long-running Broadway musical June 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM

Les Misérables Writers Talk Returning to Saigon and What’s Next for Martin Guerre by Adam Hetrick

Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil discuss the creation of Les Miz and returning to work on Miss Saigon and Martin Guerre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Anastasia Cancels First Preview by Adam Hetrick

The new musical, which involves a technically ambitious physical production, has canceled its first preview.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PM

Anastasia Musical Leaps from Screen to Stage Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway-bound stage adaptation of the Ahrens and Flaherty animated film musical, featuring a new book by Terrence McNally, debuts tonight in Hartford.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Broadway-Bound Sherlock Holmes Sets Director by Adam Hetrick

Tony nominee Daniel Evans will direct the Broadway premiere of the play that promises to bring a new edge to the classic tale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM

Nick Cearley Will Bring Solo Show to 54 Below by Adam Hetrick

The Skivvies star will perform the one-man musical ...And Then I Wrote A Song About It May 13 in New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Alan Cumming, Justin Vivian Bond Sign On for Film About AIDS Activist by Adam Hetrick

Tony winner Alan Cumming will star in the film written by AIDS activist Vincent Gagliostro.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PM
Monday, May 9, 2016

Prior to Broadway, Josh Groban Will Launch Summer Tour by Adam Hetrick

The upcoming star of Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 will play a limited U.S. summer tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM
Friday, May 6, 2016

Lisa Lampanelli’s New-York Aimed Stuffed Set for Bay Street by Adam Hetrick

It’s the latest stop for the new play from comedian Lampanelli that addresses weight and body issues among a group of women.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM
Thursday, May 5, 2016

Broadway’s Finding Neverland to Close — Film Adaptation Planned by Adam Hetrick

The new musical will end its run in August, but plans for a future Broadway return and film adaptation are in motion.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33PM

Kacie Sheik, Kecia Lewis and Euan Morton to Headline New York Spectacular by Adam Hetrick

The revamped version of the New York City-themed show that features the Rockettes will return to Radio City in June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PM

Play About Trans Identity in America Gets NYC Reading by Adam Hetrick

David Greenspan, Tom Phelan and Dale Soules take part in the reading of MJ Kaufman’s latest play at The Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim Join The King and I by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning Broadway revival welcomes two new stars May 3 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, May 2, 2016

Jerry Mitchell Boards Pretty Woman Musical by Adam Hetrick

Details of the Broadway-aimed musical’s creative team have been revealed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:41PM

Les Miz Writers Honored With Starry Carnegie Hall Concert Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Patti LuPone, Jeremy Jordan, Lea Salonga and Norm Lewis are among those performing the work of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg,

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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