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Sunday, July 30, 2017

The Demon Barbers of Fleet Street: 23 Actors Who Have Taken on the Role of Sweeney Todd by Hannah Vine

Fleet Street prepares to welcome a new barber, Hugh Panaro, Off-Broadway beginning August 29.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Meet the Cast of Broadway-Bound Mean Girls by Hannah Vine

The musical from Tina Fey and husband Jeff Richmond will make its world premiere at Washington, D.C's National Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Take a Look at Asia Kate Dillon and Molly Ranson in Good Men Wanted by Hannah Vine

The Vassar & New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse production runs July 20-30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:33PM

Can You Name These 21 Movie Musicals From These GIFs? by Hannah Vine

Test your Broadway knowledge.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Spend a Two-Show Day With the Cast of Spamilton by Hannah Vine

The cast takes us behind the scenes of their double-duty day at The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 28, 2017

From In the Heights to On Your Feet! : Look Back at Andréa Burns on the Stage as She Prepares to Sail on Playbill Travel’s Rhine River Cruise by Hannah Vine

The Drama Desk winner will perform aboard the cruise from Switzerland to the Netherlands beginning August 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Take a Look at the Letters and Memories in Ellen Greene’s Little Shop of Horrors Scrapbook by Hannah Vine

The show began a 2,209-performance run at Off-Broadway’s Orpheum Theatre July 27, 1982.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:08PM

Park Playhouse Breaks Down How They Designed the Set for Their Outdoor Ragtime by Hannah Vine

Washington Park’s Albany Medical Center Stage at the Lakehouse has been transformed for the Ahrens and Flaherty musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

See The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, Starring Nikki M. James, Celebrate Opening Night by Hannah Vine

New York City Center’s concert revival of Kirsten Childs’ musical opened July 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:55AM

Look Back at Mandy Patinkin On the Stage as He Prepares to Return to Broadway by Hannah Vine

The Tony winner will join the cast of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 beginning August 15 at the Imperial Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:16AM
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Go Inside the Launch Party for Tony Winner Billy Porter’s New Eyewear Collection by Hannah Vine

The Kinky Boots actor and his husband offer free eye exams and discounts on frames with the launch of Native Ken’s new collection.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PM

Celebrate Kevin Spacey Onstage With a Photo Retrospective by Hannah Vine

The Oscar and Tony winner celebrates his birthday July 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Look Back at Helen Mirren On the Stage by Hannah Vine

The Tony and Oscar winner celebrates her birthday July 26.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Step Inside Broadway’s Studio 54 by Hannah Vine

Inside the Theatre, the photo feature series that documents Broadway’s historic playhouses, continues with Studio 54.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Meet the Cast of Sarah Ruhl’s For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday by Hannah Vine

Kathleen Chalfant, Daniel Jenkins, and more star in the show at Playwrights Horizons.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:51PM

Take a Look at Derek DelGaudio’s Solo Show, In & Of Itself by Hannah Vine

The show, produced by Neil Patrick Harris, will play through the end of the year at the Daryl Roth Theatre in Union Square.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

Rare Photos From the Original Broadway Cast of A Chorus Line by Hannah Vine

A Chorus Line opened at the Shubert Theatre July 25, 1975.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM
Monday, July 24, 2017

Take a First Look at Beth Malone and Marc Kudisch in The Unsinkable Molly Brown by Hannah Vine

Whitney Bashor, Paolo Montalban, and Justin Guarini are also among the cast of the Muny production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

Go Inside ‘Broadway Night’ With Sara Bareilles, Sarah Steele, and More at Seeing You by Hannah Vine

The new show transforms a former meat market underneath Chelsea’s High Line into the front lines of World War II and beyond.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM

From Sally to Glinda: The Greatest Stage Moments of Kristin Chenoweth by Hannah Vine

The Tony winner celebrates her birthday July 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, July 23, 2017

Celebrating Daniel Radcliffe’s Onstage Career by Hannah Vine

The stage and screen star celebrates his birthday July 23.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

See These 37 Musicals Recreated With Legos by Hannah Vine

Broadway Bricks’ Jack Abrams transforms ordinary Legos into Broadway shows.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, July 22, 2017

From Beauty and the Beast to A Bronx Tale: Celebrating Alan Menken on Broadway by Hannah Vine

The Tony and Academy Award winner celebrates his birthday July 22.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Can You Name These 21 Short-Lived Musicals? by Hannah Vine

Test your Broadway knowledge.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, July 21, 2017

Look Back at Robin Williams in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo on Broadway by Hannah Vine

Remembering Robin Williams, who was born July 21, 1951.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Meet the Cast of Hal Prince’s Prince of Broadway by Hannah Vine

The musical, a celebration of Hal Prince’s legendary career, will open at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:47PM

Look Back at Santino Fontana on the Stage as He Prepares to Sail on Playbill Travel’s Rhine River Cruise by Hannah Vine

It’s not too late to book your trip to hear the Tony nominee and more of Broadway’s best in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:36PM

First Look at Sienna Miller in the Young Vic Revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Hannah Vine

Jack O’Connell co-stars in the West End production that began previews July 13 at the Apollo Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

39 Actors You Want to See in the Hercules Stage Adaptation by Hannah Vine

We asked, you answered: Playbill followers share their dream cast for the possible stage adaptation of the 1997 animated film.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:26PM
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Spend a Two-Show Day at War Paint Starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole by Hannah Vine

Jennifer Rias shows us what it’s like to do a double-duty day at the Nederlander Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

From Maria Rainer to Gypsy Rose Lee: Celebrating the Stage Work of Laura Benanti by Hannah Vine

The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday July 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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