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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

Rarely Heard Songs Captured On Fun Home Star’s New “Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel” Album by Adam Hetrick

Judy Kuhn, who returns to Broadway this spring in the new musical Fun Home, will record an album dedicated to the music of Richard Rodgers, his daughter Mary Rodgers and her son Adam Guettel…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AM

Gay Identity, Race and Family Deepen The Mystery of Love and Sex, Opening Off-Broadway Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award nominee Diane Lane and Tony nominee Tony Shalhoub return to the New York Stage in Bathsheba Doran's The Mystery of Love & Sex, which officially opens Off-Broadw…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10AM
Sunday, March 1, 2015

“House of Cards” Actress Leads Simon Stephens’ Drama Harper Regan, Starting Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Molly Parker, who plays Jackie Sharp in the Netflix political drama "House of Cards," stars in the Canadian Stage production of Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 28, 2015

David Cromer’s Angels in America, Starring Claybourne Elder, Opens Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Claybourne Elder, seen Off-Broadway in Road Show, Allegro and Broadway's Bonnie & Clyde, stars in the Kansas City Repertory Theatre production of Tony Kushner's Angels in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 27, 2015

On the Twentieth Century Will Steam Along Without Sidelined Star by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated On the Twentieth Century leading man Peter Gallagher, who has missed performances of the musical revival since falling ill Feb. 21, will remain sidelined from the pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PM

Leonard Nimoy, “Star Trek” Pioneer With Lifelong Ties to the Stage, Dies at 83 by Adam Hetrick

Actor Leonard Nimoy, the screen actor best-known for portraying Mr. Spock on the television series "Star Trek," who retained a passion for theatrical work throughout his decade…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

Should They Have Kept It? See Meryl Streep’s Cut Song from “Into the Woods”! by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

"She'll Be Back," a new Stephen Sondheim song written for Meryl Streep to perform as The Witch in the screen adaptation of "Into the Woods," was cut before the film e…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

Darren Criss Wakes Up to “Teenage Dream” as Star of 17 Again Musical 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 08:27PM

The Confessions Continue: Patti Issues and Bad With Money Extend by Adam Hetrick

Ben Rimalower's confessionary solo evenings Patti Issues and Bad With Money will play an extended repertory run through April 29 at the Duplex.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PM

See Flash Clip of Meryl Streep Belting Witch’s Cut Song in New “Into the Woods” Blu-Ray Teaser! by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The new Blu-ray trailer for the Disney at-home release of "Into the Woods" gives fans a brief glimpse of "She'll Be Back," an original Stephen Sondheim song w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PM

Wolf Hall Double-Bill Offers $27 Student Tickets, Individual Performances Also for Sale by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton, Carey Purcell

The Broadway engagement of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the history novels by Hilary Mantel about Henry VIII, which will begin performances March 20 at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM

Von Trapp Family Member Responds to Lady Gaga’s “Sound of Music” Performance by Adam Hetrick

Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of Maria von Trapp, expressed her feelings about Lady Gaga's performance of songs from The Sound of Music at the Oscar's earlier this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PM

Hair’s Original Broadway Hippies Plan Stage Reunion by Adam Hetrick

Cast members from the original 1968 Broadway production of Hair will be part of a multigenerational concert retrospective of the landmark musical at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Spring Awakening Star Is New King of Broadway-Bound Hamilton by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff will assume the throne from Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James as King George III in the hot, new Broadway-bound Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilto…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:30PM

Post-Iceman, Nathan Lane Will Return to Hit Broadway Comedy by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, currently starring in the acclaimed revival of The Iceman Cometh at BAM, will return to the role of world-weary actor James Wicker in the hit Broadway come…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

Jessie Mueller Headlines Family-Friendly Carnegie Hall Concert With Songs from Beautiful, Les Miz, R by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Jessie Mueller will headline Take the Stage, an interactive concert event April 18 that invites theatre-loving kids and their families to learn music and c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM

Artistic Director Andrew Upton Sets Departure from Sydney Theatre Company by Adam Hetrick

Andrew Upton, who served as co-artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company along with his wife, Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett – and later assumed sole leadership…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:45AM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Witch’s Cut Song, Fan “Easter Eggs” Among Surprises On “Into the Woods” Blu-Ray/DVD Release by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Disney has announced details of the special features that will be included in the Blu-ray, DVD and digital releases of its hit film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine mu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:39PM

Inside Lady Gaga’s “Sound of Music” Performance! Musical Director Stephen Oremus Shares Exclusive De by Adam Hetrick

The day after Lady Gaga set the Internet ablaze with her classical performance of a medley from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" at the 87th Annual Academy Awards…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

Illness Continues to Sideline On the Twentieth Century Leading Man by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated On the Twentieth Century star Peter Gallagher, who fell ill just prior to the Feb. 21 Saturday evening performance – prompting a last-minute cancellati…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AM

Tony Winner Paulo Szot Salutes Sinatra and Jobim in New Concert Act, Starting Tonight by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Paulo Szot, who made his Broadway debut as Emile de Becque in the 2008 revival of South Pacific, returns to the Manhattan nightspot 54 Below Feb. 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Dark Online Fantasies Have Real-Life Consequences in The Nether, Opening Off-Broadway Tonight by Adam Hetrick

"Nurse Jackie" Emmy winner Merritt Wever leads MCC Theater's New York premiere of playwright Jennifer Haley's award-winning drama The Nether, a futuristic work that exp…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, February 23, 2015

Stephen Schwartz Rarity The Baker’s Wife Will Get Brooklyn Staging by Adam Hetrick

Brooklyn's Gallery Players has announced casting for The Baker's Wife, the Stephen Schwartz-Joseph Stein musical best known for producing the driving ballad "Meadowlark,&quo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PM

Rob McClure Returns to His High School to Celebrate the Magic at Tonight’s Disney Benefit Concert by Adam Hetrick

Rob McClure, who stars in Broadway's Honeymoon in Vegas, returns to New Milford High School for a benefit concert Feb. 23 in New Jersey.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 22, 2015

See a Photo of Teenage Lady Gaga in Her High School Production of Guys and Dolls by Adam Hetrick

Before she was an international pop star, Lady Gaga was a New York City high school student with a leading role in a classic Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34PM

Keith Carradine Will Head West in Lerner and Loewe’s Paint Your Wagon for Encores! by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Keith Carradine and Alexandra Socha will co-star in the New York City Center Encores! staging of the 1951 Lerner and Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon, which will be pres…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:08PM

Star Illness Derails Last Night’s On the Twentieth Century; Audiences Treated to Impromptu Kristin C by Adam Hetrick

The Feb. 21 evening performance of the Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century was canceled at 8:05 PM after the show's leading man, Tony Award nominee Peter Gallagher, fell ill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PM

“Into the Woods,” Bradley Cooper, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Stone and Meryl Streep Go for Gold on Oscar N by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Meryl Streep are among the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards, which are presented Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywoo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tuck Everlasting, Starring Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ends Atlanta Run Is Broadway Next? by Adam Hetrick

The world-premiere engagement of the new, Broadway-aimed musical Tuck Everlasting, written by award-winning songwriters Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, ends its run Feb. 22 at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 21, 2015

Oscar Nominee Bradley Cooper’s London-Bound Elephant Man Ends Broadway Run by Carey Purcell and Adam Hetrick

The hit Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, starring four-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, concludes its run Feb. 21 at the Booth Theatre. The production, which will transfer…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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