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Unstoppable showbiz icon Elaine Stritch, the Tony-winning leading lady with a singular voice and demeanor who has become synonymous with Stephen Sondheim's "The Ladies Who Lunch,&qu…
Sierra Boggess, Broadway's Little Mermaid who recently played Christine Daaé during the 25th anniversary celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, is prep…
With the 2012-13 Broadway season coming to a close this month (April 25 is the cut-off date for eligibility for the 67th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a four-part look at the curr…
A new production of Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's pop musical Jekyll & Hyde officially opens on Broadway April 18 at the Marquis Theatre.
Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel, who is currently starring in the London production of The Book of Mormon, celebrates his birthday April 18. He made his Broadway debut on this date in 2002 in…
PBS "Live from Lincoln Center" will broadcast the New York Philharmonic's acclaimed concert presentation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Carousel on April 26. Playbill.c…
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George is playing its Paris premiere through April 25 at the Théâtre du C…
In the new series Playbill Video Week in Review, Playbill.com recaps its weekly coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they we…
Dutch actress Willemijn Verkaik is currently defying gravity as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked for a limited 15-week engagement at the Gershwin Theatre.
With the 2012-13 Broadway season coming to a close this month (April 25 is the cut-off date for eligibility for the 67th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a four-part look at the curr…
The New York Pops celebrates the music of Academy Award-winning and Tony-nominated composer Stephen Schwartz with a starry April 12 concert at Carnegie Hall.
Matilda the Musical, which is playing to acclaim in London, is preparing to open on Broadway April 11 at the Shubert Theatre.
Playbill.com has a first look at a new series of television spots for the Broadway revival of Annie starring Lilla Crawford in the title role and Australian leading man Anthony Warlow a…
Sasha Allen, who appeared on Broadway in Hair and on screen in the cult movie "Camp," stepped into the national spotlight April 8 as a contestant on the NBC star-making series &quo…
Lyricist Fred Ebb, whose collaboration with composer John Kander earned the duo three Tony Awards for their iconic musical theatre scores, would have celebrated his 85th birthday April 8, 20…
In the new series Playbill Video Week in Review, Playbill.com recaps its weekly coverage of Broadway performances, celebrity interviews, web series and opening nights – in case they we…
In the last four episodes of the Fox hit musical series "Glee," the students of McKinley High and NYADA covered songs from Mamma Mia!, Footloose, Company and more. Here are musical…
I'll Eat You Last, starring Tony Award recipient Bette Midler as female superagent Sue Mengers, begins Broadway previews April 5. In celebration of the production, Playbill.com looks bac…
With the 2012-13 Broadway season coming to a close this month (April 25 is the cut-off date for eligibility for the 67th Annual Tony Awards), Playbill.com offers a four-part look at the curr…
Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's landmark musical Follies premiered on Broadway April 4, 1971, at the Winter Garden Theatre, with a cast including Dorothy Collins, Alexis Smith, John…
The second season of "Smash," the Emmy Award-winning musical drama about the creation and inner workings of a Broadway musical, kicked off Feb. 5 on NBC. Here are highlights from t…
On the April 1 broadcast of "The David Letterman Show," actor Shia LaBeouf discussed his departure from the Lyle Kessler drama Orphans, which is currently in previews at the Gerald…
End of the Rainbow, starring Oliver Award winner and Tony Award nominee Tracie Bennett as late entertainer Judy Garland, opened on Broadway April 2, 2012, at the Belasco Theatre. In celebrat…
Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, starring Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe, opens Off-Broadway April 2. In anticipation of the production's opening, Playbill.com looks back at Br…
Stage and screen actress Megan Hilty, who stars as Ivy Lynn on the NBC musical drama "Smash," celebrates her birthday March 29. In honor of the Broadway and television star, Playbi…