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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: On The Road With Mother-and-Son Wicked Cast Members Jane Brockman and Jonathan Shew by Matthew Blank

Jane Brockman and her son Jonathan Shew have the unique experience of traveling the country together as members of the second national touring cast of Wicked. The share some pics form the r…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PM

PHOTO CALL: Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford, Jason Gotay, Matt Doyle and More Sing the Music of Will Van Dyke by Matthew Blank

Will Van Dyke and Friends, a concert featuring the music of Will Van Dyke and spotlighting his new musical Writing Kevin Taylor, was held Oct. 14 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PM

PHOTO CALL: Carrie, Starring Alice Ripley, Keaton Whittaker and Kendra Kassebaum, Plays Seattle's Balagan Theatre by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, who won her Tony for her performance as bipolar mom Diana in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, tackles the role of religious fanatic Margaret White i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: "Boardwalk Empire" and Bad Jews Star Michael Zegen by Matthew Blank

Michael Zegen, who plays the role of Liam in Roundabout's Off-Broadway staging of Bad Jews, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 11, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Carrie Manolakos, Natalie Charlé Ellis, Courtney Markowitz and Carrie Cimma Star in Rock Musical Lizzie by Matthew Blank

The TUTS Underground season opener, the rock musical Lizzie, plays Oct. 10-20 in the Hobby Center’s Zilkha Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Once on Tour, Starring Stuart Ward and Dani de Waal by Matthew Blank

Stuart Ward and Dani de Waal make music together in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Once, which launched Oct. 1 at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PM

PHOTO CALL: Mary Testa, Jennifer Simard, John Treacy Egan, Haven Burton and Cast Preview Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's Disaster! by Matthew Blank

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's Disaster! A 1970’s Disaster Movie…Musical, which is presented by Mary J. Davis, begins previews Oct. 14 at St. Luke’s Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM

PHOTO CALL: A Night with Janis Joplin, Starring Mary Bridget Davies, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank

A Night with Janis Joplin, which stars Mary Bridget Davies as the late rock singer, officially opened at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre Oct. 10 following previews that began Sept. 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM

PHOTO CALL: A Night with Janis Joplin, Starring Mary Bridget Davies, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

A Night with Janis Joplin, which stars Mary Bridget Davies as the late rock singer, officially opened at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre Oct. 10 following previews that began Sept. 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM
Thursday, October 10, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A Night with Janis Joplin, Starring Mary Bridget Davies, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

A Night with Janis Joplin, which stars Mary Bridget Davies as the late rock singer, officially opened at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre Oct. 10 following previews that began Sept. 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:32PM

PHOTO CALL: Roundabout's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, With James Rebhorn, Meets the Press by Matthew Blank

Rebecca Henderson, Luke Kirby, James Rebhorn and Phyllis Somerville will star in the Roundabout Underground production of Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, a new play by Meghan Kennedy, beginnin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:53PM

PHOTO CALL: Ben Vereen, Tommy Tune, Jerry Mitchell, Laura Benanti and More at Chita: A Legendary Celebration; Red Carpet and Performance by Matthew Blank

Chita: A Legendary Celebration, the star-studded, one-night-only celebration of two-time Tony winner Chita Rivera that was presented Oct. 7 at the August Wilson Theatre, raised over $400,000…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

PHOTO CALL: New Musical Fun Home, With Judy Kuhn, Michael Cerveris and Alexandra Socha, Plays the Public Theater by Matthew Blank

Fun Home, the new musical by Tony nominees Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, based on the darkly comic, coming-of-age graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, began performances Sept. 30 Off-Broadway a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM

PHOTO CALL: Yogi Berra, Joe Pantoliano, Robert Klein Among Guests at Opening Night of Yankees Drama Bronx Bombers by Matthew Blank

The Primary Stages world premiere of Eric Simonson's Bronx Bombers, a new drama about the New York Yankees, officially opened Oct. 8 after previews that began Sept. 20 at the Duke o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM

PHOTO CALL: Yogi Berra, Melissa Manchester, Robert Klein Among Guests at Opening Night of Yankees Drama Bronx Bombers by Matthew Blank

The Primary Stages world premiere of Eric Simonson's Bronx Bombers, a new drama about the New York Yankees, officially opened Oct. 8 after previews that began Sept. 20 at the Duke o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Toronto's New Les Misérables, With Ramin Karimloo, Earl Carpenter, Samantha Hill and Perry Sherman by Matthew Blank

The Toronto premiere of the 25th-anniversary edition of Les Misérables, starring Ramin Karimloo (London's The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies) as Jean Valjean, began…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Afterglow Festival Memories from Justin Vivian Bond, Molly Pope, Lady Rizo and More by Matthew Blank

The 2013 Afterglow Festival, featuring performances of new work by Justin Vivian Bond, Amber Martin, Lance Horne, Molly Pope, Jill Pangallo and more, ran early September in Provincetown, MA.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PM

PHOTO CALL: Nancy Opel, Stanley Bahorek, Dick Cavett, Cherry Jones, Kathleen Chalfant and More Honor Frances Sternhagen at Abingdon Gala by Matthew Blank

Abingdon Theatre Company celebrated its 2013-14 season with Abingdon: Swinging On a Star, a benefit gala and dinner, Oct. 7 at Espace.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

PHOTO CALL: Nancy Opel, Stanley Bahorek, Dick Cavett, Cherry Jones, Kathleen Chalfant, Melanie and More Honor Frances Sternhagen at Abingdon Gala by Matthew Blank

Abingdon Theatre Company celebrated its 2013-14 season with Abingdon: Swinging On a Star, a benefit gala and dinner, Oct. 7 at Espace.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Romeo and Juliet Star Conrad Kemp by Matthew Blank

South African stage and screen actor Conrad Kemp, currently making his Broadway debut as Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Monday, October 7, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Honeymoon in Vegas, With Tony Danza, Rob McClure and Brynn O'Malley, Opens at Paper Mill; Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

Paper Mill Playhouse presents the world premiere of the Broadway-bound musical Honeymoon in Vegas — which is based on the Castle Rock Entertainment motion picture of the same titl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PM

PHOTO CALL: Robin De Jesus, Sasha Allen, Todd Graff and More Celebrate "Camp" With Reunion and Screening by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus, Sasha Allen, Steven Cutts, Brad Simmons and Todd Graff were part of a 10th anniversary screening and reunion of the 2003 musical film "Camp" Oct.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

PHOTO CALL: Big Fish, Starring Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The new Broadway musical Big Fish, a father-and-son tale based on the 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace and the subsequent 2003 film by John August, makes a splash at Broadway's Neil Sim…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Sunday, October 6, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Big Fish, Starring Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The new Broadway musical Big Fish, a father-and-son tale based on the 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace and the subsequent 2003 film by John August, makes a splash at Broadway's Neil Sim…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:32PM

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Broadway's A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The new Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder,which arrives at the Walter Kerr Theatre Oct. 22. The cast greeted the press Oct. 4 with a proper English high tea and ph…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 4, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Broadway-Bound Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Starring Jessie Mueller by Matthew Blank

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, starring Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller as the Grammy Award-winning musician, began a pre-Broadway world-premiere engagement at San Francisco's Cur…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:09PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Meet Me in St. Paul!" On the Road With Charlie Brady and Miss Saigon by Matthew Blank

Charlie Brady stars as Chris in Kansas City's Starlight Theatre's new mini-tour of the award-winning musical Miss Saigon.  He earlier documented ths show's rehearsal process…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

PHOTO CALL: Bad Jews, With Tracee Chimo, Molly Ranson, Michael Zegen and Philip Ettinger, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, the dark comedy about a volatile family dispute that premiered to acclaim as part of Roundabout Underground in 2012, officially opened Off-Broadway Oct. 3 after…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

PHOTO CALL: Tony Bennett, Leslie Uggams, Valerie Simpson, Esperanza Spalding Celebrate Lady Day, Starring Dee Dee Bridgewater by Matthew Blank

Lady Day, which features Tony and multiple Grammy Award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater as the late, legendary jazz artist Billie Holiday, officially opened Oct. 3 at 6:30 PM following previews t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM

PHOTO CALL: William Michals and Jeannie Shubitz Star in Westchester Broadway Theatre's Kiss Me, Kate by Matthew Blank

Westchester Broadway Theatre presents the Cole Porter classic Kiss Me, Kate. William Michals (Scarlet Pimpernel, Lincoln Center's South Pacific) and Jeannie Shubitz star as Fred and Lilli.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM
Thursday, October 3, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Christopher Lloyd, Marilu Henner, Jeff Garlin, Rhea Perlman, "Always Sunny" Stars and More Celebrate The Sunshine Boys L.A. Opening by Matthew Blank

Academy Award nominees Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch play former vaudeville co-stars who must bury the hatchett when Hollywood calls in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, which official…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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