Get to Know the Disney-Obsessed New Leads of Newsies, Dan DeLuca and Stephanie Styles by Michael Gioia

Meet Dan DeLuca and Stephanie Styles, the self-proclaimed Disney nerds who will headline the North American tour of the hit Disney musical Newsies, which launches Oct. 11 in Schenectady,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 8, 2014☆⚑

"Falling Slowly": Tony-Winning Musical Once Sets Broadway Closing Date by Michael Gioia

The Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical Once will play its final Broadway performance Jan. 4, 2015, producers announced Oct. 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:00pm on October 7, 2014☆⚑

Kelsey Grammer Cast as King Herod in "Killing Jesus" Adaptation; Imelda Staunton Joins "Paddington" by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Kelsey Grammer will play King Herod in National Geographic Channel's adaptation of "Killing Jesus," the 2013 book by Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:29pm on October 7, 2014☆⚑

Fiasco Theater's Ten-Person Into the Woods Sets Off-Broadway Roundabout Dates by Michael Gioia

Roundabout Theatre Company will present Fiasco Theater's acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods &mdash…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:22pm on October 7, 2014☆⚑

Ben Fankhauser, Orfeh and Brad Greer Will Sing "The Dance Remixes" from "Where The Sky Ends" by Michael Gioia

Michael Mott's "Where The Sky Ends: The Dance Remixes," featuring the voices of Ben Fankhauser, Tony Award nominee Orfeh and Brad Greer, is now available for pre-order on i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44pm on October 7, 2014☆⚑

Do You Read Your Reviews? Stockard Channing, Rupert Grint, Matthew Broderick, Terrence McNally and M by Michael Gioia

It's Only a Play, the Broadway work by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally that will officially open Oct. 9, centers on a playwright waiting for a review of his new Broadway show to hit t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:44pm on October 7, 2014☆⚑

Cast Members from Spider-Man, Rock of Ages, Janis Joplin Will Present a Freak Show, Featuring Aerial by Michael Gioia

Angel Reed's Rock N' Roll Debauchery in association with Jacob Langfelder and Broadway the Hardway will present Rock N' Roll Debauchery's: Freak Show Oct. 24 at the new 42Wes…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13pm on October 7, 2014☆⚑

"Idol" Contestant Anthony Fedorov Cast in Immersive Pop Nation, Featuring a Score by Late bare Songw by Michael Gioia

Anthony Fedorov, a contestant on "American Idol" who starred in the Off-Broadway revival of Rent, has been cast in Pop Nation, a theatrical social event that merges music, thea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47am on October 7, 2014☆⚑

America Ferrera and Michael Chernus Star in Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Beginning Tonight by Michael Gioia

Second Stage Theatre's fall production of Terrence McNally's Lips Together, Teeth Apart, starring Emmy Award-winning "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera,&nbs…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 7, 2014☆⚑

New Song Cycle About Love, Death and Whiskey, by Great Comet's Dave Malloy, Begins Brooklyn Run Toni by Michael Gioia

The Bushwick Starr and Ghost Quartet presents Ghost Quartet by Dave Malloy — whose critically acclaimed electro-pop opera Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 7, 2014☆⚑

John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Staged at a Downtown Caf, Begins Tonight by Michael Gioia

YOLO! Productions presents an intimate production of John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, in celebration of the work's 30th anniversary, beginning Oct. 7 at Nuyorican …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 7, 2014☆⚑

Andrea Martin Hits the Road for Pippin Tour; Lucie Arnaz Is in the Wings for Broadway by Michael Gioia

Tony winner Andrea Martin, who recently exited the Broadway production of Pippin, reprises her performance as Berthe on tour in the final two weeks of the musical's San Francisco engagem…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 7, 2014☆⚑

Holocaust Theater Archive Will Include Materials Related to Cabaret, Diary of Anne Frank, Substance by Michael Gioia

The digital Holocaust Theater Archive, the first comprehensive archive of theatre materials related to the Holocaust, is scheduled to launch Oct. 7 at the University of Miami, according to t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:56pm on October 6, 2014☆⚑

Laura Osnes, Daniel Breaker, Matt Doyle Among Big Band Lineup; Jason Robert Brown Will Preview Honey by Michael Gioia

Charlie Rosen's 
Broadway Big Band will return to the intimate Manhattan venue 54 Below Oct. 16. The evening will feature new arrangements and a lineup including Tony Award nominee…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:25pm on October 6, 2014☆⚑

Mormon's Jared Gertner and Jeffrey Marshek Expecting Baby Boy by Michael Gioia

Jared Gertner, who was seen on Broadway in The Book of Mormon, and husband Jeffrey Marshek are expecting a baby boy, the couple confirmed to Playbill.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:35pm on October 6, 2014☆⚑

O'Neill Junior Fellows Will Sing Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac at 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Coven: The Music of Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac, featuring The O'Neill Junior Fellows, will be held Oct. 24 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:20pm on October 6, 2014☆⚑

Christine Pedi Joins Lineup for Wunderkind Concert at the Beechman by Michael Gioia

Drama Desk nominee Christine Pedi (Chicago, Forbidden Broadway) has joined the lineup for the next installment of Tim Realbuto's Wunderkind, which will be offered Oct. 13 at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:48pm on October 6, 2014☆⚑

Steve Martin Will Receive 2015 AFI Life Achievement Award by Michael Gioia

Actor and comedian Steve Martin will receive the 43rd AFI Life Achievement Award, American Film Institute's board of trustees chair Sir Howard Stringer announced. The award will be prese…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26am on October 6, 2014☆⚑

Celebrity Karaoke, With Justin Guarini, Lena Hall, James Monroe Iglehart, Ramin Karimloo and #MyDrea by Michael Gioia

Celebrity Karaoke: An Epic Evening with the Stars — in which theatregoers are given a chance to sing alongside Broadway stars — is held Oct. 6 at New York City's Hard…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 6, 2014☆⚑

Alex Sharp Uncovers The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Opening Tonight on Broadway by Michael Gioia

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the acclaimed new play by Simon Stephens about a 15-year-old boy who must get to the bottom of the mysterious death of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 5, 2014☆⚑

Performers from On the Town, Newsies and Aladdin Explain Tech Rehearsals in New "Ensemblist" Episode by Michael Gioia

Mo Brady (The Addams Family, "Smash") and Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Chicago, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) have released the 32nd episode of "The Ensemblist…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:54pm on October 3, 2014☆⚑

Corey Cott Moderates Q&A Talkbacks Following "Little Tin Man" Screenings in NYC by Michael Gioia

The indie film "The Little Tin Man," featuring performances from Broadway actors Jeff Hiller, Greg Hildreth and Chris Henry Coffey, opens theatrically in New York City Oct. 3 at th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:46pm on October 3, 2014☆⚑

Sneak Peek of "Gatz Backstage," About Elevator Repair Service's Eight-Hour Event, Will Be Screened i by Michael Gioia

A special sneak-preview screening of "Standing By: Gatz Backstage," shot in London in summer 2012 when Elevator Repair Service's eight-hour theatrical event Gatz was pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:34pm on October 3, 2014☆⚑

Phillipa Soo, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Eric William Morris and Jeremy Morse Will Sing a Bloodsong of by Michael Gioia

Joe Iconis' Bloodsong of Love will be presented in concert Oct. 20 at 54 Below. Phillipa Soo, who starred in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, is among the evening's…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:18pm on October 3, 2014☆⚑

Jeff McCarthy Will Star in Barrington's Man of La Mancha by Michael Gioia

Jeff McCarthy, who has starred on Broadway in The Pirate Queen, Urinetown, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago and more, will star in the Barrington Stage Company production of Man of La Mancha as…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02pm on October 3, 2014☆⚑