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Fans of the Tony Awards can now share “What Broadway Means to Them” via the Tony Awards Facebook fan page. The Tony Awards recently partnered with VideoGenie's easy-to-use, custo…
What is a Givenik? Give·nik (n.) 1. a person whose passion for charity is matched only by his/her passion for all things Broadway; 2. a user of givenik.com.
The website Givenik.com has r…
Naya Rivera, who plays lesbian teenager Santana Lopez on Fox’s “Glee,” hosted the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco May 14. The actress talked about the LGBT …
NBC Â recently picked up the hour-long musical drama "Smash," which is currently slotted to air on the network’s 2012 mid-season on Monday nights.
Debra Messing (”Will …
Chris Colfer, who was recently named the Prom Queen of McKinley High on the Fox series “Glee,” appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on May 13 to talk about the …
Despite the torrential downpour New Yorkers faced May 15 at the 26th annual AIDS Walk NYC, the expected 45,000 walkers made their way to Central Park and were in luck to find a clear sky for…
NBC recently picked up the hour-long musical drama “Smash,” which is currently slotted to air on the network’s 2012 mid-season on Monday nights.
The series will not only st…
In Wonderland, when one door closes, another door opens. At the May 15 matinee closing performance of the Broadway musical, the show’s star Darren Ritchie made it clear that the White …
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of May 1"7, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
2011 Tony Nominations Announced; Book of Mormon Earns 14 Nominations.
Br…
The Old Globe’s 2011 Shakespeare Festival includes Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus and Shakespeare’s The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing, which will play May 29-Sept. 25 at the …
Patti Murin will play the title role in Lysistrata Jones, the new Off-Broadway musical that puts an Ancient Greek classic on a basketball court " literally. The New York premiere of Douglas …
Wonderland, Broadway’s new musical that will close on May 15, offered a “Talkback” series in their final week of performances. The post-show discussions with members from t…
Todrick Hall, “American Idol” finalist and former Memphis cast member, wants to be on Fox’s hit series, “Glee.” In order to make his dream become a reality, he …
Sleeping Beauty Wakes, the new musical from the creators of the pop-rock holiday musical Striking 12, officially opened at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ, May 6 and will run through …
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of May 2-8, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
The Lion King (Minskoff Theatre), $1,601,654
Wicked (Gerswhin Theat…
A $6 million episode of "Glee"? Yes, it’s the season finale that was filmed in New York City. The cast of the Fox series hits newsstands this week on the cover of The Hollywood…
The Broadway Show League kicked off its 57th annual softball season May 12 with opening ceremonies that included the first pitch thrown by the Catch Me If You Can team and a performance fro…
Rachel Dratch (”Saturday Night Live”) appears in the sixth episode of “Submissions Only,” the web series that follows the lives of struggling actors in New York City.…
On April 11 over 100 stars from top West End musicals transformed London’s Trafalgar Square into a stage of their own when they broke out into a flash mob in support of Love146, a non-…
Every Tony needs a Tina! Off-Broadway productions will now be celebrated with their own award"The Tina Award.
BestofOffBroadway.com announced the first annual Tina Award nominations May 12, …
Have you ever had a stellar performance in elementary school or high school that you thought was Tony Award worthy? Well, these Broadway performers have. Now, they are actually up for the To…
Have you ever wanted to hang out with the cast of Mamma Mia!? Well, here is your chance! The hit Broadway musical will soon be celebrating its 10th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, t…
West End stars, including Denise Van Outen (Chicago, Legally Blonde) and Kerry Ellis (Wicked), have taken part in the third and final video promoting the “It Gets Better” campaig…
Former Rent star Frenchie Davis will advance to the next round in the new NBC singing reality program “The Voice.” After last night’s episode, Davis will now be among the 1…
Matthew Morrison’s self-titled debut solo recording arrived in stores May 10. “Still Got Tonight,” one of the tracks on the album, will be performed on the May 24 season fi…
