Hold the Phone! Laura Benanti, LaChanze, Celia Keenan-Bolger and More Sound Off on Theatre Etiquette by Michael Gioia

Hand-held devices are taking over Broadway, and those wishing to experience live theatre without disturbance have had it! In lieu of recent events, actors and artists are speaking up and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42pm on July 10, 2015☆⚑

FaceTime in the Front Row? Updating Live: Cheyenne Jackson, Kara Lindsay, Matt Doyle and More Sound by Michael Gioia

Hand-held devices are taking over Broadway, and those wishing to experience live theatre without disturbance have had it! In lieu of recent events, actors and artists are speaking up and…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42pm on July 10, 2015☆⚑

"We're Going to Wait for the Right Person," Says John Cameron Mitchell on Casting Hedwig in the West by Michael Gioia

The Tony Award-winning production of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig and the Angry Inch will open in the West End, but Mitchell says he is waiting for the right pers…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:17pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Actors Will Develop Short Plays With Children's Aid Society Youth by Michael Gioia

Broadway Serves, a service organization comprised of members from the Broadway community, has partnered with the Children's Aid Society for a Summer Theater Intensive in which cast membe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:02pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

"This Ain't Yo Mama's Rapunzel!" Commedia Dell'arte Version of Rapunzel Will Hit FringeNYC by Michael Gioia

The Spaghetti and Meatball Players will present Sam LaFrage's The Commedia Rapunzel as part of the 19th annual New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) Aug. 14-30 at the 14…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:11pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

Actors from Hamilton, Neverland and Side Show Will Sing Songs of Sara Bareilles at 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Before Sara Bareilles' music hits Broadway with the new musical Waitress, actors from Broadway's hottest shows will go Uncharted and explore her songs in concert at 54 Below July 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:51pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

John Cameron Mitchell Compares Each Hedwig to a Classic Superhero! Who's the Black Widow? by Michael Gioia

Ever since Hedwig stomped her way back to Broadway, she's had pretty big (and sparkly) shoes to fill, but luckily we've been graced by some of the sexiest (and sassiest) men in the b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38pm on July 9, 2015☆⚑

See How Spring Awakening Was Created With Deaf Actors Before it Hits Broadway (Video) by Michael Gioia

Spring Awakening, the Tony-winning coming-of-age musical that rocked Broadway in 2006 is headed back to New York, but this time in a radically reconceived production featuring de…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28am on July 9, 2015☆⚑

Over Mani-Pedis, Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor Talk Beaches, Bonding and Booking It by Michael Gioia

Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor are the best friends at the heart of the Broadway-bound Beaches. Days before their first performance, the two spilled the beans on the new show over mani…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 9, 2015☆⚑

NYMF's Wearing Black Will Explore Dealing With the Death of a Twin and a Spiral of Self-Destruction by Michael Gioia

The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Dark Prophets Production LLC. will present the world-premiere production of Wearing Black, featuring a book, music and lyrics by Riley Thomas (S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:17pm on July 8, 2015☆⚑

Jessica Hendy Will Star in Wendy's Shadow, Rock Musical Retelling Peter Pan's Adventure from Wendy's by Michael Gioia

Wendy's Shadow, a musical based on the novel "Peter and Wendy" by J.M. Barrie, will be presented as part of the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival in a one-night-on…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:46pm on July 8, 2015☆⚑

Taylor Louderman and Lesli Margherita Among Singers Who Will "Roar" at 54 Below's Katy Perry Concert by Michael Gioia

Broadway Loves Katy Perry, celebrating the music of recording artist Katy Perry, will be held July 13 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:43pm on July 8, 2015☆⚑

"Glee" Star Joins NYMF Concert Featuring Ben Fankhauser, Zak Resnick and Adam Kaplan by Michael Gioia

Alex Newell, who played Wade "Unique" Adams on Fox's "Glee," has joined the lineup of performers for songwriter Joey Contreras' New York Musical Theatre Festival …

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:29pm on July 8, 2015☆⚑

Joe Iconis and His "Band of Musical Theatre Punks" Have Hit Vermont for Pump Boys and Dinettes by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre songwriter Joe Iconis, whose Be More Chill was recently seen at NJ's Two River Theater, and his usual "band of musical theater punks" have relocated to Vermont …

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:27pm on July 8, 2015☆⚑

Stephen Sondheim Says Hamilton Is a "Breakthrough" by Michael Gioia

Stephen Sondheim, the legendary, Tony Award-winning songwriter who crafted such musical masterpieces as Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd, thinks that Lin&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:45pm on July 8, 2015☆⚑

Following It Shoulda Been You, Josh Grisetti Will Head to NYC's Fringe Festival by Michael Gioia

The New York International Fringe Festival and CitySalt Theatricals will present The Crack in the Ceiling, starring It Shoulda Been You actor Josh Grisetti, beginning Aug. 15 at The Lynn Red…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40am on July 8, 2015☆⚑

After 26 Years, Jan Maxwell Says She Is "Retiring From Theatre" by Michael Gioia

Five-time Tony Award nominee Jan Maxwell, who currently stars in PTP/NYC's production of Scenes From an Execution, is retiring from theatre after a career spanning 26 years.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27am on July 8, 2015☆⚑

"For Me, There's No Going Back"  Meet the Police Officer-Turned-Songwriter Who Wrote Amazing Grace by Michael Gioia

Before Christopher Smith was songwriter of the new musical Amazing Grace, he was a police officer and a youth outreach and education director in Pennsylvania. It's taken him seven years …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16am on July 7, 2015☆⚑

Drunken Spellers, the Making of "Magic Foot" and More Memories from the Cast of Spelling Bee by Michael Gioia

Original cast members from Broadway's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee reunite for a special ten-year anniversary concert tonight at Town Hall. Before they hit the stage, w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:30pm on July 6, 2015☆⚑

Gloria Estefan's On Your Feet! Packs Up Its Chicago Shoes; Broadway Is Next! by Michael Gioia

On Your Feet!, the new musical based on the lives of seven-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan and her husband, producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, plays its final perfo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 5, 2015☆⚑

Playbill Playlist: 9 Acoustic Songs Cristin Milioti Can't Live Without, From Sia to Fiona Apple and by Michael Gioia

Cristin Milioti, who starred in the intimate Tony Award-winning musical Once, will return to Joe's Pub July 12-13. In anticipation of her return, she shares her favorite acoustic…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 2, 2015☆⚑

Broadway-Bound Beaches, Starring Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor, Opens Tonight by Michael Gioia

Wicked star Shoshana Bean and The Bridges of Madison County's Whitney Bashor co-star in the pre-Broadway engagement of Beaches, the new musical based on the 1985 novel by Iris Ra…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 2, 2015☆⚑

Stage Version of Shakespeare in Love Will Cross the Pond by Michael Gioia

Shakespeare in Love, a stage version of the Oscar-winning film of the same name that opened last summer at the West End's Noel Coward Theatre, will make its North American debut in 2…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:54pm on July 1, 2015☆⚑

What Are You Listening To On The Subway? 16 Broadway Actors Share Their Summer Jams! by Michael Gioia

Looking for the perfect "Song of the Summer" for your iTunes playlist? Broadway has you covered! 16 of our favorite actors share what they are listening to on the subway, before an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 1, 2015☆⚑

Terrence McNally Celebrates Historic Ruling By Re-Marrying His Partner; See Their (Second) First Kis by Michael Gioia

Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally and producer Tom Kirdahy tied the knot (again) in celebration of the United States Supreme Court's historic ruling, making same-sex…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:36pm on June 29, 2015☆⚑