Stars of Cabaret and "RuPaul's Drag Race" Are Broadway Bares Special Guests by Adam Hetrick

Special guests have been announced for the 24th annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, which will take place June 22 at New York City's Hammerstein Ballro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:07pm on June 18, 2014☆⚑

Lillias White, S. Epatha Merkerson Tapped for Billy Porter Stage Premiere; Primary Stages Reveals Season Casting by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lillias White and Emmy Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson will star in the Primary Stages production of While I Yet Live, a new world-premiere play by Tony Award-winning Kink…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:56pm on June 18, 2014☆⚑

Pulitzer Winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What Extends Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The LCT3 New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What, which officially opened Off-Broadway June 16 at the Claire Towe Theater, has extended through Ju…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04am on June 18, 2014☆⚑

Emily Skinner, Daniel Oreskes and More Star in Billy Elliot at the Muny, Beginning June 16 by Adam Hetrick

Emily Skinner, Daniel Oreskes, Patti Perkins and young actor Tade Biesinger star in the Muny production of the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot, which runs June 16-22 in St. Louis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

Cast of Heathers: The Musical Performs at Barnes and Noble Today by Adam Hetrick

Cast members from the Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical perform at the Upper East Side Barnes and Noble June 16 to celebrate the release of the show's world-premiere …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

Tony Award Winner Idina Menzel Plays Radio City Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, who currently stars in the Tony-nominated Broadway musical If/Then, plays a one-night-only concert June 16 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

For Colored Girls... 40th Anniversary Event, With LaChanze, Lillias White and More, Held June 16 by Adam Hetrick

The June 16 benefit presentation of Ntozake Shange's Tony Award-nominated play for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf features a line-up of Tony Awar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

Tix on Sale Today for Broadway Premiere of The River With Hugh Jackman by Adam Hetrick

Members of the general public may now purchase tickets to the Broadway premiere of The River, the new Jez Butterworth play starring Hugh Jackman that will arrive on Broadway this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

Pulitzer Winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What Opens Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tala Ashe, Greg Keller, Nadine Malouf and Bernard White star in the LCT3 New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What, which officially opens Off-Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

Shakespeare in the Park's Much Ado About Nothing, With Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater, Opens Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater co-star as would-be lovers Beatrice and Benedick, respectively, in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing, which…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

Lea Salonga, Darren Criss, Lou Diamond Phillips and More Headline After the Storm at the Kennedy Center by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, "Glee" star Darren Criss and Lou Diamond Phillips are among the artists assembled for After the Storm, a benefit concert for victims of Typhoon Haiya…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 15, 2014☆⚑

Joanna Christie Departs Broadway's Once; Folk Singer in the Wings by Adam Hetrick

U.K. actress Joanna Christie, who made her Broadway debut as "Girl" last summer in the Tony Award-winning musical Once, exits the production June 15 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 15, 2014☆⚑

Curtain Comes Down on Broadway Stage Adaptation of Moss Hart's Theatrical Memoir Act One by Adam Hetrick

Act One, the new stage production based on the memoir of Broadway playwright, director and lyricist Moss Hart, ends its Broadway run as scheduled, June 15 at Lincoln Center Theater's Viv…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 15, 2014☆⚑

Spanish-Language Carmen Jones Gets Havana Workshop Premiere; Are London and New York Next? by Adam Hetrick

A Spanish-language production of Oscar Hammerstein II's Carmen Jones, featuring new musical arrangements by In the Heights Tony Award winner Alex Lacamoire, is hoping to play New York fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:43pm on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Matt Doyle, Robin De Jesus, Natalie Weiss, Ariana DeBose and More Will Be Bitching and Belting at 54 Below by Adam Hetrick

Bitching and Belting: An Evening with Michael Gioia and Friends, a concert event where no complaint is too small and no note is too high, will be held July 3 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20am on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Broadway's Cinderella Welcomes a New Princess June 13 by Adam Hetrick

Paige Faure steps into the glass slipper of Broadway's Cinderella, taking over the title role from pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen June 13 at the Broadway Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18am on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Stephen King-John Mellencamp Ghost Brothers Musical Will Tour to NYC; Itinerary Announced by Adam Hetrick

A theatrical concert version of the Stephen King-John Mellencamp musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will hit the road again this fall, launching Nov. 8 at the Collins Center For The A…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06am on June 13, 2014☆⚑

"Cosby" Star Will Headline Huntington's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Adam Hetrick

Malcolm-Jamal Warner will portray Dr. John Prentice in the Huntington Theatre Company production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, which will begin performances Sept. 5 in Boston, MA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37am on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Alice Ripley, Justin Guarini and Patrick Page to Join The Skivvies by Adam Hetrick

The Skivvies will welcome Alice Ripley, Justin Guarini and Patrick Page as special guests for their late-night June 20 show at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:59am on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Sharr White's Annapurna Begins Chicago Run Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Chicago's Profiles Theatre stages Sharr White's Annapurna, the final production of its 2013-14 season, beginning June 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 13, 2014☆⚑

Hedwig's Lena Hall, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Telly Leung Set for Broadway Stands Up for Freedom Concert by Adam Hetrick

Lena Hall, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Telly Leung and more will be part of the annual benefit concert Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, which will take place July 21 at the Skirball Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:20pm on June 12, 2014☆⚑

Off-Broadway Hit Buyer & Cellar to Close; London Is Next by Adam Hetrick

The acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Jonathan Tolins' one-man comedy Buyer & Cellar, which opened to rave reviews Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre in June 2013, will end…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:00pm on June 12, 2014☆⚑

"Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me" Documentary Will Be Released on DVD by Adam Hetrick

"Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," the acclaimed documentary film that captures the vivid onstage and offstage life of the Tony Award-winning theatre icon, will be released June 24 on DVD.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:42pm on June 12, 2014☆⚑

Kelli O'Hara, Colin Donnell, Bryce Pinkham, Alec Baldwin Join Free Shakespeare Event at the Delacorte by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater will present "Shakespeare in America," a free, one-night-only performance and discussion at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park June 30 at 8 PM. Kelli O'Ha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:00pm on June 12, 2014☆⚑

Idina Menzel and If/Then Cast Appear at NYC Sony Store Today by Adam Hetrick

If/Then stars Idina Menzel, LaChanze, Anthony Rapp, James Snyder and composer Tom Kitt appear at the Manhattan Sony Store June 12 to sign copies of the original Broadway cast album of the ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 12, 2014☆⚑