All stories by Ryan McPhee on BroadwayStars

Monday, January 27, 2020

Grosses Analysis: Broadway's New West Side Story Heats Up Before Opening by Ryan McPhee

The revival from Tony-winning director Ivo van Hove is currently in previews.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PM

Choreographer Ryan Heffington Boards Tick, Tick...BOOM! Movie, Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda by Ryan McPhee

The Netflix adaptation will star Tony winner Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesús, and Vanessa Hudgens.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves, Return of Aida, More Set for Los Angeles Opera’s 2020–2021 Season by Ryan McPhee

The season kicks off in September with Angel Blue in Il Trovatore.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

Slave Play's Jeremy O. Harris and The Inheritance's Matthew Lopez to Be Honored at Human Rights Campaign Gala by Ryan McPhee

The two playwrights will receive the HRC Equality Award at the February event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:29AM
Friday, January 24, 2020

Anita Gillette to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2020 MAC Awards by Ryan McPhee

The 34th annual ceremony from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets will take place March 30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

Paul Merton Joins West End Hairspray; Full Cast Set by Ryan McPhee

The Tony-winning musical will play the London Coliseum ahead of a North American national tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15AM

Gloria: A Life Begins at American Repertory Theater January 24 by Ryan McPhee

The Cambridge, Massachusetts, engagement follows the Emily Mann play's Off-Broadway premiere and a run at the McCarter Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, January 23, 2020

A Movie Adaptation of the Mean Girls Musical Is in the Works by Ryan McPhee

The show from Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin continues on Broadway and on tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM

Public Memorial Will Celebrate the Life of Off-Off-Broadway Leader Kyle Renick by Ryan McPhee

The former artistic director of WPA Theater—the original home of Little Shop of Horrors, Steel Magnolias, and more—died at 71 last year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:08PM

Watch the Trailer for Ben Platt-Led Thriller Run This Town, to Be Released on Twitter by Ryan McPhee

The drama also stars Broadway alums Jennifer Ehle and Damian Lewis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:04PM

Audra McDonald to Host Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD Broadcast of Porgy and Bess by Ryan McPhee

The Broadway favorite won her fifth of six Tony Awards for playing Bess on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

A Musical Adaptation of The Karate Kid Is in the Works by Ryan McPhee

Drew Gasparini and original screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen will collaborate on the Broadway-aimed take on the 1984 movie.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47PM

Donna Vivino to Play Grizabella in Cats National Tour; Additional New Casting Announced by Ryan McPhee

The Wicked and Les Misérables veteran is among those joining the cast in the new year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Read the Reviews for Los Angeles Bow of What the Constitution Means to Me by Ryan McPhee

Maria Dizzia leads the tour of Pulitzer finalist and Tony nominee Heidi Schreck's political and personal play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM

Baby Reindeer to Play London's West End Before New York Transfer by Ryan McPhee

Richard Gadd's solo show previously played the Edinburgh Fringe and the Bush Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Grosses Analysis: Oklahoma! and Slave Play End Broadway Runs With a Bang by Ryan McPhee

The two buzzy productions earned their highest grosses in their final weeks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Jocelyn Bioh, Victoria Clark, More to Appear as February Guests on Live at the Lortel Podcast by Ryan McPhee

The Off-Broadway series continues with host Eric Ostrow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM

Michael James Scott Sets Return to Broadway's Aladdin by Ryan McPhee

The actor will once again play the Genie in the Disney musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM

Leonard Bernstein Biopic, Directed by and Starring Bradley Cooper, Moves Forward With Netflix by Ryan McPhee

The Oscar nominee will also producer alongside Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Todd Phillips.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM

Waitress Star Lucie Jones' West End Solo Concert Will Be Released as a Live Album by Ryan McPhee

The X Factor and musical theatre favorite will be joined by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM

New Works From Sanaz Toossi, Lindsey Ferrentino, and Anna Ziegler Tapped for Roundabout's Off-Broadway Season by Ryan McPhee

The three titles—one world premiere and two New York premieres—join the company’s 2020–2021 slate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

What Did Critics Think of Off-Broadway's Gender-Swapped Timon of Athens? by Ryan McPhee

The Theatre for a New Audience production opened January 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Applications Now Open for 3rd Annual Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge by Ryan McPhee

The program from the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Theatre Wing pairs high school songwriters with Broadway mentors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

National Endowment for the Arts Grants $27.3 Million in First Round of 2020 Funding by Ryan McPhee

Grants will go toward theatre companies and arts organizations in all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PM
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! to Present Benefit Concert for Australian Wildfire Relief by Ryan McPhee

The musical will also donate its proceeds from its performance on January 26 (Australia Day).

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56PM
Monday, January 13, 2020

Bernadette Peters, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, More to Perform at Jerry Herman Tribute by Ryan McPhee

The memorial service will take place at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where two separate revivals of Hello, Dolly! played.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

New Broadway Demographics Research Shows Growth in Nonwhite and International Audiences by Ryan McPhee

The new report from the Broadway League explores data from the 2018–2019 Broadway season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Tony Nominee Ethan Slater Joins Off-Broadway Assassins Revival by Ryan McPhee

The cast of the Classic Stage Company production will also include Judy Kuhn, Steven Pasquale, and Brandon Uranowitz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

2020 Oscars: Cynthia Erivo, More Stage Alums Earn Double Academy Award Nominations by Ryan McPhee

The 92nd annual ceremony will take place February 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:05AM