669 stories by "Michael C. Gioia"
Tony Award nominee Andrew Lippa has released his new song, "It Gets Better," featuring musical theatre students from Texas State University singing to support the “It Gets Bett…
Bobby Cannavale, the 2011 Tony Award nominee for his performance in The Motherf**ker With the Hat, sats down with "Morning Joe" on MSNBC to talk about his injury sustained during the…
Catch Me If You Can is the new Broadway musical based on the life of charming conman Frank Abagnale Jr., played on stage by Aaron Tveit (Next to Normal). On CNN's "American Morning,&…
The Pee-wee Herman Show, which finished its Broadway run Jan. 2, was taped for an HBO special that was aired earlier this year. Pee-wee now asks for consideration for an Emmy Award, and is c…
The Book of Mormon, the musical with the most Tony nominations this season, officially opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre March 24 and stars Andrew Rannells (Jersey Boys) a…
While performing eight shows a week, the 2011 Tony Award nominees are also preparing for their big night June 12 at the Beacon Theatre. Besides rehearsing their Tony performances and prepari…
Colman Domingo, who was nominated for a 2011 Tony Award for his performance in The Scottsboro Boys, shows off his bartending skills at the West Bank Café, where he worked as a bartender bef…
Where do the stars of the hit Fox series, "Glee," get their inspiration? The success of “Glee” can be credited to creators and directors Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy. Her…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of May 22"28, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com
Drama Desk Awards Go to Book of Mormon, Normal Heart, War Horse, Sutton…
Catch Me If You Can has teamed up with JetBlue and YOTEL for you to get "Jet Set" to fly out to New York City for the musical’s Tony Awards party with the cast and crew of the …
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of May 23-29, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,732,752
The Lion King (Minskoff The…
Catch Me If You Can, Broadway's new musical based on the life of charming conman Frank Abagnale Jr., kicked off the Macy's men's fashion event June 2 at Macy's Herald Square.…
Edie Falco, who received a 2011 Tony Award nomination for her performance in The House of Blue Leaves, will be featured June 3 on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" at 9 PM ET.
Falco s…
Sister Act Tony Award nominees Victoria Clark (Mother Superior), Patina Miller (Deloris Van Cartier) and Douglas Carter Beane (co-librettist) talk about the new Broadway musical and their …
The students at McKinley wrapped up their school year with a prom complete with performances from the New Directions and a trip to New York City to compete in nationals. Now that school is o…
The new musical Baby It’s You! officially opened at The Broadhurst Theatre April 27. Here, the cast of the new Broadway musical warms up to “Forget You,” by Cee Lo Green in…
Matthew Morrison, the Broadway performer who went on to star in the Fox hit series “Glee,” says that his success is due to the help, encouragement and advice from his life-long f…
Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur is standing up to cancer and celebrating her tenth year cancer-free.
The actress was diagnosed with cervical cancer in August 2000 while simultaneousl…
Andrew Rannells recently visited “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” to talk about the Tony-nominated musical The Book of Mormon, which officially opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'N…
“American Idol” alum Diana DeGarmo currently stars as Miss Doralee Rhodes in the national tour of Dolly Parton’s musical 9 to 5. The performer recently sat down with NBC 5&…
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the new Broadway musical at the Palace Theatre, stars Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon (Bernadette), Tony Award nominee Will Swenson (Tick/Mitzi) and La Cage au…
The Circle at Westport Country Playhouse will star Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney and Tony Award nominee Paxton Whitehead as her husband, Lord Champion-…
The Book of Mormon, the musical with the most Tony nominations this season, officially opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre March 24 and stars Andrew Rannells (Jersey Boys) and J…
Aaron Tveit, currently starring as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Broadway’s Catch Me If You Can, and Rory O’Malley, a 2011 Tony nominee for The Book of Mormon, recently performed on Siri…
“The Glee Project,” Oxygen Network’s new reality series, will feature 12 young performers competing for a multi-episode guest-starring role on season three of Fox’s &…