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Friday, June 5, 2015

Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: June 5 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1939 Actor James Barton, a star of the Broadway hit Tobacco Road, returns to the show today after having been fired the previous February after quarreling with his co-stars backstage. Bo…

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Tony Voters Speak, in a Royal We by Scott Heller, Michael Paulson and Erik Piepenburg

An unscientific survey of 44 eligible voters finds good odds for “The King and I” and Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, and tougher races in other categories.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:08PM

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: June 4 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley, Ernio Hernandez and Robert Viagas

1968 Stage and screen actress Dorothy Gish dies today in Rapallo, Italy. Her first New York stage appearance was in 1903 in East Lynne. She began her film career in 1912, but resumed her sta…

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Sting Musical The Last Ship Plans International Journey by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Last Ship, the new musical starring 16-time Grammy winner Sting that ended its Broadway run Jan. 24 after just under four months of performances at the Neil Simon Theatre, w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM

Will Benjamin Walker Get Bloody Bloody in Broadway’s American Psycho Musical? by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Benjamin Walker, who starred in the title role of Broadway's Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, will reportedly play serial killer Patrick Bateman in the Broadway debut of American Psycho, ac…

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PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today In Theatre History: JUNE 3 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Robert Viagas

1866 Birthday of playwright and producer George Broadhurst (1866-1952), responsible for dozens of plays and musicals, including the first stage adaptation of Tarzan of the Apes. Also, na…

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: June 2 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1954 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Carousel is revived for a ten-week run at the New York City Center. In the cast are Barbara Cook and Jo Sullivan.

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Episode 38: Marc Kudisch by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Three time Tony nominee sits down with us to chat about "Hand To God," the Tony nominated play that everyone is talking about. This episode is a little different for Theater People and is a …

SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AM
Monday, June 1, 2015

Nas presents the Real Hip-Hop – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Juliet Riddell, Adam Sjoberg, Charlie Phillips and Bond 360

Rapper Nasir 'Nas' Jones takes us on a world tour of breakdancing in the most unexpected places, as we visit the slums, shanty towns and ghettos of the world, where hip-hop really means some…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:20AM

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: June 1 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Ernio Hernandez

1914 The Ziegfeld Follies of 1914 stars Ed Wynn. Leon Errol dances and co-directs with Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. There will be 112 performances at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Drama Desk Award Winners Announced; Hamilton Wins Seven Awards by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

The 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Tony winner Laura Benanti, were presented May 31 at The Town Hall in New York City. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway-bound musical Hami…

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Broadway’s Skylight, With Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, Recoups by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

The Broadway production of David Hare's Skylight, starring Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy and Matthew Beard — who all re-create their acclaimed London performances&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM

Laura Benanti Hosts Drama Desk Awards Tonight by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

The 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Tony winner Laura Benanti, are presented May 31 at 8 PM at The Town Hall in New York City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: May 31 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas

1946 Orson Welles circumnavigated the stage in Around The World, a musical he adapted from the Jules Verne novel, “Around the World in Eighty Days,” Cole Porter provided …

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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: May 30 by David Gewirtzman and Ernio Hernandez, Robert Viagas

1868 Birthday of producer/director/manager Charles Dillingham (1868-1934), whose productions included As Good as New, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, Sunny, Bulldog Drummond, The Red Mill and …

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Friday, May 29, 2015

Listen to the Complete Cast Recording of Something Rotten! for Free! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast recording of the new, Tony-nominated musical Something Rotten! is now streaming live free of charge.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AM

Playbill Vault’s Today In Theatre History: May 29 by David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley, Ernio Hernandez

1951 Performer Fanny Brice dies today in Hollywood at age 60. She started in showbiz by winning a series of amateur nights at vaudeville theatres in Brooklyn, then graduated to Burlesque as …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Keke Palmer Joins Cast of Fox’s Grease: Live! by Adam Hetrick, Robert Viagas and Michael Gioia

Singer and actress Keke Palmer, who recently appeared on Broadway in the title role of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, has joined the cast of the FOX-TV broadcast of Grease: Live…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Updated: Shall We Dance Or Sing? Who’s Performing What at the Tony Awards! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

If you like to be completely surprised on Tony Awards night, stop reading here. Playbill.com has learned what several of the Broadway productions will perform June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM

Shall We Dance Or Sing? Who’s Performing What at the Tony Awards! by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

If you like to be completely surprised on Tony Awards night, stop reading here. Playbill.com has learned what several of the Broadway productions will perform June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

The Pajama Men on Leslie Nielsen: 'All class – and a complete moron' by Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez

The absurdist standup duo applaud the silver-haired master of deadpan comedy and his regular collaborators David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM

PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today In Theatre History: MAY 27 by David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas and Anne Bradley

1953 John Mills is The Uninvited Guest at London's St. James's Theatre. Written by his wife, Mary Hayley Bell, and co-starring Cathleen Nesbitt and Joan Greenwood, this story of …

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Reuniting with The Theory of Relativity by Karma and Raffi

Last night, I stopped by Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theater to see THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY for the second time, after its run at the 2014 Festival of New Musicals. The show, with a bo…

SOURCE: backstagebloggers.wordpress.com at 12:58PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Tickets for Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, With Julia Stiles and Dane Cook, Go On Sale Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Tickets for the Broadway production of Tony Award-nominated playwright Neil LaBute's Fat Pig, starring Julia Stiles, Dane Cook, Josh Hamilton and Heather Jane Rolff, go on sale to the genera…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper May Join Benjamin Walker for "Vampire Hunter" Film by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper are in talks to join Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson's Benjamin Walker in the new 3-D film "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

HBO to Air The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway in March by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway, which was taped live at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre New York in January, will debut March 19 on HBO.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

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