Thursday, July 14, 2016
Long before Javier Muñoz became the most famous replacement actor in Broadway history, he almost gave everything up before hitting the Heights.
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Hamilton, which bid farewell to Lin-Manuel Miranda and others last week, was immune to the overall box-office slide across Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PM[SHARE]Friday, July 8, 2016
Hamilton gets some new stars while the old stars get some new gigs, and Mike Daisey takes on Donald Trump.
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Broadway comebacks occasionally take time, but Headley proves they are worth the wait.
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Hamilton has altered the fate of a lot of other things beside Broadway.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 1, 2016
Anastasia confirms its Broadway plans, Edward Snowden makes his Off-Broadway debut and Andrew Lloyd Webber gets into a cat fight.
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It was a robust week on Broadway, which held ground at the box office even as it lost shows.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM[SHARE]Friday, June 24, 2016
Busy producer Scott Rudin closes one show, moves another and sends a third into turmoil.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM[SHARE]Monday, June 20, 2016
The overall effect of the Tonys broadcast on Broadway was flat, but certain shows benefited handsomely"and even broke records.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM[SHARE]Heeley was a three-time Tony winner known for his painterly, theatrical touch.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM[SHARE]Friday, June 17, 2016
Hamilton swept the Tony Awards, as expected, and the musical had more news up its sleeve. Plus, as one show closes another one will make history.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM[SHARE]The British director reunites with Red playwright John Logan to log his first cinematic credit, starring Colin Firth and Jude Law.
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Caruso produced the revue Newsical and the movie The Big Gay Musical
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Denkert helped ferry MGM film properties to the stage.
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Box office collections surged across much of Broadway last week, making up for losses suffered the previous week.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 11, 2016
Does opening a show on Broadway almost one year before the Tony Awards hurt a musical's chances at taking home the coveted honor of Best Musical or Play? We revisit our look back at summer s…
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Hamilton may go to London, while in New York Hamilton ticket prices go up and Hellman and Murray return to the New York stage.
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Most shows demonstrated a drop at the box office last week, in part due to the impact of the Memorial Day weekend.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM[SHARE]Friday, June 3, 2016
Angela Lansbury will return to Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda will reportedly leave it and Bright Star refuses to bid goodbye.
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An Act of God is off to a good start, Hamilton looks set to beat its own records and School of Rock's totals shoot upwards.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:09PM[SHARE]Matt Windman found out. His new book surveys the state of theatre criticism today.
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Bloody Bloody composer Michael Friedman has been mining voter unrest for song material.
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Two shows announce closing, Harriet Walter takes on another Shakespearean lead, the West End gets its own Hogwarts and The Price will return to Broadway,
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 25, 2016
She introduced the classic Sondheim patter song 'Getting Married Today."
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:51AM[SHARE]Monday, May 23, 2016
Broadway enjoyed a sunny week, as summer tourism season seemed to kick in.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:47PM[SHARE]Friday, May 20, 2016
A Bronx Tale get a new lease on life, Bette Midler gets a co-star, and the days of critic plus-ones end at the National Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:36PM[SHARE]Monday, May 16, 2016
Most shows stay static at the counter after Tony nominations, and despite its single Tony nod, On Your Feet! continues to wow at the box office.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:22PM[SHARE]Friday, May 13, 2016
Cats announces all casting but one, Anastasia gets off to a bumpy start and Matthew Perry the playwright.
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:35PM[SHARE]Monday, May 9, 2016
The Tony Awards nominations had an impact on box office, as expected, with the well-nominated reaping the benefits and the less nominated, well, not so much.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:39PM[SHARE]Friday, May 6, 2016
Hamilton sets a record with 16 Tony nominations; Disaster! announces it will close; and Glenda Jackson returns to the stage.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:27PM[SHARE]Don't go near any theatre fan without reading this first: stand-out moments from the historic 2015-2016 season on the Great White Way.
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