Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL, and Universal Stage Productions present the official opening of the world premiere of October Sky Aug. 26, following previews that began Aug. 19. Th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 25, 2015
South African-born Olivier and Obie Award winner Thuli Dumakude and Tanyaradzwa Tawenga, "a suburban kid from Zimbabwe," will bring Africa My Beautiful to the Playroom Theater …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM[SHARE]The Drama League has announced the line-up for its fall schedule of events and workshops. Included in the slate is the Up Close series, a number of intimate evenings with Tony winners Ch…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM[SHARE]For the first time in the Sydney Theatre Company's history, an international director - the U.K.'s Jonathan Church - will step in at its helm, replacing outgoing artistic dir…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM[SHARE]The Chicago-based Pegasus Theatre Company has announced that its 2015-16 season will kick off with the world premiere of For Her as a Piano. The musical play is penned by Na…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM[SHARE]From re-imagined productions to immersive operas, college musical theatre programs are bursting with students who aren't afraid to push boundaries and think outside the box. Increasi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 24, 2015
Academy and Golden Globe Award winner Forest Whitaker, who starred in such critically acclaimed films as “The Butler” and “The Last King of Scotland,”…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Signature Theatre resident playwright A.R. Gurney's new comedy, Love & Money, officially opens Aug. 24. The play, which began previews Aug. 15 and has recently been extended…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Academy and Golden Globe Award winner Forest Whitaker, who starred in such critically acclaimed films as “The Butler” and “The Last King of Scotland,”…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 23, 2015
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SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Following last year's sold-out run, Erasmus Fenn's Drop Dead Perfect officially opens Off-Broadway Aug. 23 starring Everett Quinton, long-time member of the Ridiculous Th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 22, 2015
Off-Broadway's Mint Theater Company begins performances of its summer revival of Harold Chapin's comedy The New Morality Aug. 22, starring Christian Campbell, f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The Old Globe theatre's Summer Shakespeare Festival production of The Comedy of Errors, directed by seven-time Tony nominee Scott Ellis (The Elephant Man, On the Twentieth Century, Y…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, August 21, 2015
The Manhattan Theatre Club, which produces both on and Off-Broadway, has announced that the eighth show of the season will be The Ruins of Civilization by U.K. playwrig…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM[SHARE]Though no official statement has been issued, the Manhattan Theatre Club, which produces both on and Off-Broadway, told the New York Times that it will stage a world premiere by U.K. pla…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:30PM[SHARE]It is still unclear whether Off-Broadway venue, the Union Square Theatre, will be preserved, as plans for redevelopments move forward. Reading International, which owns the theatre and t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 20, 2015
Theater for the New City will stage Bike Shop, The Musical next month, helmed by Gretchen Cryer, who starred in and wrote the book and lyrics for the long-running I'm Gettin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:27PM[SHARE]Who's Your Baghdaddy? Or How I Started The Iraq War, the new musical by Marshall Pailet and A.D. Penedo, will begin performances Off-Broadway Sept. 26. The musical comedy follows mem…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM[SHARE]Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events!
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM[SHARE]In an evening benefiting the Actors Fund, Tony-winning producer Jamie deRoy will celebrate the 25th anniversary of her variety show, Jamie deRoy & Friends (as well as her birthday), …
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM[SHARE]Long-time collaborators Annie Baker and Sam Gold are an impressive duo: She is a Pulitzer-winning playwright, he, a Tony-winning director. The two have worked together for more t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:19AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 19, 2015
On Aug. 19 Christopher Tierney steps into the dancing shoes of Johnny Castle, the role made iconic by Patrick Swayze in the film, for the national tour of Dirty Dancing – The Class…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PM[SHARE]Singer, songwriter and cabaret performer Amanda McBroom will return to 54 Below this fall over two nights with her new solo show, Up Close and Personal. McBroom is a Golden Globe winner for …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:57PM[SHARE]Broadway Week returns Sept. 7-20. The biannual promotion offers theatregoers the chance to purchase two-for-one tickets to a range of Broadway shows including 2015 Tony winners F…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM[SHARE]Off-Broadway's 59E59 Theatres has announced the complete line-up of shows for fall 2015 and into early 2016. Included in the line-up is Kevin Armento and The One Year Lease T…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM[SHARE]Following last year's sold-out run, Erasmus Fenn's Drop Dead Perfect returns Off-Broadway Aug. 19 starring Everett Quinton, long-time member of the Ridiculous Theatrical …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Philip Ridley’s Mercury Fur officially opens Off-Broadway Aug. 19, following previews that began Aug. 5. The Linney Courtyard at the Signature Theatre is completely tr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL, and Universal Stage Productions present the world premiere of October Sky Aug. 19, a musical adaptation of the 1999 film with Jake Gyllenhaal about …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The Labyrinth Theater Company has announced two shows as part of its upcoming 2015-16 season. The slate will kick off with the world premiere of Aaron Mark’s one-woman show…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:46PM[SHARE]Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company has announced that the final production of its 30th anniversary season will be the world premiere of Oscar nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:30PM[SHARE]Following workshops in New York and Los Angeles over five years ago, two-time Tony winner Steven Sater's play New York Animals will at last have its world premiere staging Off-Br…
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