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Friday, April 30, 2021

Revisit the Short-Lived Revival of Cole Porter's Can-Can With This Feature From the Playbill Archives by Louis Botto

Starring Zizi Jeanmaire, the heavily revised production opened April 30, 1981, at the MInskoff Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, July 27, 2017

How Howard Ashman and Alan Menken Created the Iconic Little Shop of Horrors by Louis Botto

On the anniversary of the acclaimed musical's Off-Broadway debut at the Orpheum Theatre, we look back at a 1982 feature in which the show's creators explain how they came to write …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Saturday, June 3, 2017

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Go Inside the Creation of the Tony-Winning Musical Nine by Louis Botto

In this 1982 interview, Maury Yeston reveals how Fellini’s autobiographical film 8½ inspired his Tony-winning musical Nine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Stage and Screen Icon Ann Miller on Sugar Babies, Co-Star Feuds, and Those Wigs by Louis Botto

This 1981 interview, which took place in Miller’s Broadway dressing room, captures an era when star personas loomed large on and off-stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards