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Thursday, June 6, 2013

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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Liana Hunt, Mike Faist, Molly Tynes, Sara Kapner, Alice Lee and More Take Part in Half Hour 3 Concert by Matthew Blank

Understudies from the 2013 Tony-nominated revival of Pippin, the Off-Broadway musical Bare, Newsies and The Lion King stood in the spotlight at Half Hour 3 June 2 at the Laurie Beechman Thea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:56PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Oprah Winfrey, Lenny Kravitz, Audra McDonald, Liza Minnelli, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry and More Visit The Trip to Bountiful by Matthew Blank

The Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful has welcomed a parade of high profile celebrity guests in recent weeks. Here is an exclusive look backstage at…

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PHOTO SPECIAL: 2013 Tony Awards Preview — The Musicals by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com offers a look at the nominees for the 67th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards in the categories of Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical.

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PHOTO CALL: New Shots of the 25th Anniversary Les Miz Tour, With Peter Lockyer, Andrew Varela, Devin Ilaw and Jason Forbach by Matthew Blank

The 25th Anniversary touring production of Les Miserables continues to travel the United States and Canada. Here are fresh production shots featuring some of the newer cast members. The tour…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PM

PHOTO CALL: Hamish Linklater, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Emily Bergl Star in Shakespeare in the Park's Comedy of Errors by Matthew Blank

The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of The Comedy of Errors, starring Hamish Linklater and Jesse Tyler Ferguson as twins Dromio and Antipholus, began previews May 28 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

PHOTO CALL: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Linda Lavin, Annabella Sciorra and Mark-Linn Baker at Powerhouse Season Launch Event by Matthew Blank

Bright Star, a new musical by comedian-actor-musician Steve Martin and Edie Brickel, as well as the Lin-Manuel Miranda hip-hop piece The Hamilton Mixtape are on the bill for the 2013 Powerho…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

PHOTO CALL: Aaron Tveit and Patch Darragh Among Opening Night Guests at Atlantic's Good Television by Matthew Blank

Rod MacLachlan's Good Television receives its world premiere at Atlantic Theatre Company, opening June 4 following previews that began May 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

PHOTO CALL: "On Top of the World!" Twenty-Four 2013 Tony Nominees Ascend the Empire State Building by Matthew Blank

Twenty-four actors, actresses and writers nominated for 2013 Tony Awards ascended to the top of the Empire State Building for a June 4 photo op.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM

PHOTO CALL: Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Steven Pasquale at The Decades Ball by Matthew Blank

Lapham’s Quarterly, which is run by editor and publisher Lewis Lapham, presented its annual gala, The Decades Ball: The 1950s, June 3 at Capitale (130 Bowery at Grand Street).

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:47PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Welcome to Manila!" In Rehearsal With Philippines Tarzan Star Dan Domenech by Matthew Blank

Broadway's Dan Domenech (Rock of Ages) has taken a journey across the globe to star in the upcoming Manila production of Disney's Tarzan, beginning June 14. He shares some early phot…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

PHOTO CALL: Inside the 2013 Astaire Awards; Performances by Laura Osnes, Mary Testa, Christiane Noll, Tiler Peck and More by Matthew Blank

The 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards were held June 3 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The cirque-inspired revival of Pippin and the high-grossing musical Motown to…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

PHOTO CALL: Stars Come Out for the 69th Annual Theatre World Awards by Matthew Blank

The 69th Annual Theatre World Awards ceremony — honoring debut performances on and Off-Broadway — were held June 3 beginning at 6:45 PM at the Music Box Theatre, home of the curr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32AM

PHOTO CALL: First Production Shots from New West End Musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Starring Douglas Hodge by Matthew Blank

Performances for the West End world premiere of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory begin May 22 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, prior to an official opening June 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Hands on a Hardbody Tony Nominee Keala Settle by Matthew Blank

Keala Settle, a 2013 Tony Award nominee for her performance in Hands on a Hardbody, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

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Monday, June 3, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Steamy New Poster Art for Broadway Bares 23: United Strips of America 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. Here is a sneak peek.

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PHOTO CALL: Anika Larsen, Eve Plumb and James Wesley Star in Off-Broadway's Unbroken Circle by Matthew Blank

Seth Rudetsky and Mary J. Davis present James Wesley's Unbroken Circle beginning May 29 at Off-Broadway's St. Luke’s Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:17PM

PHOTO CALL: Tony-Nominated Kinky Boots Stars Billy Porter, Stark Sands and Annaleigh Ashford Sing and Sign at Barnes and Noble by Matthew Blank

Tony-nominated Kinky Boots stars Billy Porter, Stark Sands and Annaleigh Ashford were on hand at the Upper East Side Barnes and Noble May 31 to perform from the show and sign copies of the n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

PHOTO CALL: Audra McDonald and Daughter Visit Broadway's Cinderella by Matthew Blank

Audra McDonald and daughter Zoe took in the May 31 performance of Cinderella at the Broadway Theatre. They visited with the show's stars following the show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM

PHOTO CALL: Far From Heaven Musical, Starring Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale and Isaiah Johnson, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

Shadows close in on a Connecticut family in the Playwrights Horizons world-premiere musical Far From Heaven. Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale and Isaiah Johnson star in the musical adaptati…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Friday, May 31, 2013

PHOTO CALL: "Play Ball!" Matilda vs. Kinky Boots, Once vs. Annie and More at May 30 Softball Action by Matthew Blank

The Broadway Show League continued its 59th annual softball season May 30 and is now in the midst of its regular season games as teams battle their way toward the championship. Key matchups…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

PHOTO CALL: Around the World in 80 Days, With Bryce Ryness, Opens Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

Around the World in 80 Days, a comedic play by Mark Brown based on the Jules Verne novel, officially opens at The New Theater at 45th Street May 30 at 6:30 PM following previews that began M…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:23PM

PHOTO CALL: Jessica Grové, Nick Adams, Liz McCartney, Edward Watts Star in Paper Mill's Little Mermaid by Matthew Blank

Paper Mill Playhouse's production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, based on the classic animated film of the same title, began performances at the New Jersey venue May 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM

PHOTO CALL: Bette Midler, Parker Posey, Bernadette Peters, Katie Couric, Mayor Bloomberg Celebrate the New York Restoration Project by Matthew Blank

Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project celebrated 18 years with a Spring Picnic held May 30. The Project, founded in 1995, is devoted to restoring, revitalizing, and developing unde…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM
Thursday, May 30, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Tony-Nominated Musical Rags Returns to New York by Matthew Blank

Rags, the Charles Strouse-Stephen Schwartz-Joseph Stein about immigrants arriving in a promising and dangerous America, returned to New York May 28 in a revised production by Beautiful Soup …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PM

PHOTO CALL: John Malkovich Discusses U.S. Premiere of Giacomo Variations by Matthew Blank

The Cherry Orchard Festival Foundation kicks off its inaugural International Arts Festival in New York City May 30 with the U.S. premiere of The Giacomo Variations, starring Academy Award no…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Our Little World" A Fine Princeton Day With the Fiasco Theater's Ten-Person Into the Woods Troupe by Matthew Blank

McCarter Theatre Center presents Fiasco Theater’s reimaging of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods May 3-June 9. Ensemble members Andy Grotelueschen (Milky White, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PM

PHOTO CALL: Andrew Samonsky, Hannah Elless and Marc Kudisch Star in Somewhere in Time Musical by Matthew Blank

The Portland Center Stage world premiere of the new musical Somewhere in Time, based on Richard Matheson's romantic novel and film of the same title, began performances May 28 in Portlan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

PHOTO CALL: Bono and The Edge Surprise Audience at Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark's 1,000th Performance by Matthew Blank

The high-flying musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark played its 1,000th performance at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre the evening of May 30. Composers Bono and The Edge of U2 made a surprise …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM

PHOTO CALL: Cinderella Marks 100th Broadway Performance With Cake Celebration by Matthew Blank

Broadway's Cinderella, starring 2013 Tony nominees Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, celebrated its 100th performance at the Broadway Theatre the evening of May 29. The cast enjoyed a ca…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

PHOTO CALL: Broadway's Once Celebrates 500 Performances, Welcomes Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie by Matthew Blank

The Tony Award-winning musical Once celebrated 500 performances on Broadway May 29 and officially welcomed new cast members including New "Guy" and "Girl" Arthur Darvill and Joanna Christie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM

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