Dorothy Loudon won a Tony for her portrayal of Miss Hannigan in the original production of Annie. Her other Broadway credits included Sweeney Todd and Noises Off. She died Nov. 15, 2003…
Two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters is back on the New York stage in A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, a collaboration between Tony-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and…
Stage and screen star Billy Crystal has returned to Broadway for a limited nine-week engagement of his Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays, which officially opened at the Imperial Theatre No…
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NBC has released additional teasers for the upcoming television broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, starring Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood, which will be presented Dec. 5 beginning…
The Tony Award-winning Disney musical The Lion King celebrates 16 years on Broadway Nov. 13. The Tony winner for Best Musical features music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice and Tony-winnin…
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The Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III officially opened Nov. 10 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre. The all-male casts are headed by two-time…
Broadway actress Rachel Potter, who has been seen in the revival of Evita and The Addams Family, currently finds herself amongst the Top 12 in the reality singing competition "The X Fac…
NBC has released a teaser for the upcoming television broadcast of The Sound of Music Live!, starring Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood, which will be presented Dec. 5 beginning at 8 PM E…
Two-time Tony Award-winning Evita and Gypsy star Patti LuPone returns to Carnegie Hall Nov. 7 with a new evening of song.
Nothing to Hide, the theatrical production created by magicians Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimarães, officially opened Off-Broadway Nov. 6. Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner…
Murder for Two, the two-person whodunit musical starring Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback as suspects and detective, respectively, opened Off-Broadway Nov. 6, following previews …
Tony Award nominees Andrea McArdle and Howard McGillin celebrate birthdays Nov. 5.
The Lincoln Center Theater world premiere of Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Bruce Norris' Domesticated, starring Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Goldblum as a political couple embroi…
Theatre for a New Audience's production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream officially opened Nov. 2 following preview performances that began Oct. 19.
After Midnight, the new Jazz-Age musical revue that reintroduces the Cotton Club's tradition of welcoming the stars of today, opened Nov. 3 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Grammy Aw…
The Fox hit musical series "Glee" recently announced that it will not continue past a sixth season, so we thought: What stage work could "Glee" actor Chris Colfer star in…
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The characters of "Sesame Street" took a page from Broadway during a recent episode of the award-winning children's series, which paid tribute to the international hit musical …
Emmy Award-winning actress Sally Struthers currently stars as unshakable matchmaker Dolly Levi in the 50th anniversary U.S. tour of the Tony Award-winning Jerry Herman musical Hello, Do…
The staff of Playbill.com shares its casting ideas for a musical adaption of the Disney film "Hocus Pocus."
Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's international hit musical Wicked celebrates its 10th anniversary on Broadway Oct. 30 at the Gershwin Theatre. To mark the Broadway milestone, Playbi…
Todrick Hall, former Memphis cast member, "American Idol" finalist and YouTube personality, has released his latest YouTube video, "Spell Block Tango," inspired by Disney…
On Sept. 25 The Meeting*, featuring Justin Sayre, Molly Pope and Lady Rizo, celebrated award-winning entertainer Liza Minnelli at 54 Below.