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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Four-Time Tony Nominee Kelli O'Hara on the Musical Stage by Matthew Blank

Kelli O'Hara celebrates a birthday April 16. She is currently back on Broadway in The Bridges of Madison County.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of New Musical Fly By Night, Starring Allison Case, Adam Chanler-Berat and Patti Murin by Matthew Blank

Playwrights Horizons' upcoming production of the new musical Fly By Night will begin previews May 16 prior to an official opening June 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

PHOTO CALL: Jon Hamm, David Duchovny, Oscar Isaac, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas Celebrate The Library, Starring Chloë Grace Moretz by Matthew Blank

The Library, Scott Z. Burns' new drama about violence in America and the narratives shaped in the aftermath of tragedy that is directed by Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh, of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Playbill Store's Heathers: The Musical Fashion Shoot by Matthew Blank

Cast members Dustin Sullivan, Rachel Flynn, Molly Hager and Cait Fairbanks from Heathers: The Musical took some time April 10 to model a selection of show merchandise for PlaybillStore.com. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM

PHOTO CALL: Laura Benanti, Jill Paice, Robin De Jesus, Telly Leung, Lauren Worsham, Joyce DiDonato and More Offer Broadway Battles Bullying Concert by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, two-time Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus, Telly Leung, Todd Buonopane and Mykal Kilgore were part of Broadway Battles Bullying, a benefit to raise funds fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

PHOTO CALL: Laura Benanti, Jill Paice, Robin De Jesus, Telly Leung, Stephen Wallem, Joyce DiDonato and More Offer Broadway Battles Bullying Concert by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, two-time Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus, Telly Leung, Todd Buonopane and Mykal Kilgore were part of Broadway Battles Bullying, a benefit to raise funds fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Newsies Leading Lady Liana Hunt by Matthew Blank

Liana Hunt, who plays the role of Katherine in the Broadway production of Newsies, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 14, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Erin Mackey, Loretta Ables Sayre, Mike McGowan, Tally Sessions and Cast Celebrate Opening Night of Paper Mill's South Pacific by Matthew Blank

The Paper Mill Playhouse production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific officially opened at the New Jersey venue April 13 at 7 PM following previews that began Apri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PM

PHOTO CALL: Matilda The Musical Celebrates One Year on Broadway by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of Matilda The Musical celebrated its one year anniversary the evening of April 13. The cast partied with cake and bowling in Times Square.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PM

PHOTO CALL: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Starring Audra McDonald, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald returns to Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's play with music, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, which offici…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03AM
Friday, April 11, 2014

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina, Starring Patrick Page, Mare Winningham and Gabriel Ebert by Matthew Blank

Casa Valentina, a new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein about an upstate colony where heterosexual men dress as women, began performances on Broadway April 1 at Manhattan …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM

PHOTO CALL: Audra McDonald Is Billie Holiday in Broadway's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill by Matthew Blank

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald returns to Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's play with music, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, which offici…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM

PHOTO CALL: Woody Allen Musical Bullets Over Broadway, Starring Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie, on Opening Night; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Woody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PHOTO CALL: Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway Musical, Starring Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie, on Opening Night; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Woody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PHOTO CALL: Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway Musical, Starring Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie, on Opening Night; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Woody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

PHOTO CALL: Bullets Over Broadway Musical, Starring Zach Braff and Marin Mazzie, on Opening Night; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Woody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 10, 2014

PHOTO SPECIAL: Highlights from Playbill's Star-Studded "Broadway on the High Seas 4" Cruise Through Tahiti, Bora Bora and the South Pacific by Matthew Blank

Playbill's fourth Broadway on the High Seas cruise set sail on a French Polynesian adventure March 20-29, 2014. The trip boasted performances by Brian Stokes Mitchell, Howard McGillin, A…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On the Road With Richard Cerato and the New Joseph... Tour, Starring Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo by Matthew Blank

The new 2014 national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat stars "American Idol" alums and newlyweds Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young. Richard Cerato, who is featured as…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM

PHOTO CALL: Zach Braff, Marin Mazzie, Betsy Wolfe, Vincent Pastore and More Star in Woody Allen Musical Bullets Over Broadway by Matthew Blank

Woody Allen's 1994 film comedy Bullets Over Broadway, about an aspiring playwright who gets a shot at the big time when a wealthy gangster takes a sudden interest in producing, officiall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Neil Patrick Harris' Life in the Theatre by Matthew Blank

Neil Patrick Harris is back on Broadway in a new production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Harris — who rose to fame as the young star of "Doogie Howser, M.D." — has cha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:38PM

PHOTO CALL: Emily Skinner, Cameron Adams, Lynne Halliday and Jason Graae Offer Sneak Peek at the York's Inventing Mary Martin by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of the new musical Inventing Mary Martin, will begin performances at the Off-Broadway venue April 15 prior to an official opening April 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PM

PHOTO CALL: Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg Honored at Signature Theatre Annual Gala by Matthew Blank

The Signature Theatre Annual Gala, honoring former mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Tony Award-winning actor/playwright/director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, was held April 7 at the Pershing Square …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PM

PHOTO CALL: Survivor Frontman Jim Peterik Parties With Rock of Ages as Show Celebrates 5 Years and 2,000 Performances on Broadway by Matthew Blank

The five-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical Rock of Ages celebrated 5 years and 2,000 performances on Broadway April 8. They were joined for a special performance by Jim Peterik of the b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:08PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Neil Patrick Harris in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Matthew Blank

The Broadway premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, began previews March 29 at the Belasco Theatre prior to an official opening April 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14PM

PHOTO CALL: Billy Porter, Lady Gaga, Elizabeth A. Davis, Robin De Jesus and More Launch 42West Performance Space by Matthew Blank

42West's Producing Artistic Director Jacob Langfelder launched a new 14,000 square foot, blank canvas, performance art venue this weekend with appearances by Billy Porter, Elizabeth A. Davis…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

PHOTO CALL: The Threepenny Opera, Featuring Laura Osnes and F. Murray Abraham, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

The Atlantic Theater Company's production of The Threepenny Opera, featuring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham and Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Mary Beth Peil, officially open…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:53PM

PHOTO CALL: Sutton Foster and the Company of Violet Head Into the Recording Studio by Matthew Blank

The Broadway cast of the Jeanine Tesori-Brian Crawley musical Violet, including Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell and Joshua Henry, headed to the recording studio April 7 to record a new two-disc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes at Star-Studded Carnegie Hall Guys and Dolls Concert With Allison Blackwell by Matthew Blank

A starry concert presentation of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls, starring Nathan Lane, Patrick Wilson, Sierra Boggess and Megan Mullally, was held April 3 at Carnegie Hall. Allison Black…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PM

PHOTO CALL: Adam Jacobs, Courtney Reed, James Monroe Iglehart and Cast Record Aladdin Cast Album by Matthew Blank

The original Broadway cast album of Disney's Aladdin, which stars Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, will be released by Walt Disney Records May 27, Disney Theatricals announced Ma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

PHOTO CALL: Inside the Recording Studio With Idina Menzel and the Cast of If/Then by Matthew Blank

The original Broadway cast album of the new musical If/Then, starring Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, was recorded by Masterworks Broadway April 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Wicked and Kinky Boots Star Jeanna de Waal by Matthew Blank

Jeanna de Waal, who plays the role of Lauren in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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