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Monday, July 22, 2013

BWW TV: Stephen Moyer, Samantha Barks, Ashlee Simpson, Brooke Shields & More Talk CHICAGO at the Hollywood Bowl! by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans

The Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of CHICAGO, the musical which holds the record as the third longest running show in Broadway history, will star Samantha Barks as Velma Kelly, Drew C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PM

Tony Nominee Billy Magnussen in Talks for Into the Woods Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Billy Magnussen, who was nominated for a 2013 Tony Award for his performance in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, is in talks to join the cast of the Walt Disney Pictures film adapta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:51PM
Friday, July 19, 2013

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars Cancels Anything Goes; Fundraising Efforts Will Continue by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars, the non-profit Georgia company that has offered 60 seasons of theatrical programming and recently revealed that it was in danger of closing its doors due …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM
Thursday, July 18, 2013

Jake Gyllenhaal No Longer Attached to Into the Woods Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Jake Gyllenhaal, who starred in the Off-Broadway drama If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, is no longer attached to the Walt Disney Pictures film adaptation of Into the Woods &…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

Joey deBettencourt, Megan Stern and John Sanders Will Lead Peter and the Starcatcher National Tour by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the national tour of the Tony Award-winning play with music Peter and the Starcatcher, which will play stops in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, W…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Sheet Music Available for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's Dogfight by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Sheet music from the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award-winning musical Dogfight — featuring a pop-rock score by rising theatre songwriters and Tony Award nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul &m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars Does Not Reach Financial Needs; Dreamgirls Canceled by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars, the non-profit Georgia company that has offered 60 seasons of theatrical programming and recently revealed that it was in danger of closing its doors due …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Pantages 2014 Engagement of The Book of Mormon, With Nic Rouleau, Ben Platt and Syesha Mercado, Extends by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The second national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon, starring Nic Rouleau, Ben Platt and Syesha Mercado, has extended its Los Angeles engagement at the Pantages The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM

Film and TV Producer Roger Bobb Makes Significant Donation to Atlanta's Struggling Theater of the Stars by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars, the non-profit Georgia company that has offered 60 seasons of theatrical programming, secured $330,000 shortly after the company revealed that it was…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM

BWW TV: Loni Anderson, Jo Anne Worley, Robert Townsend and More Red Carpet Arrivals of SISTER ACT at Pantages by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans

BWW TV Los Angeles Correspondents Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans were back on the red carpet speaking to the stars last week for the official L.A. opening of SISTER ACT at Hollywood's hist…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:47AM
Monday, July 15, 2013

Tix On Sale for Benefit Concerts of Sting's The Last Ship at the Public Theater by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now available to the general public for the series of benefit concerts at the Public Theater that will premiere music from Grammy Award winner Sting's new musical and al…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

John Tartaglia Will Play Cat in the Hat for Youth Production of Seussical in Newtown, CT by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q) will star as the Cat in the Hat in Seussical — the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical based on the famed children's books b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM

Cast of Broadway's Pippin Celebrates Album Release With Barnes and Noble Performance July 9 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award winners Patina Miller, Andrea Martin and the cast of the acclaimed Broadway revival of Pippin celebrate the release of their cast album with a July 9 performance at Barnes and Nob…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Once's David Abeles Joins Cast of Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 July 9 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

David Abeles, who was seen in the original cast of Broadway's Once, joins the cast of Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s criticall…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 5, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Darren Criss, Megan Hilty, Jackie Evancho Perform on "A Capitol Fourth" (Video) by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

The Independence Day celebration "A Capitol Fourth," hosted by Tom Bergeron of "Dancing with the Stars," aired on PBS stations around the country July 4. Here are highlig…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28PM
Friday, June 28, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Annie Orphans React to Casting News in Clips from "It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage" by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

"Annie: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage" debuts in the New York metropolitan area on WNET/13 June 28 at 9 PM ET. Here is never-before-seen footage from the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM
Friday, June 21, 2013

"August: Osage County" Film Delays Release Until Holiday Season by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The upcoming film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County, starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, has delayed its release to Dec. 25, acco…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Tony Award Nominee James Gandolfini, of "Sopranos" Fame, Dies at 51 by Michael Gioia and Robert Simonson

Stage and screen actor James Gandolfini, who was Tony Award-nominated for his performance in Broadway's God of Carnage and was best known for his work on the HBO series "The Soprano…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02PM

Once's David Abeles Will Join Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

David Abeles, who was seen in the original cast of Broadway's Once, will join the cast of Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s criti…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Announces Online Rush Tix Policy by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Producers of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s critically praised "electro-pop opera" based on "War and Peace," announced a new rush…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:27PM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Broadway's Annie Adds Summer Friday Matinees; Jane Lynch and Cast Will Make Barnes & Noble Appearance by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-nominated Best Musical Revival Annie has added Friday matinee performances, which will begin June 28 and continue through Aug. 30. The performance schedule will no longer incl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

Tom Wopat Hosts Unsung Jimmy Van Heusen, With Rachel de Benedet, Christine Pedi and Nancy Anderson, June 17 by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

UnsungMusicalsCo. launches its Unsung Cabaret Series with Unsung Jimmy Van Heusen, an intimate evening that celebrates the centennial of four-time Academy Award-winning and three-time T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, June 14, 2013

The Verdict: Critics Review NY Premiere of Venice, With Leslie Odom, Jr., Haaz Sleiman and Jennifer Damiano by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's production of the new rock and hip-hop musical Venice, about corruption, betrayal and power, officially opened June 13 Off-Broadway. Leslie Odom, Jr. and Haaz S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM
Thursday, June 13, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: The Skivvies' 54 Below Concert, With Laura Benanti, Rory O'Malley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Morgan James by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, Rory O'Malley, Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Morgan James joined the Skivvies for their June 10 engagement at 54 Below. Here are highlights from the evening.&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Sunday, June 9, 2013

Tony Winner Stephen Oremus Arranged "Frozen" Film, Featuring Songs by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Stephen Oremus, who took home the 2013 Tony Award for the Best Orchestrations of Kinky Boots, arranged music for the upcoming Disney animated feature "Frozen," which takes a p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:30PM
Thursday, June 6, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Playbill Video Chats With Neil Patrick Harris and Patina Miller at Tony Awards Rehearsal (Video) by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Playbill Video stopped by rehearsal for the 67th Annual Tony Awards, which will be held June 9 at Radio City Music Hall, to catch up with Emmy Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris, who wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Neil Patrick Harris Talks Hosting the 67th Annual Tony Awards on the "Late Show" (Video) by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Emmy Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris, who will return to host the 67th Annual Tony Awards on June 9 at Radio City Music Hall, recently visited "The Late Show With David Letterma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Nancy Anderson, Garrett Long, Isabel Keating and More Join Lineup for Unsung Jimmy Van Heusen by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Drama Desk nominee Nancy Anderson (Far From Heaven), Jannie Jones (The Full Monty), Tony Award nominee Isabel Keating (The Boy From Oz), Drama Desk nominee Garrett Long (South Pacific) and J…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:47PM

Pippin and Motown Receive 2013 Astaire Awards by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards were held June 3 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The cirque-inspired revival of Pippin and the high-grossing musical Motown to…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:37AM
Monday, June 3, 2013

Astaire Awards Held June 3; Patina Miller, Laura Osnes, Rob McClure, Billy Porter Among 2013 Nominees by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards are held June 3 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Patina Miller, Laura Osnes, Rob McClure and Billy Porter are among the 2013 no…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 2, 2013

Roundabout Revival of Clifford Odets' The Big Knife Ends Broadway Engagement June 2 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Clifford Odets' drama of Hollywood secrets, The Big Knife — which stars Bobby Cannavale, C.J. Wilson, Marin Ireland, Chip Zien, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
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
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
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