Tony Awards Administration Committee Determines Eligibility for Angels in America, Frozen; 1984 Back in the Running by Ryan McPhee

The committee ruled on seven shows for the 2018 Tony Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:23pm on April 12, 2018☆⚑

Kristin Chenoweth-Led Trial & Error Second Season Sets Premiere Date by Ryan McPhee

The Tony and Emmy winner will play an eccentric heiress and alleged murderer in the NBC comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:09pm on April 12, 2018☆⚑

Kristen Bell to Star in Musical Theatre Camp"Inspired Comedy by Ryan McPhee

The Frozen and The Good Place star will play a junior high school teacher who attends an adult performing arts camp.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:39pm on April 12, 2018☆⚑

New Signature Theatre Season Features 2 Lynn Nottage Plays, Enlists Dave Malloy as First Musical Theatre Writer-in-Residence by Ryan McPhee

The lineup also includes works by Will Eno, Athol Fugard, and Sam Shepard.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:30am on April 12, 2018☆⚑

Joyce DiDonato and Alice Coote Hit Theatrical Heights in the Met's 'Incredibly Sexy' Cendrillon by Ryan McPhee

The two mezzo-sopranos play the title role and her Prince Charming, respectively, in Massenet’s take on Cinderella.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16am on April 12, 2018☆⚑

Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee to Announce 2018 Tony Award Nominations by Ryan McPhee

The announcement will take place May 1 prior to the June 10 ceremony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:15am on April 12, 2018☆⚑

The Way of the World and W1A's Alex Beckett Dies at 36 by Ryan McPhee

The Donmar Warehouse has canceled performances of The Way of the World, in which Beckett played Waitwell, for the remainder of the week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:45am on April 12, 2018☆⚑

Carousel, Starring Jessie Mueller, Joshua Henry, and Renée Fleming, Opens on Broadway April 12 by Ryan McPhee

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic returns to Broadway in a Jack O’Brien-helmed production.

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

Full Off-Broadway Company to Join Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl in Broadway's Torch Song by Ryan McPhee

The Second Stage revival, which premiered Off-Broadway last year, begins October 9 at the Hayes Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:37pm on April 11, 2018☆⚑

Actors' Equity Pushes for Ensemble Categories at the Tony Awards by Ryan McPhee

AEA has launched a campaign to incorporate two categories that recognize chorus members.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:12pm on April 11, 2018☆⚑

Olivier Awards to Rename Best Director Category After the Late Peter Hall by Ryan McPhee

The announcement follows Hall’s notable omission from the ceremony’s In Memoriam section April 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23pm on April 11, 2018☆⚑

Elaine May, Michael Cera, and Lucas Hudges to Star in Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The Wolves’ Lila Neugebauer will direct.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18am on April 11, 2018☆⚑

Elaine May, Michael Cera, and Lucas Hedges to Star in Kenneth Lonergan's The Waverly Gallery on Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The Wolves’ Lila Neugebauer will direct.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18am on April 11, 2018☆⚑

Tony Winner Anika Noni Rose to Star in Carmen Jones Off-Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The Classic Stage Company revival begins performances in June.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:09pm on April 10, 2018☆⚑

Kennedy Center's Broadway Center Stage to Return Next Season, Plus Dear Evan Hansen and The Band's Visit by Ryan McPhee

The D.C. venue will also welcome the national tours of Falsettos, Hello, Dolly!, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40pm on April 10, 2018☆⚑

Katharine McPhee Sits Down With Sara Bareilles Before First Waitress Bow by Ryan McPhee

The incoming star and composer partake in a “passing of the pies” as McPhee prepares to take on the role of Jenna.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45am on April 10, 2018☆⚑

Katharine McPhee Makes Her Broadway Debut in Waitress April 10 by Ryan McPhee

The Smash and American Idol star takes on the role of Jenna in the Sara Bareilles musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01am on April 10, 2018☆⚑

Watch the West End Cast of Hamilton Perform at the 2018 Olivier Awards by Ryan McPhee

The London staging won seven awards at the 42nd annual ceremony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:18pm on April 9, 2018☆⚑

Robert O'Hara Will Direct New York Premiere of Aziza Barnes' BLKS by Ryan McPhee

The production will play MCC Theater’s forthcoming new complex next spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33am on April 9, 2018☆⚑

Jill Santoriello's It Happened in Key West Musical Sets London World Premiere by Ryan McPhee

The show will play London’s Charing Cross Theatre beginning in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05am on April 9, 2018☆⚑

What Did Critics Think of Broadway's Mean Girls Musical? by Ryan McPhee

Read the reviews for the new show by Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:02pm on April 8, 2018☆⚑

Hamilton, Denise Gough, Broadway-Bound The Ferryman Among 2018 Olivier Award Winners by Ryan McPhee

Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical won seven awards at the 42nd annual ceremony.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:21pm on April 8, 2018☆⚑

Mean Girls Musical Opens on Broadway April 8 by Ryan McPhee

The musical, based on the 2004 comedy, features a book by original screenwriter Tina Fey, marking her Broadway debut.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01am on April 8, 2018☆⚑

Debora L. Spar Steps Down as Lincoln Center President and CEO by Ryan McPhee

Russell Granet has been appointed acting president effective immediately.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:30pm on April 6, 2018☆⚑

Geffen Playhouse Launches New Residency for Los Angeles Playwrights by Ryan McPhee

Applications for the company's Writers' Room initiative are now open.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:18pm on April 6, 2018☆⚑