All stories by Margaret Hall on BroadwayStars

Friday, September 1, 2023

Tony Nominee Mary Bridget Davies Releases New Live Album, Freedom of My Mind, September 1 by Margaret Hall

The record features music from A Room of One’s Own as well as several songs written for the late Janis Joplin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37AM
Thursday, August 31, 2023

Palatable Gay Robot Sets London Encore Performance by Margaret Hall

The solo show was one of Playbill's picks for the best of the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at the World Premiere of Pulitzer Winner Annie Baker's Infinite Life by Margaret Hall

The production plays Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM

Chicago's Goodman Theatre Announces Pearl Cleage Festival by Margaret Hall

The month-long celebration will encourage deeper study of Poet Laureate Cleage's works.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM

How To Join The Great Broadway Sweep by Margaret Hall

The community volunteer effort will help to clean up the 13 mile–long thoroughfare.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM

West End's Mamma Mia! Reveals New Cast Members Joining in October by Margaret Hall

The megahit jukebox musical will turn 25 in 2024.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Matthew LaBanca's Communion Will Receive Developmental Premiere Off-Broadway at The Cell by Margaret Hall

The one man show centers on a gay school teacher who is fired from his position at a Catholic School when his sexual orientation is revealed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM

Venue Operators Announce New United Partnership to Advocate for Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

The Fringe Alliance will consist of 27 different venue operators.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

World Premiere of Drew McOnie's Nutcracker to Play London by Margaret Hall

The production reimgaines Tchaikovsky’s world-famous score for an onstage jazz band

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Celebrated Playwright Tina Howe Dies at 85 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Howe was twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and Tony Award nominee.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

Meet the 2023 Next Wave Initiative Winners by Margaret Hall

The program, founded by The Directors Company in 2020, provides financial scholarships to emerging Black theatre artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

Guillén de Castro's Don Quixote To Receive New English Translation at Red Bull Theater by Margaret Hall

The play will be presented in a brand new English translation, as well as in the original Spanish.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM
Monday, August 28, 2023

Check Out Playbill Exclusive Photos of Reuben Kaye at Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

The Fringe favorite caught up with Playbill between two of his sold-out performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM

In August, Guy Masterson Opened a Show on Broadway and Produced 4 Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The prolific producer, director, and writer gets candid about his 30 years bringing shows to the Fringe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:13PM

Go Inside 1st Rehearsal of A Wonderful World, A New Musical about the Life and Loves of Louis Armstrong by Margaret Hall

James Monroe Iglehart stars in the Broadway-aimed production, inspired by the life of the late jazz legend.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

Constance Wu and Corbin Bleu to Star in Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The stars will step into the roles of Audrey and Seymour later this autumn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

Hudson Valley Dance Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup by Margaret Hall

The festival is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM
Sunday, August 27, 2023

Good Night, Oscar Closes on Broadway August 27 by Margaret Hall

Hayes won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Oscar Levant.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM
Saturday, August 26, 2023

Bumblebees, Swim Class, and Gender, Oh My! The Autistic Experience at the Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

Playbill reflects on three vastly different solo shows from this year Fringe that were written by autistic performers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM

The Leading Lady Club Began as a 54 Below Show, Now It's a Full-Length Play by Margaret Hall

Playwright Sarah Hogewood takes us through the development process of the Edinburgh Fringe show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM

How Twilight Parody Musical Dusk: A Bite-Size Love Story Transformed from Viral Meme to Sold-Out Edinburgh Fringe Darling by Margaret Hall

Morgan Kennedy and Daniel Ruffing explain the who, what, where, when, and why of tapping into the Twilight renaissance for a new theatrical generation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM
Friday, August 25, 2023

Playbill Pick: SCOTS at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

An omniscient toilet, a medieval king, and a feminist revolution: This new musical is sure to leave you laughing through your tears.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM

Lindsey Santoro Wins the Biggest Award in Comedy at Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

The massive inflatable award is organized by NextUp Comedy, on of the leading comedy distributors in the U.K.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

These Shows Won the 3rd Round of The Scotsman's Fringe First Awards by Margaret Hall

Recognizing the best of new writing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the newspaper's Fringe First Awards are coveted by artists.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Playbill Pick: Everything Under the Sun at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

This year, the phrases "Edinburgh Army Reserve Centre" and "phenomenal theatre" have unexpectedly become synonymous.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PM
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Reuben Kaye's The Butch Is Back to Tour U.K. and Europe by Margaret Hall

The Playbill favorite is taking his autobiographical cabaret show on the road following the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PM

Jukebox Dance Musical La Bamba! Begins Performances on the West End August 22 by Margaret Hall

The musical is inspired by the legacy of rock-and-roll guitarist Ritchie Valens.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM
Monday, August 21, 2023

How Repressed Trauma Inspired This Jack the Ripper Musical at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

Ripper's female lead, Shannon Daly, and composer, Pete Sneddon, lay out their modus operandi.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PM

Playbill Pick: Boy Out the City at Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

Swore you'd never see a play set during the COVID-19 pandemic? You'll want to see this one.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33AM
Sunday, August 20, 2023

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of the Magic Tricks in El Mago Pop? by Margaret Hall

Reviews are coming in for illusionist Antonio Díaz's show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:49PM

Playbill Pick: The Kaye Hole's Glorious Queer Fantasia at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

The variety show brings together some of the best queer talent on the Fringe, personally curated by the indomitable Reuben Kaye.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:19PM