The Verdict: Critics Review Broadway-Bound Gigi, Starring Vanessa Hudgens by Michael Gioia

The new Broadway-bound production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical Gigi, starring Vanessa Hudgens in the title role, o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:09pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

Ellen DeGeneres Is Developing a TV Comedy for Idina Menzel by Michael Gioia

Warner Bros. TV and Ellen DeGeneres' studio-based A Very Good Production are developing a half-hour comedy project entitled "Happy Time," starring Tony Award Idina Menz…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:40pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

Honeymoon in Vegas Faces a Press Agency Switch Up as Sales Still Struggle by Michael Gioia

Following press agent Rick Miramontez's (and his team at the Broadway PR firm O&M Co.) departure from representing the Harvey Weinstein-produced Broadway musical Finding Neve…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14am on January 30, 2015☆⚑

Get Into the Kristin Chenoweth Boot Camp! Application Deadline Announced by Michael Gioia

Want to be a Tony winner, too? Applications for students in grades 9-12 are being accepted through Feb. 16 to take part in Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Boot Camp and Master Class.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:53pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

New Line Adds American Idiot to 2015-16 Season, Opening With Regional Premiere of Heathers by Michael Gioia

New Line Theatre will present the rock opera American Idiot, based on the Green Day album of the same name, as part of the company's 2015-16 season for four weeks in March 2016.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:38pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Broadway Boyfriends of "Survivor" Get Engaged on Stage (Plus Video) by Michael Gioia

Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly, billed as the Broadway Boyfriends on the reality show "Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water," were engaged at their Jan. 28 54 Below…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:20pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

UPDATED: Broadway's It's Only a Play Extends Into the Summer by Michael Gioia

Producers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman and Ken Davenport announced Jan. 30 that the hit Broadway production of It's Only a Play, currently starring Tony winner Matthew Broderick and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:12pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Has Broadway's It's Only a Play Extended Into the Summer? by Michael Gioia

Tickets for the hit Broadway production of It's Only a Play, currently starring Tony winner Matthew Broderick and Martin Short, are on sale through June 7 at Telecharge.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:12pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

She Knows Things Now! "Into the Woods" Star Lilla Crawford Will Offer NYC Acting Workshop by Michael Gioia

Lilla Crawford, who starred as Little Red Riding Hood in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, will offer a workshop for children and teens March 28 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:04pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Joanna Gleason Among Performers for Midnight-Themed Concert, Directed by Her Son by Michael Gioia

Midnight at 9:30, featuring songs with a midnight theme, will be held Feb. 18 at 9:30 PM at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:01pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Jeremy Jordan and Wesley Taylor Join #SOBLESSED Lineup for Return of "Annoying Actor Friend" by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan ("The Last Five Years," "Smash"), Wesley Taylor (The Addams Family) and Michael James Scott (Something Rotten!) have joined the lineup fo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:00pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Meet Your Maker! Jim Parsons Will Play God in New Broadway Comedy at Studio 54 by Michael Gioia

Four-time Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons will play God in the new Broadway comedy 
An Act of God, scheduled to begin performances May 5 at Studio 54,&nbs…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Performers from Mamma Mia! and Heathers Sing Songs For Slutty Girls Tonight by Michael Gioia

Songs For Slutty Girls: A Song Cycle by Kailey Marshall is presented Jan. 29, as part of The Rehearsal Room series, at Don't Tell Mama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Over a Dozen Broadway Couples Will Celebrate Romance and Valentine's Day in Concert by Michael Gioia

Broadway couples will celebrate romance, both on stage and off, during the second annual A Very Broadway Valentine's Day Feb. 12 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:33pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Rock On! Watch Hundreds of Children Audition for Broadway's School of Rock (Video) by Michael Gioia

A nationwide casting call for the upcoming Broadway premiere of School of Rock was held Jan. 24 at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre, where the new musical will begin previews No…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:43pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Bare Actor Will Star as Tony in Florida Production of West Side Story by Michael Gioia

Anthony Festa, seen in the Off-Broadway revival of Bare, will star as Tony in Riverside Theatre's production of West Side Story, which will begin performances Feb. 17 in Florida.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:49pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Watch All the Videos From Broadway Loves Celine Dion, Including Jeremy Jordan's Viral "It's All Comi by Michael Gioia

Broadway belters celebrated the best-selling Canadian music artist in history, Celine Dion, in an evening of power ballads and classic pop tunes Jan. 9 at 54 Below. Here are all the perf…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:33pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Today's Matinee of It's Only a Play Will Be Dedicated to Memory of TV Pioneer by Michael Gioia

Producers Tom Kirdahy, Roy Furman and Ken Davenport announced that the Jan. 28 Wednesday matinee performance of It's Only a Play will be dedicated to the memory of television pioneer Joe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:33pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Vanessa Hudgens Is Gigi, Opening Tonight at the Kennedy Center by Michael Gioia

The new Broadway-bound production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's Oscar and Tony Award-winning film and stage musical Gigi, starring Vanessa Hudgens in the title role, o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55am on January 28, 2015☆⚑

"Let It Go" Songwriters Write New Song for Neil Patrick Harris' Oscars Hosting Gig by Michael Gioia

Academy Award-winning husband-and-wife songwriting duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez will pen a musical number for Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris, which he will per…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:40am on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Will Wallace Shawn Murder Mystery Come to Broadway With Stephen Dillane? by Michael Gioia

Evening at the Talk House, a new murder mystery by Wallace Shawn, will be produced in the fall at London's National Theatre — and is eyeing a Broadway production in 2016 &m…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31am on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Kerrigan and Lowdermilk's Immersive Musical The Bad Years Begins the Brooklyn House Party Tonight by Michael Gioia

The Viewpoints Collective and JEM Theatricals present workshop presentations of The Bad Years, an immersive house party musical by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, Jan. 28-Feb. 1 at L…

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

Ben Fankhauser and Alanna Saunders Play Married Couple on Comic Web Series "Lanky Scoliosis" (Video) by Michael Gioia

Newsies star Ben Fankhauser and Peter Pan Live! actress Alanna Saunders play husband and wife in the third episode of "Lanky Scoliosis," a new web series created by and starring 50…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:41pm on January 27, 2015☆⚑

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Alysha Umphress and More Turn Shakespeare's As You Like It Into a Rock Concert by Michael Gioia

A concert version of Very Very Rock Show, a new musical that turns William Shakespeare's As You Like It into a rock concert, will be held March 5 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:35pm on January 27, 2015☆⚑

Performers from Mamma Mia! and Heathers Will Sing Songs For Slutty Girls by Michael Gioia

Songs For Slutty Girls: A Song Cycle by Kailey Marshall will be presented Jan. 29, as part of The Rehearsal Room series, at Don't Tell Mama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:28pm on January 27, 2015☆⚑