Broadway News
Read the latest about Broadway musicals and plays, from show announcements to casting and and reviews.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 09/27/2020The acclaimed production of the Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater musical opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre September 27, 2015. -
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By Marc J. Franklin | 09/26/2020In honor of the seminal composer’s birthday, look back at the his work onstage in the 21st century.
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By Talaura Harms | 09/26/2020Test your knowledge of musical theatre characters both old and new with this challenging quiz.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/23/2020The musical sequel to the Ibsen play, directed by Hal Prince, opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre September 23.
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By Ryan McPhee | 09/23/2020Cast members from the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical—including Lin-Manuel Miranda himself—offered a voter mobilization twist to the show’s lyrics on National Voter Registration Day.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/22/2020The musical opened at the Imperial Theatre September 22, 1964.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/20/2020The show opened at Henry Miller’s Theatre September 20, 2001.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/19/2020The Tony-nominated actor celebrates his birthday September 19.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/19/2020The Tony Winner celebrates her birthday September 19.
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By Ryan McPhee | 09/18/2020The aptly named S.O.S. would provide $10 billion in grants to live venues across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/18/2020The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened September 18, 1985, at the Royale Theatre.
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Film & TV News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/17/2020The filmed capture of the Pulitzer finalist and Tony-nominated play will premiere in October, marking a new overall deal between Schreck and Amazon Studios.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/16/2020The long-running musical welcomed the dessert giant to the theatre district September 15.
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By Dan Meyer | 09/14/2020The cast of the musical is currently quarantined and in the middle of rehearsals.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 09/14/2020“I think it’s going to be a combination of a vaccine that has been around for almost a year and good public health measures.”
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Quiz
By Talaura Harms, David Gewirtzman | 09/13/2020Which of these actors have appeared in the current long-running revival?
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By Marc J. Franklin | 09/08/2020The event, directed by Tony nominee Sam Buntrock with musical direction by Kimberly Grigsby, was part of the organization’s Day of Action on Labor Day.
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By Playbill Staff |From Funny Girl to Parade, revisit these beloved shows that have yet to return to the Main Stem.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/06/2020The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday September 6.
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By Dan Meyer | 09/03/2020The playwrights are part of Lincoln Center Theater’s inaugural Beaumont New Play Commission Program.
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By Playbill Staff | 09/02/2020The Tony-nominated actor celebrates his birthday September 2.
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Tony Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 08/28/2020In lieu of an in-person ceremony, this year’s event will take place virtually.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 08/24/2020Watch the trailer for the upcoming film, which debuts at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
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Tony Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 08/24/2020The 74th annual ceremony, to take place digitally this fall, will celebrate a season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Book News
By Ryan McPhee | 08/24/2020Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park With George will arrive on shelves in April 2021.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/24/2020The Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan musical is currently on hiatus due to the pandemic.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/23/2020The Tony-nominated actor celebrates his birthday August 23.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 08/22/2020As the curtain closes on another decade on the Great White Way, test your knowledge of theatre history.
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Tony Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 08/21/2020The 74th annual ceremony, originally scheduled for June 7, was put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/21/2020The Jerry Herman-Harvey Fierstein musical opened at the Palace Theatre August 21, 1983.
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Watch New Music Video for 'Tight Connection to My Heart' From Broadway's Girl From the North CountryBy Andrew Gans | 08/19/2020Released as part of Harlem Week’s Virtual Music Festival, the video features cast member Kimber Elayne Sprawl.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/19/2020The Broadway revival starring Laura Osnes and Max Crumm opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre August 19, 2007.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/16/2020Test your theatre knowledge.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/15/2020Flip through the photo celebration of the Tony Award-winning musical, based on the John Waters film, that opened on Broadway August 15, 2002.
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By Olivia Clement | 08/12/2020Here are updates from shows during the extended closure of the New York theatre scene.
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By Ryan McPhee | 08/12/2020The musical had begun previews March 2, about a week before the Broadway shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/11/2020The stage and screen actor celebrates her birthday August 11.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/09/202072 musicals have taken home the title since 1949—can you guess them all?
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By Playbill Staff | 08/08/2020As viewers of Fosse/Verdon saw, the Tony and Oscar winner stepped in as Roxie Hart while Gwen Verdon was out sick, beginning August 8, 1975.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/08/2020These shows all began as movies that eventually became Broadway musicals that were adapted once again for film.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/07/2020The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday August 7.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/07/2020Test your Broadway knowledge.
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Obituaries
By Ryan McPhee | 08/06/2020The performer is remembered for starring roles in Broadway’s Kiss of the Spider Woman and Parade.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/06/2020The stage and screen actor celebrates his birthday August 6.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 08/03/2020The musical was to begin performances at the Lyceum Theatre March 26.
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Quiz
By Playbill Staff | 08/02/2020Test your Broadway knowledge.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 07/31/2020The broadcast is part of Great Performances' Broadway at Home series, which also includes The King and I and Much Ado About Nothing.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/31/2020The Tony Award-winning show opened on Broadway July 31, 2003, at the Golden Theatre.
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Awards
By Dan Meyer | 07/30/2020Playwright Matthew Lopez accepted the award virtually on July 30.
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Video
By Ryan McPhee | 07/29/2020The Fate channeled Hermes and more in her own rendition of “Road to Hell (Reprise).”
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