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Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Adam Pascal Directing Long Island Something Rotten!
Pascal played a rock-star Shakespeare during the musical's original Broadway run and first national tour.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Alex Michaels and Tom Story Will Star in Barrington La Cage aux Folles; Complete Cast Announced
Michaels, aka RuPaul's Drag Race star Alexis Michelle, will be Albin opposite Story's Georges.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, and Joyce DiDonato on Returning to The Hours
The three are reprising their roles in Kevin Puts' opera this month.



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May 14, 2024

Pretty Little Liars Star Maia Reficco Will Make Broadway Debut in Hadestown
The Tony-winning musical continues at the Walter Kerr Theatre.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

New Musical Wesley Will Get Developmental Reading
The musical is inspired by Stacey O'Brien's New York Times bestselling memoir Wesley The Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl.



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May 14, 2024

Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, and Brandon Uranowitz Will Star in City Center Ragtime
The 2024-2025 New York City Center Encores! series will include Urinetown, Love Life, and The Wild Party.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

A Wrinkle In Time Musical to Premiere at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.
The theatre has unveiled their 2024-2025 season, which includes world premieres from Larissa FastHorse and John Leguizamo.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Cole Escola, Maleah Joi Moon, Rachel McAdams, More Win 2024 Theatre World Awards
The annual honors recognize Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Broadway Celebrates Juneteeth to Return to Times Square
Cast members from Wicked, Aladdin, Chicago, and more will perform in the 2024 concert, hosted by Michael James Scott.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Broadway Real Estate: Current and Future Theatre Bookings
Keep track of the shows booked into each Broadway theatre.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Casey Likes, Brita Filter to Lead Arizona Rent
The production will feature a short documentary intro from Likes' Back to the Future co-star Roger Bart, the namesake of Rent's Roger.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Schedule of Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows
See what's coming soon, what's premiering out of town, and what's in development.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Watch: Best Musical Nominee Hell's Kitchen Performs 'Fallin,' 'No One,' and 'Kaleidoscope' on Today
The Alicia Keys musical has also revealed when to expect its cast album.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Schedule of Upcoming London Shows
What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Reviews: Were Critics Moved By Here There Are Blueberries?
The new play, about a Holocaust-era photo album, is currently running Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Will Lead New Broadway Musical Maybe Happy Ending
The romantic musical comedy features music by Will Aronson, lyrics by Hue Park, and a book by both.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Galileo Musical, Starring Raúl Esparza, Extends at Berkeley Rep; Get a 1st Look
Javier Muñoz also stars in the new musical, directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Home Playwright Samm-Art Williams Dies at 78
Mr. Williams passed away peacefully, just days before previews begin for the upcoming Broadway revival of Home.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Concord Theatricals Will Award Free SpongeBob Musical Licenses to 10 Under-Resourced Schools
The Sing Like a Sponge contest is celebrating the 25th anniversary of everyone's (not so) simple sponge.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Mark Rylance and J. Smith-Cameron Will Star in West End Revival of Juno and the Paycock
Matthew Warchus will direct the Seán O'Casey drama.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Photos: Check Out Maya Boyd in Title Role of Broadway's & Juliet
The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Photos: Get a 1st Look at the Tom Holland, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers-Led Romeo & Juliet
Jamie Lloyd is directing the new West End revival of the classic Shakespeare tragedy.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Maya Boyd Steps Into Title Role of Broadway's & Juliet Beginning May 14
The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

John Lloyd Young Returns to Café Carlyle May 14
Steve Marzullo is the music director for the engagement at the Manhattan cabaret.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Krysta Rodriguez Offers Solo Concert for Out of the Box Theatrics May 14
The evening, also featuring Andy Mientus, is part of the theatre company's Broadway at the 154 cabaret series.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Laura Winters' All of Me Opens Off-Broadway May 14; See Photos From the Production
The disability romantic-comedy uses text-to-speech technology to connect its leading couple.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Austin Durant Returns to Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical May 14; Hailee Kaleem Wright Joins Cast
The Tony-winning hit continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

Denise Gough Reprises Olivier-Winning Role in People, Places, and Things, Opening May 14
Duncan Macmillan's celebrated addiction drama returns to the West End.



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May 14, 2024

Robbie Fairchild Leads World Premiere Stage Adaptation of The Artist Beginning May 14
Drew McOnie is at the helm for the U.K. run.



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May 14, 2024

Some Like It Hot's Kevin Del Aguila Joins Cast of Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway May 14
The revival of the Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical continues at the Westside.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

U.K. Premiere of Passing Strange, Starring Giles Terera, Begins May 14
The 2008 musical by Stew and Heidi Rodewald is playing London's Young Vic.



Playbill News
May 14, 2024

West End Mrs. Doubtfire Welcomes New Cast Members May 14
Gabriel Vick is continuing his performance as Daniel Hillard as the London run of the musical enters its second year.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Stereophonic, Dead Outlaw Receive 2023-24 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
Special citations were also awarded to Merrily We Roll Along, Purlie Victorious, Maryann Plunkett, and more.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Video: Watch Lorna Courtney Take Final Bow in Broadway's & Juliet
Betsy Wolfe spoke about her co-star before handing the mic over to the musical's Tony-nominated title player.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Photos: See Steven Spielberg and Mike Faist Go Backstage at Broadway's Water for Elephants
The Tony nominated musical adaptation officially opened March 21 at the Imperial Theatre.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Playbill Pick Dark Noon Announces Complete Off-Broadway Cast
The story spins the myth of the American Wild West, as endlessly glorified by Hollywood westerns of the 1950s, on its head.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

MCC Theater's 2024-25 Season Features New Douglas Lyons Play, Starring Kara Young
The season will also include a new work from Robert O'Hara.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Family of Trans Student Actor Unjustly Barred from School Musical Honored by Dramatists Legal Defense Fund
The Hightower family of Sherman, Texas received the 2024 Defender Award.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

3rd Season of Netflix Hit Heartstopper Sets Premiere Date; Watch the New Trailer
The series co-stars Sweeney Todd's Joe Locke and Kit Connor, set to make his Broadway debut this fall in Romeo Juliet.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Updates on Current and Upcoming National Tours
A look at the touring musicals and plays that may soon be coming to a city near you.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Watch: Go Behind the Scenes of Upcoming Wicked Movies, Including Glimpses of Musical Numbers
This newly released featurette offers the most comprehensive look yet at the stage-to-screen adaptation, hitting theatres this Thanksgiving.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Watch: See The Outsiders Take Over The Today Show With 3 New Performances
The stage musical adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel and Francis Ford Coppola's film is directed by Danya Taymor.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

The Women of Mother Play Made Celia Keenan-Bolger a Better Artist
She's picked up her fifth Tony nomination for playing Paula Vogel in the new Broadway show.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

'It's a Glorious Thing': Watch Nathan Lane's Emotional Acceptance Speech for the Sondheim Award
Faith Prince, Krysta Rodriguez, James Caverly, and more honored Lane at the recent gala at Signature Theatre.




Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Hannah Gadsby to Present New Show at 2024 Edinburgh Fringe
Gadsby's moving stand-up show Nanette was previously a Netflix sensation.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

George Clooney Will Star in Broadway Adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck
Clooney and Grant Heslov have adapted their 2005 film for the stage, to be directed by David Cromer.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

From Playbill's CEO: This Spring Is the Best That Broadway's Ever Had
There's an embarrassment of riches right now on the stage.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Michael Shannon Returns to His Roots in Turret in Chicago
The new play, written by Grey House's Levi Holloway, is running at the theatre Shannon co-founded, A Red Orchid.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Off-Broadway Rush and Inexpensive Ticket Policies
To make tickets more affordable, many Off-Broadway shows have implemented rush, lottery, and inexpensive ticket policies.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Broadway's Home
Tony winner Kenny Leon Leon directs the upcoming Roundabout Theatre Company revival.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Two Middle Schools Teamed Up for the First Time to Make a Show
Two Ohio middle schools collaborated with Muse Machine for Poetry and Playbills.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Photos: Broadway's Illinoise Celebrates Its Opening Night With Gala Performance
Rachel Zegler, Mike Faist, and Julianne Hough were among the celebrities in attendance.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

I Wish You Well: The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial Musical to Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
This is the second show about the Gwyneth Paltrow-Terry Sanderson ski trial that will be produced at the Fringe this year.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Broadway Rush, Lottery, and Standing Room Only Policies
Playbill's complete round-up of the latest Broadway rush, lottery, standing-room-only (SRO), and student ticket policies.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Concord Theatricals Will Release Cast Recording of CSC's I Can Get It for You Wholesale
The star-studded company featured Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Adam Chanler-Berat, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Julia Lester, Joy Woods, and more.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Stephen DeRosa, Greg Hildreth, More Join Upcoming World Premiere Stephen Schwartz Musical The Queen of Versailles
Kristin Chenoweth, Melody Butiu, and Nina White will lead the Boston premiere of the new musical.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

See Who's Starring in Goodspeed Musicals' South Pacific
The Pulitzer-winning musical is part of the Connecticut theatre's 2024 season.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Schedule of Upcoming Off-Broadway Shows
Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Orfeo, E.T., and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week
Stay up to date with the best of dance, opera, concert music, and more in NYC.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

2024 Pulitzer Finalist Here There Are Blueberries Opens May 13; See Photos From the Production
The staging is a co-production between Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop and the Tectonic Theater Project.



Playbill News
May 13, 2024

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Tom Holland-Led West End Romeo & Juliet Begins May 13
Jamie Lloyd is directing the new revival of the classic Shakespeare tragedy.



Playbill News
May 12, 2024

Weekly Schedule of Current Broadway Shows
A rundown of current Broadway shows and their planned show times, as well as cancellations due to COVID.



Playbill News
May 12, 2024

Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! Completes Extended Off-Broadway Run May 12; Broadway's Next
Escola stars opposite Conrad Ricamora, and both will transfer with the campy comedy to Broadway's Lyceum in June.




Playbill News
May 12, 2024

Gods and Monsters Opens World Premiere Chicago Run May 12
Paul Oakley Stovall and Tom Mullen bring a version of Frankenstein screen director James Whale's life to the stage that puts more focus on race.



Playbill News
May 12, 2024

Dan Lauria and Patty McCormack Star in Just Another Day, Officially Opening May 12
The play, by Lauria, centers on two old friends trying to figure out how they came to know each other.



Playbill News
May 12, 2024

Lorna Courtney Ends Run in Broadway's & Juliet May 12
The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.



Playbill News
May 11, 2024

Sean Allan Krill and Kathy Voytko Star in Sunday in the Park With George Concerts in Chicago May 11-12
Michael Weber directs the Pulitzer Prize-winning Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical.



Playbill News
May 11, 2024

Twelve Angry Men the Musical Officially Opens at Asolo Rep May 11
Utilizing a jazz-infused score, 12 men debate the fate of a young defendant charged with murdering his father.



Playbill News
May 11, 2024

Step Inside a 2-Show Day at Broadway's The Notebook as Jordan Tyson Takes Over Playbill's Instagram May 11
The musical adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel plays the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Report: Sarah Snook Signs on for Potential 2025 The Picture of Dorian Gray Broadway Bow
The West End production received two Olivier Awards, including Best Actress for Snook.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked Will Air on NBC This Fall
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will lead a TV special celebrating the upcoming Wicked films.




Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Get a 1st Listen to 'The Road Don't Make You Young' from Broadway's Water for Elephants Cast Album
The Tony nominated musical adaptation officially opened March 21 at the Imperial Theatre.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Meet John Kenley, the Intersex Individual Who Changed American Theatre Forever
The life and times of the midcentury impresario are now a musical: A Complicated Woman at Goodspeed Opera House.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Video: Watch Amber Riley and Akron Lanier Watson Perform 'It Ain't That Serious' From The Preacher's Wife Musical
Loretta Devine also sings "That's What She Said" from Tituss Burgess' score.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer Is Taking Her Lady of the Lake on a Farewell Tour to Joe's Pub
The Broadway favorite is a 2024 Tony nominee for her performance in Monty Python's Spamalot.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Jordan Luke Gage's Redcliffe Musical to Receive Workshop Performances
London's Other Palace will present the public performances of the new musical.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Matthew López to Pen Screen Sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue
The Tony-winning playwright is working on a follow-up to the queer rom-com for Amazon.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Photos: Meet the 2024 Tony Awards Nominees
The nominees let their personalities shine at the annual Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press junket.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Eddie Redmayne First Played the Cabaret's Emcee in School, Now He's Doing It on Broadway
The actor is newly Tony nominated for his nihilistic take on the iconic character.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Will Brill on How Stereophonic Is Similar to Sunday in the Park With George
The actor just earned his first Tony nomination for playing the bass and monologuing about houseboats.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Watch: Tony Nominees Eden Espinosa and Amber Iman Sing 'Speed' From Lempicka
The new musical is running at Broadway's Longacre Theatre through May 19.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Todrick Hall to Star in Shrek the Musical in London
Hall will play Donkey in the Jeanine Tesori-David Lindsay-Abaire musical.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

See Who's Starring in U.K. Premiere of Skeleton Crew
Matthew Xia will direct Dominique Morisseau's Tony-nominated play.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Shoshana Bean, Kenny Ortega, David Hyde Pierce Join 2024 Chita Rivera Awards Lineup
The evening will also feature a performance from the cast of Broadway's The Who's Tommy.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Holland Taylor and Ana Villafañe to Star in N/A Off-Broadway
Diane Paulus will direct the world premiere, about two Congresswomen.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Cabaret, Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Gatsby, More to Perform at 2024 Manhattan Theatre Club Gala
The evening will also include special guest appearances from 2024 Tony nominees Rachel McAdams, Jocelyn Bioh, Betsy Aidem, and Whitney White.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Photos: See the Original Cast of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Reunite for Lincoln Center Theater Benefit Reading
Special guests Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper of LCT's Uncle Vanya were also on hand for the gala celebration.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Marvin Hamlisch: Love Is Never Gone Gets Staged Reading May 10
James Horan conceived and developed the work, described as "a musical biography."




Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Karen Akers Sets Birdland Jazz Return
The Nine and Grand Hotel original cast member will offer an encore performance of her cabaret evening Water Under the Bridge.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Kate Baldwin, Phillip Boykin, More to Appear in Eugene O'Neill Summer Season
This season marks the O'Neill's 60th Anniversary since the new work development center was founded in 1964.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

Broadway's Stereophonic Releases Cast Album May 10
Featuring original songs by Arcade Fire's Will Butler, the David Adjmi play is the most Tony-nominated play in Broadway history.



Playbill News
May 10, 2024

West End Star Oliver Tompsett Makes His Broadway Debut in & Juliet Beginning May 10
The hit jukebox musical continues at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.



Playbill News
May 09, 2024

Photos: Sarah Paulson Receives Sardi's Portrait
The Tony-nominated actor joined the New York restaurant's famed wall of caricatures May 9.



Playbill News
May 09, 2024

London's Tina—The Tina Turner Musical to Welcome New Tina and Ike
The hit biomusical continues at the Aldwych Theatre.



Playbill News
May 09, 2024

The Outsiders, The Who's Tommy, More to Give Special Benefit Performances for the Entertainment Community Fund
The special performances are part of the Fund's Producer's Picks benefit performance program.



Playbill News
May 09, 2024

See Who's Joining Songwriter Scott Alan for Birdland Return
Alan will be featured at the piano for the evening titled The Old and The New.



Playbill News
May 09, 2024

Illinoise Production Stage Manager Thomas J. Gates Dies at 51
The Tony nominated musical cancelled its evening May 8 performance in response to the tragedy.




Playbill News
May 09, 2024

Nathan Lane to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2024 Drama Desk Awards
Outgoing Lincoln Center Theater Artistic Director André Bishop will also receive the inaugural William Wolf Award.



Playbill News
May 09, 2024

20 Al Hirschfeld Prints Now Available for Bidding to Benefit Broadway Cares
The autographed drawings feature Julie Andrews, Ellen Greene, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Lea Salonga, and more.



Playbill News
May 09, 2024

How Water for Elephants Brought the Circus to Broadway
Circus designer Shana Carroll and star Isabelle McCalla on the show's gravity-defying acrobatics.



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