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Thursday, March 13, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Rachel Dratch, Annie Golden, Miri Ben-Ari, Anastasia Barzee and More Celebrate 50 Shades! The Musical by Matthew Blank

50 Shades! The Musical, a parody of the best-selling book series, officially opened March 12 at the Elektra Theatre following previews that began Feb. 21. Read

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Audra McDonald and Bill Berloni Audition Canine Co-Stars for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill by Matthew Blank

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

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage at Drury Lane's Young Frankenstein With Allison Sill and Johanna McKenzie Miller by Matthew Blank

Drury Lane Theatre presents the Mel Brooks musical Young Frankenstein at its home in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. Leading ladies Allison Sill ("Inga") and Johanna McKenzie Miller ("E…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Fiasco Theater's Measure for Measure With Married Co-Stars Noah Brody and Jessie Austrian by Matthew Blank

The Fiasco Theater, the troupe that has garnered acclaim for their imaginative, stripped-down stagings of classics, now presents their take on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Ensembl…

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: "Come With Me..." Les Misérables Over the Years by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables opened on this date in 1987. Playbill.com looks back at the at the original Broadway and London companies and …

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at NYC Revival of Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy by Matthew Blank

TACT/The Actors Company Theatre's production of Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy begins performances March 11 at Theatre Row’s Beckett Theatre.

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Butter Beer!" Tony Nominee Robin De Jesus Shares His Orlando Adventures by Matthew Blank

Two-time Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus brought his solo show Crush to Crushed — an evening of pop, rock, Spanish, soul and Broadway music centered around the word love &m…

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PHOTO CALL: Matthew Morrison, Terrence McNally, Zosia Mamet and More at Opening Night of Robert Askins' Hand to God by Matthew Blank

The MCC Theater production of Robert Askins' irreverent puppet comedy Hand to God, about a possessed Christian-ministry puppet, officially opened Off-Broadway March 10 after previews tha…

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PHOTO CALL: Inside Roundabout's Spring Gala; Bernadette Peters, Liam Neeson, Alan Cumming, Brian d’Arcy James and More Celebrate Sam Mendes by Matthew Blank

Roundabout Theatre Company, under the artistic direction of Todd Haimes, presented its annual spring gala March 10 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening celebrated Academy Award, Olivier …

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Two-Time Tony Award Winner Sutton Foster on the Musical Stage by Matthew Blank

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will return to Broadway March 28 in Violet. In honor of the stage and television actress, Playbill.com has compiled photos of some of her greatest mu…

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PHOTO CALL: Sutton Foster, Jane Krakowski, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Donna Murphy, Victor Garber and More Walk the Red Carpet at Roundabout's Spring by Matthew Blank

Roundabout Theatre Company, under the artistic direction of Todd Haimes, presented its annual spring gala March 10 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening celebrated Academy Award, Olivier …

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: All the Way's Robert Petkoff by Matthew Blank

Stage and screen veteran Robert Petkoff plays Senator Hubert Humphrey in the Broadway production of Robert Schenkkan's All the Way. He fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random fa…

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Monday, March 10, 2014

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Tenderloin Concludes Musicals in Mufti Celebration of Sheldon Harnick; Closing Curtain Call and Party by Matthew Blank

The York Theatre Company's staging of the 1960 musical Tenderloin, which concluded the Winter 2014 Musicals in Mufti Series Celebrating Sheldon Harnick, played its weekend of performance…

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PHOTO CALL: A Look at Touring Book of Mormon Stars David Larsen, Cody Jamison Strand, Mark Evans and Christopher John O'Neill by Matthew Blank

The Tony-winning musical sensation The Book of Mormon currently boasts two companies touring the United States, in addition to the Broadway production. The first national tour is led by Mar…

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PHOTO CALL: A First Look at New Immersive Piece Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth at the Players Club by Matthew Blank

Speakeasy Dollhouse: The Brothers Booth, an immersive theatre experience by Cynthia von Buhler about the legends of John Wilkes and Edwin Booth, began performances March 1.

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Off-Broadway's Perfect Crime With George McDaniel by Matthew Blank

The long-running Off-Broadway thriller Perfect Crime, the longest-running play in New York theatre history, celebrated its 11,000th performance last month. Cast member George McDaniel shares…

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PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Mystery of Edwin Drood With Robert Creighton by Matthew Blank

Spend a day at Broadway's Mystery of Edwin Drood. Rupert Holmes' boisterous whodunnit closed on Broadway one year ago today. Robert Creighton, who played boozy gravedigger Durdles, offers a…

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Friday, March 7, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Tyne Daly, Bobby Steggert and Frederick Weller Star in Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Mothers and Sons, a new drama by four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally that stars Tony winner Tyne Daly as a mother paying a surprise visit to her late son's ex-partne…

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PHOTO CALL: Mamma Mia! Surpasses Rent as Ninth Longest-Running Show in Broadway History; New Cast Members Welcomed by Matthew Blank

The New York production of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' international hit musical Mamma Mia!, which currently plays the Broadhurst Theatre, became the ninth longest-running sh…

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PHOTO CALL: All The Way, Starring Bryan Cranston as LBJ, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals 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…

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PHOTO CALL: All The Way, Starring Bryan Cranston as LBJ, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call 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

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…

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Louis Armstrong Play Satchmo at the Waldorf, With John Douglas Thompson, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

John Douglas Thompson repeats his performance in the New York premiere of Terry Teachout's one-man Louis Armstrong play Satchmo at the Waldorf, which officially opened March 4 after prev…

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PHOTO CALL: Meet Broadway's Of Mice and Men Stars James Franco, Chris O'Dowd and Leighton Meester by Matthew Blank

The Broadway revival of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men will begin performances at the Longacre Theatre March 19. The cast greeted the press with a March 6 panel discussion and photo o…

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PHOTO CALL: Matthew Broderick, Rachel Dratch, Tonya Pinkins and More Celebrate the Public Theater's Antony and Cleopatra by Matthew Blank

Jonathan Cake and Joaquina Kalukango star in a new production of Antony and Cleopatra, directed and edited by Tarell Alvin McCraney, which officially opened March 5 after previews that began…

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PHOTO CALL: Sweeney Todd in Concert, With Emma Thompson, Bryn Terfel, Philip Quast, Audra McDonald, Erin Mackey, Christian Borle and More by Matthew Blank

Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson and opera star Bryn Terfel lead the New York Philharmonic's all-star concert presentations of the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Whe…

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PHOTO CALL: Sweeney Todd, With Emma Thompson, Bryn Terfel and Philip Quast, Opens at the Philharmonic; Red Carpet Arrivals and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

Two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson and opera star Bryn Terfel lead the New York Philharmonic's all-star concert presentations of the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Whe…

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Enjoy the Trip!" On the Road With Bring It On: The Musical's Reed Iacarella by Matthew Blank

Bring It On: The Musical, the Tony Award-nominated musical which toured the U.S. prior to its 2012 Broadway bow, is back on the road. Cast member Reed Iacarella shares photos from the offic…

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PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Broadway's Act One, Starring Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana and Andrea Martin by Matthew Blank

Act One, a new play written and directed by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine, begin March 20, prior to an official opening April 17, at Broadway’s Vivian Beaumont Theater.

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PHOTO CALL: Sutton Foster, Joshua Henry, Colin Donnell and Cast Let It Sing in Sneak Peek at Broadway's Violet by Matthew Blank

Directed by Leigh Silverman and featuring music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, Violet will begin performances March 28 at the American Airlines Theatre. The cast of…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at Upcoming "Glee" Episodes, "City of Angels" and "Trio," Featuring Demi Lovato and Adam Lambert by Matthew Blank

The hit Fox series "Glee" continues with weekly Tuesday installments. Here's a first look at the March 4 and March 11 episodes, entitled "Trio" and "City of Angels," respectively.

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