Broadway News
Read the latest about Broadway musicals and plays, from show announcements to casting and and reviews.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/08/2020These shows all began as movies that eventually became Broadway musicals that were adapted once again for film. -
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By Playbill Staff | 08/07/2020Test your Broadway knowledge.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/07/2020The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday August 7.
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Obituaries
By Ryan McPhee | 08/06/2020The performer is remembered for starring roles in Broadway’s Kiss of the Spider Woman and Parade.
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By Playbill Staff | 08/06/2020The stage and screen actor celebrates his birthday August 6.
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Broadway News
By Olivia Clement | 08/04/2020Here are updates from shows during the extended closure of the New York theatre scene.
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By Ryan McPhee | 08/03/2020The musical was to begin performances at the Lyceum Theatre March 26.
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Quiz
By Playbill Staff | 08/02/2020Test your Broadway knowledge.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/31/2020The Tony Award-winning show opened on Broadway July 31, 2003, at the Golden Theatre.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 07/31/2020The broadcast is part of Great Performances' Broadway at Home series, which also includes The King and I and Much Ado About Nothing.
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Awards
By Dan Meyer | 07/30/2020Playwright Matthew Lopez accepted the award virtually on July 30.
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Video
By Ryan McPhee | 07/29/2020The Fate channeled Hermes and more in her own rendition of “Road to Hell (Reprise).”
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By Playbill Staff | 07/27/2020Get to know the plays behind shows like Hello, Dolly!, 110 in the Shade, Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma!, and more.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/27/2020The show began a 2,209-performance run at Off-Broadway’s Orpheum Theatre July 27, 1982.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/27/2020Little Shop of Horrors opens Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre in 1982.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/25/2020The original Broadway production of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical debuted on Broadway July 25, 1975.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/23/2020The stage and screen star celebrates his birthday July 23.
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Industry News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/22/2020The guidelines are targeted to union members, including stagehands, front-of-house staffers, dressers, stylists, and more—as well as their employees.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/22/2020The Tony and Academy Award winner celebrates his birthday July 22.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 07/21/2020The theatre company will mount the works alongside the rescheduled production of Take Me Out.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 07/21/2020The film is also scheduled to air on HBO Max later this year.
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Playbill Vault
By Playbill Staff | 07/21/2020A revival of Guys and Dolls, featuring an all-Black cast, opens on Broadway.
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Obituaries
By Ryan McPhee | 07/17/2020The stage and screen regular last appeared on Broadway in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Broadway News
By Playbill Staff | 07/17/2020The couple's daughter, Cecily Philips, was born July 14.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/15/2020The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday July 15.
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Podcasts
By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/13/2020The event from the Broadway Podcast Network focuses on the future of the Broadway community July 16.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/12/2020The renowned lyricist and librettist was born July 12, 1895.
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Production Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 07/10/2020The musical opened July 10, 2007, at the Helen Hayes Theatre.
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Archival Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 07/08/2020The production, directed by Frank Dunlop with choreography by Buddy Schwab, opened at the New York State Theatre July 8, 1980.
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Book News
By Dan Meyer | 07/07/2020Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown will be released in October.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/07/2020See what’s coming soon, what’s premiering out of town, and what’s in development.
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By Dan Meyer | 07/06/2020Jeannette Bayardelle, Austin Scott, Mare Winningham, and more performed during CNN's The Fourth of America broadcast.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/06/2020The beloved actor, known for his work in A Bronx Tale, Waitress, and more, passed away July 5.
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Obituaries
By Kerri Kearse | 07/06/2020Broadway artists and more took to social media to share their memories of the performer, who died July 5 after a battle with the coronavirus.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 07/05/2020The Tony Award-nominated play by Lanford Wilson opened on Broadway at the New Apollo November 5, 1980.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 07/04/2020Don Lemon and Dana Bash host The Fourth in America.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 07/04/2020The original production, directed by Peter Hunt, opened at the 46th Street Theatre March 16, 1969.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 07/04/2020The prolific playwright was born July 4, 1927.
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By Marc J. Franklin | 07/03/2020With the release of Hamilton on Disney+, check out the other original casts Playbill readers dream they could see on stage.
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Film & TV News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/03/2020Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is now available to stream.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/03/2020In honor of the Tony Award-winner's birthday, look back at her career highlights spanning more than 40 years.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/03/2020The actor celebrates her birthday July 3.
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Film & TV News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 07/02/2020Get ready for the July 3 Disney+ premiere with the program from the week the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning hit was filmed on Broadway.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 07/02/2020Tina Fey, Krystina Alabado, Chad Burris, Sabrina Carpenter, and more will sit down with the author in a virtual discussion.
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Archival Photos
By Playbill Staff | 07/02/2020The production opened July 2, 1985, at the Gershwin Theatre.
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Broadway News
By Playbill Staff | 07/01/2020The Broadway star is still fighting hard 90 days into his hospital stay, with support from his wife Amanda Kloots.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 07/01/2020The Second Stage production will star Jesse Williams, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Patrick J. Adams.
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By Playbill Staff | 07/01/2020The three-time Tony nominee celebrates his birthday July 1.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 06/30/2020Bartlett Sher will direct the Scott Rudin production.
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Music Video
By Ryan McPhee | 06/30/2020The song is one of two the Grammy winner wrote specifically for the new musical.
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