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Songwriter Michael Mott will offer a free concert of his pop music June 1 at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City. He will be joined by singers from "American Idol" and "The V…
Tony Award winner Harriet Harris and Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes — who both starred in the Broadway revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella — have jo…
Rock of Ages star Mitchell Jarvis returns to Rockwood Music Hall May 26 to showcase the work of Jacques Brel with Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well And Living Everywhere.
Songs From an Unmade Bed: In Concert, a solo work starring Michael Winther that features lyrics by Mark Campbell and music by 18 composers, is held May 26 at 8 PM at New York City…
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who penned the Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights during his sophomore year at Wesleyan University, delivered the commencement speech at the University'…
Ireland became the first nation to legalize same-sex marriage by a popular national vote, with 62 percent of voters in favor of allowing gay couples to wed. Following the news, Broadway …
Diana DeGarmo, who recently concluded her run as the Narrator in the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, will star as Dorothy in Studio Tenn Theatre Company's …
StarKid Productions, creators of the musical parodies A Very Potter Musical, Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier and more, will present The Trail To Oregon! beginning May 26 at the C…
Judges for Don't Tell Mama's first annual Mama's Next BIG Act!, a 12-week competition that mixes styles and genres, have been announced. The contest's winner will receive…
54 Sings Elton John, an evening celebrating the work of singer-songwriter Elton John, will be held May 26 at 54 Below. In anticipation of the evening, members of the cast pick Elton John…
Students at the University of Florida (UF) School of Theatre + Dance will workshop Volleygirls, a new musical that took home Best of Fest and Best Ensemble Performance honors at the New York…
The 69th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS June 7, but some Tony viewers are already disagreeing with what content will not hit the air.
Playbill.com takes readers behind the scenes — and under the stage — to learn about the pit orchestras of hit Broadway musicals.
Laura Osnes, Bryce Pinkham and Harriet Harris are among the performers who will bring the popular Instagram/Twitter trend of #tbt to the stage of 54 Below May 28 with #tbtLIVE Throwback Thur…
Industry readings of Dust & Shadow, a musical adaptation of Lyndsay Faye's novel pitting Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper in 19th-century London, were held May 18-…
The first post-Broadway production of Rock of Ages is presented at the Gateway Playhouse in Long Island beginning May 20. Genson Blimline and Amma Osei, who played Lonny and Justice, res…
New York City's SubCulture, which is currently hosting Jason Robert Brown's year-long residency, will offer a slew of theatrical events during the months of May and June.
Finding Neverland, the new Broadway musical that tells the tale of how Peter became Pan — starring Matthew Morrison as famed author J.M. Barrie — will release an album of…
The 10th Anniversary celebration of The Shubert Foundation/Music Theatre International arts education program, Broadway Junior, takes place May 19 at 10:30 AM at Broadway's Imperial Thea…
Rock of Ages star Mitchell Jarvis will return to Rockwood Music Hall May 26 to showcase the work of Jacques Brel with Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well And Living Everywhere.
Producer Paul Adams and Emerging Artists Theatre will present a developmental workshop of the new musical Mean, featuring songs from Grammy winner P!nk's catalogue, May 30 in New York.
The Tony Battles: 1998 Edition — Ragtime Vs. The Lion King, re-examining the tight Tony race of 1998, will be held June 4-5 at 54 Below.
Although Jason Robert Brown's Honeymoon in Vegas did not receive any 2015 Tony Award nominations, the cast will still celebrate. They will reunite in concert June 8 at SubCulture, as par…
Following multiple sold out engagements, Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band returns to 54 Below May 18 to continue an official residence for 2015.
In 1991, Daisy Eagan became the youngest female actress to accept a Tony Award, winning for her performance as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. As 11-year-old actress Sydney Lucas a…