West End Return of Hairspray Pushed to Fall by Ryan McPhee

The revival was slated to begin April 23 at the London Coliseum.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00am on April 3, 2020☆⚑

Carnegie Hall Cancels Rest of 2019"2020 Season by Ryan McPhee

The New York City venue has put all programming through July 25 on hold.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:34pm on April 2, 2020☆⚑

Lyric Opera of Chicago's 42nd Street Pushed to Later Season, Britney Spears Musical Once Upon a One More Time Canceled, More During Coronavirus Pandem by Ryan McPhee

Chicago-area venues have been forced to readjust their performance schedules as theatres across the country go dark.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:27pm on April 2, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Alli Mauzey Has Got a 'Screw Loose' for You by Ryan McPhee

Revisit Mauzey's hilarious performance in Broadway's Cry-Baby, co-written by the late Adam Schlesinger.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20pm on April 2, 2020☆⚑

Calling All Aspiring Royals: How to Be a Part of SIX From Home by Ryan McPhee

The musical is searching for a global digital chorus for a new video as the coronavirus pandemic keeps productions closed.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12am on April 2, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Julie Andrews, Dorothy Loudon, and More Present a Sondheim Tribute by Ryan McPhee

The medley at the 1984 Tony Awards offers something familiar, yet something very, very peculiar.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:38pm on April 1, 2020☆⚑

San Francisco Engagement of Hamilton Canceled, Harry Potter and More Impacted Following COVID-19 Restrictions by Ryan McPhee

California has issued a "Shelter in Place" order in an effort to flatten the curve.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07am on April 1, 2020☆⚑

Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center Furloughs Over Half of Administrative Staff by Ryan McPhee

The move follows previous cuts to sustain the venue in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:35pm on March 31, 2020☆⚑

2020 Lucille Lortel Awards to Be Held Online by Ryan McPhee

The awards, honoring the best of Off-Broadway, remain on schedule, though in a different way.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:40pm on March 31, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Sutton Foster Belts Out Her 'Most Requested Song' by Ryan McPhee

Celebrate a Rodgers and Hammerstein anniversary with the Tony winner's surprising audition choice.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39pm on March 31, 2020☆⚑

Online at the Metropolitan Opera This Week: Anna Netrebko in Macbeth, Twice the Joyce DiDonato, More by Ryan McPhee

The company, in the midst of canceling the remainder of its 2019"2020 season, is offering free video streams of previous performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27am on March 31, 2020☆⚑

Feinstein's/54 Below to Stream Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner's Concert, Legally Blonde: The Search For Elle Woods Reunion, More by Ryan McPhee

The midtown hotspot's #54BelowatHome series kicked off March 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:47am on March 31, 2020☆⚑

Spot Christine Baranski in Latex, a Singing John Cameron Mitchell, Audra McDonald, More in The Good Fight Season 4 Trailer by Ryan McPhee

The CBS All Access drama, featuring a slew of theatre favorites, returns in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:00pm on March 30, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Lauren Bacall Wants Hearts Not Diamonds, and We Want This Song Out of Our Heads by Ryan McPhee

The Tony winner bellows her way through a bizarre Marvin Hamlisch and Tim Rice number in the 1981 thriller The Fan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36pm on March 30, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Pearl Bailey Goes Medieval on the Muppets by Ryan McPhee

Nothing about this sketch makes sense. You should watch it immediately.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59am on March 29, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Reba McEntire Sings of Her 'Honey Bun' in South Pacific by Ryan McPhee

The country star and one-time Broadway headliner celebrates her birthday March 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59am on March 28, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Gloria Swanson in the Sunset Boulevard Musical (No, Not That Sunset Boulevard Musical) by Ryan McPhee

The star of the original movie had theatrical intentions for the title before Andrew Lloyd Webber musicalized Norma Desmond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26pm on March 27, 2020☆⚑

Swansong Rent Tour to Launch This Winter Following Current Postponement by Ryan McPhee

The 25th anniversary staging is billed as "The Farewell Tour."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10am on March 27, 2020☆⚑

New York City Ballet Cancels Entire Spring 2020 Season by Ryan McPhee

The lineup was to begin April 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:48pm on March 26, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Don't Rain on Heather Headley's Parade by Ryan McPhee

The Tony and Grammy winner starred in her high school production of Funny Girl just a few years before making her Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04pm on March 26, 2020☆⚑

2020 Tony Awards Put on Hold as Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Broadway Shutdown by Ryan McPhee

The 74th annual ceremony will be presented at a later date.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:35pm on March 25, 2020☆⚑

The Daily Distraction: Everything's Coming Up Rita Moreno in Terrence McNally's The Ritz by Ryan McPhee

Toast the late, great playwright with Googie Gomez, direct from her Fiddler on the Roof bus-and-truck.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59am on March 25, 2020☆⚑

Goodspeed Postpones South Pacific, Scraps Candide in Wake of Coronavirus by Ryan McPhee

The Connecticut venue still intends to present the world premiere of Anne of Green Gables this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:58am on March 25, 2020☆⚑

Tony Award-Winning Playwright Terrence McNally Dies at 81 by Ryan McPhee

Among his celebrated works were Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, and the books to Ragtime and Kiss of the Spider Woman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:49pm on March 24, 2020☆⚑

Feinstein's/54 Below to Stream Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods Reunion, Concert From Joe Iconis and George Salazar, More by Ryan McPhee

The midtown hotspot's #54BelowatHome series will kick off March 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:29pm on March 24, 2020☆⚑