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Friday, April 26, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Pippin Revival Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Tony Award nominee Patina Miller invites audiences into the circus tent housed at the Music Box Theatre, where the first Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning 1972 pop musical Pippin&nb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

PHOTO CALL: Pippin Revival Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Tony Award nominee Patina Miller invites audiences into the circus tent housed at the Music Box Theatre, where the first Broadway revival of the Tony Award-winning 1972 pop musical Pippin&nb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30AM
Thursday, April 25, 2013

PHOTO CALL: If It Only Even Runs a Minute 11, With Brynn O'Malley, Brandon Victor Dixon, André De Shields, Jake Epstein and More by Matthew Blank

The 11th edition of the Bistro Award-winning series If It Only Even Runs a Minute was held April 22 at (le) Poisson Rouge. This edition featured a cast reunion of the entire original ca…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM

PHOTO CALL: Carolee Carmello, Rebecca Luker, Emily Skinner Honor Harold Prince at Signature's Stephen Sondheim Award Gala by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominees Carolee Carmello, Rebecca Luker and Emily Skinner saluted Broadway director-producer Harold Prince during the Signature Theatre's fourth annual Stephen Sondheim Award…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PM

PHOTO CALL: I'll Eat You Last, Starring Bette Midler, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

John Logan's I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, the one-woman play starring award-winning singer and actress Bette Midler, officially opened at Broadway's Booth Theatre …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM

PHOTO CALL: I'll Eat You Last, Starring Bette Midler, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

John Logan's I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, the one-woman play starring award-winning singer and actress Bette Midler, officially opened at Broadway's Booth Theatre …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:42AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

PHOTO CALL: The 2013 Easter Bonnet Competition in Performance by Matthew Blank

The 27th annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competition raised an all-time record of $4,250,542 in six weeks of nightly curtain-call appeals. The number was revealed at t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:25PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike With Genevieve Angelson by Matthew Blank

Spend a two-show day at Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike with Genevieve Angelson, making her Broadway debut in the role of Nina.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PM

PHOTO CALL: Christina DeCicco Joins Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark by Matthew Blank

Christina DeCicco, last seen on Broadway as the alternate Eva Peron in the recent revival of Evita, joined the cast of the high-flying musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark April 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

PHOTO CALL: Steve Kazee, Barbara Cook, Rebecca Faulkenberry and Jonathan Tunick Preview 54 Below Concerts by Matthew Blank

Steve Kazee, Barbara Cook, Rebecca Faulkenberry and Jonathan Tunick and more will offer concerts at the intimate 54 Below in the coming months. They offered a preview the morning of April 2…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM

PHOTO CALL: Immersive Pop Musical Here Lies Love, About Imelda Marcos, Opens at the Public by Matthew Blank

The political ascent of Filipino leaders Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos swirls to life in Here Lies Love, the flashy pop musical by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim that officially opened April 23 a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM

PHOTO CALL: Horton Foote's Trip to Bountiful, Starring Cicely Tyson, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The new Broadway production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, featuring Emmy-winning stage and screen star Cicely Tyson, officially opened April 23 at 6:30 PM following previews t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

PHOTO CALL: Horton Foote's Trip to Bountiful, Starring Cicely Tyson, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

The new Broadway production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, featuring Emmy-winning stage and screen star Cicely Tyson, officially opened April 23 at 6:30 PM following previews t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20AM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage and Around San Francisco With Raymond J. Lee and the Cast of New Musical Stuck Elevator by Matthew Blank

Stuck Elevator, a new musical featuring a hybrid of musical theater, opera, and solo performance, receives its world premiere at San Francisco's A.C.T for a run through April 28. Raymond…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM

PHOTO CALL: Victor Garber, Kelli O'Hara, Jeremy Jordan, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega at Our Time Gala by Matthew Blank

Our Time's 11th annual benefit gala, Worth the Wait — celebrating the bravery and achievements of young people who stutter as well as those who inspire their success &mda…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM

PHOTO CALL: Jeremy Irons, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Deneuve, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Douglas and More Honor Barbra Streisand by Matthew Blank

The Film Society of Lincoln Center honored Academy Award winner and Tony Award recipient Barbra Streisand — the first American woman artist to receive credit as writer, director, produ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

PHOTO CALL: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Chris Rock, Salman Rushdie and More Celebrate Opening Night of The Testament of Mary, Starring Fiona Shaw by Matthew Blank

Irish novelist Colm Tóibín's The Testament of Mary, starring Tony Award nominee and four-time Olivier Award-winning actress Fiona Shaw as Mary, the mother of Jesus, officia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Jekyll & Hyde's Teal Wicks by Matthew Blank

Teal Wicks, who plays Emma Carew in the new Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Monday, April 22, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Kathie Lee Gifford, Montego Glover and Carolee Carmello in "Smash" Episode "The Producers" by Matthew Blank

The April 27 episode of the new NBC musical drama "Smash" will air at 9 PM ET. Here is a first look.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PM

PHOTO CALL: Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams, Condola Rashad and Cuba Gooding Jr. Star in Broadway's The Trip to Bountiful by Matthew Blank

The new Broadway production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, featuring Emmy-winning stage and screen star Cicely Tyson, began previews March 30 at 8 PM at the Stephen Sondheim Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM

PHOTO CALL: Bette Midler Is Showbiz Agent Sue Mengers in Broadway's I'll Eat You Last by Matthew Blank

John Logan's I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, the one-woman play starring award-winning singer and actress Bette Midler, began previews April 5 at the Booth Theatre prior …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM

PHOTO CALL: Alan Cumming's Macbeth Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

After acclaimed engagements in Scotland and at the Lincoln Center Festival last summer, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming opened his one-man Macbeth on Broadway April 21 at the Ethel Barry…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00AM

PHOTO CALL: Alan Cumming's Macbeth Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

After acclaimed engagements in Scotland and at the Lincoln Center Festival last summer, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming opened his one-man Macbeth on Broadway April 21 at the Ethel Barry…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

PHOTO CALL: Alan Cumming's Macbeth Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

After acclaimed engagements in Scotland and at the Lincoln Center Festival last summer, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming opened his one-man Macbeth on Broadway April 21 at the Ethel Barry…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00AM
Friday, April 19, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Constantine Maroulis, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

Following a national tour, the 13-week limited Broadway engagement of Jekyll & Hyde officially opened at Broadway's Marquis Theatre April 18 at 7:15 PM following previews that began…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

PHOTO CALL: Jekyll & Hyde, Starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank

Following a national tour, the 13-week limited Broadway engagement of Jekyll & Hyde officially opened at Broadway's Marquis Theatre April 18 at 7:15 PM following previews that began…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

PHOTO CALL: Orphans Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Following a much-in-the-news rehearsal period, Lyle Kessler's three-person drama Orphans officially opened on Broadway April 18 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Previews began Marc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM

PHOTO CALL: Orphans, Starring Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

Following a much-in-the-news rehearsal period, Lyle Kessler's three-person drama Orphans officially opened on Broadway April 18 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Previews began Marc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:15AM
Thursday, April 18, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Fiona Shaw Stars in The Testament of Mary on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominee and four-time Olivier Award-winning actress Fiona Shaw stars in The Testament of Mary, the Broadway world-premiere stage adaptation of Colm Tóibín's rece…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at the West End's Top Hat With Olivier Nominee Alex Gaumond by Matthew Blank

Spend a day with Olivier Award-nominated West End star Alex Gaumond, currently appearing as "Alberto Beddini" in Top Hat, based on the classic film of the same name. He documents h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

PHOTO CALL: Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Robert DeNiro and More Visit Rita Wilson at 54 Below by Matthew Blank

Rita Wilson made her debut at the new Manhattan nightspot 54 Below beginning April 14 at 9:30 PM. Here's a backstage look at soem of her starry visitors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

All that Chat

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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