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Friday, June 13, 2014

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day With the Girl of Broadway's Once, Joanna Christie by Matthew Blank

Joanna Christie, who stars as Girl in the Tony Award-winning musical Once, plays her final performance June 15. This winter the British actress documented a two-show day, showing her mornin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Rehearsal, Radio City and Dancing the Night Away on Tony Sunday With Gent's Guide Nominee Lauren Worsham by Matthew Blank

Lauren Worsham, a 2014 Tony nominee for her performance in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, performed on her first Tony Awards this past Sunday. She shares some candid pics from …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM

PHOTO CALL: The Origin of Hedwig; Flashback to Andrew Rannells' First Time in the Wig and Heels 12 Years Ago by Matthew Blank

Andrew Rannells will star in Hedwig and the Angry Inch after Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris exits the show Aug. 17. This isn't the Tony-nominated Book of Mormon star's first time in the wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

PHOTO CALL: LaChanze, Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, James Snyder and Tom Kitt Sign If/Then CD in Manhattan by Matthew Blank

If/Then stars Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp, James Snyder and composer Tom Kitt appeared at the Manhattan Sony Store June 12 to sign copies of the original Broadway cast album of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PM

PHOTO CALL: Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson Rehearse Broadway-Bound This Is Our Youth by Matthew Blank

Kenneth Lonergan's 1996 drama This Is Our Youth, starring Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and Tavi Gevinson, began its pre-Broadway Chicago engagement June 10 at the Steppenwolf Theatre Comp…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM

PHOTO CALL: James Barbour Is Jean Valjean and Anthony Fedorov Is Enjolras in La Mirada's Les Miserables by Matthew Blank

The La Mirada Theatre and McCoy Rigby Entertainment production of Les Miserables began previews May 30 with an official opening the following day at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

PHOTO CALL: Billy Porter, Jerry Mitchell, Orfeh and More Cheer on Kinky Boots Producer Hal Luftig As He Joins the Walls of Sardi's by Matthew Blank

Hal Luftig - the Tony Award-winning producer of such shows as Kinky Boots, Evita and Legally Blonde - was honored June 11 with a portrait to join the famed walls of Sardi's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM

PHOTO CALL: The 68th Annual Tony Awards- Inside Radio City Music Hall by Matthew Blank and Krissie Fullerton

The 2014 Tony Awards were presented live from Radio City Music Hall June 8. Here is a look inside the Hall!

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AM
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Cristin Milioti, Andrew Rannells, Colin Donnell, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka and More Toast New Musical Fly By Night by Matthew Blank

The new musical Fly By Night, a dark comedy rock fable, officially opens Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons June 11 following previews that began May 16. The cast and friends ce…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:44PM

PHOTO SPECIAL: From Bette and Boo to Bad Jews; Celebrating 10 Years and 40 Productions at Roundabout's Steinberg Center for Theatre by Matthew Blank

The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre celebrates its 10th anniversary this month with a June 15 reading reuniting the cast of its inaugural production of Intimate Apparel. We l…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:34PM

PHOTO CALL: Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Phylicia Rashad and More Cheer Patti LaBelle As She Debuts in After Midnight by Matthew Blank

Grammy winner Patti LaBelle, who was last seen on Broadway in Fela!, began performances June 10 in the Tony Award-nominated musical revue After Midnight.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PM

PHOTO CALL: Judith Light, Diane Lane, Zosia Mamet, Sam Rockwell, Eric Bogosian and More Take a Ride on The Village Bike by Matthew Blank

The MCC Theater production of Penelope Skinner's The Village Bike, starring Golden Globe Award-nominated actress Greta Gerwig in her stage debut, officially opened Off-Broadway June 10 a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PM
Tuesday, June 10, 2014

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Erich Bergen, John Lloyd Young, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza and Christopher Walken in the "Jersey Boys" Film by Matthew Blank

Clint Eastwood’s big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys premieres June 20 in theatres nationwide.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

PHOTO CALL: Michael Ball, Elaine Paige, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Jonathan Pryce and James Corden Celebrate the Dawning of a New Saigon by Matthew Blank

Miss Saigon, which premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1989 — where it ran for a record-breaking run of over ten years — returns to the West End's Prince Edward The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:11PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Bullets Taps Onto the Tonys! Cast Members Share Backstage and After-Party Pics From Broadway's Biggest Night by Matthew Blank

Bullets Over Broadway had a busy Tony Sunday indeed. After their usual matinee, the show's tapping gangsters rushed over to Radio City to perform "Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do."

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

PHOTO CALL: Andrea Martin, Sheldon Harnick, Chita Rivera, Pia Zadora, Adrienne Barbeau and More Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof by Matthew Blank

Stars of stage and screen gathered June 9 at The Town Hall for Raising the Roof, a celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Broadway classic Fiddler on the Roof.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PM

PHOTO CALL: "What a Night!" Jersey Boys Film Screening Welcomes Clint Eastwood, Alan Cumming, Andy Karl, Lena Hall, Sarah Greene, Andrew Rannells and by Matthew Blank

Clint Eastwood’s big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys which premieres June 20 in theatres nationwide. Stars of stage and screen turned out for a special Ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM
Monday, June 9, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Lena Hall, Zachary Quinto, Billy Porter, Laura Osnes, Celia Keenan-Bolger and More Celebrate Broadway at the Carlyle's Tony Party by Matthew Blank

Broadway public relations firm O&M, headed by president Rick Miramontez, hosted its annual Tony Award post-show celebration at the Carlyle late Sunday night. Check out these pics of win…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PM

PHOTO CALL: An Exclusive Look Inside Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Party by Matthew Blank

The 2014 Tony Awards were presented live from Radio City Music Hall June 8. Roundabout Theatre Company held a viewing party for its staff and cast members of its three nominated shows: Cabar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PM

PHOTO CALL: Mark Rylance, Anika Noni Rose, Jonathan Groff, James Monroe Iglehart, Sophie Okonedo and More Raise a Glass at the Official Tony Award Aft by Matthew Blank

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and All the Way were named Best Musical and Best Play, respectively, at the 2014 Tony Awards ceremony on June 8. Winners, nominees and celebrity g…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PM

PHOTO CALL: Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess Pass the Point of No Return in Broadway's Phantom of the Opera by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess took over the roles of The Phantom and Christine Daaé, respectively, in the Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-runn…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM
Sunday, June 8, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Inside the Press Room With the 2014 Tony Award Winners! by Matthew Blank

The 2014 Tony Awards are being presented live from Radio City Music Hall June 8. Playbill.com is on site, and will be posting photos as the night progresses and winners filter into the media…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20PM

PHOTO CALL: Star-Studded Instragram and Twitter Shots from the Red Carpet by Matthew Blank

As Playbill.com works to cover the press area, many of tonight's stars are taking care of business on their own. Here are some of our favorite Instagram selfies of the night.

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PHOTO CALL: The Calm Before the Storm! A Tour of the Official 2014 Tony Award Press Room by Matthew Blank

The real action has yet to begin, as the stars file onto the red carpet and into Radio City Music Hall. Playbill.com staff is situated at the nearby press room, where media from all over th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

PHOTO CALL: The Stars Are Out at The 2014 Tony Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

The 2014 Tony Awards are being presented live from Radio City Music Hall June 8. Playbill.com is on site, and will be posting photos as the night progresses.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PM
Friday, June 6, 2014

PHOTO CALL: "Forever Hop 'Cause it Don't Stop on My Block!" A First Look at Tupac Shakur-Scored Musical Holler If Ya Hear Me by Matthew Blank

The Tupac Shakur-scored musical Holler If Ya Hear Me, a non-biographical new work directed by 2014 Tony Award nominee Kenny Leon, began performances June 2 at Broadway's Palace Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Four of NYC's LGBT Choruses Raise Their Voices in Song With First-Ever Joint Concert by Matthew Blank

On May 31, four of New York City's LGBT choruses gathered for their first-ever joint concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The evening featured the voices of the New York City…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Stroll, a Circle and a Salad With Phillip Attmore of After Midnight by Matthew Blank

Cast member Phillip Attmore shares a recent day at the Tony-nominated new musical After Midnight. The jazz-age revue opened Nov. 3 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

PHOTO CALL: "Duke Ellington Way" Unveiled in Honor of Tony-Nominated Musical After Midnight by Matthew Blank

On June 4 the cast of the Tony-nominated After Midnight gathered on the corner of Broadway and 47th Street along with Mercedes Ellington, the granddaughter of Duke Ellington, to name the str…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19PM

PHOTO CALL: Kate Beckinsale, Jonathan Groff, Matt Bomer, Anna Wintour Among Starry Opening Night Crowd at Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth by Matthew Blank

The Park Avenue Armory's immersive production of Macbeth, starring Kenneth Branagh, officially opened June 5 following previews that began May 31 in the Armory's expansive Wade …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

PHOTO SPECIAL: 2014 Tony Awards Preview — The Nominated Musicals by Matthew Blank and Krissie Fullerton

Playbill.com offers a look at the nominees for the 68th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards in the categories of Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

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