Full Cast of Man of La Mancha, With Davis Gaines and Leslie Margherita, Announced for CA Run by Adam Hetrick

Longtime Phantom of the Opera star Davis Gaines and Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita will co-star in the Tony Award-winning classic Man of La Mancha for Musical Theatre West, begin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:28pm on January 23, 2012☆⚑

Mary Testa, Jonathan Walker and Jennifer Van Dyck to Join Charles Busch for Judith of Bethulia Downtown by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the world-premiere of Tony Award-nominated playwright Charles Busch's latest stage comedy Judith of Bethulia. The biblical epic will begin performances Off…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:13pm on January 23, 2012☆⚑

Jesus Christ Superstar TV Reality Competition Likely to Proceed Without Tim Rice's Blessing by Adam Hetrick

Jesus Christ Superstar lyricist Tim Rice has voiced his displeasure with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's plans to cast the title role in a new London production through a British reality …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39pm on January 23, 2012☆⚑

Nightlife Awards Will Honor Follies Actress Terri White by Adam Hetrick

Terri White, who just ended a run in Broadway's Follies, tapping her way through the show-stopper "Who's That Woman?," will be presented with a special honor during th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51am on January 23, 2012☆⚑

The Book of Mormon Sells Out Denver Engagement in Five Hours by Adam Hetrick

The three-week Denver engagement of the national tour of The Book of Mormon, the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit, sold out within five hours on Jan. 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06am on January 23, 2012☆⚑

Barbara Walsh, Tituss Burgess and Donna Lynn Champlin Will Sing Songs of Spirit Jan. 30 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Barbara Walsh, Tituss Burgess and Donna Lynn Champlin will take part in the Jan. 30 Songs of Spirit benefit concert at the Triad Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41am on January 23, 2012☆⚑

Darren Criss Exits Broadway's How to Succeed in Business... Jan. 22 by Adam Hetrick

Darren Criss, who took "Glee" and Broadway by storm, plays his final performance as J. Pierrepont Finch in the 50th anniversary revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 22, 2012☆⚑

Tickets on Sale for Denver Launch of National Tour of Book of Mormon Starting Jan. 22 by Adam Hetrick

Tickets to the Denver launch of the national tour of the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon, about two missionaires from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who take the tri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 22, 2012☆⚑

Bill T. Jones' Story/Time Premieres in New Jersey Jan. 21 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Bill T. Jones and the Arnie Zane Dance Company premiere Story/Time Jan. 21 at New Jersey's Montclair State University.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 21, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Spectrum Concert, With Shuler Hensley and Emily Skinner, Presented Jan. 21 by Adam Hetrick

The Engeman Theater's Broadway Spectrum concert, featuring Tony Award winner Shuler Hensley and Tony nominees Emily Skinner and Stepanie D'Abruzzo, is presented Jan. 21 on Long Islan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 21, 2012☆⚑

NY Philharmonic Company Concert, With Neil Patrick Harris, Will Get DVD Release by Adam Hetrick

The film of the New York Philharmonic concert staging of Company, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone, will be released on DVD, director Lonny Price told Playbill.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:12pm on January 20, 2012☆⚑

Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton to Depart Sydney Theatre Company by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett and playwright Andrew Upton, the husband-and-wife team who have served as co-artistic directors of the Sydney Theatre Company since 2008, will ex…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:52pm on January 20, 2012☆⚑

Stew, Heidi Rodewald and Michael Cerveris Set for Total Bent Event; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris (Evita, Sweeney Todd) will join Passing Strange collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald for a special Public Forum event Feb. 27 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:49pm on January 20, 2012☆⚑

"A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening" Will Be Released in March by Adam Hetrick

"A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening" – a new literary guide to the language of the hit Broadway musical –  by Tony-winning lyricist and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54am on January 20, 2012☆⚑

Jon Kern's Modern Terrorism Wins 2012 Laurents/Hatcher Award by Adam Hetrick

Modern Terrorism, or They Who Want To Kill Us and How We Learn To Love Them by playwright Jon Kern has been selected as the second recipient of the Laurents/Hatcher Award, the foundation ann…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59am on January 20, 2012☆⚑

New York-Bound Tom Sawyer, With Tim McKiernan, Robbie Tann and Hayley Treider, Begins Jan. 20 by Adam Hetrick

Tim McKiernan, Robbie Tann and Hayley Treider lead the cast of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Laura Eason's stage adaptation of Mark Twain's classic, which begins performances Jan. 20…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 20, 2012☆⚑

The Toxic Avenger, With New Musical Glow, Opens at the Alley Theatre Jan. 20 by Adam Hetrick

A new incarnation of the Off-Broadway sci-fi rock musical The Toxic Avenger, starring Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis as a nerd turned radioactive super hero, officially opens Jan. 2…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 20, 2012☆⚑

"Mariachi Gringo," With Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tom Wopat, Deanna Dunagan and More, to Debut at Miami Film Festival by Adam Hetrick

The new film "Mariachi Gringo," featuring Tony Award winner Deanna Dunagan and Tony nominees Kate Burton, Tom Wopat, Celia Keenan-Bolger and musician Lila Downs, will premiere duri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:31pm on January 19, 2012☆⚑

Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Dulé Hill Are NAACP Image Award Nominees by Adam Hetrick

Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Dulé Hill and Samuel L. Jackson have been nominated for the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards, which were announced Jan. 19 in Beverly Hills.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:22pm on January 19, 2012☆⚑

"American Pie" Actor Chris Klein Set for Unscreened in Los Angeles by Adam Hetrick

"American Pie" star Chris Klein, Tig Notaro and Maria Thayer will be part of Unscreened, an evening of four world-premiere short plays, beginning Feb. 6 at the Lillian Theater in L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:56pm on January 19, 2012☆⚑

Warhol Recalled In Gob Squad's Kitchen (You've Never Had It So Good), Beginning at the Public Jan. 19 by Adam Hetrick

Gob Squad's Kitchen (You've Never Had It So Good), a theatrical recollection of Andy Warhol's films, begins performances Jan. 19 at the Public Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57am on January 19, 2012☆⚑

West Coast Workshop of Fringe Hit The Boys Upstairs Will Feature Jeffery Self by Adam Hetrick

Jason Mitchell's The Boys Upstairs, which debuted as part of the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival, will receive its West Coast debut in a workshop production at West Hollywood…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37am on January 19, 2012☆⚑

Intelligent Homosexual's Guide, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, "Glee" and Ricky Martin Among GLAAD Nominees by Adam Hetrick

Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide..., Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet are among the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Award nominees.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55am on January 19, 2012☆⚑

Intelligent Homosexual's Gude, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, "Glee" and Ricky Martin Among GLAAD Nominees by Adam Hetrick

Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide..., Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet are among the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Award nominees.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54am on January 19, 2012☆⚑

Peter and the Starcatcher Will Land On Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in March by Adam Hetrick

Peter and the Starcatcher, the prequel to the tale of Peter Pan that debuted in a wildly imaginative staging Off-Broadway last season, will begin Broadway performances March 28 at the Brooks…

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:00am on January 19, 2012☆⚑