Film & TV News
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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By Ryan McPhee | 03/30/2020In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many regional theatres are moving to digital; here's how to join. -
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By Olivia Clement | 03/29/2020Season 4's 'Chapter Seventy-Four: Wicked Little Town' was scheduled to air April 8.
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By Ryan McPhee | 03/27/2020The star of the original movie had theatrical intentions for the title before Andrew Lloyd Webber musicalized Norma Desmond.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 03/27/2020The musical, starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and more, is set to arrive in theatres December 18, 2020.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/27/2020The Broadway star is encouraging fans to share self-made tapes of songs from the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical.
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By David Gewirtzman | 03/26/2020A list of stage musicals announced to be adapted as films.
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By David Gewirtzman | 03/26/2020A list of live stage productions announced to be shown in movie theatres and on television.
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By Mark Peikert | 03/26/2020The venerable London theatre will launch National Theatre at Home April 2 with James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 03/25/2020The platform will deliver one-time-only streamed events and original series—including A Dolls’s House, Part 2 and the Alice Ripley-led The Pink Unicorn—to benefit arts organizations impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
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Awards
By Andrew Gans | 03/25/2020In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Olivier Awards ceremony, scheduled for April 5 at Royal Albert Hall, had previously been canceled.
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By Ryan McPhee | 03/25/2020Toast the late, great playwright with Googie Gomez, direct from her Fiddler on the Roof bus-and-truck.
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By Mark Peikert | 03/25/2020The recording of the 1998 National Theatre of London production will be made available for free on BroadwayHD, starting at 8 PM Eastern.
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By Olivia Clement | 03/24/2020The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes' musical was set to arrive in movie theatres in June.
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By Olivia Clement | 03/23/2020The Tony winner, along with Hadestown's Patrick Page, are guest stars on the March 26 episode on NBC.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 03/23/2020From the writer of Daddy Long Legs comes a new musical straight to the smallest screen.
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By Mark Peikert | 03/22/2020The much-loved Canadian series is one of many theatre-related titles available on the streaming service.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 03/21/2020The four-part limited series debuted March 20 on Netflix.
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Angela Lansbury, Samuel L. Jackson, Alicia Keys, More Featured in Miracle on 42nd Street DocumentaryBy Playbill Staff | 03/20/2020The film is a 2020 NY Emmy Awards nominee in the Documentary category.
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By Ryan McPhee | 03/20/2020The Aladdin Tony winner and Hamilton alum practices social distancing with help from Alan Menken and Elton John.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/20/2020In the wake of canceling the remainder of its 2019–2020 season, the Met is also offering free daily streams of some of its Live in HD titles.
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By Ryan McPhee | 03/19/2020The reboot of the Norman Lear sitcom returns—this time on Pop TV—March 24.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/19/2020The second season of the Netflix series drops March 20.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/19/2020The Hamilton creator video chatted with Jimmy Fallon about kid doodles, self-quarantining, Broadway Cares, and more.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/17/2020The six-time Indie Series Award winner explores the lives of two gay roommates whose definition of platonic is murky.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 03/17/2020The screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features performances from Jennifer Hudson, James Corden, Robert Fairchild, and more.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 03/16/2020The performer will also return to New World Stages in June with Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo.
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By Mark Peikert | 03/14/2020In response to calls for self quarantine, the Disney company will make the animated sequel available on Disney+.
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By Olivia Clement | 03/12/2020Banks will be a junior at East High in the second season of the Disney + show.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/11/2020The Broadway alums join Jason Gotay and others in the upcoming reboot of the popular series.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/10/2020Drake, Morison, Julie Wilson, and more were featured in a televised version of the musical in 1958.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/10/2020Kate Burton narrates the four-hour, two-part documentary chronicling women’s right to vote.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 03/10/2020The new play was recently nominated for Olivier Awards for Best New Play and Best Supporting Actor for Adrian Scarborough.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/09/2020The actor-playwright and star dropped by The Today Show March 8 to discuss the black comedy, now on Broadway.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/09/2020The Moulin Rouge! star spilled the beans to Rachael Ray.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/09/2020The series, based on the BBC program Miranda, also features Tony winner Swoosie Kurtz.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 03/06/2020Stage alums Josh Gad and Luke Evans would reprise their roles from the 2017 live action film, with Alan Menken composing new songs.
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By Olivia Clement | 03/06/2020Mariama Diallo’s new film will also star Zoe Renee and Regina Hall.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/06/2020The Tony nominee returns to the screen after his Broadway run in A Soldier’s Play.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 03/05/2020The Dancing With the Stars champion will appear in a key role on the Disney+ series.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/04/2020The Tony nominee will appear alongside Tony winner Patina Miller and Omar Epps in the Power spin-off.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/04/2020The revue, filmed in Dublin, will screen March 15 in movie theatres across the U.S.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/04/2020The performer also recently discussed how Broadway influenced his new album American Standards.
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By Ryan McPhee | 03/04/2020The School of Rock star will play the title role in the AMC comedy.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/03/2020The annual festival, featuring 115 films, runs April 15–26.
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By Olivia Clement | 03/03/2020The Slave Play playwright will also develop a pilot and will return to Euphoria as a co-producer.
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By Andrew Gans | 03/02/2020Frozen’s Kristen Bell will return as the narrator of the TV series.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 03/02/2020The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic celebrates its 55th anniversary March 2.
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By Dan Meyer | 03/01/2020David Byrne also appeared during the musical sketch that parodied The Phantom of the Opera, Annie, and more Broadway favorites.
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By Olivia Clement | 02/28/2020The playwright and screenwriter will turn his Broadway and West End play into a feature film.
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By Ryan McPhee | 02/27/2020The Tony nominee currently stars in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
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