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Drury Lane Theatre presents the Chicago-area regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot, officially opening April 16 following previews that began April 10.
The Classic Stage Company's production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, starring Peter Sarsgaard, officially opens April 15 following performances that began March 27.
Josh Gad, who will play Le Fou in the upcoming live-action film Beauty and the Beast, posted a photo to Instagram with some of his castmates.
Rebecca Naomi Jones joins the Broadway cast of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, playing the role of Yitzhak, April 14.
Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti will pen a collection of comedic essays for St. Martin’s Press, according to Entertainment Weekly. The book is planned for publication …
King Charles III, Mike Bartlett's "future history play" that won the Olivier Award for best new play Sunday night, will transfer to Broadway this fall.The announcement came wit…
Zapata! The Musical, described as an Evita for the 21st century, will receive industry-only readings in New York City April 15-16.
King Charles III, Mike Bartlett's "future history play" that won the Olivier Award for best new play, is aiming to transfer to Broadway in the fall, according to the New York T…
After making her Broadway debut as part of the eccentric Vanderhof family in You Can't Take It With You, Anna Chlumsky is now part of the cast of the new Broadway comedy Living on Love, …
"Me Before You," the film adaptation of Jojo Moyes' 2012 novel, will feature Tony Award winner Janet McTeer alongside Emilia Clarke (Breakfast at Tiffany's, "Game of T…
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, who co-starred in the 1980 movie "9 to 5," are reuniting on screen for the new Netflix comedy "Grace & Frankie."
In the latest installment of Playbill's new series focusing on women in theatre, award-winning playwright Marsha Norman shares her ideas on ways to make the playwriting industry more…
The new book "Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare's Plays," by Tina Packer, is released April 7.
The Helen Hayes Awards, honoring theatrical productions in Washington D.C., were presented April 6 at the National Building Museum.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the new musical based on the Victor Hugo novel and animated Disney film, will not transfer to Broadway following its run at the Paper Mill Playhouse, according t…
The Helen Hayes Awards, honoring theatrical productions in Washington D.C., are presented April 6 at the National Building Museum.
The cast of the romantic musical An American in Paris weigh in on where they would choose to stage a romantic musical number in New York.
Lena Hall, who won a Tony Award for her performance as Yitzhak in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, plays her final performance in the award-winning rock musical Apri…
50 Shades! The Musical, a parody of the best-selling book series, will play its last performance at the Elektra Theatre April 26.
Cinderella is back on the big screen, with Kenneth Branagh's live-action fairy tale following the holiday release of "Into the Woods." But how has the kind-hearted hero…
Theatre Development Fund will celebrate Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein and the arts education program Open Doors with a special reception and performance of…
Robert Fairchild, who is making his Broadway debut in the romantic new musical An American in Paris, shares why he wants to do more than tell "just another love story."
The Lion, Benjamin Scheuer's acclaimed autobiographical coming-of-age musical, plays its final performance at the Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project March 29 at 3 PM.
In the latest installment of Playbill's new series focusing on women in theatre, Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron share how their own families influenced the writing of Fun Home, the first m…
Did you know a woman launched the regional theatre moovement? And, which woman wrote one of the most popular and produced works of drama? Playbill.com spotlights 11 women whose work had an e…
