Broadway News
Read the latest about Broadway musicals and plays, from show announcements to casting and and reviews.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee, Bethany Rickwald | 04/09/2021Several former employees spoke out about their experience working for the theatre and film executive. -
International News
By Andrew Gans | 04/07/2021The Japanese-language production will reunite the Broadway creative team.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 04/06/2021The Jagged Little Pill stars launched the new TodayTix concert series.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 04/06/2021The mayoral candidate announced his ideas to save the theatre industry April 5.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 04/06/2021Choreographer Steven Hoggett joins librettist Anthony McCarten and director Michael Mayer on the creative team.
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Broadway Community Project
By Ryan McPhee | 04/06/2021"Script coordinators free up creators to focus on creation rather than the nitty-gritty, and I’ve gotten to see firsthand how much of a difference that makes."
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 04/04/2021The NY PopsUp event welcomed frontline workers to the St. James Theatre April 3.
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By Playbill Staff | 04/04/2021Check out these Broadway musicals that began as films.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 04/03/2021Tony winners Savion Glover and Nathan Lane entertained frontline workers from The Actors Fund and Broadway Cares during the special NY PopsUp event.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 04/02/2021The Tracy Letts play intends to reopen on Broadway in March 2022.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 04/02/2021Reopening is on the horizon. Here's what theatres should consider before the curtain rises.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 04/01/2021The couple shared a pic of newborn Able on Instagram.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 03/31/2021The original production of Tennessee Williams' autobiographical drama opened on at the Playhouse Theatre March 31, 1945.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 03/30/2021The bio-musical was filmed last fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee | 03/29/2021Eligibility will expand to those 16 and older April 6.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 03/26/2021The Broadway production is searching for a Christine Daaé, and accepting video submissions.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 03/25/2021The Grammy-winning country star and Broadway alum hopes to bring the tale of the 17th-century “liberator of women” to the stage.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 03/23/2021The infectious disease expert addressed arts leaders during a National Endowment for the Arts webinar.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 03/23/2021Kenny Leon will direct the Melvin Van Peebles musical.
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Broadway Community Project
By Ryan McPhee | 03/23/2021Isaac Q Grivett has worked on such shows as Moulin Rouge!, Frozen, The Cher Show, and Beetlejuice.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 03/22/2021An interactive timeline highlights the Broadway venue’s historic milestones.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 03/19/2021The three-time Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday March 19.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 03/16/2021From A Strange Loop to The Last Five Years , take a look at these shows, many of which have even developed cult followings, that have yet to play the Main Stem.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/15/2021The musical, groundbreaking at the time for its casual depiction of an interracial romance, opened March 15, 1962.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 03/12/2021There's still time to join the effort to create the largest online video album of people singing the same song.
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Broadway News
By Talaura Harms | 03/12/2021The live pop-up event featured performances and appearances by Chita Rivera, André de Shields, and more.
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Photo Features
By Nathan Skethway | 03/12/2021In honor of her birthday, we look back at some of our favorite Minnelli moments.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 03/11/2021One year after the theatre shutdown, stars have expanded their creativity beyond the stage.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/08/2021We asked, you answered: Playbill social media followers share the original casts they dream they could see on stage.
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Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/07/2021The two-time Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday March 7.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 03/04/2021Eric meets the ghosts of Walter’s caretaker past.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 03/03/2021The step toward reopening, as part of the NY PopsUp initiative, also includes programming at flexible performance spaces like St. Ann’s Warehouse and The Apollo.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 03/03/2021The musical, directed by Jack O’Brien and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, opened at the Imperial Theatre March 3, 2005.
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By Playbill Staff | 03/02/2021The event, hosted by We Light Candles and Be an #Arts Hero, was part of the Arts Workers Unite: 100 Days of Art and Activism initiative.
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Industry News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 03/01/2021The addition will add accessible bathrooms and a rehearsal space to one of Broadway's more intimate theatres.
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Special Features
By Ryan McPhee | 03/01/2021In a Tony Awards first, a play will win the category at the 74th annual ceremony.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/01/2021The Carousel and Wicked celebrates her birthday March 1.
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By Playbill Staff | 02/28/2021The Tony-winning actor celebrates her birthday February 28.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 02/27/2021The Academy Award-winning movie star and icon was born February 27, 1932.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 02/26/2021Steve H. Broadnax III will direct the play by Keenan Scott II.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 02/25/2021The Stephen Sondheim musical opened at the Shubert Theatre February 25, 1973.
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Broadway News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 02/24/2021The release includes traditional four-inch figures and keychains of characters from the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning musical.
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Broadway Community Project
By Ryan McPhee | 02/23/2021Learn about music directing and conducting from the Dear Evan Hansen and Wicked veteran.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 02/22/2021Arts Action Sessions will pair filmed scenes with guided discussions and creative exercises to explore the real-world implications of the Tony-nominated works.
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Special Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 02/22/2021In the same year theatres shutdown, his profile skyrocketed. After nearly a decade on Broadway, the stage manager is not just working in theatre—he’s shaping it for the better.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 02/22/2021The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday February 22.
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By Playbill Staff | 02/21/2021The On Your Feet! and The Nance star celebrates her birthday February 21.
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By Playbill Staff | 02/20/2021The Beautiful and Waitress star celebrates her birthday February 20.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 02/18/2021The virtual event is part of the production's new audience development initiative, "Black Inspiration."
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 02/14/2021The original Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre February 14, 1972.
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