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"The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree," a collection of songs performed by musical theatre songwriter Joe Iconis ("Smash") and his "merry band of musical theatre mi…
"The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree," a collection of songs performed by musical theatre songwriter Joe Iconis ("Smash") and his "merry band of musical theatre mi…
Newsies, the Tony Award-winning Disney musical about a group of high-flying newsboys who take on powerful newspaper giants in 1899 New York City, celebrates its one-year anniversary on Broad…
Blake Whyte, who currently appears on Broadway in Mamma Mia!, will celebrate the release of his debut album "More Like Myself" April 7 at Alvin Ailey in New York City.
Remy Zaken, who was seen in the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, and Barrett Wilbert Weed, who recently starred in the Off-Broadway musical Bare, are among the artists who will t…
The Cherry Orchard Festival Foundation will hold its inaugural International Arts Festival in New York City, kicking off May 30 with the U.S. premiere of The Giacomo Variations, starring Aca…
Bucks County Playhouse, under the producing direction of Jed Bernstein, has announced Summer of '42, featuring a book by Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster (Hands on a Hardbody) and music …
Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker, who was last seen in Broadway's The Performers, is set to host and perform at the tenth annual Cabaret Gourmet, The Play Company's annual benefit t…
Ego Actus presents I Know What Boys Want, a new drama by playwright Penny Jackson about a high school sex scandal, officially opening March 28 for a run through April 13 at the WorkShop Thea…
The New York premiere of Finks, based on the true experiences of Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee Gilford and the Blacklist of the 1950s, begins performances March 28, prior to an official open…
Spotlight on Town Hall, a free concert event featuring performances from Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera, Avenue Q and more, is held March 28 at New York City's The Town Hall. Newsies …
Beau Bridges (How to Succeed, Who's Who in Hell), Jean Smart (The Man Who Came to Dinner, Piaf) and Cecily Strong ("Saturday Night Live") will star in a one-night-only reading …
Ratings of the second season of NBC's "Smash," the Emmy Award-winning musical drama about the creation and inner workings of a Broadway musical, increased following the March 2…
"Hot Off the Ivories," a new music video series featuring the work of contemporary musical theatre songwriters performed by Broadway talent, debuts on Playbill Video March 27. News…
Broward Center for the Performing Arts in association with DreamChild Productions presents bare, the pop opera by Damon Intrabartolo and Jon Hartmere — which was recently re-envis…
Entertainment Events presents the Off-Broadway premiere of Cuff Me: The Fifty Shades of Grey Musical Parody beginning March 27, prior to an official opening May 5, at the Actors Temple Theat…
Kara Lindsay, who stars as headstrong female journalist Katherine Plumber, joined Tony Award-winning Newsies songwriters Alan Menken and Jack Feldman for "The Anatomy of a Song," t…
Junk: A Rock Opera, a new work by Swedish pop band Brainpool that was seen in a sold-out Joe's Pub concert in January, will return to the Manhattan venue April 7 with new songs and orche…
Elisabeth DeRosa (Mary Poppins) and Spencer Plachy (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) have joined the cast of Easter Mysteries, a contemporary oratorio being performed during this year's Holy …
Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells (The Book of Mormon), "Smash" actress Krysta Rodriguez (The Addams Family) and Nick Blaemire (Godspell, Dogfight) are among the artists who will …
Noël & Company kicks off its Eva Le Gallienne Festival 2013 with a staged reading of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, translated by late Tony Award recipient Eva Le Gallienne, March 26 at…
Karen Black, who was seen on Broadway in Keep It in the Family and Happily Never After, among others, is battling ampullary cancer. Her husband, Stephen Eckelberry, is raising funds for Blac…
Emmy Award winner Debra Messing, who stars in the NBC musical drama "Smash," has been cast in the lead role of an untitled CBS comedy pilot by Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky.
Cast members from Broadway's Annie, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Phantom of the Opera and Rock of Ages joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg for the annual Inner Circle dinner March 23 i…
Off-Broadway theatre company Playwrights Horizons will hold its annual spring gala May 6 at the event space 583 Park Avenue. Tony Award winners LaChanze and Shuler Hensley as well as Tony no…