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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Exclusive: Sater and Sheik\u2019s Nero Musical Gets Carnegie Mellon Workshop by Adam Hetrick

The musical from the Tony-winning Spring Awakening creators will be workshopped with students at Carnegie Mellon University.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:25PM
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Tickets On Sale for New York Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale for the newly revamped version of last year\u2019s spring extravaganza at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:16PM
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Watch Stephen Colbert Dance Into Fiddler on the Roof (For One Night Only) by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Colbert got in on the \u201CTradition\u201D when he welcomed the Fiddler on the Roof to Late Night.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM

Broadway\u2019s On Your Feet! Recording Live Cast Album? by Adam Hetrick

The new musical based on the lives of Gloria and Emilion Estefan is likely getting a live Broadway cast album.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Major Music Stars Line Up for \u201CHamilton Mixtape\u201D Album by Adam Hetrick

Busta Rhymes, Common, Queen Latifah and Ben Folds are among the stars who will remix Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s hit Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:20PM
Monday, February 29, 2016

London Miss Saigon Filmed for Cinema Broadcast by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway-bound revival of the Vietnam-set musical is heading to theatres this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Derek Hough Tapped to Star in Broadway\u2019s Singin' in the Rain by Adam Hetrick

The Dancing With the Stars favorite will take on the role made famous on screen by Gene Kelly.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:36PM
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Another World Emmy Winner Premieres New Stage Drama by Adam Hetrick

The Oakland Sisters, a new play by Emmy-winning Another World and \u00ADGuiding Light soap writer Harding Lemay, will get intimate New York reading.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Broadway's Stephen Oremus and Lady Gaga Reuniting for Oscars Musical Moment by Adam Hetrick

Lady Gaga and Stephen Oremus are reuniting for the Oscars after scoring big with last year\u2019s Sound of Music tribute.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:14PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

George C. Wolfe to Receive O\u2019Neill\u2019s Monte Cristo Award by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe will receive the 16th Monte Cristo Award.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:17PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

See Who Will Play Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in Broadway Musical Nerds by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) have been tapped to play tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively, in the forthcoming Broadway musi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

See Who Will Play Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in Broadway Musical \nNerds by Robert Viagas,adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (The Book of Mormon) and Bryan Fenkart (Memphis) have been tapped to play tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, respectively, in the forthcoming Broadway mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM

Kevin Kline and Nina Arianda Team Up for Present Laughter Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Oscar winner Kevin Kline co-directs and stars opposite Tony winner Nina Arianda in a one-night-only staging of Noel Coward's Present Laughter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 21, 2016

Secret Garden Concerts, With Sydney Lucas, Daisy Eagan, Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo, Begin Ton by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning musical The Secret Garden, featuring book and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon, gets a starry concert presentation Feb. 21-22 at David Geffen Ha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Broadway Couple Andy Karl and Orfeh Play American Songbook by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Andy Karl and Orfeh, one of Broadway's brightest couples, join forces onstage Feb. 20 as part of the American Songbook series at the Appel Room.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 19, 2016

New York-Aimed King Kong Gets High Profile Presentation With Broadway Players by Adam Hetrick

Robert Creighton, Lora Lee Gayer, Marc Kudisch and Euan Morton were part of a high-profile Feb. 19 presentation of the Broadway-aimed mega musical King Kong.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM

Newsies Tony Winner Will Choreograph New Patti LuPone-Christine Ebersole Musical by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Newsies choreographer Christopher Gattelli has signed on for the world-premiere musical War Paint, which will co-star Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Chris…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Exclusive: London Guys and Dolls May Be Filmed for BBC as Greenberg Lines Up Nickelodeon Musical by Adam Hetrick

Plans are underway for the BBC to film the acclaimed London revival of Guys and Dolls staged by American director Gordon Greenberg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Kevin Kline and Nina Arianda Team Up for Present Laughter by Adam Hetrick

Oscar winner Kevin Kline will co-direct and star opposite Tony winner Nina Arianda in a one-night-only staging of Noel Coward's Present Laughter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PM

Is Bull Durham Musical Headed to Broadway? by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Bull Durham, the baseball musical that ended its world-premiere run in October 2014 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, is aiming for Broadway, according to a report in wralsportsfan.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PM

Sandy Duncan Exits Broadway’s Finding Neverland Abruptly by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Sandy Duncan has left the cast of Broadway's Finding Neverland just days after coming aboard the musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Bill Gates-Steve Jobs Musical Nerds Sets New Broadway Start Date by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Nerds, the new musical about tech giants Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, will begin Broadway previews April 1, one day later than originally announced. The production will bow at the Longacre The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Exclusive: Marin Mazzie Will Succeed Kelli O’Hara in Broadway’s King and I by Adam Hetrick

Three-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie will succeed Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara as Anna Leonowens in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of The King and I.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

Come From Away, Musical About Travelers Stranded on 9/11, Is Broadway-Bound by Adam Hetrick

Come From Away, the new rock musical that explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town on Sept. 11, 2001, will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30AM

Tickets Go on Sale Today for Motown’s Broadway Return by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tickets go on sale to the general public Feb. 16 for the midsummer Broadway encore of Motown The Musical, the hit show featuring music from the legendary Motown catalogue, which ended a 738&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Elmo Learns Hamilton’s “Story of Tonight” in Adorable Ham4Ham Video by Adam Hetrick

"Sesame Street" favorite Elmo stopped by the Broadway hit Hamilton to duet with Christopher Jackson in the latest installment of the Ham4Ham video series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02PM
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Lesli Margherita, Robin De Jesus, Ariana DeBose and More Have An Anti-Valentine’s Day Belt Fest Toni by Adam Hetrick

If you have no one to celebrate Valentine's Day with, ring in the holiday with a group of Broadway's best belters at An Anti-Valentine's Day Extravaganza Feb. 13 at 11:30 PM …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Video Week in Review: Sara Bareilles’ Surprise Performance, American Songbook, A Bronx Tale by Adam Hetrick

At BroadwayCon, Waitress songwriter Sara Bareilles offered an impromptu performance of "She Used to Be Mine"; at Lincoln Center, Jerry Dixon and Mario Cantone performed for the Amw…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 12, 2016

Misty Copeland Transforms Into Degas Dancer in Stunning New Photos by Adam Hetrick

Ballerina and Broadway star Misty Copeland, who appeared in the recent revival of On the Town, steps into the world of Edgar Degas in a series of portraits for Harper's Bazaar.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM

Sandy Duncan Flies to Broadway’s Neverland Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Sandy Duncan, who was Tony-nominated for her performance in the 1979 revival of Peter Pan, returns to J.M. Barrie's fantasy when she joins the cast of Broadway's Finding Neverlan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Verdict: Are the Critics Taking a Chance on Encores! Cabin in the Sky? by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Chuck Cooper and LaChanze as well as Tony nominee Norm Lewis star in the City Center Encores! staging of the 1940 Vernon Duke-John Latouche musical Cabin in the Sky, w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51PM

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