Evita Gets Re-Imagined, Outdoor Retelling, Starting Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Serenbe Playhouse premieres an immersive, outdoor retelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning rock musical Evita beginning July 23 in Chattahoochee Hills, GA. Randi …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 23, 2015☆⚑

Actors' Equity Remembers Theodore Bikel as Advocate Who Left "Indelible Mark"  R&H Estate Praises So by Adam Hetrick

Actors' Equity Association has released a statement on the passing of Theodore Bikel, the original Sound of Music star who served as president of the theatrical union in the late 1970s a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:24pm on July 21, 2015☆⚑

Kander and Ebb's The Visit Cast Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Chart by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast recording of The Visit, the final musical by the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb starring Tony-winning legend Chita Rivera, debuted in the No. 1 slot o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:24pm on July 21, 2015☆⚑

Stage and Screen Actor Tom Beard, Known for "Bridget Jones' Diary," Dies at Age 50 by Adam Hetrick

Tom Beard, the U.K. stage actor who most recently appeared on the London stage in Hotel at the National Theatre and in the U.S. as part of the Bridge Project's King Lear in 2011, died Ju…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:16pm on July 21, 2015☆⚑

Fun Home Star Beth Malone Sets NYC Solo Concert by Adam Hetrick

Beth Malone, who earned a 2015 Tony Award nomination for starring as Alison Bechdel in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, will perform her solo show So Far Aug. 31 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53pm on July 21, 2015☆⚑

Newsies Will Hit Italy in All-New Production See High-Flying Workshop Footage Here! by Adam Hetrick

Disney's hit Broadway musical Newsies is getting a makeover in an all-new Italian production, which is set to premiere Oct. 31 in Milan. The Italian-language staging will feature…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31pm on July 20, 2015☆⚑

President Obama Expected to Attend Hamilton On Broadway Today by Adam Hetrick

After receiving a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama during its Off-Broadway run, it appears that the red-hot Broadway ticket Hamilton will welcome President Barack Obama to the mu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 18, 2015☆⚑

Exclusive! Kerry Butler, James Monroe Iglehart and Rebecca Luker Are Latest to Join BroadwayCon Line by Adam Hetrick

Aladdin Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart, Kerry Butler, Rebecca Luker and Courtney Reed are among the latest talents to join the lineup of participants for the first-ever Broadway…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49am on July 17, 2015☆⚑

Is President Obama Headed to Hamilton? by Adam Hetrick

After receiving a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama during its Off-Broadway run, it appears that the red-hot Broadway ticket Hamilton will welcome President Barack Obama to the mu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:22pm on July 16, 2015☆⚑

Busy "Supergirl" Shooting Schedule Prompts Jeremy Jordan Concert Cancellations by Adam Hetrick

"Smash" and Newsies star Jeremy Jordan has canceled his July 27-28 concerts at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, MA, due to scheduling conflicts with the new CBS seri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:20pm on July 16, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Actors Join Boston Run of A Little Night Music by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Bogardus and Lauren Molina have joined the Huntington Theatre Company production of Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's A Little Night Music. Performances begin Sept. 11 i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:20pm on July 15, 2015☆⚑

Into the Woods' Original Prince Will Play Intimate NYC Concert by Adam Hetrick

Chuck Wagner, who starred as Rapunzel's Prince in the original Broadway production of Into the Woods, will bring his solo show Living the Dream to 54 Below in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:49pm on July 15, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Marquees Will Dim Tonight in Remembrance of Roger Rees by Adam Hetrick

The lights of Broadway will dim July 15 in memory of late Tony Award-winning actor Roger Rees, who died July 10 at the age of 71.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 15, 2015☆⚑

The Dynasty Continues! Jose Llana Takes Lead in King and I Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Jose Llana takes the throne of Siam as The King in Lincoln Center Theater's Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The King and I  sta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:56pm on July 14, 2015☆⚑

Idina Menzel Taps Grammy-Winning Mariah Carey Collaborator for New Pop Album and Broadway Musical by Adam Hetrick

Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Walter Afanasieff revealed that he is collaborating with Tony Award-winning Wicked and If/Then star Idina Menzel on a new pop album and a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:35pm on July 13, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Lights Will Dim for Tony Winner Roger Rees by Adam Hetrick

The lights of Broadway will dim July 15 in memory of late Tony Award-winning actor Roger Rees, who died July 10 at the age of 71.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:42pm on July 13, 2015☆⚑

Michelle Obama Attends The King and I On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

It was a weekend of theatregoing for First Lady Michelle Obama, who took in the Tony Award-winning Broadway productions of Kinky Boots and The King and I.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49pm on July 13, 2015☆⚑

Michelle Obama, Daughters Catch Kinky Boots on Broadway and "Loved Every Minute" by Adam Hetrick

First Lady Michelle Obama, along with her mother Marian Lois Robinson and daughters Sasha and Malia, made another Broadway memory today. The First Family attended the July 11 matinee of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:34pm on July 11, 2015☆⚑

Jeremy Jordan, Annaleigh Ashford, Nick Adams Are Latest to Strip With The Skivvies by Adam Hetrick

The Skivvies, the musical duo comprised of New York City actor-musicians Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, have lined up a summer of stripped down music with some of Broadway's hottes…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:06pm on July 10, 2015☆⚑

Spring Awakening Is "Translated Into Silence" for Broadway Return, As Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik by Adam Hetrick

Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening is heading back to Broadway in an all-new production from Deaf West Theatre that promises to crack ope…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:24pm on July 10, 2015☆⚑

22-Track The Visit Cast Album, Starring Chita Rivera, Hits Stores by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast recording of The Visit, the final musical by the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb, arrives in stores July 10. The dark musical starred two-time Tony-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 10, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Hit Kinky Boots Is Heading Down Under by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning hit musical Kinky Boots will receive its Australian premiere in October 2016 at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne.

SOURCE: Playbill at 7:11pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

Original Star Sets Return to Broadway's Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Adam Hetrick

Bryce Pinkham, who was Tony-nominated for creating the role of Monty Navarro in the Broadway production of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, will return to the Tony-winning…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:28pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Stars Join Jason Robert Brown for Tonight's Live-Streamed Bridges of Madison County Iowa Co by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown conducts selections from his 2014 musical The Bridges of Madison County as part of a special July 2 concert with the Des Moine…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 2, 2015☆⚑

Godspell, Wicked and Skivvies Stars Line Up for "Jagged Little Pill" by Adam Hetrick

54 Sings Alanis Morissette, a concert featuring Broadway favorites performing songs by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, will be presented July 2. The event celebra…

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:53pm on July 1, 2015☆⚑