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February 12, 2012

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THE LEADING MEN: Colin Donnell of Merrily We Roll Along and Anything Goes
12 Feb 2012
Colin Donnell is taking a break from playing Billy Crocker in Broadway's Anything Goes to explore the complexities of Merrily We Roll Along in an Encores! concert.
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PHOTO CALL: First Look At Lyric Opera of Chicago's Show Boat
12 Feb 2012
The Lyric Opera of Chicago's new production of Show Boat, the 1927 musical drama that was a watershed in American theatre, plays Feb. 12-March 17 at The Civic Opera House. Opera and concert star Nathan Gunn and Broadway's Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) play young lovers whose path over the years is as twisted as the Mississippi River.


THE DVD SHELF: "Anonymous," "Shakespeare in Love," "A Star Is Born," "Nothing Sacred," "Tall Story"
12 Feb 2012 -- This month's column looks at Shakespeare on screen in "Anonymous" and "Shakespeare in Love"; newly-mastered releases of David O. Selznick's "A Star Is Born" and "Nothing Sacred"; and three manufactured-on-demand attractions.

Tour of Les Miz, in Revised 25th Anniversary Version, Hits 500th Performance
12 Feb 2012 -- The U.S. tour of Cameron Mackintosh's new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables will celebrate its 500th performance 2 PM Feb. 12 at the Straz Center in Tampa, FL.

Laura Osnes, Erin Mackey and More Join Robert Creighton For Metropolitan Room Concerts Beginning Feb. 12 (12 Feb 2012)

Reynolds Price's New Music Trilogy Begins Feb. 12 at Greensboro's Triad (12 Feb 2012)

Francesca Zambello's Show Boat, With Ashley Brown, Nathan Gunn, Alyson Cambridge, Begins in Chicago Feb. 12 (12 Feb 2012)

Lost on the Natchez Trace, Tale of Slavery and Salvation, Opens Feb. 12 in World Premiere (12 Feb 2012)

Theatreworks USA 50th Anniversary Celebration, With Nathan Lane, Elaine Stritch, Sara Ramirez, Presented Feb. 12 (12 Feb 2012)

Peter Land's Now or Never Plays the York Theatre Company Beginning Feb. 12; Gillian Lynne Directs (12 Feb 2012)

Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 12 (12 Feb 2012)

Grammy Winner Whitney Houston Dies at 48 (11 Feb 2012)

Broadway's Phantom Hits 10,000th Performance on Feb. 11; Milestone Benefits The Actors Fund (11 Feb 2012)

THE WEEK AHEAD, Feb. 11-17: Phantom Celebrates 10,000; Death of a Salesman and Shatner's World Begin on Broadway (11 Feb 2012)

CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Jan. 29–Feb. 4 (11 Feb 2012)

Next to Normal, Next Fall, A Minister's Wife Among San Jose Rep's 2012-13 Season (11 Feb 2012)

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rob Reiner, Eric Stonestreet Attend Family Equality Council's 2012 Awards Dinner Feb. 11 (11 Feb 2012)

STAGE TO SCREENS: Meet Samantha Barks, Eponine of the New Les Misérables Film (11 Feb 2012)

The Cost of the Erection, With "All My Children" Star Michael E. Knight, Opens Feb. 11 (11 Feb 2012)

Red Bull Workshop of The Aeneid, With Music By Duncan Sheik, Begins Feb. 11 (11 Feb 2012)

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With James Houghton, Artistic Director of Signature Theatre Company (11 Feb 2012)

Today In Theatre History: FEBRUARY 11 (11 Feb 2012)

Elaine Paige Dazzles in Sold-Out New York Concert Debut (10 Feb 2012)

PHOTO CALL: Signature Theatre Company's Blood Knot, Starring Colman Domingo and Scott Shepherd (10 Feb 2012)

CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5 (10 Feb 2012)

THE SCREENING ROOM: The Phantom of the Opera Through the Years (Video) (10 Feb 2012)

David Schmittou, Jennifer Hope Wills, Beth McVey Cast in Riverside Theatre's Music Man (10 Feb 2012)

Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews' Witness Uganda Wins 2012 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater (10 Feb 2012)

PLAYBILL THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Feb. 4-10: Kenny Lonergan's New Play; Clybourne Confirmed; Stick Fly Swatted (10 Feb 2012)

PHOTO CALL: Beaming Down to Broadway, Shatner's World Meets the Press (10 Feb 2012)

STAGE PORTRAIT: Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and More in Porgy and Bess (10 Feb 2012)

Cast Album of Once Will Get March 13 Release; Track List and Details Announced (10 Feb 2012)

Tony Nominee Nancy Opel Is Memphis-Bound Again (10 Feb 2012)

In Upcoming Revival of Evita, Che Will Be The "Everyman," Not Che Guevara (10 Feb 2012)

Broadway Revival of Death of a Salesman Announces Rush Ticket Policy (10 Feb 2012)

Randy Jackson, Via Twitter, Replies to Betty Buckley's "American Idol" Criticisms (10 Feb 2012)

John Lennon Biopic "Nowhere Boy" Will Be Adapted For the Stage; Paolo Nutini in Talks to Write Score (10 Feb 2012)

Liza Minnelli Cancels Guest Appearance on "Hot in Cleveland" Due to Injury (10 Feb 2012)

Alex Brightman, Ben Crawford, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Lindsay Mendez, Betsy Wolfe Set for 35mm A Musical Exhibition (10 Feb 2012)

Christopher Plummer and Frank Langella Cast in New Film "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" (10 Feb 2012)

Tony Winner Ellen Barkin Will Likely Join Andrew Rannells in New NBC Pilot "The New Normal" (10 Feb 2012)

"The Voice" Coach Adam Levine Signs "Glee" Star Matthew Morrison to New Record Label (10 Feb 2012)

Olivia Poulet and Joseph Drake Will Star in Philip Ridley's Shivered at London's Southwark Playhouse (10 Feb 2012)

Christopher Eccelston to Star in Antigone at London's National Theatre (10 Feb 2012)

DIVA TALK: Chatting With Godspell Star Morgan James (10 Feb 2012)

Alan Campbell, Nora Mae Lyng, Heather MacRae, Barbara Walsh Frolic at the Boynton Beach Club Feb. 10-12 (10 Feb 2012)

Sally Wingert and Joe Minjares Are Crashing the Party in Josh Tobiessen's World Premiere Beginning Feb. 10 (10 Feb 2012)

"Private Romeo," Featuring War Horse Stars Seth Numrich and Matt Doyle, Screens in NYC Beginning Feb. 10 (10 Feb 2012)

Follies Star Elaine Paige Makes Solo NYC Concert Debut Feb. 10 (10 Feb 2012)

The Sound of Music, Starring Kim Huber and Tom Schmid, Begins Feb. 10 at California's 3D Theatricals (10 Feb 2012)

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