Saturday, January 16, 2016
The Brooklyn Academy of Music's production of The Glory of the World, by frequent collaborators Charles Mee and Les Waters, begins performances Jan. 16. The play is an …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 15, 2016
Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company has announced the world-premiere production of Marie and Rosetta by acclaimed Grounded playwright George Brant. The new play with music te…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM[SHARE]Tony nominees Christopher Fitzgerald and Jeremy Shamos will reprise their roles as Bud and Doug in a one-night-only reunion concert of Gutenberg! The Musical! at Feinstein's/54 B…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:30PM[SHARE]"Will & Grace" star Debra Messing has been tapped for the ABC remake of the 1987 popular film "Dirty Dancing," according to Deadline. Messing, who joins the previousl…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:32PM[SHARE]Theater for the New City will stage Dare to be Black: The Jack Johnson Story next month, making it the second show of the season to explore the famous boxer's real-life tale of talen…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:14PM[SHARE]The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents free workshop performances of Helldrivers of Daytona, a rock musical about the world of NASCAR, Jan. 15-16.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company has announced the world-premiere production of Marie and Rosetta by acclaimed Grounded playwright George Brant. The new play with music te…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35AM[SHARE]Lazarus, the Off-Broadway musical with a score by the late David Bowie and book by Enda Walsh, is being considered by producers for a Broadway transfer, according to The New York Post.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:56AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 14, 2016
Pittsfield's Barrington Stage Company has announced that its 2016 season will include two world premiere musicals: Joel Waggoner and Eric Price's Presto Change-O and&…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00PM[SHARE]The Know: Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events, Jan. 14-24!
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PM[SHARE]Following the news from NBC that the musical comedy Hairspray would be the network's next live broadcast, the Twittersphere was alive with fans hoping Harvey Fierstein, Nikki Blonsky and…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08PM[SHARE]Stephanie Mills, who originated the role of Dorothy on Broadway in The Wiz and recently featured in the NBC live broadcast of the musical, is set to perform on Valentine's Day in a speci…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PM[SHARE]Telly Leung (Allegiance), Eden Espinosa (Wicked), Tony nominee Chad Kimball (Memphis), Jarrod Spector (Beautiful) and Adam Pascal (Rent) have joined the star-studded line-up for Mich…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:47PM[SHARE]The Irish Repertory Theatre's production of The Burial at Thebes begins performances Jan. 14, starring "The Knick"'s Rebekah Brockman as…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Arlington's Signature Theatre has announced the world premiere production of Freaky Friday, Bridget Carpenter, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's new musical based on the classic Mary Rodge…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:42PM[SHARE]Second Stage's 37th anniversary gala celebration will honor producer David Stone and his 12-year relationship with the Off-Broadway theatre. The May 2 evening at Cipriani 42nd St…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:07PM[SHARE]Tony winner Ben Vereen is set to return to Feinstein's/54 Below with his acclaimed solo show Steppin' Out With Ben Vereen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM[SHARE]Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan, who will soon be making her Broadway debut in The Crucible, appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Jan. 12. The host asked her about all the …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM[SHARE]Sweeney Todd's Len Cariou will star in the world premiere of Broadway and the Bard, an evening of Shakespeare and song co-created by the Tony winner and presented by Amas Musical The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM[SHARE]The Jan. 12 performance of Lazarus, David Bowie's musical theatre collaboration with Tony winner Enda Walsh, was the first since the star's passing on Jan. 10. In downtown Manhattan,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM[SHARE]The unexpected death of David Bowie has turned his Carnegie Hall tribute concert on March 31 into a memorial event. The line-up of performers for the night includes Cyndi Lauper, Jakob D…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM[SHARE]What happens when actors play actors? The cast of Noises Off opens up about performing in a farce whose characters aren't as far-fetched as they’d previously assumed.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the New York revival of Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman’s musical comedy The Robber Bridegroom, starring Steven Pasqual…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM[SHARE]Roundabout Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the New York revival of Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman’s musical comedy The Robber Bridegroom, starring Steven Pasqual…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM[SHARE]Broadway director Ivo van Hove told the New York Times that he had been aware of David Bowie's illness since November 2014 but did not tell the cast, at the singer's request. The pop…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:13PM[SHARE]Arlington's Signature Theatre has announced the cast of Road Show, its 26th Stephen Sondheim production. The musical will star Josh Lamon (Finding Neverland), Noah Racey (Curtains) and S…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AM[SHARE]Wicked's Lilli Cooper has joined the cast of The Wildness: Sky-Pony’s Rock Fairy Tale, a world-premiere theatrical event by Brooklyn indie-rock band Sky-Pony, p…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM[SHARE]Jeremy Kushnier and Orfeh are among the original Footloose cast members at Feinstein’s/54 Below Jan. 12 for a one-night-only reunion concert. The Tony-nominated musical…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Broadway icon Tommy Tune returns to the Cafe Carlyle Jan. 12 with an all-new show titled Tommy Tune, Tonight!
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, January 11, 2016
The long-running Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks will reach a record-breaking 21,000 performances Feb. 8, having played in New York City for 56 years. The total number is cu…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:57PM[SHARE]That Lovin' Feelin', a new musical chronicling the life and music of "blue-eyed soul" pioneers The Righteous Brothers, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, is currently play…
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