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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

In Less Than 8 Hours, Bombshell Broadway Concert Kickstarter Raises Over $150K by Adam Hetrick

"Smash" may have been short-lived on television, but it seems to have already achieved cult status among fervent fans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:44PM

In Under Two Hours, Bombshell Broadway Concert Kickstarter Raises Over $50K by Adam Hetrick

"Smash" may have been short-lived on television, but it seems to have already achieved cult status among fervent fans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:44PM

Bombshell Broadway Concert Finds a Theatre and Names Its Stars by Adam Hetrick

The one-night-only Broadway benefit concert of Bombshell is set to be a "Smash" as Christian Borle, Will Chase, Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee and Debra Messing line up to s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Lucie Arnaz Directs New Hazel Musical Reading by Adam Hetrick

Cabaret performer and stage actress Klea Blackhurst will repeat her role as wisecracking housemaid Hazel in a second New York City reading of a musical based on Ted Key's cartoon charact…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

Watch Bette Midler Turn Kim Kardashian’s Tweets Into a Musical Comedy Masterpiece (Video) by Adam Hetrick

Award-winning entertainer Bette Midler appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" March 10 to make a musical feast out of Kim Kardashian's Twitter account. Everything from #TheDress t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

Look Out, Florida! Clothing Required for Skivvies’ Next Gig by Adam Hetrick

Clothing will be required when the scantily clad musical duo The Skivvies perform for students at the Florida State Thespian Festival later this month. Die-hard fans take heart: They'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM

Iowa Is Setting for Bridges of Madison County Tour Launch by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County will launch its U.S. national tour this November at the Des Moines Performing Arts Civic Center. Iowa's scenic heartland …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM
Monday, March 9, 2015

Two Dozen Witches and $790 Million Later, Wicked First National Tour Reaches Final Bow by Adam Hetrick

With 10 Glindas, 14 Elphabas and an impressive $790 million in grosses to its credit, the first national tour of Wicked – known as the Emerald City Tour that launched March 8, 2005…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

Lily Tomlin, Lena Hall, Norm Lewis, Charles Busch and More Tell LGBT Stories in Song at Tonight’s Br by Adam Hetrick

Broadway Backwards, the gender-bending night where classic and contemporary Broadway songs are re-imagined for the LGBT community, returns for its tenth anniversary March 9 at the Al…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Get Front Row Seats to the Revolution! Tix On Sale Today for Broadway’s Hamilton by Adam Hetrick

Tickets go on sale Sunday March 8 at 9 AM for the Broadway transfer of the acclaimed Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton, which will begin performances July 13 at the Richard Rodgers The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 7, 2015

Revised Stephen Schwartz Rarity The Baker’s Wife Begins First NYC Professional Run Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Gallery Players production of The Baker's Wife, the Stephen Schwartz-Joseph Stein musical best known for producing the driving ballad "Meadowlark," begins perf…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, March 6, 2015

Actor Swaps Press-On Nails for Yellow Shoes, Doing Double-Duty On Broadway for Kander and Ebb by Adam Hetrick

Though many Broadway actors wait around for their next gig to come along, Matthew Deming found himself juggling two shows in recent weeks. While performing nightly as Mary Sunshine in the lo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00PM

Despite Hopes of a Return, Peter Gallagher Will Remain Absent from On the Twentieth Century by Adam Hetrick

While representatives for the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century were hopeful that leading man Peter Gallagher would be well enough to return to the revival the evening of March 6,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PM

Darren Criss’ “Teenage Dream” Comes True as Star of Today’s 17 Again Musical Reading by Adam Hetrick

"Glee" star Darren Criss, who is set to join the Broadway cast of Hedwig and the Angry Inch this spring, is starring in a reading of a new musical based on the 2009 Zac Efron film …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM

Billy Elliot Musical Likely Dancing Its Way Back to Screen by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway musical adaptation of Billy Elliot is likely in the works to dance its way back to screen, according to Stephen Daldry, who helmed both the original film and stage musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM
Thursday, March 5, 2015

The Bridges of Madison County Will Re-Kindle the Affair in Post-Broadway Regional Staging by Adam Hetrick

Arkansas Repertory Theatre will be among the first professional theatre companies in the U.S. to stage the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PM

Ashford & Simpson’s Invisible Life Musical Sets Apollo Theatre Dates 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…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Anna Chlumsky Will Host Off-Broadway’s Lortel Awards by Adam Hetrick

Stage and screen actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family," Comedy of Errors) and Anna Chlumsky ("Veep," Living on Love) have been announced to host the 30th Annual Lu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Still Ill After Brief Return, On the Twentieth Century Star Will “Rise Again” This Weekend by Adam Hetrick

Leading man Peter Gallagher, who returned to the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century March 3 after a week-long absence due to illness, will miss an additional three performances…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM

“Sound of Music” Star Christopher Plummer Talks Oscars Absence and Lady Gaga by Adam Hetrick

Christopher Plummer, who starred as Captain von Trapp in the Oscar-winning 1965 film adaptation of "The Sound of Music," sat down with Deadline.com recently and opened up about…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

Skivvies Tap Stars of Last Five Years and Hamilton to Strip in Latest Show by Adam Hetrick

Adam Kantor (The Last Five Years) and Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) are among the performers who are set to bare it all in song when The Skivvies return to 42West March 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

Novel About Bi-Sexual and Gay Black Culture Hits Stage as New Musical from Motown’s “Solid (As A Roc by Adam Hetrick

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

Avery Fisher Hall To Be Renamed for Music Mogul David Geffen After $100M Gift by Adam Hetrick

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, which has been seeking a benefactor to finance the renovation of Avery Fisher Hall, has revealed its high-profile donor. Music and entertainment m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM

“One Life to Live” Award Winner to Sing Sondheim, Sara Bareilles and More On His New Album by Adam Hetrick

Nicholas Rodriguez, who made his Broadway debut in Tarzan and later went on to win a GLAAD Award for his performance on "One Life to Live," will release his debut solo album "…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AM
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Jessie Mueller and Heather Headley Will Share a Chicago Stage by Adam Hetrick

Beautiful Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller will be honored in her hometown of Chicago with the Sarah Siddons Society's Actress of the Year Award. The April 27 evening promises several st…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:16PM

Stars of Broadway Will Sing New York: Songs of the City at Town Hall by Adam Hetrick

Klea Blackhurst, Darius de Haas, La Tanya Hall, Leslie Kritzer, Jeffrey Schecter and Billy Stritch will celebrate the Big Apple in song March 21-23 at the 92Y as part of the latest Lyric…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AM

Liz Callaway, Ryan Silverman and Beth Leavel Will Sing West Side Story, Gypsy and More at Town Hall by Adam Hetrick

Broadway By the Year has announced the lineup of artists who will perform selections from musicals spanning 1941-1965, including the classics Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Gy…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM

Kristin Chenoweth Reunited With Her On the Twentieth Century Leading Man Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Leading man Peter Gallagher, who has been sidelined from On the Twentieth Century for the past week due to illness, returns to the Broadway revival March 3 at the American Airlines Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Spring Awakening Star Crowned New King of Hamilton Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Off-Broadway audiences encounter new stage royalty March 3 when Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff assumes the throne from Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James as King George III in the ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Two-Disc Cast Album of On the Town Gets Digital Release Today by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

PS Classics' two-disc cast album of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of the musical comedy On the Town, featuring a score by Leonard Bernstein, is released digitall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, March 2, 2015

Star’s Absence Forces New Broadway Opening Night for On the Twentieth Century by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century has postponed its opening night by three days after the show's leading man, Tony Award nominee Peter Gallagher, missed a week of performa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PM

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