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Monday, June 24, 2019

Michael Cerveris, Matt Doyle, and Lesli Margherita Join The Skivvies for LGBT Fundraiser by Adam Hetrick

Proceeds from the June 24 concert at Brooklyn Brewery support the LGBT Bar of New York’s legal services for low income and LGBTQ+ youth.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM

Check Out More Performances From Broadway Bares: Take Off by Adam Hetrick

Pose and Kinky Boots star Billy Porter were among the special guests who performed at the 2019 fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM

Regent’s Park Theatre Announces Full Casting for Evita by Adam Hetrick

The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical is the fastest-selling production in the theatre’s history.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM

Friday, June 21, 2019

Check Out New Stars of London’s Waitress by Adam Hetrick

The West End production recently welcomed new cast members Ashley Roberts, Lucie Jones, and Blake Harrison.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

Transport Group's 2019–2020 Season to Include The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Starring Beth Malone by Adam Hetrick

The season will also include the world-premiere musical Broadbend, Arkansas.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

Read Reviews for Toni Stone Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

April Matthis stars in the new play by Lydia R. Diamond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Head Over Heels' Alexandra Socha to Star in Annie Get Your Gun at Bay Street by Adam Hetrick

Sarna Lapine will direct the production, which will incorporate elements from Dorothy Fields’ original script.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:28PM

Actors Fund to Present Evening With Cast and Creators of Tony-Winning Oklahoma! Revival by Adam Hetrick

The evening will take place at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PM

Dreamgirls Tony Winner Jennifer Holliday Will Make Australian Debut by Adam Hetrick

The Color Purple alum will play a July engagement at Sydney Cabaret.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM

Aladdin’s Hiba Elchikhe to Star in U.K. Premiere of Brooklyn Musical by Adam Hetrick

The complete cast is set for the London production of the Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Read Reviews for David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat, Starring John Malkovich by Adam Hetrick

The new play from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross playwright opened June 19 at London’s Garrick Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Hadestown Earns 13th Annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus by Adam Hetrick

The musical recently won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Hadestown Star Reeve Carney Will Play Encore Concert at The Green Room 42 by Adam Hetrick

Carney returns after two sold-out concerts at the venue earlier this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Hear New Song From Upcoming London Musical Fiver by Adam Hetrick

The dreams and desires of everyday Londoners are set in song as a £5 note makes its way through the city.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM

Pretty Woman Musical to Incorporate Roy Orbison Hit by Adam Hetrick

The 1964 single “Oh, Pretty Woman” became synonymous with the 1990 Richard Gere-Julia Roberts film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:12AM

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Russell Granet Named President and CEO of The New 42nd Street by Adam Hetrick

Granet most recently served as Acting President of Lincoln Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson, Directed by Theresa Rebeck, Opens Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Ann Harada, Dean Nolen, and David Wohl star in the new Rob Ackerman play that opens June 18.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:01AM

The Phantom of the Opera National Tour Casts New Christine Daaé by Adam Hetrick

Emma Grimsley will join principal cast members Derrick Davis and Jordan Craig in the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running hit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:21AM

Read Reviews for New Michael R. Jackson Musical A Strange Loop at Playwrights Horizons by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere musical opened Off-Broadway June 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30AM

Monday, June 17, 2019

Kristin Chenoweth Will Invite College Students to Perform in Upcoming Tour by Adam Hetrick

Places! The Kristin Chenoweth Experience will launch July 14 at The Hollywood Bowl.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Read Reviews for Off-Broadway Return of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fairview by Adam Hetrick

Jackie Sibblies Drury's drama about race, privilege, and surveillance opened Off-Broadway June 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

Friday, June 14, 2019

Paris Is Burning Documentary Begins Two-Week NYC Screening at Film Forum by Adam Hetrick

Jennie Livingston’s landmark documentary about Harlem’s drag ball scene in the 1980s has been newly restored by Janus Films.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

Jason Robert Brown to Play Barrington Stage Concert by Adam Hetrick

The Tony-winning Parade and Bridges of Madison County composer-lyricist will perform from his new album, How We React and How We Recover.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Ian McKellen On Stage Will Play West End This Fall by Adam Hetrick

The international stage and screen star is currently touring to 80 venues across the U.K.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14AM

Read Reviews for The Secret Life of Bees Musical Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Atlantic Theater Company world-premiere features a book by Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage and a score by Tony winner Duncan Sheik and Susan Birkenhead.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Susan Blackwell, Pamela Myers, and Lee Wilkof Join Into the Woods Town Hall Concert by Adam Hetrick

They join the previously announced Alice Ripley, Tony Yazbeck, Kate Shindle, and Betsy Wolfe for the July 8 concert of the Stephen Sondheim–James Lapine musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PM

American Idol’s Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young to Headline First Date National Tour by Adam Hetrick

The real-life couple, who met while appearing together in the Broadway revival of Hair, will co-star in the first national tour that’s set to launch in fall 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM