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Thursday, May 30, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: Why Oklahoma's Daniel Fish Became a Director by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony nominee talks about his unconventional vision for the revival that's causing a stir on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

7 Things You Didn't Know About Tony Award Nominee Elaine May by Ruthie Fierberg

How much do you really know about the star of this season's The Waverly Gallery?

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:15PM[SHARE]

Learn 6 Quintessential Moves From Broadway's Hadestown by Ruthie Fierberg

Tony Award-nominated choreographer David Neumann reveals the inspiration behind the movement.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:44PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: What Makes The Prom's Beth Leavel and Brooks Ashmanskas the Ideal Team? by Ruthie Fierberg

The two Tony nominees share the show that most impacted them"it's the same!"and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11PM[SHARE]

Opera Adaptation of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel Sets Premiere Dates at Lincoln Center Theater by Ruthie Fierberg

Bartlett Sher will direct the new take on the two-time Pulitzer winner's acclaimed work.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM[SHARE]

Fosse/Verdon Recap, Episode 8: 'Providence' by Ruthie Fierberg

It's hard to say goodbye"but what a series finale.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: What Sondheim Musical Inspired Beetlejuice's Eddie Perfect to Become a Songwriter? by Ruthie Fierberg

The composer-lyricist remembers how he first fell in love with theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: What Would Tootsie"s Sarah Stiles Call the Show About Her Life? by Ruthie Fierberg

The whirling dervish of a star in Broadway's Tootsie talks about her latest Tony nomination.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: How William Ivey Long Mastered Two Distinct Styles for Tootsie and Beetlejuice by Ruthie Fierberg

The costume designer reveals his earliest childhood theatre experience and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM[SHARE]

Broadway's Wesley Taylor and Isaac Powell Are Engaged by Ruthie Fierberg

The SpongeBob SquarePants and Once On This Island stars are going to be married.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM[SHARE]

Monday, May 27, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: How What the Constitution Means to Me's Heidi Schreck Got Her Start in Theatre by Ruthie Fierberg

The playwright and actor shares her childhood theatre memories and the one person with whom she wants to work next.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: The Boys in the Band's Robin de JesÃºs Reveals the Hilarious Title of His Would-Be Bio-Musical by Ruthie Fierberg

And which of his former co-stars he wants to write it.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

13 Shows Featuring Service Men and Women by Ruthie Fierberg

How many of these plays and musicals honoring the armed forces are you familiar with?

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Sunday, May 26, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: How Hadestown's Amber Gray Helped Create Her Signature Dance for Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

As Persephone, Gray captures a wild abandon in a carefully crafted performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: Watch To Kill a Mockingbird's Jeff Daniels Re-Enact His First-Ever Improv Appearance by Ruthie Fierberg

The actor, now known for Mockingbird and The Newsroom, takes us back to his first absurd comedic performance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Saturday, May 25, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: What Was the First Line All My Sons' Annette Bening Ever Said On a Stage? by Ruthie Fierberg

The two-time Tony nominee shares her first theatrical experience and what make this most recent one so special.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Friday, May 24, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: What Professional Role Did Kiss Me, Kate's Warren Carlyle Play When He Was Just 11? by Ruthie Fierberg

The choreographer reveals his first job ever, his pick for next year's Tony host, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: Ain't Too Proud's Sergio Trujillo Recalls His Favorite Tony Awards Performance of All Time by Ruthie Fierberg

The choreographer shares memories from his career and the philosophy by which he lives.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: How The Wiz Changed Ain't Too Proud's Ephraim Sykes by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony-nominated star of The Temptations musical shares his greatest influences, and who would write the show about his life.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM[SHARE]

Thursday, May 23, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: Where Beetlejuice's Scott Brown Found His Emotional Inspiration for the Show About Death by Ruthie Fierberg

One half of the Beetlejuice writing team shares his first role onstage, the show that affected him most, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM[SHARE]

Watch Playbill's Ruthie Fierberg Take the Stage in Broadway's The Prom by Ruthie Fierberg

Senior Features Editor Fierberg shared a scene with Tony winner Beth Leavel in her one-night-only Broadway bow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:49PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: What Show Confirmed Everything Tootsie's Lilli Cooper Believed About Art? by Ruthie Fierberg

The star of the comedy musical shares her earliest theatrical experience, who she wants to work with again, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:00PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: What Motivates Oklahoma!'s Damon Daunno to Create a More Vulnerable Curly? by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award nominee also shares the would-be title of his bio-play, the show that most impacted him, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:25PM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: What Would the Show About Hadestown's Eva Noblezada Be Called? by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony nominee shares the title of her bio-musical and who she would want to pen it.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM[SHARE]

Megan Hilty Shares the Memories From Wicked and Smash That Fueled Her Lincoln Center Concert by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch two exclusive clips from Hilty's Stars in Concert special, airing May 24 on PBS.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM[SHARE]

25 Days of Tonys: Why The Ferryman's Jez Butterworth and Laura Donnelly Knew the Irish Story Would Work on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony-nominated playwright and Tony-nominated actor shed light on the process of bringing the epic play to life onstage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Monday, May 20, 2019

25 Days of Tonys: Why Did Tootsie's Robert Horn Become a Writer? by Ruthie Fierberg

The Tony Award-nominated book writer shares his first childhood theatrical experience and what he would be if he wasn't a writer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM[SHARE]

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All stories by Ruthie Fierberg on BroadwayStars

25 Days of Tonys: Why Oklahoma's Daniel Fish Became a Director by Ruthie Fierberg

7 Things You Didn't Know About Tony Award Nominee Elaine May by Ruthie Fierberg

Learn 6 Quintessential Moves From Broadway's Hadestown by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Makes The Prom's Beth Leavel and Brooks Ashmanskas the Ideal Team? by Ruthie Fierberg

Opera Adaptation of Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel Sets Premiere Dates at Lincoln Center Theater by Ruthie Fierberg

Fosse/Verdon Recap, Episode 8: 'Providence' by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Sondheim Musical Inspired Beetlejuice's Eddie Perfect to Become a Songwriter? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Would Tootsie"s Sarah Stiles Call the Show About Her Life? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: How William Ivey Long Mastered Two Distinct Styles for Tootsie and Beetlejuice by Ruthie Fierberg

Broadway's Wesley Taylor and Isaac Powell Are Engaged by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: How What the Constitution Means to Me's Heidi Schreck Got Her Start in Theatre by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: The Boys in the Band's Robin de JesÃºs Reveals the Hilarious Title of His Would-Be Bio-Musical by Ruthie Fierberg

13 Shows Featuring Service Men and Women by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: How Hadestown's Amber Gray Helped Create Her Signature Dance for Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: Watch To Kill a Mockingbird's Jeff Daniels Re-Enact His First-Ever Improv Appearance by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Was the First Line All My Sons' Annette Bening Ever Said On a Stage? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Professional Role Did Kiss Me, Kate's Warren Carlyle Play When He Was Just 11? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: Ain't Too Proud's Sergio Trujillo Recalls His Favorite Tony Awards Performance of All Time by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: How The Wiz Changed Ain't Too Proud's Ephraim Sykes by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: Where Beetlejuice's Scott Brown Found His Emotional Inspiration for the Show About Death by Ruthie Fierberg

Watch Playbill's Ruthie Fierberg Take the Stage in Broadway's The Prom by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Show Confirmed Everything Tootsie's Lilli Cooper Believed About Art? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Motivates Oklahoma!'s Damon Daunno to Create a More Vulnerable Curly? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Would the Show About Hadestown's Eva Noblezada Be Called? by Ruthie Fierberg

Megan Hilty Shares the Memories From Wicked and Smash That Fueled Her Lincoln Center Concert by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: Why The Ferryman's Jez Butterworth and Laura Donnelly Knew the Irish Story Would Work on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg

Fosse/Verdon Recap, Episode 7: 'Nowadays' by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: Before Tootsie's Scott Ellis Was a Director, What Was His Audition Song? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: What Would Be the Title of Laurie Metcalf's Bio-Play? by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: Why Beetlejuice Designer David Korins Says This Is His Most Complicated Set Ever by Ruthie Fierberg

25 Days of Tonys: Why Did Tootsie's Robert Horn Become a Writer? by Ruthie Fierberg