The York Theatre Company, which is dedicated to the development of new musicals and preserving musical gems from the past, has announced its upcoming 2014-15 season, which will include m…
John Hannah, star of TV's "Spartacus," is to play the title role in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, which will be presented in a new version by Anya Reiss at London's St. James …
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to revive Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at Stratford-upon-Avon, opening the summer 2015 season with a production that will be directed by a…
Charles Spencer has retired as chief theatre critic of London's Daily Telegraph, a post he has held since 1991. His final review for the paper was a London production of Richard Bean'…
Tom Wopat – best known for his role as Luke Duke on “The Dukes of Hazzard” – plays the title role of Will Rogers in the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre F…
Playbill.com's feature series Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audi…
The 5th Avenue Theatre's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Chorus Line plays the Seattle, WA, venue Sept. 3-28.
Disney's The Lion King, which now makes its home at the Minskoff Theatre, plays its 7,000th Broadway performance Sept. 3 at 7 PM. Only The Phantom of the Opera, Chicago and Cats have als…
Will Swenson, Melissa Errico and John Behlmann take a swing at Bull Durham, the world-premiere, Broadway-aimed baseball musical that debuts Sept. 3 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta…
Tickets to The Audience, starring Academy Award winner Helen Mirren, are available to American Express card members beginning Sept. 3 at 10 AM ET. Tickets will be available to the general pu…
1827 Birthday of John Drew Sr., patriarch of the Drew and Barrymore acting dynasties that will include Georgiana Drew Barrymore; siblings Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore…
In this behind the scenes peek at a promotional photo shoot, Andrew Rannells previews his sexy look as the star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Tony winner Lena Hall (she plays Hedwig's Y…
Tony Award winner Lena Hall, who stars as Yitzhak in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, will join The Skivvies for their Sept. 12 late-night concert at 54 Below.
Barnes and Noble will celebrate historical Broadway composers and anniversaries during the month of September.
Casting has been announced for the new drama Stalking the Bogeyman, based on the true-life story of journalist David Holthouse, which arrives Off-Broadway Sept. 12 at New World Stage…
Tony Award winner Jarrod Emick will star as Captain von Trapp in the Casa Mañana production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, which will also include Marissa Mc…
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
Fish in the Dark, the new comedy written by and starring Larry David, will begin previews Feb. 2, 2015, prior to an official opening March 5 at Broadway's Cort Theatre on West 48th Stree…
A week in the life of actor, radio and TV host, music director and writer Seth Rudetsky.
The Really Useful Group has just released a new video featuring Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess on stage in Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera performing the s…
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Broadway's Epic Fail, a concert event that presents original songs from movies that should never be musicals — as written by theatrical songwriters — will be held Sep…
Tiny dynamo Twan Baker first burst onto the scene in three regional productions of Into the Woods. With the help of stage parents Hunter Foster, Jen Cody and Brynn O'Malley, Baker has si…
The indie film "The Little Tin Man," featuring performances from Broadway actors Jeff Hiller, Greg Hildreth and Chris Henry Coffey, premieres exclusively on VutopiaSM for the month…
Tony Award-nominated comedian and "E! Fashion Police" host Joan Rivers is making slow progress toward recovery after being brought out of a medically induced coma, a source clo…