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 | 06/03/2020The original Broadway production opened June 3, 1975. -
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By Playbill Staff, Marc J. Franklin | 06/02/2020The actor celebrates his birthday June 2.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans | 06/01/2020The Broadway favorite is offering Wednesday afternoon Facebook Live concerts with Billy Stritch during the pandemic.
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Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 05/31/2020Winners were to be announced on NY1 in a ceremony made remote due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 05/31/2020The remote ceremony, honoring a theatre season cut short, airs on NY1.
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By Playbill Staff | 05/30/2020The Tony-winning actor celebrates her birthday May 30.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 05/29/2020Bryce Pinkham, Lora Lee Gayer, and Megan Lawrence joined Playbill LIVE! May 29 to talk about the 2016 musical.
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By Playbill Staff | 05/28/2020All of these musicals began life as films.
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Obituaries
By Robert Viagas | 05/27/2020Among his works were The Normal Heart and the Pulitzer finalist The Destiny of Me.
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Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 05/27/2020From the Tonys to the Obies, here’s what’s happening with the spring awards season.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 05/26/2020The stage regular plays Camilla Parker Bowles in the new musical.
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Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 05/25/2020The international stage and screen star celebrates his birthday May 25.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 05/24/2020The production opened May 24, 1966, at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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By Playbill Staff |From Six to Gypsy, all of these shows were inspired by real-life stories, events, and/or people.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans | 05/22/2020The new feature series catches up with Broadway actors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 05/21/2020The #BuildAVirtualProm trend started last month when high schoolers were asked to submit videos of themselves dancing in quarantine.
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Broadway News
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/21/2020Wear a piece of the Broadway musical’s set.
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By Playbill Staff | 05/21/2020The Waitress star and her husband, horn player Adam Krauthamer, shared the news via Instagram.
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By Ryan McPhee | 05/21/2020The Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt, and Neil Meron production will bring Karen Cartwright, Ivy Lynn, and more to the stage.
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Archival Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 05/21/2020The production opened 61 years ago at the Broadway Theatre.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans | 05/20/2020The new feature series catches up with theatre actors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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By Playbill Staff | 05/20/2020The four-time Tony nominee celebrates her birthday May 20.
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By Playbill Staff | 05/20/2020The actor celebrates her birthday May 20.
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Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 05/19/2020The 65th annual ceremony will take place remotely May 31.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 05/19/2020The playwright, known for her seminal drama about the experiences of a black family in Chicago, was born May 19, 1930.
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By Playbill Staff | 05/18/2020See which shows came back to the houses in which they premiered.
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Video
By Andrew Gans | 05/18/2020The socially distanced video also features remarks by Tony winners Julie Taymor, Heather Headley, and Garth Fagan.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans, Ruthie Fierberg | 05/18/2020The new feature series catches up with Broadway actors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Broadway News
By Nathan Skethway | 05/16/2020See how well you know Anaïs Mitchell's Tony-winning score with this quiz.
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By Ryan McPhee | 05/15/2020The new stage adaptation of the 1959 comedy features a score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and a book by Matthew Lopez.
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Special Features
By Ruthie Fierberg, Mo Brady | 05/15/2020How many actors worked in Broadway ensembles? Did this shortened season manage to improve over the last?
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Broadway News
By Olivia Clement | 05/15/2020Catch Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist alums Astin, Stephanie Styles, and Kapil Talwalkar in the next live game online.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 05/15/2020The slate arrives on the heels of the announcement that Frozen would not return to Broadway following the coronavirus shutdown.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans | 05/15/2020The new feature series catches up with Broadway actors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 05/14/2020The 2018 Disney musical will have played its final performance in March.
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Quiz
By Playbill Staff | 05/13/2020Test your Broadway knowledge.
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Broadway News
By Olivia Clement | 05/13/2020The production, which features actors performing from their self-isolation locations, is from Musicals From Home.
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Book News
By Olivia Clement | 05/13/2020Riz Ahmed, Bebe Neuwirth, and Neil Gaiman will appear in the audio drama version of Gaiman's acclaimed graphic novel series.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 05/13/2020Prior to the coronavirus shutdown, previews were to begin this summer at the Neil Simon Theatre.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans | 05/13/2020The new feature series catches up with Broadway actors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Broadway News
By Playbill Staff | 05/12/2020The Broadway star has responded to treatment, according to his wife Amanda Kloots.
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Broadway News
Broadway Revival of Plaza Suite, Starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, Pushed to 2021By Dan Meyer | 05/12/2020The Neil Simon comedy was set to begin previews in March prior to the coronavirus shutdown.
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Broadway News
By Olivia Clement | 05/12/2020Here are updates from shows during the extended closure of the New York theatre scene.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 05/12/2020The free streams are part of the new Broadway Fridays series, featuring past Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 05/12/2020Shows will remain dark as New York City grapples with the pandemic.
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Archival Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 05/12/2020André Previn and Alan Jay Lerner's musical about designer Coco Chanel opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre December 18, 1969.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans, Ruthie Fierberg | 05/12/2020The new feature series catches up with Broadway actors during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 05/11/2020From Mýa to Madonna, take a look back some of the artists who have gone from the studio to the stage.
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Video
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/11/2020While theatre takes an intermission, LCT reminds us the gems they've brought to the stage—and what’s to come.
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Awards
By Olivia Clement | 05/11/2020The OCC celebrated up to five honorees in each of its 26 categories this year due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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