Sneak Peek at New Logo for Broadway's Newsies by Adam Hetrick

The stage adaptation of the Disney film Newsies is getting ready to make Broadway headlines this spring, and Playbill.com has a sneak peek at the new logo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:16pm on January 16, 2012☆⚑

Julie Taymor, Meredith Monk and More Set for La MaMa Talks by Adam Hetrick

Interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk will be part of the Jan. 23 Monday Nights at La MaMa series, part of the experimental company's 50th anniversary season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:58pm on January 16, 2012☆⚑

Laura Osnes Is Titular Princess in Revamped Cinderella Readings by Adam Hetrick

Recent Bonnie & Clyde star Laura Osnes, who will star in the City Center Encores! production of Pipe Dream, will take on the role of Cinderella in a New York reading of a revised product…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:45pm on January 16, 2012☆⚑

Cate Blanchett, Hairspray Among 2011 Sydney Theatre Award Winners by Adam Hetrick

The 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards were presented in an awards ceremony Jan. 16. Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, Angela Betzien's new play The Dark Room, and Hairspray were among the ev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10am on January 16, 2012☆⚑

Songs from "Smash" Now Available for Download on iTunes by Adam Hetrick

Three songs from the NBC series "Smash" are now available for download via iTunes. The new television drama series starring Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty and Christian Borle, trace…

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:47am on January 16, 2012☆⚑

Golden Globe Awards Presented Jan. 15; "War Horse" In the Race for Best Picture by Adam Hetrick

"Carnage" stars Jodi Foster and Kate Winslet, as well as Stephen Spielberg's "War Horse" and Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" are among the nominees fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 15, 2012☆⚑

World Premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Ohio-Set Dead Accounts Begins in Cincinnati Jan. 14 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's comedy Dead Accounts, about a prodigal son who returns home to Cincinnati, begins performances Jan. 14 at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 14, 2012☆⚑

Long Wharf Postpones World Premiere of Sophie's Choice by Adam Hetrick

The Long Wharf Theatre has announced that My Name Is Asher Lev will replace the world-premiere stage production of Sophie's Choice, which was to star Carla Gugino this spring at the Conn…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:02pm on January 13, 2012☆⚑

Next to Normal's Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey Writing Songs for "Sweet Valley High" Film by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal collaborators Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey will provide the score to the new movie musical based on the "Sweet Valley High" young …

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:17pm on January 13, 2012☆⚑

Ken Rus Schmoll to Navigate Erin Courtney's A Map of Virtue for 13P by Adam Hetrick

Ken Rus Schmoll (Middletown) will stage the world premiere of Erin Courtney's A Map of Virtue in February as the penultimate production of the playwrights collective 13P.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:32pm on January 13, 2012☆⚑

Free "Behind the Scenes" Panel to Feature Creatives from Spider-Man, Porgy and Bess and Sister Act by Adam Hetrick

Spider-Man musical director Kimberly Grigsby, Porgy and Bess musical adaptor Deidre L. Murray and Tony-nominated Sister Act lyricist Glenn Slater will be part of the Jan. 23 panel discussion…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53am on January 13, 2012☆⚑

Jackie Hoffman's Jackie Five-Oh! Arrives in L.A. Jan. 13 by Adam Hetrick

After an extended run at Joe's Pub last winter, Jackie Hoffman's riotous cabaret Jackie Five-Oh! begins a six-performance Los Angeles run Jan. 13 at the Renberg Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 13, 2012☆⚑

Anna Deavere Smith's Let Me Down Easy Airs On "Great Performances" Jan. 13 by Adam Hetrick

Anna Deavere Smith's solo play about the U.S. healthcare system and the resilience of the human body, Let Me Down Easy, airs Jan. 13 on PBS' "Great Performances."

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 13, 2012☆⚑

The Fall to Earth, Starring Tony Nominee Amelia Campbell, Descends Off-Broadway Jan. 13 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Amelia Campbell stars in the New York premiere of Chicago-based playwright Joel Drake Johnson's family drama The Fall to Earth, which begins performances Jan. 13 at 59…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 13, 2012☆⚑

Constantine Maroulis Is The Toxic Avenger, Beginning Jan. 13 at the Alley Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The Toxic Avenger, the sci-fi rock musical starring Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis as a radioactive hero, begins performances Jan. 13 at the Alley Theatre in Houston, TX.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 13, 2012☆⚑

"Smash" Stars Brian D'Arcy James, Christian Borle and More to Appear at Junior Theater Festival by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Brian D'Arcy James and Christian Borle, as well as Jaime Cepero and Emmy Award-nominated "Smash" producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will appear at the Jun…

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

Josh Landay Will Be The Whipping Man at Hartford Stage; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the Hartford Stage production of Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man, which will begin performances Feb. 23 under the direction of Hana S. Sha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:45pm on January 12, 2012☆⚑

Page 73 Names Max Posner 2012 Playwriting Fellow by Adam Hetrick

Max Posner has been named the recipient of the 2012 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship, which nurtures the work of emerging playwrights whose plays have not been professionally produced in New Y…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:28pm on January 12, 2012☆⚑

Public Sings! Benefit Lines Up Laura Benanti, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Raúl Esparza and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Lin-Manuel Miranda will be part of Public Sings!, a benefit for the Public Theater, to be held March 5 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:30pm on January 12, 2012☆⚑

World Premiere of Good Goods to Feature De'Adre Aziza and Kyle Beltran by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee de’Adre Aziza will be part of the world premiere of Christina Anderson's Good Goods, which will begin Feb. 3 at the Yale Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:41pm on January 12, 2012☆⚑

Red Bull Will Stage Workshop of The Aeneid With Music By Duncan Sheik; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The Red Bull Theater has announced plans for a workshop of Olivier Kemeid's adaptation of The Aeneid, featuring music by Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik, Feb. 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55am on January 12, 2012☆⚑

"Where Do I Go?": Hair First National Tour Will Conclude Jan. 29 by Adam Hetrick

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning revival of Hair will conclude its run Jan. 29 in Cleveland, OH.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17am on January 12, 2012☆⚑

Phantom Sequel Love Never Dies Opens in Sydney Jan. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Christine and the Phantom chase romance to turn-of-the-century Coney Island in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's lavish sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, which opens Jan. 12 in Sy…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18am on January 12, 2012☆⚑

Boeing-Boeing, With Denny Dillon and Ryan Farley, Lands in Hartford Jan. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Denny Dillon is the omnipresent, no-nonsense maid Berthe in the Hartford Stage production of Marc Camoletti's Tony Award-winning comedy Boeing-Boeing beginning Ja…

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

Andrew Durand and New Company Enlist in Broadway's War Horse Jan. 12 by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning WWI epic War Horse welcomes new members to the Broadway company, including Spring Awakening cast member Andrew Durand in the central role of Albert Narracott, beginnin…

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