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Monday, September 9, 2024

James Monroe Iglehart Leads New Orleans-Style Parade to A Wonderful World's Broadway Home by Playbill

The Louis Armstrong biomusical begins performances October 16 at Broadway's Studio 54.

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Playbill's Songwriter Series: Shayok Misha Chowdhury & Laura Grill Jaye by Playbill

Meet the latest musical theatre creator featured on Playbill's Songwriter Series.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Creating Once Upon a One More Time… JR.! by Playbill

Britney Spears musical Once Upon a One More Time is getting the Broadway JR. treatment from Music Theatre International. We talk to the artists creating it—plus the show’s original Broad…

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Friday, August 30, 2024

David Henry Hwang in Playbill's "My Life in the Theatre" by Playbill

As David Henry Hwang gears up for Yellowface on Broadway, watch the Tony winner reflect on his Broadway memories, including how he transformed "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song", t…

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Playbill Interviews Rob Madge, Creator and Star of 'My Son's a Queer' by Playbill

Playbill sits down on the FringeShip with Rob Madge, creator of My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?). Rob shares the 'great conversations' they had with once-skeptical fathers after an ho…

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Monday, August 26, 2024

Playbill Skiis Down With the Creators of the Gwyneth Paltrow Show, Gwyneth Goes Skiing by Playbill

Joseph Martin and Linus Karp of Awkward Productions share how they landed on Gwyneth Paltrow's lawsuit ("I lost half a day of skiing!") as inspiration for their new musical.

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Dylan Mulvaney Discusses Her One-Woman Musical FAGHAG by Playbill

Dylan Mulvaney's hysterical one-woman show charts her transition from gay best friend to (self-described) FAGHAG.

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:02PM
Friday, August 23, 2024

ALOK Brings Their Hit Comedy Show to the Fringe by Playbill

Fashionable, cerebral, and hilarious: comedian ALOK (from Netflix's Gender Agenda) brings their stand up show to the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Grace Aki Brings To Free a Mockingbird to the Edinburgh Fringe by Playbill

Grace Aki shares what comes next for her solo show, To Free a Mockingbird, and how the show "gives my mother an aneurysm."

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:18PM
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Frances Ruffelle and Norman Bowman Perform a Jazzy "The Little Things You Do Together" by Playbill

Original Les Miz Eponine Frances Ruffelle and her husband, Norman Bowman, bring their 2-person show, "The Scot and the Showgirl," which features Scottish tunes and musical theatre favorites,…

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Be Amazed by Afrique en Cirque at the Edinburgh Fringe by Playbill

Cirque Kalabanté brings their stunning circus show to the Edinburgh Fringe.

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Tim Murray Has Been Permanently Tinted Green By Elphaba Makeup by Playbill

Why do gay people love witches? Tim Murray answers this age-old question in his new show, Tim Murray is Witches. Watch his interview with Playbill here.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

"See You in Court," Sung by Darren Criss and Catherine Cohen, From Gwyneth Goes Skiing by Playbill

Awkward Productions brings their new parody docu-musical Gwyneth Goes Skiing to the Edinburgh Fringe. Check out one of the songs from the show, "See You in Court," written by Leland and feat…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:12PM
Monday, August 19, 2024

A Very Serious™️ Conversation With Catherine Cohen by Playbill

Catherine Cohen, the actress/writer/comedian/vocalist behind Come for Me, shares her favorite audience interactions and Edinburgh Fringe survival tips.

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Unleash Your Inner Disney Gay With My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) by Playbill

Rob Madge brings their hilarious, heartfelt show — My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) — to the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Watch clips here.

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:12PM
Friday, August 16, 2024

See Footage From Cirquework's Techno-Themed Circus Show YOAH by Playbill

Japan's celebrated circus troupe Cirquework arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe with a show full of stomach-turning, jaw-dropping, gravity-defying stunts set to techno music.

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:47AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Todd Almond Chats About His Musical "I'm Almost There" at Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Playbill

Broadway performer and songwriter Todd Almond sits down with Playbill's Jeffrey Vizcaíno to talk about his Odyssey-inspired musical I'm Almost There, the international search for the show's…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:01PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Latrice Royale, Etai Benson, Talia Suskauer, More Perform Songs From Little Shop of Horrors by Playbill

Ogunquit Playhouse's production of Little Shop of Horrors runs August 22–September 21, with Hunter Foster at the helm. Watch the company perform "Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors)," "Sudde…

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Playbill's Songwriter Series: Veronica Mansour by Playbill

Meet the latest musical theatre creator featured on Playbill's Songwriter Series.

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Sunday, August 4, 2024

Playbill Songwriter Series: The Multi-Lingual Artistry of Spring Awakening's Robi Hager by Playbill

Philadelphia-based composer and performer Robi Hager is the latest member of the Playbill Songwriter Series, proving the power of a multi-disciplinary theatre artist. A Broadway vet, Hager…

SOURCE: YouTube at 07:30PM

Playbill Songwriter Series: Step Into the Transformative World of Jacinth Greywoode by Playbill

Brooklyn-based composer Jacinth Greywoode is the latest member of the Playbill Songwriter Series, and he brought the full force of his hypnotic storytelling to display: with a taste for adap…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:30PM

Playbill Songwriter Series: Viral Sensation Amanda Ribnick Shares Her Newest Projects by Playbill

Amanda Ribnick, the viral sensation behind TikTok's Gilmore Girls: The Musical, stopped by the Playbill office to preview material from three of her new musicals, ranging from the vibrantly …

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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Playbill Songwriter Series: Find Your Feminine Freedom with Amanda D'Archangelis and Sami Horneff by Playbill

Dynamic duo Amanda D'Archangelis and Sami Horneff write contemporary musicals that are making waves for their fiercely free female leading characters. D'Archangelis and Horneff's musical Th…

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Playbill Songwriter Series: Jaime Cepero Grooves Through Selections From 2 Musicals by Playbill

Groove with Jamie Cepero, the newest addition to Playbill's Songwriter Series. Cepero is an Afro-Latino queer non-binary artist and activist, most well known for playing the conniving Ellis…

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Playbill Songwriter Series: Fouad Dakwar Shares Autobiographical Musical Fouad of Nazareth by Playbill

Fouad Dakwar came by the Playbill Studio to share music from his autobiographical musical Fouad of Nazareth, which explores his experience returning to his homeland. Dakwar is a Palestinia…

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Friday, August 2, 2024

Playbill Songwriter Series: Will Shishmanian Presents Songs from His Folk Musical Amberland by Playbill

To perfectly usher in the fall, Will Shishmanian filled the Playbill studio with acoustic folk music from his original musical Amberland for the newest edition of Playbill’s Songwriter Ser…

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Playbill Songwriter Series: Celebrate Filipino American History Month With of J. Oconer Navarro by Playbill

With performances from two of his musicals, Here Lies Love's music director J. Oconer Navarro dropped by the Playbill Songwriter Series to shed some light on his newest projects and the drea…

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Vanderpump Rules's Ariana Madix Is a Lifelong Playbill Collector by Playbill

Chicago on Broadway welcomes back Ariana Madix as Roxie. She sits down with Playbill to talk about how Dancing With the Stars was the perfect preparation for Fosse and how she's been a lover…

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Playbill Songwriter Series: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Jaime Lozano and his Familia by Playbill

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Jaime Lozano visited Playbill with his Familia—performers Robin de Jesús, Mauricio Martínez, and Florencia Cuenca—…

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Playbill Songwriter Series: Charlene Jean and Franklin Rankin Preview Their Funk Rock Musical Bricks by Playbill

Get ready to groove! Charlene Jean and Franklin Rankin came to Playbill to present a selection of songs from their funk rock musical Bricks for the newest edition of Playbill's Songwriter Se…

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Playbill Songwriter Series: Meet the Radically Imaginative AriDy Nox by Playbill

AriDy Nox is a multi-disciplinary Black femme storyteller with a variety of forward-thinking creative works under their belt. Nox creates out of the vehement belief that creating a future in…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:00PM

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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
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic