Santino Fontana and Jessica Hershberg Share Their Wedding Photos by Michael Gioia

In a real-life fairy tale moment, Broadway couple Santino Fontana, Tony-nominated for his role as Prince Topher in Broadway's Cinderella, and actress Jessica Hershberg, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:47am on October 3, 2015☆⚑

Speaking the "Same Language," Actors Talk About Transforming Into Directors This Season on Broadway by Michael Gioia

Actors are going behind the curtain this Broadway season to take the reins as director. Michael Arden and Douglas Hodge, at the helm of Spring Awakening and Old Times, respectively, talk abo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 3, 2015☆⚑

Could Hamilton's Music Hit the Radio? "I Think It Might," Says Lin-Manuel Miranda by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre enthusiasts can't get enough of the recently released Hamilton cast album, but is it possible for the music to go mainstream and hit the airwaves any time soon? Lin-M…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:43pm on September 29, 2015☆⚑

Lea Michele Chats "Scream Queens," Her New Book, Returning to Broadway and a New Album by Michael Gioia

After six years of running the show (and, more importantly, the glee club) on the Fox musical series "Glee," Lea Michele is taking on a supporting role, complete with a neck brace,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:20pm on September 28, 2015☆⚑

"Smash" Songwriter Goes Solo at Webster Hall Tonight by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre songwriter Drew Gasparini, who began his career touring and playing with acts such as Jason Mraz, Third Eye Blind and the Plain White T's — and whose music was …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on September 28, 2015☆⚑

Radical Reinvention of Spring Awakening Opens Tonight on Broadway by Michael Gioia

The Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, re-imagined and performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, officially opens on Broadway Sept. 27 at the Brooks Atkinson…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on September 27, 2015☆⚑

Although Lea Michele Can't Make It, Her Mom Will Be at Spring Awakening's Opening (as Jonathan Groff by Michael Gioia

Lea Michele can't make tomorrow's Sept. 27 opening night of Spring Awakening — the Broadway show in which she starred as Wendla Bergman when it stormed the Great White Way …

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:19pm on September 26, 2015☆⚑

Spring Awakening's Best and Worst High School Memories Learning "I Am Gay," Getting Suspended and M by Michael Gioia

It's back-to-school month for the cast of Broadway's Spring Awakening, who revisit the classrooms of 19th-century Germany when the revival officially opens Sept. 27, so w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on September 25, 2015☆⚑

Volume 2 of "Seth's Broadway Diary," With Inside Scoop from Seth Rudetsky, Will Hit Shelves Next Mon by Michael Gioia

The second volume of Sirius XM Broadway host, actor, musician and Playbill.com columnist Seth Rudetsky's "Seth's Broadway Diary" will be released by Dress Circle P…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:53pm on September 24, 2015☆⚑

Despite Her Singing Skills, Keira Knightley Rules Out a Future in Musicals by Michael Gioia

Although she played a singer-songwriter in the 2013 film "Begin Again" opposite Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley — who is about to make her Broadway debut in Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:35pm on September 24, 2015☆⚑

Stage Parody of D.A.R.E. Program, With Audience as the Class, Aiming to Bow in November by Michael Gioia

The Drugstoppers, a play by Gili Malinsky that parodies the D.A.R.E. program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) taught in schools to prevent drug use — with the audience as the clas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:20pm on September 23, 2015☆⚑

Rent Returns to New York City Area Tonight! by Michael Gioia

Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Rent returns to New York Sept. 23, hitting Long Island City's Secret Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on September 23, 2015☆⚑

Broadway-Bound Bollywood Musical Monsoon Wedding Has NYC Reading by Michael Gioia

Monsoon Wedding, a new stage musical adaptation of the award-winning 2001 Bollywood film of the same name — that was originally reported to premiere on Broadway in November 201…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48am on September 22, 2015☆⚑

"Smash" Songwriter Will Go It Solo at Webster Hall; Listen to a Pop Cover and Read What to Expect by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre songwriter Drew Gasparini, who began his career touring and playing with acts such as Jason Mraz, Third Eye Blind and the Plain White T's — and whose music was …

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:48pm on September 21, 2015☆⚑

AT&T Advertisements, Promoting Phone Use in the Theatre, Continue; Watch the Video by Michael Gioia

Although wireless provider AT&T took heat last week when it sent out a tweet promoting cell phone use in the theatre, the company has released its latest video campaign that…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:08am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

Memorial for Tony Winner Roger Rees Held Today by Michael Gioia

A memorial for late Tony Award-winning actor Roger Rees is held Sept. 21 at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre, home of Disney's Aladdin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

In Few Words, Here's How You Impersonate 25 Divas in One Song Like Christina Bianco by Michael Gioia

Christina Bianco is known for her fast and furious impersonations of Broadway and pop-singing divas, and now she breaks down her method behind the madness in a few short words... so that…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:00pm on September 19, 2015☆⚑

Actors' Equity "Commends" Cancellation of The Mikado With Caucasian Actors, Issuing Statement by Michael Gioia

Following the cancellation of the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' production of The Mikado, planned for Dec. 26-Jan. 2, 2016 — that was to feature a company of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:20pm on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Rock of Ages' Joey Calveri, Kate Rockwell and More Will Get Their Rock'N Rouge On in Concert by Michael Gioia

Rock'N Rouge, in which Broadway performers will belt out glam rock tunes from Bowie to T. Rex with NYC-based glam rock band Starbolt 9, will be held Sept. 26 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:16pm on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Despite "Strictly Limited Engagement," Spring Awakening Extends on Broadway by Michael Gioia

The Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, re-imagined and performed simultaneously in English and American Sign Language, has been given an additional two weeks on Broadway despite i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:24pm on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Performers from Once, Newsies and More Will Share Stories and Songs About "Booking It" in Concert by Michael Gioia

Booktress Offline, a concert party that will "make you laugh, maybe make you cry, and take you through the 'booking' stories (and 'almost-booking' stories) of some o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50am on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Following Outcry from the Asian Community, The Mikado (With Caucasian Actors) Canceled by Michael Gioia

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players production of The Mikado, planned for Dec. 26-Jan. 2, 2016 — that was to feature a company of mostly Caucasian actors playing ch…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20am on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Disney Channel's "That's So Raven" Stars Will Reunite at 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Anneliese van der Pol, who starred as Belle in Broadway's Beauty and the Beast, will go it solo Sept. 22 at 54 Below. Her "That's So Raven" co-star Raven-Symon&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:29pm on September 17, 2015☆⚑

This Cast of West Side Story Brilliantly Reinvents the "Dance at the Gym" to the Black Eyed Peas! (V by Michael Gioia

Before the company of this West Side Story in Lancaster, PA, pack up their dance shoes, they recreate the iconic "Dance at the Gym" one last time — and swap Bernstein for…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06pm on September 17, 2015☆⚑

Carolee Carmello and Andrew Keenan-Bolger Will Return to Broadway as Mother and Son in Tuck Everlast by Michael Gioia

Carolee Carmello and Andrew Keenan-Bolger will reprise their performances in the Broadway bow of Tuck Everlasting, the new musical based on Natalie Babbitt's best-selling 1975 no…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14am on September 17, 2015☆⚑