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Friday, June 28, 2024

Watch: See the West End's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Perform 'When E're She Looked At Me' by Margaret Hall

Jethro Compton directs the new musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

New Album Schwartz Songs, Celebrating The Music of Composer Stephen Schwartz, Released June 28 by Margaret Hall

Showcasing a variety of West End talent, the record features material from Prince of Egypt, Pippin, Children of Eden, Wicked, Godspell, and more.

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Found the Party! The Great Gatsby Releases Broadway Cast Recording June 28 by Margaret Hall

Set in the Roaring '20s, the musical follows eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby, who will stop at nothing in his tragic pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his yo…

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Frank Wildhorn's Your Lie in April Musical Begins Performances in London's West End June 28 by Margaret Hall

The stage version of the popular manga series previously played two successful London concerts.

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Photos: See Marc Kudisch, Alison Fraser, Howard McGillin, More in Almost Got 'Em Reading by Margaret Hall

Hosted by Club Cumming, the show is an unauthorized Batman villain parody.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Playbill Pick BATSU! to Return to Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

BATSU! Edinburgh will feature an ensemble of over 30 performers from the shows New York City, Chicago, and London productions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Grant Gustin Sets Departure Date From Broadway's Water For Elephants by Margaret Hall

The musical adaptation officially opened March 21 at the Imperial Theatre.

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Prima Facie To Return Movie Theatres Worldwide by Margaret Hall

Star Jodie Comer received both Tony and Olivier Awards for her performance in the stage play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

New Musical From Here Begins Off-Broadway Premiere June 27 by Margaret Hall

Set in 2016, the musical centers on the community's journey to recover from the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Photos: Step Inside Stereophonic's Album Signing by Margaret Hall

The signing offered the company a moment to celebrate the productions impressive Tony take home with the productions fan base.

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Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands Is Headed to Movie Theatres by Margaret Hall

Based on the Tim Burton movie, the dance piece premiered in 2005.

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All-Star Cast Announced for The Hollywood Bowl's Boublil and Schönberg Tribute Concert Do You Hear the People Sing? by Margaret Hall

The concert will feature hits from Les Misérables and Miss Saigon as well as rarely heard material from their musicals Martin Guerre, The Pirate Queen, and La Révolution Française.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Aaron Tveit to Star in TV Adaptation of Sci-Fi Classic Earth Abides by Margaret Hall

The adaptation of George R. Stewart’s novel comes from MGM+ Studios.

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See Who Will Star in the Broadway Run of Jez Butterworth's The Hills of California by Margaret Hall

Sam Mendes directs the new play from The Ferryman playwright, currently running in London's West End.

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Meet the Cohort for the 2024 Edition of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals by Margaret Hall

The program is a rigorous intensive where emerging theatre artists on both sides of the curtain join a weeklong professional development initiative.

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Leslye Headland's Cult of Love to Bow On Broadway This Fall by Margaret Hall

Headland's family drama will be joined Off-Broadway by a new work from Pulitzer winner Donald Margulies as a part of Second Stage Theater's fall season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Evan Alexander Smith and David Josefsberg Join Broadway's Back to the Future June 25 by Margaret Hall

The Broadway production, which opened in August 2023, currently plays the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Monday, June 24, 2024

Photos: See Ruthie Ann Miles, Marsha Mason, More Rehearse for A Little Night Music in Concert by Margaret Hall

John Doyle will direct the four concerts at Lincoln Center, which will feature new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, who will also conduct.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM
Sunday, June 23, 2024

An Enemy of the People Completes Broadway Run June 23 by Margaret Hall

Tony winner Jeremy Strong led the cast of the revival at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

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Friday, June 21, 2024

Listen: Jeremy Jordan Belts Out Soaring 'For Her' From The Great Gatsby by Margaret Hall

The book-to-stage musical adaptation's cast album delayed its release by a week, but three more preview tracks have dropped to tide us over.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

Olivier Nominee Clare Foster Joins West End The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Musical by Margaret Hall

Jethro Compton directs the new musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Photos: Step Inside the Tony After Parties for Hell's Kitchen and Water For Elephants by Margaret Hall

Held downtown at Mercer Labs and at Jazz at Lincoln Center, respectively, they were certainly a pair of wild, wild parties.

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The Schwartz Is With Josh Gad; The Broadway Favorite is Working on a Spaceballs Sequel by Margaret Hall

Gad is co-writing, producing, and starring in a sequel to the Mel Brooks cult classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

The Schwartz Is With Josh Gad by Margaret Hall

The Broadway favorite is co-writing, producing, and starring in a sequel to Mel Brooks' cult classic film Spaceballs for Amazon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

New Comedies at Lloyd Suh and Michael Walek to Premiere at Ensemble Studio Theatre by Margaret Hall

Centering on Ben Franklin and Jane Goodall, both plays were developed through EST's Sloan Project.

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Benedict Lombe’s Shifters To Play London's West End by Margaret Hall

Lombe is only the third Black British female playwright to have her play staged in the history of the West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

See Who's Starring in the Off-Broadway Premiere of A Sabbath Girl: A New Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical romcom centers on a work weary woman and her new neighbor crush as they learn to balance city life and unexpected romance.

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Reviews: What Do The Critics Think of Dark Noon Off-Broadway? by Margaret Hall

The story spins the myth of the American Wild West, as endlessly glorified by Hollywood westerns of the 1950s, on its head.

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Meet Philip Romano, Who's Been to 9 Tony Awards as a Seat Filler by Margaret Hall

He's also been spotted on the telecast multiple times. How does one get such an illustrious gig?

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Video: Stereophonic Tony Winner Daniel Aukin Uplifts the Value of Idiosyncratic Theatre by Margaret Hall

Aukin won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play.

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Video: Tony Winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Wants to Inspire Theatre Kids at Home by Margaret Hall

Jacobs-Jenkins' play Appropriate, which continues its run at the Belasco, won the Tony for Best Revival of a Play.

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