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Academy Award winner Randy Newman’s song collection is heard in the new musical Harps and Angels, currently running at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles through Dec. 22.Footage from …
“Wiener and Wiener,” a new web series written and directed by Dante Russo, continues into its second season with a regular and guest cast of Broadway favorites tackling life in N…
In response to the recent spate of gay teenage suicides, a large number of celebrities, many with theatre backgrounds, have filmed themselves or appeared on the news or in public service ann…
Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Jan. 9-15, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.comTroubled Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Delays Broadway Opening Again.Carn…
Anna Deavere Smith, who is currently performing Let Me Down Easy, her acclaimed play about the effects of the U.S. healthcare system, at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., recently sat down wi…
The Road to Qatar! cast members Sarah Stiles and Bruce Warren have started a video blog following the show’s rehearsal period at the York Theatre Company.Stiles (Avenue Q) and Warren (…
The cast of the national tour of A Chorus Line have added their voices to the “It Gets Better” project with a special video in which they share their experiences in a “line…
Olivier Award winner and Tony nominee Sir Patrick Stewart visited “The View” Oct. 6 to talk about performing David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre on Broadway. Stewart also r…
“Theater Geek,” Mickey Rapkin’s inside look at the popular theatre camp Stagedoor Manor, will be released in paperback Feb. 15. The paperback edition will feature 10 Q&…
Tony Award nominee Laura Bell Bundy has been cast in the TBS pilot "Hound Dogs," according to Variety.
Carly Rose Sonenclar, the 11-year-old star of the upcoming Broadway musical Wonderland and the current PBS revival of the classic TV series “The Electric Company,” sat down with …
Liza Minnelli visited “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Feb. 23 to discuss her upcoming birthday and her new album, “Confessions.” The legendary stage and screen star e…
Academy Award nominees Anne Hathaway and James Franco, who will be hosting this weekend’s Oscar ceremony, got into a musical mode in preparation for the gig, as the videos below attest…
Darren Criss, who currently plays Blaine on “Glee,” recently visited the Los Angeles offices of ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) to perform a ten…
To conclude our weekend-long celebration of Valentine's Day, we offer two more performances of Rodgers and Hart's "My Funny Valentine," the evergreen love song from Babes in Arms. St…
Five women unexpectedly meet and confront their life choices in Having It All, a new musical opening March 12 at The NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood, following previews from Feb. 26. Pe…
Liza Minnelli appeared at Gramercy Park Hotel Sept. 27 to perform selections from her new album, “Confessions.” Minnelli’s performance was part of The Rose Bar Sessions, a…
The producers of Broadway's Mamma Mia! and Off-Broadway's The Road to Qatar! have announced special ticket prices for their 8 PM performances on Jan. 26, due to the snowstorm currently hitti…
The 2011-2012 Metropolitan Opera season will feature two operas helmed by Tony Award-winning Broadway directors, according to The New York Times.
Miscast 2011, the 25th anniversary gala for MCC Theater, will take place March 14 at The Hammerstein Ballroom.
More full tracks from the Dec. 7 “A Very Glee Christmas” episode have been released.In addition to the previously issued “Welcome Christmas,” the episode will feature…
A special video featuring footage from the recently closed production of Promises, Promises was presented to the cast at the show’s farewell party Jan. 2.Promises, Promises, based on t…
Corpus Christi, Terrence McNally's controversial, gay-themed retelling of the story of Christ, will be produced by Theatrical Tendencies at the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center in Milwaukee, WI.
A special preview of the Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert DVD has been released.The spectacular concert at London’s O2 arena took place Oct. 3 and was screened in American movie…
Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and his wife and former Wicked co-star, Michelle Federer, welcomed daughter Georgia Teresa Jan. 2.The proud father said in a statement, “She weighs 6…