669 stories by "Michael C. Gioia"
Neil Patrick Harris, host of the 2011 Tony Awards, gave a special Tony Awards “rap-up” with the help of fellow Tony Award winner and In the Heights star Lin-Manuel Miranda. If yo…
In addition to the nominated musicals, productions that were not up for awards performed as well, leaving theatregoers with a full overview of the best theatrical moments from 2010-2011.
In …
Neil Patrick Harris, host of the 2011 Tony Awards, was joined on stage by Hugh Jackman, host of the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Tony Awards, for a “host-off,” in which the two performers…
The 65th annual Tony Awards featured numerous performances this year from both nominated musicals and revivals, as well as other productions not up for Tony Awards, and even a musical still …
According to Neil Patrick Harris’ opening number at the 65th Annual Tony Awards, theatre is not just for gays anymore. Here, Harris points out all of the straight folks who cameto the …
Nikki M. James and Beth Leavel, both nominated for 2011 Tony Awards for their performances in The Book of Mormon and Baby It’s You!, respectively, show off their hidden talents that mo…
Neil Patrick Harris, who will be hosting the 2011 Tony Award for the second time, Â sat down with the ladies of “The View” to talk about the changes for this year’s award…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of May 29"June 4, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com
Memphis Star James Monroe Iglehart Is Genie in Disney’s Aladd…
The Normal Heart’s John Benjamin Hickey offers a glimpse of his Tony Award-nominated performance by performing a scene from Larry Kramer’s play"also nominated for a 2011 Tony Awa…
“Perks,” a new musical webseries that stars up-and-coming Broadway performers including Wicked’s Alex Brightman and Allison Strong, from Mamma Mia! and Bye Bye Birdie, is s…
Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of May 30-June 5, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.
MUSICALS
Wicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,705,602
The Lion King (Minskoff…
Broadway stars including Nick Adams (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Charlie Williams (How to Suceed…), Hunter Bell ([title of show]), Gavin Creel (Hair) and Rory O’Malley (The Book …
The 2009 Drama Desk Award-winning Celebrity Autobiography performed a special one-night-only Broadway-themed edition"Celebrity Autobiography Salutes the Tony Awards"June 6 at New York's Tria…
Neil Patrick Harris, who recently starred in the New York Philharmonic production of Company, is set to host the 2011 Tony Awards that will air live from the Beacon Theatre in New York June …
Screen star George Takei (”Star Trek,” “Heroes”) may soon be seen on Broadway. Takei is scheduled to star with Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Miserab…
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Wicked; Promises, Promises) will make it back to Broadway next week"42nd Street and Broadway, that is"when she he…
Cast members of Broadway’s Rock of Ages hit the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum May 27 for a special Fleet Week Broadway performance hosted by Tony Award winner Greg Jbara (Billy …
Daniel Radcliffe and the cast of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying have “succeeded” in recording the official cast album of the 50th anniversary revival of the To…
Ghost the Musical recently finished a pre-West End run at Manchester’s Opera House to sold-out houses and is now gearing up to begin performances at the West End’s Piccadilly The…
Current Tony Award nominees Sutton Forster, Joel Grey (for The Normal Heart) and Kathleen Marshall of Anything Goes sat down with CBS news anchor Marysol Castro to talk about the Tony- nomin…
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the new Broadway musical at the Palace Theatre, features Tony Award-nominated costumes by Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner. Here, Chappel visits CBS 2’s &#…
Josh Gad and Rory O’Malley, who were both nominated for 2011 Tony Awards for their performances in The Book of Mormon, demonstrate some of their special skills listed at the bottom of …
Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth (You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown; Wicked; Promises, Promises) “wants somebody to bitch about!” The actress makes that clear in her firs…
Robin Williams, currently starring in Rajiv Joseph’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, recently spoke with Joy Behar on her CNN show about making his Broadway acting debut with the sho…
Cast members of the Rock of Ages national tour are patiently waiting for “Rock of Ages” film director Adam Shankman to audition each and every one of them for his upcoming movie.…
