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The Stratford Festival has released a cast recording of its production of the reimagined Gershwin musical Crazy for You.
After serving as mentors in the Columbia University School of the Arts playwriting program, Lynn Nottage and David Henry Hwang have joined the school's faculty, the New York Times report…
North London's Arcola Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel beginning June 18 prior to an official opening June 23.
Tony nominee and "How I Met Your Mother" star Cristin Milioti will present a concert at Joe's Pub June 19 at 11:30 PM.
Playbill's new weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.
A fan-made video featuring the opening number of the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon animated in the style of the hit TV show "South Park" has been posted to YouTube.
In an effort to encourage more productions of works by female playwrights, a list of 46 plays written by women and recommended for production has been released by an advocacy group, accordin…
Tony-nominated actress Anna Kendrick will star in DreamWorks Animation's "Trolls," according to Variety.com.
Tony-winning choreographer and director Rob Ashford talks with Playbill.com about making his Shakespearean directing debut with none other than Kenneth Branagh.
The world premiere of When We Were Young And Unafraid, Sarah Treem's new play about an underground women's shelter in the early 1970s, officially opens June 17 following previews tha…
The Classical Theatre of Harlem will present Romeo n Juliet, a re-imagined adaptation of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy, at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park.
A revival of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, a two-character epistolary play, may be heading to Broadway, the New York Times reports.
An industry reading of Girls Just Want To Have Fun, a new high school musical written by Eric Price, will be presented June 20 at 11 AM at 54 Below.
The Events, David Greig's 2013 play about the aftermath of a deadly shooting, will make its American debut June 24 at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, CT, the…
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, the Off-Broadway theatre that has presented more than 60 world premieres in the past 19 years, has announced the lineup for its 2014-15 season.
Vineyard Theatre presents Portrait of an Artist, an evening with Tony Award winner Linda Lavin and her husband Steve Bakunas, June 16 at 7 PM.
Playbill.com catches up with Tony nominee Lily Rabe, as she returns to Shakespeare in the Park to star as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing.
La Jolla Playhouse presents El Henry, a site-specific production held at SILO in San Diego's new East Village neighborhood of Makers Quarter, beginning June 14.
The world premiere of The Darrell Hammond Project, a one-man show written by "Saturday Night Live" star Darrell Hammond and Elizabeth Stein, will play La Jolla Playhouse.
Stephen Belber's "Match," the film adaptation of his play of the same name, will receive a release in North America, Variety reports.
"I Saw The Light," a film about country and western legend Hank Williams, will feature Tom Hiddleston as the late singer-songwriter, Deadline.com reports.
Andrew Rannells, who received a Tony nomination for his performance in The Book of Mormon, will star in Hedwig and the Angry Inch after Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris exits the show Aug. 17…
Award-winning actress Ruby Dee, who originated the role of Ruth Younger in the Broadway premiere of A Raisin in the Sun, died June 11 at the age of 91.
An emo-rock musical, a ghost story and a vaudeville act will be featured in Piper Theatre Productions' outdoor summer season.
An emo-rock musical, a ghost story and a vaudeville act will be featured in Piper Theatre Productions' outdoor summer season.
