15 Haunting Musicals to Get You Ready for Halloween
As fall carries on, Playbill continues its celebration of the Halloween season with a look back at some of the theatre’s most terrifying musicals. Whether it’s the Demon Barber of Fleet Street or the Phantom of the Opera, check out these shows that bring the maleficent to the musical stage.
Celebrating Tony Award Winner Hugh Jackman on the Stage
Hugh Jackman, who started off his career starring in a series of stage musicals in Australia and in London’s West End including Beauty and the Beast, Sunset Boulevard, and Oklahoma!, celebrated his birthday October 12. He made his Broadway debut and won a Tony Award playing Peter Allen in The Boy From Oz in 2003, earned an Academy Award nomination as Jean Valjean in the 2012 film version of Les Misérables, and has hosted the Tony Awards four times. He was last seen on Broadway in The River.
74th Annual Tony Awards: Check Here for Winners
The winners of the 74th Annual Tony Awards:
Look Back at the Career Highlights of LGBTQIA+ Trailblazer Harvey Fierstein
Tony Award-winning actor, playwright, librettist, and LGBTQIA+ activist Harvey Fierstein celebrates his birthday June 6.
NBC Sets Live TV Annie for Holiday 2021 Broadcast
NBC has set the Broadway musical Annie as its next live TV musical, planning a holiday 2021 broadcast. The production will be the latest in NBC’s string of live TV musical broadcasts, which have included takes on The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar.
We Asked, You Answered: 32 Broadway Costumes Theatre Fans Wished They Owned
Broadway fans wear their heart on their sleeve, but if given the chance, many would like to add their favorite costumes to their personal collection. And, with a plethora of worlds explored onstage, Broadway has provided fans with quite the dream closet, from ready-wear to the otherworldly.
How Shakespeare Troupe Survived the Pandemic
“We must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.”
~Brutus, Julius Caesar
Navigating the tide of the Pandemic has shaken the theatre world in South Florida, but spirit and strength – and Zoom – continue leading many to follow their dreams and succeed.
Sing It Again: A Look Back at Hadestown’s Journey to Broadway
