Friday, October 7, 2011
Bring it On: The Musical, which features music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights), as well as music by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Tom Kit…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:43PMThe Tony Award-winning play War Horse was adapted by Nick Stafford for the stage from Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 coming-of-age children’s novel. Now, the story of a young boy and his horse …
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:37PMThursday, October 6, 2011
Bonnie & Clyde, the upcoming Broadway production with music by Tony Award nominee Frank Wildhorn (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll & Hyde) and lyrics by Tony winner Don Black (Sunset Bo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:28PMDot-Marie Jones and Jayma Mays, who play Coach Beiste and Emma Pillsbury, respectively, on the Fox hit series "Glee," were recently named co-directors of the McKinley High School mus…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PMThe Tony Award-winning musical Chicago and Givenik.com will present a special performance and post-show reception to benefit the favorite charities of leading lady Kara DioGuardi Oct. 11 at …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:07PMWednesday, October 5, 2011
The first ever autism-friendly performance in Broadway history, presented by Theatre Development Fund’s Accessibility Programs, was held at Disney’s The Lion King Oct. 2 at the M…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:38PMPatti Murin, who will again play the title role in Lysistrata Jones when the musical hits Broadway’s Walter Kerr Theatre Nov. 12, is offering her play-by-play on "Fierce Females…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PMSeed, an award-winning play written by Radha Blank, opened Sept. 16 at the National Black Theater in Harlem, presented by the Classical Theatre of Harlem in conjunction with Hip-Hop Theater …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PMTuesday, October 4, 2011
The Blue Flower, written by Jim Bauer and Ruth Bauer, will begin performances Off-Broadway at Second Stage Theatre Oct. 12, prior to an official opening Nov. 9. The production, previously se…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:43PMOn season three’s third episode of the Fox hit series "Glee," Emmy Award winner Valerie Mahaffey and Don Most will guest star as the parents of guidance counselor Emma Pillsbur…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PMMonday, October 3, 2011
Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman’s adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein operetta Candide, starring Geoff Packard and Lauren Molina, officially opened Sept. 21 at the Huntington Theatre …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PMThe Old Globe’s new production of The Rocky Horror Show opened Sept. 23 in San Diego, CA, following previews that began Sept. 15. The production, scheduled to run through Nov. 6, is direct…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PMTony and Emmy Award-winning performer Kristin Chenoweth made her way to New Jersey to headline the 16th Annual Spotlight Gala, celebrating arts education and the Women’s Association of the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMSunday, October 2, 2011
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Sept. 18-24 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
Broadway Rush, Lottery and Standing Room Only Policies.
Voyage Extend…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM"Joyful Noise" stars Queen Latifah, who starred in the 2002 movie musical "Chicago"; Dolly Parton, who wrote the score of the Broadway musical 9 to 5; and Jeremy Jordan, curr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:02AMSaturday, October 1, 2011
Theresa Rebeck’s new play, Seminar, will receive its world premiere on Broadway when performances begin Oct. 27, prior to an official opening set for Nov. 20, at the John Golden Theatr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PMIn the third season of Fox’s hit series "Glee," the New Directions are taking their talents in a "new direction." This year, the students at McKinley are preparing to t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PMGodspell, the first musical by composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, is making its way back to the New York stage in celebration of its 40th year. The production first opened Off-Broadway in M…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56AMFriday, September 30, 2011
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Sept. 19-25, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,561,913
The Lion King (Minskoff T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PMJeremy Jordan, currently starring in the world premiere production of Newsies before jumping into the upcoming Broadway musical Bonnie & Clyde, sang the National Anthem this summer at t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PMThe Australian production of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, will be released on DVD in February 2012. Here, the composer-lyricist takes the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AMThursday, September 29, 2011
Newsies, the new adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, opened at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 25, following previews that began Sept. 15. Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun, dir…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AMWednesday, September 28, 2011
Chris Colfer, Dot-Marie Jones, Kevin McHale, Jane Lynch and Mike O’Malley were among the "Glee" stars who attended a sing-along event last month at Santa Monica High School. He…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PMJeff Talbott’s The Submission recently made its world premiere when the comedic drama officially opened Sept. 27, following previews that began Sept. 8, at Off-Broadway’s Lucille…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PMFormer "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, who recently made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago, will return to her roots when she judges the "Cell Block Idol" con…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PMTuesday, September 27, 2011
Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury (Mame, Dear World, Gyspy, Sweeney Todd, Blithe Spirit), Follies star Elaine Paige and Marilu Henner (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Chicago) were o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:22PMNewsies, based on the 1992 Disney movie musical of the same name, officially opened in a world-premiere production at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 25, following previews tha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMMonday, September 26, 2011
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the Tony and Emmy Award-winning co-creators (with Tony-winning Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez) of Broadway’s latest hit The Book of Mormon, were featured …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:20PMTony nominee Jeff Calhoun, director of the world premiere of Newsies, along with the musical’s leading lady Kara Lindsay and cast member Max Ehrich sat down with “The Daily”…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PMMatilda the Musical, originally seen at Stratford-upon-Avon’s Courtyard Theatre, is set to transfer to the West End. The Royal Shakespeare Company will present the new musical, written…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PMMichael McElroy, who was nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk in 2004 for his performance in Big River, sat down with Seth Rudetsky for the latest episode of Playbill Video’s "…
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