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Monday, March 4, 2013

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Cinderella; The Very Best Foot Forward by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella at The Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PM

Revolutionaries in Stilettos: Hit the Wall Documents a Flashpoint in Gay History by Harry Haun

A look at the new Off-Broadway play Hit the Wall, about the night that birthed the gay-rights movement, staged in the same neighborhood where "Stonewall" still stands.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, February 18, 2013

THE LEADING MEN: Ryan Silverman, a Romantic Lead Ready for Passion by Harry Haun

Actor Ryan Silverman has escaped the Phantom's lair and Rebecca's Manderley, ending up in the clutches of love-hungry Fosca in the new Off-Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and Ja…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Holland Taylor, Inspired By a Texas Lone Star, Conjures Ann for Broadway by Harry Haun

Actress and now playwright Holland Taylor plays the Lone Star State's feistiest female, the late governor Ann Richards, in her one-woman show, Ann.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 8, 2013

Loving Them: Melissa Errico and Judy Kuhn, Women of Passion, Sing From the Heart by Harry Haun

Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico talk about playing the opposing forces — dark and light — as Fosca and Clara in the new revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Manilow On Broadway; One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at opening of Manilow On Broadway, Barry Manilow's new concert at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PM

Boyfriend, Sister and Mom: Meet Three of Broadway's Picnickers by Harry Haun

Three players from Broadway's Picnic — Ben Rappaport, Madeleine Martin and Mare Winningham — talk about the dreams and disappointments of their Midwestern-bred, William Inge-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM
Monday, January 28, 2013

PLAYBILL ON A HISTORIC NIGHT: The Phantom of the Opera; The Power of the Music of the Knight by Harry Haun

Meet the stars and guests who attended the Jan. 26 gala performance and after-party celebrating the 25th anniversary of Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM
Friday, January 25, 2013

A Conversation With Groundbreaker Harold Prince On the Occasion of a New Phantom Milestone by Harry Haun

Harold Prince, the visionary director who helped change the face of musical theatre with his productions of Cabaret, Company, Sweeney Todd and more, reflects on his staging of The Phantom of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Voice of a New Generation Echoes in NYC Premiere of Really Really by Harry Haun

Twentysomething playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo makes his Off-Broadway writing debut with a play about a campus controversy. Acclaimed director David Cromer (Our Town, Tribes) steers the dram…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 20, 2013

A Conversation With Playwright David Ives, the Mind Behind All in the Timing by Harry Haun

Playbill catches up with playwright David Ives, respected for his Venus in Fur, New Jerusalem, All in the Timing, Encores! concerts and adaptations of European classics — and that new …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 18, 2013

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Dividing the Plantation, With Scarlett Claws by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof starring Scarlett Johansson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM
Monday, January 14, 2013

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Picnic; Inge Benefits by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters of the new Broadway production of William Inge's Picnic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM
Saturday, January 12, 2013

Hot in the Heartland: The Yearning Lovers of William Inge's Picnic by Harry Haun

The beaten-down drifter and antsy ingénue of Broadway's Picnic turn each other's lives upside down. Meet Sebastian Stan and Maggie Grace, who are given an Inge and take a thea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 11, 2013

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Other Place; Location, Location, Location by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Sharr White's The Other Place starring Laurie Metcalf, Zoe Perry, Daniel Stern and John Schiappa.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PM
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

STAGE TO SCREENS: Aaron Tveit, Atop the Barricades in the Les Miz Movie by Harry Haun

Aaron Tveit, the powerhouse young actor who brought electricity to Broadway's Next to Normal and Catch Me If You Can, is now appearing in the film of Les Misérables, and has a new…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, December 9, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Glengarry Glen Ross; Hey, Who Killed the Klieg Lights? by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Glengarry Glen Ross starring Al Pacino and directed by Daniel Sullivan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM
Friday, December 7, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Golden Boy; Second Fiddle to Boxing by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Lincoln Center Theater's new production of Clifford Odets' Golden Boy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Durang & Weaver: The Master and His Muse, Reunited by Harry Haun

Christopher Durang and Sigourney Weaver had a serendipitous meeting at Yale in the '70s. Almost 40 years later, the Lunt-Fontanne copycats reunite for Chekhov, sorta, at Lincoln Center T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, December 3, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Anarchist; Patti Wants a Parole by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of David Mamet's new play The Anarchist, starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PM
Sunday, December 2, 2012

Terrence McNally Time-Travels to Eavesdrop Backstage at the Creation of an Opera in Golden Age by Harry Haun

Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally charts the egos and passions of a 19th-century opera troupe and their composer, Vincenzo Bellini, in the New York City premiere of Golden Age.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, November 30, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Dead Accounts; Fast Talk on a Slow Track by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Theresa Rebeck's new play Dead Accounts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PM
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz Talk About the Sibling Revelry of Dead Accounts by Harry Haun

Under the brotherly eye of Norbert Leo Butz, Katie Holmes settles some Dead Accounts in Theresa Rebeck's new Broadway play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: A Christmas Story; Rifling Through Holiday Memories by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of A Christmas Story, The Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM
Friday, November 16, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Scandalous; Saint Carolee by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of the new musical Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM
Thursday, November 15, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Performers; Bazooms and Neglect by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of the new comedy The Performers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Mystery of Edwin Drood; Holmes' Sweet Home by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Roundabout Theatre Company's The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:26PM
Monday, November 12, 2012

THE LEADING MEN: George Hearn Is What He Is, Twice, in Broadway's Scandalous by Harry Haun

Two-time Tony winner George Hearn (Sunset Boulevard, La Cage aux Folles) is playing two sides of a coin — a nurturing father and an adversarial preacher — in Broadway's Scand…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM
Friday, November 9, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Annie; Another Sandy Hits NYC by Harry Haun

Meet the first nighters at the opening of Broadway's new production of Annie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM
Friday, November 2, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Heiress, For Love or Money by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of Broadway's new production of The Heiress starring Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:47PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Heiress Does the Washington Square Dance by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of Broadway's new production of The Heiress starring Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PM

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