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Written by: Molly Higgins
‘Rachel Bloom’s Death’, ‘Let Me Do My Show’, ‘Sara Porkalob’s Dragon Mama’, More in Williamstown Theatre Festival Summer Season
5 Theatres You Should Visit Around the World
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Written by: Margaret Hall
While much of Playbill’s editorial focus is on Broadway and London’s West End, we always have an eye turned toward further shores! As spring break season and summer vacation looms, why not make a point of supporting an international theatre company as a part of your appreciation for the culture you travel to?
To get you started on your journey, Playbill has a recommendation for every continent (minus Antarctica—you’ll be the first to know if we discover any tap-dancing penguins!).
Met Opera’s Champion, Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, More Win at 2024 Grammy Awards
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Written by: Natan Zamansky
Met Opera’s Champion, Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, More Win at 2024 Grammy Awards. Gustavo Dudamel, Julia Bullock, and Yuja Wang also took home awards in the classical music categories.
1st Perusal Script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child High School Edition Now Available
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Written by: Andrew Gans
Education News
1st Perusal Script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child High School Edition Now Available. The play is not yet available to license but interested teachers can start reading the script to prepare. Theatrical licensing company Broadway Licensing Global has introduced the first perusal script for high schools and secondary schools interested in producing the school edition of the international hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Chita Rivera Awards Set 2024 Date at NYU Skirball
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Written by: Logan Culwell-Block
Chita Rivera Awards Set 2024 Date at NYU Skirball. The yearly awards honor dance and choreographic excellence.
Alyssa Fox and Hiba Elchikhe Will Join Syndee Winters in Disney Princess—The Concert Tour
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Written by: Andrew Gans
The theatre favorites will perform Disney classics during 40 concert dates this winter.
Broadway and London theatre favorites will offer songs as old as rhyme (and more recent ones as well) this winter in Disney Concerts’ Disney Princess—The Concert, the ongoing celebration of the music of Disney’s iconic princesses.
See Who’s Starring in New North American Tour of Little Women—The Musical
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Written by: Andrew Gans
See Who’s Starring in New North American Tour of Little Women—The Musical. Jeffrey B. Moss will direct with choreography by Diane Laurenson.
Waitress Stage Film Sets Streaming Premiere Date
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Written by: Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block
Film & TV News
Waitress Stage Film Sets Streaming Premiere Date, the musical was captured during its 2021 return to Broadway with Sara Bareilles leading the cast.
Gavin Creel Admits He’s Sad. Here’s Why Writing a Musical Kind of Helped
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Written by: Talaura Harms
Around the Playbill edit table, we’ve referred to Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice as “The Gavin Creelsical.” Partly because we think we’re cute, but also, tying an artist to a show is a shorthand way to keep all the titles straight in a busy season. However, that jokey little moniker may have been more apt than intended. In Walk on Through, written and performed by Gavin Creel, the song-and-dance man is opening up, giving audiences a peek inside his own existential crisis. What began as a first-time stroll through the Metropolitan Museum of Art to look at its art turned into a hard look at himself. And he’s chronicled the journey in his musical, now playing Off-Broadway at MCC Theater through January 7, 2024.
31 Days of Holiday Cheer Exclusive: Melissa Errico Sings a Holiday-Themed Sondheim Parody Medley
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Written by: Talaura Harms