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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Prima Facie To Return Movie Theatres Worldwide by Margaret Hall

Star Jodie Comer received both Tony and Olivier Awards for her performance in the stage play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

New Musical From Here Begins Off-Broadway Premiere June 27 by Margaret Hall

Set in 2016, the musical centers on the community's journey to recover from the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36AM
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Photos: Step Inside Stereophonic's Album Signing by Margaret Hall

The signing offered the company a moment to celebrate the productions impressive Tony take home with the productions fan base.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands Is Headed to Movie Theatres by Margaret Hall

Based on the Tim Burton movie, the dance piece premiered in 2005.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

All-Star Cast Announced for The Hollywood Bowl's Boublil and Schönberg Tribute Concert Do You Hear the People Sing? by Margaret Hall

The concert will feature hits from Les Misérables and Miss Saigon as well as rarely heard material from their musicals Martin Guerre, The Pirate Queen, and La Révolution Française.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Aaron Tveit to Star in TV Adaptation of Sci-Fi Classic Earth Abides by Margaret Hall

The adaptation of George R. Stewart’s novel comes from MGM+ Studios.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM

See Who Will Star in the Broadway Run of Jez Butterworth's The Hills of California by Margaret Hall

Sam Mendes directs the new play from The Ferryman playwright, currently running in London's West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM

Meet the Cohort for the 2024 Edition of The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals by Margaret Hall

The program is a rigorous intensive where emerging theatre artists on both sides of the curtain join a weeklong professional development initiative.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Leslye Headland's Cult of Love to Bow On Broadway This Fall by Margaret Hall

Headland's family drama will be joined Off-Broadway by a new work from Pulitzer winner Donald Margulies as a part of Second Stage Theater's fall season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Evan Alexander Smith and David Josefsberg Join Broadway's Back to the Future June 25 by Margaret Hall

The Broadway production, which opened in August 2023, currently plays the Winter Garden Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Monday, June 24, 2024

Photos: See Ruthie Ann Miles, Marsha Mason, More Rehearse for A Little Night Music in Concert by Margaret Hall

John Doyle will direct the four concerts at Lincoln Center, which will feature new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, who will also conduct.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:36PM
Sunday, June 23, 2024

An Enemy of the People Completes Broadway Run June 23 by Margaret Hall

Tony winner Jeremy Strong led the cast of the revival at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM
Friday, June 21, 2024

Listen: Jeremy Jordan Belts Out Soaring 'For Her' From The Great Gatsby by Margaret Hall

The book-to-stage musical adaptation's cast album delayed its release by a week, but three more preview tracks have dropped to tide us over.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:54PM

Olivier Nominee Clare Foster Joins West End The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Musical by Margaret Hall

Jethro Compton directs the new musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

Photos: Step Inside the Tony After Parties for Hell's Kitchen and Water For Elephants by Margaret Hall

Held downtown at Mercer Labs and at Jazz at Lincoln Center, respectively, they were certainly a pair of wild, wild parties.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:48PM

The Schwartz Is With Josh Gad; The Broadway Favorite is Working on a Spaceballs Sequel by Margaret Hall

Gad is co-writing, producing, and starring in a sequel to the Mel Brooks cult classic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PM

The Schwartz Is With Josh Gad by Margaret Hall

The Broadway favorite is co-writing, producing, and starring in a sequel to Mel Brooks' cult classic film Spaceballs for Amazon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

New Comedies at Lloyd Suh and Michael Walek to Premiere at Ensemble Studio Theatre by Margaret Hall

Centering on Ben Franklin and Jane Goodall, both plays were developed through EST's Sloan Project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Benedict Lombe’s Shifters To Play London's West End by Margaret Hall

Lombe is only the third Black British female playwright to have her play staged in the history of the West End.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

See Who's Starring in the Off-Broadway Premiere of A Sabbath Girl: A New Musical by Margaret Hall

The musical romcom centers on a work weary woman and her new neighbor crush as they learn to balance city life and unexpected romance.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM

Reviews: What Do The Critics Think of Dark Noon Off-Broadway? by Margaret Hall

The story spins the myth of the American Wild West, as endlessly glorified by Hollywood westerns of the 1950s, on its head.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Meet Philip Romano, Who's Been to 9 Tony Awards as a Seat Filler by Margaret Hall

He's also been spotted on the telecast multiple times. How does one get such an illustrious gig?

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Monday, June 17, 2024

Video: Stereophonic Tony Winner Daniel Aukin Uplifts the Value of Idiosyncratic Theatre by Margaret Hall

Aukin won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Video: Tony Winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Wants to Inspire Theatre Kids at Home by Margaret Hall

Jacobs-Jenkins' play Appropriate, which continues its run at the Belasco, won the Tony for Best Revival of a Play.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Video: Winning a Tony Award Left Sarah Paulson Speechless by Margaret Hall

Paulson won her first Tony for Appropriate on Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:54AM

Video: Kara Young Isn't Anywhere Close to Done, Even After Her Purlie Victorious Triple Crown by Margaret Hall

Young was the first Black actor to get a Tony nomination three years in a row.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Before The Drugs Kick In Announces 4th Extension and New Off-Broadway Home by Margaret Hall

Styled like a comedy show, Mike Lemme's play is dedicated to young mothers whose mental health is often disregarded by society.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Merrily We Roll Along Wins Best Revival of a Musical at 2024 Tony Awards by Margaret Hall

The Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical has become a breakaway hit, overcoming an infamously short-lived original production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:32PM

'I Wouldn't Be Here Without My Therapist'; Will Brill Wins Featured Actor in a Play at 2024 Tony Awards by Margaret Hall

This is Brill's first Tony win for his first Tony nomination.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:48PM

From the Press Room: The 2024 Tony Awards Backstage Live Blog by Margaret Hall

Join Playbill backstage as we interview the winners straight from the stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:06PM
Saturday, June 15, 2024

Ben Platt Completes Palace Theatre Residency June 15 by Margaret Hall

Platt's residency featured songs from Honeymind, as well as his earlier albums, Reverie and Sing to Me Instead.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre