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The original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company closed on this date in 1972. Playbill.com takes a look back at various productions of the show over the ye…
Brett Ryback stars as the ambitious, musically-inclined detective at the heart of the madcap Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two. He shares a recent two-show day at New World Stages.
Here are first photos from "Looking," HBO's new series about a group of young gay men living in San Francisco, which stars Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff.
Stage and screen actor Jake Epstein is currently starring as Gerry Goffin in the new Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. He fills out Playbil…
Stage and screen actor Jake Epstein is currently starring as Gerry Goffin in the new Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. He fills out Playbil…
Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway ended its limited engagement Jan. 1, 2012. We look at his stage career so far.
Bryonha Marie Parham, last seen as Serena in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, returns to Broadway as a featured vocalist in the new jazz-age musical revue After Midnight which is currently wow…
Bring It On: The Musical, the new muscular, pop-fueled musical inspired by the popular film franchise about rival cheerleading teams, closed on Broadway Dec. 30, 2012. We look back at the sh…
The multimillion dollar musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark — the most expensive musical in Broadway history, capitalized at $75 million — will end its run Jan. 4. As the final …
The five 2013 Kennedy Center Honorees — comprising opera singer Martina Arroyo; pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer Herbie Hancock; pianist, singer and songwriter Billy Joel;…
A record number of photos passed through the pages of Playbill.com this year thanks to photographers Joseph Marzullo, Monica Simoes and a multitude of guest contributors. Here are the 20 ga…
Nicole Mangi stars as June in Signature Theatre's new production of the classic Arthur Laurents-Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy. She shares some exclusive backstage pics from t…
It was another busy year on The Great White Way. More than 40 different shows, a mix of plays, musicals, concert evenings and one-person productions, celebrated their opening nights on Broad…
Stage and screen actress Bethany Anne Lind is currently starring as Joanna Drayton in Arena Stage's production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Armed w…
There are multiple ways to measure a year. We offer a look back at the Playbill Covers for the 40+ new productions to bow on Broadway in 2013.
Atlanta-based actress Bethany Anne Lind is currently starring as Joanna Drayton in Arena Stage's production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Armed with…
Ricky Martin celebrates his birthday Dec. 24. We look back at the opening night of his most recent Broadway appearance. The Broadway revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita…
Bruce Vilanch is currently starring as Widow Twankey in Aladdin and His Winter Wish at the Pasadena Playhouse. He fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia…
Initially launching in 2010 with a two-parter from Lion King cast members Ben Jeffrey and Fred Berman, Playbill.com's popular Two-Show Day photo series has taken readers backstage and in…
Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Hall stars in Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Sophie Treadwell's Machinal, which began previews Dec. 20 at the American Airl…
Tony Award winner Laura Benanti (Gypsy, NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!") and four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh were among the artists performing in the Dec. 19 …
Taprena Michelle Augustine, who is featured as Bessie Smith in Broadway's A Night with Janis Joplin, shares a recent two-show day at the Lyceum Theatre.
Jerick Hoffer, whose drag alter-ego Jinkx Monsoon was crowned the winner of the fifth season of "RuPaul's Drag Race," returned to the Seattle stage Dec. 17 in a remounting of t…
The New York Pops presented Under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown, a holiday performance featuring Brown and Essential Voices USA, Dec. 19-20 at 8 PM.
The Atlantic Theater Company has announced complete casting for the American premiere of Roy Williams' The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, which will begin previews Jan. 8, 2014,…