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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Nominees Announced for 2019 Roger Rees Awards, Celebrating New York High School Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The honors recognize excellence in high school theatre in the greater New York area.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM

Bathtubs Over Broadway, Documentary About Industrial Musicals, Will Stream on Netflix Beginning May 9 by Adam Hetrick

The film uncovers a genre of unknown big-budget Broadway musicals created for McDonald's, Miller Beer, Chevrolet, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM
Thursday, May 2, 2019

Heidi Schreck’s Tony-Nominated What the Constitution Means to Me Announced for Mark Taper Season by Adam Hetrick

The Los Angeles season will also include the world premiere of Oscar winner Ethan Coen’s A Play Is a Poem and Annie Baker’s The Antipodes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PM

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Announces 2019 Slate of Musicals in Development by Adam Hetrick

The Cake and This Is Us writer Bekah Brunstetter and up-and-coming musical theatre songwriter Oliver Houser are among the participating artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Pittsburgh Playhouse Sets Pump Up the Volume Premiere and Rob Ashford-Helmed Parade for 2019-2020 by Adam Hetrick

The season will also include Sarah DeLappe’s ensemble drama The Wolves, as well as Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2019

New Orleans’ Southern Rep to Stage August: Osage County and Native Gardens by Adam Hetrick

The theatre’s 2019–2020 season will also include Steve Yockey’s Reykjavik and the New Orleans-set world premiere Chemin du Bayou.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM

Immersive Staging of The Sound of Music Will Take Audiences Into the Hills by Adam Hetrick

Brian Clowdus directs the site-specific production that will be set within West Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

Tony Nominee Stephanie J. Block and the Cast of The Cher Show to Perform at Barnes & Noble by Adam Hetrick

The show’s stars will celebrate the release of the original Broadway cast recording May 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM

Leslie Odom Jr. and Sarah Stiles Join Vineyard Gala Honoring Colman Domingo by Adam Hetrick

The May 6 gala will pay tribute to the Tony- and Olivier Award-nominated actor-playwright known for The Scottsboro Boys and Selma.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Serenbe Institute Appoints New Executive Director by Adam Hetrick

Jennifer Bauer-Lyons will steer the parent organization that oversees the Serenbe Playhouse, Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, and AIR Serenbe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM

Watch Hugh Jackman Display His Tap Skills for Upcoming World Tour by Adam Hetrick

Set to launch his first-ever world tour May 7, the Tony-winning actor will also return to Broadway in 2020 in The Music Man.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

Read Reviews for ENO’s Man of La Mancha, Starring Kelsey Grammer, Danielle de Niese, and Cassidy Janson by Adam Hetrick

Lonny Price directs the limited engagement that began performances April 26 at the London Coliseum.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Sundance Institute Theatre Lab Announces 2019 Fellows by Adam Hetrick

David Adjmi, Somi Kakoma, Faisal Abu Alhayjaa, and Dima Mikhayel Matta will develop projects at this year’s theatre lab.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda Shares a Look Inside Hamilton: The Exhibition by Adam Hetrick

Miranda and David Korins offer an inside look at the new exhibition that spotlights the life and times of Alexander Hamilton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PM

A Look at the 2019 Tony Award Nominees for Best Play by Adam Hetrick

This year’s nominees include Choir Boy, The Ferryman, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Ink, and What the Constitution Means to Me.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

A Look at the 2019 Tony Award Nominees for Best Revival of a Play by Adam Hetrick

This year’s nominees include All My Sons, The Boys in the Band, Burn This, Torch Song, and The Waverly Gallery

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:49AM

A Look at the 2019 Tony Award Nominees for Best Revival of a Musical by Adam Hetrick

Kiss Me, Kate and Oklahoma! are this year's nominees.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

A Look at the 2019 Tony Award Nominees for Best Musical by Adam Hetrick

This year's nominees include Ain't Too Proud, Beetlejuice, Hadestown, The Prom, and Tootsie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AM
Monday, April 29, 2019

Fulton Theatre Season to Include Kinky Boots, Fun Home, Evita, Titanic, and More by Adam Hetrick

The Lancaster, Pennsylvania, theatre has announced its 2019–2020 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:03PM

Grosses Analysis: Spring Musicals Get Boost at Broadway Box Office Ahead of Tony Nominations by Adam Hetrick

Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations and played to packed houses this past week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

From the Archives: Look Back at the 1984 Broadway Revival of Oliver! Starring Patti LuPone and Ron Moody by Adam Hetrick

The short-lived revival opened April 29, 1984, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM

From the Archives: Look Back at Legally Blonde on Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Tony-nominated musical opened April 29, 2007, at the Palace Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

Bandstand Will Launch National Tour This Fall by Adam Hetrick

Hamilton’s Andy Blankenbuehler directed and choreographed the dance-driven musical set in the early days of post-WWII America.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM
Sunday, April 28, 2019

From the Archives: Look Back at Jekyll & Hyde’s Broadway Debut by Adam Hetrick

A film adaptation of the Frank Wildhorn-Leslie Bricusse musical thriller is in the works.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, April 26, 2019

Watch Highlights From Paper Mill's Benny & Joon, Starring Claybourne Elder, Hannah Elless, and Bryce Pinkham by Adam Hetrick

The musical has a book by Kirsten Guenther, music by Nolan Gasser, and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Watch Lauren Molina Perform ‘Somewhere That’s Green’ From Little Shop of Horrors by Adam Hetrick

Known for her roles in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd and as half of the musical duo The Skivvies, Molina takes on the Alan Menken-Howard Ashman classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM

To Gillie, With Love Will Celebrate Life of Cats and Phantom Choreographer Gillian Lynne by Adam Hetrick

Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo, Beverley Knight, and Caroline O’Connor are among those announced for the July event at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:13AM

Revisit Leslie Uggams in the Tony-Winning Hallelujah, Baby! by Adam Hetrick

Featuring a book by Arthur Laurents and music by Jule Styne, the Tony-winning musical opened on Broadway April 26, 1967.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Broadway Bares Fire Island Sets June Date by Adam Hetrick

The annual fundraiser returns to the Pines this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM

Nick Adams, Lauren Elder, and Anthony Galde to Perform Mary & Max in Concert by Adam Hetrick

The new Bobby Cronin musical will be presented May 23 for an invitation-only concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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