Thursday, February 19, 2015
Coinciding with the World Day for Social Justice on Feb. 20, female actors from around the globe are gathering at Soho Playhouse for three special performances of Breaking the Silence with G…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM[SHARE]The world premiere of the new musical The Nomad by Tony nominee Elizabeth Swados (The Runaways) and Guggenheim fellow Erin Courtney, begins performances Feb. 19 at the Flea Theater.…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The Lark resident theatre organization, The New Black Fest, has announced the line-up for its fifth season, set to feature readings of new plays from award-winning playwrights, an ex…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:43PM[SHARE]Performance Space 122 has announced that its Spring Gala will honor actor and dancer Claire Danes ("Homeland," Pygmalion), who has a long history of performing at the venue. The ga…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05PM[SHARE]The Bistro Awards, cabaret's oldest award, will celebrate its 30th year by honoring Tony Award winner Lillias White (The Life, Chicago) and jazz headliner Carol Fredette March 4. White a…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:45AM[SHARE]Churchill, a new play adapted and performed by Ronald Keaton, officially opens Feb. 18 at New World Stages. The show began previews Off-Broadway Feb. 6 following an acclaimed and sold…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Playwright Horizons has announced that the cast for the world premiere of the new musical play Iowa will feature Broadway actor Lee Sellars (A Time To Kill, West Side Story), who will play v…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:20PM[SHARE]Rattlestick Playwrights Theater announced Feb. 17 that Tony and Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave (Driving Miss Daisy, The Year of Magical Thinking) will perform a one-night-only…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM[SHARE]Vertigo Theater's site-specific production of The Living Room Series: Barenuckle, an evening of short plays about boxing, will take place inside Gleason's Gym in Dumbo. All perfo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM[SHARE]Tom Galantich (Tail! Spin!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) has joined the cast of Clinton The Musical, which will begin previews at New World Stages March 25 prior to an official opening April 9.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM[SHARE]The Public Theater has announced that its 5th annual Public Forum Drama Club Series will feature a unique line-up of one-night-only readings and discussions including a Shakespea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:02AM[SHARE]The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and Women's Project Theater will present the world premiere of The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, written by Laura Eason (Sex with Strangers, "Ho…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The Women's Project Theatre world premiere of Bright Half Life, a play about two women in love by Pulitzer Prize nominee Tanya Barfield, begins performances Feb. 17, directed by Tony Awa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The Women's Project Theatre world premiere of Bright Half Life, a play about two women in love by Pulitzer Prize nominee Tanya Barfield, begins performances Feb. 17, directed by Tony Awa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, February 16, 2015
Kid Victory, the world-premiere musical from famed composer John Kander (Chicago, Cabaret) and playwright Greg Pierce (Slow Girl), begins performances Feb. 16 at the Signature Theatre in…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 15, 2015
Famed comedic sketch show "Saturday Night Live" will soon celebrate its 40th anniversary with a host of celebrities set to be part of the telecast. Playbill.com took to social medi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playwright David Ives (Venus in Fur) and director John Rando (On the Town) team up once more to present another hilarious collection of short plays, Lives of the S…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, February 14, 2015
An Octoroon, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' widely acclaimed piece begins performances Feb. 14 at Theatre For A New Audience in Brooklyn. The play was originally produced by Soho Rep in 201…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]This spring, the Drama Desk and Obie Award winning Keen Company present the first New York revival of John & Jen, the musical with music by Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, I Am Harvey Milk…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM[SHARE]Friday, February 13, 2015
Every month Playbill.com provides readers with essential knowledge for tackling the immenisty that is the Off-Broadway landscape, making it easier to find the perfect show. Here's ou…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM[SHARE]The Atlantic Theater Company will present its 30th anniversary Gala March 2, hosted by "Desperate Housewives" star and Academy Award nominee Felicity Huffman. The evening will feat…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM[SHARE]Fellow Tony nominees Norm Lewis (Porgy and Bess, Phantom of the Opera) and Stephen Lang (Hamlet, "Avatar") perform together as Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, respectively,…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2015
Producers have announced that the original cast of the musical Disenchanted! will continue for the open-ended run Off-Broadway beginning in March. As previously reported, the show is…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:17PM[SHARE]Urban Stages will present the New York premiere of two monologues written by and starring Robert Dubac, The Book of Moron and The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? The performances will run in re…
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:09PM[SHARE]The world of Brooklynite, starring Matt Doyle, Nick Cordero and Andrew Call among others, closely resembles the trendy Brooklyn that theatregoers know in real life, filled with hips…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Second Stage Theatre announced Feb. 11 the world premieres of two new plays for its 13th annual uptown series: Emily Schwend's paranormal tale, The Other Thing, and King Liz by Fernanda …
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM[SHARE]Paleyfest 2015 has announced some of the star guest speakers set to attend the event in LA next month. Featured in the line-up is an array of Broadway talent that includes Darren Criss, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:22PM[SHARE]The New Group’s Off-Broadway production of Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking, starring Tony winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, or Change) and Academy Award winne…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 10, 2015
MCC Theater announced Feb. 10 that its 2015-16 mainstage season will include New York premieres by acclaimed playwrights Matthew Lopez (The Whipping Man), John Pollono (Small Engine Repa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:38PM[SHARE]Playwrights Horizons announced Feb. 10 that its 2015-16 season would include New York and world premieres by acclaimed playwrights Anne Washburn (Mr. Burns - a post-electric play…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PM[SHARE]The Off-Broadway revival of Clifford Odets' Rocket to the Moon, featuring Ned Eisenberg ("Law and Order: SVU") and directed by Obie and Lucille Lortel Award winner…
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