Rob Marshall on "Not Touching the Iconic Brilliance of 'Mary Poppins'" and His Hopes for Julie Andre by Olivia Clement

Director Rob Marshall has told Vulture Magazine that his upcoming "Mary Poppins" film adaptation will definitely not be a remake of the celebrated 1964 screen version starring Juli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17am on October 21, 2015☆⚑

Works by David Hare, The Civilians and Charles Mee Slated for BAM's 2016 Season by Olivia Clement

Following the announcement that the Brooklyn Academy of Music would stage The Royal Shakespeare Company's King & Country: Shakespeare’s Great Cycle of Kings as part of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36am on October 21, 2015☆⚑

Piper Perabo and Meghann Fahy Are Lost Girls, Beginning Tonight for MCC by Olivia Clement

Performances begin Oct. 21 for the Off-Broadway premiere of Lost Girls by John Pollono. Leading the cast is Piper Perabo, who rose to fame following her starring role in "Coyote Ugl…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 21, 2015☆⚑

Daphne Rubin-Vega Unleashes Her Inner Sweeney Todd in Empanada Loca, Opening Tonight by Olivia Clement

The Labyrinth Theater Company's world premiere of Aaron Mark’s one-woman show Empanada Loca, starring Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent) and inspired by Swe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 21, 2015☆⚑

Next Stop for Cameron Mackintosh's Les Misrables Is Singapore; New Cast Announced by Olivia Clement

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Misérables, currently playing in Sydney, Australia, will open at Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre in May 2016, marking 20 years s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:17pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Broadway's Javert Will Star in Singapore Staging of Les Misrables by Olivia Clement

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Misérables, currently playing in Sydney, Australia, will open at Singapore’s Esplanade Theatre in May 2016, marking 20 years s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:17pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Gender Will Be Explored in Free, Three-Day Just Like a Woman Event at Abrons Arts Center by Olivia Clement

Abrons Arts Center will present Just Like a Woman, a free, three-day program of performances, installations, cabarets, screenings, panels and book launches that examine representations o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:09pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Casting Set for Kitchen Theatre's I And You, About Young Lives Changed Forever by Olivia Clement

Off-Broadway company Kitchen Theatre will continue its 25th anniversary season with the regional premiere of Lauren Gunderson's I And You, the story of two young people from differen…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

See New Diane Paulus-Helmed Musical Invisible Thread for $10 Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

In celebration of performances beginning on Halloween, Second Stage has announced specially priced $10 tickets to the first preview of Invisible Thread on Oct. 31. The Off-Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00am on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Lauren Worsham Set for Drag Opera Extravaganza Miss Handel by Olivia Clement

Tony nominee Lauren Worsham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder) will headline Heartbeat Opera's new benefit performance of Miss Handel, a show that blends Baroque art, drag, imm…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44am on October 20, 2015☆⚑

See the Real-Life Pistols Burr and Hamilton Used in Their Fatal Shoot-Out by Olivia Clement

Spoiler alert! As chronicled in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a life-long rivalry between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton ends in a fatal duel, leaving the latter dead. The actual pis…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18am on October 20, 2015☆⚑

See the Pistols that Burr and Hamilton Used in Their Fatal Shoot-Out by Olivia Clement

Spoiler alert! As chronicled in the Broadway musical Hamilton, a life-long rivalry between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton ends in a fatal duel, leaving the latter dead. A recreation o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18am on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Holland Taylor and Marylouise Burke Go Head to Head in Ripcord, Opening Tonight by Olivia Clement

Following previews that began Oct. 1, the world premiere production of Ripcord by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire officially opens at Manhattan Theatre Club Oct. 20. The Off&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Colin Quinn's Jerry Seinfeld-Helmed Solo Show Returns Off-Broadway Tonight by Olivia Clement

Following an acclaimed, sold-out run this summer, comedian Colin Quinn returns to Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre with his solo show, Colin Quinn The New York Story, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Florida Studio Theatre Celebrates 25th Year of Youth Playwriting Program by Olivia Clement

Saratosa's Florida Studio Theatre has kicked off the 25th anniversary of its Write a Play program, a year-long initiative that introduces theatre to young audiences with the mission …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:44pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

"Girls" Stars Join Rotating Cast of Sarah Ruhl's Dear Elizabeth by Olivia Clement

Women's Project Theatre has announced further casting for the Off-Broadway premiere of Dear Elizabeth, Sarah Ruhl's two-hander, pieced together from the real-life letters…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:32pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Women of Avenue Q Share Message about Annual Breast Exams (Video) by Olivia Clement

The long-running Off-Broadway production of Avenue Q has released a video urging women not to miss their annual breast exam, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addit…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:26pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Women of Avenue Q Create Breast Cancer Awareness Video by Olivia Clement

The long-running Off-Broadway production of Avenue Q has released a video urging women not to miss their annual breast exam, in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addit…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:26pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Some Original Cast Members Will Return for Immersive Staging of The Great Comet at A.R.T. by Olivia Clement

Cambridge's American Repertory Theater announced it will stage a new immersive staging of Dave Malloy's electropop opera Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. The staging…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Great Comet of 1812 Re-Mounting at A.R.T. Will Mix Original Cast With Fresh Faces by Olivia Clement

Cambridge's American Repertory Theater announced it will stage a new immersive staging of Dave Malloy's electropop opera Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. The stagin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Proscenium Re-Invention of Acclaimed Great Comet of 1812 Will Mix Original Cast With Fresh Faces by Olivia Clement

Cambridge's American Repertory Theater announced it will stage newly re-imagined production of Dave Malloy's electropop opera Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:29pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Little Shop of Horrors Is Heading Down Under for Australian Tour by Olivia Clement

Celebrated musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors, recently seen at New York's City Center starring original Audrey Ellen Greene and Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, will embark on an Aust…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:34am on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Hamilton Shares More Stunning Cast Photos Using 19th Century Camera Lens by Olivia Clement

Photographer Josh Lehrer has taken photographs of the Broadway cast of Hamilton using a camera lens from the mid 1800's. To date, three of the beautiful, sepia-toned images have been…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01am on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Ben Vereen Helms Florida Production of Hair by Olivia Clement

Tony winner Ben Vereen (Wicked, Pippin, Jesus Christ Superstar) is directing the rock musical Hair at the Venice Theatre in Florida this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26am on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo Will Star in Othello in 2016 by Olivia Clement

Following speculation last month, New York Theatre Workshop has confirmed that "Bond" man Daniel Craig will return to the stage as famous villain Iago in its upcoming production of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07am on October 19, 2015☆⚑