Monday, September 26, 2011
Michael 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 "…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:34AMSunday, September 25, 2011
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Sept. 11–17, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
Kristin Chenoweth Says She’s Broadway-Bound With On the Twen…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:28PMStacy Francis, who was seen on Broadway as Rusty in the 1998 production of Footloose, tried her luck out in Los Angeles, auditioning for Simon Cowell and the panel of judges on the Fox reali…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:56AMSaturday, September 24, 2011
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, the flashy Broadway musical that has shown constant support for marriage equality, is celebrating newlyweds with the addition of bachelor and bachelorette soir…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:43PMNewsies, the new adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, began performances at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 15, prior to an official opening set for Sept. 25. Tony nomi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:09AMLamarcus Tinker and Vanessa Lengies were introduced in the first episode of the third season of “Glee,” entitled “The Piano Project,” which aired Sept. 21 on Fox.
Tin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53AMFriday, September 23, 2011
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Sept. 12-18, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,479,369
The Lion King (Minskoff…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PMTrey Parker and Matt Stone, the Tony and Emmy Award-winning creators of Broadway’s latest hit The Book of Mormon (along with Avenue Q Tony winner Robert Lopez), will sit down on “…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PMNewsies, based on the 1992 Disney movie musical of the same name, has been adapted for the stage and will officially open in a world-premiere production at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Play…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AMThe New York Musical Theatre Festival, now in its eighth year, presents new musicals and runs Sept. 26-Oct. 16. Here, Playbill Video was given a sneak peek at some of NYMF’s exciting n…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:25AMThursday, September 22, 2011
Olivier Award winner Elaine Paige stars as Carlotta Campion in the recently revived production of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical Follies, which landed …
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PMBritish pop star Kimberley Walsh will make the transformation into Princess Fiona when she steps into the West End production of Shrek the Musical, taking over for Amanda Holden, whose pregn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PMAt a recent press conference at the Foxwoods Theatre, Reeve Carney, star of Broadway’s Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, announced a new initiative to honor "Everyday Heroes," as w…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PMWednesday, September 21, 2011
Academy Award nominees Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett visited theatre students at Brooklyn High School of the Arts in Boerum Hill Sept. 19 to talk about Katori Hall’s Olivier Award-w…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PMTony Award nominee Harry Connick Jr. (The Pajama Game) will return to Broadway in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever beginning Nov. 12 at the St. James Theatre, prior to an official openin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PMQueen of the Mist, presented by Off-Broadway’s Transport Group, will begin performances Oct. 18 at The Gym at Judson Memorial Church, prior to an official opening Nov. 6. Here, Playbil…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AMTuesday, September 20, 2011
8, the new drama by Academy Award-winning “Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black that chronicles the reversal of California’s anti-gay marriage legislation, Prop. 8, receiv…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PMTony Award nominee Nina Arianda (Born Yesterday) will star opposite Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy (Journey’s End, "The Big C") in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway premiere o…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PMPatti Murin and Josh Segarra, who played the lead roles of Lysistrata and Mick, in the Off-Broadway pop musical Lysistrata Jones, will reprise their performances when the musical makes the j…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AMFormer “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi made her Broadway stage debut Sept. 6 when she stepped into the role of Roxie Hart in the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago at the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AMMonday, September 19, 2011
Andrea Burns, who starred as Daniela in the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights, sat down with Seth Rudetsky for the latest episode of Playbill Video’s “Obsessed!”
He…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PMSunday, September 18, 2011
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Sept. 4-10 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
BROADWAY FALL PREVIEW 2011: From Follies to Porgy and Bess, With Drama…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PMRoundabout Theatre Company’s New York premiere of Stephen Karam’s Sons of the Prophet will begin previews Sept. 28, prior to an official opening Oct. 20, at the Harold and Miriam…
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:28AMSaturday, September 17, 2011
Come Fly Away, Twyla Tharp’s dance musical that moves to the music of Frank Sinatra, began its U.S. national tour Aug. 2 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The tour is currently p…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:50PMThe Woodshed Collective’s free engagement of The Tenant, a five-story theatrical adaptation of Roland Topor’s novel, has extended its run at the West-Park Presbyterian Church thr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:34AMHere are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Sept. 5-11, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,299,169
The Book of Mormon …
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:04AMTony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth released her latest solo recording, "Some Lessons Learned," on the Sony Masterworks label Sept. 13. Here, the singer-actress visits the Google off…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51AMFriday, September 16, 2011
Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim has not only written musicals—the world-renowned artist, known for his tricky melodies and wordy lyrics, also crafted crossword puzzle…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PMNewsies, the new adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, began performances at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 15, prior to an official opening set for Sept. 25. Tony nomi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PMIf you "wish you could go back to college" like Princeton, Kate Monster and Nicky from Avenue Q, currently playing Off-Broadway at New World Stages, the chance has come. The Tony Awa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AMThursday, September 15, 2011
Newest Givenik Ambassador Adam Kantor (Avenue Q, Rent) meets up with Rod on the set of Off-Broadway’s Avenue Q to talk about their favorite charity, Broadway in South Africa, which was…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM 
