Tony Award Winner Betty Buckley Looks Back at Carrie On Stage and Screen by Adam Hetrick

For theatregoers who managed to catch one of the 21 performances of Carrie the musical during its short-lived Broadway run in 1988, several things stand out: the blood, the belting, the camp…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:19pm on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Tribeca Film Festival Selects "Joe Papp in Five Acts" and "BAM150" by Adam Hetrick

"Joe Papp in Five Acts," a new documentary film by Tracie Holder and Karen Thorsen about the late founder of the Public Theater, will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Fe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:22pm on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Tituss Burgess, Lady Rizo and Spencer Day Will Sing Diana Ross Songs at The Meeting by Adam Hetrick

Tituss Burgess, Lady Rizo and Spencer Day will be part of The Meeting*, hosted by Justin Sayre, which will celebrate Diana Ross March 15 at the Duplex.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01am on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Ojai Benefit to Feature Marcia Gay Harden, Megan Mullally, Zachary Quinto and More; Bill Cain and Dana Delany Honored by Adam Hetrick

Marcia Gay Harden, Megan Mullally, Zachary Quinto and Steven Weber will be part of the 2012 Ojai Playwrights Conference benefit gala, honoring playwright Bill Cain and actress Dana Delany.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40am on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Tickets On Sale for New Musical February House at the Public by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale for the Public Theater engagement of February House, the new musical by Gabriel Kahane and Seth Bockley, which will begin performances Off-Broadway in May.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14am on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Merrily We Roll Along, With Malcolm Gets, Daniel Jenkins, Becky Ann Baker, Opens in Cincinnati March 8 by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along takes on new musical depth in an actor-musician staging by Tony Award-winning director John Doyle. The production officially ope…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 8, 2012☆⚑

Village Theatre to Debut New Musical Trails in 2013; Big River, Chicago Also Planned by Adam Hetrick

The Village Theatre will produce the new musical Trails — about two lifelong friends on the journey of a lifetime — as well as Big River and Fiddler on the Roof as…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:29pm on March 7, 2012☆⚑

Mario Fratti Thriller Obama 44 to Premiere at La MaMa; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

Mario Fratti's world-premiere thriller Obama 44, about the mysterious murder of a presidential campaign staffer, will begin previews March 29 at La MaMa e.t.c.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:57pm on March 7, 2012☆⚑

Stockard Channing Will Take Hiatus from Other Desert Cities by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Stockard Channing (Six Degrees of Separation, The House of Blue Leaves) will take a brief hiatus from the Broadway run of Other Desert Cities to film a new pilot f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:11pm on March 7, 2012☆⚑

THE SCREENING ROOM: Audra McDonald and Stephen Colbert's Duet of "Summertime" by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Porgy and Bess star Audra McDonald was a guest on the "Colbert Report" March 5, and comic host Stephen Colbert got into the act.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41am on March 7, 2012☆⚑

Raven-Symoné Will Get Into Broadway's Sister Act March 27 by Adam Hetrick

Raven-Symoné will be the new wimple-wearing disco diva of Broadway's Sister Act, producers announced March 7. The television star will succeed Tony and Olivier Award nominee Patin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10am on March 7, 2012☆⚑

Simon Templeman and Joanne Whalley Will Look Back in Anger for L.A.T.W. by Adam Hetrick

Simon Templeman and Joanne Whalley will co-star in the L.A. Theatre Works presentation of John Osborne's 1956 drama Look Back in Anger.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24am on March 7, 2012☆⚑

Into the Woods, With Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy, Erik Liberman, Begins in Baltimore March 7 by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale musical Into the Woods, starring original Broadway cast member Danielle Ferland as the Baker's Wife, begins performances March 7 at Balt…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 7, 2012☆⚑

Don't Cry for Me, Ahasuerus, With Jackie Hoffman and Seth Rudetsky, Plays 92YTribeca March 7 by Adam Hetrick

Jackie Hoffman and Seth Rudetsky team up for Don't Cry for Me, Ahasuerus, an off-color account of Queen Esther, March 7 at 92YTribeca.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 7, 2012☆⚑

Phantom Sequel Love Never Dies Stalks U.S. Cinemas Again March 7 by Adam Hetrick

Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, receives an encore broadcast in U.S. cinemas March 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 7, 2012☆⚑

THE SCREENING ROOM: Megan Hilty and "Smash" Cast Perform "Let's Be Bad" (Video) by Adam Hetrick

"Smash" viewers got an elaborate look at Marilyn the musical during the March 5 episode of the NBC series, which featured the new song "Let's Be Bad."

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:33pm on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Read the Revised Scene From Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Pacific Overtures for Shinsai Benefit by Adam Hetrick

A newly-revised scene from Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's 1976 musical Pacific Overtures will debut as part of the March 11 Shinsai: Theatres for Japan benefit. The authors have all…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:59pm on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's The Nightingale Will Test Wings at La Jolla by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Moisés Kaufman will stage The Nightingale, a contemporary musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale by Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening collaborator…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:56pm on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Pantages Season to Include Sister Act, Priscilla, Book of Mormon and Jekyll & Hyde by Adam Hetrick

National tours of Catch Me If You Can, Sister Act and the Broadway-bound Jekyll & Hyde, with Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis, are the latest additions to the 2012-2013 season at Los An…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:35pm on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Dominic Fumusa and Rosal Colón Complete Cast of Labyrinth's Ninth and Joanie by Adam Hetrick

Dominic Fumusa, Rosal Colón and young actor Samuel Mercedes will join Bob Glaudini and Kevin Corrigan in the Labyrinth Theater Company production of Ninth and Joanie, which will begin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50am on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Patti LuPone and Richard Thomas Join Shinsai: Theatres for Japan Benefit by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, Richard Thomas, Mary Beth Hurt, Jay O. Sanders and Henry Stram are the latest actors to join Shinsai: Theatres for Japan, a March 11 benefit for Japa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43am on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Ghost The Musical Changes Whitney Houston Reference for Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The authors of the Broadway production of Ghost The Musical, which will begin previews March 15 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, have implemented a new lyrical reference following the deat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21am on March 6, 2012☆⚑

J. Smith-Cameron Employs Ana Reeder and Jeanine Serralles as Maids Off-Broadway, Beginning March 6 by Adam Hetrick

Ana Reeder, Jeanine Serralles and Tony Award nominee J. Smith-Cameron star in the Red Bull Theater revival of Jean Genet's The Maids, which begins a limited engagement Off-Broadway March…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 6, 2012☆⚑

First New York Revival of Tina Howe's Painting Churches Opens Off-Broadway March 6 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Kathleen Chalfant, Drama Desk winner John Cunningham and Katherine Turnbull star in the Keen Company revival of Tina Howe's Painting Churches, which officially opens O…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Pearl Theatre Company's A Moon for the Misbegotten Begins March 6 by Adam Hetrick

The Pearl Theatre Company revival of Eugene O'Neill's classic A Moon for the Misbegotten, featuring Dan Daily, Kim Martin-Cotten and Andrew May, begins performances Off-Broadway Marc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 6, 2012☆⚑