Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Lyricist Fred Ebb, whose collaboration with composer John Kander earned the duo three Tony Awards for their iconic musical theatre scores, died Sept. 11, 2004, at the age of 76.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 10, 2013
A teaser video has been released for the upcoming season of "American Horror Story: Coven," starring Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Angela Bassett. The third season will premiere O…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:16PM[SHARE]The legendary run of Cats ended on this date in 2000. Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by T.S. Eliot, the musical enjoyed an 18-year run of 7,485 performances.
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As the long-running hit musical Wicked approaches its tenth anniversary on Broadway, Playbill.com begins to dream cast a possible film adaptation, and we wondered: Who would you like to see …
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Playbill.com recaps its weekly coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Playbill editorial staffers put together individual lists of productions we're especially looking forward to seeing this fall in New York City and London. What are you eagerly awaiting?
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 4, 2013
The Roundabout Theatre Company is expected to announce that Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams will star as Sally Bowles in a 2014 Broadway revival of the Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Into the Woods ended its original Broadway run Sept. 3, 1989. The musical features a Tony-winning score by Stephen Sondheim, a Tony-nominated book by James Lapine and a Tony-winning performa…
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From "Dance Moms" and "The Real Housewives," to Lady Gaga, Joan Rivers and Katy Perry, these are the pop culture guilty pleasures that entertain New York City actors when…
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As the long-running hit musical Wicked approaches its tenth anniversary on Broadway, Playbill.com begins to dream cast a possible film adaptation, and we wondered: Who would you like to see …
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Playbill.com takes a look at the flash mob phenomenon - here are some with a musical theatre twist.
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"Glee" star Lea Michele made her Broadway debut in Les Misérables and went on to perform in Ragtime, Fiddler on the Roof and Spring Awakening. She celebrates her birthday Au…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tony Award-nominated actor Patrick Stewart, who will return to Broadway this season in the double-bill of No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot alongside Ian McKellen, shares some comedic…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:24AM[SHARE]With a new live album set to debut and two upcoming performances at 54 Below (Sept. 19-21), Tony Award winner Laura Benanti is teaming up with Playbill.com for a new video series that invite…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The 1975 Tony Award-nominated Best Musical Chicago, featuring the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb, ended its Broadway run Aug. 27, 1977. In celebration of the iconic musical, Playbill.com …
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As the long-running hit musical Wicked approaches its tenth anniversary on Broadway, Playbill.com begins to dream cast a possible film adaptation, and we wondered: Who would you like to see …
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Meet the cast and creative team of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, starring Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller as the Grammy-winning musician, which will begin performances Sept. 24 in Sa…
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:53PM[SHARE]The Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors ended its run Aug. 22, 2004. To mark the occasion, Playbill.com looks back at various productions of the famed musical comedy.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Jerry Herman's Tony Award-winning musical La Cage aux Folles, featuring a book by Harvey Fierstein, premiered on Broadway Aug. 21, 1983, at the Palace Theatre. The show took home the Ton…
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The upcoming Broadway musical If/Then boasts a cast including Tony Award winners Idina Menzel and LaChanze, as well as Tony Award nominee Anthony Rapp, James Snyder, Jenn Colella and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:34PM[SHARE]Producers of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, starring Tony Award nominee Jessie Mueller as the Grammy-winning musician, have shared a sneak-peek rehearsal video.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM[SHARE]Monday, August 19, 2013
Sierra Boggess, who appeared on Broadway last winter as Christine Daae in the long-running, Tony-winning The Phantom of the Opera, makes her New York City cabaret debut Aug. 19 at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 18, 2013
The new stage adaptation of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Susan Stroman, will premiere on Broadway in early 2014. With a majority o…
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The underwear-clad musical duo The Skivvies were joined by special guests Will Swenson, Michael Urie, Julia Murney and Asmeret Ghebremichael for their late-night show Aug. 16 at 54 Below.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 15, 2013
Twenty-Somethings, an evening spotlighting the work of up-and-coming songwriters Blake Pfeil, Zoe Sarnak and Drew Overcash, was held Aug. 12 at the Highline Ballroom. Tony winner Alice Riple…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PM[SHARE]A trailer has been released for the upcoming Los Angeles return of the Damon Intrabartolo-Jon Hartmere pop opera bare, which stars Payson Lewis (NBC's "The Sing Off", "Vic…
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Tony and Academy Award-winning entertainer Liza Minnelli performs Sophie Tucker's "You've Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)" for the new se…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM[SHARE]YouTube sensation Nick Pitera will make his concert debut Sept. 15 at 8 PM in Los Angeles at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 13, 2013
A new video of Forbidden Broadway and Newsical cast member Christina Bianco performing "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" as a dizzying number of divas has gone viral.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM[SHARE]The scantily-clad duo The Skivvies, otherwise known as musical theatre performers Nick Cearley and Lauren Molina, are taking Playbill.com along on their summer adventures in a new, stripped-…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, August 12, 2013
Eydie Gorme, a popular singer of the '50s and '60s, who became known the world over as half of the duo Steve and Eydie when she married Steve Lawrence, died Aug. 10 at the age of 84.
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