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Listen to Selections From the 5 Plays Tony-Nominated for Best Original Score
By Ryan McPhee | 03/01/2021
In a Tony Awards first, a play will win the category at the 74th annual ceremony.
Special Features
To Days of Inspiration: Explore the Evolution of
Rent
Through Jonathan Larson's Own Notes
By Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Ryan McPhee | 03/01/2021
Ahead of New York Theatre Workshop's
Rent
-themed gala, Jennifer Ashley Tepper guides readers through archives documenting the late composer's process.
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Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch March 1-5
By Talaura Harms | 03/01/2021
NYTW's
Rent
Celebration, an '80s mall murder mystery, and more online offerings this week.
Awards
Chadwick Boseman Wins Posthumous Golden Globe Award for
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
By Ryan McPhee | 02/28/2021
The late actor made his final film appearance in the Netflix adaptation of the August Wilson play.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/01/2021
The Black Theatre Coalition streaming concert explores the past, present, and future of Black artistry.
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Watch Gavin Creel and Shoshana Bean Sing ‘Love Shack’ in Live Pop-Up Performance
By Dan Meyer | 03/01/2021
The stars took part in one of the first NY PopUps events, as part of the state's arts revitalization program.
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Watch the Emotional Return of
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
in Australia
By Dan Meyer | 02/26/2021
The Melbourne production reopened February 25 following the COVID-19 shutdown.
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Matthew Bourne's
New Adventures
Festival Will Launch With Stream of
Swan Lake
By Andrew Gans | 03/01/2021
City Center presents the virtual festival, also featuring
The Car Man, Cinderella,
and
Romeo and Juliet.
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Interactive Virtual Theatre Experiences in March 2021: London West End Tour, Jennifer Tepper’s Broadway History, More
By Dan Meyer | 03/01/2021
A full roster of digital events presented by Social Selects this month.
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Broadway's Cort Theatre to Receive Major Renovation and Expansion
By Logan Culwell-Block | 03/01/2021
The addition will add accessible bathrooms and a rehearsal space to one of Broadway's more intimate theatres.
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Celebrate More Than 40 Years of Stephen Sondheim's
Sweeney Todd
on Broadway
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/01/2021
The Tony-winning musical, starring Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou, opened at the Uris Theatre March 1, 1979.
Opera
Metropolitan Opera Salutes Beverly Sills, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming, More in Women’s History Month Streams
By Ryan McPhee | 03/01/2021
The company kicks off the month with a week of performances featuring trailblazing women of opera.
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New Developments on Jeff Buckley Biopic, Starring
Hadestown
's Reeve Carney
By Andrew Gans | 03/01/2021
Orian Williams will direct
Everybody Here Wants You
for Culmination.
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By Playbill Staff | 03/01/2021
The show tunes you need from the shows you love!
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Celebrate Tony Winner Lindsay Mendez With a Look at Her Theatre Highlights
By Marc J. Franklin | 03/01/2021
The
Carousel
and
Wicked
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By Playbill Staff | 03/01/2021
In 1979, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's
Sweeney Todd
opens on Broadway.
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From Dot to Dolly: Revisiting the Stage Work of Bernadette Peters
By Playbill Staff | 02/28/2021
The Tony-winning actor celebrates her birthday February 28.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 28
By Playbill Staff | 02/28/2021
Today's birthdays include Zero Mostel, Tommy Tune, and Bernadette Peters.
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Look Back at Elizabeth Taylor on Broadway
By Playbill Staff | 02/27/2021
The Academy Award-winning movie star and icon was born February 27, 1932.
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Whoopi Goldberg, André De Shields, Tituss Burgess, More Star in
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February 27
By Dan Meyer | 02/27/2021
The Black Theatre Coalition streaming concert explores the past, present, and future of Black artistry.
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Carly Hughes and Michael Urie Star in
Chicken and Biscuits
February 27
By Dan Meyer | 02/27/2021
The Douglas Lyons comedy gets the digital treatment from 59E59 Theaters.
Regional News
Virtual Premiere of
Strange Courtesies,
About South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Begins February 27
By Andrew Gans | 02/27/2021
San Jose Stage company, in collaboration with the African-American Shakespeare Company, presents L. Peter Callender's drama.
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