First Date Musical Premieres Tonight in Chicago by Adam Hetrick

The Alan Zachary-Michael Weiner musical comedy First Date, which played a five-month Broadway run in 2013, begins its Chicago premiere Feb. 5 at the Royal George Cabaret.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 5, 2015☆⚑

Diane Lane and Tony Shalhoub Are Caught Up in The Mystery of Love and Sex Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award nominee Diane Lane and Tony nominee Tony Shalhoub return to the New York Stage in Bathsheba Doran's The Mystery of Love and Sex, which begins previews Feb. 5 at Lincoln Cen…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 5, 2015☆⚑

Futuristic Online Thriller The Nether, Starring Emmy Winner Merritt Wever, Arrives Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Emmy winner Merritt Wever leads MCC Theater's New York premiere of playwright Jennifer Haley's award-winning drama The Nether, which explores the implications of acting out our d…

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

Broadway-Aimed Tuck Everlasting, Starring Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Carolee Carmello, Opens in Atlant by Adam Hetrick

The world-premiere engagement of the new musical Tuck Everlasting, written by award-winning songwriters Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, officially opens Feb. 4 at the Alliance Theatre…

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

Rent Star Anthony Rapp On the Creation of First-Ever BroadwayCon, "It's For the Fans": Here's What t by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated Rent and If/Then star Anthony Rapp spoke with Playbill.com about BroadwayCon, a new convention for Broadway fans and theatregoers, which he created along with event …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:16pm on February 3, 2015☆⚑

Rock Musical Home Street Home, By Avenue Q Tony Winner Jeff Marx, Sets San Francisco Premiere by Adam Hetrick

Home Street Home a new musical written by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q co-writer Jeff Marx, punk rock musician Fat Mike (NOFX) and writer Goddess Soma, will premiere Feb. 20 at Z Spac…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:45pm on February 3, 2015☆⚑

Tony Nominees Set for Live from Gramercy Park Valentine's Concert by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Elizabeth A. Davis and Karine Plantadit, as well as Side Show's Lauren Elder, will be part of Emmy Award winner Lance Horne's ongoing Live from Gramercy Park conc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59am on February 3, 2015☆⚑

Annaleigh Ashford's Acclaimed Solo Show Lost in the Stars Is Chicago-Bound by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Annaleigh Ashford, who received critical acclaim for her New York City solo concert Lost in the Stars, will bring the nightclub act to Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07am on February 3, 2015☆⚑

Exclusive Listen to All-New "Come Look at the Freaks" from Side Show Revival Cast Album by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival cast album of Side Show, the emotionally charged musical about the life of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, will be released Feb. 17 from Broadway Records. Reade…

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

The Bridges of Madison County Tour Will Play Houston by Adam Hetrick

The Bridges of Madison County, Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman's romantic musical adaptation of the Robert James Waller novel, will play Houston's Theatre Under the Stars as par…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:55pm on February 2, 2015☆⚑

Douglas Carter Beane-Lewis Flinn Robin Hood Musical Gets NYC Premiere; New Feature Film and HBO Seri by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane has several stage and screen projects in the pipeline; among them is a new, two-act musical adaptation of Robin Hood, which premi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:51pm on February 2, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Vets Reunite to Join Chita Rivera and Roger Rees in Broadway's The Visit by Adam Hetrick

Additional casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of the Kander and Ebb musical The Visit, starring Chita Rivera and Roger Rees. Cast members from last summer's Williamstow…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:01pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

Hairspray, Kinky Boots and Academy Awards Designer David Rockwell on the Theatre's "Iconic and Influ by Adam Hetrick

In Playbill.com's latest feature series, we ask theatre artists to offer a selection of the stage creations that were influential to their own work. The series continues with Emmy Award&…

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

Tony Winners and Broadway Favorites Return for Broadway Backwards LGBT Night by Adam Hetrick

The tenth anniversary presentation of Broadway Backwards, which features male singers performing songs traditionally sung by women, and women singing tunes written for men, will feature Bria…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:20pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Jason Robert Brown, Betsy Wolfe and Adam Kantor Add More Last Five Years Concerts by Adam Hetrick

Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe, who co-starred in the acclaimed Second Stage Theatre revival of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, will join the composer-ly…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:36pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Playwright Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj Wins Laurents/Hatcher Award; Playwright Lindsey Ferrenti by Adam Hetrick

Bengal Tiger at the Bagdad Zoo writer Rajiv Joseph's new play Guards at the Taj, which will premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in May, has been named the recipient of the 2015 Laur…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Broadway's If/Then Sets Fall Tour Launch in Denver by Adam Hetrick

If/Then, the new musical by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal writers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, will launch a U.S. national tour in Denver this October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42am on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Geoffrey Rush Will Bring Story of Oliver! Composer to Big Screen by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush will star as Oliver! composer-lyricist Lionel Bart in "Consider Yourself," a new feature film that will trace the creation of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:25pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Large-Scale West Side Story to Be Staged in Queens Factory Building With Broadway Actors by Adam Hetrick

Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute has announced plans to launch a city-wide exploration of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical West Side Story,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:51pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

From Lea Salonga to Eva Noblezada, Our Favorite Miss Saigon Videos by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway production of Miss Saigon closed on Jan. 28, 2001, after 4,092 performances. Playbill.com is looking back with some of our favorite performances from the musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:25pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Large-Scale West Side Story to Be Staged in Queens Factory Building by Adam Hetrick

Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute has announced plans to launch a city-wide exploration of the Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim-Arthur Laurents musical West Side Story,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Matilda Is Latest Broadway Show to Offer Autism-Friendly Performance by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the hit Broadway production Matilda The Musical have announced plans to collaborate with the Theatre Development Fund on an autism-friendly performance of the music…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07am on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Wicked and Last Ship Actress Will Head to the Chatterbox by Adam Hetrick

Wicked and The Last Ship star Rachel Tucker will be the special guest at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox — hosted by Seth Rudetsky — Jan. 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14am on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Vampire Thriller Let the Right One In Extends New York Run by Adam Hetrick

The London stage thriller Let the Right One In, which opened to critical acclaim Jan. 25 at St. Ann's Warehouse, has extended its run into March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:39am on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Billy Porter Performs American Songbook Concerts Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Kinky Boots star Billy Porter offers two concerts Jan. 28 as the launch of the 2015 American Songbook series at the Appel Room. 

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