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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Judith Light, Rory O’Malley, Jordan Roth, Howard McGillin, Edie Windsor and More Celebra by Matthew Blank

Civil rights activist and author David Mixner premiered his new stage work, Oh Hell No!, a one-night-only evening of autobiographical storytelling, Oct. 27 at 7 PM at New World Stage…

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Monday, October 27, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Rock N' Roll Debauchery’s Freak Show Serves Up Soaring Vocals, Aerial Artistry and F by Matthew Blank

Angel Reed's Rock N' Roll Debauchery in association with Jacob Langfelder and Broadway the Hardway presented Rock N' Roll Debauchery's: Freak Show Oct. 24 at the new 42West.

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PHOTO CALL: Bebe Neuwirth, Christopher Sieber, Betsy Wolfe, Judy Kuhn and More Perform at Encompass by Matthew Blank

Encompass New Opera Theatre's Oct. 26th gala included a musical salute honoring Tony and Academy Award Winner Joel Grey and composer Jeanine Tesori. The evening took place at the Natio…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PM

PHOTO CALL: Meet The Band Wagon Stars Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes, Tracey Ullman, Tony Sheldo by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, the acclaimed singing actor most recently on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, will star in The Band Wagon, an Encores! Special …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM
Sunday, October 26, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Sting Musical The Last Ship, With Michael Esper and Rachel Tucker,  Opens on Broadway; R by Matthew Blank

The Last Ship, the new folk-rock musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy winner Sting — inspired by the songwriter's own childhood — official…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00PM
Friday, October 24, 2014

PHOTO ARCHIVE: From Mail to La Mancha to Much Ado, Celebrating Tony Award Winner Brian Stokes Mitche by Matthew Blank

Brian Stokes Mitchell — a Tony Award winner for his performance in Kiss Me, Kate — returns to the New York musical stage next month in the Encores! presentation of The Band Wagon. Playbi…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: The Backstage Adventures of “Untold Stories” Author Jennifer Ashley Tepper by Matthew Blank

"The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 2," written by musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper, will be released by Dress …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

PHOTO CALL: There’s More! Brand New Shots of Michael C. Hall in Broadway’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Matthew Blank

Michael C. Hall, the "Dexter" star last seen on Broadway in Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses, takes on the title role in the Tony-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch beginnin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AM

PHOTO CALL: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Disgraced, With Hari Dhillon and Josh Radnor, Opens on Broadway; by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of Ayad Akhtar's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced, featuring a star-studded cast, officially opened on Broadway Oct. 23 following previews that began…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09AM
Thursday, October 23, 2014

PHOTO CALL: New Musical The Fortress of Solitude Opens at the Public by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of the new musical The Fortress of Solitude officially opened Oct. 22 at 8 PM following previews that began Sept. 30 at The Public Theater.

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PHOTO CALL: Jeremy Jordan, Marin Mazzie, Martin Moran, Dominic Chianese, Christine Andreas and Ann H by Matthew Blank

Jeremy Jordan, Marin Mazzie, Martin Moran, Dominic Chianese, Christine Andreas and Ann Hampton Callaway will offer concerts at the intimate 54 Below in the coming weeks. They offered a prev…

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PHOTO CALL: Magazine Feature Reveals Concept Art, Costume Sketches and New Pics from “Into the Woods by Matthew Blank

Entertainment Weekly has debuted on online featurette highlighting the much-anticipated Into the Woods film, which will arrive in theatres Dec. 25. It can be seen in its entirety at EW.…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Spend a Day With A.J. Shively at the New Steve Martin-Edie Brickell Musical Bright by Matthew Blank

San Diego's Old Globe is currently presenting the world premiere of Bright Star, the new American musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Leading man A.J. Shively shares these exclusi…

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PHOTO CALL: Kelli O’Hara, Judy Kuhn, Matthew Broderick, Danny Burstein, Will Swenson, Chip Zien Cele by Matthew Blank

To kick off the release of musician, actor, conductor, radio host and Playbill.com columnist Seth Rudetsky's new book, "Seth’s Broadway Diary," Dress Circle Publishin…

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: “What More Can I Say?” Celebrating Birthday Boy Michael Rupert on the New York Stage by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Michael Rupert, back on Broadway in the new revival of On the Town, celebrates his birthday Oct. 23. We look back on a Broadway career spanning 40 years, beginning with his…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Michael Esper, Aaron Lazar, Jimmy Nail, Sally Ann Triplett and Rachel Tucker Board Sting by Matthew Blank

The Last Ship, the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy winner Sting — inspired by the songwriter's own childhood, arrived on Broadway Sept. 29 at t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: “Beautiful People of Denver!” A Two-Show Day at the Newly-Revised Unsinkable Molly by Matthew Blank

The Denver Center Theatre Company's new adaptation of Meredith Willson's classic musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown officially opened Sept. 19 at The Stage Theatre. Cast me…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

PHOTO CALL: No Me Diga! Meet the Cast of the Dominican Republic’s Upcoming Spanish-Language In the H by Matthew Blank

A Spanish-language production of the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights, which brings to life the characters of New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood, will premi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

CUE & A: Scenes from a Marriage Star Tina Benko on Ingmar Bergman, Cigarette Costumes and Auditionin by Matthew Blank

Tina Benko, who stars in Ivo van Hove's stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

PHOTO CALL: Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Lilla Crawford, Anna Kendrick and More Featured in New “Into by Matthew Blank

Entertainment Weekly's annual Holiday Movie Preview issue offers four different covers featuring characters from the Into the Woods film, which will arrive in theatres Dec. 25.

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PHOTO CALL: Wesley Taylor, John Tartaglia, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Adriane Lenox, Lesli Margherita an by Matthew Blank

Stage and screen star Richard Kind, a Tony nominee for The Big Knife, hosted the fifth annual Born for Broadway fundraiser Oct. 13 at 8 PM at the Merkin Concert Hall.

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PHOTO CALL: Phillipa Soo, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Eric William Morris and Jeremy Morse Sing a Blood by Matthew Blank

Joe Iconis' Bloodsong of Love is presented in concert Oct. 20 at 54 Below. Phillipa Soo, who starred in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, was among the evening's per…

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Paper Mill’s Broadway-Bound Can-Can With Newsies Alum Evan Kasprz by Matthew Blank

Paper Mill Playhouse presents a brand new colorful, high-energy production of Cole Porter's Can-Can. Cast member Evan Kasprzak (Newsies, "SYTYCD") documented a recent t…

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PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Broadway’s Elephant Man, Starring Bradley Cooper and Patricia Clarkson! by Matthew Blank

The Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, starring Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper, will begin performances Nov. 7 at the Booth Theatre.

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PHOTO CALL: Danny Burstein, Bianca Marroquin, Ana Ortiz and More at the Fifteenth Annual HOLA Awards by Matthew Blank

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA), the nation’s longest running active arts advocacy organization for Latino actors, honored Obie and Emmy winner Héctor E…

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PHOTO CALL: Bette Midler, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Westfeldt, Alexis Bledel, Rory OMalley, Tony Danza Cele by Matthew Blank

Billy & Ray, Mike Bencivenga’s new comedy about the making of the classic film "Double Indemnity," officially opened at the Vineyard Theatre Oct. 20 following pre…

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: “Live in Living Color!” Celebrating Birthday Boy Aaron Tveit by Matthew Blank

Aaron Tveit celebrates his 31st birthday Oct. 21. In honor of the occasion, Playbill.com is taking a look at his career. Happy birthday, Aaron!

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CUE & A: London’s Miss Saigon Star Jon Jon Briones on Sammy Davis Jr., “Field of Dreams” and Two Dec by Matthew Blank

Jon Jon Briones, who stars as The Engineer in the new West End production of Miss Saigon, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tid…

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Monday, October 20, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Adam Grabau, Mary McNulty and Tim Rogan Star in the North American Tour of Camelot by Matthew Blank

The 2014-15 national tour of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's Camelot launched Oct. 7 in Macon, GA.

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PHOTO CALL: Adam Chanler-Berat, Kyle Beltran, Rebecca Naomi Jones Enter The Fortress of Solitude at by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of the new musical The Fortress of Solitude began previews Sept. 30 prior to an official opening Oct. 22 at The Public Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PM

PHOTO CALL: A Fabulous Exclusive First Look at the New National Tour of Sister Act by Matthew Blank

Kerissa Arrington and Maggie Clennon Reberg co-star in the new national tour of the Tony Award-nominated musical Sister Act, which launched Oct. 14 at the DuPont Theatre in Wilmingto…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:05PM

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