A concert performance of Bombshell, the fictional Broadway musical from the short-lived NBC musical series "Smash," was given June 8 in New York City.
Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles, starring in The King and I as head wife Lady Thiang, opened up about the need for more diversity onstage.
In a spin on the red-carpet tradition of asking stars, "What are you wearing?," Playbill.com has asked winners of the Tony Awards why they chose the outfits they wore to Broadw…
With their wins for Best Book of a Musical (Lisa Kron) and Best Original Score (Jeanine Tesori and Kron) for the groundbreaking musical Fun Home, these writers not only take home some of the…
Craig Lucas, director and choreographer of An American in Paris, the stage adaptation of the popular movie musical that received 12 Tony nominations, opened up about the risks of bringing a …
Jessie Mueller, who won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for playing Carole King in the bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, shared news about her next projec…
In a spin on the red-carpet tradition of asking stars, "What are you wearing?," Playbill.com has asked women of the theatre community why they chose the outfits they wore to va…
The Twentieth-Century Way, a drama exploring homosexuality in 1914 Los Angeles, officially opens at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre June 3 following previews that began May 28.
As part of Playbill's 30 Days of Pride, Boyd Gaines and Bryce Pinkham, respective stars of the original production and recent revival of The Heidi Chronicles, discuss the groundbreaking …
Four surprise presentations were included in the annual Lilly Awards ceremony, which recognize accomplishments of women in theatre, June 1.
The Lilly Awards, which recognize accomplishments of women in theatre, honor award-winning actress Chita Rivera and acclaimed Broadway producer Daryl Roth at their annual ceremony June 1.
In an exclusive excerpt from the Tony Awards Playbill, leading women in the theatre industry talk about guiding Broadway into a new generation.
Acclaimed composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim will accept the first Master Storyteller Award from the Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia.
The world-premiere musical Come from Away, inspired by the story of a small town hosting people on Sept. 11, begins its world-premiere production at California's La Jolla Playhou…
The women of Wolf Hall, the dramatization of Thomas Cromwell and King Henry VIII, discuss power and sexuality in the stage story about the Tudors in England.
Chita Rivera, an acclaimed musical theatre actress, made her Broadway debut in 1953 and has continued to grace the stage continuously since then.
With performances of The Tempest beginning in Central Park's Delacorte Theater May 27, Playbill.com offers a guide to waiting in line for free tickets to Shakespeare in the Park.&nbs…
The cast of Ever After, a new musical adaptation of the Cinderella story, share their thoughts on a new, feminist approach to the popular fairy tale.
We've all been there: You sit down to watch a Broadway show. The lights go down and the curtain goes up... and the person next to you pulls out his/her phone. Or a candy. Or begins talki…
The Lilly Awards, which honor accomplishments of women in theatre, will honor award-winning actress Chita Rivera and acclaimed Broadway producer Daryl Roth at their annual ceremony.
Hand to God star Geneva Carr shares how a single performance of one play inspired her to change her entire life and how Robert Askins picking her name out of a hat led to her sexually charge…
Taye Diggs, last seen on the New York stage in 2005's A Soldier's Play, will return to Broadway to star in the title role in the Tony-winning revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Brandon Uranowitz, a first-time Tony Award nominee for his performance in An American in Paris, shares how his father's love for the music of Gershwin has influenced his career.
Kenneth Branagh's acclaimed immersive production of Macbeth will be filmed by Martin Scorsese, the Daily Mail reports.
Tony Award winner Christian Borle, currently starring as the rock-star writer William Shakespeare in the new musical Something Rotten!, shares the secret to his evolution from a student …