All stories by Olivia Clement on BroadwayStars

Monday, July 9, 2018

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

Ensemble Studio Theatre Unveils 50th Anniversary Season by Olivia Clement

The season will kick off with the world premiere of William Jackson Harper's Travisville.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM

Geoffrey Rush Withdraws From Twelfth Night Due to Ongoing Defamation Case by Olivia Clement

The actor was set to star in the Melbourne Theatre Company production in November.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM

How Coney Island, a Lion, and Superstorm Sandy Led This Playwright to Her Dreamland by Olivia Clement

Actor-turned-writer Rinne Groff returns home to Off-Broadway’s The Public with her new play Fire in Dreamland.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 6, 2018

Jackie Sibblies Drury's Acclaimed Fairview Extends Again at Soho Rep. by Olivia Clement

The new work is an examination of race in America, as well as an investigation into the ways in which we watch and judge each other every day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PM
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Sasson Gabay Couldn't Refuse the Chance to Return to The Band's Visit by Olivia Clement

The Israeli actor joined the cast of the Tony-winning Broadway musical June 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:35PM

Young Jean Lee's Straight White Men Begins Previews on Broadway June 30 by Olivia Clement

Lee makes history as the first Asian-American woman playwright produced on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

World Premiere of This Ain’t No Disco Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new Stephen Trask and Peter Yanowitz musical begins performances June 30 at Atlantic Theater Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

A Letter to Harvey Milk Closes Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The musical concludes its extended run at Theatre Row’s Acorn Theatre June 30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, June 29, 2018

10 Moments That Made Pass Over Possible by Olivia Clement

A chat with playwright Antoinette Nwandu and director Danya Taymor on how the acclaimed new play came to be—on stage and screen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

Ethan McSweeny Named New Artistic Director of The American Shakespeare Center by Olivia Clement

McSweeny succeeds Jim Warren, who co-founded ASC and stepped down at the end of 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

Read Reviews for On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Starring Melissa Errico by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of Irish Rep's take on the Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Gillian Anderson and Lily James to Star in All About Eve in the West End by Olivia Clement

The actors will star as Margo Channing and Eve Harrington in the Ivo van Hove-helmed adaptation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:28PM

Carmen Jones Extends Through August by Olivia Clement

The Classic Stage Company revival will play an additional three weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM

Listen to a Clip From Audible's Recording of Sharon Washington's Feeding the Dragon by Olivia Clement

The audiobook company has released the first recording of her Off-Broadway performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM

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

Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane's 1965 musical receives a revival from Irish Rep helmed by Artistic Director Charlotte Moore.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

Will Chase to Join Kelli O’Hara in Kiss Me, Kate on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The leading duo will reprise their roles from Roundabout's 2016 benefit concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

This Ain’t No Disco Delays First Preview Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The world premiere of the new Stephen Trask and Peter Yanowitz musical will now begin June 30 at Atlantic Theater Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM

Read Reviews for Girls & Boys Starring Carey Mulligan by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of Dennis Kelly's monologue play now Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AM

Read Reviews for Carmen Jones Starring Anika Noni Rose by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of the Classic Stage Company revival, helmed by Tony winner John Doyle.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Watch Highlights From Songs for a New World at New York City Center by Olivia Clement

Check out highlights from the Encores! Off-Center production of the Jason Robert Brown musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM

The Vineyard Theatre Unveils 2018–2019 Season by Olivia Clement

The upcoming season, featuring works by Ngozi Anyanwu, Jeremy O. Harris, and Mara Nelson-Greenberg, will champion new voices in the theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM

Andrus Nichols to Star as Margery Kempe in Off-Broadway Revival by Olivia Clement

Austin Pendleton will helm the remount of the original 1958 version of John Wulp’s The Saintliness of Margery Kempe.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM

Carmen Jones, Starring Anika Noni Rose, Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Classic Stage Company celebrates the opening of the John Doyle-helmed revival June 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Handmaid’s Tale’s Samira Wiley to Star as Antigone in New Ferguson-Inspired Adaptation by Olivia Clement

Paul Giamatti, Tamara Tunie, and more will also star in the co-production from Harlem Stage and Theater of War.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Phylicia Rashad to Lead Tarell Alvin McCraney TV Series by Olivia Clement

The new show, titled David Makes Man, follows a talented young man who lives in a state housing project in South Florida.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM

Afterglow to Close Off-Broadway; Regional Productions Announced by Olivia Clement

The production, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, will play its final performance in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

Gracie Gardner’s Athena to Return to JACK by Olivia Clement

The new drama, about the rivalry and friendship of two adolescent fencers, will return for a limited run in September.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AM

Clarke Thorell Joins Broadway's My Fair Lady June 26 by Olivia Clement

The Front Page actor steps into the role of Zoltan Karparthy, replacing Manu Narayan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Read Reviews for Cyprus Avenue Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

A Belfast Unionist struggles with his identity and his sanity in David Ireland’s new drama from the Abbey Theatre and London's Royal Court.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Read Reviews for the World Premiere of Log Cabin by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of Jordan Harrison’s new play, which looks at the changing LGBTQ landscape.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:09AM