669 stories by "Michael C. Gioia"
Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (Rent, Wicked, Aida) recently sat down with the ladies of “The Talk” and chatted about her first encounter with husband Taye Diggs, family life and…
PhilDev Celebrates Broadway: Suites by Sondheim, Philippine Development Foundation USA’s annual fundraising gala, will be held Nov. 7 at Alice Tully Hall. Here, Tony winner Lea Salonga…
Producers of Seminar have announced a special contest for tickets to the exclusive final dress rehearsal of the upcoming Broadway play by Theresa Rebeck.
To enter, visit Seminar’s Face…
The producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying teamed up with The Trevor Project for a special benefit performance of the musical Oct. …
Godspell began previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre Oct. 13 and will officially open on Broadway Nov. 7. In celebration of the show’s return to New York, a flash mob broke out …
Newsies, the world premiere stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, wrapped up its run Oct. 16 at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. However, before the newsboys would "Ca…
Former "American Idol" judge and Grammy winner Kara DioGuardi made her Broadway debut Sept. 6 when she stepped into the role of Roxie Hart in the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicag…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Oct. 2"8, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
EXCLUSIVE: Singing New Tunes, The Addams Family Gets Major Makeover for…
The Old Globe's new production of The Rocky Horror Show opened Sept. 23 in San Diego, CA, following previews that began Sept. 15. The production, scheduled to run through Nov. 6, is directed…
Newsies, which made its world premiere at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, ends its limited engagement Oct. 16. In celebration of the show’s final week, cast member Ryan Bresli…
The cast of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the flashy Broadway musical that plays the Palace Theatre, stopped by "The Rosie Show," joining Rosie O’Donnell for her first week of…
The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Memphis launched its national tour Oct. 14, prior to an official opening Oct. 16, at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN.
The musical, set in the 1950s…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Oct. 3-9, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,660,023
Wicked (Gerswhin Thea…
Alex Sanchez, who also choreographed the Broadway production of Fosse, offers a glimpse into the rehearsal process for Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies, which recently open…
Grammy and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights) will be the guest of honor at the first ever Morris-Jumel Mansion Culture and Arts Festival, MJM CAFé, kicking off Oct. 15 a…
Robert Pattinson, best known for playing Edward Cullen in the "Twilight" movie series, may test his vocal abilities on the big screen when American Idiot, the 2010 stage musical base…
Godspell began previews at the Circle in the Square Theatre Oct. 13 and will officially open on Broadway Nov. 7. Here, composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz talks about the Tony-nominated score…
Kara DioGuardi and Amra-Faye Wright, who play Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, respectively, in the Tony Award-winning musical Chicago were on hand Oct. 11 for a charity night event hosted by and…
Newsies, which made its world premiere at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, will wrap up performances Oct. 16. In celebration of the show’s final week, cast member Ryan Breslin …
Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal will step into the shoes of Huey Calhoun in the 2010 Tony Award-winning musical Memphis Oct. 25. Before he begins performances, the hit musical is offering fan…
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s Follies opened at Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Courtyard Theater Oct. 12, following previews that began Oct. 4. The limited engagement conti…
Bonnie & Clyde, the upcoming Broadway production with music by Tony Award nominee Frank Wildhorn (The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll & Hyde) and lyrics by Tony winner Don Black (Sunset Bo…
Steffanie Leigh stepped into the title role of Broadway’s Mary Poppins Oct. 11, marking her Broadway debut. After traveling around the world as the practically perfect nanny in the Nor…
Bernadette Peters, who can currently be seen in the Broadway revival of Follies, and Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, who star opposite each other in The Mountaintop, visited the ladies…
David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish, which had its world premiere at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre earlier this summer, begins performances in New York City Oct. 11, prior to an official o…