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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Betrayal's Zawe Ashton Is the Broadway Star You Need to Know Right Now by Ruthie Fierberg

In one year, she's made her Broadway debut opposite Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Cox, starred in Velvet Buzzsaw alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, published her book Character Breakdown, and now premi…

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Watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge Rehearse for a New Play in This Cut Saturday Night Live Sketch by Ruthie Fierberg

The Emmy-winning Fleabag star and creator showed off her theatrical side when she hosted the long-running series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 7, 2019

After To Kill a Mockingbird, Jeff Daniels Will Play James Comey by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony nominee will next play the ex-FBI director in a new limited series from CBS.

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4 Beetlejuice Actors Reveal Their Crazy Backstage Make-Up Transformations by Ruthie Fierberg

How many minutes does Leslie Kritzer have to transform from Delia to Miss Argentina? How does Maxine Dean look like she's had too many plastic surgeries?

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM[SHARE]
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Friday, October 4, 2019

What It Takes to Revive Ntozake Shange's Epic Choreopoem For Colored Girls... by Ruthie Fierberg

Director Leah C. Gardiner reveals Shange's personal request for The Public Off-Broadway revival, what to know before you see the show, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:24PM[SHARE]

Watch Kristin Chenoweth Sing 'Desperado' From Her New Album For the Girls by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony winner sings on The Late Late Show, plus shares what to expect from her upcoming Broadway concert engagement.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 3, 2019

Lin-Manuel Miranda Says Freestyle Love Supreme Made In The Heights and Hamilton Happen by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Veneziale, and more spill secrets about the Broadway hip-hop improv show on opening night.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM[SHARE]

Bernadette Peters Joins Riverdale Spinoff Katy Keene by Ruthie Fierberg

Check out which character the three-time Tony recipient will play in the new CW series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PM[SHARE]

New Cast Announced for Broadway's To Kill a Mockingbird by Ruthie Fierberg

Taylor Trensch, Nina Grollman, Kyle Scatliffe, and more announced for the play's second year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03AM[SHARE]

Ben Platt Talks Channeling 'Sociopathic Tendencies' on The Politician by Ruthie Fierberg

The star of the Netflix series sits down with the ladies of The View.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM[SHARE]

Watch a Steamy Clip From the New Movie High Strung Free Dance by Ruthie Fierberg

In the rehearsal room of an upcoming Broadway musical, things heat up between a young choreographer and a talented star.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:45AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

What Happened to Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge During Her Last Onstage Performance? by Ruthie Fierberg

The Emmy-winning creator and actor shares the bizarre experience just before her final bow in the solo show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 1, 2019

The Secret Ingredient of Broadway's LBJ Drama The Great Society by Ruthie Fierberg

Designer Victoria Sagady reveals the nuanced storytelling embedded in the All The Way sequel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 30, 2019

How Succession's Brian Cox Found His Voice for LBJ in Broadway's The Great Society by Ruthie Fierberg

What the Scottish actor did to find the gravelly growl of the Texan President.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 29, 2019

What You Missed When Ben Platt and Carole King Hit the Global Citizen Festival Stage by Ruthie Fierberg

Hosted by Hugh Jackman, the Broadway stars had a few surprises in store for the audience of 60,000.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM[SHARE]

6 Things to Know Before You Go to Broadway's Freestyle Love Supreme by Ruthie Fierberg

Why you should get to the theatre early, what to expect, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Critics Misgendered This Off-Broadway Actor, Now They're Speaking Out by Ruthie Fierberg

Actor-advocate Maybe Burke explains how the theatre community can better ally with trans and non-binary communities.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, September 27, 2019

Take a Look Inside the Premiere of The Politician, Starring Tony Winner Ben Platt by Ruthie Fierberg

The Netflix series from Ryan Murphy arrives on the streaming service September 27.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Comedian Mike Birbiglia Is Adapting His Solo Show The New One Into a Book by Ruthie Fierberg

The writer and star of Sleepwalk With Me and My Girlfriend's Boyfriend adds to his repertoire with the upcoming memoir.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Renée Zellwegger and Finn Wittrock Discuss Their Experience Playing Judy Garland and Mickey Deans by Ruthie Fierberg

The stars of the upcoming biopic Judy discuss the lesser known chapter of the icon's life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:39PM[SHARE]

Why Ben Platt Had to Say 'Yes' to Netflix's The Politician by Ruthie Fierberg

The Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner talks his new series"and performs from his solo album ahead of his Radio City concert.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33AM[SHARE]

WATCH: What to Expect From Broadway's The Great Society by Ruthie Fierberg

"It's an American political Game of Thrones, alright?"

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:56AM[SHARE]

Which song from SIX are you? by Ruthie Fierberg

Take this quiz to find out which fierce beat from the musical SIX best speaks to your inner Queen.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Why Will Van Dyke and Chris Dwan Are the Gay Pop Duo You've Always Needed by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway music director and Broadway actor release their first album Off the Ground.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 23, 2019

Original Dear Evan Hansen Star Laura Dreyfuss Talks Being Authentic on The Politician by Ruthie Fierberg

The Broadway actor spills the details on the new Ryan Murphy Netflix series and what it was like to reunite with co-star Ben Platt.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:43PM[SHARE]

Listen to the Full Single 'Under Pressure' From Leslie Odom Jr.'s Upcoming Album by Ruthie Fierberg

The album from the Hamilton Tony winner drops in November.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM[SHARE]

First Wives Club Star Ryan Michelle Bathe Proves Her Theatre Credentials by Ruthie Fierberg

The NYU grad may be breaking big in the "Diane Keaton role" of the new version of First Wives Club, but she laid her roots on the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:47AM[SHARE]

Freestyle Love Supreme Academy to Return in October by Ruthie Fierberg

Find out how you can learn from Broadway hip-hop improv experts like Chris Jackson and James Monroe Iglehart.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:41AM[SHARE]
Saturday, September 21, 2019

Theatre Jobs: What Does a Broadway Music Director Do? by Ruthie Fierberg

Having worked with David Yazbek on Tootsie and The Band's Visit, Andrea Grody reveals the unknown impact music directors have on the finished scores of the musicals we love.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM[SHARE]

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