If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Playbill had a verbose year in 2016. From inside-the-dressing-room photos with Elphaba and Lola to exclusive photo shoots with Tony-nominated choreographers, from brushing elbows with the stars aboard the Playbill cruise to commemorating the Stonewall Riots, and more, here are the most stunning instants caught on camera:
Rachel Tucker gets greenified for Wicked.
Sergio Trujillo on the dance floor at Hudson Terrace
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Adam Pascal
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Matthew Morrison, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler, and Donnell James Foreman
Backstage at Matilda with The Trunchbull, a.k.a. Christopher Sieber.
Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Lin-Manuel Miranda backstage at Hamilton.
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Rent Panel
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Adrienne Warren
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Danny Burstein
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Tina Fey, Titus Burgess, and Cynthia Erivo at MCC’s Miscast Gala 2016.
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Harvey Fierstein
Eric McNatt
Tyler Hanes and Christine Cornish Smith prepare for the Jellicle Ball in Cats
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Michael Rupert, Stephen Bogardus, Andrew Rannells, and Christian Borle pose for Past and Present Falsettos.
Daveed Diggs, Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr. and Renée Elise Goldsberry, 2016
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Clint Ramos
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Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks to the press after his show, Hamilton, won 11 Tony Awards.
Composing icons Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda share a moment on the 2016 Tony Awards red carpet.
Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald records with Broadway for Orlando.
Inside the recording studio with Broadway for Orlando.
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The cast of Fun Home marches in the 2016 NYC Pride Parade.
Tyler Lea
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Leslie Odom Jr, Phillipa Soo and Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Heather Headley takes her first bow in The Color Purple, welcoming her back to Broadway after a years-long hiatus.
Broadway notables (Clockwise from bottom right) Karen Walsh, Marin Mazzie, Charles Socarides, Ashley Landay, Javier Muñoz, and Christina Rouner stand up to cancer. (Makeup by Kelli Bartlett and Holly Whited of GlamSquad)
Alan Mingo, Jr. transforms into Lola at Kinky Boots
Chicago celebrates its 20th year on Broadway.
Ben Platt
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Tony-nominated for Shuffle Along, Savion Glover plays it cool in Times Square.
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Kristin Chenoweth gets ready to send her Love Letter to Broadway.
Grace McLean and Amber Gray glam up for The Great Comet opening night festivities.
Ariana DeBose (Cowardly Lion)
Susan Stripling
The stars aboard Broadway on the High Seas 7 in the Italian Riviera. Book your next vacation with us at PlaybillTravel.com!
Stevie Nicks performs with School of Rock
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Todrick Hall and Taylor Swift at Kinky Boots
Katy Perry visits the cast of The Color Purple.
