Connecting Our Community
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Written by: Bethany Rickwald
Dress Circle Publishing releases of The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 4, the latest in a series by theatre historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper, March 9. In celebration of the release, Playbill is presenting exclusive video of stars featured in the book reading each other’s theatrical tales. Check out Tony winners George C. Wolfe and Joe Mantello above.
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Written by: Dan Meyer
Waitress is “hajimeyo” (or, “opening up”) again—this time in Japan. Check out footage from the first Japanese-language production, which opened March 9 at Tokyo’s Nissay Theatre, above.
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Written by: Dan Meyer
The National Asian American Theatre Company has commissioned five Asian-American female playwrights—Jaclyn Backhaus, Samantha Chanse, Mia Chung, Naomi Iizuka, and Anna Moench—to write monologues for characters no younger than 60 years old. Each monologue will be at least 30 minutes long, and all five will be performed together as a piece entitled Out of Time.
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Written by: Jason Zinoman
Last month, I walked through the lobby of a comedy club and started to make small talk with a neon jellyfish. This may sound like a trippy, pandemic-induced dream, but it’s actually the latest experiment in live entertainment online.
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Written by: Ryan McPhee
The arts and culture industries remain largely at a standstill in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, affecting millions of workers in an already delicate ecosystem. The Broadway Community Project, from industry veterans Greg Schaffert, Tiffani Gavin, Situation Interactive, and Playbill, was developed to shed light on the myriad fields and roles that go into making the curtain rise.
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Written by: Marc J. Franklin
With the ever-changing nature of Broadway, the memory of seeing a show can become a collector’s item in its own right, just as much as a cherished Playbill.
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Written by: Michael Paulson
An immersive audio adaptation of José Saramago’s dystopian novel “Blindness” will be among the first productions to open in New York City since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered theaters a year ago.
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Written by: Playbill Staff
The original Broadway production of In The Heights opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre March 9, 2008, after beginning performances February 14. In the Heights would go on to be nominated for 13 Tony Awards, winning four, including Best Musical. The production closed January 9, 2011, after 1,185 performances.
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Written by: Michael Paulson
Theater is up and running … in Australia.
“Frozen” is onstage in Sydney, and “Come From Away” and “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” are running in Melbourne. And there’s more to come: “Hamilton” opens later this month in Sydney, and “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” is gearing up for an August bow in Melbourne.
This post was originally published on Playbill - News
Written by: Bethany Rickwald
Dress Circle Publishing releases of The Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 4, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper, March 9. In celebration of the release, Playbill is presenting exclusive videos of stars featured in the book reading each other’s theatrical tales. Check out Telly Leung and Paul Gemignani above.