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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Broadway Marquees Will Dim Tonight in Remembrance of Roger Rees by Adam Hetrick

The 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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

American Psycho by Spring Awakening Composer, Sets Broadway Opening See Killer New Artwork! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

A February 2016 start of previews has been scheduled for American Psycho, the stage musical adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel, with music by Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening).

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM

The Dynasty Continues! Jose Llana Takes Lead in King and I Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Jose Llana takes the throne of Siam as The King in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The King and I  sta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM
Monday, July 13, 2015

Idina Menzel Taps Grammy-Winning Mariah Carey Collaborator for New Pop Album and Broadway Musical by Adam Hetrick

Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Walter Afanasieff revealed that he is collaborating with Tony Award-winning Wicked and If/Then star Idina Menzel on a new pop album and a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM

Broadway Lights Will Dim for Tony Winner Roger Rees by Adam Hetrick

The 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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

Michelle Obama Attends The King and I On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

It was a weekend of theatregoing for First Lady Michelle Obama, who took in the Tony Award-winning Broadway productions of Kinky Boots and The King and I.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PM
Sunday, July 12, 2015

Words of Helen Keller Inspire Three Days to See, Premiering Tonight by Olivia Clement and Adam Hetrick

The Transport Group production of Three Days to See, a play based on the words of American author Helen Keller, begins previews July 12 at Theatre 79.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Michelle Obama, Daughters Catch Kinky Boots on Broadway and “Loved Every Minute” by Adam Hetrick

First Lady Michelle Obama, along with her mother Marian Lois Robinson and daughters Sasha and Malia, made another Broadway memory today. The First Family attended the July 11 matinee of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:34PM

Stephen Schwartz’s Prince of Egypt Re-Born as Stage Musical, Gets Starry Reading With Aaron Lazar, N by Olivia Clement and Adam Hetrick

Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theater presents a July 11 concert reading of the first act of The Prince of Egypt, a new stage adaptation of the animated 1998 film by Wicked composer and lyric…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 10, 2015

Jeremy Jordan, Annaleigh Ashford, Nick Adams Are Latest to Strip With The Skivvies by Adam Hetrick

The Skivvies, the musical duo comprised of New York City actor-musicians Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, have lined up a summer of stripped down music with some of Broadway's hottes…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

Spring Awakening Is “Translated Into Silence” for Broadway Return, As Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik by Adam Hetrick

Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening is heading back to Broadway in an all-new production from Deaf West Theatre that promises to crack ope…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

22-Track The Visit Cast Album, Starring Chita Rivera, Hits Stores by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast recording of The Visit, the final musical by the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb, arrives in stores July 10. The dark musical starred two-time Tony-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

Broadway Hit Kinky Boots Is Heading Down Under by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning hit musical Kinky Boots will receive its Australian premiere in October 2016 at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:11PM

Original Star Sets Return to Broadway’s Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Adam Hetrick

Bryce 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, will return to the Tony-winning…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PM
Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Exclusive! Watch Moving Video Selections from Jason Robert Brown’s Bridges of Madison County Concert by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown conducted selections from his 2014 musical The Bridges of Madison County as part of a special July 2 concert with the Des Moin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:10PM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

John Ellison Conlee Withdraws From The Wild Party at Encores! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Ryan Andes has replaced John Ellison Conlee in the July 15-18 Encores! Off-Center staging of Andrew Lippa's Wild Party, which will feature Tony Award winner Sutton Foster as Quee…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:39PM
Thursday, July 2, 2015

Broadway Stars Join Jason Robert Brown for Tonight’s Live-Streamed Bridges of Madison County Iowa Co by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown conducts selections from his 2014 musical The Bridges of Madison County as part of a special July 2 concert with the Des Moine…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Godspell, Wicked and Skivvies Stars Line Up for “Jagged Little Pill” by Adam Hetrick

54 Sings Alanis Morissette, a concert featuring Broadway favorites performing songs by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, will be presented July 2. The event celebra…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:53PM

Broadway Game-Changer Fun Home Inks Licensing Deal; Vocal Selections to Be Released by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home, based on the graphic memoir of lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel, could end up in a theatre near you. Licensing and publishing company Samuel Fre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Original Musical Comedy It Shoulda Been You Sets Summer Closing by Adam Hetrick

It Shoulda Been You, the new musical comedy about a wedding gone awry that stars Tyne Daly, Harriet Harris, David Burtka and Sierra Boggess, will end its Broadway run Aug. 9, lead producer D…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:14PM

Hit the Road and See Some Shows With 9 Theatrical Day-Trip Excursions from NYC! by Adam Hetrick

While the 4th of July holiday finds many New Yorkers escaping the city, the long weekend provides city dwellers (and visitors) a great opportunity to take advantage of the wide variety of cu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:53PM

Jennifer Hudson Will Break Your Heart With This Color Purple Song Listen to It Here! by Robert Viagas and Adam Hetrick

Jennifer Hudson, who will play Shug Avery in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Color Purple, has released a video of her performance of the song "Too Beautiful for Words."

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM

William Inge Play Gets World Premiere Tonight at Williamstown by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Williamstown Theatre Festival will host the world premiere of Off the Main Road, a play by William Inge. It opens the 2015 Williamstown summer season, which includes the anticipated stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

After a Half Century on the Shelf, a Lost William Inge Play Gets World Premiere Tonight at Williamst by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Williamstown Theatre Festival will host the world premiere of Off the Main Road, a play by William Inge. It opens the 2015 Williamstown summer season, which includes the anticipated stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Hear Kander and Ebb’s Final Broadway Score! The Visit Cast Album Released Digitally Today by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast album of The Visit, the final musical by the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb, is available for digital download June 30. The dark musical starred two-t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Get Tix to The Color Purple, Featuring Jennifer Hudson, Starting Today! by Adam Hetrick

Tickets go on sale June 30 to members of the general public for the upcoming Broadway revival of The Color Purple, starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo and Danielle B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, June 29, 2015

Patti LuPone Commands Community Theatre in Off-Broadway World Premiere, Opening Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Olivier and two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone stars as a headstrong community theatre diva in the Off-Broadway world premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's semi-autobiographical …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM

Must Watch: Audra McDonald Sings a Passionate “Rainbow High” at Carnegie Hall by Robert Viagas and Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Audra McDonald, who won a record-breaking sixth Tony Award for her performance in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, gave a solo concert April 29 at Carnegie Hall, which has made a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM

Michael Cerveris, Matt Doyle and Judy Kaye Are Latest to Unzip With The Skivvies by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Michael Cerveris and Judy Kaye, as well as Matt Doyle, Morgan James and Randy Harrison, will join the stripped-down musical duo The Skivvies for their Aug. 1 show at J…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AM

For Beth Malone, “Butch Is A Beautiful Thing”  What This Fun Home Star Learned Playing Lesbian by Adam Hetrick

Fun Home Tony Award nominee Beth Malone opens up about portraying Broadway's first openly butch lesbian protagonist, how the role affected her personal life and how the showbiz machine t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 28, 2015

New York City Pride March, With Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen, Darren Criss and More, Spreads Love Thro by Adam Hetrick

Stage and screen actors Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen, who play a dueling gay couple in the BBC comedy "Vicious," are the grand marshals of the 2015 New York City Pride March, whic…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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