Broadway News
Read the latest about Broadway musicals and plays, from show announcements to casting and and reviews.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 01/22/2021The original Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre January 22, 1953. -
Production Photos
By Playbill Staff | 01/18/2021The original production opened on Broadway at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts January 18, 1998.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 01/16/2021The Tony, Pulitzer, Grammy, and Emmy winner and Hamilton creator celebrates his birthday January 16.
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Special Features
By Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee, Marc J. Franklin | 01/14/2021Playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists have joined a letter campaign advocating for the creation of a Department of the Arts and substantial COVID-19 relief for artists.
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Awards
By Dan Meyer | 01/14/2021The honors celebrate casting directors in theatre, film, and television.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 01/13/2021The film and screen star was born January 13, 1925.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 01/12/2021Get to know the plays behind shows like Hello, Dolly!, 110 in the Shade, Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma!, and more.
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Film & TV News
By Dan Meyer | 01/12/2021The pair’s take on George Orwell’s dystopian novel debuted on Broadway in 2017.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 01/11/2021Ruben Santiago-Hudson will direct the Manhattan Theatre Club production; the company has also tapped Joshua Harmon for an Off-Broadway world premiere.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 01/11/2021The Tony nominee celebrates his birthday January 11.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 01/10/2021The infectious disease expert's prediction depends on the rollout of the vaccine and venues ensuring proper ventilation.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 01/10/2021The musical celebrates its anniversary January 10.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 01/07/2021The Tony-nominated musical, based on the Tina Fey comedy, played its final performance in March 2020.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 01/05/2021The original production, starring Stephanie Mills, opened January 5, 1975 at the Majestic Theatre.
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Production Photos
By Playbill Staff | 01/04/2021The musical presentation, a benefit for The Actor’s Fund, premiered January 1.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 12/31/2020The two-time Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday December 31.
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Special Features
By Playbill Staff | 12/31/2020An extended intermission. An overdue reckoning. A lot of gridded stages.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 12/30/2020Hannah Corneau, Robbie Fairchild, and Jacqueline B. Arnold are among the stars expanding their creativity beyond the stage in the COVID-era.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 12/30/2020The original production of the classic musical opened at the New Century Theatre December 30, 1948.
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By Playbill Staff | 12/28/2020The Tony and Oscar winner was born December 28.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 12/27/2020Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern’s musical adaptation of the Edna Ferber novel opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre December 27, 1927.
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Obituaries
By Felicia Fitzpatrick | 12/23/2020Members of the theatre community have taken to social media to share their thoughts and memories of the late three-time Tony nominee.
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Obituaries
By Andrew Gans | 12/23/2020The radiant soprano made her Main Stem debut in The Phantom of the Opera and was most recently seen on Broadway in Fun Home.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 12/20/2020The show opened at the Imperial Theatre December 20, 1981.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 12/17/2020Emily Jacobsen, Danny Bernstein, Daniel Mertzlufft, and Gabbi Bolt are among those whose pieces are included.
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Obituaries
By Kerri Kearse | 12/15/2020Broadway artists and more took to social media to share their memories of the Tony winner, who died at the age of 71.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 12/15/2020Federico Bellone is attached to direct.
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Obituaries
By Ryan McPhee | 12/14/2020Ms. Reinking won Tony and Olivier Awards for choreographing the revival of Chicago and played Roxie Hart in both the original and long-running Broadway productions.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 12/14/2020The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday December 14.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 12/07/2020Leon most recently directed the Tony-nominated A Soldier’s Play.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 12/04/2020The two-hour TV special, hosted by Tina Fey, will air December 10 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 12/03/202072 musicals have taken home the title since 1949—can you guess them all?
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Video
By Andrew Gans | 12/03/2020Nathan Lane, Tituss Burgess, Cynthia Erivo, Michael Urie, Russell Tovey, Judith Light, and more are part of the video that commemorated World AIDS Day.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 12/02/2020The newlyweds got hitched November 21 in a socially distant ceremony at Disney World.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 12/02/2020“It’s really going to be up to us as a community to realize that getting vaccinated is the gateway to getting out of this dilemma that we’re in.”
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 12/01/2020The Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winner celebrates her birthday December 1.
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By Playbill Staff | 11/30/2020The Tony Award-winning actor celebrates his birthday November 30.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 11/30/2020Leslie Odom, Jr., BTS, Adam Lambert, Kerry Washington, and more are also part of the TV special, hosted by Ryan Seacrest.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 11/29/2020We asked, you answered: Playbill social media followes share the original casts they dream they could see on stage.
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Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 11/27/2020The two-hour TV special, hosted by Tina Fey, will air on December 10 as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Broadway Community Project
By Ryan McPhee | 11/24/2020Sampliner has been with the blockbuster musical since it opened in 2003, marking the longest tenure for a Broadway company manager to date.
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Video
By Andrew Gans | 11/23/2020Go behind-the-scenes with the sexy quartet—Nini, Arabia, Baby Doll, and La Chocolat—in the final video of the documentary series spotlighting the triple threats who bring these characters to life.
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Quiz
By Playbill Staff | 11/22/2020Test your Broadway knowledge.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 11/20/2020Equity will have jurisdiction over theatrical streaming productions through December 2021.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Dan Meyer | 11/20/2020Jewelle Blackman, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, and Kay Trinidad are joined on the LP by cast members from the Tony-winning musical.
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Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 11/19/2020The evening, starring Tony winners André De Shields and Lillias White, benefited the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 11/19/2020The two-time Tony nominee celebrates her birthday November 19.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Katori Hall | 11/18/2020In this in-depth and reflective essay, the Tony-nominated book writer explores Tina Turner's life, Adrienne Warren's pipes, and more.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 11/17/2020Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, the production will open during the upcoming season at a Shubert theatre to be announced.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 11/17/2020Roundabout Theatre Company has also announced a timeline for a slate of other Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
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