669 stories by "Michael C. Gioia"
The new Off-Broadway musical Lucky Guy, starring Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan (”Will & Grace,” My Trip Down the Pink Carpet), Varla Jean Merman (aka Jeffery Roberson) (Chi…
Matt Doyle, who is currently appearing in War Horse at Lincoln Center Theater, continues his video blog that chronicles the backstage adventures behind the British tale of a horse sent to se…
The House of Blue Leaves is set to open on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on April 25. Ben Stiller makes his way back to The House, having made his Broadway debut in the earlier 1986 pr…
Are you between 5-foot-6-inches and 5-foot-10½-inches tall? Proficient in tap, jazz and ballet? And at least 18 years old? If so, you are a candidate to be the next Rockette to grace the …
"Glee" and Broadway star Matthew Morrison will release his debut self-titled album May 10. Here, the recording artist sits down with the Associated Press to talk about the style of h…
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). The production officially opened Apr…
Daniel Radcliffe, currently starring in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, sat down with MTV News to talk about the difficulties of taking on a musical, his busy career, and, …
“Glee” and Broadway star Matthew Morrison will release his debut self-titled album May 10. On his album, Morrison teams up with Gwyneth Paltrow on “Over the Rainbow,”…
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark played its final performance of director Julie Taymor’s original vision April 17 at 3 PM. The production is currently taking a three-week hiatus so major …
The Normal Heart is set to begin performances April 19 with an official Broadway opening April 27 at the Golden Theatre.
The Normal Heart, according to press notes, “unfolds like a re…
Séance on a Wet Afternoon, an opera by Wicked composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz is set to make its New York debut April 19 at the New York City Opera.
The opera, directed by Schwartz’…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of April 3-9, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
Broadway Rush, Lottery and Standing Room Only Policies.
ON THE RECORD:…
Nick Adams, one of the leading men of the new Broadway musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert, sat down with ProgressivePulse.com to talk about his experience thus far with the musical that o…
Wonderland, Broadway's new musical that reinvents "Alice in Wonderland" for the 21st century, is set to open at the Marquis Theatre April 17. Janet Dacal, of In the Heights, plays a modern-d…
Anything Goes opened on Broadway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre April 7 to rave reviews. Director and choreography Kathleen Marshall talked about the “thrill” of working on the …
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of April 4-10, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,646,991
The Lion King (Minskoff T…
Chester Gregory is set to open  in the new Broadway musical Sister Act at the Broadway Theatre  April 20. Gregory plays Eddie in the musical that is based on the 1992 film comedy about…
Guest stars Cheyenne Jackson, Stephen Tobolowsky and Jessalyn Gilsig will be seen in the April 19 episode of “Glee,” which is entitled “Night of Neglect.” The three t…
“Glee” and Broadway star Matthew Morrison sat down with Conan O’Brien on his late-night talk show April 14 to chat about his debut self-titled album set for release on May…
NY1 talked to members of the cast and creative team of Broadway’s Catch Me If You Can on opening night. The real-life Frank Abagnale Jr. was even on hand to talk about how his story ha…
Members of the cast and creative team of Off-Broadway’s The Dream of the Burning Boy talk about the new play that is part of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Underground program.
The…
ABC’s “Modern Family” stars stage actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett and Eric Stonestreet as his onscreen partner Cameron Tucker. In the April 13 episode, …
Wonderland, Broadway’s new musical that reinvents “Alice in Wonderland” for the 21st century, is set to open at the Marquis Theatre April 17. In preparation of opening nigh…
Stage and screen actor Chris Noth sat down with the ladies of “The View” April 12 to talk about That Championship Season, which opened on Broadway March 6. Noth chats about the…
"Glee" star Matthew Morrison has teamed up with iheartradio for a contest where one lucky grand prize winner will receive round trip airfare for two to Los Angeles, two tickets to se…
