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Friday, March 23, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Jesus Christ Superstar — His Second Coming This Season by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of Broadway's Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PM
Monday, March 19, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Once — More, with Feeling by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of the new musical Once, now playing the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Friday, March 16, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Death of a Salesman — A Nichols' Worth of "a-Dime-a-Dozen" by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Death of a Salesman, directed by Mike Nichols.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Death of a Salesman — A Nichols' Worth of "a-Dime–a-Dozen" by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Death of a Salesman, directed by Mike Nichols.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Anatomy of a Murdered Show: Creators of Carrie Talk About Musical's Second Coming by Harry Haun

Carrie writers Lawrence D. Cohen, Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford look back at their notorious musical's past — and revel in its present revised revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, March 2, 2012

Jane Alexander Is Back on the New York Stage, by Way of Dubuque by Harry Haun

At long last, Tony Award winner Jane Alexander becomes an Edward Albee woman in the new Off-Broadway staging of The Lady From Dubuque.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 24, 2012

Smudge Mark at The Times: Off-Broadway's CQ/CX Tackles Journalism Scandal by Harry Haun

David Leveaux, Gabe McKinley and the cast of the world premiere of CQ/CX, inspired by the plagiarism and fiction scandal that rocked the New York Times, talk about the fact, fiction and face…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 17, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Shatner's World: We Just Live in It — Pretty Enterprising for 80 by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of William Shatner's solo show Shatner's World: We Just Live in It.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PM
Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Truth About Janeane Garofalo: She's Making Her Stage Debut, At Last by Harry Haun

Actress and comic Janeane Garofalo is making her legit stage debut — in Off-Broadway's Russian Transport — after 20 years of appearances in TV, radio, film and clubs. What to…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PM
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Wasn't It Romantic? The Phantom of the Opera Hits Performance No. 10,000; Playbill Goes Backstage by Harry Haun

Playbill was at the Feb. 11 matinee at Broadway's Majestic Theatre for the 10,000th performance of The Phantom of the Opera. Hear what the cast and creatives had to say.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:57PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Will the Arms of Venus in Fur Reach to London? The Players Muse on Re-Opening Night by Harry Haun

Venus in Fur, David Ives' steamy battle-of-the-sexes comedy-drama with Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy, snuggled into Broadway's Lyceum Theatre on Feb. 7 for a commercial run at least to…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:07PM
Sunday, February 5, 2012

Once Known as Angelica Torn, the Daughter of American Acting Royalty Takes a "Page" Out of Her Mother's Book by Harry Haun

Angelica Page, the daughter of Geraldine Page and Rip Torn, used to be known as Angelica Torn. The star of Off-Broadway's Psycho Therapy talks about her lineage — and her next act.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, February 3, 2012

Out of the Ashes, Carrie the Musical Returns to the Stage by Harry Haun

One of Broadway's all-time biggest flops is back in New York, with a makeover. Director Stafford Arima and stars Marin Mazzie and Molly Ranson explain.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 27, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Wit — Donne to Death by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening night of the Broadway premiere of Margaret Edson's Wit starring Cynthia Nixon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Wit — Donne to Death by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening night of the Broadway premiere of Margaret Edson's Wit starring Cynthia Nixon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM
Monday, January 23, 2012

"War Horse" Writer Michael Morpurgo On Stage and Film by Harry Haun

Following a surprise cameo in War Horse at Lincoln Center Theater, novelist Michael Morpurgo talks about the stage and film versions of his young adult novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, January 22, 2012

What a Ride! Michael Morpurgo, Breeder of "War Horse," Makes Cameo Appearance in Broadway Hit by Harry Haun

Following a surprise cameo in War Horse at Lincoln Center Theater, novelist Michael Morpurgo talks about the stage and film versions of his young adult novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Road to Mecca — The Dark at the Top of the Stares by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca starring Rosemary Harris, Carla Gugino and Jim Dale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PM

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Road to Mecca — The Dark at the Top of the Stares by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca starring Rosemary Harris, Carla Gugino and Jim Dale.  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

Mike Daisey's The Agony and the Ecstasy Puts Steve Jobs in a New Light by Harry Haun

How the death of the leader of Apple changed Mike Daisey's monologue The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, the Public Theater hit returning to Off-Broadway this winter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

After Six Decades on Stage, Rosemary Harris Finds Mecca in a Meaty New Role by Harry Haun

Rosemary Harris, 84, is the soulful, candle-lit heart of Broadway's new production of The Road to Mecca, Athol Fugard's rumination on the feminine spirit in a man's world.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 13, 2012

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess — Catfish Row, With New Shutters by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM
Thursday, January 5, 2012

For Cynthia Nixon and Lynne Meadow, With Wit Comes Understanding by Harry Haun

Cynthia Nixon and director Lynne Meadow, both cancer survivors, share the challenge and the music of Margaret Edson's Wit on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Broadway's The Road to Mecca Is Paved With Extroardinary Artists — On Stage and Off by Harry Haun

Rosemary Harris, Jim Dale and Carla Gugino bring to life Athol Fugard's fact-inspired tale of a feverishly creative South African artists whose community wanted to mute her passion. The …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Ayckbourn On Ayckbourn: Sir Alan Discusses His Past and Future Plays by Harry Haun

On the occasion of the American premiere of Alan Ayckbourn's Neighbourhood Watch, the Tony Award-honored British playwright sat down for a public Q&A. Playbill was there.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

"War Horse" Gallops Onto the Big Screen by Harry Haun

As War Horse continues its popular London and Broadway runs (with Toronto and national touring productions at the starting gate), a new Steven Spielberg film version of Michael Morpurgo'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, December 25, 2011

"War Horse," Beloved as a Book and a Play, Gallops to the Big Screen on Christmas Day by Harry Haun

As War Horse continues its popular London and Broadway runs (with Toronto and national touring productions at the starting gate), a new Steven Spielberg film version of Michael Morpurgo'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, December 23, 2011

Kenneth Branagh Wants to Play Broadway, But the Recipe Has to Be Right by Harry Haun

British film director and actor Kenneth Branagh loves the community and camaraderie of Broadway, but he's never acted on a New York City stage. So, what's he waiting for?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, December 15, 2011

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Lysistrata Jones — Bosoms and Neglect by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the opening of the new Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones, a reinvention of the 411 B.C. comedy by Aristophanes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PM
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Gay Marriage and the Theatre: Standing on Ceremony Offers Laughter and Tears by Harry Haun

Standing on Ceremony's panoply of talent tackles marriage equality in a collection of short plays.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, December 12, 2011

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever — Lerner Permit by Harry Haun

Meet the first-nighters at the Broadway opening of the musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, revived, revised and reincarnated for the 21st century.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PM

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 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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