Check out a new extended look at the new film, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, as Colin Farrell and a talented ensemble deliver a show-stopping performance of the classic title song from How to Succeed in Busines…

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying�…

Frank Loesser (1910–1969).June 29, 2025: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler One hundred fifteen years ago today, composer-lyricist Frank Loesser was born on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New Y…

With its Best Musical Tony win, Maybe Happy Ending became the first Best Musical to open at the Belasco Theatre. You'll note that their ad announcing this achievement qualifies it by saying "Original Musical."…

Darren Criss will accept “dedication” if you’re looking for a word to encapsulate his relationship with the New York theater community. But if he’s being honest, some other words fit better: “I would …

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that the musical Hans Christian Andersen JR. is now is available for licensing. Adapted from the musical Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Anderse…

Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke perform “Rosie” in “Bye Bye Birdie” (1960).Producer Edward Padula was worried. He liked the show he was working hard to raise money for, but he was taking a big risk on w…

Ellen Harvey will take over the role of Fraulein Schneider in the Broadway revival of Cabaret at the August Wilson Theatre on March 31. Harvey replaces original Tony-nominated cast member Bebe Neuwirth, who p…

Matthew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Artist Linda Fennimore’s poster design for “Tru,” starring Robert Morse (1989).December 25, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. It’s odd that I hold one Christmas memory that is like no…

At This Theatre: The Al Hirschfeld On November 11, the Al Hirschfeld Theatre turned 100 years old! Back then, it was known as the Martin Beck Theatre, and it stayed that way until June 21, 2003, when the name …

It's Nick Jonas' birthday! Before he returns to Broadway in The Last Five Years, look back on his performance as J. Pierpont Finch in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying on Broadway in 2012. #short…

John Stamos in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying B Roll

Philadelphia-based composer and performer Robi Hager is the latest member of the Playbill Songwriter Series, proving the power of a multi-disciplinary theatre artist. A Broadway vet, Hager was a member of the…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as a semi-staged concert beginning June 6th. Get a preview of Skl…

Seeing the recent, brilliantly staged reading of HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING by The National Asian Artists Project started me thinking. Frank Loesser had twice provided the music and lyrics…

Producers Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron have announced plans to develop Studio 54 The Musical for Broadway. The production will have a book by Chad Hodge (Holiday Inn) and music by legendary disco artists.…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway leading man Christopher J. Hanke (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) will begin performances as Alex More in the smash hit comedy Buyer & Cellar on Tuesday,…

National Asian Artists Project presents the one-night-only performance of the Frank Loesser classic.

The 77th Annual Tony Awards took place at the David H. Koch Theater at New York's Lincoln Center on June 16. The ceremony had its fair share of stunning highlights and quite a few surprises. Here's a selection …

Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will lead the first-ever Broadway production of Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, opening in spring 2025 at a theater to be announced for a limited 14-…

It's Tony time again. Was this an exciting year on Broadway? Yes! Was it a disappointing year on Broadway? Yes! Same as it ever was. And here we go: (A complete list of nominees is provided at the end of this…

As of their Road to the Tonys series, CBS Mornings sat down with Daniel Radcliffe to discuss his Tony-nominated turn in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, which is now playing at the Hudson Theatre. Radc…

National Asian Artists Project will present a one-night-only performance of the Frank Loesser classic.

Michael Urie will join Sutton Foster in the Broadway revival of Once Upon a Mattress this summer. Urie returns to the role of Prince Dauntless while Foster reprises her performance as Winnifred the Woebegone�…

5 Replacements I Missed  Since you asked, we are bringing back our Friday 5 feature! Broadway Games fans, not to worry, we'll have those on alternating Fridays. This week, I'll get things going again with a…

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Darren Criss will return to Broadway opposite Helen J Shen in the romantic musical comedy, Maybe Happy Ending. Featuring music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park and a book…

Robert Morse as Jerry/Daphne and Tony Roberts as Joe/Josephine in “Sugar” (1972). Photo by Martha Swope.April 9, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Fifty-two years ago tonight, the first m…

Most of our Broadway favorites have careers beyond the stage; others come to Broadway from TV and/or film. In any case, if we look around enough, they seem to be everywhere. Broadway Games: Where Haven't We Se…

Roma Torre reviews How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Matthew Broderick.

Jeanine Tesori just won a Tony Award for her Broadway musical, “Kimberly Akimbo,” making her the first female composer to win multiple Tony Awards for composing. In the latest entry to Playbill's video seri…

Victoria Clark and Jessica Stone met in 1996 when both were appearing on Broadway in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying – Clark had originated the revival’s role of Smitty and Stone replaced M…

Brotherhood of Man Rehearsal Footage from the 1995 revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Matthew Broderick and Lilias White

By Libby Purves Our very own theatreCat Libby Purves reviews How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying now playing at Southwark Playhouse. This post REVIEW: How To Succeed In Business Without Really Tryi…

   BACK TO THE OFFICE, EVERYONE!       There is, by chance a bit of a Thing going on in theatre right now:  women playing a particularly alpha type of men, with glee and an unnerving soprano or contralto …

By Douglas Mayo Allie Daniel singing Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm from Southwark Playhouse's production of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. This post FIRST LOOK: Allie Daniel sings Happy To Ke…

By Douglas Mayo Casting is announced for the Southwark Playhouse revival of the classic satire of big business, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying This post How To Succeed In Business Without Real…

By Douglas Mayo Double Olivier Award winner and four-time Olivier Award nominee and Tony Award nominee Tracie Bennett is to star in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying This post Tracie Bennett to s…

Tracie Bennett is set to star in 'How to Succeed in Business' Without Really Trying' ...and she's playing the big boss J.B.Biggley!

An all new production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is coming to London, featuring RuPaul Drag Race judge Michelle Visage as the voice of 'The Book'.

This Tony®–winning favorite by composer/lyricist Frank Loesser and book writers Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows has been hailed by many as a perfect musical comedy. The rapturously received production is helmed …

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed. Darren Criss to Play Residency at Café Carlyle Darren Criss, who was most recently seen on Broadway in American Buffalo, will play a holiday residency…

In-person shows have been back for over a year now, but sometimes we want to get our theatre fix at home. Thankfully, there are still wonderful stage performances to watch online. Our carefully curated list spo…

Darius Barnes, a Broadway dancer and choreographer with six credits to his name who was set to serve as associate choreographer on Kimberly Akimbo, has died according to various social media reports by his fami…

Michael John LaChiusa and Ellen Fitzhugh's Los Otros, A New Musical in One Act will arrive at A.R.T./New York Theatres' Mezzanine Theatre on August 24. The production, directed by Noah Himmelstein, stars Caesar…

Susan Johnson (drawn by Hirschfeld) with Eddie Foy Jr., James Gannon and Art Lund in “Donnybrook” (1961).She only appeared in five musicals that were recorded. Yet if you are someone like me, who treasures …

Ms. Arthur portrayed Hedy La Rue in the Pulitzer-winning musical on Broadway and in its film adaptation.

Maureen Arthur, an actress best remembered for her performance as secretary Hedy La Rue in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and its 1967 screen adaptation, died June 15 of natural c…

Two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and two-time Emmy Award-winner Sarah Jessica Parker return to Broadway together in a classic Neil Simon comedy. Sharing a Broadway stage for the first time since the…

Emmy winners Darren Criss, who stars in American Buffalo and Julianne Hough, is in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, will co-host official Tony coverage on June…

Actor Robert Morse, who leaped to Broadway stardom in "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" and retained his impish charm through six decades of showbiz, died this week at age 90.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Star Robert Morse Dies at 90 - Playbill.com. Playbill - 2022-04-21 23:58 JST.

He won a Tony Award starring in the Broadway masterwork "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."  And fortunately his performance was captured well in the film adaptation of that brilliant show.  (…

Robert Morse, who starred in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as a young actor and, decades later, returned to the corporate world with TV's Mad Men, has died at 90.

Morse, while appearing on Broadway in the revival of THE FRONT PAGE in 2016, appeared on THEATER TALK with co-stars Holland Taylor and Lewis J. Stadlen. The Broadway legend reminisced about working with Jackie …

Stage and screen star Robert Morse has died at the age of 90. Writer-producer Larry Karaszewski, who serves as a vice president on the board of governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, sha…

Robert Morse as J. Pierrepont Finch in “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (1961).It’s with a heavy heart I attempt to put into words what Robert Morse meant to me as an actor and as a fri…

Mr. Morse was a two-time Tony winner and found later success on TV's Mad Men.

The actor, who won a Tony Award in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and a second one a generation later in “Tru,” died Wednesday after a brief illness.

He dazzled as a charming corporate schemer in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” His later triumphs included a memorable role on “Mad Men.”

Robert Morse, the impish actor and singer who found early fame and success as the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and enjoyed a late-career second act as…

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor Robert Morse has died at age 90. Morse may be best known to Broadway fans as the original  J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succ…

The actor is best known for playing Bert Cooper in the hit drama, and twice won Tony awards for stage roles Robert Morse, who starred in the hit US drama Mad Men, has died at the age of 90. His most well known …

Darren Criss and wife Mia Swier welcomed their first child this week. The couple took to Instagram to announce their daughter, Bluesy Belle Criss, was born on April 11. The American Buffalo star shared the n…

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in Neil Simon's Plaza Suite (Photo by Joan Marcus) Plaza Suite By Neil Simon Directed by John Benjamin Hickey Hudson Theatre Through June 26, 2022 By Lauren Yarger …

A new Broadway production of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite opened on March 28. Stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick as well as director John Benjamin Hickey hit the red carpet outside of the Hudson …

The Wicked national tour is welcoming new stars beginning on March 22 at the First Interstate Center for the Arts in Spokane, Washington. Lissa deGuzman will assume the role of Elphaba after recently appearing …

Daniel Radcliffe is set to star as Charley in Merrily We Roll Along at New York Theatre Workshop. The musical revival, which features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth will be d…

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas Welcome First Child Broadway alum Nick Jonas and his wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas have welcomed their first …

Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently. Daniel Radcliffe to Play "Weird Al" Yankovic Broadway alum Daniel Radcliffe is set to star as Grammy-winning musician "Weird Al" Yankovic in …

In the corporate world, employees leaving a job are often asked to sit through an exit interview with HR about their time at the company. That concept doesn’t exist for Broadway performers, but we love checki…

At Christmas a few years ago, Jeff gave me a copy of Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection. He has now given me the opportunity to use his blog to share my impressions of each of the 25 …

Kick-Off the New Year with star-studded new additions on BroadwayHD, including the Les Miserables 25 Anniversary Concert with Nick Jonas. January 1, 2022: BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for theate…

Kicking off the month on January 1st is the 1945 musical comedy film Ziegfeld Follies, featuring Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Lena Horne and more. The How to Succeed in …

The Broadway vet never imagined she'd play 16 again, then Kimberly Akimbo came along --- Known for her performances in Broadway musicals, including a resplendent fairy godmother in Cinderella, an imperious nun…

Leonard Soloway, the prolific Tony-winning Broadway whose career spanned across six decades, died on December 11 in Palm Springs, California, according to Deadline. He was 93. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1928, …

BROADWAY IN A BOX CD REVIEW: Hello, Dolly! (1964 OBCR) At Christmas a few years ago, Jeff gave me a copy of Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection. He has now given me the opportunity …

Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild award-winner, and singer-songwriter and activist, who has graced the screen and Broadway stage in popular acts, including Glee, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Ameri…

A Broadway baby is on the way! Stage and screen star Darren Criss and wife Mia Swier are expectin their first child. The Emmy winner announced the news on social media on October 15. "We’ve been making music…