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Monday, May 11, 2015

Photo Call: Jonathan Groff, Tituss Burgess, Judith Light, Jeffrey Tambor, Laverne Cox at the NY GLAA by Matthew Blank

GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, presented the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards May 9 at the Waldorf Astoria New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM

See the First Promotional Art for NBC’s The Wiz Live! by Matthew Blank

Following the successful live broadcasts of "The Sound of Music" and "Peter Pan," NBC will debut a new live television production of the hit Broadway musical The Wiz Dec.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM
Friday, May 8, 2015

Backstage Fun, Hugh Jackman and a Bechdel Party! A Two-Show Day With Young Fun Home Star Sydney Luca by Matthew Blank

Eleven-year-old Sydney Lucas has garnered rave reviews and a Tony nomination for her unforgettable performance in Fun Home. She offered to share a recent two-show day with Playb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM

Photo Call: Margo Seibert, Christine Ebersole, Mara Davi, James Snyder Offer an Enchanting Sneak Pee by Matthew Blank

The world-premiere musical Ever After will begin previews at Paper Mill Playhouse May 21 for a limited engagement through June 21. The cast offered a sneak peek May 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Photo Call: Taylor Louderman and Daniel Quadrino Join Robin De Jesus For #TheStruggleIsReal by Matthew Blank

Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus explored why learning, growing up, turning 30 and "becoming a better person sucks" in #TheStruggleIsReal May 4 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:09PM

Photo Call: Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski Explore Love and Lust in New Neil LaBute Play by Matthew Blank

Amanda Seyfried ("Mean Girls," "Les Misérables," "Dear John," "Mamma Mia!") makes her Off-Broadway debut opposite Tony nominee Thomas S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PM

Photo Special: Lettermans Legacy! Favorite Broadway, Celeb and Musical Moments From 21 Years of “Lat by Matthew Blank

After more than two decades as host of "The Late Show," David Letterman will retire this month with his final episode scheduled for May 20. We look back at some favorite guests an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PM

Photo Special: Stars of the Stage Celebrate Mother’s and Father’s Day With Pics, Memories and Notes by Matthew Blank

It may be the heart of Tony Season, but we have also reached that time of the year where we pay tribute to those who gave us life by celebrating Mother's and Father's Day. Playbill.c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Photo Call: Calling Out to Idiot America! See the Cast of L.A. Immersive American Idiot Sweat It Out by Matthew Blank

Lindsay Pearce, who was seen on Fox's "Glee," will star as Whatsername in the immersive production of American Idiot, which will come to life in a warehouse v…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:21PM

Photo Call: Fresh Off of His Tony Nomination, Bradley Cooper Joins the Walls of Sardi’s by Matthew Blank

Bradley Cooper, who picked up a Tony nomination for his performance in The Elephant Man, was honored May 6 with a portrait to adorn the famed walls of Sardi's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Photo Call: Honorees From Broadway and Beyond Celebrate the Season at the 2015 Drama Desk Award Rece by Matthew Blank

Nominations for the 2015 Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced April 23. The Off-Broadway musical Hamilton received 13 nominations, the most of any production of the season. The nomin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM

Photo Exclusive: Becoming Christine! Spend a Day With Phantom’s Enchanting New Leading Lady Julia Ud by Matthew Blank

Julia Udine is making her Broadway debut as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera after originating the role in the new touring version of the international hit musical…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AM

Photo Exclusive: Becoming Christine! Spend a Day With Phantom’s Enchanting New Star Julia Udine by Matthew Blank

Julia Udine is making her Broadway debut as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera after originating the role in the new touring version of the international hit musical…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AM
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Photo Call: Inside the NY Pops After-Party With Laura Osnes, Ken Watanabe, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelli O’Ha by Matthew Blank

The New York Pops honored Tony Award-winning director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall and Academy Award-nominated director-choreographer Rob Marshall May 4 at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

Photo Exclusive: Behind the Scenes With the Angels, Sailors and Sinners of the Marriott Theatre’s An by Matthew Blank

The Marriott Theatre continues it 40th anniversary season with a brand new production of the classic musical Anything Goes. Cast member J Tyler Whitmer takes us backstage!

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PM

Photo Call: Judith Light and Dominic Chianese Celebrate Dinner with the Boys by Matthew Blank

Dan Lauria's new play Dinner with the Boys officially opened Off-Broadway May 4 at the Acorn Theatre on Theatre Row. Lauria, who also stars in the production, is mo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

Photo Call: Queen Latifah, Sutton Foster, Alan Cumming, Laura Benanti, Rene Fleming Dazzle at the Ne by Matthew Blank

The New York Pops honored Tony Award-winning director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall and Academy Award-nominated director-choreographer Rob Marshall May 4 at Carnegie Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Photo Call: Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, Laura Michelle Kelly and Cast of Finding Neverland Go by Matthew Blank

The new Broadway musical Finding Neverland will release its original cast recording on June 23. The album, produced by Eliot Kennedy and David Chasefor Republic Recordsand under the musical …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Cue & A: Doctor Zhivago Star Paul Alexander Nolan on Theatre Faves, Idols and Brent Carver by Matthew Blank

Paul Nolan, who stars Pasha/Strelnikov in the new Broadway musical Doctor Zhivago, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, May 4, 2015

Photo Exclusive: A Very ABBA Two-Show Day at Broadway’s Mamma Mia! With Sydni Beaudoin by Matthew Blank

The long-running production of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' international hit musical Mamma Mia!  is slated to play its final performance Sept. 12, following …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM

Photo Call: “Sopranos” Stars Reunite to Celebrate New Mob Drama A Queen For a Day by Matthew Blank

Michael Ricigliano Jr.’s Queen For a Day officially opened May 3 at Theatre St. Clement's Off-Broadway, following previews that began April 14. The world premiere reunites …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM
Friday, May 1, 2015

Photo Call: Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski, Stars of New Neil LaBute Play, Meet the Press by Matthew Blank

Amanda Seyfried ("Mean Girls," "Les Misérables," "Dear John," "Mamma Mia!") makes her Off-Broadway debut opposite Tony nominee Thomas S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PM

Photo Call: Nancy Anderson, Mark Price, Manna Nichols and Tony Roach Star in Goodspeed’s Guys and Do by Matthew Blank

Goodspeed Musicals' production of Guys and Dolls, which kicks off the company's 2015 season at the Goodspeed Opera House, officially opened April 29, following previews that…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM

Photo Exclusive: Daddy Time, Hydration and Murder! A Two-Show Day With Gent’s Guide Star Jeff Kready by Matthew Blank

Musical theatre favorite Jeff Kready is currently starring as the devious (or ambitious) Monty Navarro in the Tony-winning Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

Photo Call: Brandy Does Broadway! Pop and TV Star Takes Her First Bow in Chicago by Matthew Blank

The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago welcomes Grammy Award winner Brandy Norwood to the Ambassador Theatre beginning April 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Photo Call: First Look! James Barbour Delivers the Music of the Night in Broadway’s Phantom of the O by Matthew Blank

James Barbour, a Drama Desk nominee for A Tale of Two Cities, assumed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera beginning Feb. 9 at the Majestic Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM

Photo Call: Meet the Hot Young Rockers Who Will Inhabit Los Angeles’ Immersive American Idiot by Matthew Blank

Lindsay Pearce, who was seen on Fox's "Glee," will star as Whatsername in the immersive production of American Idiot, which will come to life in a warehouse v…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PM

Exclusive! Watch What Happened When the 2015 Tony Nominees Let Loose in the Playbill Photo Booth! by Matthew Blank

The 2015 Tony Award nominees gathered at The Paramount Hotel April 29 for the annual press reception. In between interviews and red carpet pics, the season's best took a moment to pop …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM

Photo Call: See Darren Criss Take His Emotional First Bow in Broadway’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch! by Matthew Blank

Darren Criss, the young actor who rose to stardom on the Fox musical series "Glee," stepped into the role of East German transgender rocker Hedwig in the Broadway production of Hed…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

New Blood at the Belasco! Don’t Miss This Rockin’ First Look at Darren Criss and Rebecca Naomi Jones by Matthew Blank

Darren Criss, the young actor who rose to stardom on the Fox musical series "Glee," steps into the role of East German transgender rocker Hedwig in the Broadway production of Hedwi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:26PM

Photo Call: Meet the Nominees! Broadway’s Best Come Together at the 2015 Tony Award Reception by Matthew Blank

The 2015 Tony Award nominations were announced on April 28. The very next morning, the nominees gathered to pose for photos and give interviews at the annual "Meet the Nominees Press R…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PM

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