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Steel Burkhardt, who plays Berger in the ten-week Broadway engagement of Hair, recently took some time before his show at the St. James Theatre to answer fans questions.
Here, Burkhardt sits…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Aug. 21-27, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
UPDATED: Curtain Comes Down on Hurricane, But Broadway Remained Shut …
“Wilde Salome,” Al Pacino’s documentary that explores the complexities of the Oscar Wilde play Salome, will make its debut at the Venice Film Festival Sept. 4 following a c…
Newsies will make its world premiere at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse when the new adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical hits the stage Sept. 15, prior to an official opening…
After 9,382 shows of The Phantom of the Opera, George Lee Andrews, currently playing the role of André, says goodbye to the Broadway company and exits the longest-running Broadway musical S…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Aug. 22-28, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
Due to Hurricane Irene, all Broadway shows were canceled on Aug. 27 &…
Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff will make his way back to the New York stage when Jeff Talbott’s The Submission debuts in its world-premiere production Off-Broadway, beginning Sept. …
Filming is currently underway for the third season of "Glee," in which Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer will begin their senior year. The hit series will make its way back…
The “Great Hair Days,” which counts down the final Broadway performances of the Hair national tour, will celebrate with an “Alumni Night” at the St. James Theatre.
Gi…
Priscilla Queen of the Desert star Tony Sheldon created the role of Bernadette in the first workshop of Priscilla and has starred in every production of the new musical in Australia, New Zea…
“Curtain Up!” wraps up its Broadway week series with a backstage visit with the stars of Broadway’s Rock of Ages. Here, PIX 11 visits the Helen Hayes Theatre, home of the 8…
The hit series "Glee" will kick  off its third season Sept. 20 on Fox, returning to its Tuesday-night slot at 8 PM ET. Here, the show’s stars, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith an…
Two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters (Sally Durant Plummer), four-time Tony nominee Jan Maxwell (Phyllis Rogers Stone), two-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein (Buddy Plummer) and three…
Newsies, the stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney movie musical, will premiere Sept. 15 at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, prior to an official opening Sept. 25. Tony nominee Jeff Ca…
“Curtain Up!” continues its Broadway week series with a backstage visit with the stars of Broadway’s Sister Act. Here, PIX 11 visits the Broadway Theatre, where the stars …
Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, ended its West End run at the Adelphi Theatre Aug. 27. The musical was set to transfer to Broadway’s Ne…
Mark and Roger, along with their fellow bohemian friends, have made their way back to New York City for the Off-Broadway revival of Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning mu…
“Curtain Up!” continues its Broadway week series with a backstage visit with the stars of the Broadway engagement of Hair. Here, PIX 11 host Debra Alfarone visits the St. James …
Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway production of Master Class was featured on “Charlie Rose” Aug. 22. Here, Tony and Emmy Award winner Tyne Daly, who stars in the production as Ma…
Tony Award winner Randy Graff, Mary Bacon, James Lecesne and Saidah Arrika Ekulona comprise the cast of the upcoming Primary Stages production of Motherhood Out Loud, which will have its New…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of August 14"August 20, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com
Telly Leung, Uzo Aduba, Nick Blaemire and Morgan James Join C…
Riverdance, the internationally-acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song and dance, now has its own interactive APP available for free download, which gives on-the-go, constant access to t…
Tony Award nominee Cathy Rigby has taken her green tights out of storage and stocked up on extra fairy dust to fly around the United States in the national tour of Peter Pan, which recently …
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of August 15-August 21, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,820,989
The Lion King (Mi…
Irene is making its way back to Broadway"Hurricane Irene that is. The storm is expected to hit New York City with high winds and perhaps as much a 6-12 inches of rain Saturday and Sunday Aug…
