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Ciara Renée, starring as Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Paper Mill Playhouse, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop…
Ars Nova presents the world premiere of Small Mouth Sounds, a new play written by Bess Wohl and directed by Rachel Chavkin. The cast celebrated opening night March 23.
GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, presented the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards March 21 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Original Off-Broadway stars Beth Malone, Judy Kuhn and Sydney Lucas will join the previously announced Michael Cerveris in the Broadway transfer of Fun Home, the acclaimed Jeanine Tesori…
Canadian actress Chilina Kennedy, who made her Broadway debut as Mary Magdalene in the 2012 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, succeeded Tony winner Jessie Mueller in the title role of Beaut…
Tony Award nominee Keith Carradine and Alexandra Socha co-starred in the New York City Center Encores! staging of the 1951 Lerner and Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon, which was presented …
In celebration of the March 24 in-home debut of "Into the Woods" and Stephen Sondheim's 85th birthday, a lineup of Broadway performers gathered March 22 (the composer-l…
The Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, starring five-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe, began performances March 12 on the vast sta…
The first Broadway revival of Wendy Wasserstein's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Heidi Chronicles, following the life of feminist art historian Heidi Holland, opened …
Aladdin celebrates one year at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20. The cast marked the occasion with a special cake celebration backstage.
The first Broadway revival of Wendy Wasserstein's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Heidi Chronicles, following the life of feminist art historian Heidi Holland, opened …
Two-time Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe nominee Fran Drescher ("The Nanny") joins the touring company of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella for …
Australian leading man Anthony Warlow, who made his Broadway debut in the recent revival of Annie, steps into another classic musical as Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha. Performances began M…
John Kander celebrated his 88th birthday on March 18. Chita Rivera and the cast of The Visit joined him in celebrating with a piano cake and serenade.
The Los Angeles premiere of the re-imagined, environmental and immersive production of Carrie officially opened March 18, following previews that began March 12, at Southern Ca…
Twitter sensation and acclaimed author Annoying Actor Friend (@Actor_Friend), one of this year's nominees for a Shorty Award honoring the best of social media, fills out Playbill.com'…
Adam Kantor (The Last Five Years) and Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) were among the performers who bared it all in song when The Skivvies returned to 42West March 16.
Kid Victory, the world-premiere musical from famed composer John Kander and playwright Greg Pierce, officially opened Feb. 28 at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. Stars Jake Winn …
Following an acclaimed engagement at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse, the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, based on the 1992 Castle Rock Entertainment film of the same name, now plays B…
The theatre district has a whole new look these days as marquees and promotional art go up for the spring season of new Broadway shows. Here's a walking tour!
The Chicago hit Airline Highway is scheduled to begin previews April 1 and open April 23 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Cast members greeted the press March 17.
Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, who will re-team with Violet co-star Joshua Henry for this summer's City Center presentation of Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party,…
Since its release earlier this month, everyone is abuzz about the new Netflix sitcom "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," starring Ellie Kemper. Even more exciting to theatre fans is that …
Playwrights Horizons presents the world premiere of Melissa James Gibson's Placebo, about a female arousal drug, opening March 16. The cast features Tony nominee Carrie Coon (Wh…
Theatre favorite Sierra Boggess returns to Broadway tonight in the new musical It Shoulda Been You. Playbill.com takes a look at a few of her greatest stage roles so far.