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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Streamed Reading of The Wolves, Featuring Trans Performers, Will Benefit ACLU of Kentucky by Ryan McPhee

Actors Theatre of Louisville and Charlie Hano produce the virtual version of Sarah DeLappe's Pulitzer finalist.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

Actors’ Equity and Broadway League Reach Agreement on Safety Guidelines for National Tours by Ryan McPhee

The rules include vaccine requirements for company members, masks for audiences, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM

Monday, June 14, 2021

U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June by Ryan McPhee

Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:43PM

Father Figures Sing Out in New Lineup of Free Metropolitan Opera Streams by Ryan McPhee

Rigoletto and Idomeneo probably don’t deserve mugs or ties. But watch their operas anyway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

Friday, June 11, 2021

Katori Hall's The Hot Wing King Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama by Ryan McPhee

The play made its world premiere at Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre in February 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Drag Race Alum Shuga Cain Joins NYC’s Seven Deadly Sins by Ryan McPhee

Seven playwrights take on seven no-nos in the theatrical experience from Tectonic Theater Project.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:32PM

Watch the Trailer for Netflix’s Tick, Tick… Boom! Movie, Starring Andrew Garfield by Ryan McPhee

Lin-Manuel Miranda directs the stage-to-screen adaptation of the late Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

Heather! Patti! Gaga! The Neon Coven Shares Their Musical Theatre Obsessions by Ryan McPhee

Get to know members of the queer theatre collective ahead of Glimmer of Light, Playbill's live Pride concert event.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

WATCH: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon, More Celebrate Broadway’s Return With Musical Spectacular by Ryan McPhee

Kristin Chenoweth, Phylicia Rashad, Olga Merediz, Christopher Jackson, Laura Benanti, and Jimmy Smits help pay tribute to the Great White Way.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25AM

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Carnegie Hall Sets Concerts With Jessica Vosk, Laura Benanti, Norm Lewis, More Broadway Favorites in In-Person Return by Ryan McPhee

The music institution’s re-opening season will also include a citywide Afrofuturism festival and a Perspectives series from Jon Batiste and Leonidas Kavakos.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PM

Monday, June 7, 2021

Metropolitan Opera’s Coney Island Così, Vegas Rigoletto, More Streaming in Week of Nontraditional Settings by Ryan McPhee

The lineup also includes La Sonnambula, Falstaff, and Faust.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AM

New Musical Paradise Square Sets Broadway Dates and Theatre; Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, More to Star by Ryan McPhee

Garth Drabinsky produces the musical, set in Civil War-era New York saloon.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

Friday, June 4, 2021

New Works by Amy Jo Jackson, Carla Ching, More Heading to O’Neill Theater Center by Ryan McPhee

The 57th summer season marks the first under the leadership of new Executive Director Tiffani Gavin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM

Thursday, June 3, 2021

MCC Plans In-Person, Off-Broadway Return With Nollywood Dreams, a Play Set at the If/Then Stage Door, More by Ryan McPhee

The previously announced Nollywood Dreams, Space Dogs, and soft are now part of the 2021–2022 lineup.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM

Bob Fosse's Dancin' Revival Eyeing 2022-2023 Broadway Bow by Ryan McPhee

Tony winner Wayne Cilento, an original cast member of the 1978 production, will direct.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM

Online Reading of Bulrusher, Starring André Holland and Kara Young, Gets an Encore June 3 by Ryan McPhee

The streaming event kicks off the latest slate of Bard at the Gate programming from Paula Vogel and McCarter Theatre Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

OSHA Cites Shubert Organization With Safety Violations Following 2020 Death of Stagehand by Ryan McPhee

Longtime flyman Pete Wright died in a fall at the Winter Garden Theatre in November.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM

Actors' Equity Executive Director Mary McColl to Step Down in 2022 by Ryan McPhee

"The staff and I are committed to working through reopening to make sure that members return to a workplace where they not only feel safe, but that the culture begins to change."

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

Friday, May 28, 2021

Old Globe Plans In-Person Return With Concerts and Screenings This Summer, Full Productions to Follow by Ryan McPhee

The San Diego lineup includes an outdoor Hair and three world premieres.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Ann Dowd Will Star in a Solo 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Adaptation of Enemy of the People by Ryan McPhee

Robert Icke will adapt and direct the Ibsen work, with performances beginning in June at the Park Avenue Armory.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM

Tony Awards, Sidelined by the Pandemic, Sets September Date for 4-Hour Celebration by Ryan McPhee

The 74th annual ceremony will air in two parts across Paramount+ and CBS.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Inside the Broadway Community Project: On Stage, In the Wings, and Throughout the House, 'Props Is Tops' by Ryan McPhee

Get to know Rebecca Jean Heroff, an IATSE Local One member on the house props team at Broadway's Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:49PM

Debra Messing Joins Cast of Netflix’s 13 Movie Musical by Ryan McPhee

The Broadway-bound Emmy winner will play Evan Goldman’s mom—an offstage character in the Jason Robert Brown musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:44AM

Monday, May 24, 2021

Capriccio, Fedora, More 'Rare Gems' Shine in Latest Free Metropolitan Opera Streams by Ryan McPhee

The Nightly Met Streams series continues with works by Strauss, Rossini, Massenet, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

Hadestown Confirms (the Earliest Yet) Broadway Return by Ryan McPhee

The Tony-winning musical will also launch a North American tour and South Korean production later this year.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

Friday, May 21, 2021

Senator Chuck Schumer, Broadway League, More Champion Eventual Broadway Reopening, SVOG Rollout by Ryan McPhee

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program expects to begin distributing funds next week, signaling an economic lifeline as theatres and more ready for audiences’ returns.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:12PM