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Nov 23, 2024

The Lightning Thief Musical Makes U.K. Debut Beginning November 23
Max Harwood is leading the musical, adapted from the book series by Rob Rokicki and Joe Tracz.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

On the Opening Night of Death Becomes Her on Broadway, Megan Hilty Received Flowers From Meryl Streep
The show attendees included Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé, Tina Fey, and Lea Salonga.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Video: NSYNC's JC Chasez and the Cast of & Juliet Sing 'Tearin' Up My Heart'
The former NSYNC member hosted a sing-along performance of the Max Martin musical on Broadway.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Tina Sinatra: 'Broadway Is Where I Believe He Should Be'; Go Inside Sinatra the Musical Reading
Kathleen Marshall directed a cast led by Matt Doyle and Ana Villafañe.


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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Inside a Dressing Room Fit for Comedy Queen Ana Gasteyer
The Broadway Once Upon a Mattress gives us a tour of her digs at the Hudson Theatre, complete with stories about scandalous backstage shenanigans.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Wicked Film Will Release a Score Album
Composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, the score was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and recorded at AIR Studios.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Here's When You Can See Mandy Gonzalez and Caroline Bowman in Broadway's Sunset Blvd.
Nicole Scherzinger has several planned absences from Jamie Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Patti LuPone Will Reunite With Mandy Patinkin in Upcoming Series The Artist
The murder mystery, a work of historical fiction, will debut on The Network next year.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

10 Changes the Wicked Movie Made to the Broadway Musical
Read our spoilerific analysis of Wicked, Part One.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Jordan Donica and More Join Lineup for Two Gentlemen of Verona Concert
Zi Alikhan will direct the Tony-winning musical for Red Bull Theater.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Behind the Broadway Cameos and the New Song in the Wicked Movie
Warning: this guide is filled with spoilers!

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Mischief's The Comedy About Spies Will Open in the West End in 2025
Performances will begin at the Noël Coward Theatre in April.


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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

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

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Did the US Premiere of 300 Paintings Impress The Critics?
Created and performed by Sydney-based comedian and visual artist Sam Kissajukian, the show comes to New York directly from a sold-out engagement at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

The Reviews Are In for Katori Hall's The Blood Quilt Off-Broadway
Lileana Blain-Cruz is directing the new family play, which opened November 21 at Lincoln Center Theater.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Adam Kantor Was in Rent on Broadway. Now He's Playing Jonathan Larson in tick, tick… BOOM!
At Actors' Playhouse, the performer is having a homecoming.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Represent Your Favorite Broadway Shows With New Playbill Cover Stickers
From classics like Les Misérables to current shows like The Outsiders, now you can place your favorite Playbill covers wherever your theatre kid heart desires.


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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Robert Petkoff Is Harold Zidler in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical Beginning November 22
The Tony-winning musical continues at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Bonnie Milligan, Jelani Remy, Beth Leavel, More Star in Vape! The Grease Parody Reading November 22
Jack Plotnick directs the send-up of the 1972 Broadway hit.

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Playbill News
Nov 22, 2024

Upcoming Cast Recordings
The show tunes you need from the shows you love!

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Read the Broadway Reviews for Death Becomes Her
Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard lead the new stage version of the 1992 film at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Audra McDonald and Joy Woods in Broadway's Gypsy Revival
The new production began performances November 21 ahead of a December 19 opening night.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal for Sinatra the Musical Reading With Matt Doyle, Ana Villafañe, More
Kathleen Marshall is directing the musical about Ol' Blue Eyes that features a book by Joe DiPietro.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Photos: Look Back on the Previous Broadway Productions of Gypsy
The show begins its fifth Broadway revival November 21 at the Majestic Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Joy Behar, Susie Essman, Tovah Feldshuh, Adrienne C. Moore to Star in My First Ex-Husband Off-Broadway
Randal Myler will direct the rotating cast of the new show penned by Behar.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Ken Barnett Will Play Late Fashion Designer in Reading of Mister Halston
Kimberly Senior will direct Raffael Pacitti's one-person show.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face Will Air on PBS' Great Performances
The Roundabout production was the long-awaited Broadway premiere of Hwang's semi-autobiographical play.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Target Margin Theater and NYU Skirball Complete Cast for Show/Boat: A River
David Herskovits is directing the reexamination of the 1927 Oscar Hammerstein II-Jerome Kern musical Show Boat.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Pauletta Washington, Nia Vardalos, More Join Rotating Cast of Pen Pals
The Michael Griffo play is headed to St. Clement's Theatre beginning December 5.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

See Who's Starring in CSC Reading of The Member of the Wedding
Francesca Sabel will direct the 1950 Carson McCullers drama.


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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Watch: John Kander Celebrates Cabaret Anniversary at the August Wilson Theatre
The current revival celebrated the work's 58th anniversary November 20.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Ragtime Reunion Concert Will Stream Via PBS
Filmed in 2023, the one-night-only event featured Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Peter Friedman, and more from the Ahrens and Flaherty musical's original cast.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Jeremy Jordan, Lizzy McAlpine, Jason Gotay, Jessica Molaskey, More to Lead Broadway Premiere of Floyd Collins
Tina Landau, who wrote the musical alongside Adam Guettel, will direct the Lincoln Center Theater production.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Alice By Heart, Legally Blonde, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country
When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

The Merchant's House Museum Production of A Christmas Carol to Stream
Surrounded by period-accurate, 19th-century holiday decorations lit via candlelight, the 70-minute production is based on Dickens' own script of the classic.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Robert Lepage Brings His Dancing Hamlet to Chicago
The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark will make its American premiere in Chicago at Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

See Who's Joining Idina Menzel in Redwood on Broadway
De'Adre Aziza, Zachary Noah Piser, Khaila Wilcoxon, and more will star in the Tina Landau-Kate Diaz musical at the Nederlander Theatre in 2025.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Kerry Ellis Will Star in Staged Concert of If/Then at London's Savoy
Bill Buckhurst will direct the Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey musical.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Broadway's Thanksgiving Week 2024 Performance Schedule Changes
Several shows have canceled and/or added performances during the holiday week.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

The Big Gay Jamboree Will Close Off-Broadway
Titanìque co-creator and star Marla Mindelle is trapped in a Golden Age musical in the campy comedy, playing the Orpheum Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

United Hospital Fund Releases Affordable Healthcare Guide for Theatre Workers
The free, comprehensive guide is intended to help dramatists and other performing arts professionals access health insurance and care.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Death Becomes Her Opens on Broadway November 21
Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard star in the stage version of the 1992 film at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Curtain Up! Audra McDonald-Led Gypsy Revival Begins at Broadway's Majestic November 21
George C. Wolfe is directing the new production, co-starring Danny Burstein and Joy Woods.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Docudrama Room 1214 Opens World Premiere Off-Broadway Engagement November 21
Sarah Norris directs the new work from Michelle Kholos Brooks.

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Playbill News
Nov 21, 2024

Katori Hall's The Blood Quilt Opens Off-Broadway Via Lincoln Center Theater November 21
Lileana Blain-Cruz is at the helm.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

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

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Andrew Barth Feldman Boards Joshua Harmon's We Had a World
Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed new casting for its upcoming Off-Broadway season.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

The Wicked Film Features an 80-Member Orchestra—And the Full Overture
Film orchestrator Jeff Atmajian discusses bringing Stephen Schwartz's iconic score—now bigger than ever—to the screen.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Hairspray Reunion Concert Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now! Extends Off-Broadway
Original cast members Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Kerry Butler star in an evening of songs and anecdotes from their careers.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Bonnie Milligan, Jelani Remy, Beth Leavel, More Set for Reading of Vape! The Grease Parody
Jack Plotnick will direct the send-up of the 1972 Broadway hit.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Discount Ticket Booth TKTS Is Coming to Philadelphia
TDF is partnering with Visit Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Visitor Center on the new location.


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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

See Cynthia Erivo Sing 'It's Not Easy Bein' Green' with Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street
The Wicked star stopped by the beloved children's program to celebrate the diversity of difference.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Death Becomes Her Will Release Broadway Cast Album; 4 Tracks Will Stream November 21
Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard star in the stage version of the 1992 film at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

See Photos of the New London Stranger Things Cast
Louis Healy, Callum Maxwell, Miranda Mufema, and more joined the West End play November 14.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Get a 1st Look at Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard in Death Becomes Her on Broadway
Production shots and video highlights are out for the new musical opening at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre November 21.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Video: The Avett Brothers Perform at the Swept Away Opening Night on Broadway
The new musical starring John Gallagher Jr. opened November 19 at the Longacre Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Broadway's New Year's Week 2025 Performance Schedule Changes
Several shows have canceled and/or added performances during the holiday week.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Gwyneth Goes Skiing and Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story to Embark on International Tours
Linus Karp continues to bring ridiculous pop culture driven comedy to the stage.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

New York City Gay Men's Chorus Will Honor Seth Rudestky and James Wesley Jackson
The upcoming benefit at the Edison Ballroom will also celebrate Kelsey Louie.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Daniel Marconi Will Lead Garside's Career at Mint Theater Company
Matt Dickson will direct Harold Brighouse's political satire Off-Broadway.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

African Exodus, Cuckoo, March Forth, More in PAC NYC's 2025 Programming
The Off-Broadway venue has announced seven productions set for the new year, including theatre, music, comedy, and dance performances.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Photos: See Production Shots From the Elf the Musical Holiday Tour
Sam Scalamoni directs the production based on the 2003 film.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Kevin Chamberlin Will Offer Finding the Joy Cabaret at Green Room 42
Tony nominee Chamberlin's Broadway credits include Seussical, The Addams Family, Chicago, and more.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Marisa Tomei Stars in Jessica Goldberg's Babe Off-Broadway, Opening November 20
Scott Elliott directs The New Group production.

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Playbill News
Nov 20, 2024

Cult of Love Begins Broadway Run November 20
The new play from Second Stage centers on four adult children and their partners as they return home for a rocky holiday gathering.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

The Reviews Are In for Avett Brothers Musical Swept Away On Broadway
Wayne Duvall, John Gallagher Jr., Adrian Blake Enscoe, and Stark Sands lead the company of the new work, which opened November 19.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

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

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

The McKittrick to 'Close Its Doors Forever'; Farewell Parties Planned
Guests are encouraged to dress according to the theme of each event.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

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

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

How Paul Tazewell Created the Costumes for the Wicked Movies (And What Happened to Glinda's Blue Dress)
The Tony-winning costumer created over 1,000 costumes for the new film.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Broadway's Tammy Faye Abruptly Sets Final Performance
The Elton John-Jake Shears musical opened at the Palace Theatre November 14.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Did the Wicked Film Live Up to the Hype? Read the Reviews
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead the cast of Jon M. Chu's film adaptation.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Amber Iman Will Lead Michael Thurber-Jocelyn Bioh Musical Goddess Off-Broadway
The musical's upcoming NY premiere at The Public Theater will feature much of the cast from the work's 2022 Berkeley Rep run.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Broadway Grosses Analysis: Sunset Blvd. Brings in Highest Gross of Run So Far
The Jamie Lloyd-directed revival dethroned The Lion King to become the second highest-grossing show on the Main Stem last week.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Chicago-Based Theatre Critic Kris Vire Has Died at 47
A highly respected arts and culture journalist, Mr. Vire privately battled multiple forms of cancer throughout the last year of his life.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Ryan McCartan Will Be Broadway's New The Great Gatsby
McCartan will succeed Jeremy Jordan at the Broadway Theatre.


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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Photos: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Honors Tom Viertel With Monte Cristo Award
The evening featured performances by Laura Bell Bundy, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler, Casey Likes, Brenda Braxton, Julia Murney, and more.


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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Check Out Photos of Marisa Tomei in Jessica Goldberg's Babe Off-Broadway
Scott Elliott directs The New Group production.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Jimbo Will Join Drag: The Musical Off-Broadway in 2025
The self-described "drag clown" will succeed the musical's co-creator and current star (and fellow Drag Race winner), Alaska.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

See Highlights From Broadway's Maybe Happy Ending
Darren Criss and Helen J Shen star in the new musical at the Belasco Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Watch: Florencia Cuenca Sings a Bilingual 'Wizard and I'
See Cuenca record the Wicked anthem for the album Broadway en Spanglish, now out via Concord Theatricals Recordings.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Adam Kantor, María Bilbao, Nate Promkul in Tick, Tick...BOOM! at Actors' Playhouse
Andy Señor Jr. directs the new production of the Jonathan Larson musical at the Miami venue.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Meet the Broadway Cast of Boop! The Musical
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Erich Bergen, Faith Prince, and more will reprise their performances from the new musical's Chicago run.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Test Your Wicked Trivia Brain With an Entire Jeopardy! Category
Most Playbill readers will have a more-than-definish chance at acing this test.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Video: Kristin Chenoweth Pays Tribute to Gavin Creel with a Heartfelt Rendition of 'I Will Always Love You'
The Tony winner dedicated the cover to Creel during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Reviews Are In for Shit. Meet. Fan at MCC Theater
The new play by Robert O'Hara stars Neil Patrick Harris and Jane Krakowski as a married couple who host a dramtic dinner party.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Mischief Movie Night (In) Will Play Limited Engagement at London's Sadlers Wells
Eight of the improvised performances from the theatrical troupe behind The Play That Goes Wrong will be live streamed.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Nathan Levy Joins Cast of Broadway's & Juliet November 19
The Tony-nominated jukebox musical is celebrating its second anniversary at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Broadway's Aladdin Welcomes New Omar November 19
The hit Disney musical celebrated its 10th anniversary at the New Amsterdam Theatre earlier this year.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Avett Brothers Musical Swept Away Opens on Broadway November 19
Wayne Duvall, John Gallagher Jr., Adrian Blake Enscoe, and Stark Sands lead the company.

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Playbill News
Nov 19, 2024

Derek Klena, Isabelle McCalla, Ta'Nika Gibson, More Are Part of November 19 Reading of Happy, Texas Musical
Darko Tresnjak directs the new work from Rusty Ferracane, Craig Bohmler, and Steven Mark Kohn.

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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Photos: Get a 1st Look at Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard in Death Becomes Her on Broadway
The new musical opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre November 21.

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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Klea Blackhurst, Graham Rowat, Gabrielle Stravelli Join Lineup for Sing Happy
Spotlighting the lyrics of the late Fred Ebb, the evening will celebrate the 20th year of the Fred Ebb Foundation.


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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

How to Get $39 Tickets to Broadway's Gypsy, Starring Audra McDonald
The upcoming revival has also released a new block of tickets for its formerly sold-out first preview.

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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Wicked Fans Assemble! Sing-Along Screenings Are Officially Coming
Broomography will be optional at the nationwide Christmas screening events.

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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Crystal Lucas-Perry, A.J. Shively, Sidney DuPont, More to Perform Rent in Concert
Sammi Cannold will direct the Nebraska performance of the Jonathan Larson rock musical.

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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Before Elf's Opening Night on Broadway, Grey Henson Dislocated His Thumb
On the festive red carpet, Kalen Allen dressed like an actual gift, and Sean Astin wore a Santa jacket.

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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for London Revival of Mel Brooks' The Producers, Starring Andy Nyman and Marc Antolin
Patrick Marber is directing the Tony-winning musical at the Menier Chocolate Factory.


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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Maryann Plunkett Will Again Star in Clubbed Thumb's Deep Blue Sound at The Public
The Tony winner is currently starring in Broadway's The Notebook.

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Playbill News
Nov 18, 2024

Matt Doyle, Ana Villafañe, More Will Be Part of Sinatra the Musical Reading at the Apollo
Kathleen Marshall will direct the musical about Ol' Blue Eyes that features a book by Joe DiPietro.

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