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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Grosses: The Music Man, Hamilton, More Bring in Millions as Broadway Returns to Full Grosses Reporting by Logan Culwell-Block

For the first time since the shutdown, see full gross and attendance info for each Broadway show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM[SHARE]

KPOP Sets Broadway Announcement Press Event by Logan Culwell-Block

The musical taking audiences behind the scenes of the K-pop industry played a Lortel Award-winning Off-Broadway run in 2017.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Watch Judy Kuhn, Steven Pasquale, Ethan Slater, More Celebrate Sondheim While Recording Off-Broadway Assassins by Logan Culwell-Block

The cast of Classic Stage Company's revival share their favorite things about the late Broadway legend from the recording studio.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Arrest Made Following the Death of Cabaret Vocal Coach Barbara Maier Gustern by Logan Culwell-Block

Gustern's students reportedly included cast members from Broadway's recent Oklahoma! revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM[SHARE]

Grammy Winner Ciara Joins Color Purple Movie Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

The film adaptation of the 2005 musical will star Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM[SHARE]

Read Stephen Sondheim's First Playbill Bio, from West Side Story by Logan Culwell-Block

Look back at where it all started for this late, great theatrical trailblazer on what would have been his 92nd birthday.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Penelope, or How The Odyssey Was Really Written Begins Off-Broadway Previews March 22 by Logan Culwell-Block

The new musical from York Theatre Company features music by Stephen Weiner and a book and lyrics by Peter Kellogg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Monday, March 21, 2022

Ramin Karimloo, Kerry Ellis, John Barrowman, More to Release Solo Albums Through Westway Music by Logan Culwell-Block

Upcoming Funny Girl star Karimloo's Road to Nowhere will feature a "broadgrass" take on "Music of the Night."

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE]

MJ to Launch North American Tour in 2023 by Logan Culwell-Block

The biomusical is currently running at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM[SHARE]

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Sanaz Toossi's English Completes Off-Broadway Run at Atlantic Theater Company March 20 by Logan Culwell-Block

Tala Ashe, Marjan Neshat, and Hadi Tabbal lead the world premiere.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]

Friday, March 18, 2022

David Alan Grier, Louis Gossett Jr., More Join Color Purple Movie Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks will lead the screen adaptation of the 2005 Broadway musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PM[SHARE]

Tony Awards Admin Committee Rules on Company, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Music Man, More by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway's biggest honors will be handed out June 12 at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM[SHARE]

Space Dogs Closing Performances to Be Recorded Live by Logan Culwell-Block

The Off-Broadway production has added a final evening performance and is teasing a "secret" for those in the audience.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM[SHARE]

Antonio Banderas-Led A Chorus Line Releases Spanish-Language Cast Recording by Logan Culwell-Block

The stage and film star directed and starred in the production at Teatro del Soho Caixabank in 2019.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM[SHARE]

Patti LuPone Speaks Out on Theatre Etiquette After Being Hit in the Head With Roses at Company Curtain Call by Logan Culwell-Block

The two-time Tony winner shares some flower-throwing pointers on a recent visit to The View.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM[SHARE]

Thursday, March 17, 2022

More Than 8,000 Sign Change.org Petition to Cancel Planned Production of Emmett Till Opera; Its Authors Respond by Logan Culwell-Block

The opera, which critics say approaches the murder of a Black teenager through the lens of a fictional white woman, is currently set to premiere later this month at John Jay College.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM[SHARE]

Broadway League to Resume Full Reporting of Grosses by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway will again release figures for each individual production, as was the norm pre-pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Actors' Equity Sets Protocols For the Return of In-Person Auditions by Logan Culwell-Block

The stage performers' union will not re-open their audition centers, but is allowing employers to host their own in-person calls.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:37PM[SHARE]

Full Cast and Creative Team Revealed for Bob Fosse's Dancin' at The Old Globe by Logan Culwell-Block

Tony winner Wayne Cilento will direct the Broadway-aimed production after performing in the musical's original cast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM[SHARE]

Maria Friedman to Direct West End Concert of The Witches of Eastwick by Logan Culwell-Block

The John Dempsey-Dana P. Rowe musical hasn't been seen in London since its original 2000 West End run starring Friedman.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM[SHARE]

Antonio Banderas-Helmed Company to Move to Barcelona by Logan Culwell-Block

Anna Moliner, Roger Berruezo, Marta Ribera, Lydia Fairén, more will star in the Spanish-language production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Alison Leiby to Bring Oh God, A Show About Abortion to Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Lila Neugebauer will direct the solo show, presented by Broad City star Ilana Glazer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Get a First Look at Craig Bierko on NBC's The Blacklist by Logan Culwell-Block

The Broadway favorite guest stars on the March 18 episode of the crime thriller.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Watch: Ali Ewoldt and Deven Kolluri Sing From She Loves Me at Signature Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

The D.C.-area production of the Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joe Masteroff musical continues through April 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM[SHARE]

Disney+ Releasing Sing-Along Editions of Encanto, Beauty and the Beast, More by Logan Culwell-Block

Time to warm-up, because Disney+ is ready for you to raise your voice along with some of its musical favorites.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM[SHARE]

Find Out How Tony Kushner Made Stephen Sondheim Finally Like His Own Lyric to West Side Story's 'I Feel Pretty' by Logan Culwell-Block

The Pulitzer winner shares the story in a clip from a 90-minute behind-the-scenes documentary included with West Side Story's March 15 Blu-ray release.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM[SHARE]

Monday, March 14, 2022

World Premiere of Spanish-Language On Your Feet! Set for GALA Hispanic Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Telling the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the jukebox bio-musical opened on Broadway in 2015.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PM[SHARE]

Derek Klena, Ciara Renée, Christy Altomare, More to Debut New Works on 3rd Write Out Loud Album by Logan Culwell-Block

The album includes the five winning singles from the 2021 Write Out Loud contest, founded by Taylor Louderman to celebrate new musical theatre writers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PM[SHARE]

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All stories by Logan Culwell-Block on BroadwayStars

Grosses: The Music Man, Hamilton, More Bring in Millions as Broadway Returns to Full Grosses Reporting by Logan Culwell-Block

KPOP Sets Broadway Announcement Press Event by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch Judy Kuhn, Steven Pasquale, Ethan Slater, More Celebrate Sondheim While Recording Off-Broadway Assassins by Logan Culwell-Block

Arrest Made Following the Death of Cabaret Vocal Coach Barbara Maier Gustern by Logan Culwell-Block

Grammy Winner Ciara Joins Color Purple Movie Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

Read Stephen Sondheim's First Playbill Bio, from West Side Story by Logan Culwell-Block

Penelope, or How The Odyssey Was Really Written Begins Off-Broadway Previews March 22 by Logan Culwell-Block

Ramin Karimloo, Kerry Ellis, John Barrowman, More to Release Solo Albums Through Westway Music by Logan Culwell-Block

MJ to Launch North American Tour in 2023 by Logan Culwell-Block

Sanaz Toossi's English Completes Off-Broadway Run at Atlantic Theater Company March 20 by Logan Culwell-Block

David Alan Grier, Louis Gossett Jr., More Join Color Purple Movie Musical by Logan Culwell-Block

Tony Awards Admin Committee Rules on Company, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Music Man, More by Logan Culwell-Block

Space Dogs Closing Performances to Be Recorded Live by Logan Culwell-Block

Antonio Banderas-Led A Chorus Line Releases Spanish-Language Cast Recording by Logan Culwell-Block

Patti LuPone Speaks Out on Theatre Etiquette After Being Hit in the Head With Roses at Company Curtain Call by Logan Culwell-Block

More Than 8,000 Sign Change.org Petition to Cancel Planned Production of Emmett Till Opera; Its Authors Respond by Logan Culwell-Block

Broadway League to Resume Full Reporting of Grosses by Logan Culwell-Block

Actors' Equity Sets Protocols For the Return of In-Person Auditions by Logan Culwell-Block

Full Cast and Creative Team Revealed for Bob Fosse's Dancin' at The Old Globe by Logan Culwell-Block

Maria Friedman to Direct West End Concert of The Witches of Eastwick by Logan Culwell-Block

Antonio Banderas-Helmed Company to Move to Barcelona by Logan Culwell-Block

Alison Leiby to Bring Oh God, A Show About Abortion to Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Get a First Look at Craig Bierko on NBC's The Blacklist by Logan Culwell-Block

Watch: Ali Ewoldt and Deven Kolluri Sing From She Loves Me at Signature Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Disney+ Releasing Sing-Along Editions of Encanto, Beauty and the Beast, More by Logan Culwell-Block

Find Out How Tony Kushner Made Stephen Sondheim Finally Like His Own Lyric to West Side Story's 'I Feel Pretty' by Logan Culwell-Block

Tom Hiddleston Stars in The Play What I Wrote, Streaming From Birmingham Rep Beginning March 15 by Logan Culwell-Block

Amy Adams-Led Glass Menagerie West End Revival Completes Creative Team by Logan Culwell-Block

To My Girls Begins Off-Broadway at Second Stage March 15 by Logan Culwell-Block

World Premiere of Spanish-Language On Your Feet! Set for GALA Hispanic Theatre by Logan Culwell-Block

Derek Klena, Ciara Renée, Christy Altomare, More to Debut New Works on 3rd Write Out Loud Album by Logan Culwell-Block