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Monday, February 10, 2020

Inside Steven Sater's Alice By Heart Reading at the Strand by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony-winning lyricist and librettist welcomed fans to a reading of his literary adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical February 7.

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Friday, February 7, 2020

A Look Inside Opening Night of Bug at Steppenwolf by Marc J. Franklin

The Tracy Letts play, directed by Tony winner David Cromer, opened in Chicago February 3.

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See Julia Murney, Noah Galvin, and More in I Wish: The Roles That Could Have Been by Marc J. Franklin

The February 3 concert at Feinstein's/54 Below featured Broadway stars singing from their dream roles that will never be.

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Go Inside Voices for the Voiceless Concert With Santino Fontana, Andrea Martin, and More by Marc J. Franklin

The concert, presented by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, was held at Town Hall in New York City February 6.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

A Look at Hamilton's Solea Pfeiffer, Emmy Raver-Lampman, and More in New Musical Gun & Powder by Marc J. Franklin

The world premiere, directed by Slave Play's Robert O'Hara, opened at Virginia's Signature Theatre February 5.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

A Look Inside Opening Night of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice by Marc J. Franklin

The new musical, with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik, lyrics by Amanda Green, and a book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, opened February 4.

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Check Out Photos of the New York Theatre Workshop Gala Honoring Hadestown's Rachel Chavkin and Jordan Roth by Marc J. Franklin

The event, featuring Anaïs Mitchell's Tony Award-winning musical, plus Moulin Rouge! and more, was celebrated at Capitale February 3.

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Inside the 2020 TCG Gala Honoring David Henry Hwang and The National Black Theatre Festival by Marc J. Franklin

The Tony winner of M. Butterfly and organizers of the Winston-Salem festival were celebrated at the Edison Ballroom.

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See Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Celebrate 100 Performances on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The bio-musical, starring Tony and Olivier nominee Adrienne Warren, opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre November 7.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

A Look Inside the 30th Annual Kleban Prize Reception by Marc J. Franklin

Daniel Messé, Mike Lew, and Rehana Lew Mirzawere awarded for their work in musical theatre at the ASCAP headquarters February 3.

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The Vineyard Theatre's Dana H. Meets the Press by Marc J. Franklin

The Off-Broadway premiere of Lucas Hnath's new play begins performances February 11.

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A Sneak Peek at U.S. Premiere of A Sign of the Times With Hamilton's Javier Muñoz by Marc J. Franklin

Stephen Lloyd Helper's monologue play will debut February 17 at Theater 511.

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Look Back at Rent on Broadway in Honor of Jonathan Larson by Marc J. Franklin

The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer was born February 4, 1960.

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Go Inside the Jerry Herman Memorial Service With Photos of Bernadette Peters, Kristin Chenoweth, Sutton Foster, and More by Marc J. Franklin

The concert celebration was held February 3 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where two separate revivals of Hello, Dolly! played.

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Monday, February 3, 2020

Inside Tina's Pre-Show Celebration With Anna Wintour, Billy Porter, Janet Mock, and More by Marc J. Franklin

The event preceded a special performance of the hit Broadway musical to benefit RAINN.

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Check Out Photos From Jordan Fisher's Dear Evan Hansen Opening Night Celebration by Marc J. Franklin

After joining the company of the Tony Award-winning musical, the Hamilton alum celebrated with family and friends at the Sardi's.

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A Sneak Peek at 72 Miles to Go… at Roundabout Theatre Company by Marc J. Franklin

The world premiere by Hilary Bettis will begin performances at the Laura Pels Theatre February 13.

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Inside the Ensemblist's Black History Month Celebration With the Ikettes of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical by Marc J. Franklin

The popular platform honored the ensemble members from the hit bio-musical with a glam shoot by Jacob Smith Studios.

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Friday, January 24, 2020

Check Out Production Photos of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The world premiere of the Duncan Sheik, Amanda Green, and Marc Sherman musical will open at the Pershing Square Signature Center February 4.

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Inside Rehearsal for Off-Broadway's Intimate Apparel Opera by Marc J. Franklin

The Lincoln Center Theater production, featuring a libretto by playwright Lynn Nottage and a score by Ricky Ian Gordon, will begin performances February 27.

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A Look at the U.K. Tour of The Croft by Marc J. Franklin

The world premiere of Ali Milles' new thriller opened performances at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, January 22.

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Inside Opening Night of Second Stage's Grand Horizons on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

Bess Wohl's play, directed Leigh Silverman, opened at the Hayes Theater January 23.

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Check Out Production Photos of Sex/Crime at London's Soho Theatre by Marc J. Franklin

Alexis Gregory's dark comic queer thriller opened January 22.

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Getting Into Character With Wicked's Hannah Corneau by Marc J. Franklin

The actor, starring as Elphaba in the hit Broadway musical, gives Playbill an inside look at her pre-show routine.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Check Out Photos of the World Premiere of Midwives at the George Street Playhouse by Marc J. Franklin

The new thriller by Chris Bohjalian began performances in New Jersey January 21.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Inside the First Day of Rehearsals for Diana on Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The new musical, starring Jeanna de Waal as the late Princess of Wales, will begin performances at the Longacre Theatre March 2.

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Inside the Grammy Awards' Nominee Celebration With the Casts of Hadestown, Moulin Rouge!, and More by Marc J. Franklin

Ahead of the ceremony on January 26, the Broadway community came out to celebrate.

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Check Out Photos of The Little Mermaid at the Argyle Theatre by Marc J. Franklin

The Disney musical, starring Kimberly Immanuel as Ariel, opened at the Long Island theatre January 18.

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Monday, January 20, 2020

Inside Opening Night of Emojiland Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The new musical comedy, starring Lesli Margherita, Lucas Steele, Natalie Weiss, and more, opened at the Duke on 42nd Street January 19.

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Friday, January 17, 2020

A Look at Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn Off-Broadway by Marc J. Franklin

The Amas Musical Theatre production of Mark Saltzman's musical began performances at A.R.T./New York Theatres January 14.

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Inside the First Rehearsal of the World Premiere of The Headlands at LCT3 by Marc J. Franklin

The new play by Obie-winning writer Christopher Chen, directed by Knud Adams, will begin performances at the Claire Tow Theater February 8.

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