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Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, John Kander, Gary Beach, The Scottsboro Boys and original cast members from Contact were among those on hand to honor Susan Stroman at a Feb. 28 gala fundrais…
The New York premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries, featuring Jennifer Carpenter of TV's "Dexter" and Tony Award nominee Pablo Schreiber, plays Off-Broadway's Second Stage …
Here is an early look at the upcoming episode of the hit comedy "Glee," entitled "Blame It on the Alcohol."
SCKBSTD, Bruce Hornsby's new musical about a stranger who upsets lives in a Virginia town, opened Jan. 21 at the Virginia Stage Company's home in Norfolk, VA.
Rachel Geisler, who plays "Anna" in the current tour of the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, shares exclusive photos from the road.
Broadway favorite Matt Cavenaugh, currently starring in Gigi at Los Angeles' Reprise Theatre Company, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-cultu…
The MCC Theater production of Permission — by Tony-nominated Hand to God playwright Robert Askins — officially opens May 20 following previews that began April 29.
Theatre favorite Sierra Boggess, back on Broadway in the new musical It Shoulda Been You, celebrates her birthday May 20! Playbill.com takes a look at a few of her greatest stage roles so f…
Amanda Seyfried ("Mean Girls," "Les Misérables," "Dear John," "Mamma Mia!") makes her Off-Broadway debut opposite Tony nominee Thomas S…
Lindsay Pearce, who was seen on Fox's "Glee," stars as Whatsername in the immersive production of American Idiot, which comes to life in a warehouse venue in …
The winners of the 81st Annual Drama League Awards were announced May 15. An American in Paris is the recipient of the Distinguished Production of a Musical honor, while The Curious Incident…
Hamilton, the acclaimed new musical that premiered Off-Broadway at the Public Theater earlier this season, was named Best New American Theatre Work at the 60th Annual Obie Awards, which …
Tony winner Jane Krakowski hosted the Manhattan Theatre Club's annual Spring Gala on May 18. The benefit event featured performances from Broadway musicals Beautiful, Finding Ne…
Micah Stock, a 2015 Tony Award nominee for his performance in It's Only a Play, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
The new Broadway comedy An Act of God, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jim Parsons in the role of God, began performances May 7 at Studio 54.
PS Classics' two-CD cast recording of the Roundabout Theatre Company's critically acclaimed revival of On the Twentieth Century, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will be released Ma…
Kander and Ebb's The Visit officially opened on Broadway April 23 and earned five Tony nominations, including one for Best Musical. We offer an exclusive look at the production's co…
MCC Theater hosts the world premiere of Permission by Hand to God playwright Robert Askins. In the lead roles are Justin Bartha (Lend Me a Tenor, "The Hangover") and Emmy nominee E…
The hardworking cast and crew at the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of On the Town got a much-deserved week off, as Univision utilized the Lyric Theater for its upfront presentati…
Barrett Wilbert Weed, a Drama Desk nominee for her breakout performance in Heathers: The Musical, stars as Sally Bowles — opposite "Smash" actor Wesley Taylor (R…
It was a "Sweet Charity" reunion at The Visit May 14 when Shirley MacLaine visited her onscreen co-star Chita Rivera at Kander and Ebb's The Visit. The musical officially …
Tony nominee Amy Morton (August: Osage County, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) will direct the world premiere of Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph's play Guards at the Taj, starring To…
It's been over eight years since the Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening opened on Broadway — and re-defined the landscape for rock musicals. Lea Michele, Jonathan Grof…
The New Dramatists organization hosted its 66th Annual Spring Luncheon May 14 in honor of Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, presenting him with the group's Di…
Theatre at the Center continues its 25th anniversary with a new staging of the musical Big Fish. With a book by John August and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, the show is based on the Col…