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With the 2012-13 Broadway season coming to a close this month (April 25 is the cut-off date for eligibility for the 67th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a four-part look at the curr…
The New York Pops celebrates the music of Academy Award-winning and Tony-nominated composer Stephen Schwartz with a starry April 12 concert at Carnegie Hall.
Matilda the Musical, which is playing to acclaim in London, is preparing to open on Broadway April 11 at the Shubert Theatre.
Playbill.com has a first look at a new series of television spots for the Broadway revival of Annie starring Lilla Crawford in the title role and Australian leading man Anthony Warlow a…
Sasha Allen, who appeared on Broadway in Hair and on screen in the cult movie "Camp," stepped into the national spotlight April 8 as a contestant on the NBC star-making series &quo…
Lyricist Fred Ebb, whose collaboration with composer John Kander earned the duo three Tony Awards for their iconic musical theatre scores, would have celebrated his 85th birthday April 8, 20…
In the new series Playbill Video Week in Review, Playbill.com recaps its weekly coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they we…
In the last four episodes of the Fox hit musical series "Glee," the students of McKinley High and NYADA covered songs from Mamma Mia!, Footloose, Company and more. Here are musical…
I'll Eat You Last, starring Tony Award recipient Bette Midler as female superagent Sue Mengers, begins Broadway previews April 5. In celebration of the production, Playbill.com looks bac…
With the 2012-13 Broadway season coming to a close this month (April 25 is the cut-off date for eligibility for the 67th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a four-part look at the curr…
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's landmark musical Follies premiered on Broadway April 4, 1971, at the Winter Garden Theatre, with a cast including Dorothy Collins, Alexis Smith, John…
The second season of "Smash," the Emmy Award-winning musical drama about the creation and inner workings of a Broadway musical, kicked off Feb. 5 on NBC. Here are highlights from t…
On the April 1 broadcast of "The David Letterman Show," actor Shia LaBeouf discussed his departure from the Lyle Kessler drama Orphans, which is currently in previews at the Gerald…
End of the Rainbow, starring Oliver Award winner and Tony Award nominee Tracie Bennett as late entertainer Judy Garland, opened on Broadway April 2, 2012, at the Belasco Theatre. In celebrat…
Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, starring Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe, opens Off-Broadway April 2. In anticipation of the production's opening, Playbill.com looks back at Br…
Stage and screen actress Megan Hilty, who stars as Ivy Lynn on the NBC musical drama "Smash," celebrates her birthday March 29. In honor of the Broadway and television star, Playbi…
Titanic, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical featuring a score by Maury Yeston, played its final Broadway performance March 28, 1999. Here, we look at the work of Yeston, including clips fro…
The 2011 Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opened March 27 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. In celebration of the Tony Award-nominated Best Revival, Playbill.…
Jonathan Groff, known for his performances in Spring Awakening and Fox's "Glee," celebrates his birthday March 26. In celebration of the Tony Award nominee, Playbill.com has co…
The original 1959 Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne's iconic musical Gypsy took its final bow March 25, 1961. Here, we take a look at various perfor…
In the new series Playbill Video Week in Review, Playbill.com recaps its weekly coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they we…
Tony Award-winning composers and musical theatre legends Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber share a wealth of common ground: Both have written long-running Broadway sensations, taken h…
Two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and Broadway actress and television personality Rosie O'Donnell celebrate their birthdays March 21. In celebration of Broderick and O'Don…
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Broadway musical based on the Oscar-winning film "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert," opened March 20, 2011, at the Palace Theatre.…
Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster celebrates her birthday March 18. In honor of the stage and television actress, Playbill.com has culled videos from her various Broadway outings, con…