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Roger Rees, the Welsh actor who rocketed to fame as the title character in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, a sprawling stage adaptation of an obscure novel by Charles Dickens, …
Omar Sharif, the suave, handsome Egyptian-born film actor who soared to stardom in the 1960s as leading man of such sweeping cinematic epics as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "D…
It was the week of the audience interference all across New York stages, with the battle over deteriorating audience etiquette reaching new highs, or lows, depending on how you look at it.
Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, we celebrate the anniversary of Xanadu opening on Broadway by asking librettist Douglas Carter Beane an…
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The current season of Shakespeare in the Park, at the Delacorte Theatre, easily evokes the long and rich history of the annual summer tradition. Many a critic remarked on how Sam Waterston, …
For years now, Broadway fans have been waiting for the next musical by Duncan Sheik, the pop composer who delivered a daring hit with his 2006 work Spring Awakening. Finally, it looks like B…
Jack Carter, a versatile comedian who was an star in the early days of television, Died June 28 in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 93.
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The actor who played Harry Potter—Daniel Radcliffe—has appeared on stage now several times. Now, Harry Potter himself will take the stage.
Patrick Macnee, the insouciant British actor who gain famed as the suave star of the 1960s English spy series "The Avengers," died June 25 in Rancho Mirage, CA. He was 93.
Dick Van Patten, whose acting career began when he was a kid on Broadway and reached its pinnacle with the television series "Eight Is Enough," in which he played the kind, but oft…
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You’ve won a Tony Award, Annaleigh Ashford! Congratulations! You’re on your way up. For your next big role, you’ll be playing, uh, a dog.
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When actors James Snyder and Anthony Rapp met during the pre-Broadway, Washington D.C. run of the musical If/Then, they searched — as all actors do — for a way to con…
A lot of different shows won trophies at the Tony Awards, which were held June 7, but the real winner of the evening was Fun Home.
Ron Moody, the British actor who memorably played the lovable London crime lord Fagin in both the stage and movie versions of the musical Oliver!, died June 11. He was 91.
Christopher Lee, the towering British actor who plays baddies in various forms, eras, worlds and galaxies for many decades, died June 7. He was 93.
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Dames at Sea, the kitschy 1966 musical that spoofs/celebrates the Busby Berkeley era of movie musicals, is mainly remembered today as the Off-Broadway show that launched the career of Be…
An Act of God, the comedy starring Jim Parsons as you-know-who, opened to largely good reviews this week. Over four previews and four full performances, the show played to 92% capaci…
The new Broadway comedy An Act of God, which opened on Broadway this week, is a kind of throwback to that old theatre tradition, the star vehicle. You’ve never heard of the playwri…
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