669 stories by "Michael C. Gioia"
Kate Shindle, who was last seen on Broadway as the Mad Hatter in Wonderland, recently sat down with Seth Rudetsky on the latest episode of Playbill Video’s “Obsessed!”
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The Broadway community celebrated marriage equality in New York State July 25 when several couples were married on stage at the St. James Theatre following the  evening performance of Hai…
Rod and Ricky, the same-sex puppets from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q officially tied the knot July 24"the first day same-sex couples could legally marry in the State of New York.…
Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (A Raisin in the Sun, Ragtime) sat down with the ladies of “The View” July 25 and talked about singing at New York State’s first gay marria…
“Glee” stars were recently seen at Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego, CA, where many announcements were made about Fox’s hit show, including why Chord Overstreet will not return,…
Cirque du Soleil’s new acrobatic spectacle, Zarkana, officially opened at Radio City Music Hall June 29, following previews that began June 9. Here, CBS News goes behind-the-scenes at …
Cast members from Broadway’s Priscilla Queen of the Desert were on their iPhones, awaiting the news, backstage at the Palace Theatre during the Friday-night performance when same-sex m…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of July 10"16, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.
Rent Is Due Off-Broadway July 14; Michael Greif Reconceives Modern C…
Brooke Shields, who began performances last month as Morticia in The Addams Family, recently sat down on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” to talk about performing in her fifth Broa…
The world tour of Fela! opened in the United Kingdom July 20 at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. In celebration of opening night in the West End, the cast was welcomed by the Prince of Wales at…
Following every performance of Hair, audience members are invited on stage at the St. James Theatre to join the cast for their special curtain call"a dance party. Here, the Givenik Piggy Ban…
John Stamos, best known for playing Uncle Jesse on “Full House,” will soon make his way back to the stage when he performs as Corny Collins in the Hollywood Bowl’s producti…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of July 11-17, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,863,700
The Lion King (Minskoff Th…
Broadway in Bryant Park, the annual free concert series featuring the stars of Broadway and Off-Broadway, showcased the stars of Broadway’s Rock of Ages and Memphis, among others, for …
Producer Ken Davenport will present "Day by Day: The Producer’s Perspective," the official blog chronicling 100 days leading up to the first performance of the Broadway revival…
The Royal Shakespeare Company has teamed with the Lincoln Center Festival, the Armory and Ohio State University to make its way across the world. The company has replicated the Stratford-upo…
Barbra Streisand’s newest recording, "What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan and Marilyn Bergman," will be featured on QVC July 28 from 7-9 AM ET. …
“South Park” fans attending this week's Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, will have three chances to win a free pair of tickets to see the Tony Award…
Broadway stars are celebrating the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State"including Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (A Raisin in the Sun, Ragtime).
According to the performer&…
Traces, the acrobatic theatre show by the Montreal-based troupe 7 Fingers, will perform on the NBC reality series “America’s Got Talent” July 20 at 9 PM ET.
Traces will mak…
Avenue Q producers have announced that Rod and Ricky, the same-sex puppets from the Tony Award-winning musical, are engaged and will tie the knot July 24"the first day same-sex couples can b…
2011 Tony Award nominee Rory O’Malley, who currently stars in The Book of Mormon, is also a co-founder of Broadway Impact, Â which celebrates and educates others on equality. Here, O…
Osteria al Doge, the midtown Italian tavern that opened in ‘93, has been serving theatregoers for almost 20 years. Because of its prime location in the heart of the theatre district, b…
Silence! The Musical, Â the new Off-Broadway musical described as the “unauthorized parody of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’,” opened July 9 at Theater 80 for a limited…
Sue Sylvester, played by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, tells “Glee” fans that they should stop believin’ when discussing the upcoming release of “Glee: The 3D Movie C…
