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Tyler Lea has been named successor to Tony Award winner Alex Sharp in the lead role of Broadway's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which plays the Barrymore Theatre.
Unspeakable, a "dramatic fantasia" inspired by the life of comedy star Richard Pryor, is scheduled for an Oct. 6 premiere in Chicago, three years after a previous production derail…
The national touring company of The Book of Mormon will play its first official engagement in the state of Utah July 28. The show pokes fun at the Mormon religion, which is headquartered in …
Noting that "America's films are among its greatest exports," BBC Culture, part of the British Broadcasting Company, polled film critics from around the world to determine the …
Ever wonder what the leader of the free world and the nation's top political comedian would talk about in their off-camera moments? Why, Broadway musicals, of course.
The joys and tribulations of middle age are examined in Happy 50ish!, a "mid-life crisis musical comedy" premiering Off-Broadway July 26 at The Beckett Theatre.
Fans of Avenue Q and Hand to God take note: Puppeteers from 12 nations on five continents and from 40 U.S. states will converge on the campus of the University of Connecticut Aug. 10-16 …
Phylicia Rashad will join fellow original cast members André De Shields and Dee Dee Bridgewater for the upcoming free concert performance of music from The Wiz in New York's C…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is on its way to becoming a member of an exclusive club on Broadway these days — a long-running non-musical play.
The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed for one minute at 7:45 PM July 24 in memory of actor Theodore Bikel, who passed away July 21 at age 91.
Four-time Grammy-nominated singer/keyboardist Karrin Allyson is preparing to release a new CD of Rodgers & Hammerstein hits, titled "Many a New Day (Karrin Allyson Sings…
Four-time Grammy-nominated singer/keyboardist Karrin Allyson is preparing to release a new CD of Rodgers & Hammerstein hits, titled "Many a New Day (Karrin Allyson Sings…
Lauren Worsham, who earned a 2013 Tony Award nomination for her performance as Phoebe D'Ysquith in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, will star opposite Obie winner John Kelly i…
The Little Shubert Theatre, one of the more opulently appointed Off-Broadway theatres on far West 42nd Street, is getting a new name.
The Little Shubert Theatre, one of the more opulently appointed Off-Broadway theatres on far West 42nd Street, is getting a new name.
Six-time Tony-winning actress Audra McDonald lends her voice to a toy modeled on African-American female pilot Bessie Colman in an episode of the children's series "Doc…
Lypsinka! The Boxed Set, which was scheduled to begin previews Off-Broadway July 22, has canceled its entire engagement owing to injuries suffered in a fall by star John Epperson.
Matilda The Musical composer/lyricist Tim Minchin says he is working on a film adaptation of the long-running show that is still going strong in London, New York and on North American to…
The July 17 PBS broadcast of Driving Miss Daisy, starring multiple Tony Award winners Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones, is now available to watch for free via the PBS website.
Josh Gad, who earned a Tony nomination for his star-making performance as the hapless Elder Cunningham in Broadway's Book of Mormon, says he would "jump" at the chance to a…
SAG and AFTRA, the actors' unions for film and broadcast, respectively, are giving their top honor, the SAG Life Achievement Award, to Broadway, film and TV star Carol Burnett, according…
Jack Gleeson, the young Irish actor who played the detestable boy-king Joffrey in the smash HBO series "Game of Thrones" until his character was poisoned last year, says he has…
Walking down 45th Street this week, Broadway fans may be shocked to see the classic marquee of the Music Box Theatre in a state of disassembly.
Chicago's been running forever, hasn't it? And Rocky Horror was always a cult hit, right? Not so fast. Playbill.com looks back at musicals long considered successes which were surpri…
Topping a banner week in which he was nominated for a Grammy Award and is wrapping up his stint in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch Darren Criss has announced his next undertaking, …
