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Monday, July 8, 2024

Get a 1st Look at Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Escola, who penned the campy comedy, also stars as Mary Todd Lincoln opposite Conrad Ricamora as Abraham Lincoln.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM

Jeremy O. Harris and More Will Star in Nassim Soleimanpour's ECHO at Royal Court Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Fifteen different artists will perform the work as an unrehearsed cold read over its run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Catching Up With Actors' Equity Association Executive Director Alvin Vincent, Jr. by Logan Culwell-Block

Playbill talk with the union exec about Equity's new president, Brooke Shields, unionizing with Disneyland performers, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Merrily We Roll Along Completes a Broadway Comeback Story for the Ages, Finishing Run July 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

Once among Sondheim's least successful musicals, this high-grossing, starry revival closes a 2024 Tony winner.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Saturday, July 6, 2024

The Devil Wears Prada Begins Pre-West End U.K. Premiere July 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

Vanessa Williams leads the company as Miranda Priestly, with Jerry Mitchell at the helm.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Joshua Henry, Victoria Clark, Mandy Gonzalez, More Sing Broadway's Modern Masters at Tanglewood July 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

The concert at the iconic outdoor venue is directed by Jason Danieley.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Friday, July 5, 2024

Watch: Jamie Muscato Sings 'Soliloquy' Ahead of London Carousel Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Muscato, Christine Allado, and Rebecca Caine will star in the one-night-only event at Royal Festival Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:32AM

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Camp and the Art of Being Cole Escola by Logan Culwell-Block

The cult sensation and co-star Conrad Ricamora tell us about the surprising brilliance behind Escola's deeply stupid Oh, Mary!.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Olivia Bellido Wins 2024 Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year by Logan Culwell-Block

The North Carolina educator will receive a $5,000 cash prize from The ASCAP Foundation and the Educational Theatre Association.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Get a 1st Look at the London Premiere of I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, Opening July 3 by Logan Culwell-Block

Samantha Hurley's play about a middle schooler who plans to kidnap and marry the Spider-Man actor played an Off-Broadway run in 2023.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM

Anne-Marie Duff Will Star in The Little Foxes at London's Young Vic by Logan Culwell-Block

Lyndsey Turner is directing the new production of the Lillian Hellman play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM

The Final Jeopardy! Category Is... Stage & Movie Characters by Logan Culwell-Block

Theatre fans will need to know their source material history to get this one right.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM

Watch: 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' in Yiddish With Julie Benko and Allyson Briggs by Logan Culwell-Block

The duet is one of the tracks on Briggs' upcoming album of Burt Bacharach songs Promises, Prayers, and Raindrops.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

London's Long-Running The Mousetrap Gets New Lead Producer by Logan Culwell-Block

The Agatha Christie murder mystery is now part of the portfolio of a consortium led by TodayTix CEO Brian Fenty.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Jinkx Monsoon Sends Pride Week Chicago Grosses Skyrocketing by Logan Culwell-Block

Plus, the Tony-winning revival of Merrily We Roll Along is the top grosser on Broadway for the first time in its run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Your Next Audio Book Might Be Read by Judy Garland by Logan Culwell-Block

An AI firm has secured an agreement with the estates of many late stage icons to use artificial versions of their voices.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Bartlett Sher Signs on to Direct Dolly Parton Biomusical by Logan Culwell-Block

Hello, I'm Dolly will feature a score including new, original songs plus some of the 11-time Grammy winner's greatest hits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM

Simon McBurney's Mnemonic Opens at London's National July 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

McBurney is also directing the revival of the co-production with Complicité.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Monday, July 1, 2024

Nik Walker, Julia Murney, More Join Ogunquit A Little Night Music by Logan Culwell-Block

Kathleen Turner is starring in the Maine production of the Stephen Sondheim musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Update: Ian McKellen Isn't Returning to Player Kings Following Onstage Fall by Logan Culwell-Block

The actor was scheduled to star in a national tour of the Shakespearean play, but is following doctor's orders.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Sunday, June 30, 2024

Multi-Extended Mary Jane, Starring Rachel McAdams, Completes Broadway Run June 30 by Logan Culwell-Block

Anne Kauffman directs the Amy Herzog play, about a single mom raising an ill child, for Manhattan Theatre Club.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

The Playbill Pride Float Joins the NYC Pride Parade June 30 by Logan Culwell-Block

The yearly event serves as the culmination of Playbill's third annual Pride in Times Square.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play Makes U.K. Premiere Beginning June 29 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway production has transferred to London's Noël Coward Theatre with Kit Harington and Olivia Washington leading the cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Day 2 of 3rd Annual Pride in Times Square, Including The Big Broadway Disco, Hits the Theatre District June 29 by Logan Culwell-Block

The free weekend-long event from Playbill and The Times Square Alliance features a host of performances from Broadway favorites.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06AM

Friday, June 28, 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

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All stories by Logan Culwell-Block on BroadwayStars

Get a 1st Look at Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! On Broadway by Logan Culwell-Block

Jeremy O. Harris and More Will Star in Nassim Soleimanpour's ECHO at Royal Court Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Catching Up With Actors' Equity Association Executive Director Alvin Vincent, Jr. by Logan Culwell-Block

Merrily We Roll Along Completes a Broadway Comeback Story for the Ages, Finishing Run July 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Devil Wears Prada Begins Pre-West End U.K. Premiere July 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

Joshua Henry, Victoria Clark, Mandy Gonzalez, More Sing Broadway's Modern Masters at Tanglewood July 6 by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch: Jamie Muscato Sings 'Soliloquy' Ahead of London Carousel Concert by Logan Culwell-Block

Camp and the Art of Being Cole Escola by Logan Culwell-Block

Olivia Bellido Wins 2024 Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year by Logan Culwell-Block

Get a 1st Look at the London Premiere of I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, Opening July 3 by Logan Culwell-Block

Anne-Marie Duff Will Star in The Little Foxes at London's Young Vic by Logan Culwell-Block

The Final Jeopardy! Category Is... Stage & Movie Characters by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch: 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' in Yiddish With Julie Benko and Allyson Briggs by Logan Culwell-Block

London's Long-Running The Mousetrap Gets New Lead Producer by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Jinkx Monsoon Sends Pride Week Chicago Grosses Skyrocketing by Logan Culwell-Block

Your Next Audio Book Might Be Read by Judy Garland by Logan Culwell-Block

Bartlett Sher Signs on to Direct Dolly Parton Biomusical by Logan Culwell-Block

Simon McBurney's Mnemonic Opens at London's National July 2 by Logan Culwell-Block

Nik Walker, Julia Murney, More Join Ogunquit A Little Night Music by Logan Culwell-Block

Update: Ian McKellen Isn't Returning to Player Kings Following Onstage Fall by Logan Culwell-Block

Multi-Extended Mary Jane, Starring Rachel McAdams, Completes Broadway Run June 30 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Playbill Pride Float Joins the NYC Pride Parade June 30 by Logan Culwell-Block

Jeremy O. Harris' Slave Play Makes U.K. Premiere Beginning June 29 by Logan Culwell-Block

Day 2 of 3rd Annual Pride in Times Square, Including The Big Broadway Disco, Hits the Theatre District June 29 by Logan Culwell-Block

Casey York Joins Playwrights Horizons as Managing Director by Logan Culwell-Block

Maurice Hines Autobiographical Show Tappin' Thru Life to Get Memorial Concert at Birdland Jazz by Logan Culwell-Block

Reviews: What Do Critics Think About Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez on Stage in N/A? by Logan Culwell-Block

3rd Annual Pride in Times Square Kicks Off June 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

It's So Fetch, Love! See the West End Debut of Mean Girls by Logan Culwell-Block

Hear Nick Cartell Sing Jason Robert Brown's 'It All Fades Away' From Upcoming Album by Logan Culwell-Block

A Studio 54 Musical Is in the Works by Logan Culwell-Block