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Monday, June 1, 2015

Photo Call: Inside the Drama Desk Awards-From Red Carpet to the Winners! by Matthew Blank

The 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards, hosted by Tony winner Laura Benanti, were presented May 31 at The Town Hall in New York City. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway-bound musical Hami…

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Broadway Goes Rainbow for LGBTQ Pride See All the Playbill Covers! by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com's 30 Days of Pride initiative returns June 1, celebrating LGBTQ Pride within the theatre comminity.

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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Photo Archive: Celebrating the Greatest Stage Roles of Birthday Girl Idina Menzel! by Matthew Blank

Idina Menzel celebrates her birthday on May 30! Playbill.com takes a look back at a few of her greatest stage roles so far.

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Friday, May 29, 2015

Photo Call: “Cruel Intentions” Movie and Musical Cast Meet and Make Love (To the Camera!) by Matthew Blank

Several stars from the 1999 film "Cruel Intentions" attended the May 28 performance of The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Cruel Intentions at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los …

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Photo Special: 2015 Tony Awards Preview The Nominated Actors by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com offers a look at the nominees for the 69th Annual Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards in the categories of Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and Musical and Bes…

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Photo Call: Stars of Doctor Zhivago Reunite to Record Cast Album by Matthew Blank

Despite a brief run of only 49 performances, the new musical Doctor Zhivago will receive an original Broadway cast recording. The cast reunited May 28 to record the original Broadway cast al…

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Photo Call: First Look at Terrence Mann in Les Miz at Connecticut Repertory Theatre by Matthew Blank

Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Series, a presentation of the three popular musicals — Les Miserables, Peter Pan and Xanadu — kicks of…

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Monday, May 25, 2015

J. Robert Spencer and Jeffrey Schecter's "Farm Girl in New York" to Receive Feb. 1 DVD Release by Matthew Blank

"Farm Girl in New York," a new film by and starring Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer (Next to Normal) and Broadway regular Jeffrey Schecter (A Chorus Line, Wonderful Town), will be relea…

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PHOTO CALL: Maura Tierney Rehearses God of Carnage at Dublin's Gate Theatre by Matthew Blank

Former "ER" star Maura Tierney is currently in rehearsals for a new staging of Yasmina Reza's award-winning God of Carnage at the Gate Theate in Dublin, Ireland.

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: James Earl Jones Onstage by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com takes a look at James Earl Jones' stage triumphs in a career spanning over 50 years. The actor, currently back on Broadway in Driving Miss Daisy,

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: James Earl Jones Onstage by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com takes a look at James Earl Jones' stage triumphs in a career spanning over 50 years. The actor, currently back on Broadway in Driving Miss Daisy,

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PHOTO CALL: Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric Offer TimesTalks Discussion by Matthew Blank

Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric took part in "TimesTalks: A Conversation with the Cast of That Championship Season" Jan. 18. The actors spoke with Pat…

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PHOTO CALL: Highlights from the 2011 Junior Theatre Festival; Jeanine Tesori Honored by Matthew Blank

The 2011 Junior Theatre Festival was held in Atlanta, GA, Jan. 14-16. The event, which attracted over 2,000 students from across the U.S., honored Tony Award nominee and Olivier Award-winnin…

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PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Melbourne's Spring Awakening by Matthew Blank

The Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening will make its Melbourne debut Jan. 27 at the National Theatre.

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Remembering the Costume Designs of Theoni V. Aldredge by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com takes a look back at the career of costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge, who died Jan. 21 in Stamford, CT.

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Remembering the Costume Designs of Theoni V. Aldredge by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com takes a look back at the career of costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge, who died Jan. 21 in Stamford, CT.

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PHOTO CALL: Pablo Schreiber and Jennifer Carpenter Sustain Gruesome Playground Injuries Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

The New York premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries, featuring Jennifer Carpenter of TV's "Dexter" and Tony Award nominee Pablo Schreiber, plays Off-Broadway's Second Stage …

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Gregg Edelman by Matthew Blank

Four-time Tony Award nominee Gregg Edelman, starring in the Primary Stages production of A.R. Gurney's Black Tie, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia a…

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PHOTO CALL: First Look at Broadway's Wonderland, with Janet Dacal, Kate Shindle, Karen Mason by Matthew Blank

Broadway's Wonderland, the new Frank Wildhorn-Jack Murphy musical update of Lewis Carroll's Alice tales, begins performances at the Marquis Theatre March 21. Janet Dacal stars in the title r…

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PHOTO CALL: Adam Lambert and Bradley Whitford Visit Hair in L.A. by Matthew Blank

"American Idol" alum Adam Lambert and actor Bradley Whitford were on both on hand for the Jan. 22 performance of Hair at Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre. The touring production played its fina…

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PHOTO CALL: Bring It On: The Musical Premieres in Atlanta by Matthew Blank

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt, Amanda Green and Jeff Whitty's new musical Bring It On plays the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Andy Blankenbuehler directs and choreographs the production.

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PHOTO CALL: Linda Lavin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lonny Price and More at Theatre Hall of Fame Ceremony by Matthew Blank

The 40th Annual Theatre Hall of Fame ceremony was held Jan. 24 in the Gershwin Theatre's North Rotunda. Actors Brian Dennehy, Linda Lavin and Fritz Weaver were among this year's inductees. P…

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PHOTO CALL: Victor Garber, Kelli O'Hara, Christopher Fitzgerald, Ben Davis and More Sing Knickerbocker Holiday by Matthew Blank

Victor Garber, Kelli O'Hara, Christopher Fitzgerald, Bryce Pinkham, Ben Davis and more star in the Collegiate Chorale's concert presentation of Kurt Weill's Knickerbocker Holiday.

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PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at the "Glee" Post-Super Bowl "Thriller" Episode by Matthew Blank

Following a holiday hiatus, the smash hit FOX musical comedy "Glee" returns to the air Feb. 6 following the Super Bowl.

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PHOTO CALL: Gyllenhaal, Hecht, Rylance, Hamilton and Sarsgaard in CSC's Three Sisters by Matthew Blank

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessica Hecht, Juliet Rylance, Josh Hamilton and Peter Sarsgaard star in the Classic Stage Company production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters.

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PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Encores! Lost in the Stars by Matthew Blank

Chuck Cooper, Sharon Washington, Daniel Breaker, Sherry Boone, Patina Miller and Daniel Gerroll are among the stars of the City Center Encores! production of Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson'…

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PHOTO CALL: Spring Awakening Rocks in Melbourne by Matthew Blank

The Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening makes its Melbourne debut at the National Theatre. The production is staged by members of the Young Australian Broadway Chorus.

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PHOTO CALL: Sally Murphy and Stephen Louis Grush in Steppenwolf's Sex With Strangers by Matthew Blank

Sally Murphy and Stephen Louis Grush star in Laura Eason's Sex With Strangers, a new play about relationships, sex, identity and authenticity in the age of the Internet. The world-premiere s…

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PHOTO CALL: Bruce Hornsby's SCKBSTD Opens in Virginia by Matthew Blank

SCKBSTD, Bruce Hornsby's new musical about a stranger who upsets lives in a Virginia town, opened Jan. 21 at the Virginia Stage Company's home in Norfolk, VA.

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Sarah Stiles by Matthew Blank

Sarah Stiles, a favorite "Kate Monster" in Avenue Q currently starring in York Theatre Company's The Road to Qatar!, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivi…

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PHOTO CALL: Melissa Etheridge Debuts in American Idiot by Matthew Blank

Grammy and Academy Award Award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge kicked off her one-week stint in the Broadway cast of American Idiot Feb. 1 at the St. James Theatre.

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