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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…

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Friday, June 26, 2015

Exclusive! Audra McDonald Cheers On Equality “Ride Your Rainbow-Clad Motorcycle Into the Sunset!” by Adam Hetrick

Audra McDonald knows a little something about making history. In addition to breaking records as a six-time Tony Award-winning Broadway star, she's been a tireless advocate for t…

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Broadway Erupts With Joy and Tears for Marriage Equality Audra McDonald, Jonathan Groff, Harvey Fie by Adam Hetrick

Following the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …

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Broadway Erupts With Joy and Tears for Marriage Equality John Cameron Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, by Adam Hetrick

Following the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …

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Broadway Erupts With Joy and Tears Over Marriage Equality Ruling Jerry Mitchell, Kelli O’Hara, Liza by Adam Hetrick

Following the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …

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Broadway Erupts With Joy and Tears Over Marriage Equality Ruling John Cameron Mitchell, Lea Delaria by Adam Hetrick

Following the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Broadway Erupts With Joy and Tears for Marriage Equality John Cameron Mitchell, Lea Delaria, Kelli by Adam Hetrick

Following the Supreme Court of the United States' June 26 landmark ruling effectively making Marriage Equality the law of the land, members of the Broadway community spoke with Playbill …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Letters of Grey Gardens’ Little Edie Beale to Be Auctioned Today and Tomorrow by Adam Hetrick

Letters and cards penned by Little Edie Beale, the East Hampton socialite whose life was captured in the documentary and subsequent musical Grey Gardens, will be auctioned June 26 and 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:12AM
Thursday, June 25, 2015

Yul Brynner’s Last Anna Remembers Her Own Emotional King and I Moment by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil made her Broadway debut in the 1984-85 revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I and was the last actress to star as Mrs. Anna opposite Yu…

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Invisible Life Musical, About Bi-Sexual and Gay Black Culture, Hits Stage With Brenda Braxton and Fr by Adam Hetrick

A musical adaptation of best-selling author E. Lynn Harris' 1994 novel "Invisible Life," which tracks one man's coming of age and his experiences in bisexual and gay cu…

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Broadway Stars Join Jason Robert Brown for Live-Streamed Bridges of Madison County Iowa Concert by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown will conduct selections from The Bridges of Madison County as part of a special July 2 concert with the Des Moines Symphony. J…

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Letters of Grey Gardens’ Little Edie Beale to Be Auctioned by Adam Hetrick

Letters and cards penned by Little Edie Beale, the East Hampton socialite whose life was captured in the documentary and subsequent musical Grey Gardens, will be auctioned June 26 and 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM
Monday, June 22, 2015

“Smash” Musical Bombshell Headed to the Stage by Adam Hetrick

Following the success of the one-night-only June 8 Broadway concert staging of the Marilyn Monroe-inspired musical Bombshell, which was born from the NBC series "Smash,"…

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Initial Slate of Tix On Sale for Broadway Color Purple Revival with Jennifer Hudson by Adam Hetrick

Tickets go on sale June 22 at 10 AM to Audience Rewards members for the upcoming Broadway revival of The Color Purple starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo and Daniell…

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Live Tweets, Photos and Star Reactions! Social Media Highlights from the Exciting Into the Woods Reu by Adam Hetrick

Into the Woods creators Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine reunited with original cast members Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien and more at the Brooklyn Academy of Music June 21. …

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Intimate Reinvention of Titanic Ends Toronto Run Is the Road Next? by Adam Hetrick

An intimate revival of Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's Tony Award-winning musical Titanic, which was first seen in an acclaimed London staging, ends its Toronto run June 21 at the Pri…

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Friday, June 19, 2015

Musical About Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan Scandal Draws Broadway Actors by Adam Hetrick

Tracy McDowell (Motown, Rent) and Jenna Leigh Green (Wicked) will co-star as dueling Olympic figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan in the New York Musical Theatre Festival prod…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

The Revolution Is Coming! Meet the Cast of Broadway’s Hamilton! by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Groff, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo reunited June 18 to begin rehearsals for the Broadway premiere of the award-winning musical Ham…

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The Revolution Is Coming! Meet the Full Cast of Broadway’s Hamilton! by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jonathan Groff, Leslie Odom Jr. and Phillipa Soo reunited June 18 to begin rehearsals for the Broadway premiere of the award-winning musical Ham…

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The Dynasty Continues! King and I Revival Names Its Next Two Kings by Adam Hetrick

Lincoln Center Theater's Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The King and I has announced the next two actors who will assume the r…

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Billy Elliot Star Will Headline Huntington’s A Little Night Music by Adam Hetrick

Haydn Gwynne, who earned an Olivier Award for her performance in the original London production of Billy Elliot, and later repeated her work on Broadway, will star as Desiree Armfeldt in the…

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Exclusive! Andrew Lippa On Creating Kristin Chenoweth’s “Descendants” Song, Their Next Collaboration by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated composer-lyricist – and now actor – Andrew Lippa is having a banner year. In addition to performing in his oratorio I Am Harvey Milk last fal…

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Megan Hilty to Star in City Center’s Annie Get Your Gun Concert by Adam Hetrick

"Smash" star Megan Hilty will play sharpshooter Annie Oakley in New York City Center's one-night-only concert performance of the Irving Berlin classic Annie Get Your Gu…

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Bridges of Madison County and Les Miserables Stars Took Part in Workshop of Ahrens and Flaherty’s An by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Prior to its world premiere at Hartford Stage next spring, the stage adaptation of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's animated feature "Anastasia" was presented June 12 in a st…

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Out Now! Hear Exclusive Marin Mazzie Song from New Misia Musical Album! by Adam Hetrick

PS Classics' studio cast recording of the new Vernon Duke musical Misia was released June 16. To celebrate the album's release, Playbill.com is premiering "My Gifts," the…

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Out Today! Hear Exclusive Marin Mazzie Song from New Misia Musical Album! by Adam Hetrick

PS Classics' studio cast recording of the new Vernon Duke musical Misia is released June 16. To celebrate the album's release, Playbill.com is premiering "My Gifts," the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00PM

New National Tour of Annie Will Play New York by Adam Hetrick

A revamped touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical Annie, which launched last September in Detroit, will play the New York City region. The non-equity production will pl…

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Exclusive! “Camp” Sequel in the Works Patti LuPone and Donna Murphy Tapped to Cameo by Adam Hetrick

"Camp," the 2003 indie film musical that was born out of real-life experiences at the famed theatre camp Stagedoor Manor, is heading back to the big screen, writer-director…

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Australian King and I and Wicked Stars Lead Re-Imagined Jekyll & Hyde Surprises in Store! by Adam Hetrick

Teddy Tahu Rhodes, who recently headlined the Australian revivals of The King and I and South Pacific, will star in the dual roles of Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde in an all-new productio…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

Tony-Nominated On the Town Star Tony Yazbeck Sets Release for New Album by Adam Hetrick

Tony Yazbeck, the Tony-nominated leading man who dances and croons his way through the Broadway revival of On the Town, has revealed release dates for "The Floor Above Me," a n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, June 15, 2015

After Midnight Star Will Headline Dreamgirls at Milwaukee Rep by Adam Hetrick

Cedric Neal, who has appeared on Broadway in After Midnight and The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, will star as James "Thunder" Early in Milwaukee Repertory Theater's fall prod…

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