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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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…

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Photo Call: Something Rotten! Celebrates 10 Tony Nominations by Matthew Blank

The new Broadway musical Something Rotten! earned 10 Tony Award nominations April 28. Show stars, creatives and producers took a pause for a quick celebratory photo op before the evening pe…

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Photo Archive: Celebrating Two Decades of Love; A Look Back at Rent on Broadway by Matthew Blank

The iconic Jonathan Larson rock musical Rent opened on Broadway on April 29, 1996. Playbill.com takes a look back at the original Broadway production and the many performers who passed throu…

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Photo Call: The Heidi Chronicles and “Mad Men” Star Elisabeth Moss Joins the Walls of Sardi’s by Matthew Blank

Elisabeth Moss, starring in the current Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles, was honored April 28 with the unveiling of a portrait to adorn the famed walls of theatre district eatery Sa…

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Photo Exclusive: A Two-Show Day With the Scene-Stealing Young Lovers of The Visit, John Riddle and M by Matthew Blank

Kander and Ebb's The Visit officially opened on Broadway April 23 and today earned five Tony nominations, including one for Best Musical. John Riddle and Michelle Veintimilla, the young …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PM

Photo Call: Broadway Wakes Up Early as Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis Announce the Tony Noms! by Matthew Blank

Fun Home, An American in Paris and Wolf Hall have lots to celebrate this morning as Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis announced the nominees for the 69th Annual Tony Awards. Read the c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Photo Call: Edward Norton, Sigourney Weaver, Rebecca Naomi Jones, John Gallagher Jr. Walk the Red Ca by Matthew Blank

Signature Theatre's Annual Gala celebration took place on April 27 and honored the civic leadership of John and Amy Griffin and celebrated the singular career of director Tina Landau.

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Cue & A: Something Rotten! Star Brad Oscar on His Early Mentors, Dream Roles and Love of Baseball by Matthew Blank

Brad Oscar, who stars as Nostradamus in the new Broadway musical Something Rotten!, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

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Monday, April 27, 2015

Photo Call: The Stars of Something Rotten! Have Some Fun in the Recording Studio by Matthew Blank

The actors and musicians of the new Broadway musical Something Rotten! was in the studio April 27 to record its original cast album for Ghostlight Records. The musical comedy opened on Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM

Photo Archive: From Shakespeare to Scar; Celebrating the Stage Work of Birthday Boy Patrick Page by Matthew Blank

Patrick Page, last seen on Broadway in Casa Valentina, celebrates his birthday April 27. Playbill.com takes a look at his stage career. Happy birthday, Patrick!

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Photo Call: “Les Miz” Film Stars Come Out to Celebrate Anne Hathaway in Off-Broadway’s Grounded by Matthew Blank

Grounded, George Brant's new Off-Broadway solo play starring Academy Award-winning "Les Misérables" star Anne Hathaway with direction by Academy Award nomine…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM
Friday, April 24, 2015

Willkommen! See the First Publicity Shots of Signature’s Cabaret Stars Barrett Wilbert Weed and Wesl by Matthew Blank

Barrett Wilbert Weed, a Drama Desk nominee for her breakout performance in Heathers: The Musical, will put on a pair of lacy pants and head to D.C. to star as Sally Bowles &mdas…

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Photo Exclusive: When a Photo Shoot Turns Into a High-Energy Dance-Off! Meet the Hunky Sailors of On by Matthew Blank

The hunky sailors of On the Town joined Playbill at New York, New York's South Street Seaport for a day of photographic adventures. The shoot started off with some simple portraits that …

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Photo Call: Airline Highway Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call, Parade and Party by Matthew Blank

Lisa D’Amour's Airline Highway, a story set on the colorful fringes of New Orleans' skid row, opened on Broadway April 23 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre following perfo…

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Photo Call: The Visit, Starring Chita Rivera, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call, by Matthew Blank

Chita Rivera returns to Broadway in her first original role in more than two decades as the star of Kander and Ebb's The Visit, which officially opened on Broadway April 23 at the Lyceu…

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Photo Call: Kander and Ebb’s The Visit, Starring Chita Rivera, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrival by Matthew Blank

Chita Rivera returns to Broadway in her first original role in more than two decades as the star of Kander and Ebb's The Visit, which officially opened on Broadway April 23 at the Lyceu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10PM

Photo Exclusive: Behind the Scenes at Kansas City Rep’s Multi-Generational Hair With Zenobia Conkeri by Matthew Blank

Cast members from the original 1968 Broadway production of Hair were part of a multi-generational concert retrospective of the landmark musical at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Zen…

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Photo Call: First Pics of Anne Hathaway as a Fighter Pilot in the Public Theater’s Grounded, Staged by Matthew Blank

Grounded, George Brant's new Off-Broadway solo play starring Academy Award-winning "Les Misérables" star Anne Hathaway with direction by Academy Award nomine…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Photo Call: Something Rotten!, With Brian d’Arcy James and Christian Borle, Opens on Broadway; Red C by Matthew Blank

Christian Borle and Brian d'Arcy James co-star as theatrical adversaries in the new Broadway musical Something Rotten!, which officially opened April 22 at the St. James Theatre.

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Photo Exclusive: A Kiss Like a Mouth Tattoo! Behind the Scenes at the Sexy Chicago Premiere of Murde by Matthew Blank

Bailiwick Chicago Theater, the midwest theatre dedicated to presenting contemporary musicals and plays and reinventing classic works of theatre, presents the Chicago premiere of Julia Jordan…

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Photo Call: Broadway Gets Even More Rotten!;  See More Pics From New Musical Comedy Opening Tonight by Matthew Blank

Christian Borle and Brian d'Arcy James co-star as theatrical adversaries in the new Broadway musical Something Rotten!, which officially opens April 22 at the St. James Theatre.

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Check Out Never-Before-Seen Personal Shots of Backstage Life On Broadway! Barbra Streisand, Diana Ro by Matthew Blank and David Leshay

There's more to Broadway than what you see in production photos and opening night coverage! Former Broadway press representative David LeShay, currently the director of marketing and pub…

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Check Out Rare and Unseen Shots of Backstage Life On Broadway! Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams, Luc by Matthew Blank and David Leshay

There's more to Broadway than what you see in production photos and opening night coverage! Former Broadway press representative David LeShay, currently the director of marketing and pub…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Photo Call: See Exclusive Highlights from the High-Flying, Star-Studded 2015 BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Co by Matthew Blank

The 29th Annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competition raised a new all-time record $4,711,386 in six weeks of nightly curtain-call appeals. That total eclipsed …

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Photo Call: Epic Russian Romance Doctor Zhivago Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call by Matthew Blank

The Broadway premiere of the new musical Doctor Zhivago, starring Tam Mutu, Kelli Barrett, Tom Hewitt and Paul Nolan, officially opened April 21 at the Broadway Theatre.

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Photo Call: Epic Russian Romance Doctor Zhivago Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain C by Matthew Blank

The Broadway premiere of the new musical Doctor Zhivago, starring Tam Mutu, Kelli Barrett, Tom Hewitt and Paul Nolan, officially opened April 21 at the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Photo Call: Just In! See Brand New Pics of Chita Rivera and Company in Broadway’s Mysterious The Vis by Matthew Blank

A new one-act incarnation of the Kander and Ebb musical The Visit, starring two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera, began previews March 26 at the Lyceum Theatre.

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Photo Call: Hamilton, The Nether, Into the Woods and More Raise a Glass to Off-Broadway at Lortel Aw by Matthew Blank

Nominations for the 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, recognizing the best in Off-Broadway theatre, have been announced. The critically-acclaimed, Broadway-bound Lin-Manuel …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Photo Call: Original Cast Members Join in as TDF Celebrates Wendy Wasserstein and Open Doors Program by Matthew Blank

Theatre Development Fund celebrated Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein and the arts education program Open Doors with a special reception and performance of The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PM

Photo Exclusive: Laundry, Rehearsal and a Star-Studded Gala! A Busy “Day Off” For Beautiful’s Kevin by Matthew Blank

National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) and Chairman James S. Turley led a celebration to support American theatre at the annual Chairman’s Awards Gala on April 13th at The Pierre New York.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PM

Photo Archive: 38 Years Later, Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond by Matthew Blank

The original production of Annie opened on April 21, 1977. Playbill.com looks back at the original Broadway production, a few notable subsequent stagings and the infamous 1993 sequel.

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