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 | 07/12/2020The renowned lyricist and librettist was born July 12, 1895. -
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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Broadway News
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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Broadway News
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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Photo Features
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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Photo Features
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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By Marc J. Franklin | 07/04/2020The prolific playwright was born July 4, 1927.
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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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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 07/04/2020Don Lemon and Dana Bash host The Fourth in America.
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Photo Features
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 | 07/03/2020The actor celebrates her birthday July 3.
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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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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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Photo Features
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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Film & TV News
By Ryan McPhee | 06/29/2020Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical heads to Disney+ July 3—here's what you need to know.
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Broadway News
By Olivia Clement | 06/29/2020Here are updates from shows during the extended closure of the New York theatre scene.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 06/29/2020Productions have remained shuttered since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 06/29/2020Timothy Huges, Anthony Chatmon, Ahmad Simmons, and more speak about what Pride means to them.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 06/28/2020Ahead of the production’s July 3 arrival on Disney+, look back at the history of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.
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Broadway News
By Olivia Clement | 06/26/2020RTC's 2021 Broadway lineup includes Trouble in Mind, Birthday Candles, 1776, and Caroline, or Change.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans, Olivia Clement, Dan Meyer | 06/25/2020The Minutes will return to the Cort Theatre, and American Buffalo will play Circle in the Square.
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Photo Features
By Marc J. Franklin | 06/25/2020The Al Hirschfeld Foundation presents the online exhibition through August 2.
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By Playbill Staff | 06/25/2020The Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday June 25.
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Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 06/24/2020The production was to open in October at the Winter Garden Theatre.
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Broadway News
By Ruthie Fierberg | 06/24/2020The Broadway musical and Off-Broadway opera had originally been slated for spring 2020 before being postponed to the fall.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 06/22/2020Academy Award winner Meryl Streep celebrates her birthday June 22.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 06/21/2020See how the designs changed from the first Broadway production to the most recent revival.
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Playbill Pride
By Playbill Staff | 06/21/2020Tune in to the one-night-only event, a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, June 28 at 8PM ET.
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Photo Features
By Hannah Vine | 06/20/2020The Tony-winning composer celebrates his birthday June 20.
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Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 06/19/2020The virtual ceremony delivered accolades to Tina's Adrienne Warren, A Strange Loop scribe Michael R. Jackson, and more.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 06/18/2020The Tony nominee celebrates her birthday June 18.
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Film & TV News
By Ryan McPhee | 06/16/2020The filmed performance will premiere later this year.
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Awards
By Dan Meyer | 06/13/2020The Pulitzer Prize winner from Michael R. Jackson took home five trophies, including Best Musical.
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Awards
By Playbill Staff | 06/13/2020The remote ceremony, honoring a theatre season cut short, airs on NY1.
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Photo Features
By Playbill Staff | 06/13/2020All of these shows opened without previous tryouts before debuting on the Great White Way.
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Black Lives Matter
By Ryan McPhee | 06/12/2020The #TheaterInColor Initiative aims to amplify the voices of artists of color as they post their own experiences and hope to move forward.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 06/11/2020The new Broadway Fridays series featuring past Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts now aims to launch with Act One.
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Awards
By Ryan McPhee | 06/09/2020The June 19 ceremony will celebrate Black theatre artists and contributors from the Broadway and Off-Broadway community.
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Photos
By Marc J. Franklin | 06/07/2020Flip through the show art that decorated the Great White Way.
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Playbill Pride
By Playbill Staff | 06/06/2020The Tony Award winner celebrates his birthday June 6.
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