Friday, August 16, 2013
Jane Harvey, who recorded with the Benny Goodman orchestra in the 1940’s and later sang with Desi Arnaz, died at her home in Los Angeles Aug. 15. The cause was cancer. She was 88.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PMTuesday, August 13, 2013
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SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMSunday, August 11, 2013
Shirley Herz, a veteran theatre press agent who ran her own firm at a time when her industry was dominated by men, died Aug. 11, at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. The cause was compli…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PMEydie Gorme, a popular singer of the '50s and '60s in the wholesome, All-American vein, who became known the world over as half of the duo Steve and Eydie when she married Steve Lawr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AMFriday, August 9, 2013
First Date experienced its first date with the New York critics Aug. 8 and the evening was a rocky one.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PMThursday, August 8, 2013
Karen Black, a film actress who, through her singularly quirky, sensuous, cross-eyed charm, came to epitomize the roguish spirit of American filmmaking of the late '60s and early '70…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:20PMTuesday, August 6, 2013
Richard "Bick" Goss, a theatre director and choreographer, former Bob Fosse dancer, and the founder and co-artistic director of the non-profit musical theatre development organizat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:46PMGary Gardner, a longtime theatre professor at UCLA, died of natural causes in his home on June 15. He was 69.
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SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMFriday, August 2, 2013
Denzel Washington, who won the 2010 Tony Award for his performance in Fences, finally got around to confirming that he was indeed returning to Broadway this coming season in a revival of A R…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PMTuesday, July 30, 2013
Eileen Brennan, who brought wit, character and a rangy sexuality to a host of roles on both screen and stage, died July 28 at her home in Burbank.
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SOURCE: Playbill at 09:19AMSaturday, July 27, 2013
Members of the theatre community look to the new online resource Kickstarter to fund theatrical endeavors.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, July 26, 2013
Now that Tracy Letts is a multiple Tony Award winner — for both playwriting and acting — perhaps we've entered a time where his early works are being dusted off and brought b…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:28PMWednesday, July 24, 2013
Miller Wright, a veteran New York theatre publicist, died July 18, after a fall from his 23rd floor Manhattan apartment. He was 59.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AMTuesday, July 23, 2013
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SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AMFriday, July 19, 2013
If/Then, the new musical starring Rent and Wicked star Idina Menzel, will begin previews at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre March 4, 2014, prior to an official opening March 27, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PMWednesday, July 17, 2013
Richard Allen, a stage and television actor who also worked under the name Shango Amin, died June 12.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PMTuesday, July 16, 2013
Ashton Springer, a Broadway producer whose credits included the hit musical revues Bubbling Brown Sugar and Eubie!, died July 15 in Mamaroneck, NY. The cause of death was pneumonia. He was 8…
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SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AMMonday, July 15, 2013
The war between a theatre critic and artist is a tale as old as time. Playbill.com offers a history of the two parties battling over their pride and their work.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PMThe war between a theatre critic and artist is a tale as old as time. Playbill.com offers a history the two parties battling over their pride and their work.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PMAnne Einhorn, who over many years worked in several capacities at the Off-Broadway nonprofit theatre company Primary Stages, died on July 11. She was 89.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AMThe war between a theatre critic and artist is a tale as old as time. Playbill.com offers a history the two battling over their pride and their work.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15AMJonathan Tolins imagines life with a megastar in Buyer & Cellar.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AMFriday, July 12, 2013
Did no one tell Kenneth Branagh that we had a Macbeth on Broadway this season (Alan Cumming's still-running version) and that we're expected another production of the Shakespeare tra…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PMTuesday, July 9, 2013
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SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PMFriday, July 5, 2013
The biggest opening of the week was in Chicago, where the world premiere of The Jungle Book was officially unveiled at the Goodman Theatre July 1 following previews that began June 21. Origi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PMWednesday, July 3, 2013
Donald Bevan, who created caricatures of theatre greats for the walls of Sardi's Restaurant, died May 29 at his home in Studio City, CA. He was 93.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AMFriday, June 28, 2013
Zach Braff will be Woody Allen on Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that Off-Broadway theatres in New York are now eligible to receive the Regional Theatre Award. Playbill.com reports on the decision and…
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