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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Broadway's The Snow Geese, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Victoria Clark and Danny Burstein by Matthew Blank

Four-time Tony Award nominee Danny Burstein, Tony Award winner Victoria Clark, Evan Jonigkeit and Christopher Innvar will join Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker in the M…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at NYTW's Fetch Clay, Make Man With Tony Winner Nikki M. James by Matthew Blank

Nikki M. James, a Tony Award winner for her performance in The Book of Mormon, is now appearing in the New York Theatre Workshop production of Will Power's Fetch Clay, Make Man. She sha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:27PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Rebecca Luker as Cinderella's Fairy Godmother by Matthew Blank

Three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker, who will be seen at the Kennedy Center in the world premiere of the new musical Little Dancer, joined the cast of Rodgers & Hammerstein's…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM

PHOTO RECAP: Remembering Chaplin's Opening Night on Broadway by Matthew Blank

The new musical Chaplin, depicting the life of screen legend Charlie Chaplin and chronicling the rise and fall of the infamous Little Tramp, officially opened on this date one year ago at Br…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PM

PHOTO CALL: Keala Settle, Lena Hall, Alysha Umphress, Jeanna de Waal, Corey Mach and More Celebrate Amy Winehouse by Matthew Blank

The Broadway Sings concert series continued Sept. 9 at 9:30 PM with Broadway Sings Amy Winehouse at (le) Poisson Rouge.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Newsies' Ben Fankhauser by Matthew Blank

Ben Fankhauser, who plays the role of Davey in Broadway's Newsies, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Monday, September 9, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at New Miss Saigon Fall Tour, With Manna Nichols, Orville Mendoza, Charlie Brady and Meggie Cansler by Matthew Blank

A new mini-touring production of the award-winning musical Miss Saigon begins with a run in Kansas City Sept. 7-13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PM

PHOTO CALL: New Musical The Golem of Havana, With Two-Show Extension, Plays La MaMa by Matthew Blank

La Mama E.T.C. presents the musical The Golem of Havana, a production of Columbia Stages, Palo de Agua and Theater of the Americas, at its downtown home on East 4th Street. Following sold-o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

PHOTO CALL: Next to Normal's Louis Hobson Stars in Seattle's Immersive Les Miz by Matthew Blank

Louis Hobson, seen on Broadway in Next to Normal and Bonnie & Clyde, stars as Jean Valjean in the Balagan Theatre's new production of Les Miserables.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Star-Studded Best Man With Corey Brill by Matthew Blank

The star-studded recent revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man closed on this date in 2012. We look back at this two-show day backstage feature with Corey Brill, who played Don Blades in t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

PHOTO CALL: Inside the Richard Rodgers Theatre Renovation by Matthew Blank

The Richard Rodgers Theatre, which was built in 1925 as Chanin's 46th Street Theatre, underwent a $3.5 million renovation in anticipation of the starry Broadway revival of Romeo and Juli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM
Friday, September 6, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Teams Rock of Ages and Motown, Led By Aaron Tveit and Charl Brown, Face Off in Softball Championships by Matthew Blank

The Broadway Show League's 59th annual softball season is drawing toward a close. On Sept. 5, defending champion Rock of Ages took on Motown in the first of two championship games. Check ou…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

PHOTO CALL: The Hatmaker's Wife, Featuring David Margulies, Peter Friedman and Marcia Jean Kurtz, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

The New York premiere of Lauren Yee's The Hatmaker's Wife, starring David Margulies, Peter Friedman and Marcia Jean Kurtz, officially opened Sept. 5 at the Peter Jay S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:28PM

PHOTO CALL: Lucy Thurber's Five-Play Cycle, The Hilltown Plays, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater production of The Hilltown Plays — a five-play cycle featuring the work of Lucy Thurber, including the world premieres of Ashville and Stay &md…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM
Thursday, September 5, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "The Bare Necessities!" Rehearsal Candids With "American Idol" and L.A. Bare Star Katie Stevens by Matthew Blank

The Los Angeles return of the Damon Intrabartolo-Jon Hartmere pop opera Bare  begins Sept. 5 at the Hayworth Theatre. Katie Stevens, known from "American Idol" and MTV's "Faking It," p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PM

PHOTO CALL: First Official Pics of "Dancing With the Stars" Dancers Corbin Bleu, Valerie Harper, Amber Riley, Elizabeth Berkley and More 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 02:29PM

PHOTO CALL: "Congrats Kunal and Jason!" A Surprise Same-Sex Marriage Proposal Onstage at Broadway's Cinderella by Matthew Blank

There was extra romance in air at the Sept. 4 performance of Cinderella where, after the curtain call, a same-sex couple visiting from San Diego became engaged onstage at the Broadway Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM

PHOTO CALL: John Kander's The Landing, Starring David Hyde Pierce and Julia Murney, Meets the Press by Matthew Blank

The Vineyard Theatre has announced production dates for John Kander's The Landing, starring Tony and Emmy winner David Hyde Pierce and Julia Murney.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM

PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of The Model Apartment, Featuring Mark Blum and Kathryn Grody by Matthew Blank

Mark Blum, Diane Davis, Kathryn Grody and Hubert Point-Du Jour will star in Primary Stages' revival of Donald Margulies' 1995 black comedy The Model Apartment, which will begin previ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Taye Diggs, Christina Hendricks, Zoe Kazan, Michael Chernus, Betty Gilpin and More Celebrate Colt Coeur's Everything Is Ours by Matthew Blank

Everything is Ours, written by Nikole Beckwith and presented by Colt Coeur, officially opened at HERE Sept. 3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM

PHOTO CALL: Megan Hilty, Julia Murney, Joe Iconis, Ashley Moniz, Emma Hunton and More Sing the Music of Rob Rokicki by Matthew Blank

"Smash" star Megan Hilty, Julia Murney and Joe Iconis were among the artists taking part in Rob Rokicki and Friends, which featured the work of songwriter and performer Rob Rokicki…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PM

PHOTO CALL: Robert Downey, Jr., Vincent D’Onofrio and Jeremy Strong Visit Orlando Bloom at Romeo and Juliet by Matthew Blank

Robert Downey, Jr., Vincent D’Onofrio and Jeremy Strong took in the Sept. 3 performance of Romeo and Juliet at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre. They met with leading man Orlando Bloom a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM

PHOTO CALL: Perez Hilton, Lea DeLaria, Nick Adams, Orfeh, Carson Kressley Celebrate La Toya Jackson's NEWSical Debut by Matthew Blank

Pop singer La Toya Jackson began a one-week engagement in the Off-Broadway production of NEWSical The Musical Sept. 3 on Theatre Row.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Celebrating Wicked on Broadway by Matthew Blank

The Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical Wicked on becomes the 11th longest-running show in Broadway history when it plays its 4,093rd performance the evening of Sept. 4. In honor of th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's First Date With Bryce Ryness by Matthew Blank

Bryce Ryness (Hair, Leap of Faith) is back on the boards this summer, playing a variety of fun characters in the new musical comedy First Date. The singing actor, also an avid photographer,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PM

PHOTO CALL: Christopher Sieber Tells Tales From Back & Center Stage at Birdland by Matthew Blank

Christopher Sieber, a two-time Tony Award nominee for his performances in Shrek the Musical and Spamalot, makde his Birdland debut Sept. 2 as part of the 2013 Broadway at Birdland concert se…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Into the Woods on Broadway and Beyond by Matthew Blank

The original Broadway staging of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods closed on this date in 1989. Playbill.com looks back at the two Broadway stagings of the musical, as …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Into the Woods on Broadway and Beyond by Matthew Blank

The original Broadway staging of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods closed on Sept. 3, 1989. Playbill.com looks back at the two Broadway stagings of the musical, as well…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: "Longmire" and Rapture, Blister, Burn Star Lee Tergesen by Matthew Blank

Stage and screen star Lee Tergesen is currently appearing in the West Coast premiere of Gina Gionfriddo's Rapture, Blister, Burn, reprising the role he created last year at Playwrights H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Thursday, August 29, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Say Yeah!" A Day at Broadway's Kinky Boots With Jennifer Perry by Matthew Blank

Jennifer Perry plays the role of factory worker Trish in Broadway Tony-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots. Armed with a digital camera, she shares some photos from a two-show day this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Say Yeah!" A Day at Broadway's Kinky Boots With Jennifer Perry by Matthew Blank

Jennifer Perry plays the role of factory worker Trish in Broadway's Tony-winning Best Musical Kinky Boots. Armed with a digital camera, she shares some photos from a two-show day this su…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

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