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Thursday, March 5, 2020

Derek Hough Joins High School Musical: The Musical: The Series for Season 2 by Ruthie Fierberg

The Dancing With the Stars champion will appear in a key role on the Disney+ series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:25PM

Watch New Music Video for Serenbe Playhouse’s Site-Specific Spring Awakening by Ruthie Fierberg

Hear members of the cast at the famed Georgia venue sing “Touch Me” from the Duncan Sheik-Steven Sater musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:28PM
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Designed Their Global Sensation SIX for Viral Success by Ruthie Fierberg

Turns out, the pair’s pop musical about the six wives of Henry VIII hit huge across the world because they smartly reverse-engineered it that way.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Saturday, February 29, 2020

How the Chicago Costumes Have Evolved Over 25 Years by Ruthie Fierberg

Designer William Ivey Long talks about the intense maintenance necessary for the long-running musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Friday, February 28, 2020

25 Make-Up Tips, Tricks, and Products for the Perfect Professional Onstage Look by Ruthie Fierberg

Broadway make-up designers offer their advice for skincare, style, and speed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Thursday, February 27, 2020

How Many Pairs of Pointe Shoes Do the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Go Through Each Year? by Ruthie Fierberg

A breakdown of NYCB, ABT, and the New York Philharmonic’s most fascinating statistics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Watch Footage From To Kill a Mockingbird at Madison Square Garden by Ruthie Fierberg

The Aaron Sorkin work is the first play to ever perform at the famed New York venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:33PM

Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellows Program Applications Close March 1 by Ruthie Fierberg

The year-long intensive pairs up-and-coming theatre writers with established pros, which have included Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM

To Kill a Mockingbird Plays Madison Square Garden February 26 by Ruthie Fierberg

The Aaron Sorkin work is the first play to ever perform at the famed New York venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

How to Achieve Professional-Looking Hair and Wig Design on a Budget by Ruthie Fierberg

From wig maintenance to hair styling, Broadway’s hair and wig designers offer pro tricks and product recommendations to take your production to the next level.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Monday, February 24, 2020

World Premiere of The Headlands Opens at LCT3 February 24 by Ruthie Fierberg

The new play from Obie winner Christopher Chen plays Lincoln Center Theater’s Claire Tow Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34AM
Sunday, February 23, 2020

How Simultaneously Writing Frozen for Broadway and Frozen 2 for the Screen Impacted Both Stories by Ruthie Fierberg

Oscar winners Kristen and Bobby Lopez reveal the magic behind writing the music for two Frozen musicals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Saturday, February 22, 2020

3 Unbelievable True Stories of Immigrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and More That Come to Light in Off-Broadway’s Border People by Ruthie Fierberg

Dan Hoyle highlights the stories of the silenced in the Off-Broadway solo show set to tour the five boroughs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Friday, February 21, 2020

Aladdin Alum Arielle Jacobs Sings a Fresh Power Ballad From the New Musical Between the Lines by Ruthie Fierberg

Hear this exclusive track from the new Off-Broadway musical, which is based on the Jodi Picoult novel and co-stars Jason Gotay.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Thursday, February 20, 2020

What It Means for Jordan Fisher to Play Evan Hansen on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The Rent, Hamilton, and To All the Boys star takes on his “most artistically stimulating” role yet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Kristen and Bobby Lopez Reveal New Movie Musical by Ruthie Fierberg

Playbill learns exclusively about the Oscar-winning duo’s next project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:04PM

What to Expect From Broadway’s Flying Over Sunset by Ruthie Fierberg

James Lapine, Tony Yazbeck, Carmen Cusack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Erika Henningsen, and more reveal songs and plotlines from the entirely original musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz Almost Didn’t Audition for the In The Heights Film by Ruthie Fierberg

The TV star will play Carla in the upcoming movie adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda hit.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Krysta Rodriguez to Play Liza Minnelli in Ryan Murphy’s New Series Halston by Ruthie Fierberg

Ewan McGregor stars as the title character in the limited series about the legendary fashion designer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM

Frozen’s Patti Murin and Her Husband Colin Donnell Are Expecting a Baby by Ruthie Fierberg

Murin just played her final performance in Disney’s Frozen on Broadway February 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:10PM

First-Ever Permanent August Wilson Exhibit to Open Fall 2020 by Ruthie Fierberg

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Wilson’s birth, the exhibition will highlight the people and places that inspired the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

Check Out Production Photos for Oskar Eustis-Directed Camp David at Alley Theatre by Ruthie Fierberg

The Public Theater artistic director brings the play to the Texas company with a roster of Broadway talent.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM

True Crime Obsessed Will Be the First Live Podcast on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The series from Gillian Pensavalle and Patrick Hinds will feature special guests Justin Guarini, Lesli Margherita, and Ellyn Marie Marsh.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

60 Minutes Goes Behind the Scenes of Broadway’s New West Side Story by Ruthie Fierberg

CBS shares unprecedented access to the production, filming its rehearsals and interviewing its creators, on the February 16 installation of the long-running news show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PM

David Byrne’s American Utopia Will Return to Broadway September 2020 by Ruthie Fierberg

The smash limited engagement closes February 16—for now.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM
Saturday, February 15, 2020

Dramatizing Khaled Hosseini’s Novel A Thousand Splendid Suns Into a Lyrical Play About Female Friendship and Resilience by Ruthie Fierberg

The best-selling author of The Kite Runner sees another of his books take the stage, as Carey Perloff and Ursula Rani Sarma to bring the story to life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM
Friday, February 14, 2020

Watch Company of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Sing 2 Songs From the Upcoming Concert Staging by Ruthie Fierberg

Hear Jessica Vosk, Eden Espinosa, Alex Newell, Noah Galvin, Bonnie Milligan, and more perform “Go, Go, Go Joseph” and “Those Canaan Days.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM
Thursday, February 13, 2020

What to Expect From the World Premiere ‘Creation’ Revenge Song at the Geffen Playhouse by Ruthie Fierberg

Catch clips from the music-filled, suphero-style historical comedy from Vietgone writer Qui Nguyen in this exclusive video.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM

Watch: Inside the Cheerleading-Meets-Hip-Hop Choreography of Disney Channel’s Zombies 2 by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch the full opening number ahead of the February 14 premiere, plus a Q&A with choreographer Jennifer Weber about the moves behind the music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM
Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Tom Stoppard and Tanya Barfield Receive 2020 PEN America Awards by Ruthie Fierberg

The two playwrights will be honored at the March 2 ceremony, hosted by Seth Meyers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:23PM

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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
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