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Thursday, September 26, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Joe Manganiello of "True Blood" Is Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at Yale Rep by Matthew Blank

"True Blood" actor Joe Manganiello returns to the stage in the Yale Repertory Theatre production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which officially opens Sept. 2…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM

PHOTO CALL: Jeff Buckley's The Last Goodbye, With Jay Armstrong Johnson and Talisa Friedman, Plays San Diego's Old Globe by Matthew Blank

The Last Goodbye, a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, featuring songs by Jeff Buckley, begins performances at the Old Globe Sept. 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AM
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Caroline Bowman, Josh Young, Sean MacLaughlin and Krystina Alabado in the Evita National Tour by Matthew Blank

The national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Evita, which is based on the 2012 Tony-nominated revival, kicked off Sept. 8 at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providenc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PM

PHOTO CALL: Danny DeVito, Judd Hirsch and Justin Bartha Star in The Sunshine Boys in Los Angeles by Matthew Blank

Academy Award nominees Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch, both veterans of the television series "Taxi," reunite for the Center Theatre Group production of Neil Simon's The Sun…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:59PM

PHOTO CALL: Daniel Breaker, Caissie Levy, Ariana DeBose, Jason Gotay, Hannah Elless Sing With Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band by Matthew Blank

Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band returned to 54 Below Sept. 21 and included a special tribute to late Broadway and swing legend Eydie Gorme. Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PM

PHOTO CALL: Elevator Repair Service's Arguendo Opens at the Public Theater by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of Elevator Repair Service's Arguendo, which loosely dramatizes the Supreme Court case Barnes v. Glen Theatre – challenging a ban on public nudity – offici…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM

PHOTO CALL: Tony Winner Bebe Neuwirth Joins Chicago in Celebrating 7,000 Performances on Broadway by Matthew Blank

On Sept. 24 at 8 PM, the long-running, Tony-winning musical hit revival of Chicago, which currently plays the Ambassador Theatre, celebrated its 7,000th performance on Broadway. Origin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:55PM

PHOTO SPECIAL: The Evita Files — Patti LuPone by Matthew Blank

Patti LuPone, who created the role of Eva Peron on Broadway, earning Tony and Drama Desk awards for her performance. Evita opened on Broadway this date in 1979.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PM

PHOTO CALL: Holland Taylor, Hugh Panaro, Lillias White and Annaleigh Ashford at the 5th Annual Broadway Salutes Celebration by Matthew Blank

The fifth annual Broadway Salutes celebration, featuring Tony winner Lillias White, Tony nominee Annaleigh Ashford and Hugh Panaro, was held Sept. 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Producer Robert De Niro Checks Out We Will Rock You Tour Press Preview by Matthew Blank

Brian Justin Crum, P.J. Griffith, Jacqueline Arnold and Jared Zirilli will be part of the North American tour of the Queen musical We Will Rock You, which will launch at Baltimore's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

PHOTO CALL: The Skivvies Heat Up 54 Below, With Special Guests Nick Adams, Matt Doyle, Lesli Margherita and More by Matthew Blank

Nick Adams, Matt Doyle, Leslie McDonel, Lesli Margherita and Tituss Burgess joined The Skivvies for their sold-out concert of stripped-down songs Sept. 23 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

PHOTO CALL: Meet No Man's Land/Waiting for Godot Stars Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley by Matthew Blank

The upcoming Broadway productions of Harold Pinter’s No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, which will play in repertory starring Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PM

PHOTO CALL: Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana Offer Intimate 54 Below Benefit Concert by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominees Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana joined New York Pops musical director Steve Reineke for Remember When..., a Sept. 23 benefit concert at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Manila Carrie Star Mikkie Bradshaw by Matthew Blank

Philippines musical theatre favorite Mikkie Bradshaw takes on the title role in the very first international staging of Carrie the Musical, which begins this week in Manila. She fills out Pl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, September 23, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Inside the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards by Matthew Blank

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Broadway star and Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris, aired live Sept. 22 at 8 PM ET on CBS from the NOKIA Theater L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM

PHOTO CALL: York Theatre Company's Closer Than Ever Performs and Signs at Barnes & Noble by Matthew Blank

The original cast of the York Theatre Company's 2012 revival of the musical revue Closer Than Ever, with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire, reunited Sept. 20 at the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

PHOTO CALL: The Star-Studded 27th Annual Broadway Flea Market by Matthew Blank

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presented the 27th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Sept. 22 from 10 AM-7 PM along West 44th Street (between Broadway and Eighth Avenue) and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PM
Friday, September 20, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Scar and Son!" A Day With The Lion King's Resident Villain, Gareth Saxe by Matthew Blank

Gareth Saxe returned to the Broadway cast of The Lion King this summer, taking over the role of the evil Scar. He shares some photos from a recent day spending time with his young son and ge…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Upcoming Once National Tour, Starring Stuart Ward and Dani De Waal by Matthew Blank

Stuart Ward and Dani De Waal will make music together in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Once, which launches Oct. 1 at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providenc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44PM

PHOTO CALL: Romeo and Juliet, Starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Orlando Bloom ("The Lord of the Rings") and Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad (Stick Fly, The Trip to Bountiful) star as an interracial pair of young lovers doomed by intolerance i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

PHOTO CALL: Romeo and Juliet, Starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Orlando Bloom ("The Lord of the Rings") and Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad (Stick Fly, The Trip to Bountiful) star as an interracial pair of young lovers doomed by intolerance i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02AM
Thursday, September 19, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Daughter of Air" Callie Johnson's Backstage Snapshots at Drury Lane Next to Normal by Matthew Blank

Drury Lane Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, starring Jeff Award nominee Susie McMonagle as the bipolar matriarch Diana, in Chicago. Callie Johnson, who pl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:58PM

PHOTO CALL: Kevin Jonas and Wife Danielle Visit Cinderella on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Kevin Jonas and wife Danielle were in the audience at the Sept. 18 performance of Cinderella on Broadway. They celebrated Daniell's birthday by taking in the show and meeting leading lady L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Welcome to Berlin!" Inside the Kit Kat Klub With Cabaret Stars Hunter Ryan Herdlicka and Liz Pearce by Matthew Blank

Kander and Ebb's classic musical Cabaret is playing at Repertory Theater of St. Louis in a new staging by Tony Award nominee Marcia Milgrom Dodge. Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (Cliff) and Liz P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM

PHOTO CALL: Valerie Harper, Amber Riley, Corbin Bleu, Elizabeth Berkley and More Show Off Their Moves on "Dancing With the Stars" Premiere by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper, "Glee" actress Amber Riley and Godspell actor Corbin Bleu are among the cast of Season 17 of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," which …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Ghost The Musical on Tour; Production Shots and Opening Night by Matthew Blank

Troika Entertainment and Michael Coppel in association with Hilary Williams, Margot Astrachan Production/Dennis Grimaldi Productions/Paul Lucas Productions/Robert Sher and Paramount Pictures…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:04PM

PHOTO CALL: Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Alexandra Socha and Cast Rehearse New Musical Fun Home by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris and Tony nominee Judy Kuhn are among the cast of Fun Home, the new musical by Tony nominees Jeanine Tesori (music) and Lisa Kron (book and lyrics) that wil…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad in Broadway's Romeo and Juliet by Matthew Blank

The Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet, which invests Shakespeare's drama with a new dynamic, began performances Aug. 24 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The production features Orlando…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

PHOTO CALL: A Further Look at the L.A. Return of Pop Opera Bare, With Lindsay Pearce, Payson Lewis and Jonah Platt by Matthew Blank

Stage and screen actors Payson Lewis (NBC's "The Sing Off", "Victorious"), Jonah Platt ("The Office") and Lindsay Pearce ("Glee,") star in th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM

PHOTO CALL: More From the L.A. Return of Pop Opera Bare, With Lindsay Pearce, Payson Lewis and Jonah Platt by Matthew Blank

Stage and screen actors Payson Lewis (NBC's "The Sing Off", "Victorious"), Jonah Platt ("The Office") and Lindsay Pearce ("Glee,") star in th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Celebrating Bernadette Peters and Song and Dance by Matthew Blank

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Song and Dance opened on this date in 1985. It would earn Bernadette Peters her first Tony Award. We look back at that show and other Bernadette Greatest Hits!

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