An Irish author, playwright and poet who became one of London’s most popular artists in the late 1800s and a Venezuelan-born homosexual playwright may not seem to be kindred spirits at…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:26AMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online “I don’t mean to be cocky, but I could probably step into Hamilton this weekend,” Kathy Griffin said solemnly. &…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:21AMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online When asked to describe the events of the past two years of her life, Sydney Lucas frequently utilizes the same word: “crazy.…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:23PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online “The idea of writing a G-rated piece…I’m not sure if I’m the woman for the job!” laughed Tori Amos. Few …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:05PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online The phrase “right hand man,” from the song of the same name that introduces General George Washington to the stage in …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:02PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online Sara Bareilles, the acclaimed singer-songwriter who penned the pop hits “Love Song” and “Brave,” is making…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 09:46PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online There’s no question who Savvy Crawford’s biggest fan is. The nine-year-old actress, who plays the young incarnation of…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:18AMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online “The Spice Girls are my coping mechanism,” Lauren Pritchard said matter-of-factly. This admission might come as a surp…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:13AMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online If New York theatregoers can’t snag a ticket to see the Donmar Warehouse production of Henry IV at St. Ann’s Warehouse…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:31AMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online A Tony-winning actor with more than a dozen plays and musicals under his belt, Chuck Cooper can seemingly do anything — except d…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 01:20PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online Even when she’s not onstage, Victoria Clark can still be heard singing. The Tony Award winner, most recently seen on Broadwa…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:47AMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online When award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl attended the first-ever Lilly Awards ceremony, honoring the accomplishments of women in t…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 12:16PMOriginally published on Playbill.com View this story online Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who star as the pivotal women in Alexander Hamilton’s life in…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 11:41PMCome from Away, the new rock musical that explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town on Sept. 11, 2001, offic…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMCome from Away, the new rock musical that explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town on Sept. 11, 2001, begin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMIn honor of Veterans Day, choreographer, director and dancer Christopher Rice (The Book of Mormon) created a tap-dancing salute to those who gave so much for their country.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PMSome good news for one of the co-stars of Broadway's Something Rotten! John Cariani, who plays Nigel Bottom in the hit musical and who also maintains a second career as a playwright,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AMFilming appears to have wrapped Disney's live-action movie musical Beauty and the Beast, which is scheduled for release March 17, 2017.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:04PM"Grandma," the road trip comedy film starring Lily Tomlin, arrives in cinemas from Sony Pictures Classics Aug. 21.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:23AMIt is good to have Matthew Morrison back on Broadway. Last seen on Broadway in 2008’s South Pacific, the musical theatre star has been occupied by the hit FOX show “Glee” f…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 08:11PMThere’s no shortage of energy at the St. James Theatre, where the new musical Something Rotten! has danced its way onstage – and doesn’t stop dancing. Directed and choreographed by…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 07:55PMThe Tony-winning musical theatre dream team is at it again. Bartlett Sher, who first teamed with Kelli O’Hara in The Light in the Piazza and breathed new life into the 2008 revival of Sout…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 07:25PMWho knew folk music could be so sad? Who knew it could leave you feeling like you’d been both punched in the stomach and embraced in a warm, comforting hug? Apparently Benjamin Scheuer, th…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 07:21PMCynics, take note. Romance is alive and well at the Palace Theater, where An American in Paris, the lush, unapologetically old-fashioned musical has hung up its beret. Directed and choreogra…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:45PMThe newest star of Broadway defies all physical expectations of a leading man. He is neither tall nor muscular, and his vocal talents seem limited. (To be fair, we only hear him singing “J…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:40PMWho knew a one-night stand could be so romantic? As a theatergoer, I’m sadly unfamiliar with much of Neil LaBute’s work. I’ve seen and read a few of his works, but I’m not nearly as …
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:36PMThere are those rare occasions when life and art mirror each other so perfectly you can’t help but get goosebumps. Watching Grounded, the one-woman show starring a remarkable Anne Hathaway…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:31PMI’ve never been a big fan of vampires. The Twilight books bored me, and the movies even more so. And while I enjoyed the book “Let the Right One In,” I was skeptical as to how it would…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:28PMTortured relationships between fathers and daughters are nothing new to drama. They are, of course, a more recent aspect of the canon to be explored after centuries of fathers and sons strug…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:24PMAnyone who sees Rasheeda Speaking, the intriguing new play by Joel Drake Johnson that explores dangerous dynamics in the workplace, may find themselves calling out sick to work the day after…
SOURCE: Carey Purcell at 10:21PMUp Here, the new musical by the songwriters of Disney's blockbuster "Frozen," officially opens its world-premiere engagement Aug. 9 at La Jolla Playhouse in La Jolla, CA, f…
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