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Monday, April 11, 2016

BroadwayCon 2017 Lines Up Laura Benanti, Pasek & Paul – Tickets On Sale Today! by Playbill Staff

The star-packed weekend returns in 2017 to the Javits Center with expanded programming and entertainment.

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Anika Larsen and Peter Friedman Part of Best of All Possible Worlds Today by Playbill Staff

Broadway actors are part of an industry reading of Alice Austen's new play.

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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Danielle Brooks, Lilli Cooper and Christine Dwyer Part of Broadway Sings Whitney Houston by Playbill Staff

A host of Broadway stars will sing from the late diva’s songbook tonight at the Highline Ballroom.

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Friday, April 8, 2016

Hamilton Star Will Sing National Anthem at Yankee Stadium by Playbill Staff

Anthony Ramos will sing the National Anthem prior to NYCFC’s match April 10.

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Pre-Sale Begins for BroadwayCon 2017 at the Javits Center by Playbill Staff

Broadway's biggest weekend is expanding to the Javits Center.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

BroadwayCon Expands to Javits Center for 2017 With Parade of Stars by Playbill Staff

The three-day convention that brings together fans and theatre artists is planning a big return for 2017.

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Monday, April 4, 2016

London Critics Review Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard by Playbill Staff

She reprises her Tony-winning performance as Norma Desmond in a new production at the English National Opera. Read reviews from London critics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14PM
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Critics Review Diverse 1776 at Encores! by Playbill Staff

Read reviews for the new Encores! production of 1776 that puts a modern spin on U.S. political history.

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Critics Review Broadway Revival of The Crucible by Playbill Staff

Reviews are in for this contemporary retelling of the Arthur Miller dramatization the Salem witch trials.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:08PM
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

2016 Lucile Lortel Award Nominations Announced by Playbill Staff

Nominations for the for the 31st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway have been announced.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:59PM
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Anika Larsen and Peter Friedman Set for Best of All Possible Worlds by Playbill Staff

The Alice Austen new play will receive an invited reading in early April.

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Oscar Winner Patty Duke Dead at 69 by Playbill Staff

She earned stardom on Broadway as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM
Sunday, March 27, 2016

Lin Manuel-Miranda To Take a Week Off by Playbill Staff

The Hamilton star and creator has announced he is going on vacation to “an undisclosed location.”

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Saturday, March 26, 2016

Hairspray Composer Marc Shaiman Ties The Knot by Playbill Staff

The Tony-winning songwriter married Lieutenant Commander Louis Mirabal in the company of Patti LuPone, Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:58PM

The Screening Room: March the Band Out — Funny Girl Turns 52 (Video) by Playbill Staff

The musical opened at The Winter Garden Theatre March 26, 1964, starring Barbra Streisand as the comedian Fanny Brice.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, March 25, 2016

Liza Minnelli Answered Your Questions! by Playbill Staff

In honor of Liza Minnelli’s 70th birthday on March 12, we asked the dashing diva to answer some of our questions and some of your questions. Check out her answers below!

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

Can’t Get Out of Bed? Our Newest Playbill Mixtape is Here to Help! by Playbill Staff

This week, we bring you songs to help you get up and go!

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Monday, March 21, 2016

Circle in the Square Theatre Student to Play Lady Macbeth in France by Playbill Staff

Ilinca Kiss is headed back to her homeland to recreate a special outdoor production.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

The Screening Room: My Fair Lady Celebrates 60th Anniversary (Video) by Playbill Staff

Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth and More Sing \u201CI Could Have Danced All Night.\u201D

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Monday, March 14, 2016

The Ladies Who Sing Sondheim Do So Tonight by Playbill Staff

Broadway leading ladies perform songs from Stephen Sondheim's vast canon.

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Sunday, March 13, 2016

Read Reviews for Transgender Musical Southern Comfort at the Public by Playbill Staff

The folk and bluegrass-inspired musical explores transgender life. Read reviews here.

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Critics Review The Robber Bridegroom Starring Steven Pasquale by Playbill Staff

The Roundabout Theatre Company revival stars Steven Pasquale, Ahna O\u2019Reilly and Leslie Kritzer. Read the reviews here.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57PM

Critics Review Audra McDonald in HBO\u2019s Lady Day by Playbill Staff

Audra McDonald\u2019s history-making performance as troubled jazz singer Billie Holiday aired on HBO March 12. Here\u2019s what critics are saying.

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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Starting Here Starts Tonight by Playbill Staff

The York Theatre Company presents the final show of the Winter 2016 Musicals in Mufti Series.

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Friday, March 11, 2016

Ragtime Rolls Back to NYC in Powerful Student Production by Playbill Staff

The setting of the musical has been reset for this limited engagement.

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

The Verdict: Critics Review Blackbird Starring Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams by Playbill Staff

Here's what critics are saying about David Harrower's intense drama that opened March 10 at the Belasco Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:45PM

Listen to Theatre's Greatest Female Villains and Vixens Belt. It. Out. by Playbill Staff

Introducing the Playbill Mixtape, specially curated playlists release every other Thursday to fulfill the listening needs of any musical theatre fan. This week, we bring you the vocals of yo…

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

American Psycho Delays Opening By One Day by Playbill Staff

The official press opening has been pushed back to April 21; previews will still begin as scheduled.

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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Our Favorite Carol Channing Videos! by Playbill Staff

Tony Award winner Carol Channing, the 95-year-old film, stage and television star, is celebrated in a special March 5 event at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA.

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Nightlife Powerhouse Tori Scott Is Young(ish) at Joe's Pub Tonight by Playbill Staff

The belter and bad decision maker returns to Joe's Pub with Young(ish), her 13th show at the downtown venue recounting the performer\u2019s late-night misadventures.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

The Verdict: New York Times Reviews De Niro-Directed Bronx Tale: The Musical by Playbill Staff

The Paper Mill Playhouse world premiere of Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale: The Musical, featuring a score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, officially opened Feb. 14. …

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