Musicals by Stephen Trask, Michael John LaChiusa and Duncan Sheik Heading to Vassar by Adam Hetrick

Vassar and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater has announced a slate of new works to receive developmental stagings this summer in Poughkeepsie, NY. New musicals from the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:42pm on May 4, 2015☆⚑

Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen Are Heading to Stonewall As Grand Marshals of NYC Pride March by Adam Hetrick

Stage and screen actors Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen, who play a duelling gay couple in the BBC comedy "Vicious," have been named the grand marshals of the 2015 New York City Prid…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10pm on May 4, 2015☆⚑

Joel Grey and Harvey Weinstein Are 2015 Astaire Award Honorees; Nominations Announced Today by Adam Hetrick

Original Cabaret star Joel Grey and Finding Neverland producer Harvey Weinstein will be honored at the 2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which will take place June 1 at the Skirball Center…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 4, 2015☆⚑

Hamilton Ends Sold-Out Off-Broadway Run Tonight Broadway Revolution Is Next by Adam Hetrick

Hamilton, the new musical by Tony Award-winning In the Heights star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, which explores the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, ends its s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 3, 2015☆⚑

Family Day OUT Event Welcomes LGBT Families and Allies to Aladdin and Lion King On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Playbill will celebrate its second annual Playbill Pride initiative with Family Day OUT, a June 13 event that invites LGBT families and allies to attend special performances of Disney's …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:02pm on April 30, 2015☆⚑

New Work Emerges at This Year's Davenport Songwriting Contest, Held Tonight! by Adam Hetrick

Broadway producer Ken Davenport and Davenport Theatrical present the Second Annual Davenport Songwriting Contest, in which songwriters compete for the title of Best Song and a $500 grand pri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 30, 2015☆⚑

After The Visit, Could Revivals of The Rink and Spider Woman Be Next? Creative Team Hopeful by Adam Hetrick

The creative team behind the new Tony Award-nominated Kander and Ebb musical The Visit are hopeful that two of their previous collaborations may be revived on stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:50pm on April 29, 2015☆⚑

"Skivvies" Star Is Midsummer's Puck Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

"Skivvies" star Nick Cearley will appear as Puck in the Masterworks Theater Company production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:58pm on April 29, 2015☆⚑

Broadway's Kinky Boots Welcomes Return of Tony-Winning Star by Adam Hetrick

Billy Porter, who earned the 2013 Tony Award for his portrayal of unstoppable drag performer Lola in the Tony-winning hit musical Kinky Boots, returns to the Broadway production April 28…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 28, 2015☆⚑

Playbill.com's 2015 Theatre Awards Roundup by Adam Hetrick

The 2015 theatre awards season is in full swing, and Playbill.com has compiled the latest information on award dates, presenters, nominations, winners and top honors. Read below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30am on April 27, 2015☆⚑

Joel Grey and Harvey Weinstein Are 2015 Astaire Award Honorees by Adam Hetrick

Original Cabaret star Joel Grey and Finding Neverland producer Harvey Weinstein will be honored at the 2015 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, which will take place June 1 at the Skirball Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12am on April 27, 2015☆⚑

Something Rotten! Broadway Cast Album Being Recorded Today by Adam Hetrick

The actors and musicians of the new Broadway musical Something Rotten! is in the studio today to record its original cast album for Ghostlight Records. The musical comedy opened on Broadway …

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:55am on April 27, 2015☆⚑

Jessie Mueller and Heather Headley Share a Chicago Stage Tonight! by Adam Hetrick

Beautiful Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller is honored in her hometown of Chicago with the Sarah Siddons Society's Actress of the Year Award April 27. The evening promises several stand&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 27, 2015☆⚑

Ahrens and Flaherty's Anastasia Sets World Premiere by Adam Hetrick

The stage musical adaptation of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's animated feature "Anastasia" will have its world premiere at Hartford Stage next spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on April 24, 2015☆⚑

A Look at a Legend: Why Chita Rivera Is Broadway's Most Enduring Star! by Adam Hetrick

Theatre legend Chita Rivera returns to Broadway as the revenge-seeking star of the new Kander and Ebb musical The Visit. The Tony-winning actress-singer-dancer, who has been …

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:07pm on April 23, 2015☆⚑

"We're Home!" Says Chita Rivera of Opening On Broadway in Kander and Ebb's The Visit Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Chita Rivera returns to Broadway in her first original role in more than two decades as the star of Kander and Ebb's The Visit, which officially opens on Broadway April 23 at the Lyceum…

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

Kander and Ebb's The Visit, Starring Chita Rivera, Will Get Cast Album by Adam Hetrick

A cast album of the Kander and Ebb musical The Visit starring two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera, will be released in late June.

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

Something Rotten!, Comic Riff On the Birth of Musical Theatre, Opens On Broadway Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Christian Borle and Brian d'Arcy James co-star as theatrical adversaries in the new Broadway musical Something Rotten!, which officially opens April 22 at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 22, 2015☆⚑

Something Rotten! Broadway Cast Album Will Arrive This Summer by Adam Hetrick

Ghostlight Records has announced plans to record the original Broadway cast album of Something Rotten! The musical comedy will open on Broadway April 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:09pm on April 21, 2015☆⚑

Chita Rivera Is Back for Revenge in Spell-Binding New Visit TV Spot (Video) by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Chita Rivera is back with a vengeance in the new Kander and Ebb musical The Visit. A dazzling new TV spot has just been released for the dark, romantic…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:11pm on April 21, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Hit Matilda Casts Stars for National Tour by Adam Hetrick

Drama Desk Award nominee Bryce Ryness (Hair) will star as Miss Trunchbill in the national tour of Matilda The Musical, which officially launches this May in Los Angeles. Young actresses Gabb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:14pm on April 21, 2015☆⚑

Russian Musical Revolution Storms Broadway Doctor Zhivago Opens Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway premiere of the new musical Doctor Zhivago, starring Tam Mutu, Kelli Barrett, Tom Hewitt and Paul Nolan, officially opens April 21 at the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 21, 2015☆⚑

The 10 Best Looks in Red Carpet Fashion from the Opening Night of Fun Home On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Celebrity stylist George Brescia – who co-hosted Dress Up! Live: The 2014 Tony Awards Red Carpet, presented by Playbill.com and Stage17 &…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:04pm on April 20, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Professionals Gather to Judge This Year's Davenport Songwriting Contest by Adam Hetrick

Broadway producer Ken Davenport and Davenport Theatrical will present the Second Annual Davenport Songwriting Contest, in which songwriters compete for the title of Best Song and a $500 gran…

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

Groundbreaking Graphic Memoir Is New Broadway Musical Fun Home Opens Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The critically acclaimed musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir Fun Home, which parallels her own coming of age as a lesbian and the suicide of her closeted gay father, of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 19, 2015☆⚑