Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Along with providing the only tension of the evening, the character of Grizabella also inspires the most frustration with
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Despite its all-female cast, a new production of The Taming of the Shrew is still a man's story.
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Donna Lynne Champlin's big break into television came with its share of concerns " the main one being that someone had been secretly recording her for years. The singer and actress, who bega…
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The Fun Home star talks about tackling gender identity onstage and off and how it relates to her style.
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American audiences might associate Julian Fellowes with his hit TV show "Downton Abbey," which returns to PBS Jan. 3. But the prolific writer's latest project, School of Rock &…
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Don't think that you're the only one whose family gets rowdy 'round the holidays! We get in the spirit by offering a round-up of the most dysfunctional family dinners seen on…
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Sheryl Crow has joined the ranks of musical theatre composers with the new musical Diner. As the musical takes shape in its latest out-of-town tryout, we catch up with the busy Gramm…
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The timeless musical Fiddler on the Roof is the story of Tevye the milkman coming to terms with a rapidly changing world. The three actresses playing his eldest daughters share thei…
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Come from Away, the new rock musical that explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town on Sept. 11, 2001, offic…
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The untold stories of Alexander Hamilton’s children were told at the Nov. 14 Ham4Ham performance, when cast members of Fun Home joined the latest in the series of impromptu concert…
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Come from Away, the new rock musical that explores the lasting connection forged between a group of travelers whose planes were diverted to a small Newfoundland town on Sept. 11, 2001, begin…
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In honor of Veterans Day, choreographer, director and dancer Christopher Rice (The Book of Mormon) created a tap-dancing salute to those who gave so much for their country.
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Phyllida Lloyd, director of the all-female Henry IV playing St. Ann's Warehouse, reveals the moment she decided to disrupt the status quo by casting a Shakespeare play completely wit…
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How did Bernadette Peters help Gloria Estefan feel better about her hair? How did Joel Grey know Peters was star material when she was only 18 years old? Grey, Sydney Lucas and the current c…
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It may seem like Broadway stars can do anything, but even talented folk sometimes need to pad their resumes. Broadway's brightest stars recently confessed to exaggerating a skill or two …
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Kristin Chenoweth, Edie Falco and Steve Kazee are among those in the Broadway community who have been effected by breast cancer. As October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) comes to a close, …
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Songbird, the new musical at 59E59, is the latest effort by Spring Awakening alum Lauren Pritchard and producer Allison Bressi. The two open up about being young women in charge of …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Musical theatre abounds with sparkling dance numbers and happy endings, but stories of ghosts and ghouls have also graced the stage. Take a look at some of the scary stories that have spooke…
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A.R. Gurney's comedy Sylvia follows a man as he goes through a midlife crisis and adopts a new dog, much to the chagrin of his wife. The stars of the show share stories of their own cris…
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The stars of The Bandstand, the new musical at Paper Mill Playhouse, share the singers and songs that helped them through challenging times in their own lives.
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Kathleen Turner and the cast of Would You Still Love Me If... offer a frank conversation about opportunities for women in theatre and the challenges of presenting a transgender love story.
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Sondheim on Sondheim, the musical exploration of the life of award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim, opens at the International City Theatre Oct. 16 following preview performances that …
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Some good news for one of the co-stars of Broadway's Something Rotten! John Cariani, who plays Nigel Bottom in the hit musical and who also maintains a second career as a playwright,…
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There's no question who Savvy Crawford's biggest fan is. The nine-year-old actress, who plays the young incarnation of the title character in the new musical Améli…
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Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell returned to the Broadway stage Oct. 8 in the Broadway bow of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love. Playbill.com was there.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM[SHARE]The phrase "right hand man," from the song of the same name that introduces General George Washington to the stage in the hit musical Hamilton, could easily be utilized offstage to…
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Tori Amos joined forces with British playwright Samuel Adamson to write a contemporary adaptation of the Scottish fairytale The Light Princess, which played L…
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The new school year is bringing big changes for Gabriella Pizzolo. The young actress, who has been understudying the three child roles in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, steps into th…
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Sydney Lucas, the Tony-nominated young star of the acclaimed musical Fun Home, exits the production Oct. 4 after spending three years in the role of Small Alison. She looks back on her t…
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Moises Kaufman's first play, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, will receive a star-studded benefit reading Oct. 5 to support the Tectonic Theater Project and the Inte…
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