Drag Race Winner, Stage Star The Vivienne Dies at 32 by Logan Culwell-Block

Also known as James Lee Williams, The Vivienne appeared in U.K. productions of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Wizard of Oz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:06pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Video: See Talia Suskauer and Max Chernin Perform 'This Is Not Over Yet' From Parade by Logan Culwell-Block

The tour of the Tony-winning revival is set to launch in Minneapolis January 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:02pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Avant-Garde Theatremaker, Off-Off-Broadway Stalwart Richard Foreman Dies at 87 by Logan Culwell-Block

The seven-time Obie winner was the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:54pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Linedy Genao, Reanne Acasio, Eliseo Román Set for Reading of Café con Leche Musical by Andrew Gans

Héctor Flores Jr. will direct Maiga Vidal's new musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:54pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Paul Sparks Replaces Brendan Fraser in Samuel D. Hunter's Grangeville Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Jack Serio will direct the Signature Theatre world premiere from The Whale playwright.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:54pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Bess Wohl World Premiere Liberation Finds Cast by Logan Culwell-Block

Directed by Whitney White, the Roundabout Theatre Company production will feature Kristolyn Lloyd, Susannah Flood, Kayla Davion, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:54pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Ali Stroker, Ann Harada, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli O'Hara, More to Headline NYC Concert for America by Andrew Gans

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson's fundraiser will be held on Inauguration Day.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:02pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Broadway's A Wonderful World Will Fundraise for New Orleans Victims by Logan Culwell-Block

The effort comes after the January 1 attack in which a car purposefully drove into crowds of New Year's Eve revelers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:02pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Report: Will Ariana DeBose Star in a Jamie Lloyd-Directed Evita in London's West End? by Logan Culwell-Block

The Sunset Blvd. director is bringing back a 2019 production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Video: Lea Salonga Shares Initial Concerns About Starring in Miss Saigon on PBS' Finding Your Roots by Andrew Gans

The 11th season of the PBS series will launch with Salonga and Amanda Seyfried.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Lily Rabe, Levon Hawke, Hamish Linklater, More to Lead New Version of Ibsen's Ghosts for Lincoln Center Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

Irish playwright Mark O'Rowe (Normal People) has penned the new adaptation, with Jack O'Brien directing.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24pm on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Opera North's Love Life to Receive Cast Album by Natan Zamansky

The album will be the first complete recording of Kurt Weill's score.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: In The Neverland Project, Students Get to Create Something Truly Original by Dylan Parent

Kansas high schoolers work on an original play inspired by Peter Pan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Winner Concept EP Will Feature Taylor Iman Jones, Alex Wyse, Jade McLeod, More by Molly Higgins

New York Theatre Barn's record label is set to release the album in time for Pride Month 2025.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Dear Everything Will Have a 1-Night-Only Concert at Terminal 5 by Molly Higgins

The performance of V (formerly Eve Ensler)'s musical will feature special appearances by Jane Fonda and Rosario Dawson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Patti LuPone Joins And Just Like That... Season 3 by Molly Higgins

The newest season of the Sex and the City reboot is slated to premiere on HBO and Max this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Joaquina Kalukango Will Star in Lifetime's Gloria Gaynor Biopic I Will Survive by Molly Higgins

The film will premiere February 8 as part of the network's Voices of a Lifetime series

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Cast Set for World Premiere of Backstroke at London's Donmar Warehouse by Andrew Gans

Playwright Anna Mackmin will also direct her new work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Cast Complete for Michael Abbensetts' Alterations at London's National by Andrew Gans

Lynette Linton directs the era-defining comedy that illuminates the Guyanese experience of 1970s London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

From Paul Mescal to Sarah Snook, All the A-Listers Starring On and Off-Broadway This Spring by Playbill Staff

As a particularly star-studded season continues, here's a roundup of the many celebrities who are taking to the stage in the new year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Bell, Bach, and Handel: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Stay up to date with the best of dance, opera, concert music, and more in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:24am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

5 Family Friendly Shows to See on Broadway by Bryan Campione

If you're looking to get tickets to some of Broadway's biggest family shows, January is the best time.

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:24am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Music Theatre International Adds Suffs to Its Licensing Catalogue by Logan Culwell-Block

"Everyone gets to be a suff," says Tony-winning writer Shaina Taub, who hopes new productions will be cast with all genders.

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:06am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Judy Kaye and Christine Andreas Lead High Spirits 60th Anniversary Concert at 54 Below January 6 by Andrew Gans, Molly Higgins

The Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray musical originally opened on Broadway in 1964.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12am on January 6, 2025☆⚑

Frozen's Greg Hildreth Joins Cast of Broadway's Chicago January 6 by Andrew Gans

The long-running revival continues at the Ambassador Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12am on January 6, 2025☆⚑