Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Grammy Award-winning singers Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah are the latest stars to board NBC's live broadcast of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, according to EW.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:29PMClassical music lovers in attendance at the LA Philharmonic's July 30 concert at the Hollywood Bowl will briefly see an "understudy" for famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PMTribes, British playwright Nina Raine's drama about a deaf man seeking a new life outside his dysfunctional family, will be produced by the Austin, TX-based Zach Theatre in early 201…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PMBryce Pinkham, who was Tony-nominated for creating the role of Monty Navarro in the Broadway production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, returns to the Tony-winning pro…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMMonday, July 27, 2015
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife – Second Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden – must have read President Barack Obama's review. The political couple were s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:15PMCourtney Reed, who stars as Jasmine in Disney's new Broadway musical Aladdin, covers "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman" from the hit animated film musical "Frozen" in a t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PMAward-winning singer-songwriter Elton John and Scissor Sisters front man Jake Shears, who is currently starring in an L.A. revival of Bent, are collaborating on a new musical.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PMHoneymoon in Vegas, the Jason Robert Brown musical based on the 1992 Castle Rock Entertainment film of the same name, may be coming to a theatre near you. Music Theatre International has jus…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, July 24, 2015
Beth Malone, who earned a 2015 Tony Award nomination for starring as Alison Bechdel in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, has added an additional concert on Aug. 31 at Joe's Pub aft…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PMThe cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home gathered together for an inspiring photo as part of the NOH8 campaign.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PMThursday, July 23, 2015
Tony winner Chita Rivera's concert special, which was filmed Jan. 26 in the midst of a heavy NYC snowfall, will air Nov. 6 on PBS stations around the country; check local listings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMTony winner Chita Rivera's concert special, which was filmed Jan. 26 in the midst of a heavy NYC snowfall, will air this fall on a date to be announced on PBS stations around the country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PMBenjamin Walker, who starred in the title role of Broadway's Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, will play serial killer Patrick Bateman in the Broadway debut of American Psycho, The New York …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PMOscar-winning songwriters Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are writing "about a dozen" new songs for the Broadway adaptation of the Disney animated film "Frozen,"…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PMElizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky will co-star as Francesca Johnson and Robert Kincaid, respectively, in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madiso…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMJason Danieley delivers a riveting performance of "The Only One" a new song from The Visit, the final Broadway musical from the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb. Go inside t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMSerenbe Playhouse premieres an immersive, outdoor retelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning rock musical Evita beginning July 23 in Chattahoochee Hills, GA. Randi …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMWednesday, July 22, 2015
The original Broadway cast album of the new Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton will be released this fall from Atlantic Records. The two-disc album will be produced by Ahmir "Q…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PMA cast album of the London production of The Light Princess, the new musical by Grammy Award winner Tori Amos, will be released this fall.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMTuesday, July 21, 2015
Actors' Equity Association has released a statement on the passing of Theodore Bikel, the original Sound of Music star who served as president of the theatrical union in the late 1970s a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMThe original Broadway cast recording of The Visit, the final musical by the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb starring Tony-winning legend Chita Rivera, debuted in the No. 1 slot o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PMTom Beard, the U.K. stage actor who most recently appeared on the London stage in Hotel at the National Theatre and in the U.S. as part of the Bridge Project's King Lear in 2011, died Ju…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PMBeth Malone, who earned a 2015 Tony Award nomination for starring as Alison Bechdel in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, will perform her solo show So Far Aug. 31 at Joe's Pub.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PMMonday, July 20, 2015
Disney's hit Broadway musical Newsies is getting a makeover in an all-new Italian production, which is set to premiere Oct. 31 in Milan. The Italian-language staging will feature…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PMSaturday, July 18, 2015
After receiving a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama during its Off-Broadway run, it appears that the red-hot Broadway ticket Hamilton will welcome President Barack Obama to the mu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, July 17, 2015
Aladdin Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart, Kerry Butler, Rebecca Luker and Courtney Reed are among the latest talents to join the lineup of participants for the first-ever Broadway…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AMThursday, July 16, 2015
After receiving a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama during its Off-Broadway run, it appears that the red-hot Broadway ticket Hamilton will welcome President Barack Obama to the mu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM"Smash" and Newsies star Jeremy Jordan has canceled his July 27-28 concerts at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, MA, due to scheduling conflicts with the new CBS seri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PMWednesday, July 15, 2015
Stephen Bogardus and Lauren Molina have joined the Huntington Theatre Company production of Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music. Performances begin Sept. 11 i…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PMChuck Wagner, who starred as Rapunzel's Prince in the original Broadway production of Into the Woods, will bring his solo show Living the Dream to 54 Below in August.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PMThe lights of Broadway will dim July 15 in memory of late Tony Award-winning actor Roger Rees, who died July 10 at the age of 71.
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