From stars on the red carpet to curtain calls, flash bulbs pop all around New York City’s stages. But here, at Playbill, we pride ourselves on capturing candid moments with your favorite stars, up-close details of Tony-nominated costumes and props, and the quiet beauty in the chaotic theatre district.
Whether snapping a legend like Hal Prince, a young disruptor like Darren Criss, or a mainstream celebrity visiting backstage, Playbill captures every crevice of theatre, but makes it fashion.
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The Year in Images: 39 Not-to-Miss Photos of 2017
The Year in Images: 39 Not-to-Miss Photos of 2017
The most beautiful portraits, backstage guest glimpses, memorable reunions, and historic moments captured in a click.
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Broadway after the February 9 snow storm.
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Tonight We Dare at the Cadillac House
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Inside the costume shop for Broadway's longest running show Phantom of the Opera .
Hillary Clinton signs Ben Platt's cast at Dear Evan Hansen .
Rodney Hicks shows off his different characters backstage at Come From Away .
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Alexandra Ferrara, Shakina Nayfack, Devin Michael Lowe, and Kita Updike film the Playbill Pride Roundtable.
Up-close with the Tony-nominated costumes of War Paint .
Ramin Karimloo
Roberto Araujo
Bette Midler
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Rebecca Taichman
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Dear Evan Hansen team after taking home six Tony Awards.
Glenn Close and Bette Midler
Little Fang Photo
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Playbill’s SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical Pop-Up preview 2017
Quentin Earl Darrington
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Dear Evan Hansen Tony Awards afterparty at The Empire Hotel.
Times Square
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Hal Prince
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Lexi Lawson and Mandy Gonzalez at the 2017 Broadway Flea Market.
Getting to know Katrina Lenk, who stars in The Band's Visit on Broadway.
Kara Lindsay performs for Wicked at Broadway in Bryant Park.
Michael Moore
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Up-close with the Tony-nominated Romanov costumes of Anastasia , designed by Linda Cho.
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Telly Leung at PHD Rooftop Lounge
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Darren Criss and Lea Michele
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Mandy Gonzalez
Kristolyn Lloyd
Andrea Martin and Seth Rudetsky
Jenny Anderson
Waitress goes pink for breast cancer awareness.
The Algonquin serves up a Broadway themed cat fashion show.
Darren Criss
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Tina Fey
Peter Nigrini creates his projection designs for SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical during tech rehearsal at the Palace Theatre.
Concert for America
Evan Hansen casts
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High school students perform “All That Jazz” with the Broadway cast of Chicago for John Kander's 90th birthday.
Broadway on the Rhône River
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Broadway on the Danube
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L. Steven Taylor prepares to star as Mufasa in The Lion King , which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, with help from Brenda O’Brien.
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