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Ramin Karimloo, who received a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of Jean Valjean in the re-imagined Broadway revival of Les Misérables, plays his final performance in th…
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the actor who made history July 23 when he went on as Jean Valjean in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables at just 21 years old, died Aug. 28.
Producers Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group announced Aug. 28 that Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera will welcome two new principal actors beginning next week.
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical, a new musical celebrating the diversity among children, has a private industry reading Aug. 28 in New York City.
Laura Osnes, Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Natalie Weiss, Alysha Umphress, Alex Brightman, Lindsay Mendez and Lilli Cooper are among the singers featured on songwriter Jonathan Reid Gealt'…
Broadway is gearing up for one of the most exciting seasons in recent years, so the NBL (National Broadway League) has met to parse out the up-and-coming talent! Find out who got sna…
Incoming freshmen at Duke University, the highly regarded private research university located in Durham, NC, are refusing to read a title on their summer reading list — Alison Bech…
Incoming freshmen at Duke University, the highly regarded private research university located in Durham, NC, are refusing to read a title on their summer reading list — Alison Bech…
Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical Rent will return to New York next month when it hits Long Island City's Secret Theatre beginning Sept. 23.
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical, a new musical celebrating the diversity among children, will have a private industry reading Aug. 28 in New York City.
The Broadway Princess Party, hosted by Cinderella Tony nominee Laura Osnes and musical director Benjamin Rauhala, was held Aug. 16 at 54 Below. Watch all of the videos here!
Ben Thompson and Mike Schwitter, leading actors of Matilda the Musical and the revival of Pippin, respectively, will make their solo 54 Below concert debuts Aug. 25.
High school and college can be tough sometimes, so we ask the pros how they survived those pivotal years. As part of Playbill.com's Back to School week (#BwayBacktoSchool), Broadway acto…
Songwriters Will Van Dyke and Jeff Talbott will release "A View of the River," a new EP of their songs, Sept. 15. They share an exclusive track with Playbill.com, an inspirational …
Nightlife powerhouse Tori Scott returns to Joe's Pub Aug. 24 with her latest show Thirsty!, an evening of poor life choices and stories of her late-night misadventures, featuring son…
Following multiple sold-out engagements, Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band returns to 54 Below Aug. 22 to continue an official residence for 2015.
A live television adaptation of The Wiz will hit NBC this December, and a star-studded cast is taking shape. Get to know the confirmed cast members (so far), and check out some of their …
Nightlife powerhouse Tori Scott will return to Joe's Pub with her latest show Thirsty!, an evening of poor life choices and stories of her late-night misadventures, featuring songs f…
The Tectonic Theater Project will present a benefit reading of Moisés Kaufman's Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, the award-winning play about Oscar Wilde …
Broadway hit the streets, unrolled their sleeping bags and slept outside in solidarity with homeless youth — and Playbill.com did, too. Despite an unexpected downpour, here's w…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, will play its final performance at the Belasco Theatre Sept. 13 at 3 PM. Taye Diggs is the show's final s…
Chelsea O'Donnell, the daughter of Broadway actress, producer and TV personality Rosie O'Donnell, has been reported missing. Nyack, NY, police authorities have been looking for her i…
Chelsea O'Donnell, the daughter of Broadway actress, producer and TV personality Rosie O'Donnell, has been found, according to Rosie's official Facebook page. Nyack, NY, police a…
Chelsea O'Donnell, the daughter of Broadway actress, producer and TV personality Rosie O'Donnell, has been found, according to Rosie's official Facebook page. Nyack, NY, police a…
Flight, a new musical by Michael Potsic described as a fresh retelling of the Greek myth "The Flight of Icarus," will receive a reading starring Broadway actors Hannah Elless and A…