Monday, October 27, 2014
The award-winning National Theatre production of Frankenstein, which featured Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the two leading roles, is presented in an encore scree…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 26, 2014
An industry reading of the musical The Most Miserable Christmas Tree, the story of a tree determined to be decorated again after the holiday ends, is presented Oct. 26 at 2 PM.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The U.S. premiere of the musical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, based on the animated Disney film, begins performances Oct. 26 at La Jolla Playhouse.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 25, 2014
From Carrie to Sweeney Todd, Playbill.com offers another look at some of the scariest stories that have played the stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Jake Gyllenhaal, who is preparing for his Broadway debut in Nick Payne's new play Constellations, participates in the Producers Guild of America's first-ever "Produced By &#…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a filmed live performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical about a murderous barber and his partner in crime, airs Oct. 25 at 2 PM …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Hereafter Musical, a new musical by Vinnie Favale and Frankie Keane exploring the afterlife, officially opens Oct. 25 at Off-Broadway's Snapple Theater Center following previews that…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 24, 2014
Casting has been announced for the Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program presentation of William Shakespeare's epic play Pericles, Prince of Tyre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM[SHARE]A starry lineup of actors who will play a demon hunter and her friends and family in the supernatural thriller "South Of Hell" has been announced, Deadline.com reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM[SHARE]Vincent Kartheiser, known for his performance as Pete Campbell on the hit AMC TV show "Mad Men," takes on the role of Hollywood director Billy Wilder in Billy and Ray.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11AM[SHARE]Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! is broadcast as part of PBS' "Great Performances" series Oct. 24 at 9 PM ET; check local listings.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 23, 2014
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," a filmed live performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical about a murderous barber and his partner in crime, will air Oct. 25 at 2…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:01PM[SHARE]Tony nominee Reed Birney and "Nurse Jackie" star Betty Gilpin will play father and daughter in the world premiere of I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard, a new family drama by Halle…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM[SHARE]Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the world-premiere production of Airline Highway, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lisa D'Amour, with performances beginning Dec. 4 prio…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:12PM[SHARE]Porchlight Music Theatre's production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has been extended at the Chicago theatre through Nov. 16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM[SHARE]Tony nominee Ethan Hawke, last seen on Broadway in Shakespeare's Macbeth, will play legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker in the biopic "Born To Be Blue," Deadline.com reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM[SHARE]"Still Dreaming," the documentary film about residents of the Lillian Booth Actors' Home performing A Midsummer Night's Dream, will receive its world premiere Nov. 18-1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:38AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Topher Grace, who starred as earnest high school student Eric Forman on "That 70's Show," will star in a movie musical, ShowBiz411 reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]The Manhattan Theatre Club and the Sloan Foundation, who began their collaboration in 2000 with David Auburn's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Proof, will continue their ongoin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM[SHARE]Al Pacino, who will return to Broadway next October playing a billionaire businessman in David Mamet's China Doll, will also be seen playing a small-town locksmith in the dramatic fi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Following the cancellation of the Maiden High School production of John Cariani's Almost, Maine, a Kickstarter campaign has begun to fund a production of the play.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM[SHARE]The 19th annual Kids' Night On Broadway, offering children a free ticket to a Broadway show when accompanied by a paying adult, will be held Jan. 9-15, 2015.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PM[SHARE]A starry lineup has been set for the 14th Annual 24 Hour Plays: On Broadway, according to the Associated Press.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM[SHARE]Two disruptions occurred during the opening-night performance of The Death of Klinghoffer at the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Times reports.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM[SHARE]Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage presents Our War, a new theatrical event and collection of short stories that explores the history and present-day impact of the U.S. Civil War, beginn…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Academy Award nominee John Hawkes makes his New York stage debut in the Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of David Auburn's new play Lost Lake, which also features Rent star Tracie T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, October 20, 2014
A starry group of Broadway performers will gather to honor Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan at the Manhattan Theatre Club's fall benefit.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:10PM[SHARE]Following the cancellation of a student production of John Cariani's Almost, Maine due to "sexually-explicit overtones and multiple sexual innuendos" in the script, Cariani…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM[SHARE]Key casting has been announced for Stratford Festival's 2015 season, which includes 13 productions that focus on "eureka moments."
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM[SHARE]The controversy over the Metropolitan Opera's production of John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer, which opens Oct. 20, continues with the release of a letter by the daughters of Leon…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM[SHARE]Key casting has been announced for Stratford Festival's 2015 season, which includes 13 productions that focus on "eureka moments."
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