Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Ten winners were announced for the New York Community Trust Helen Merrill Playwright Awards, which honor established and emerging writers for theatre. Winners are selected by a committee of …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PMMichael Burgess, who performed the role of Jean Valjean in more than 1,000 Toronto stage performances of Les Misérables, passed away Sept. 28 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AMKing Charles III, which will begin previews Oct. 10 at Broadway's Music Box Theatre prior to an official opening Nov. 1, has invited its fans to "become a royal" on Facebook an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:17AMMatthew Morrison (Finding Neverland, "Glee") appeared on "Watch What Happens Live" Sept. 29 to discuss his opinions on today's Broadway audiences and the alleged feud…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AMTuesday, September 29, 2015
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of The National Endowment for the Arts, the NEA is partnering with Playbill, Inc. and Disney Theatrical Group to develop a pilot songwriting progr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMAs part of the 50th anniversary celebration of The National Endowment for the Arts, the NEA is partnering with Playbill, Inc. and Disney Theatrical Group to develop a pilot songwriting progr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMNew York Theatre Workshop officially opened Fondly, Collette Richland Sept. 28, by award-winning company-in-residence Elevator Repair Service. The show, which began prev…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AMTony-winning actress Laura Benanti, known for her witty and often sarcastic humor on social media, published a heartfelt blog post Sept. 29 about experiencing a miscarriage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AMMonday, September 28, 2015
The 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which was held Sept. 27 in and around Shubert Alley, brought in an all-time high of $756,655, for Broadway Cares/Equity Figh…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PMSunday, September 27, 2015
Nine years after its original opening, Spring Awakening returns to Broadway. The Deaf West Theatre production officially opens on Broadway Sept. 27 at the Brooks Atkinson T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:25PMJoel Grey, whose long career includes the ghostly Emcee in the original Cabaret, the cocky George M. Cohan in George M!, the indomitable Jacobowsky in The Grand Tour and the scheming Wizard …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, September 25, 2015
Spring Awakening officially opens on Broadway Sept. 27. The show will hold a lottery drawing for opening night that evening.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM"Stonewall" — producer-director Roland Emmerich's controversial film about the 1969 riots outside a Greenwich Village gay bar that ignited the gay rights movement…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM"Stonewall" — producer-director Roland Emmerich's controversial film about the 1969 riots outside a Greenwich Village gay bar that ignited the gay rights movement…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AMThursday, September 24, 2015
Almost 250 ventriloquist dummies will be up for auction in Seabrook, NH. The figures will be auctioned in two groups, the first Sept. 27 and the second in October.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PMThe electrifying Broadway revival of Spring Awakening, re-imagined by Deaf West Theatre in a production that is performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, opens Sept…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AMWednesday, September 23, 2015
Joel Grey, whose long career included the ghostly Emcee in the original Cabaret, the cocky George M. Cohan in George M!, the indomitable Jacobowsky in The Grand Tour and the scheming Wizard …
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:23PMNever-before-heard songs "Joanne" and "Shoes" and alternate versions of well-known songs from A Chorus Line will be included among eight bonus tracks on the 4…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PMNeed tickets to Elsie Fest, Darren Criss' daylong outdoor music festival that hits New York City's Pier 97 this weekend? We've got some to give away!
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AMFull casting has been announced for The Pasadena Playhouse's upcoming production of the new musical Breaking Through, which will begin previews Oct. 27 prior to an official opening Nov. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMFull casting has been announced for The Pasadena Playhouse's upcoming production of the new musical Breaking Through, which will begin previews Oct. 27 prior to an official opening Nov. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AMTuesday, September 22, 2015
Comedic actors Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their show, An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life, to the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, IL, Nov. 22.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AMMonday, September 21, 2015
Viola Davis became the first black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Sept. 20. Davis earned the award for her role as Professor Annalise Keating on &q…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29PMBroadcast dates for the second season of "Theater Close-Up," a collaboration between THIRTEEN and New York City area non-profit Off-Broadway theatres, have been announc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AMSunday, September 20, 2015
The 67th Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in television, are presented Sept. 20 in Los Angeles, CA. Uzo Aduba, Viola Davis and Allison Janney made Emmy history. Here's a look at the winn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25PMThe 67th Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in television, are presented Sept. 20 in Los Angeles, CA. Here's a look at the winners.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25PMThe 67th Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in television, are presented Sept. 20 in Los Angeles, CA. Allison Janney and Uzo Aduba both made Emmy history. Here's a look at the winners.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25PMThe 67th Emmy Awards, honoring excellence in television, are broadcast live on Fox-TV Sept. 20 from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, Darren Criss…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, September 18, 2015
Amélie, a new musical based on the film of the same name, is currently playing an extended world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The show may be coming to Broadway in spri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMAmélie, a new musical based on the film of the same name, is currently playing an extended world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The show may be coming to Broadway in spri…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMRyan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan's new Fox anthology series "Scream Queens" will make its two-hour series premiere Sept. 22 at 8 PM ET. On Sept. 29 the series will…
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