All stories by Ryan McPhee on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Inside the Broadway Community Project: Hadestown's Dramaturg on Helping Heal the World Through Theatrical Puzzle-Solving and Research by Ryan McPhee

If you incessantly ask "But why?" like a child, there's a theatre job for you, says Ken Cerniglia.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:59AM
Monday, October 12, 2020

U.K.’s Culture Recovery Fund Distributes £257 Million to Arts Venues in 1st Round of Grants by Ryan McPhee

1,385 organizations received funding, including the Young Vic, Theatre Royal Bath, Soho Theatre, and over 300 other theatres.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43AM

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

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AM

Donizetti’s 3 Queens, Lucia di Lammermoor, More Set for Next Metropolitan Opera Streaming Lineup by Ryan McPhee

Week 31 of the Nightly Met Streams series celebrates the bel canto composer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:00AM

Playbill's Weekly Streaming Guide: What to Watch October 12-16 by Ryan McPhee

A benefit from Jagged Little Pill, virtual concerts and readings, and—oh, right—Tony Award nominations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Sunday, October 11, 2020

Watch the 1st Trailer for the Film Adaptation of Everybody's Talking About Jamie by Ryan McPhee

The movie version of the West End musical heads to U.S. theatres February 26, 2021.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM

Mark Ruffalo, Gretchen Mol, Michael Cera Headline Reading of Kenneth Lonergan's Hold On to Me Darling October 11 by Ryan McPhee

Neil Pepe will direct the virtual event, benefiting The Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theater in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:00AM
Saturday, October 10, 2020

Original West End SIX Stars Reunite for Live Streamed Concert October 10 by Ryan McPhee

The Reunion, celebrating various female pop stars, will welcome a socially distant live audience and be broadcast globally.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:16AM
Friday, October 9, 2020

Catch Paten Hughes, Joshua Henry, More in Trailer for New Streaming Play Virtue by Ryan McPhee

Emily Bohannon’s play will premiere on Broadway on Demand beginning October 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:38PM

Panto Is Returning to the U.K. With Help From the Country’s National Lottery by Ryan McPhee

The state-run lottery will buy seats that will remain empty due to socially distanced configurations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:09PM

Broadway Officially Extends Theatre Shutdown by Ryan McPhee

In-person productions have been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:02AM

The Playbill Weekend Streaming Guide: What to Watch October 9-12 by Ryan McPhee

A SIX reunion from London, an all-star Kenneth Lonergan reading with Lonergan alums, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:59AM
Thursday, October 8, 2020

Broadway Veteran and Movie Musical Regular Tommy Rall Dies at 90 by Ryan McPhee

The dancer appeared in such films as Funny Girl, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Kiss Me, Kate.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:55PM

Jay Armstrong Johnson's Hocus Pocus-Themed I Put a Spell on You Will Haunt the Internet This Year by Ryan McPhee

The virtual version of the annual event will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM

2020 Tony Award Nominations to Be Announced October 15 by Ryan McPhee

James Monroe Iglehart will unveil the list of nominees for a season cut short due to the pandemic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09AM

Watch Bernadette Peters and an All-Star Ensemble Perform a Surprise Rendition of ‘Sunday’ in Times Square by Ryan McPhee

The pop-up performance, co-directed by Tom Kitt and Michael McElroy, was arranged by the new volunteer initiative NYC Next.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM

New Digital Play Depicting Ill-Fated Apollo 13 Mission Begins Streaming October 8 by Ryan McPhee

Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon hails from the U.K.-based Original Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Kelli O'Hara Headlines New York Pops' Upcoming Streaming Benefit Concert by Ryan McPhee

The Tony winner's performance with the orchestra in Connecticut in September will stream later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PM

Kelli O'Hara Headlines Upcoming Streaming Benefit Concert for the New York Pops by Ryan McPhee

The Tony winner's performance, filmed in Connecticut in September, will stream later this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:27PM

How Theatres in the West End and Across the U.K. Are Hoping to Build and Maintain Audience Confidence by Ryan McPhee

As select venues begin to welcome back theatregoers with limited capacities, SOLT and UK Theatre unveil the See It Safely campaign.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:51PM

Rhiannon Giddens, Renée Fleming, More Headline Carnegie Hall’s Digital Opening Night Gala October 7 by Ryan McPhee

The New York City venue previously canceled all in-person programming through 2020.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Australian Production of Who’s Your Baghdaddy Available to Stream by Ryan McPhee

The musical comedy will also land on BroadwayHD November 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:54PM

Playwright Larissa FastHorse Among MacArthur Foundation's 2020 'Genius Grant' Recipients by Ryan McPhee

The 21 recipients will each receive a "no strings attached" stipend of $625,000, distributed over five years.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

Exclusive Listen: Jefferson Mays Revisits I Am My Own Wife for Audible by Ryan McPhee

The performer reprises his Tony-winning role in Doug Wright's Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning solo show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM
Monday, October 5, 2020

Stage and Screen Star Armelia McQueen Dies at 68 by Ryan McPhee

The performer appeared in both the original and revival Broadway productions of Ain’t Misbehavin’.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:52PM

Watch Trailer for Filmed Version of Broadway's What the Constitution Means to Me by Ryan McPhee

Heidi Schreck's Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-nominated play heads to Amazon Prime Video October 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM

Listen to Anaïs Mitchell Go ‘Way Down Hadestown’ in Excerpt From New Audiobook Working On a Song by Ryan McPhee

The Tony-winning composer-lyricist reads the audiobook of her tome, out October 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

Mark Ruffalo, Gretchen Mol, Michael Cera Tapped for Live Streamed Reading of Kenneth Lonergan's Hold On to Me Darling by Ryan McPhee

Neil Pepe will direct the virtual event, benefiting The Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theater in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16AM

Understudy Michael Balogun Takes Over From Giles Terera in National Theatre's Death of England: Delroy by Ryan McPhee

The first play to be performed in-person at the London venue opens October 21.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:40AM

Metropolitan Opera Streams Full Ring Cycle, More During ‘Wagner Week’ by Ryan McPhee

Week 30 of the Nightly Met Streams series also includes free presentations of Tristan und Isolde, Tannhäuser, and Parsifal.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM

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