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Death Takes a Holiday, Off-Broadway’s new musical based on the Alberto Casella play of the same name, officially opened July 21, following previews that began June 10 at Roundabout The…
The stars of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, Jarrod Spector, Ryan Jesse, Matt Bogart and Dominic Nolfi, recently stopped by “Access Hollywood” to talk about performin…
Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid, Chicago) stars as Porgy in the Broadway-bound American Repertory Theater production of Porgy and Bess, set to begin performance Aug. 17 in Cambridge, MA.
Lewi…
The Voca People, known on earth as Ryan Alexander, Mercer Boffey, Laura Dadap, Emily Drennan, Tiago Grade, Chelsey Keding, Jermaine Miles, Christine Paterson, Gavriel Savit and Jonathan Shew…
2011 Tony Award nominee Josh Gad recently sat down with Keith Olbermann to talk about the success of the Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon. Here, in an extended interview with Ga…
Emmy winner and comic Judy Gold, who currently stars in Off-Broadway’s The Judy Show: My Life as a Sitcom, was recently named a Givenik Ambassador, joining Joel Grey (Anything Goes), R…
Original Tony-nominated director Michael Greif returns to Rent with a brand-new cast in the Off-Broadway revival of Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, set to op…
The Broadway-bound American Repertory Theater production of Porgy and Bess, starring four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Ragtime, Marie Christine, Master Class) and Norm Lewis (The L…
The Tony Award-winning musical, Hairspray, by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, recently played three performances at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl Aug…
Carolee Carmello, a two-time Tony Award nominee for her performances in Parade and Lestat, recently sat down with Seth Rudetsky on the latest episode of Playbill Video’s “Obsesse…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of July 24"30, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith Will Not Leave “Glee…
Come Fly Away, Twyla Tharp’s dance musical that moves to the music of Frank Sinatra, began its U.S. national tour Aug. 2 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Playbill.com has highli…
Tony Award nominee and “Glee” Matthew Morrison, who recently made a solo appearance at New York City’s Beacon Theater, sat down with Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus.
Morrison…
Original Tony-nominated director Michael Greif returns to Rent with a brand-new cast in the Off-Broadway revival of Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, set to of…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of July 25-31, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,892,399
The Lion King (Minskoff Th…
Godspell, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, is coming back to Broadway with its first revival, beginning performances Oct. 13 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, prior to an offici…
Broadway in Bryant Park, the annual free concert series featuring the stars of Broadway and Off-Broadway, showcased the stars of Off-Broadway’s Rent and Broadway’s Wicked, among …
Frank Galati’s stage adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath is directed by Antoni Cimolino and currently plays in repertory at the Stratford Shakespeare Festiva…
Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk’s The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown officially opens Aug. 4 at Goodspeed Musicals’ Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT.
Meghann …
The 2011 Tony Award-nominated musical Catch Me If You Can, currently playing at the Neil Simon Theatre, will offer a “blogger” performance Aug. 18.
The creative team is looking f…
Jerusalem, directed by Ian Rickson, officially opened on Broadway April 21 at the Music Box Theatre and will conclude its extended limited engagement Aug. 21.
The three-hour drama opened at …
Eighties pop icon Tiffany made her way to Broadway July 26 to perform “I Think We’re Alone Now” on stage at the Helen Hayes Theatre after the 7 PM performance of Rock of Ag…
Lauren Ambrose, who has been seen on Broadway in Awake and Sing! and Exit the King, will soon take on the role of Fanny Brice in the Center Theatre Group production of Funny Girl, which plan…
Tony Award winner Nikki M. James, along with her co-stars and Tony nominees Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad and Rory O’Malley, recently sat down on the “CBS Early Show” to talk a…
Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Rent, has made its way back to New York City for an Off-Broadway revival at New World Stages. The newly conceived production …