Thursday, December 27, 2012
The intricate lives of people living on a Show Boat first came to life at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Dec. 27, 1927. Adapted by Oscar Hammerstein II from Edna Ferber's novel, with music…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The editors of Playbill.com have combed through the past seven years of our popular Cue & A feature to select some of our favorite answers to the question, "Which Broadway or screen…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM[SHARE]Legs Diamond, which features a score by late Australian songwriter and entertainer Peter Allen, opened on Broadway Dec. 26, 1988. Here, Playbill.com looks back at the music of Allen.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 25, 2012
To celebrate the holiday season, Playbill.com offers a mix of Christmas tunes performed by two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]The inviting new nightlife venue 54 Below, designed by Tony Award winner John Lee Beatty and architect Richard Lewis, opened its doors last summer with a special engagement by Tony Award win…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 24, 2012
For theatregoers, nothing tops the gift of live performance. As the New Year approaches, the Playbill.com staff looks back at holiday theatregoing experiences.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]Ricky Martin, who currently stars as Che in the Broadway revival of Evita, celebrates his birthday Dec. 24. Here, Playbill.com looks back at Martin's career with clips of his Broadway ou…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM[SHARE]With Christmas right around the corner, Playbill.com takes a look at our favorite covers of the Mariah Carey holiday hit "All I Want For Christmas Is You."
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 23, 2012
Playbill.com has put together a collection of performers from Broadway and beyond, performing the holiday classic "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, December 21, 2012
The highly anticipated, star-studded film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables will hit theatres on Christmas Day. With the film release a few days away, Playbi…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Tony-nominated Best Musical Dreamgirls opened on Broadway Dec. 20, 1981, and starred Tony winner Jennifer Holliday as Effie White. In celebration of the musical, Playbill.com takes a loo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]The cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's acclaimed new Broadway production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood picked up their quill pens to create mock Playbill-style biographies of the Victo…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM[SHARE]Carly Rose Sonenclar, the young singing actress who has been seen on Broadway in Wonderland and Les Miserables, is among the finalists for Fox TV's singing competition, "The X Facto…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The original production of The Music Man opened Dec. 19, 1957, featuring Tony-winning performances from Robert Preston and Barbara Cook. It won the 1958 Tony for Best Musical and enjoyed a 1…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Jerry's Girls, celebrating the music of Tony Award-winning Hello, Dolly! and Mame composer-lyricist Jerry Herman, opened on Broadway Dec. 18, 1985. In celebration of the production, Play…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:50PM[SHARE]Monday, December 17, 2012
Jason Robert Brown's Parade, which took home the 1999 Tony Award for Best Original Score, opened Dec. 17, 1998. Here, Playbill.com looks back at Brown's career with songs from Parade…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13AM[SHARE]Friday, December 14, 2012
Alice Ripley, who took home the 2009 Tony Award for her performance as the troubled Diana Goodman in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, celebrates her birthday Dec. 14. She c…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tony Award winner and screen legend Dick Van Dyke celebrates his birthday Dec. 13. Here, Playbill.com looks back at his career, including clips from film, television, Broadway and more.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Rita Moreno, who debuted on Broadway in a short-lived production called Skydrift and appeared in the London run of Sunset Boulevard, celebrates her birthday Dec. 11.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM[SHARE]Monday, December 10, 2012
Spring Awakening, the Tony Award-winning rock musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, opened Dec. 10, 2006. Here, Playbill.com looks back at the hit coming-of-age story.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM[SHARE]Russell Crowe, who appears as Javert in the film adaptation of Les Miserables, performed with his band The Indoor Garden Party at Joe's Pub Dec. 8. The actor was joined by some special g…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM[SHARE]Friday, December 7, 2012
The highly anticipated, star-studded film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables will hit theatres on Christmas Day. With the film release a few weeks away, Playb…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cast recordings of the Broadway musicals Newsies, Once, Follies, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and Nice Work If You Can Get It, as well as music from "Smash" are among nominees…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM[SHARE]Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the Broadway theatre fan on your list? With the holidays just a few weeks away, Playbill.com has put together a 2012 holiday gift guide for your thea…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 5, 2012
I Do! I Do!, Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt's musical adaptation of Jan de Hartog's The Fourposter, opened Dec. 5, 1966. It starred Mary Martin and Robert Preston, who won a Tony for h…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Acclaimed Australian actress Caroline O'Connor is back on Broadway this season, stopping the show nightly at A Christmas Story, The Musical, which opened Nov. 19 at the Lunt-Fontanne The…
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PM[SHARE]Monday, December 3, 2012
Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Golden Boy opens Dec. 6 at the Belasco, 75 years after the original premiered on Broadway at the same theatre. To commemorate the anniversary, the Pla…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM[SHARE]The Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical Camelot opened at Broadway's Majestic Theatre Dec. 3, 1960. In celebration of the piece, Playbill.com looks back at performances and numbe…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 1, 2012
Telly Leung, most recently seen in the world premiere of Allegiance at The Old Globe, will celebrate his new solo recording, "I'll Cover You," Dec. 2 at 54 Below. In anticipati…
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, November 30, 2012
Playbill is offering early screening opportunities of the highly anticipated film adaptation of Les Misérables, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne and…
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:05PM[SHARE]"American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken, who starred on Broadway in Monty Python's Spamalot, celebrates his birthday Nov. 30.
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