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Friday, March 7, 2014

PHOTO CALL: All The Way, Starring Bryan Cranston as LBJ, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan's new political drama All The Way, which stars Emmy Award-winning "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston as U.S. President Lyndo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27AM
Friday, February 28, 2014

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Bernadette Peters on the Musical Stage by Matthew Blank and Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters celebrates a birthday on Feb. 28. Playbill.com takes a look back at her stage career thus far.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, February 6, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Bronx Bombers, Starring Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Bronx Bombers, the new Eric Simonson drama about the history of the New York Yankees framed through the eyes of baseball legend Yogi Berra, officially opened on Broadway Feb. 6 at Circle in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:24PM

PHOTO CALL: Bronx Bombers, Starring Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Bronx Bombers, the new Eric Simonson drama about the history of the New York Yankees framed through the eyes of baseball legend Yogi Berra, officially opened on Broadway Feb. 6 at Circle in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:24PM
Thursday, January 23, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Outside Mullingar, Starring Debra Messing and Brían F. O’Byrne, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of Tony and Oscar winner John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar officially opened its limited Broadway engagement Jan. 23 at 7 PM following pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:30PM

PHOTO CALL: Outside Mullingar, Starring Debra Messing and Brían F. O’Byrne, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of Tony and Oscar winner John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar officially opened its limited Broadway engagement Jan. 23 at 7 PM following pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:30PM
Friday, January 17, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Roundabout Revival of Machinal, Starring Rebecca Hall, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall portrays real-life murderer Ruth Snyder in Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal, opening Jan. 16…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17AM

PHOTO CALL: Roundabout Revival of Machinal, Starring Rebecca Hall, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall portrays real-life murderer Ruth Snyder in Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal, opening Jan. 16…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17AM

PHOTO CALL: Machinal, Starring Rebecca Hall, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall portrays real-life murderer Ruth Snyder in Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal, opening Jan. 16…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17AM
Monday, January 13, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Starring Jessie Mueller, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the new stage production that stars Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller as the Grammy Award-winning musician whose Brooklyn roots would lead to the soundtra…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AM
Sunday, January 12, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Starring Jessie Mueller, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, the new stage production that stars Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller as the Grammy Award-winning musician whose Brooklyn roots would lead to the soundtra…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:07PM
Thursday, January 2, 2014

PHOTO CALL: "Newsroom" Star Jeff Daniels Previews 54 Below Concert Engagement by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Tony Award nominee Jeff Daniels, who starred in the 2009 Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage and currently appears on HBO's "Newsroom," begins a six-concert engagement of or…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

PHOTO SPECIAL: A Year in Images 2013 by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Playbill.com takes a look back at the world of theatre in 2013. We sorted through countless images from the past year in theatre and came up with an album that stirs the memory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, December 30, 2013

PHOTO FASHION SPECIAL: Laura Osnes Weighs In on Favorite Red Carpet Looks of 2013 by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

It's been a very fashionable year for Laura Osnes, who earned her 2nd Tony nomination for Cinderella. Between opening nights, galas and award shows, the leading lady has modeled a stunni…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM
Sunday, December 22, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Alice Ripley, Nick Blaemire, Annie Golden, George Salazar and More at the 6th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The 6th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular, the annual holiday event featuring songwriter Joe Iconis and his "merry band of musical theatre punks," was held Dec. 20-21 at 54 B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19PM
Friday, December 13, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Stars Walk the Red Carpet at "August: Osage County" New York Film Premiere by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County, starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, will arrive in theatres Dec. 25. Stars and guest…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:30AM
Monday, November 25, 2013

PHOTO CALL: No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot, With Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, Open on Broadway; Red Carpet, Curtain Call and Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The repertory productions of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot officially opened on Broadway Nov. 24 at the Cort Theatre: Land was presented at…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:31AM

PHOTO CALL: No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot, With Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Open on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The repertory productions of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot officially opened on Broadway Nov. 24 at the Cort Theatre: Land was presented at…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31AM
Monday, November 18, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the new musical comedy that boasts Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays inhabiting eight different members of the doomed D'Ysquith family, officia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM

PHOTO CALL: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the new musical comedy that boasts Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays inhabiting eight different members of the doomed D'Ysquith family, officia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26AM
Thursday, November 14, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays Returns to Broadway; Opening Night Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Stage and screen star Billy Crystal returns to Broadway for a limited nine-week engagement of his Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays, which officially opened at the Imperial Theatre Nov. 13…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30AM

PHOTO CALL: Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays Returns to Broadway; Opening Night Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Stage and screen star Billy Crystal returns to Broadway for a limited nine-week engagement of his Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays, which officially opened at the Imperial Theatre Nov. 13…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30AM
Monday, November 11, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Twelfth Night and Richard III, Starring Mark Rylance, Open on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Calls and Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III officially opened Nov. 10 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre, following respective preview performances…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Thursday, October 31, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Wicked Stars, Creators and Alumni Celebrate 10 Years on Broadway; Curtain Call and VIP Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The New York production of Wicked — the international hit musical based on the novel by Gregory Maguire that features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman — c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Wicked Celebrates 10 Years on Broadway; Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The New York production of Wicked — the international hit musical based on the novel by Gregory Maguire that features a score by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman — c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:36PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

PHOTO SPECIAL: Playbill Gets "Green-ified" in Honor of Wicked by Matthew Blank and David Gewirtzman

The New York production of the international hit musical Wicked celebrates its 10th anniversary on Broadway Oct. 30. The Playbill.com staff had a little fun and "greenified" a handful of pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM
Friday, October 25, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Brian d'Arcy James, Kelli O'Hara, Rob McClure and More Launch PopsEd Initiative by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The New York Pops Music Director Steven Reineke and Board Member Kelli O’Hara launched the new PopsEd Ambassadors initiative, which connects The New York Pops network of talented guest…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

PHOTO CALL: The Snow Geese, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Manhattan Theatre Club/MCC Theater world premiere of The Snow Geese, Sharr White's WWI-set drama about a newly widowed woman and her family bracing against a changing world, official…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10AM

PHOTO CALL: The Snow Geese, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Manhattan Theatre Club/MCC Theater world premiere of The Snow Geese, Sharr White's WWI-set drama about a newly widowed woman and her family bracing against a changing world, official…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10AM

PHOTO CALL: The Snow Geese, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Manhattan Theatre Club/MCC Theater world premiere of The Snow Geese, Sharr White's WWI-set drama about a newly widowed woman and her family bracing against a changing world, official…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10AM
Friday, October 18, 2013

PHOTO CALL: The Winslow Boy, Starring Roger Rees and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Terence Rattigan's classic drama about family loyalty, The Winslow Boy, starring Tony Award winner Roger Rees and Academy Award n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57AM

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