London's Funny Girl, Starring Sheridan Smith, Will Screen in Movie Theatres Worldwide by Ryan McPhee

The one-night only broadcast will take place in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 7:59am on September 14, 2018☆⚑

The Broadway League Aims to Get Every NYC High School Sophomore to a Broadway Show by Ryan McPhee

“This isn’t about learning from a book; this is about enhancing your life with a cultural experience,” League President Charlotte St. Martin says.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01am on September 14, 2018☆⚑

Beetlejuice Musical Sets Spring 2019 Broadway Opening Date by Ryan McPhee

The stage adaptation will first make its world premiere at Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:16pm on September 13, 2018☆⚑

Waitress Alum Matt DeAngelis and Jessie Shelton to Join Sara Bareilles Musical's National Tour by Ryan McPhee

The two will take on the roles of Earl and Dawn in the traveling production beginning in October.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33pm on September 13, 2018☆⚑

Inside the American Theatre Wing's Education Pipeline by Ryan McPhee

With a series of programs, grants, and initiatives, the American Theatre Wing embraces its activist roots to ensure access and education for a wide range of students.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01am on September 13, 2018☆⚑

Kate Wetherhead, Hannah Elless, More Join Off-Broadway Return of The Other Josh Cohen by Ryan McPhee

The Hunter Foster-helmed production begins October 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44am on September 12, 2018☆⚑

National Theatre's The Lehman Trilogy Will Play New York by Ryan McPhee

The three-part play will play the Park Avenue Armory in spring 2019.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12am on September 12, 2018☆⚑

Tito Capobianco, Who Brought Ambitious Stagings to New York City Opera and Led Pittsburgh Opera, Dies at 87 by Ryan McPhee

Mr. Capobianco directed Beverly Sills in a variety of productions, including Giulio Cesare and Donizetti’s “Tudor Trilogy.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:01pm on September 11, 2018☆⚑

Watch Pieces From Public Theater's 4th #BARS Workshop, Created by Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal by Ryan McPhee

As these two clips—both inspired by statues and monuments—show, theatre and verse come together in the workshop series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:41pm on September 10, 2018☆⚑

New Torch Song Script Release Will Include Original Trilogy and Broadway-Bound Condensed Version by Ryan McPhee

The paperback edition of Harvey Fierstein's seminal play will be released September 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41am on September 10, 2018☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, John Legend Join EGOT Club With Jesus Christ Superstar Emmy Win by Ryan McPhee

The NBC live telecast earned the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) September 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:17pm on September 9, 2018☆⚑

Sam Bolen to Star in Off-Broadway Premiere of His Musical Midnight at the Never Get by Ryan McPhee

The York Theatre Company production begins October 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:14pm on September 7, 2018☆⚑

Simon Godwin Named New Artistic Director of D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Company by Ryan McPhee

Godwin will succeed Michael Kahn at the end of the current 2018–2019 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08am on September 7, 2018☆⚑

Matthew Morrison and Riverdale's Casey Cott Join Elsie Fest 2018 Lineup by Ryan McPhee

In celebration of the upcoming music festival, co-creator Darren Criss released a new musical of Carole King's “One Fine Day”

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:47am on September 7, 2018☆⚑

Idina Menzel to Release New Album Ahead of Tour With Josh Groban by Ryan McPhee

The two-disc idina:live will drop October 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:38pm on September 6, 2018☆⚑

Beetlejuice Musical Sets Spring 2019 Broadway Opening by Ryan McPhee

The stage adaptation will first make its world premiere at Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:59pm on September 6, 2018☆⚑

Drury Lane Theatre's 2019"2020 Season to Include Regional Productions of Matilda and An American in Paris by Ryan McPhee

The Chicago-area regional theatre announces its next lineup as its current season continues with Little Shop of Horrors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54pm on September 6, 2018☆⚑

Wicked Alum Christine Dwyer to Join Waitress National Tour by Ryan McPhee

The former Broadway Elphaba will take on the role of Jenna in the Sara Bareilles musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06pm on September 6, 2018☆⚑

Calling All Thespians: Sing for Your Chance to See The Prom by Ryan McPhee

The Educational Theatre Foundation is partnering with the upcoming Broadway musical to give one lucky recipient a trip to New York to see the show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20am on September 6, 2018☆⚑

Robert M. Cooper, Director and Producer of Broadway's Bubbling Brown Sugar, Dies at 86 by Ryan McPhee

The Harlem-set musical revue was nominated for the Best Musical Tony Award in 1976.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:06pm on September 5, 2018☆⚑

Daphne Rubin-Vega, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, More Join Tony Awards Nominating Committee for 2018"2019 Season by Ryan McPhee

Here are the 48 industry members who will determine the 2019 Tony Award nominations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24pm on September 5, 2018☆⚑

Al Roker Will Join Broadway's Waitress by Ryan McPhee

The Today Show host will make his Broadway debut in the Sara Bareilles musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:54am on September 5, 2018☆⚑

Joshua Bell Will Honor Charles Hamlen for Broadway Cares' Classical Action Program by Ryan McPhee

Hamlen founded Classic Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS in 1993; it became a part of BC/EFA in 1997.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:51pm on September 4, 2018☆⚑

Opera Saratoga Will Present World Premiere of Ellen West, Featuring Libretto by Pulitzer Winner Frank Bidart by Ryan McPhee

The new piece from composer Ricky Ian Gordon is one of three productions in the company’s 2019 Summer Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:27pm on September 4, 2018☆⚑

Hollywood Bowl Will Present The Nightmare Before Christmas Concert Screenings With Original Stars by Ryan McPhee

Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, and Ken Page will take part in the October performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47pm on September 4, 2018☆⚑