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Los Angeles News
By Michael Wiltbank | September 19, 2022The U.S. tour of the Tony-winning revival is playing Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre
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Photo Features
By Michael Wiltbank, Raven Brunner | August 25, 2022
The 12-week limited engagement combines hypnosis and improv.
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By Michael Wiltbank, Logan Culwell-Block | July 11, 2022
Patina Miller, Brian d'Arcy James, Phillipa Soo, Joshua Henry, Sara Bareilles, and more star in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | April 27, 2022
The Pulitzer-winning musical officially opened at the Lyceum Theatre April 26.
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Photo Features
By Michael Wiltbank | April 27, 2022
Obie winner Lileana Blain-Cruz makes her Broadway directorial debut helming the Thornton Wilder revival
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By Michael Wiltbank | April 25, 2022
The Martin McDonagh play returned to the Golden Theatre April 21. -
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By Michael Wiltbank | April 11, 2022
The Noah Haidle play also features John Earl Jelks and Enrico Colantoni.
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By Michael Wiltbank | April 5, 2022
The Second Stage production is the first Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg’s 2003 Tony-winning play, about a major league baseball star who comes out of the closet.
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Photo Features
By Heather Gershonowitz | March 3, 2022
The world premiere production opened Off-Broadway at The Public March 1.
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Video
By Logan Culwell-Block | February 2, 2022
The biomusical centered on the pop icon opened at the Neil Simon Theatre February 1.
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By Dan Meyer | March 6, 2020Cast members Colton Ryan, Austin Scott, and more share their thoughts on the Broadway opening night red carpet.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | January 24, 2020The cast and creative team—including stars Jane Alexander, James Cromwell, Michael Urie, and Ashley Park—share the secrets behind their new Broadway show.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | January 22, 2020On the opening night red carpet, stars David Alan Grier, Blair Underwood, and more share the lessons in the Pulitzer-winning work—plus backstage secrets about building the production.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | December 6, 2019The cast and creative team of the Alanis Morissette musical spill the secrets of the making of the new Broadway hit.
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By Emily Selleck | November 21, 2019Jack Thorne’s version of the Charles Dickens holiday tale plays the Lyceum Theatre.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | November 18, 2019Even before its official Broadway opening November 18, theatregoers have been calling it a seminal work. But why?
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By Emily Selleck, Nathan Skethway | November 14, 2019The Olivier Award-winning production celebrated its opening November 13 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | November 8, 2019Plus more inside scoop about Broadway’s latest bio-musical.
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By Roberto Araujo | November 8, 2019The star joined the cast onstage at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
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By Marc J. Franklin | October 22, 2019The world premiere, directed by Tyne Rafaeli, opened at LCT3 October 21.
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By Noah Mutterperl | October 21, 2019The rocker celebrated the official opening of his Broadway show October 20.
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By Dan Meyer | October 18, 2019Insider secrets from opening night at Studio 54 with Mary-Louise Parker, Will Hochman, Adam Rapp, and David Cromer.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | October 17, 2019The company of the show based on the best-selling Rick Riordan novel shares backstage scoop, audience reactions, audition advice, and more.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | October 11, 2019Letts and the cast of the new Broadway play greet Playbill on opening night.
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By Emily Selleck | October 8, 2019Ross Golan’s new show celebrated its world premiere Off-Broadway October 7.
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By Marc J. Franklin | October 8, 2019The new musical, starring Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry, officially opens at MCC Theater October 9.
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By Emily Selleck | October 7, 2019The new play, helmed by Robert O'Hara, officially opened on Broadway October 6.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | October 3, 2019Watch Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Anthony Veneziale, and more spill secrets about the Broadway hip-hop improv show on opening night.
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By Dan Meyer | October 2, 2019The cast and creative team of Robert Schenkkan’s All the Way sequel talked to Playbill on opening night.
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By Emily Selleck | September 25, 2019The Florian Zeller play opened at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theater September 24.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | August 9, 2019Who changes their costume night to night, why they changed the ending for Broadway, and more insider scoop on Sea Wall/A Life.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | July 26, 2019Watch Karen Olivo, Aaron Tveit, Baz Lurhmann, and more share backstage stories from the opening night red carpet of the musical.
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By Marc J. Franklin | July 16, 2019The American premiere of Chris Urch’s new play, directed by Saheem Ali, opened at Lincoln Center Theater July 15.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | July 8, 2019Kate del Castillo stars in the solo show, presented by Audible at Minetta Lane Theatre.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | May 30, 2019The cast and director discussed the play’s themes and the process of bringing the romantic drama to the stage as they celebrated opening night May 29.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | April 25, 2019Stars Jonny Lee Miller and Bertie Carvel and the company of Manhattan Theatre Club’s Ink reveal the logic behind the play on Playbill’s red carpet live.
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By Dan Meyer | April 24, 2019The Washington, D.C., production also stars Mandy Gonzalez, Christian Borle, and Wesley Taylor.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | April 24, 2019Watch the company of Broadway’s Tootsie share behind-the-scenes secrets with Playbill live from the red carpet.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | April 23, 2019Bening, Tracy Letts, Benjamin Walker, and the full cast of the current Broadway revival share secrets about the production from the opening night red carpet.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | April 18, 2019The cast and creative team talk what changed Off-Broadway to Broadway, secret backstories of their characters, and more on the opening night red carpet.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | April 16, 2019During Playbill’s opening night red carpet livestream, The Americans star—and her stage co-stars Adam Driver, Brandon Uranowitz, and David Furr—reveal favorite moments, characters secrets and more.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | April 8, 2019Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa, director Daniel Fish, and more reveal what’s really going on in those pitch dark scenes, the dream ballet, and more.
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By Playbill Staff | April 1, 2019The Obie winner, who wrote and stars in the new show about her life and the United States Constitution, opened on Broadway March 31.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | March 22, 2019Writer Dominique Morisseau and stars James Harkness, Ephraim Sykes, Jeremy Pope, Derrick Baskin, Jawan M. Jackson, and more spill insider knowledge about the new Temptations bio-musical.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | March 15, 2019Watch Will Chase, Stephanie Styles, choreographer Warren Carlyle, and more share backstage secrets from the 2019 Broadway revival.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | March 11, 2019Songwriter Joe Iconis, book writer Joe Tracz, stars Will Roland, George Salazar, Stephanie Hsu, and more share new stories on the opening night red carpet.
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By Marc J. Franklin | February 13, 2019The improvised hip-hop and theatre show opened at Ars Nova's Greenwich House Theater February 12.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | January 25, 2019As he greeted Playbill live on True West’s opening night red carpet, Hawke talks about co-star Paul Dano, what he changed during the opening night performance, and the ideal Shepard project.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | January 9, 2019J. Quinton Johnson, John Clay III, and more greet Playbill live on the red carpet.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | December 7, 2018The stars share pre-show rituals—including advice from Audra McDonald—while director Ivo van Hove reveals the intention behind his post-curtain call message.
