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Monday, October 6, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Barrett Wilbert Weed, Nick Blaemire, Orville Mendoza and More Star in Atlantic Theater C by Matthew Blank

The world-premiere production of Found, the original musical inspired by found letters and notes featuring Danny Pudi, Nick Blaemire and more, began at the Atlantic Theater Company's…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

PHOTO CALL: Barrett Wilbert Weed, Nick Blaemire, Orville Mendoza and More Star in Atlantic Theatre C by Matthew Blank

The world-premiere production of Found, the original musical inspired by found letters and notes featuring Danny Pudi, Nick Blaemire and more, began at the Atlantic Theater Company's…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

A First Look at Michael C. Hall as Hedwig (Photos) by Matthew Blank

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM
Sunday, October 5, 2014

PHOTO CALL: London Hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Opens on Broadway, Red Carp by Matthew Blank

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the acclaimed new play by Simon Stephens about a 15-year-old boy who must get to the bottom of the mysterious death of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31AM
Friday, October 3, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Academy Award-Winning Songwriter and “Once” Film Star Markta Irglov Joins Broadway Cast by Matthew Blank

The Tony Award-winning musical Once welcomed the show's composer and star of the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, Markéta Irglová, for a special…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PM

PHOTO CALL: World Premiere of Bright Star Musical, by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Celebrates Ope by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of Bright Star, the new American musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, officially opened at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre Sept. 28 following previews that began S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AM

STAGE PORTRAIT: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, Stockard Channing in It’s Only a Pla by Matthew Blank

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

PHOTO CALL: “C’est Magnifique!” Kate Baldwin and Jason Danieley Star in Paper Mill’s Broadway-Bound by Matthew Blank

The Paper Mill Playhouse's Broadway-bound production of Cole Porter's Can-Can, which kicks off the New Jersey venue's 2014-15 season, began performances Oct. 1 at 7:3…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:30AM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

PHOTO CALL: The Country House, Starring Blythe Danner, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Cu by Matthew Blank

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' The Country House, starring Tony and Emmy winner Blythe Danner, officially opened Oct. 2 at 6:45 PM fol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22PM

PHOTO CALL: The Country House, Starring Blythe Danner, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' The Country House, starring Tony and Emmy winner Blythe Danner, officially opened Oct. 2 at 6:45 PM fol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22PM

PHOTO CALL: The Country House, Starring Blythe Danner, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curta by Matthew Blank

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' The Country House, starring Tony and Emmy winner Blythe Danner, officially opened Oct. 2 at 6:45 PM fol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22PM

PHOTO CALL: Country House, Starring Blythe Danner, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtai by Matthew Blank

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' The Country House, starring Tony and Emmy winner Blythe Danner, officially opened Oct. 2 at 6:45 PM fol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15PM

PHOTO CALL: Country House, Starring Blythe Danner, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain C by Matthew Blank

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies' The Country House, starring Tony and Emmy winner Blythe Danner, officially opened Oct. 2 at 6:45 PM fol…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15PM

Sherri Shepherd and Keke Palmer Visit A Fabulous Sylvester Musical (Photo) by Matthew Blank

AnthonyKen, LLC. and Sheryl Lee Ralph/The D.I.V.A. Foundation present Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical, officially opening Sept. 14, following previews that began Sept. 5, at the Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Broadway’s Star-Studded It’s Only a Play, Reuniting Nathan Lane and Matt by Matthew Blank

The star-studded production of Tony Award winner Terrence McNally's comedy It's Only A Play, a love letter to the theatre about what it takes to make a show a hit, began Broadway…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:21PM

PHOTO CALL: Tail! Spin!, Featuring Rachel Dratch, Celebrates Official Off-Broadway Opening Night by Matthew Blank

Mario Correa's Tail! Spin!, a breakout hit of the 2012 New York International Fringe Festival, officially opened Oct. 1 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 18 at the Lynn Redgrav…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PM

PHOTO CALL: Betty Buckley Visits Isabel Rose at 54 Below by Matthew Blank

Betty Buckley visited Isabel Rose at her Oct. 1 54 Below concert. Here is a photo from after the performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: “Join Us!” A Two-Show Day With the Newest “Leading Player” of Broadway’s Pippin, Ca by Matthew Blank

Carly Hughes, who was most recently seen in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, flew onto Pippin's trapeze beginning Sept. 19 as Broadway's newest Leading Player. With just over a we…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

PHOTO CALL: Christine Ebersole, Jordan Roth, Betty Buckley, Beth Leavel and More Step Up in Support by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winners Betty Buckley, Christine Ebersole, Beth Leavel and producer Jordan Roth are among the Broadway luminaries who are rallying to help support Clay Aiken in his North Carolina…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:35PM

PHOTO THROWBACK: Backstage at the Now Broadway-Bound Dr. Zhivago’s Australian Premiere by Matthew Blank

The stage musical adaptation of Dr. Zhivago, based on the 1958 Nobel Prize-winning novel by Russian author Boris Pasternak, is on its way to Broadway! We look back at this exclusive phot…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Ben Fankhauser Shares a Day in the Life, Rehearsing for I Am Harvey Milk  by Matthew Blank

Andrew Lippa, Kristin Chenoweth and young actor Noah Marlowe will star in the Oct. 6 New York premiere of Andrew Lippa's oratorio I Am Harvey Milk at Lincoln Center's Avery …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AM

PHOTO CALL: First Look! Lindsay Lohan Makes Stage Debut in West End’s Speed-the-Plow, Also Starring by Matthew Blank

Lindsay Lohan makes her professional stage debut in the new West End production of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow, which officially opens Oct. 2 following previews that began Sept.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Former Title Holders Reunite to Crown On the Town Star Megan Fairchild “Miss Subways 201 by Matthew Blank

The Broadway revival of the classic musical comedy On the Town is now in previews at the newly renamed Lyric Theatre. Megan Fairchild, who plays "Miss Turnstiles" Ivy Smith in the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: “Freedom’s Child”: Derrick Cobey Takes Playbill Inside the Eagle Theatre Staging of by Matthew Blank

The Eagle Theatre in Hammonton, NJ, presents Frank Wildhorn and Gregory Boyd's musical The Civil War. Cast member Derrick Cobey (The Scottsboro Boys) takes us behind the scenes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:35PM

PHOTO CALL: First Day of Rehearsal for Broadway’s Reimagined Side Show! by Matthew Blank

The reimagined production of the 1997 Tony-nominated musical Side Show, which was seen at La Jolla Playhouse and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will arrive on Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

PHOTO CALL: Money Grubbin’ Whores, About Tension-Filled Divorce, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

Sean J. Quinn's dark comedy Money Grubbin' Whores officially opened Sept. 30 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 25 at Off-Broadway’s The Lion Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

PHOTO CALL: Hayley Mills, Laura Osnes, Olympia Dukakis, Boyd Gaines, Mike Nichols and More Celebrate by Matthew Blank

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink officially opened Sept. 30 at 7 PM following previews that began Sept. 4 Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Sticks and Bones, Starring Holly Hunter, Bill Pullman and Richard Chamb by Matthew Blank

The New Group revival of David Rabe's Sticks and Bones, starring Golden Globe Award winner Richard Chamberlain, Academy Award winner Holly Hunter and Bill Pullman, will begin Off-Bro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:23PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: The Jesus of Suburbia Goes to School! Behind the Scenes at Shenandoah’s College Pre by Matthew Blank

Students at Shenandoah Conservatory are currently rocking out in the first-ever college production of Green Day's American Idiot. Cast member Jon Graham, who plays Will, documented …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM

PHOTO SPECIAL: “Fight the Fight!” Meet the Main Players in Tim Rice’s From Here to Eternity, Screeni by Matthew Blank

Fathom Events and Omniverse Vision will offer screenings of the Broadway-aimed London musical From Here to Eternity, which features lyrics by Tony winner Tim Rice, this month in select U…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM

PHOTO CALL: PigPen Theatre The Old Man and The Old Moon Celebrates Re-Opening in NYC by Matthew Blank

A new version of PigPen Theatre Co.'s celebrated production of The Old Man and The Old Moon, a blend of music and shadow play that was met with critical acclaim Off-Broadway in 2012,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM

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