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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Netflix's Matilda the Musical Movie Sets December In-Theatre and Streaming Premiere Dates by Logan Culwell-Block

The adaptation of the Tony- and Olivier-winning production stars newcomer Alisha Weir as Matilda and Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM[SHARE]

Open Jar Studios Acquires Bway Printing by Logan Culwell-Block

The boutique printing service specializes in printing and hand-delivering scripts and scores for production rehearsals.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM[SHARE]

Gabriel Byrne's Walking With Ghosts Plans Fall Broadway Run by Logan Culwell-Block

The solo play, adapted from the two-time Tony nominee's memoir, will be directed by Lonny Price.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM[SHARE]

Liz Kingsman's One-Woman Show Will Transfer to London's West End by Logan Culwell-Block

The show previously played Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM[SHARE]

Monday, August 29, 2022

Watch Hugh Jackman, Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, More at the Special Entertainment Community Fund Benefit Performance of The Music Man by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway revival gave a benefit performance August 28 for the national human services organization.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]

Lincoln Center TKTS Booth to Reopen in September by Logan Culwell-Block

The uptown location for discount Broadway tickets has been closed since March 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM[SHARE]

& Juliet, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, More Receive 2022 Dora Award Nominations by Logan Culwell-Block

The honors, recognizing the best in Toronto theatre, will be handed out September 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM[SHARE]

Sunday, August 28, 2022

Barrington Stage Company's A Little Night Music, Starring Emily Skinner, Jason Danieley, Sierra Boggess, Mary Beth Peil, Completes Run August 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Sondheim musical is directed by outgoing BSC Founder and Artistic Director Julianne Boyd.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM[SHARE]

Aya Ogawa's The Nosebleed Completes Off-Broadway Run at Lincoln Center Theater August 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

The autobiographical piece explores Ogawa's relationship with their late father.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM[SHARE]

Johnny G. Lloyd's Patience Finishes Off-Broadway World Premiere August 28 by Logan Culwell-Block

Zhailon Levingston directs the Second Stage production about a professional solitaire player.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07AM[SHARE]

Friday, August 26, 2022

City Center Parade, to Star Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, Holding Virtual Open Call for Mary Phagan by Logan Culwell-Block

Find out how to share the stage with the Dear Evan Hansen and The Cher Show stars.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM[SHARE]

'Master Harold' ...and the Boys, As You Like It Join National Theatre at Home Streaming Library by Logan Culwell-Block

Lucian Msamati stars in the 2019 revival of Athol Fugard's apartheid-set drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM[SHARE]

Eleri Ward's 2nd Sondheim Folk Album Sets September Release by Logan Culwell-Block

Keep a Tender Distance is a follow-up to last year's A Perfect Little Death, with songs from Assassins, Company, Into the Woods, Evening Primrose, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM[SHARE]

Sneak Peek of Broadway-Aimed Frida Kahlo Musical Will Be Presented at Lincoln Center by Logan Culwell-Block

The free event will spotlight the developing musical from Jaime Lozano and Neena Beber.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM[SHARE]

Reviews: What Did Critics Think of the Re-Imagined U.K. Into the Woods? by Logan Culwell-Block

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical is co-directed by Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM[SHARE]

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Anna Deveare Smith Developing Ella Fitzgerald Musical, to Star Dee Dee Bridgewater and Charity Angél Dawson by Logan Culwell-Block

The new musical will give a private industry presentation next month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM[SHARE]

Concord Theatricals Will License POTUS Through Samuel French Imprint by Logan Culwell-Block

The new play from Broadway debut playwright Selina Fillinger was seen on the Main Stem this past season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE]

Daniel Fish-Directed Oklahoma! to Transfer to London's West End by Logan Culwell-Block

The Tony-winning revival played a sold-out run at London's Young Vic earlier this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM[SHARE]

New York, New York Stage Musical Headed to Broadway With New Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Kander; Susan Stroman to Direct by Logan Culwell-Block

The project will reportedly make its Main Stem debut this season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:07AM[SHARE]

Theatre Royal Bath's Into the Woods Opens August 25; Get a First Look at the Re-Imagined Revival by Logan Culwell-Block

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical is directed by Terry Gilliam.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00AM[SHARE]

Theatre Royal Bath's Into the Woods Opens August 25, Starring Alex Young by Logan Culwell-Block

The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical is directed by Terry Gilliam.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AM[SHARE]

Luba Mason and Caesar Samayoa Star in New Michael John LaChiusa Musical Los Otros, Beginning August 25 by Logan Culwell-Block

The one-act musical features music by the Giant writer and a book and lyrics by Tony nominee Ellen Fitzhugh.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Casting Revealed for Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge at The Public Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

The co-production with Elevator Repair Service will star Daphne Gaines, Greig Sargeant, Ben Jalosa Williams, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM[SHARE]

Get a Look at M. Butterfly at Santa Fe Opera by Logan Culwell-Block

The operatic adaptation of the David Henry Hwang play features a libretto by Hwang and music by Huang Ruo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM[SHARE]

Second Stage's Camp Siegfried Will Be Led by 2 Actors Making Their Off-Broadway Debuts by Logan Culwell-Block

Sawyer Barth and Lily McInerny will lead the Bess Wohl New York premiere, directed by David Cromer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PM[SHARE]

Hamilton Team Will Donate Damages From Church's Illegal Production to Texas LGBTQ+ Advocacy Organization by Logan Culwell-Block

The unauthorized performances of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical were followed by a sermon that included anti-gay rhetoric.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PM[SHARE]

Transport Group and National Asian American Theatre Company to Partner on Revival of Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance by Logan Culwell-Block

The Off-Broadway production will feature Manu Narayan, Mia Katigbak, Carmen M. Herlihy, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Seldom-Seen Rock Musical Your Own Thing to Receive All-Star Benefit Performance via Off-Broadway's Red Bull Theater by Logan Culwell-Block

The company's upcoming season also includes a co-production with Fiasco Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:33PM[SHARE]

Photos: A Look Back at the Brandy- and Whitney Houston-Led Film Version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella by Logan Culwell-Block

The made-for-TV special, also starring Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber, and Paolo Montalban, first aired in 1997.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM[SHARE]

Texas Church Who Staged Illegal Hamilton Posts Apology, Will Pay Damages by Logan Culwell-Block

The church staged an unauthorized production of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, changing lyrics to add biblical references.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:18PM[SHARE]

Cinderella, a Richard Rodgers Mix-Tape: Which Tunes Come From Other Shows? by Logan Culwell-Block

As the Whitney Houston and Brandy"led film gets an encore TV broadcast, find out which songs in the Rodgers and Hammerstein favorite were written for other projects.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM[SHARE]

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