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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Inside the Broadway Community Project: How Company Manager Susan Sampliner Keeps Wicked Positively Emerald by Ryan McPhee

Sampliner has been with the blockbuster musical since it opened in 2003, marking the longest tenure for a Broadway company manager to date.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:35AM
Monday, November 23, 2020

The Metropolitan Opera Celebrates Thanksgiving With a Week of Family Drama by Ryan McPhee

The Nightly Met Streams series continues with Elektra, Lucia di Lammermoor, and more titles about clashing clans.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM

Tony Nominee Matthew López to Adapt Leading Men Novel, About Tennessee Williams, for the Screen by Ryan McPhee

The film is based on Christopher Castellani’s book, a fictional account of the playwright's years with his partner Frank Merlo.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:23PM
Sunday, November 22, 2020

Christmas on the Square Comes to Netflix November 21, Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, and Jenifer Lewis by Ryan McPhee

Debbie Allen directs and choreographs the holiday musical, featuring an original score by Parton herself.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, November 16, 2020

Metropolitan Opera Streams ‘Yannick Week’ With Rusalka, Traviata, Wozzeck, and More by Ryan McPhee

The Nightly Met Streams series continues with seven performances conducted by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch November 16-20 by Ryan McPhee

Watch two legendary Tony winners (lovingly) go head-to-head, virtually stage door Hadestown, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Friday, November 13, 2020

Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, and Several More Broadway Stars Join Christine Baranski and Cynthia Nixon in HBO's The Gilded Age by Ryan McPhee

The stacked cast also includes Donna Murphy, Debra Monk, Denée Benton, and Celia Keenan-Bolger.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:53PM

The Playbill Weekend Streaming Guide: What to Watch November 13-15 by Ryan McPhee

Dael Orlandersmith's Until the Flood, Laura Benanti in concert, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Thursday, November 12, 2020

Stagehand Dies in Fall at Winter Garden Theatre by Ryan McPhee

The incident occurred November 12 around 8:45 AM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM

Israel Horovitz, Playwright and Gloucester Stage Co-Founder at Center of Several Sexual Assault Allegations, Dies at 81 by Ryan McPhee

Mr. Horovitz resigned from Gloucester Stage Company in 2017 after nine women came forward.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:22PM

Marc Elliot, Tyrone Huntley, Lucie Jones, Jenna Russell Headline Streaming Production of [title of show] Beginning November 12 by Ryan McPhee

The meta musical was filmed at the London Coliseum in a production directed by Josh Seymour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

A.R.T./New York Executive Director Virginia P. Louloudes Steps Down Following Systemic Racism Concerns and Investigation by Ryan McPhee

Risa Shoup will continue to serve as interim executive director at the Off-Off-Broadway organization.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

A.R.T./New York Executive Director Virginia P. Louloudes Steps Down Amid Systemic Racism Concerns and Investigation by Ryan McPhee

Risa Shoup will continue to serve as interim executive director at the Off-Off-Broadway organization.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

Casts of Broadway's Jagged Little Pill, Hamilton, More to Perform During Macy's 2020-Style Thanksgiving Day Parade by Ryan McPhee

The shows will film performances from their respective theatres ahead of the broadcast.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:22AM
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Catch Emily Blunt, Jon Hamm, More in the Super Irish Trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme by Ryan McPhee

John Patrick Shanley wrote and directed the film adaptation of his play Outside Mullingar.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34PM
Monday, November 9, 2020

Andrew Scott and Ruth Wilson to Star in Movie Adaptation of Tony-Winning Oslo by Ryan McPhee

Bartlett Sher will direct the HBO project after helming the Lincoln Center Theater production.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:19PM

Cast of Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill Musical to Headline Live Streamed Concert to Benefit Regional Theatres by Ryan McPhee

The December 13 event will reunite Tony nominees Elizabeth Stanley, Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena, Lauren Patten, Kathryn Gallagher, Sean Allan Krill, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM

The Met Continues Its 2-Week, Centuries-Spanning Tour of Opera by Ryan McPhee

The Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Met Streams series offers a chronological celebration of classic and contemporary titles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch November 9-13 by Ryan McPhee

Catch April Matthis, Patti LuPone, Jenna Russell, and more in virtual productions this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Saturday, November 7, 2020

Arts Organizations Celebrate Biden-Harris Victory, Call for Continued Fight for Relief by Ryan McPhee

Actors' Equity, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Broadway Cares, and more have shared optimistic statements in the wake of the November 7 call.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM
Friday, November 6, 2020

New Staging of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to Play U.K. and Ireland by Ryan McPhee

The re-designed production will reunite the musical’s original creative team.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03AM

The Playbill Weekend Streaming Guide: What to Watch November 6-8 by Ryan McPhee

Armie Hammer leads Sundogs, Sharrod Williams debuts a new web series, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:57AM

How 1 Man Directs Japan’s New Phantom of the Opera Via Zoom From New York by Ryan McPhee

Director Arthur Masella has helmed international productions of the musical for 30 years, but never from the other side of the world.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, November 5, 2020

London’s Six, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, More Now Hope to Reopen in December by Ryan McPhee

Producers have set new dates for a handful of shows that were planning to welcome audiences this fall, prior to a second U.K. lockdown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Houston Grand Opera Moves 2021 Programming, Including Jake Heggie, Margaret Atwood, and Joshua Hopkins’ Songs for Murdered Sisters, Online by Ryan McPhee

The remaining in-person events of the Texas company’s 2020–2021 season have been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PM
Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Just Some of Our Favorite Moments From Stars in the House's All-Day Vote-a-Thon by Ryan McPhee

The 10-hour streaming event features appearances from several stage and screen favorites.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:42PM
Monday, November 2, 2020

U.K. Lockdown Halts Reopening of London Shows by Ryan McPhee

The National Theatre's first production since COVID-19 will end early; Six and The Play That Goes Wrong won't resume as scheduled, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:52AM

Go On a 2-Week, Centuries-Spanning Tour of Opera With the Met by Ryan McPhee

The Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Met Streams series continues with a chronological celebration of classic and contemporary titles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM

The Playbill Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch During Election Week by Ryan McPhee

In addition to Tuesday night's results, there are benefit concerts, a vote-a-thon replete with Broadway stars, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Sunday, November 1, 2020

WATCH: John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph, and More Bring Showtunes Back to Times Square in Broadway-Packed SNL Sketch by Ryan McPhee

Mulaney once again led a musical theatre extravaganza during his latest Saturday Night Live hosting stint.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44AM

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