Edinburgh Fringe Announces First Round of Programming by Margaret Hall

190 different shows were announced by the famed festival, the first of thousands of theatrical offerings.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43am on February 16, 2023☆⚑

The Fears, New Play by Emma Sheanshang, Sets Dates Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The play will mark the producing debut of Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40am on February 16, 2023☆⚑

Icon and Broadway Alum Raquel Welch Passes Away at 82 by Margaret Hall

Ms. Welch was one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1960s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:31pm on February 15, 2023☆⚑

How Rob Madge's Family Fostered a Joyously Queer Coming-of-Age by Margaret Hall

Madge's autobiographical solo show My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?), about being a queer child, is currently running on the West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:05pm on February 15, 2023☆⚑

See Phillipa Soo Learn to Love Again in Trailer for One True Loves by Margaret Hall

Soo stars as Emma in the new film, based on Taylor Jenkin Reid's hit novel.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:08pm on February 15, 2023☆⚑

The Mortification of Fovea Munson Announces Full Kennedy Center Company by Margaret Hall

The new musical features music and lyrics by Justin Huertas, and a book by Mary Winn Heider.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49pm on February 15, 2023☆⚑

Reviews: What Do Critics Think of Off-Broadway's Wolf Play? by Margaret Hall

The MCC production is produced in collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company and Soho Rep.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39am on February 15, 2023☆⚑

Elvis: A Musical Revolution to Premiere in Australia by Margaret Hall

The new bio-musical is authorized by Elvis Presley Enterprises, and features many of Presley's most popular songs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:31pm on February 14, 2023☆⚑

New York Stage and Film Announces Winter Season and Companies-In-Residence by Margaret Hall

This marks NYSAF's return to New York programming after a three year hiatus.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:32pm on February 14, 2023☆⚑

Sam Morrison's Sugar Daddy to Play Encore Off-Broadway Engagement by Margaret Hall

The production's original Off-Broadway run will end February 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:08pm on February 14, 2023☆⚑

TONY! The Tony Blair Rock Opera to Play Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The production will visit the famed festival for four weeks during its U.K. tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32pm on February 14, 2023☆⚑

MCC Theater's Wolf Play Opens February 14 by Margaret Hall

The production is produced in collaboration with Ma-Yi Theater Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:00am on February 14, 2023☆⚑

Between Riverside and Crazy Adds 4 Live Streamed Performances by Margaret Hall

The Pulitzer-winning Stephen Adly Guirgis play made its world premiere Off-Broadway in 2014.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:12pm on February 13, 2023☆⚑

Cara Ricketts, Thomas Jay Ryan, Tony Roach, More to Star in Off-Broadway's Arden of Faversham by Margaret Hall

This will be one of the first New York stagings of potentially one of William Shakespeare's first artistic endeavors.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:46pm on February 13, 2023☆⚑

West End Premiere of Ain't Too Proud Announces Full Cast by Margaret Hall

The Tony-nominated musical will begin performances at the Prince Edward Theatre in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34am on February 13, 2023☆⚑

What is the Edinburgh Fringe and Why Is It So Big? by Margaret Hall

Playbill explores the history of the legendary arts festival, and how outsiders became the most popular people in town.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:16pm on February 10, 2023☆⚑

A Doll's House Announces Digital Rush Tickets by Margaret Hall

Performances of the Jessica Chastain-led revival begin February 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:15pm on February 10, 2023☆⚑

Bill Irwin to Host Vineyard Theatre 40th Anniversary Gala Honoring Billy Crudup by Margaret Hall

The gala will feature appearances and performances by Ngozi Anyanwu, Brandon Victor Dixon, Michael R. Jackson, David Harbour, Ann Harada, Sam Rockwell, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:40pm on February 10, 2023☆⚑

DreamWorks Theatricals and Music Theatre International's Emerging Writers Program Reveals 2023 Cohort by Margaret Hall

These writers will develop new stage musical adaptations of animated titles from DreamWorks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39am on February 10, 2023☆⚑

World Premiere of Elyria at Atlantic Theater Company Begins Performances February 10 by Margaret Hall

Awoye Timpo directs Deepa Purohit's work about two women who must face the deal they made two decades earlier and their intertwined future.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:00am on February 10, 2023☆⚑

West Coast Premiere of Lee Edward Colston II's The First Deep Breath Officially Opens February 9 by Margaret Hall

The modern epic explores the lengths families will go to when burying secrets from the outside world.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:37pm on February 9, 2023☆⚑

Rethinking Theater Criticism Conference Planned for Washington D.C. This Month by Margaret Hall

The first day of the conference will be open to virtual observers as well as in-person attendees.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:58pm on February 9, 2023☆⚑

Tony Nominee Colman Domingo to Star in Netflix Limited Series The Madness by Margaret Hall

The eight-episode conspiracy thriller series is a part of a larger shift for the streaming giant toward limited-run programs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:55pm on February 9, 2023☆⚑

Tales From The Guttenberg Bible to Play George Street Playhouse by Margaret Hall

The comedy features more than 90 characters as portrayed by five actors, including Steve Guttenberg.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:52pm on February 8, 2023☆⚑

Physical Assault, Vomit in the Aisles, Stalking in the Streets: Why Audience Misbehavior Has Gotten Out of Hand by Margaret Hall

Front of house staff share their horror stories, and Playbill investigates why bad audience behavior is on the rise.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:49pm on February 8, 2023☆⚑