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Today's Top Story
By Robert Simonson
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Obituaries
By Dan Meyer, Bethany Rickwald | 11/26/2021Bernadette Peters, Audra McDonald, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and more paid tribute to the legendary composer on social media.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans | 11/26/2021In 2010 Playbill spoke with six Tony-winning musical theatre greats associated with the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and lyricist.
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Awards
By Dan Meyer | 11/23/2021Six cast recordings are up for Best Musical Theater Album at the 64th annual ceremony.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 11/23/2021Director Steven Spielberg will also discuss adapting the classic musical on the special edition of 20/20.
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From the Archives
By Kenneth Jones | 11/26/2021To mark the 80th birthday of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim in 2010, Playbill.com asked Broadway songwriters to do the impossible—pick their favorite songs by the master.
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Broadway News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 11/26/2021The legendary composer-lyricist died November 26 at age 91.
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Obituaries
By Robert Simonson | 11/26/2021Stephen Sondheim, a towering figure in musical theatre, has died.
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Interview
By Logan Culwell-Block | 11/26/2021We catch up with the Phantom of the Opera star as she embarks on a U.S. Christmas concert tour to discuss the Sondheim role she's dying to play, the chances of her traveling to space, and more.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 11/26/2021Jeannette Bayardelle, Mare Winningham, Austin Scott, and more discuss the holiday on stage and off.
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International News
By Ryan McPhee | 11/26/2021The Wise Children production recently played the York Theatre Royal before London and U.K. tour engagements.
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San Francisco Theatre
By Andrew Gans | 11/26/2021Amber Iman, Nancy Opel, and more are part of the production at BroadwaySF’s Golden Gate Theatre.
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Holiday Coverage
By Dan Meyer | 11/26/2021The acrobatic theatrical production is part of the company's post-shutdown return.
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Playbill Vault
By Playbill Staff | 11/26/2021Today's birthdays include Robert Goulet, Christopher Fitzgerald, and Eugene Ionesco.
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Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 11/25/2021Broadway celebrated the holiday at the annual parade November 25.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 11/25/2021The musical based on the cult classic film plays The Other Palace.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 11/25/2021Matt Henry, Tarinn Callender, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, and Adam J. Bernard co-star in the production at the Garrick.
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Holiday Coverage
By Dan Meyer | 11/25/2021In-person spectators will once again line the streets of NYC for the holiday favorite.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 11/25/2021The Frozen star succeeds Jennifer Nettles as Jenna.
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Holiday Coverage
By Ryan McPhee | 11/24/2021The actor-comedian-writer swaps the stage for the kitchen to follow a recipe from Jenna Hunterson herself.
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Off-Broadway News
By Talaura Harms | 11/24/2021LaVon Fisher-Wilson, Cass Morgan, and more will appear in the stage adaptation of the holiday puppet TV special.
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Production Photos
By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer | 11/24/2021Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s book makes its London debut at the Wyndham’s Theatre.
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Video
By Andrew Gans | 11/24/2021The recent West End revival sails into 500 movie theatres in the U.K. November 28.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 11/24/2021The new show explores Disney animation through the troupe's signature acrobatic storytelling.
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Broadway News
By Billy McEntee | 11/24/2021This visit marks Adams' first visit to a Broadway play in his new position.
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Opening Night Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 11/24/2021The Second Stage production, starring Uzo Aduba, officially opened at the Helen Hayes Theater November 23.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 11/24/2021Tim Drucker directs the limited Off-Broadway engagement with choreography by Brooke Engen.
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Video
By Billy McEntee | 11/24/2021The Hamilton creator goes on Late Night with Seth Myers to discuss his upcoming film, Encanto
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Video
By Andrew Gans | 11/24/2021Stephen Colbert offered a sneak peek of the upcoming CBS concert One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.
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Video
By Billy McEntee | 11/24/2021The Tony Award winner and tick, tick...BOOM! director faces off against the Grammy-winning singer in a game of lyrical tennis.
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London News
By Natan Zamansky | 11/24/2021What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 11/24/2021Composer Frank Wildhorn will also be part of the evening celebrating his songs from the worlds of pop, jazz, and the stage.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 11/24/2021The 2021-2022 season includes three in-person New York premieres and two new digital commissions.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 11/24/2021The three-time Tony nominee studied at UM before starring in such Broadway musicals as The Secret Garden, The Sound of Music, and Show Boat.
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Education News
By Logan Culwell-Block | 11/24/2021The program was launched by Chicken & Biscuits playwright Lyons as part of The Directors Company to amplify future Black voices.
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Cast Recordings & Albums
By Logan Culwell-Block | 11/24/2021The album features performances from such Broadway favorites as Daniel J. Watts, Lilli Cooper, Amber Iman, and more.
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The Verdict
By Dan Meyer | 11/24/2021The film arrives in theatres and on Showtime November 24.
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Playbill Vault
By Playbill Staff | 11/24/2021In 2013, repertory productions of No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot, starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, open on Broadway.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 11/24/2021Randy Skinner helms The York Theatre Company's world premiere of the song-and-dance celebration featuring the work of Irving Berlin.
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Special Features
By Andrew Gans | 11/24/2021Betty Buckley, Lilli Cooper, Raúl Esparza, Jonathan Groff, Ann Harada, Rita Moreno, Lillias White, Leslie Uggams, and more express their gratitude.
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The Verdict
By Dan Meyer | 11/23/2021Uzo Aduba stars in the Second Stage production, running at the Helen Hayes Theater.
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Grosses
By Playbill Staff | 11/23/2021Check attendance and gross figures for the industry as a whole, as provided by The Broadway League.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 11/23/2021Broadway stars like James Monroe Iglehart, Anthony Rapp, and Will Roland took part in the nerdy fun.
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Off-Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 11/23/2021The winter/spring 2022 season marks the venue’s first lineup of in-person programming since the coronavirus pandemic.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 11/23/2021The virtual reading will feature new works from writers living with HIV.
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Film & TV News
By Billy McEntee | 11/23/2021Feast your eyes on clips from two of film's highly anticipated dance spectacles, choreographed by Justin Peck.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 11/23/2021Dan Wackerman directs a cast of theatre and screen veterans in the Paul Osborn play.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 11/23/2021The London company will also present Omar Elerian’s new version of Ionesco’s The Chairs and The Key Workers Cycle.
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National Tour News
By Natan Zamansky | 11/23/2021A look at the touring musicals and plays that may soon be coming to a city near you.
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Off-Broadway News
By Natan Zamansky | 11/23/2021Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway, this list is not comprehensive.
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