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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

PLAYBILL PLAYLIST: Jenna Leigh Green, Nic Rouleau, Hannah Elless and More Pick Favorite Spice Girls Songs by Playbill Staff

The New York City return of Broadway Loves the Spice Girls, a celebration of the pop group whose hits included "Wannabe," "Spice Up Your Life," "Stop" and …

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Monday, January 6, 2014

THE SCREENING ROOM: Songs by The Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know (Part One) by Playbill Staff

The Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know: LIVE!, a concert featuring rising musical theatre songwriters that is based on the Playbill.com feature of the same name, will b…

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Playbill Launches Playbill Travel; December Getaway to Feature Six Tony Award Winners by Playbill Staff

Playbill has announced the creation of Playbill Travel—an expansion of the brand’s popular series of cruises. The first adventure under the Playbill Travel auspice is Broadway By…

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Playbill Launches Playbill Travel; December Cruise to Feature Six Tony Award Winners by Playbill Staff

Playbill has announced the creation of Playbill Travel—an expansion of the brand’s popular series of cruises. The first adventure under the Playbill Travel auspice is Broadway By…

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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Playbill Poll: Who Should Be Cinderella's Next Broadway Prince Opposite Carly Rae Jepsen? Readers Respond by Playbill Staff

Singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, who shot to fame with the #1 hit single "Call Me Maybe," will succeed Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes as the next star of Broadway's Cinderel…

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PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: Most-Viewed Playbill Videos, LaChanze Sings from If/Then, Murder for Two in the Recording Studio by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.

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Friday, January 3, 2014

THE SCREENING ROOM: Behind the Scenes of Bullets Over Broadway's Photo Shoot (Video) by Playbill Staff

The new Broadway musical adaptation of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, starring three-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie as temperamental stage diva Helen Sinclair, will begin pre…

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

THE SCREENING ROOM: Nikki M. James Salutes Tony Winners in "The Ladies Who Tony" (Video) by Playbill Staff

Tony Award winner Nikki M. James pays tribute to the leading ladies who have won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in this new original song.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS REVISITED: Broadway Memories from Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone, Chip Zien, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Stokes Mitchell and More by Playbill Staff

Each week in our Their Favorite Things column, Playbill.com asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

PLAYBILL PICKS: Playbill Contributors Share Titles They're Eager to See in Spring 2014 by Playbill Staff

Playbill editorial staffers put together individual lists of productions we're especially looking forward to seeing this spring in New York City and London.

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PLAYBILL PICKS: Playbill Contributors Share Titles They're Eager to See in Spring 2014 by Playbill Staff

Playbill editorial staffers put together individual lists of productions we're especially looking forward to seeing this spring in New York City and London

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Celebrate New Year's Eve With Show Tunes (Video) by Playbill Staff

To celebrate New Year's Eve and the impending New Year, Playbill.com has surfed the web for some of our favorite musical theatre tunes and scenes about, or set during, the final night of…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Highlights from 2013 Kennedy Center Honors, Including Anna Kendrick, Rufus Wainwright and More (Video) by Playbill Staff

The Annual Kennedy Center Honors — which, this year, celebrated opera singer Martina Arroyo; pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock; pianist, singer and songwrite…

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Monday, December 30, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Performance Highlights From the Musicals of 2013 (Video) by Playbill Staff

From Cinderella, the first Broadway musical to open in 2013, to the critically acclaimed production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Playbill.com takes a look back at performan…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Celebrating Shirley MacLaine (Video) by Playbill Staff

Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine was among the artists celebrated as part of the 36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, which were broadcast Dec. 29 on CBS.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:58AM
Sunday, December 29, 2013

PLAYBILL VIDEO WEEK IN REVIEW: Phantom Covers Mariah Carey, Plus Videos from The Skivvies, Kinky Boots, Laura Benanti and More by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.

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Friday, December 27, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: New Highlights from Tori Amos Musical The Light Princess (Video) by Playbill Staff

The National Theatre has released a new trailer for The Light Princess, the new London musical with music and lyrics by Tori Amos and book and lyrics by Samuel Adamson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM
Thursday, December 26, 2013

You're the Top! Twelfth Night, The Glass Menagerie, Here Lies Love and More Top 2013 "Best of Theatre" Lists by Playbill Staff

As 2013 comes to a close, various theatre critics have published their lists of favorite theatrical experiences of the year (including Playbill staffers). Playbill.com has compiled a list of…

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The Verdict: Critics Review "August: Osage County" Film With Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts by Playbill Staff

The film of Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County, starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis and Julianne Nicholson, will receive its New York and Los Angeles premieres Dec.…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Performances from Andy Mientus, Caissie Levy, Ramin Karimloo and Stars of Upcoming Les Miz by Playbill Staff

The 2014 Broadway return of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables will begin March 1, 2014, at the Imperial Theatre. Here is a…

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CUE & A REVISITED: What Are Your Special Skills?; Over 70 Actors Respond by Playbill Staff

The editors of Playbill.com have combed through the past eight years of our popular Cue & A feature to select some of our favorite answers to the question, "What are your special sk…

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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Phantom, Cyndi Lauper and Kinky Boots Cast, Shoshana Bean, Diana DeGarmo, Rachel Potter and More Sing "All I Want For Christmas Is by Playbill Staff

Playbill.com takes a look at our favorite covers of the Mariah Carey holiday hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Over 25 Years of Darlene Love Singing "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" on "Letterman" (Video) by Playbill Staff

For over 25 years, Darlene Love, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who has appeared on Broadway as Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray, as well as in Grease, Carrie and Leader of the Pack, h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Happy Birthday, Ricky Martin (Video) by Playbill Staff

Ricky Martin, who starred as Che in the Broadway revival of Evita, celebrates his birthday Dec. 24. Here, Playbill.com looks back at Martin's career with clips of his Broadway outings, h…

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Monday, December 23, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Watch HBO's New Trailer for "Looking," Starring Jonathan Groff by Playbill Staff

HBO has released an additional trailer for "Looking," the new series about a group of young gay men living in San Francisco, which stars Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Carole King, Kelly Clarkson, Barbra Streisand, Julie Andrews, Carrie Underwood and More Sing "My Favorite Things" (Video) by Playbill Staff

The Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II song "My Favorite Things," written for the 1959 musical The Sound of Music, has become a holiday classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Playbill Poll: Our Readers Cast the Title Role of the Upcoming Film Adaptaion of Pippin by Playbill Staff

Producers of The Sound of Music Live!, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, are set to work with the Weinstein Company on a film adaptation of the 1970s musical Pippin, written by Stephen S…

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Playbill Poll: Our Readers Cast the Title Role of the Upcoming Film Adaptation of Pippin by Playbill Staff

Producers of The Sound of Music Live!, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, are set to work with the Weinstein Company on a film adaptation of the 1970s musical Pippin, written by Stephen S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, December 21, 2013

The Year's Best: Playbill Contributors Choose Unforgettable Experiences of 2013 by Playbill Staff

Playbill staffers and contributors share favorite theatregoing memories from the year 2013. Broadway, Off-Broadway, London, cabaret, plays, musicals and more find a place on our subjective l…

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Friday, December 20, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Exclusive "Life with Laura" Reveals the Workings of Laura Benanti's Quirky Mind (Video) by Playbill Staff

In this premiere episode of "Life with Laura," Tony Award winner Laura Benanti invited Playbill over to visit her while she answered emails, attempted to save a Saudi Arabian prince, called …

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

The Verdict: London Critics Review New Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical Stephen Ward by Playbill Staff

The world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical Stephen Ward officially opened at the West End's Aldwych Theatre Dec. 19 following previews that began Dec. 3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:57PM

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