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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Watch Highlights From Really Rosie at New York City Center by Olivia Clement

Maurice Sendak and Carole King’s musical will wrap up the Encores! Off-Center summer season in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM[SHARE]

Ellen Burstyn to Star in Classic Stage Company's As You Like It by Olivia Clement

The Oscar and Tony winner will return to the stage for the John Doyle-helmed romantic comedy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM[SHARE]

Playwright-Driven Broadway Bound Theatre Festival to Launch This Summer by Olivia Clement

Tony winners Alice Ripley and Daisy Eagan will perform at the inaugural event, which will showcase 20 new plays.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM[SHARE]

Cast Set for Off-Broadway Premiere of Simon Stephens' On the Shore of the Wide World by Olivia Clement

Blair Brown, Present Laughter’s Tedra Millan, LeRoy McClain, and Twin Peaks actor Ben Rosenfield are tapped for the Atlantic Theater Company run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM[SHARE]

Michael Moore Says Broadway Show Will Not Be Nightly 'Political Rally' by Olivia Clement

Learn what the Oscar-winning filmmaker and author has in store with his new solo show, The Terms of My Surrender.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM[SHARE]

Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin Kicks Off at New York City Center by Olivia Clement

Kirsten Childs’ musical marks the second Encores! Off-Center show of the season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Fringe Encore Series Continues Despite No Fringe Festival by Olivia Clement

The annual event, which showcases works from international fringe festivals, will kick off this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:46PM[SHARE]

How Well Do You Know the Songs of Great Comet? by Olivia Clement

Test your knowledge of the hit Broadway musical with this week’s Name That Tune video quiz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:31PM[SHARE]

Did Another Magician Covertly Film Derek DelGaudio's Off-Broadway Show? by Olivia Clement

The mystifying one-person show In & Of Itself becomes shrouded in a mystery of its own.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM[SHARE]

Bedlam to Launch New Season With Ensemble Production of Peter Pan by Olivia Clement

A cast of 6 will depict J.M. Barrie’s 25 characters including Pirates, the Lost Boys, the Darling children, and Captain Hook.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM[SHARE]

Tony Winner Blair Brown to Join Uma Thurman and Josh Lucas in The Parisian Woman on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new political drama by House of Cards writer Beau Willimon will debut this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:09AM[SHARE]

Monday, July 24, 2017

Snowfall's Carter Hudson to Lead Cast of Van Gogh's Ear Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Ensemble for the Romantic Century production kicks off this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PM[SHARE]

The Broadway Cast Welcomes Betsy Wolfe, Jenn Gambatese, and Mamie Parris by Olivia Clement

Listen to the leading ladies chat Broadway, life lessons, inspirations, and more on the latest episode of Playbill’s new podcast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM[SHARE]

Off-Broadway Cast Joins Phylicia Rashad for West Coast Transfer of Head of Passes by Olivia Clement

The drama by Moonlight Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney will play the Mark Taper Forum this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]

Lana Gordon Returns to Broadway's Chicago July 24 by Olivia Clement

Her return marks Gordon’s third time taking on the iconic role of Velma Kelly in the long-running revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Hugh Panaro to Succeed Norm Lewis in Off-Broadway's Sweeney Todd by Olivia Clement

See who else is joining the immersive staging in the upcoming cast switch.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08AM[SHARE]

Friday, July 21, 2017

11 Women Creatives You Need to Know at NYMF This Year by Olivia Clement

Get to know some of the next generation of musical theatre makers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PM[SHARE]

Kevin Spacey to Play Gore Vidal in New Netflix Biopic by Olivia Clement

The Oscar winner will play the late, prolific American writer in a new film, now shooting in Italy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM[SHARE]

Rhys Ifans to Play Scrooge in All-New Christmas Carol at the Old Vic by Olivia Clement

Matthew Warchus will direct a new version of the holiday classic by Jack Thorne.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21AM[SHARE]

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Watch Broadway's Musical Theatre Creatives Chat Process with Playbill by Olivia Clement

Go behind the scenes of The Broadway Cast with the creatives from Come From Away, Prince of Broadway, and Holiday Inn.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:57PM[SHARE]

Watch Jason Robert Brown Lead the Band for the Overture From Prince of Broadway by Olivia Clement

Can you catch all 19 songs from Harold Prince’s legendary career?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:21PM[SHARE]

Brandon Victor Dixon, Elizabeth Stanley, and More Tapped for The Red Letter Plays by Olivia Clement

See who’s starring in the Suzan-Lori Parks works at the Signature Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:31AM[SHARE]

Be More Chill Now Available for Licensing; New Music Video Released by Olivia Clement

In celebration of the licensing agreement, a video of “Michael in the Bathroom,” starring George Salazar, has been released.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM[SHARE]

Musical Comedy Curvy Widow Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Nancy Opel stars as a recently widowed woman who immerses herself in the modern dating scene.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM[SHARE]

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