Thursday, February 20, 2014
The world premiere of THE 12, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Schenkkan — whose All the Way will open on Broadway March 6 — and award-winning composer Neil Berg, is among…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:51PM[SHARE]Tim & Charlie Go Solo, featuring the music of songwriters Tim Rosser and Charlie Sohne, was held Feb. 3 at Birdland Jazz. Here are highlights from the evening.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM[SHARE]Stage and screen actor Terrence Howard, an Oscar nominee for "Hustle & Flow," has signed on to star in the Fox drama pilot "Empire," according to Deadline.com.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM[SHARE]Overcash & Change 2, an evening featuring the work of musical theatre composer Drew Overcash, including his stand-alone pop/rock music, will be presented Feb. 24 at The Highline Ballroom…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Halfway Home Productions presents Avarice The Musical, featuring a book, music and lyrics by J. William Bruce, Feb. 20-23 at Stage Left Studio.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Multi-platinum recording artist and actress Vanessa Williams, who was Tony-nominated for her performance in Into the Woods, has been announced as a special guest star vocalist in the Br…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:33PM[SHARE]Elizabeth Swados, who received four Tony nominations for Broadway's Runaways, will direct GUNS, A Cabaret — a project she also conceived that began at NYU Tisch School of the Arts …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:20PM[SHARE]Syndee Winters (The Lion King), F. Michael Haynie (Wicked) and Laura Dreyfuss (Once) are among the artists who have joined the lineup for Overcash & Change 2, an evening featuring t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM[SHARE]New Sundays, 54 Below's ongoing series that debuts new work from New York-based musical theatre writers, will continue Feb. 23 at the Manhattan nightspot
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM[SHARE]Second Stage Theatre, under the artistic direction of Carole Rothman, has awarded its second annual Donna Perret Rosen Award for excellence in musical theatre to composer-lyricist Peter Mill…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM[SHARE]In celebration of the upcoming Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, which will begin previews March 8 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, the New York Public Library has opened an exhibit fe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 18, 2014
J&M Productions will present reLIEing on Family, a multi-racial family drama by Marcus Graham, Feb. 28 and March 1 in the Grand Theatre of The Producers Club in New York City.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:35PM[SHARE]Fathom Events, CinemaLive and Rocket Music Entertainment Group will broadcast "Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano," a concert event filmed in Las Vegas, March 18 and March 26 at …
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PM[SHARE]Richard O'Brien, who wrote the rock 'n' roll musical The Rocky Horror Show and played Riff Raff in the film adaptation, will join the cast of the 40th anniversary production …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:12PM[SHARE]Lindsay Mendez, who stars in the hit Broadway musical Wicked, Lucas Steele and Tony Yazbeck have joined the lineup of performers set for the fourth annual Broadway Belts for PFF!, hosted by …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:57PM[SHARE]The New York premieres of Bess Wohl's American Hero, directed by Leigh Silverman (Chinglish, Well, Violet), and Tanya Saracho's Mala Hierba, directed by Jerry Ruiz, will be presented…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM[SHARE]Stage and screen actress Jane Krakowski, who took home the 2003 Tony Award for her performance in Nine, has been tapped to lead Fox's half-hour pilot "Dead Boss," according to …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM[SHARE]Virginia's Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of Beaches, adapted from the 1985 novel by Iris Rainer Dart, beginning Feb. 18 at Signature's MAX Theatre. Mara Davi and Alys…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Bikeman: A 9/11 Play, a new play by Thomas F. Flynn based on his book "Bikeman," officially opens Feb. 18, following previews that began Jan. 26, at the BMCC Tribeca Performin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Til Divorce Do Us Part: The Musical, an original musical comedy revue based on the real-life story of Ruthe Ponturo, who wrote the piece while going through her divorce from a Broadway produ…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 17, 2014
Songs from new musicals are presented Feb. 17 in Cutting-Edge Composers, hosted by [title of show] star Susan Blackwell, at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]David Alan Thornton Vs. the Bunny Suicides, described as "an evening of laughs, sighs, and rabbit hara-kiri" that features the work of singer-songwriter and composer David Alan Tho…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]A memorial to celebrate the life and career of late actor Christopher Evan Welch takes place Feb. 17 on the Irene Diamond Stage of The Pershing Square Signature Center. The event is open to …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 16, 2014
The Virginia Signature Theatre world premiere of Beaches, adapted from the 1985 novel by Iris Rainer Dart, has been given a weeklong extension prior to its first performance. The musical wil…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00PM[SHARE]Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Carole J. Bufford, Gabrielle Stravelli, Connor Donahue, Molly Pope and Carlo Maria are among the artists celebrating Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters at the Feb. 16…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM[SHARE]Karen Mason, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Carole J. Bufford, Gabrielle Stravelli, Connor Donahue and Carlo Maria are among the artists celebrating Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters at the Feb. 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The Irish Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of the new musical Transport, featuring a book by Australian author Thomas Keneally ("Schindler's List") and music and l…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Alice Lee, who will star in the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Heathers: The Musical — based on the 1988 dark comedy of the same name — plays Rockwood Music Hall's Stage…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, February 15, 2014
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Carole J. Bufford and Gabrielle Stravelli are among the artists who will celebrate Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters at the Feb. 16 installment of The Meeting*, host…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Theater for the New City presents the world premiere of Sotto Voce, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz, beginning Feb. 15 at the Johnson Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 14, 2014
Shirley Bassey, the belter known for such songs as "Goldfinger," "Big Spender" and "Diamonds Are Forever," may be the next headliner to join the Broadway cast o…
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