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Thursday, June 20, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Lee Roy Reams, David Drake, Jim Brochu and Steve Schalchlin Celebrate Two-Character Play Opening Night by Matthew Blank

The Off-Broadway premiere of Tennessee Williams' rarely-seen The Two-Character Play, starring Tony and Emmy winner Amanda Plummer, officially opened at New World Stages June 19 following…

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara, Celia Keenan-Bolger and More Celebrate Shakespeare in the Park's Comedy of Errors by Matthew Blank

Hamish Linklater and Jesse Tyler Ferguson play identical twins in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Comedy of Errors, which officially opened June 18 after p…

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PHOTO CALL: Santino Fontana, Montego Glover, Alexandra Silber, John Cullum and Cast Rehearse Caramoor's She Loves Me by Matthew Blank

Caramoor will kick off its 68th Summer Festival in Katonah, NY, with a semi-staged production of the classic, award-winning musical She Loves Me June 22 at 8:30 PM and June 23 at 4 PM.

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PHOTO CALL: Broadway's Wicked Celebrates 4000 Performances by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's Wicked celebrated 4000 performances at the Gershwin Theatre June 18.

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PHOTO RECAP: Backstage at 2012's Broadway Bares with Rachel Potter, Kyle Dean Massey, Megan Hilty, Christopher Sieber by Matthew Blank

The 23rd annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares 23: United Strips of America, will be presented at Roseland Ballroom June 23 at 9:30 PM and midnight. In anticipation, we …

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PHOTO CALL: Tony Nominee Will Chase Offers Musical Theatre and T.V. Workshop by Matthew Blank

On May 19, Tony Nominee Will Chase taught a one day Musical Theatre Workshop with the award-winning acting studio A Class Act NY. Students had the chance to work with Chase on audition techn…

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PHOTO CALL: Michael Cerveris, Leslie Uggams, Beth Leavel, Jose Llana, Nick Wyman and More at Actors' Equity Association 100th Anniversary Gala by Matthew Blank

On June 17, Actors Equity Association, the union for professional actors and stage managers in the United States, celebrated its 100th anniversary with a gala dinner held at the Hilton Grand…

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Under the Sea" at The Little Mermaid With Paper Mill Rising Star Morgan Kirner by Matthew Blank

Paper Mill Playhouse offers a brand new production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid running through June 30. Just one year after winning Paper Mill's Rising Star Award, Morgan Kirner…

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Paper Mill's Little Mermaid Star Jessica Grové by Matthew Blank

Musical theatre favorite Jessica Grové, currently starring as Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid at Paper Mill Playhouse, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random fa…

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Land Boom!" Behind the Scenes at the Houston Regional Premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Road Show by Matthew Blank

The U.S. regional premiere of the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical Road Show plays Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, TX. Cast members (and real-life couple) Bridget Beirne and T…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Land Boom!" Behind the Scenes at the Houston Regional Premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Road Show by Matthew Blank

The U.S. regional premiere of the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical Road Show plays Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, TX. Cast members (and real-life couple) Bridget Bierne and T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Leslie Odom Jr., Haaz Sleiman and Jennifer Damiano Star in New Musical Venice at the Public by Matthew Blank

Leslie Odom, Jr. and Haaz Sleiman co-star in the New York premiere of the new rock and hip-hop musical Venice, which began Off-Broadway previews May 28 at the Public Theater.

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PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena in Broadway's Wicked by Matthew Blank

Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena, who co-starred in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, assumed the roles of Elphaba and Fiyero, respectively, in the Broadway production of…

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PHOTO CALL: Paul Rudd, Bobby Cannavale, Sam Rockwell and Carrie Stars Celebrate Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Happy on Opening Night by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of Neil LaBute's new play Reasons to Be Happy, which follows the characters of his Tony Award-nominated drama Reasons to Be Pretty, opened Off-Broadway June 11. Jenna …

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage with the Cast of the New Musical Somewhere in Time by Matthew Blank

The world-premiere musical Somewhere in Time, starring Andrew Samonsky, Hannah Elless and Marc Kudisch, officially opened June 5 at Portland Center Stage after previews that began May 28. A …

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Laura Benanti, Rory O'Malley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Morgan James, Alison Fraser and More Strip Down with The Skivvies by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, Rory O'Malley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Morgan James joined the Skivvies for their June 10 engagement at 54 Below.

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PHOTO CALL: Elaine Stritch, Bernadette Peters, Alec Baldwin, George Takei, Liza Minnelli, Edward Albee at the Stella Adler Benefit Gala by Matthew Blank

The Eighth Annual Stella by Starlight Benefit Gala, hosted by the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, was held at Espace June 10.

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PHOTO CALL: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Howard McGillin, Max von Essen, Alexandra Silber, Jenny Powers, Paulo Szot and More at the Irish Rep Gala by Matthew Blank

Irish Repertory Theatre celebrated its award-winning 25th anniversary season with Something Wonderful! The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein, an evening celebrating classic Rodgers & Ha…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Billy Porter, Laura Osnes, Patti LuPone, Darren Criss, Alan Cumming, Zachary Quinto and More at the Carlyle's Tony Party by Matthew Blank

Broadway public relations firm O&M, headed by president Rick Miramontez, hosted its annual Tony Award post-show celebration at the Carlyle late Sunday night. Check out these exclusive p…

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: "Over the Rainbow" Winner and London Les Miz Star Danielle Hope by Matthew Blank

Danielle Hope, currently starring as Eponine in the West End production of Les Miserables, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbit…

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Monday, June 10, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Inside the 67th Annual Tony Awards by Matthew Blank

Kinky Boots, the Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein musical adaptation of the film of the same name, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the comedy by Christopher Durang, were respectively n…

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PHOTO CALL: Patina Miller, Carolee Carmello, Darren Criss, Stephanie J. Block, Celia Keenan-Bolger and More at the Official Tony Awards After-Party by Matthew Blank

Vanya and Sonia and Kinky Boots were named Best Play and Best Musical, respectively, at the 2013 Tony Awards ceremony on June 10. Winners, nominees and celebrity guests headed over to the P…

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PHOTO CALL: The 2013 Tony Awards- The Winners by Matthew Blank

Kinky Boots, the Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein musical adaptation of the film of the same name, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the comedy by Christopher Durang, were respectively n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:43AM
Sunday, June 9, 2013

PHOTO CALL: The 2013 Tony Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

The 2013 Tony Awards are being presented live from Radio City Music Hall June 9. Playbill.com is on site, and will be posting photos as the night progresses.

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PHOTO CALL: The 2013 Tony Awards - Red Carpet Arrivals Part Two by Matthew Blank

The 2013 Tony Awards are being presented live from Radio City Music Hall June 9. Playbill.com is on site, and will be posting photos as the night progresses.

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Friday, June 7, 2013

PHOTO SPECIAL: The Tony-Nominated Costumes of 2013 by Matthew Blank

The 67th Annual Tony Awards are just a few days away. Playbill.com offers a look at the dazzling costumes that earned nominations for their designers this season.

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage Snapshots from Sleepless in Seattle Star Chandra Lee Schwartz by Matthew Blank

Tim Martin Gleason, Chandra Lee Schwartz and Joe West star in the world-premiere production of Sleepless in Seattle — The Musical, which is presented by Pasadena Playhouse. …

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PHOTO CALL: Broadway's Annie Company Celebrates 85th Birthday of Charles Strouse by Matthew Blank

The cast of Broadway's Annie celebrated the 85th birthday of show composer Charles Strouse with an onstage celebration the evening of June 6.

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Those Magic Changes!" A Two-Show Day at Walnut Street Theatre's Grease With Richard "Doody" Cerato by Matthew Blank

Richard Cerato, currently dreaming rock and roll dreams a Doody in Walnut Street Theatre's production of the classic musical Grease, shares a recent day at the historic Philadelphia venu…

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PHOTO SPECIAL: Fabulous Fashions on the Tony Award Red Carpet by Matthew Blank

Broadway photographer Joseph Marzullo will be on the red carpet at this year's Tony Awards, marking the 23rd consecutive year he's covered the biggest night on Broadway. With the Awa…

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PHOTO CALL: Cyndi Lauper Joins Famed Caricature Wall at Sardi's by Matthew Blank

Kinky Boots songwriter Cyndi Lauper was honored June 5 with the unveiling of a caricature to adorn the walls of the famed eatery Sardi's.

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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
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