All stories by Olivia Clement on BroadwayStars

Monday, July 16, 2018

Chilina Kennedy to Lead Cast of A Sign of the Times in Delaware by Olivia Clement

The show features hit songs from the 1960s, including “Downtown” and “You Don't Own Me.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:02PM

Read Reviews for Trainspotting Live Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The immersive stage adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s cult novel officially opened July 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

Gettin’ the Band Back Together Will Offer Rush Tickets to Theatregoers Over 40 by Olivia Clement

The discount ticket offer is for all preview performances, which begin July 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Read the Reviews for Off-Broadway's Yiddish-Language Fiddler on the Roof by Olivia Clement

The Joel Grey-helmed production stars Jackie Hoffman, Steven Skybell, and Mary Illes.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

Rinne Groff’s Fire in Dreamland Opens at The Public July 16 by Olivia Clement

The new play is inspired by the 1911 fire that burned down Coney Island's Dreamland amusement park.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:52AM
Sunday, July 15, 2018

Joel Grey-Helmed Yiddish Fiddler Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Jackie Hoffman, Steven Skybell, and Mary Illes star in the production, presented with English supertitles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Young Jean Lee Leans Into the Uncomfortable With Her Broadway Debut Straight White Men by Olivia Clement

The writer is the first female Asian-American playwright produced on Broadway—and she’s making the most of it.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, July 14, 2018

The Originalist Begins Off-Broadway July 14 by Olivia Clement

John Strand's political drama, based on the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, begins at 59E59.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Why Lila Neugebauer Is the Director You Should Be Tracking by Olivia Clement

Working with six actors to play one woman each night, the rising director talks about Mary Page Marlowe at Second Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 13, 2018

Rebecca McKinnis and Lee Ross Join Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in West End by Olivia Clement

The actors will step into the Olivier-nominated new musical beginning July 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

Read Reviews for Mary Page Marlowe Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of Tracy Letts’ new drama, now playing at Second Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM
Thursday, July 12, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cost of Living to Be Adapted Into a Musical by Olivia Clement

Williamstown Theater Festival has commissioned Michael John LaChiusa to adapt Martyna Majok’s acclaimed new play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM

See Who’s Joining Janet McTeer in the Broadway Premiere of Bernhardt/Hamlet by Olivia Clement

Dylan Baker, Jason Butler Harner, Brittany Bradford, and more join the cast of the new Theresa Rebeck play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM

Joel Grey-Helmed Yiddish Fiddler Extends Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The production, presented with English supertitles, will play an additional week at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

John Pankow, Austin Cauldwell, and Glenn Fitzgerald Join The True Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

They join previously announced Edie Falco, Michael McKean, and Peter Scolari in the world premiere from The New Group.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM

Mark Rylance to Star in Waiting for the Barbarians Film by Olivia Clement

The Tony and Oscar-winning actor will star in the screen adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's celebrated novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Mary Page Marlowe Opens July 12 Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Tracy Letts’ new drama pieces together the portrait of an ordinary woman, played by six different actors, from 11 moments in her life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Why You Need to Hear Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish by Olivia Clement

National Yiddish Theatre of Folksbiene artistic director Zalmen Mlotek makes the case for Yiddish theatre with Fiddler’s American premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Intractable Woman Will Shine Light on Assassinated Journalist Anna Politkovskaya by Olivia Clement

PlayCo will present Stefano Massini's drama, featuring a cast of three women, Off-Broadway this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:04PM

Kristine Nielsen, Annette O’Toole, and More to Star in Tennessee Williams’ A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur by Olivia Clement

Jean Lichty and Polly McKie complete the cast of Williams’ tragicomedy about four women in Depression-era St. Louis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:25PM

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, With Melissa Errico, Extends Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane musical will play an additional three weeks at Irish Rep.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM

Transparent’s Alexandra Billings, Tony Nominees John Ellison Conlee and Johanna Day Tapped for The Nap on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new play by One Man, Two Guvnors playwright Richard Bean will debut on Broadway in a production from MTC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM

Marcus Gardley's The House That Will Not Stand Debuts Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

A widow and her three daughters, all free women of color, are at the center of Gardley's 19th century New Orleans story.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM

Transport Group Taps New Dick Scanlan Musical as Part of 2018–2019 Season by Olivia Clement

The Off-Broadway company will also present a revival of Daniel Berrigan's 1971 Broadway play The Trial of the Catonsville Nine.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

War Horse's Leenya Rideout to Debut Solo Play With Music Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Irish Rep will present the world premiere of Wild Abandon by the Broadway actor and musician.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:34PM

Agatha Christie’s Ordeal by Innocence, With Harry Potter's Anthony Boyle, to Debut on Amazon by Olivia Clement

Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Matthew Goode, and more also star in the adaptation of the crime novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:52PM

Shuler Hensley and More Join Shakespeare in the Park's Twelfth Night by Olivia Clement

The second show of the 2018 summer season finds its complete cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM

Watch Pretty Woman Stars Samantha Barks and Andy Karl Take the Romcom Challenge by Olivia Clement

They will soon be starring in one on Broadway, but how well does this leading duo know the world of romantic comedies?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

Former NEA Chair Jane Chu Joins PBS by Olivia Clement

Chu joins the public media organization as arts adviser.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM
Monday, July 9, 2018

Hit Magic Show Six Impossible Things to Return to NYC by Olivia Clement

The close-up, immersive show will play a return engagement due to popular demand in the fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:05PM

Who’s Holiday! Eyes 2018 Broadway Run by Olivia Clement

Producers are planning a limited Broadway engagement of Matthew Lombardo’s parody.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PM