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Theresa Rebeck’s new play, Seminar, will receive its world premiere on Broadway when performances begin Oct. 27, prior to an official opening set for Nov. 20, at the John Golden Theatr…
In the third season of Fox’s hit series "Glee," the New Directions are taking their talents in a "new direction." This year, the students at McKinley are preparing to t…
Godspell, the first musical by composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, is making its way back to the New York stage in celebration of its 40th year. The production first opened Off-Broadway in M…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Sept. 19-25, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,561,913
The Lion King (Minskoff T…
Jeremy Jordan, currently starring in the world premiere production of Newsies before jumping into the upcoming Broadway musical Bonnie & Clyde, sang the National Anthem this summer at t…
The Australian production of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, will be released on DVD in February 2012. Here, the composer-lyricist takes the …
Newsies, the new adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, opened at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 25, following previews that began Sept. 15. Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun, dir…
Chris Colfer, Dot-Marie Jones, Kevin McHale, Jane Lynch and Mike O’Malley were among the "Glee" stars who attended a sing-along event last month at Santa Monica High School. He…
Jeff Talbott’s The Submission recently made its world premiere when the comedic drama officially opened Sept. 27, following previews that began Sept. 8, at Off-Broadway’s Lucille…
Former "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi, who recently made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago, will return to her roots when she judges the "Cell Block Idol" con…
Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury (Mame, Dear World, Gyspy, Sweeney Todd, Blithe Spirit), Follies star Elaine Paige and Marilu Henner (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Chicago) were o…
Newsies, based on the 1992 Disney movie musical of the same name, officially opened in a world-premiere production at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 25, following previews tha…
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the Tony and Emmy Award-winning co-creators (with Tony-winning Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez) of Broadway’s latest hit The Book of Mormon, were featured …
Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun, director of the world premiere of Newsies, along with the musical’s leading lady Kara Lindsay and cast member Max Ehrich sat down with “The Daily”…
Matilda the Musical, originally seen at Stratford-upon-Avon’s Courtyard Theatre, is set to transfer to the West End. The Royal Shakespeare Company will present the new musical, written…
Michael McElroy, who was nominated for a Tony Award and Drama Desk in 2004 for his performance in Big River, sat down with Seth Rudetsky for the latest episode of Playbill Video’s "…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Sept. 11"17, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
Kristin Chenoweth Says She’s Broadway-Bound With On the Twenti…
Stacy Francis, who was seen on Broadway as Rusty in the 1998 production of Footloose, tried her luck out in Los Angeles, auditioning for Simon Cowell and the panel of judges on the Fox reali…
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, the flashy Broadway musical that has shown constant support for marriage equality, is celebrating newlyweds with the addition of bachelor and bachelorette soir…
Newsies, the new adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, began performances at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse Sept. 15, prior to an official opening set for Sept. 25. Tony nomi…
Lamarcus Tinker and Vanessa Lengies were introduced in the first episode of the third season of “Glee,” entitled “The Piano Project,” which aired Sept. 21 on Fox.
Tin…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Sept. 12-18, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,479,369
The Lion King (Minskoff…
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the Tony and Emmy Award-winning creators of Broadway’s latest hit The Book of Mormon (along with Avenue Q Tony winner Robert Lopez), will sit down on “…
Newsies, based on the 1992 Disney movie musical of the same name, has been adapted for the stage and will officially open in a world-premiere production at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Play…
The New York Musical Theatre Festival, now in its eighth year, presents new musicals and runs Sept. 26-Oct. 16. Here, Playbill Video was given a sneak peek at some of NYMF’s exciting n…