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Friday, January 30, 2015

Side Show Revival Album, With Bonus Tracks and New Songs, Changes Release Date by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The cast recording for the reimagined revival of the cult musical Side Show, which starred Erin Davie and Emily Padgett as conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, will be released …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

Side Show Revival Album, With Bonus Track and New Songs, Sets Release by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The cast recording for the reimagined revival of the cult musical Side Show, which starred Erin Davie and Emily Padgett as conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton, will be released …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

Hairspray, Kinky Boots and Academy Awards Designer David Rockwell on the Theatre’s “Iconic and Influ by Adam Hetrick

In Playbill.com's latest feature series, we ask theatre artists to offer a selection of the stage creations that were influential to their own work. The series continues with Emmy Award&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Tony Winners and Broadway Favorites Return for Broadway Backwards LGBT Night by Adam Hetrick

The tenth anniversary presentation of Broadway Backwards, which features male singers performing songs traditionally sung by women, and women singing tunes written for men, will feature Bria…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PM

Jason Robert Brown, Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor Add More Last Five Years Concerts by Adam Hetrick

Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe, who co-starred in the acclaimed Second Stage Theatre revival of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, will join the composer-ly…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

Playwright Rajiv Joseph’s Guards at the Taj Wins Laurents/Hatcher Award; Playwright Lindsey Ferrenti by Adam Hetrick

Bengal Tiger at the Bagdad Zoo writer Rajiv Joseph's new play Guards at the Taj, which will premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in May, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Laur…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PM

Broadway’s If/Then Sets Fall Tour Launch in Denver by Adam Hetrick

If/Then, the new musical by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal writers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, will launch a U.S. national tour in Denver this October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Geoffrey Rush Will Bring Story of Oliver! Composer to Big Screen by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush will star as Oliver! composer-lyricist Lionel Bart in "Consider Yourself," a new feature film that will trace the creation of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:25PM

Large-Scale West Side Story to Be Staged in Queens Factory Building With Broadway Actors by Adam Hetrick

Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute has announced plans to launch a city-wide exploration of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical West Side Story,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM

From Lea Salonga to Eva Noblezada, Our Favorite Miss Saigon Videos by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway production of Miss Saigon closed on Jan. 28, 2001, after 4,092 performances. Playbill.com is looking back with some of our favorite performances from the musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM

Large-Scale West Side Story to Be Staged in Queens Factory Building by Adam Hetrick

Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute has announced plans to launch a city-wide exploration of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical West Side Story,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM

Matilda Is Latest Broadway Show to Offer Autism-Friendly Performance by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the hit Broadway production Matilda The Musical have announced plans to collaborate with the Theatre Development Fund on an autism-friendly performance of the music…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

Wicked and Last Ship Actress Will Head to the Chatterbox by Adam Hetrick

Wicked and The Last Ship star Rachel Tucker will be the special guest at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox — hosted by Seth Rudetsky — Jan. 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM

Vampire Thriller Let the Right One In Extends New York Run by Adam Hetrick

The London stage thriller Let the Right One In, which opened to critical acclaim Jan. 25 at St. Ann's Warehouse, has extended its run into March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:39AM

Billy Porter Performs American Songbook Concerts Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots star Billy Porter offers two concerts Jan. 28 as the launch of the 2015 American Songbook series at the Appel Room. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Billy Porter and Cyndi Lauper “Get Happy” at Tonight’s American Songbook Concerts by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots star Billy Porter is joined by the musical's Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer, pop icon Cyndi Lauper, for his Jan. 28 American Songbook conce…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

If/Then Will Tour; LA’s Pantages Season Also Includes Beautiful and Cabaret by Adam Hetrick

National tours of the Broadway musicals If/Then, Beautiful, Cabaret and Bullets Over Broadway will play Los Angeles as part of the Pantages Theatre's 2015-16 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Even A Blizzard Can’t Stop Chita Rivera: Showbiz Trooper Tapes PBS Concert Special in Midst of Storm by Adam Hetrick

They don't make 'em like Chita Rivera anymore. The unstoppable Broadway veteran, who hails from an era when stars never missed a show, went on Jan. 26 in the midst of heavy snowfall …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PM

Broadway’s If/Then Begins Week-Long Hiatus As Idina Menzel Preps for Super Bowl Gig by Adam Hetrick

The new Broadway musical If/Then goes dark for eight performances beginning Jan. 27 in order to accommodate the travel schedule for the show's leading lady, Tony winner…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM

Broadway’s Kinky Boots Welcomes a New Lola Tonight! by Adam Hetrick

Kyle Taylor Parker, who headlines the national tour of Kinky Boots as Lola, steps into the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical Jan. 27 as the show's Tony-winnin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM
Monday, January 26, 2015

Nick Jonas Joins FOX Musical Horror Series “Scream Queens” by Adam Hetrick

Nick Jonas, seen on stage in Les Misérables and How to Succeed..., has joined Lea Michele, Joe Manganiello and Keke Palmer in "Scream Queens," the new new comedy-hor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:03PM

Broadway Shows Cancel As “Historic” Blizzard Blankets NYC: The Latest On What You Need to Know by Adam Hetrick

Broadway Theatres will go dark the evening of Jan. 26 as a major winter weather system bears down on the North East, with anywhere from 18 to 24 inches of snow forecast to fall across the Ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:57PM

Snow Snarls Start of Off-Broadway Comedy Starring YouTube Sensation Christina Bianco by Adam Hetrick

The scheduled first performance of Application Pending, the new Off-Broadway comedy starring Christina Bianco, has been canceled Jan. 26 as a blizzard bears down on New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM

Broadway Shows Cancel Ahead of Historic Blizzard: The Latest On What You Need to Know by Adam Hetrick

Broadway Theatres will go dark the evening of Jan. 26 as a major winter weather system bears down on the North East, with anywhere from 18 to 24 inches of snow forecast to fall across the Ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM

Broadway Shows Begin to Cancel Ahead of Historic Blizzard: What You Need to Know by Adam Hetrick

The Phantom of the Opera is the first Broadway production to cancel its performance for the evening of Jan. 26 as a major winter weather system bears down on the North East, with anywhere fr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM

“Harry Potter” Star Lands Role of Belle in Disney’s Live-Action Musical “Beauty and the Beast” by Adam Hetrick

Actress Emma Watson, best known for portraying Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" film franchise, will take on the role of Belle in Disney's live action adaptation of its a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AM

With Potential for Historic Blizzard, Broadway Remains Open: What You Need to Know by Adam Hetrick

With anywhere from 18 to 24 inches of snow forecast to fall across the New York City area in the next 24 hours, the show is still slated to go on for a handful of Broadway shows scheduled to…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AM

YouTube Sensation Christina Bianco Tackles Over 40 Roles in New Off-Broadway Comedy Starting Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Christina Bianco, known for her YouTube diva impression videos as well as her performances in Forbidden Broadway, stars in the new Off-Broadway comedy Application Pending, which begins p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Broadway Pre-Sale Begins for Kander and Ebb’s The Visit, Starring Chita Rivera by Adam Hetrick

Tickets for the streamlined, one-act incarnation of the Kander and Ebb musical The Visit, which begins previews March 26 at the Lyceum Theatre, go on sale Jan. 26 to Audience Rewards mem…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Brief Off-Broadway Return of Soul Doctor Closes Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The curtain again descends on the Shlomo Carlebach musical Soul Doctor. The latest Off-Broadway incarnation of the show about the charismatic Jewish musician closes Jan. 25 after less th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Emotional Vampire Thriller Let the Right One In, A Hit in London, Opens in New York by Adam Hetrick

The critically acclaimed London stage thriller Let the Right One In, about a bullied teenage boy who befriends a strange girl with a dark secret, officially opens Jan. 25 at St. Ann's Wa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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