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Article | November 18, 1996
Co-Creator of OB's When Pigs Fly Discovers The Importance of Being Silly
Mark Waldrop, director, writer and lyricist of Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly, recalls with affection the lesson he learned from his late colleague, whose name, talent and spirit inform the hilarious revue.
Article | By Seth Rudetsky | December 20, 2023
How Len Cariou Inspired Stephen Sondheim to Write 'Send in the Clowns'
Plus, footage from this year's Red Bucket Follies, including Sierra Boggess paying tribute to Phantom of the Opera.
Article | By Seth Rudetsky | April 28, 2021
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick Once Did a Full Run-Through of The Producers in Marc Shaiman's Backyard
Plus, Seth chats with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. and enjoys an ER reunion with George Clooney and Julianna Margulies.
Article | By Steven Suskin | March 31, 2013
THE DVD SHELF: "Les Miserables," "Hands on a Hardbody," "Zero Dark Thirty," "Ministry of Fear" and More
This month's column looks at the international blockbuster "Les Misérables"; Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"; Fritz Lang's "Ministry of Fear"; "Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"; a Bea Lillie comedy, "On Approval"; and the documentary "Hands on a Hardbody."
Article | By Steven Suskin | March 31, 2013
THE DVD SHELF: "Les Miserables," "Hands on a Hardbody," "Zero Dark Thirty," "Ministry of Fear" and More
This month's column looks at the international blockbuster "Les Misérables"; Jessica Chastain in "Zero Dark Thirty"; Fritz Lang's "Ministry of Fear"; "Life and Death of Colonel Blimp"; a Bea Lillie comedy, "On Approval"; and the documentary "Hands on a Hardbody."
Article | By Thomas Peter | August 5, 2010
Mirren, Chenoweth, Weaver, Garber, Malkovich, Baker, Murphy Appear in Fall Disney Studios Films
Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films will release six films in the fall. The films tackle a variety of subject matter, from Shakespeare to Secretariat, and will all feature the talents of notable stage stars (and a few writers and directors).
Article | By Robert Simonson | February 6, 2004
PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 31-Feb. 6: Retreat from Broadway
Look at the bright side: now producers hoping to unleash their Broadway shows this spring no longer need worry about the lack of free houses.
Article | By Robert Simonson | February 6, 2004
PBOL'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 31-Feb. 6: Retreat from Broadway
Look at the bright side: now producers hoping to unleash their Broadway shows this spring no longer need worry about the lack of free houses.
Article | By Matthew Blank | June 26, 2012
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Jesus Christ Superstar's Bruce Dow
Bruce Dow, currently stopping the show as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
Article | By Matthew Blank | June 26, 2012
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Jesus Christ Superstar's Bruce Dow
Bruce Dow, currently stopping the show as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
Article | By Harry Haun | April 11, 2007
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: A Moon for the Misbegotten — Best Foot Forward
Eve Best bolted onto Broadway April 9 like a hungry cougar hunting for fresh prey, flying through the screen door of the highly stylized ramshackle shack Bob Crowley had devised for A Moon for the Misbegotten and planting herself solidly on the Brooks Atkinson stage, giving no ground and taking no prisoners for two hours and 50 minutes.
Article | By Harry Haun | April 10, 2007
PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: A Moon for the Misbegotten — Best Foot Forward
Eve Best bolted onto Broadway April 9 like a hungry cougar hunting for fresh prey, flying through the screen door of the highly stylized ramshackle shack Bob Crowley had devised for A Moon for the Misbegotten and planting herself solidly on the Brooks Atkinson stage, giving no ground and taking no prisoners for two hours and 50 minutes.
Article | By James Inverne | February 5, 2004
New National Theatre Season to Include David Hare Triple Plus Sondheim
Two announcements dominate the 2004 National Theatre season, detailed to the press on Feb. 5 by NT boss Nicholas Hytner. One is the resumption of the immensely popular Travelex £10 tickets season, the other is a triple whammy from playwright David Hare.
Article | By Richard Patterson | September 14, 2014
The Bold and the Beautiful: The Most Daring British Plays on the New York Stage
The British are coming! In light of the numerous productions from Across the Pond that will play Broadway this season, Playbill.com compiled a list of the most daring British works of theatre that have played New York.
Article | By Adam Hetrick | June 7, 2011
PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw
Playbill.com catches up with prolific director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, who put a spring in the step of the cheery Elders of The Book of Mormon.
Article | By Adam Hetrick | June 4, 2011
PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw
Playbill.com catches up with prolific director-choreographer Casey Nicholaw, who put a spring in the step of the cheery Elders of The Book of Mormon.
Article | By Michael Buckley | January 14, 2008
STAGE TO SCREENS: Merkerson, McDonagh, Stritch, Balaban, LaVoy
This month, we speak with S. Epatha Merkerson (Come Back, Little Sheba); Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges"); Elaine Stritch (At Liberty at Café Carlyle); Bob Balaban ("Bernard and Doris"); and January LaVoy ("One Life to Live").
Article | By Michael Buckley | January 13, 2008
STAGE TO SCREENS: Merkerson, McDonagh, Stritch, Balaban, LaVoy
This month, we speak with S. Epatha Merkerson (Come Back, Little Sheba); Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges"); Elaine Stritch (At Liberty at Café Carlyle); Bob Balaban ("Bernard and Doris"); and January LaVoy ("One Life to Live").
Article | By Kenneth Jones | September 28, 2007
With a Fresh Coat of Creativity, Paint Your Wagon Opens in UT on Route to Wider Life
A Broadway-aimed revised revival of Paint Your Wagon, boasting a robust score by composer Frederick Loewe and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, takes its next step Sept. 28 when a staging by Pioneer Theatre Company opens in Salt Lake City.
Article | January 26, 1999
Shining Chalfant: The Veteran Actress Lights Up Wit
She arrives on automatic pilot, honking an unnaturally cheery “Hi, how ya feelin’ today?” at the audience. It’s the only false, unfelt line in a deeply illuminating play, and it parodies a doctor making rounds, asking the one question he doesn’t want to know the answer to.

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