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Read about musicals and plays broadcast on TV and in movie theatres as well as stage adaptations for the screen. Also covered: TV and movie projects featuring theatre stars, writers and directors and videos of TV interviews and performances.
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Broadway-Bound (and Smash Creator) Theresa Rebeck to Premiere Comedy Pilot at North Fork TV FestivalBy Ryan McPhee | 08/21/2018The playwright and producer will be on hand to discuss The Russian Cousin during the September screening. -
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By Olivia Clement | 08/20/2018The Richard Eyre-helmed adaptation will be available to stream on Amazon Prime beginning September 28.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/20/2018The two actors will play Americans living in Greece.
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By Adam Hetrick | 08/17/2018Hannah Pearl Utt and Jen Tullock co-wrote the film, which is currently shooting in New York.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/16/2018Darci Lynne, season 12 champ, sings from the Broadway musical
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/16/2018The Tony-winning late-night host and pop star go back to their Broadway roots.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 08/15/2018The campy love letter to old Hollywood—with a hint of Grey Gardens—is available to stream on Amazon Prime.
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By Olivia Clement | 08/15/2018Four widows band together to pull off a heist in the new Steve McQueen-helmed feature.
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By Ryan McPhee | 08/13/2018The Sondheim-inspired episode is part of the mockumentary series’ upcoming season, premiering in 2019.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/13/2018Watch him sing with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/13/2018The Disney Channel Original Movie features a score by Tony winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey.
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By David Gewirtzman | 08/11/2018A list of live stage productions announced to be shown in movie theatres and on television.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/10/2018Michelle Williams, Terrence Howard, and Kurt Elling will also be heard in the broadcast.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/10/2018The Broadway and Glee star will be part of a trio of dance captains.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/10/2018The TV presentation of the musical adaptation, featuring a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, co-stars Cozi Zuehlsdorff.
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By Shoshy Ciment | 08/08/2018The three-time Tony Award winner will receive the organization's 32nd annual Salute.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/07/2018Rodriguez reprises her performance after singing the anthem on the FX series, recently renewed for a second season.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/07/2018The free screenings are part of the Central Park Conservancy Film Festival.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/07/2018The live broadcast of the Jonathan Larson musical is set for January 27, 2019.
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By Shoshy Ciment | 08/06/2018The new musical officially opens at the Broadway Theatre November 8.
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By Ryan McPhee | 08/06/2018The two stopped by Good Morning America ahead of the Disney Channel premiere.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/06/2018The stage and screen favorite takes on a familiar character for the series' fourth and final season.
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By Sarah Jane Arnegger | 08/03/2018Get ready for Disney Channel's original movie premiering August 10 with our special Playbill—complete with cast bios, song listing, and more.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/03/2018The play opened at London’s National Theatre this past July.
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By Andrew Gans | 08/01/2018The screenings will be presented Sunday afternoons throughout August.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/31/2018The classic Broadway musical will arrive in cinemas October 24.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/31/2018The Lincoln Center Theater production will be presented as part of Live From Lincoln Center.
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By Hannah Vine | 07/31/2018The musical hits the small screen in August.
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By Adam Hetrick | 07/30/2018The Royal Shakespeare Company production will be broadcast in U.S. cinemas beginning August 10.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/30/2018The Great Performances series will also feature documentaries about John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons and Tony winner Harold Prince.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/27/2018Jack Thorne penned the eight-part series based on the fantasy novels.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/27/2018The actor joins the dark comedy series Queen America, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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By Ryan McPhee | 07/26/2018The filmed performance of the Disney musical stars Jeremy Jordan and Kara Lindsay.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/25/2018Jane Fonda in Five Acts will chronicle the life story of the two-time Tony nominee and Oscar winner.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 07/25/2018Quad Cinema's series looking at the Oscar- and Tony-winning director's film work begins August 3.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/25/2018The Tony winner finally showed off her vocal chops on the TV Land series.
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By Olivia Clement | 07/25/2018The film will detail the 30-year friendship between John F. Kennedy and Kirk Lemoyne Billings.
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By Ryan McPhee | 07/24/2018Hamilton director Thomas Kail and Dear Evan Hansen's Steven Levenson have been tapped to direct and pen the pilot, respectively.
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By Ryan McPhee | 07/24/2018The Coney Island-set staging will air as part of the Great Performances at the Met series July 29.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/24/2018The live broadcast is scheduled for May 19, 2019.
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By Shoshy Ciment | 07/24/2018The 2018 Toronto International Film Festival kicks off September 6.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/24/2018The Hamilton creator will soon bring the juggernaut musical to Puerto Rico.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/24/2018Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will host the tribute to the late composer.
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By Ryan McPhee | 07/24/2018Screenings of the Michael Grandage-helmed production will take place across the U.K. and North America in November.
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By Ryan McPhee | 07/23/2018The two-time Tony winner shows off her Broadway chops in the July 24 episode of the TV Land comedy.
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By Olivia Clement | 07/23/2018The Groundhog Day and Matilda composer will play a gifted pianist in the new comedy-drama Upright.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/23/2018The film stars Cooper and Lady Gaga.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/23/2018The sequel to the 2008 blockbuster brought in over $34 million during the July 20–22 weekend.
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By Adam Hetrick | 07/20/2018The series kicks off with broadcasts of West Side Story and On the Town.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/20/2018The movie adaptation will go into production in November.
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