Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Churchill, a new play about British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, has announced it will extend its limited engagement at Off-Broadway's New World Stages once again, this time th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM[SHARE]Celebrity Autobiography has announced the cast for its upcoming Broadway Edition on June 1 and 6 at The Triad nightclub in New York. The show will feature familiar faces from Broadway readin…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM[SHARE]OBIE winner and "Orange is the New Black" star Lea DeLaria has been announced as the host of the 60th annual OBIE Awards, celebrating excellence in theatre Off-Broadway. The ce…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27AM[SHARE]The New Group's world premiere of The Spoils by Jesse Eisenberg of "Social Network" fame, begins previews May 5 prior to an official opening June 2 at The New…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]New York's Public Theater Lab production of Toast, the new play by acclaimed poet and playwright Lemon Andersen (Def Poetry Jam), officially opens May 5 following preview performances th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 4, 2015
Jonathan Groff will reprise his acclaimed performance as King George in an excerpt from Lin-Manuel Miranda's celebrated show Hamilton at the Lapham's Quartely Gala dinne…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:44PM[SHARE]Playwright Craig Lucas, who was recently nominated for a Tony Award for his libretto to the Broadway musical An American in Paris, will have his new short play showcased in the tiniest of th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM[SHARE]The Book of Mormon and "Girls" star Andrew Rannells, who also was featured in the title role in Hedwig on Broadway last year, will join the cabaret troupe The Citizens Ban…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:19PM[SHARE]Roundabout Theatre has announced casting for the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that will feature readings of new plays written and directed by e…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM[SHARE]Dan Lauria's new play Dinner with the Boys officially opens Off-Broadway May 4 at the Acorn Theatre on Theatre Row. Lauria, who also stars in the production, is mos…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM[SHARE]Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater has announced casting for the Spring revival of David Mamet's Ghost Stories: The Shawl and Prairie du Chien, two haunting short plays helmed by Sc…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM[SHARE]Broadway favorites Jeremy Jordan (Newsies), Marc Kudisch (Hand to God) and Lindsay Mendez (Wicked) perform tunes from the short-lived Marvin Hamlisch musical Sweet Smel…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin's beloved and Tony Award-winning Genie on Broadway, makes his solo concert debut at 54 Below on May 4 and May 18.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 3, 2015
Michael Ricigliano Jr.’s Queen For a Day officially opens May 3 at Theatre St. Clement's Off-Broadway, following previews that began April 14. The world premiere reunites f…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]April 28 was a big day for the Broadway community, as performers and creative teams held their breath to see which shows and performances would be nominated for the 2015 Tony Awards. In what…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 2, 2015
The Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre Company production of Every Brilliant Thing, which played an extended run at Off-Broadway's Barrow Street Theatre earlier this year, l…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 1, 2015
The Las Vegas stage production of The Duck Commander Musical, based on the popular, yet controversial family from the A&E series "Duck Dynasty," will end its run after…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM[SHARE]From the creators of Bayside! The Musical!, which will soon finish up a two-year run Off-Broadway, comes another 90's-inspired show, Full House! The Musical!, an una…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 30, 2015
The Public Theater has announced a two-week extension of Elevator Repair Service's production The Sound and the Fury, which returns Off-Broadway following an acclaimed premiere a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PM[SHARE]Stomp, the musical that has been playing Off-Broadway's Orpheum Theatre since 1994, will be able to move to a new uptown location, thanks to a Manhattan judge ruling on April 30. The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:41PM[SHARE]Don't miss out on this week's must-see shows and events!
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:15PM[SHARE]The acclaimed Guthrie Theater has announced the line-up for its 2015-16 season. Included in the slate are To Kill a Mockingbird; The Events, recently seen Off-B…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:33PM[SHARE]The Geffen Playhouse has announced that Broadway actors Ari Brand (The Neil Simon Plays) and Molly Ephraim (Into the Woods) will be featured in the West Coast premiere of Joshua Harmon's…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:58PM[SHARE]Stomp, the musical that has been playing Off-Broadway's Oprheum Theatre since 1994, will move to a new uptown location, thanks to a Manhattan judge ruling on April 30. The court'…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PM[SHARE]Following a rocky start in Los Angeles, Odyssey Theatre's Theatre Verité production of Ferguson may tour the U.S., including a staging in Ferguson, according to the LA Times. …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PM[SHARE]Showbiz couple Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker have joined the line-up of the Broadway @ Town Hall concert series in Provincetown hosted by Seth Rudetsky. The celebrity duo ar…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 29, 2015
This month Playbill.com provides readers with essential knowledge for tackling the immensity that is the Off-Broadway landscape, making it easier to find the perfect show. Here's our…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:15PM[SHARE]MCC Theater will host the world premiere of Permission by Hand to God playwright Robert Askins, starting previews tonight. In the lead roles are Justin Bartha (Lend Me a Tenor, "The Han…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:21PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Amanda Seyfried ("Mean Girls," "Les Misérables," "Dear John," "Mamma Mia!") makes her Off-Broadway debut opposite Tony nominee Thomas S…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, April 27, 2015
The Public Theater will have their annual gala June 9 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to the popular Shakespeare in the Park productions each summer. The event, which…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PM[SHARE]Stanley Bahorek (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Amazing Grace) has written and produced the short film "Sent By Hand," inspired by the Cinderella fairytale, …
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