Monday, April 13, 2015
Peter Morgan's The Audience, which stars Oscar winner Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, has recouped its $3,400,000 production cost in eight weeks.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:04PM[SHARE]Roundabout Theatre Company will host its first annual Casino Night May 11 at 6:30 PM in the Penthouse Lobby at the American Airlines Theatre; proceeds will benefit Roundabout's Educatio…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM[SHARE]The Walt Disney Studios announced it will co-produce and co-finance Steven Spielberg's "The BFG," marking the three-time Academy Award winner's first time di…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:58PM[SHARE]Following the historic changes in rules regarding travel to and from Cuba, members of the cast of the Cuban production of Rent took in the April 11 evening performance of the Tony-winnin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52AM[SHARE]May will be a busy month for songwriter Scott Alan, whose musicals include Detour and the forthcoming Home.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM[SHARE]To celebrate Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent announcement that she will again run for the office of President of the United States in 2016, producers Kari Lynn Hearn of CoolChic Producti…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AM[SHARE]Musicals Tonight! continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys, understudies and alternates 7 PM April 13 at The Lion Theatre with the latest edition of At This Per…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 12, 2015
An American in Paris, the new stage incarnation of the classic Gershwin film, arrives at Broadway's Palace Theatre, officially opening April 12 at 5 PM following previews that began Marc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 11, 2015
Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 10, 2015
Applications for the third annual T. Fellowship are now being accepted through May 15.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM[SHARE]Movie musical stars Anne Hathaway ("Les Miserables") and Emily Blunt ("Into the Woods") competed on Spike's "Lip Sync Battle" April 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM[SHARE]Grammy winner Bette Midler, most recently on Broadway in John Logan's I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, was recently a guest on "Ellen."
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM[SHARE]"Stages," Josh Groban's new album of songs from Broadway, will be released from Reprise Records April 28. In anticipation of the album's release, Playbill.com is sharing an…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27AM[SHARE]Broadway Bares, Broadway's sexiest night of the year, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be presented June 21 at 9:30 PM and midnight at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM[SHARE]"Norm Lewis: Who Am I?," featuring the velvet-voiced singing actor, airs on PBS April 10 at 9 PM ET; check local listings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM[SHARE]There is no guarantee that it will get you airborne, but the Wicked broom that helped Idina Menzel win her Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical is currently up for bidding to benefit Bro…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM[SHARE]Raymond J. Lee, who was part of the ensemble of the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, has posted a video on YouTube taken right after the final performance at Broadway's Nederlander Theat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:21AM[SHARE]News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Vanessa Hudgens, who stars in the Broadway revival of Gigi, is a guest on the April 10 broadcast of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Lyric Opera of Chicago's new production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Carousel is presented April 10-May 3.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 9, 2015
Oscar-winning actress Kathy Bates is the latest to check into "American Horror Story: Hotel," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PM[SHARE]The Academy and the ABC Television Network have announced the dates for the 88th, 89th and 90th Oscar presentations. The Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Oscar Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, F…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PM[SHARE]Tony and Academy Award-winning actress Liza Minnelli, who recently entered a rehabilitation facility for substance abuse, is now home.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM[SHARE]Josh Gad, a Tony nominee for his performance in The Book of Mormon, was a guest on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" April 8.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]Jazz musician Joe Traina, who has been managing Broadway theatres since 1987, is at work on his fifth studio recording.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]Mamie Gummer, whose stage credits include Les Liaisons Dangereuses, School for Lies and Uncle Vanya, has landed a recurring role on the second season of WGN America's "Manh…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM[SHARE]Casting has been announced for The Gallery Players production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning Evita, which will play the Brooklyn venue April 25-May 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM[SHARE]Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, who can currently be seen in the New York Spring Spectacular, will host The 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards " honoring productions on Broadway, Off-Broadwa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM[SHARE]Casting has been announced for The Gallery Players production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Tony-winning Evita, which will play the Brooklyn venue April 25-May 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM[SHARE]Daniel Radcliffe, the "Harry Potter" star who made his Broadway debut in a revival of Equus, is currently in negotiations to star in the new BBC Films production "Grand Theft …
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:34AM[SHARE]The new comedy series "The Comedians," starring 700 Sundays' Billy Crystal, makes its debut on FX April 9.
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