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Monday, April 6, 2015

Photo Call: Kinky Boots Celebrates Two Years on Broadway! by Matthew Blank

The Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots celebrated two years on Broadway the evening of April 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM

See Patti LuPone and Michael Urie Get Theatrical Portrait Make-Over in Shows for Days Show Art by Matthew Blank

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will star as a headstrong community theatre diva in the Off-Broadway world premiere of Tony-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM

See Patti LuPone and Michael Urie in Lincoln Center’s Promotional Portrait for Shows for Days by Matthew Blank

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone will star as a headstrong community theatre diva in the Off-Broadway world premiere of Tony-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM

A Fun Home Extreme Makeover! First Pic of the Acclaimed Musical’s New In-The-Round Staging by Matthew Blank

The critically acclaimed musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir Fun Home, which parallels her own coming of age as a lesbian and the suicide of her closeted gay father, ar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PM

Photo Call: Meet the Cast of Permission, by Hand to God Playwright Askins, Starring Justin Bartha an by Matthew Blank

MCC Theater has announced the cast for the world premiere of Permission by Hand to God playwright Robert Askins. In the lead roles will be Justin Bartha (Lend Me a Tenor, "The Hangover&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM
Sunday, April 5, 2015

Photo Call: All Four Broadway Hedwigs Take the Stage For Lena Hall’s Final Bow! by Matthew Blank

Tony-winning actress Lena Hall played her final performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch last night. There to say farewell to their Yitzhak were all four actors who have played …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM
Friday, April 3, 2015

Photo Exclusive: Playbill Spends a Day On the Town With Application Pending Superstar Christina Bian by Matthew Blank

Christina Bianco continues to dazzle audiences nightly in the one-woman Off-Broadway comedy Application Pending, in which she plays over 40 characters in 70 minutes! Bianco invited …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Cover Story: The Spring Season is in Full Swing, Now See All of the New Broadway Playbills! by Matthew Blank

Spring is here, and over 20 new shows are taking their bow on the Great White Way prior to the Tony Awards. Here are all of the Playbill covers!

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Photo Call: David Hare’s Skylight, With Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, Opens on Broadway; Inside the by Matthew Blank

The Broadway production of David Hare's Skylight, starring Carey Mulligan, Bill Nighy and Matthew Beard — who all re-create their acclaimed London performances&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM

Photo Call: Rebecca Naomi Jones, Estelle Parsons Celebrate Opening of The Undeniable Sound of Right by Matthew Blank

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and The Women's Project Theater present the world premiere of The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, written by Laura Eason (Sex with Strangers, "Hou…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Photo Special: See the Stage and Screen Roles That Have Readied “Theatre Kid” Vanessa Hudgens For He by Matthew Blank

Broadway has been a long time coming for Gigi star Vanessa Hudgens, who began her career in local productions of such shows as Evita, Carousel and Damn Yankees.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:49PM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: From Eva to Momma; Celebrating Patti LuPone’s Legendary Stage Career… So Far by Matthew Blank

Olivier and two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone, who will star as a headstrong community theatre diva in the June Off-Broadway world premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's semi-aut…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

Photo Call: Meet the Cast of The Spoils, Featuring Jesse Eisenberg and Stars of “Big Bang Theory” an by Matthew Blank

The New Group's world premiere of Jesse Eisenberg's The Spoils will begin previews May 7 prior to an official opening June 2 at The Pershing Square Signature Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Photo Call: The Elephant Man Stars Join the Famed Walls of Sardi’s; Inside the Portrait Unveiling by Matthew Blank

Patricia Clarkson and Alessandro Nivola, who starred in the recent acclaimed revival of The Elephant Man, were honored April 1 with portraits to adorn the famed walls of Sardi's.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Photo Call: It’s Only a Play Welcomes Nathan Lane and T.R. Knight With Onstage Champagne Toast by Matthew Blank

Emmy Award-nominated actor T.R. Knight, known for his television work on "Grey's Anatomy," joined the cast of Broadway's It's Only a Play in the role of Frank Finge…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM

Photo Call: See the Haunting First Pics of Chita Rivera and Cast in Broadway’s The Visit 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.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PM

Photo Call: Sutton Foster,  Hilary Duff, Miriam Shor and Debi Mazar Are All Glamour at the “Younger” by Matthew Blank

TV Land's "Younger," starring two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar and Miriam Shor, premiered March 31. The single-camera comedy is written…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM

Photo Call: Christian Dante White’s “Broadway Legacy” Offers These Stunning Portraits Celebrating Af by Matthew Blank

Christian Dante White teamed with celebrity photographer Brent Dundore to launch "Broadway Legacy," a photographic and editorial exhibition that celebrates African American achieve…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Photo Exclusive: From Page to Stage, See How the Talented Teens of Beacon School Took on Caroline, o by Matthew Blank

The Beacon School on the Upper West Side recently presented the NYC high school premiere of Jeanine Tesori and Tony Kushner's Tony-nominated masterpiece Caroline, or Change. Leadin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM

Photo Call: Ryan Silverman, Alexandra Silber, Beth Leavel, Julia Murney Sing West Side Story, Gypsy by Matthew Blank

Broadway By the Year celebrated musicals spanning 1941-1965, including the classics Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof March 30 at the Town Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

Photo Call: Savion Sizzles, Betty Belts, Condola Croons and Matthew Morrison Charms; Highlights From by Matthew Blank

The 2015 Gala for Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre on March 30 was hosted by John Waters (Hairspray, Cry Baby) and saw a constellation of Broadway talent including Tony winners Betty …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27PM

Cue & A: Young Fun Home Star Sydney Lucas on Alison Bechdel, Her Showbiz Family and Learning to Burp by Matthew Blank

Eleven-year-old Sydney Lucas, reprising her acclaimed performance as Small Alison in the Broadway production of Fun Home, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Photo Call: Vincent Kartheiser, John Waters, Colman Domingo, Roger Bart, Tony Kushner, Susan Stroman by Matthew Blank

The 2015 Gala for Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre on March 30 was hosted by John Waters (Hairspray, Cry Baby) and saw a constellation of Broadway talent including Tony winners Betty …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM

Photo Call: See All the Miscast Stars; Laura Benanti, Uzo Aduba, Jeremy Jordan, Side Show Twins, Jes by Matthew Blank

MCC Theater hosted its annual Miscast gala March 30 featuring an all-star cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AM
Monday, March 30, 2015

Photo Exclusive: One Night in Miami Star Nik Walker Shares the 37 Steps it Takes to Tackle a First P by Matthew Blank

Denver Center for the Performing Arts is presenting Kemp Powers' One Night in Miami…, a new play that imagines what occurred the night of Cassius Clay's hi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PM

Photo Call: From “Sniper” to Sally to Sardi’s! Sienna Miller Honored With Portrait at Famed Theatre by Matthew Blank

Sienna Miller, who wrapped up her run in the Broadway revival of Cabaret when the production closed on Sunday, was honored with a portrait to adorn the famed walls of Sardi's on March 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM

Photo Special: As Broadway By the Year Continues Its 15th Anniversary Season, Scott Siegel Shares So by Matthew Blank

Broadway By the Year celebrates musicals spanning 1941-1965, including the classics Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof March 30 at the Town Hall. As…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM
Friday, March 27, 2015

Photo Exclusive: One Final Spin Backstage at Cabaret Before the Kit Kat Klub Closes Its Doors by Matthew Blank

The Broadway remount of Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall's Tony Award-winning production of Cabaret, starring Tony-winning Emcee Alan Cumming, plays its final performance Mar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:55PM

PHOTO ARCHIVE: From Tommy to Peron; Celebrating the Stage Work of Michael Cerveris, Who Returns to B by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris returns to Broadway March 27 in the musical Fun Home. Playbill.com looks at his career on the New York stage thus far.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM

Photo Call: Ral Esparza, Kelli O’Hara, Harry Belafonte, Chris Matthew, Follies Castmates Honor Broad by Matthew Blank

Broadway stars such as Kelli O'Hara and Phyllis Newman celebrated late Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen in A Tribute to Polly Bergen March 26 on B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM

Photo Call: Exclusive! Legends Vanessa Redgrave and Jimmy Owens in Rehearsal For One-Night-Only “Las by Matthew Blank

Tony and Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave (Driving Miss Daisy, The Year of Magical Thinking) will perform a one-night-only staged reading of Michele Zackheim's novel "L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PM

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