Monday, December 4, 2023

Ryan Drake's You Don't Have to Do Anything Will Premiere at NYC's HERE by Meg Masseron

Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery presents the exploration of a queer teen's coming-of-age through the dawn of online communication.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Josh Gad's Animated Musical Series Central Park Cancelled by Talaura Harms

The Apple TV+ series will not return for a fourth season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

About That Viral Job Post on Playbill by Playbill Staff

The jokes made us laugh, but it also made us realize that we need to update our terms and conditions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM

'Race Is a Hallucination': Sarah Paulson and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Appropriate by Diep Tran

The Broadway play is about a white family and their inability to talk about their troubled past.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes Extends Run at Radio City Music Hall by Andrew Gans

The limited engagement again features the fan favorite “Dance of the Frost Fairies.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:42PM

Actor Sheila Smith Dies at 90 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Smith served as the standby for both Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur in the original Broadway production of Mame.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate Extends on Broadway by Margaret Hall

Sarah Paulson stars in the writer's Broadway playwriting debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

J. Harrison Ghee, Nikki Renée Daniels, Cheyenne Jackson, More Join Once Upon a Mattress by Logan Culwell-Block

Sutton Foster will lead the upcoming New York City Center Encores! production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Get a 1st Look at the Next Six Queens in Line for the Broadway Throne by Meg Masseron

The new lineup of principal queens will take over this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

Martyna Majok, Mona Mansour Win 2023 Steinberg Playwright Awards by Logan Culwell-Block

The honor grants $100,000 prizes to early-to-mid-career theatre writers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

Austin Pendleton, Santino Fontana, Brook Bloom Will Star in Industry Reading of New Play Navigators by Logan Culwell-Block

The new work from The Lifespan of a Fact writer Gordon Farrell will be presented in NYC later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

Video: Watch Highlights From Evita at Leicester's Curve by Andrew Gans

Nikolai Foster directs the new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical at the Leicester venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Kennedy Center Honors Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Dionne Warwick, and More by Molly Higgins

The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors included performances from Ben Platt, Ariana DeBose, and Missy Elliott.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Off-Broadway's The Gardens of Anuncia Will Get a Cast Recording by Logan Culwell-Block

The new Michael John LaChiusa musical, directed and inspired by Graciela Daniele, stars Mary Testa, Andréa Burns, Priscilla Lopez, and Eden Espinosa.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

31 Days of Holiday Cheer: Mean Girls Sing 'Jingle Bell Rock' by Talaura Harms

Tune in every day this month as we share holiday music videos from our favorite Broadway stars, as well as a few new original videos.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Andy Grotelueschen, More Join Upcoming 1-Night-Only Concert of Maltby and Shire's The Country Wife by Margaret Hall

Red Bull Theater will stage the new adaptation of William Wycherley's classic Restoration comedy later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Photos: Get a 1st Look at U.K. and Ireland Tour of Disney's Aladdin, Starring Gavin Adams, Desdemona Cathabel, Yeukayi Ushe by Andrew Gans

The international hit musical kicked off its magic carpet ride in Edinburgh and arrives in Cardiff December 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

See Who's Starring in U.K. and Ireland Tour of Frank Wildhorn's Bonnie & Clyde by Margaret Hall

The musical previously played in the West End's Arts Theatre and the Garrick Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Menier Chocolate Factory's Pacific Overtures Revival Opens in London December 4 by Andrew Gans

Matthew White directs Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 Tony-nominated musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM

Video: Watch the Cast of Broadway's Spamalot Perform on the Today Show by Molly Higgins

The Monty Python musical revival continues at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Hear Shaina Taub Sing Suffs' New Finale Number 'Keep Marching' by Logan Culwell-Block

The song is newly written for the suffragette musical's upcoming Broadway run, set to begin March 26, 2024 at the Music Box Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM

Victoria Pedretti to Join Jeremy Strong in Broadway's An Enemy of the People by Margaret Hall

The Ibsen play will mark screen star Pedretti's Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Woolly Mammoth Names Seayoung Yim Winner of Black List Playwriting Commission by Logan Culwell-Block

Yim will receive a $10,000 grant and develop a new work alongside the D.C. theatre's artistic team.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Music Theatre International Will License The Prince of Egypt Stage Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

The work's 2021 West End premiere was filmed and is available to stream via BroadwayHD.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

The Magic Flute, The Nutcracker, and More: What’s Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Stay up to date with the best of dance, opera, concert music, and more in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Off-Broadway's Scene Partners to Live Stream Final Performances by Molly Higgins

Dianne Wiest and Josh Hamilton star in the production at Vineyard Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music to Honor Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall by Molly Higgins

The Tony winning composer, known for Ragtime, Once On This Island, and more, graduated from the Pennsylvania institution.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Shoshana Bean Presents Holiday Concert at the Apollo December 4 by Margaret Hall

Kristin Chenoweth, Betty Who, and Alex Newell will join Bean for the one-night-only concert at Harlem’s famed venue.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

Kerry Ellis and Maiya Quansah-Breed Star in Reimagined London Premiere of Diana: The Musical December 4 by Andrew Gans

The concert version of the Broadway musical plays the Eventim Apollo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater