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By Jeffrey Vizcaino | November 2, 2022From the wacky to the spectacular, take a look at some of the costumes these Broadway favorites donned for Halloween.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Jeffrey Vizcaino | November 1, 2022
We asked, you answered! Playbill's followers shared their Broadway-themed Halloween costumes on social media.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Talaura Harms | October 28, 2022
From phantoms to flesh-eating plants, Broadway and Off-Broadway have the specters and spectacle to tingle some spines.
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Playbill Playlist
By Ruthie Fierberg, Felicia Fitzpatrick | October 26, 2022Listen to theatre’s most spellbinding songs from Rocky Horror Show, Little Shop of Horrors, and more.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Ryan McPhee | October 27, 2021A frightful shrimp cocktail and a flatbread straight from the Netherworld—God we hope you’re ready for a meal about death!
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By Ruthie Fierberg | October 24, 2021Playbill asked actors to share their photos from years past. Do you know who they are?
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By Ruthie Fierberg | October 22, 2021Find out what Broadway character is meant to be your Halloween alter ego—plus how to get in full costume and make-up for a professional look.
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Photo Features
By Ruthie Fierberg | October 28, 2020A first-ever close-up of Gregg Barnes’ hilarious and hot costumes for the famous Halloween scene in the Broadway smash.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Logan Culwell-Block | October 26, 2020With face masks and social distancing still in effect, Halloween 2020 is likely to be pretty unique, but these spooky theatrical costume ideas will have you ready to go.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Felicia Fitzpatrick | October 31, 2019See what Caitlin Kinnunen, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, and more dressed as for Halloween.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Felicia Fitzpatrick | October 30, 2019We asked, you answered: Playbill's followers share their Broadway-themed Halloween costumes.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Ruthie Fierberg | October 29, 2019The full company of the long-running musical goes all out in this celebration for Broadway’s stars, their families, and the kid actors on the Main Stem.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Ruthie Fierberg | October 19, 2019Cheap and simple ideas for theatre fans—whether you’re going solo or as a group.
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Photo Features
By Ruthie Fierberg | October 7, 2019How many minutes does Leslie Kritzer have to transform from Delia to Miss Argentina? How does Maxine Dean look like she’s had too many plastic surgeries?
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Halloween on Broadway
By Noah Mutterperl, Ruthie Fierberg | October 2, 2019Pick from immersive Halloween horror shows, scary good concerts, and ghostly walking tours—all October long.
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Off-Broadway News
By Noah Mutterperl | September 16, 2019The immersive horror experience will open in midtown October 2.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Robert Viagas | October 25, 2017Do you know which Broadway theatre’s hold the spirits of specters?
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Halloween on Broadway
October 28, 2015Musical theatre abounds with sparkling dance numbers and happy endings, but stories of ghosts and ghouls have also graced the stage. Take a look at some of the scary stories that have spooked theatregoers through the years. (Be sure to read this with the lights on!)
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Halloween on Broadway
By Robert Viagas | October 31, 2014It’s not easy putting a scary ghost story on the stage. It’s been tried plenty of times, of course. But the ghosts are often actually friendly, or helpful or misunderstood in some way. Rarely do you experience the true horror or terror of ghosts in the live theatre.
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By Matthew Blank | October 30, 2014Halloween is here again, and we know how much theatre people love to dress up! We reached out to our readers and asked them to share their Broadway-themed costumes. Happy Halloween from Playbill!
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Halloween on Broadway
By Robert Viagas | October 30, 2014Turn down the lights and move closer to the comforting glow of your computer screen. We’re going to tell you Broadway ghost stories.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Richard Patterson | October 26, 2014Tony nominee Patrick Wilson has become the leading man of Hollywood horror blockbusters, so Playbill.com writer Richard Patterson put together a collection of horror plays and musicals for the leading man to star in on Broadway.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Matthew Blank | November 6, 2013Playbill.com asked readers to share photos of themselves in their theatre-related Halloween costumes. Here's what they came up with!
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Halloween on Broadway
By Carey Purcell | October 26, 2013From Carrie to Sweeney Todd, Playbill.com offers another look at some of the scariest stories that have played the stage.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Thomas Peter | October 25, 2010Kids Night on Broadway's (KNOB) special Halloween edition will include plenty of extra-creepy delights for young Broadway fans.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Thomas Peter | October 21, 2010American Idiot and The Hard Rock Café in Times Square have announced a special pre-show Halloween contest, available to has anyone who has tickets to the 10 PM Idiot performance on Oct. 29 and is willing to dress like an "Idiot."
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By Thomas Peter | October 21, 2010American Idiot and The Hard Rock Café in Times Square have announced a special pre-show Halloween contest, available to has anyone who has tickets to the 10 PM Idiot performance on Oct. 29 and is willing to dress like an "Idiot."
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Halloween on Broadway
By 2010 Kids' Night on Broadway Playbill | October 19, 2010Broadway and "American Idol" veteran Clay Aiken knows how to have fun for a good cause on Halloween. An Ambassador for UNICEF since 2004, Clay spoke recently about the annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which is being supported by Playbill and the Broadway League this year as part of Kids' Night on Broadway.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Thomas Peter | October 14, 2010Camp Broadway will present a special Kids' Night on Broadway (KNOB) Halloween package in conjunction with the new Broadway musical The Addams Family.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Matthew Blank | October 13, 2010Get ready for Halloween with Broadway-inspired costumes. The Lion King's original makeup supervisor Elizabeth Cohen gave us an exclusive step-by-step guide to recreate the "Young Nala" make-up design at home.
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Halloween on Broadway
October 13, 2010Playbill follows Kids' Night on Broadway reporter Jessica-Hollander Sunshine on a trip to the Theatre Development Fund's Costume Collection.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Thomas Peter | October 7, 2010Playbill has some exciting things lined up for Halloween, and in anticipation of the spookiest day of the year, we’ll be bringing you special content dedicated to finding and making Broadway-inspired costumes as well as special events like Trick-or-treating in Times Square! Read on for more information.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Andrew Gans | October 6, 2010The Broadway League announced Oct. 6 that Adam Riegler, who plays Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family, will serve as the National Ambassador for Kids' Night on Broadway's special Halloween edition, which is presented with the support of Playbill.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Kenneth Jones | August 5, 2010Kids dressed as the witches from Wicked will likely be popular at the special Halloween "Kids' Night On Broadway," which includes a theatre-district party and discounts on Broadway shows Oct. 31.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Thomas Peter | July 26, 2010The Broadway League announced July 26 that tickets for shows participating in a special Kids' Night on Broadway honoring the 36th Annual Harlem Week are now on sale.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Andrew Gans | February 2, 2010In the Heights star Corbin Bleu and "Today Show" host Meredith Vieira will take part in Fan Festival Feb. 2 at Madame Tussauds New York.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Matthew Blank | February 5, 2009Rosie O'Donnell and Rosie's Broadway Kids helped kick off this month's Kids' Night on Broadway with a Feb. 3 Fan Festival held at Madame Tussauds New York.
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Halloween on Broadway
By Andrew Gans | January 30, 2009Producer, actress, comic and former talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell will help kick off Kids' Night on Broadway's Fan Festival Feb. 3 at Madame Tussauds New York.
