The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music swept Broadway when it opened in 1959, earning nine Tony Award nominations and winning five. The 1965 film adaptation, starring Julie…
Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood will play Maria in The Sound of Music Live!, which will air on NBC Dec. 5 at 8 PM. With the NBC special a few days away, we wondered: What actresses coul…
Tony Award recipient Bette Midler, who has been seen on Broadway in I'll Eat You Alive: A Chat With Sue Mengers and Fiddler on the Roof, celebrates her birthday Dec. 1.
Tis the season and Playbill.com is sharing some essential albums to help our readers get in the holiday spirit.
From "Meadowlark" to "Single Ladies," "The Music that Makes Me Dance" and "Good Thing Going," these are some of New York City actors' go-to auditi…
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the Broadway theatre fan on your list? With the holidays just a few weeks away, Playbill.com has put together a 2013 holiday gift guide for your thea…
PBS' "Great Performances" airs Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn Nov. 29 at 9 PM. To prepare for the big night, Playbill.com is looking back at some of our favorite Streisand perf…
Looking to add a little bit of showbiz flair to your holiday hosting this season? Members of the theatre community share their treasured Thanksgiving recipes, which are sure to elicit a stan…
The repertory productions of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot officially opened on Broadway Nov. 24 at the Cort Theatre.
Playbill.com's weekly recap of its coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they were missed the first time around.
Disney's Aladdin, starring Adam Jacobs as charming street rat Aladdin and Courtney Reed as misunderstood princess Jasmine, officially opened its pre-Broadway engagement Nov. 21 at T…
Producer Cameron Mackintosh announced Nov. 22 that 17-year-old American actress Eva Noblezada would star as Kim in the London revival of Miss Saigon.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh has announced the new stars of the 2014 London revival of Miss Saigon, which will begin performances May 3, 2014, at the Prince Edward Theatre.
The Manhattan Theatre Club's world-premiere engagement of Amanda Peet's The Commons of Pensacola, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Blythe Danner, officially opened Off-Broadway Nov.…
From the title song of Ragtime to Floyd Collins' "Riddle Song," to "Rose's Turn," "Sunday" and "The Next Ten Minutes" from The Last Five Years…
Tony Award winner Lea Salonga and "Glee" star Darren Criss paid a visit to the legendary New York City piano bar "Marie's Crisis" Nov. 9 to belt out some showtunes.
NBC has released an extended trailer for the television broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, starring Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood, which will be presented Dec. 5 beginning at 8 PM…
"Six By Sondheim," the new HBO documentary that presents an intimate look at the career and personal life of award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, will debut Dec. 9 on …
Tony Award-nominated Newsies star Jeremy Jordan celebrates his birthday Nov. 20. Playbill.com has put together some favorite moments from his career to mark the special day.
"Meadowlark," the story song from the Stephen Schwartz musical The Baker's Wife, has been a favorite among theatre fans and Broadway belters since it first premiered in the lat…
Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes, who currently stars in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella, celebrates her birthday Nov. 19.
Australian leading man Anthony Warlow is currently starring as Daddy Warbucks in Annie, his Broadway debut performance. He celebrates his birthday today.
Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga recently released her third studio album, "ARTPOP." The album, which features a reference to "The Wizard of Oz," made us wonder: What stage …
Second Stage Theatre's production of Little Miss Sunshine, the new musical comedy by Tony Award winners William Finn and James Lapine that is based on the 2006 road-trip comedy…
A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, a collaboration between Tony-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and jazz musician-composer Wynton Marsalis, began performances Nov. 13 at N…