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Article | By Seth Rudetsky | April 2, 2020
The Real Inspiration Behind ‘You Go, Glen Coco’ in Tina Fey’s Mean Girls
This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares highlights from his Stars in the House specials with the cast of the animated Frozen, Stephanie J. Block, plus stories from his podcast episodes with Fey and Vanessa Williams.
Article | By Michael Gioia | March 20, 2016
8 Years Later, Alice Ripley and Jennifer Damiano Are Just Getting to Know Each Other
The Next to Normal mother-daughter duo look back on one of the most monumental shows of their careers now that they’re reunited for Broadway’s American Psycho.
Article | By Matthew Blank | March 11, 2014
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: All the Way's Robert Petkoff
Stage and screen veteran Robert Petkoff plays Senator Hubert Humphrey in the Broadway production of Robert Schenkkan's All the Way. He fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
Article | By Matthew Blank | March 11, 2014
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: All the Way's Robert Petkoff
Stage and screen veteran Robert Petkoff plays Senator Hubert Humphrey in the Broadway production of Robert Schenkkan's All the Way. He fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
Article | By Michael Buckley | January 11, 2009
STAGE TO SCREENS: Mercedes Ruehl, the Macy-Mamet Connection and Remembering Brad Sullivan
This month we speak to The American Plan's Mercedes Ruehl, look at William H. Macy's history with David Mamet, and bid farewell to actor Brad Sullivan.
Article | By Michael Buckley | January 11, 2009
STAGE TO SCREENS: Mercedes Ruehl, the Macy-Mamet Connection and Remembering Brad Sullivan
This month we speak to The American Plan's Mercedes Ruehl, look at William H. Macy's history with David Mamet, and bid farewell to actor Brad Sullivan.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | August 14, 2007
Philly Live Arts Fest to Welcome Wooster Group, Gatz, Local and World Artists
Programming for the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, a curated fest offering an array of performing arts, has been announced.
Article | By Andrew Gans | July 13, 2007
DIVA TALK: Chatting with Grease Star Laura Osnes Plus News of Buckley and Merman
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
Article | By Andrew Gans | July 13, 2007
DIVA TALK: Chatting with Grease Star Laura Osnes Plus News of Buckley and Merman
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.
Article | October 24, 1998
DIVA TALK: Ripley & Skinner Dream Their Dream
BETTY BUCKLEY
Betty Buckley concludes her critically-acclaimed run in Gypsy this Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey. She will then return to her favorite downtown haunt, The Bottom Line, for a weekend of Halloween performances beginning on Friday, October 30. BB has many special tricks-and-treats lined up for her fans: In addition to performing songs from the cult musical Carrie, Buckley will also welcome special guest star Varla Jean Merman, the drag personality who bills herself as the "illegitimate daughter of Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine." "Since I just finished playing Rose in Gypsy," Buckley explains, "the greatest role in her mother's distinguished career, I did think it was the least I could do to extend an invite to Varla to share the stage."
Article | November 3, 1997
DIVA TALK: Raves for Betty; The Bernadette Craze
Hello, diva lovers. Following are a few treats for this Halloween weekend. . .

BETTY BUCKLEY
More raves continue to pour in for Buckley's tremendous performance in the new musical comedy, Triumph of Love, at the Royale Theatre. Here are a few more excerpts:
Article | By Andrew Gans | October 31, 1997
DIVA TALK: Raves for Betty; The Bernadette Craze
Hello, diva lovers. Following are a few treats for this Halloween weekend. . .

BETTY BUCKLEY
More raves continue to pour in for Buckley's tremendous performance in the new musical comedy, Triumph of Love, at the Royale Theatre. Here are a few more excerpts:
Article | By Dylan Parent | December 20, 2024
Video: How Alaska Thunderf*ck Does Her Makeup For Drag: The Musical
The RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars winner on why it’s important to have a safe space for drag performers, and how Liza Minnelli became a Drag producer.
Article | By Ruthie Fierberg | April 16, 2016
The Many Faces of Bright Star’s Leading Lady
If you knew her story, you’d never believe this was her first Main Stem show. Carmen Cusack describes her journey from her first leading role as Christine Daae to her Broadway debut as Alice Murphy.
Article | By Carey Purcell | September 3, 2015
A Woman’s World: Hamilton’s Leading Ladies, The Schuyler Sisters, on Being the Kardashians of the 1700s
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who star as the pivotal women in Alexander Hamilton's life in Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical Hamilton, discuss laughing on the floor while wearing a corset, feminism during the American revolution and changing the world while holding a parasol.
Article | By Adam Hetrick | July 31, 2015
One of Broadway's Most Powerful Women Talks Failure, the Future of Ticket Pricing and Making Theatre "Meaningful"
Tony Award-winning producer Daryl Roth, a champion of new work who has shepherded seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, reflects on her own successes, what she learned during the troubled times of Nick & Nora, representation for women in the arts and her hopes for the future of theatre as part of Playbill.com's Booking It series.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | April 26, 2015
A History of Casting King and I — Cultural Evolution and Community Action
The King and I, Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical currently receiving a revival production by Lincoln Center, has been subject to several casting controversies over the years that ultimately led to an evolution in the way the piece is produced.
Article | By Robert Viagas | April 10, 2015
How Mamma Mia!'s Mamma Dealt With the Closing Announcement
Judy McLane is about to lose what she described as the best job she ever had, and it's not her fault. She has been playing Donna Sheridan, the mamma in Broadway's Mamma Mia! since June 2012, and a production spokesperson said she will get to continue playing it right up until Sept. 5--when the show ends its epic 14-year run.
Article | By Adam Hetrick | January 23, 2015
Rifts and Roses Follow Press Agent's Abrupt Exit from Broadway's Finding Neverland
High tensions at a recent marketing strategy meeting for the upcoming Broadway musical Finding Neverland resulted in the swift departure of one of Broadway's most influential press agents from the Harvey Weinstein-produced show.
Article | By Michael Gioia | January 28, 2014
PLAYBILL PICKS: The Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know, Part Three
A new crop of musical theatre songwriter is making noise, and Playbill put its ear to the ground to hear what they have to offer. Pop-rock music, art songs, cabaret and traditional narrative show tunes inform the work of these rising writers. In this continuing series, we've got their stories — and audio samples of their songs.

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