Theatre Alternatives
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Benefits and Galas
By Dan Meyer | 03/02/2021Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, and many more are set to appear. -
Film & TV News
By Talaura Harms | 03/01/2021Plus: Two breakout directors launch a new series focusing on theatre's Comeback.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 03/01/2021The Jesse Walker Show will welcome cast and creative team members from the 2014 musical.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Andrew Gans | 03/01/2021City Center presents the virtual festival, also featuring The Car Man, Cinderella, and Romeo and Juliet.
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Playbill Experiences
By Dan Meyer | 03/01/2021A full roster of digital events presented by Social Selects this month.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 03/01/2021NYTW's Rent Celebration, an '80s mall murder mystery, and more online offerings this week.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 03/01/2021The company kicks off the month with a week of performances featuring trailblazing women of opera.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 03/01/2021The stars took part in one of the first NY PopUps events, as part of the state's arts revitalization program.
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Special Features
By Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Ryan McPhee | 03/01/2021Ahead of New York Theatre Workshop's Rent-themed gala, Jennifer Ashley Tepper guides readers through archives documenting the late composer's process.
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Sponsored Content
By Dan Meyer | 03/01/2021The Black Theatre Coalition streaming concert explores the past, present, and future of Black artistry.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 02/27/2021San Jose Stage company, in collaboration with the African-American Shakespeare Company, presents L. Peter Callender's drama.
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Sponsored Content
By Dan Meyer | 02/27/2021The Black Theatre Coalition streaming concert explores the past, present, and future of Black artistry.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 02/27/2021The Douglas Lyons comedy gets the digital treatment from 59E59 Theaters.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 02/26/2021The 30th anniversary reunion is part of the Studio Tenn Talks: Conversations with Patrick Cassidy series.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 02/26/2021The musical stars Nicola Blackman, Dawn Hope, and David Thaxton.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/26/2021An Ali Stroker concert, André De Shields' solo Frederick Douglass show, and more online offerings this weekend.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 02/26/2021The production was filmed at London's Cadogan Hall.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 02/26/2021Director Igor Golyak’s latest work fuses film, theatre, and video game technology.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/26/2021Austin Pendleton directs the 1963 play by Tony nominee Murray Schisgal.
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Sponsored Content
By Dan Meyer | 02/26/2021The streaming concert explores Black artistry past, present, and future.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 02/25/2021Among those newly added to the March 12 lineup are Lorna Luft, John Kander, Jason Alexander, and Kathy Griffin.
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Industry News
By Andrew Gans | 02/25/2021The program will launch on World Health Day with a performance for healthcare workers.
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International News
By Dan Meyer | 02/25/2021The lineup includes Layton Williams, Sam Tutty, and Cassidy Janson.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/25/2021Ellie Heyman directs the latest offering in the digital one-act series from MCC Theater.
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Playbill Experiences
By Dan Meyer | 02/25/2021The female-led digital event is hosted by Erica Rotstein, Heather Shields, Rachel Sussman, and Dana M. Lerner.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/24/2021Plus: La Mama and Talking Band will present Efflorescence , a seven-episode songspiel.
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Podcasts
By Ryan McPhee | 02/24/2021Cumming directs and produces the series, featuring a predominantly LGBTQIA+ cast and creative team, as part of Audible’s partnership with Broadway Video.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 02/24/2021The New Works Series has set its March programming, showcasing excerpts from works such as the Mexican opera Anjou and the Van Gogh rock musical Starry.
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Broadway Cares
By Andrew Gans | 02/24/2021The annual concert benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 02/24/2021The presentation features a conversation with writers Richard Allen and Taran Gray.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Playbill Staff | 02/23/2021Playbill will host a special virtual red carpet for the Lourds Lane fantasy.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 02/23/2021Jonathan Silverstein directs Joan Didion's solo show for Off-Broadway's Keen Company.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 02/23/2021Charles Pasternak directs the virtual reading for California's Coachella Valley Repertory.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 02/23/2021Peter Flynn directs the production, launching George Street Playhouse's streaming season.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/22/2021Proceeds from the live streamed global charity variety show will benefit Theatre Support Fund+ and The Actors Fund.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/22/2021Tootsie favorites reunite for a new reading, André De Shields stars as Frederick Douglass, and more.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 02/22/2021The Metropolitan Opera pays tribute to the late baritone in Week 50 of its streaming series of past performances.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 02/22/2021Ian Talbot will direct Justin Butcher's solo show.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 02/22/2021The free radio play is produced and adapted by Sean Hagerty.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 02/22/2021Gaye Taylor Upchurch directs the Hannah Cowley comedy for Red Bull Theater.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Andrew Gans | 02/22/2021The musical features a book and score by Kyle Segar and David Kornfeld.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 02/21/2021Mike Burstyn, who penned the adaptation, also directs.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 02/19/2021Set during the Vietnam War, the musical features a book by Eric R. Cohen and Marc Madnick.
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Sponsored Content
By Dan Meyer | 02/19/2021The lineup also now includes Lilli Cooper, Tituss Burgess, and Michael R. Jackson.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/19/2021Trivia with The ShowBiz Quiz, hip hop improv lessons with Freestyle Love Supreme Academy, and more online offerings this weekend.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 02/19/2021The streaming production premieres March 16.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 02/19/2021The theatre favorites currently co-star in the second season of the TNT series.
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The Theatre Channel
By Dan Meyer | 02/19/2021Episode 5 of The Theatre Channel features songs from West Side Story, Anything Goes, and Cabaret.
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Off-Broadway News
By Talaura Harms | 02/18/2021Candis C. Jones directs the play by Public Theater Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Erika Dickerson-Despenza.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 02/18/2021Michel Legrand and Didier van Cauwelaert's musical will stream for three performances in April.
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Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 02/18/2021The virtual event is part of the production's new audience development initiative, "Black Inspiration."
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 02/18/2021The annual fundraiser features stage and screen stars performing songs from roles in which they would never traditionally be cast.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 02/18/2021Dean Johnson will direct the filmed production for Lambert Jackson Productions.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 02/18/2021The McCarter Theatre Center digital production, featuring an interactive component, explores mental health.
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Film & TV News
By Talaura Harms | 02/17/2021Plus: Leslie Odom, Jr. pens an ode to Hamilton co-star Anthony Ramos for Time Magazine's TIME100 Next list.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 02/17/2021Tony winner Jason Michael Webb will direct the production of the Jason Robert Brown musical.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 02/17/2021Retrace the steps of Alexander Hamilton—and the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical's creation—with Tim Dolan.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/16/2021Plus: Rebecca Luker's alma mater announces a scholarship and a stage named in her honor.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 02/16/2021Robert Hastie and Anthony Lau will direct the Chris Bush play.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/15/2021Lillias White performs Sarah Vaughan, a Hamilton-inspired virtual walking tour, The ShowBiz Quiz, and more online offerings this week.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 02/15/2021The director-designer’s opulent works take center stage in this week’s Nightly Met Streams.
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Benefits and Galas
By Andrew Gans | 02/15/2021The musical event features 16 numbers performed with a full orchestra, including “La Vie En Rose,” “No Regrets,” and “Hymn to Love.”
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Andrew Gans | 02/14/2021The stage and screen star performs the songs of Jerome Kern.
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London News
Filmed Version of Romeo & Juliet, Starring Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath, Begins Streaming February 13By Andrew Gans | 02/13/2021Nick Evans directs the Shakespeare classic.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/13/2021Proceeds from the digital reading will benefit Ma-Yi Theater Company.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/12/2021The theatrical streamer will also present reunion readings of the TV series Enlisted and Playing House.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/12/2021Valentine's Day concerts from John Lloyd Young, Josh Groban, and Andrea Marcovicci, and more online offerings this weekend.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 02/12/2021It’s lights, camera, murder (!) in this digital theatrical experience.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 02/12/2021Dean Johnson directs the production, filmed at London's Crazy Coqs.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 02/11/2021The autobiographical drama is the first of eight new plays in the audio series from The Lyceum, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and Naked Productions.
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Benefits and Galas
By Talaura Harms | 02/11/2021A portion of the proceeds will benefit WTF's designers and stage managers.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/11/2021Dirty Laundry Theatre produces the play in association with The Tank and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Community Center.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 02/11/2021The virtual reading is part of MCC Theater's LiveLab series.
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Broadway Cares
By Dan Meyer | 02/11/2021ABC Daytime: Back on Broadway streams at 8 PM ET.
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Film & TV News
By Talaura Harms | 02/10/2021Also: The new streaming theatre company New Normal Rep has revealed its inaugural lineup.
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 02/10/2021The evening is led by queer Asian-American musical theatre writing team Melissa Li and Kit Yan.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/09/2021Plus: HBO Watchmen director Nicole Kassell will helm a new film adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 02/09/2021Dean Johnson directs the production, filmed at London's Crazy Coqs.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 02/09/2021Terera penned the work as he observed life over a tumultuous summer in lockdown.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 02/08/2021Joe Allen's namesake restaurant, as well as his Orso and Bar Centrale, are among Times Square's most popular hangouts for theatre folk.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 02/08/2021The production, known for its climactic blizzard, was also Tony-nominated for Best Special Theatrical Event.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 02/08/2021The Marianne Elliott-helmed staging earned an Olivier Award for its National Theatre run in London before transferring to Broadway, winning the 2018 Tony for Best Revival of a Play.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/08/2021A concert from daytime drama stars with Susan Lucci and Renée Elise Goldsberry, a Hamilton-inspired virtual walking tour, and more online offerings this week.
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Benefits and Galas
By Andrew Gans | 02/08/2021Penned by Josh Canfield, the new musical offers a comedic look into one woman’s first therapy session.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 02/06/2021The virtual reading welcomes the entire original Off-Broadway cast.
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Off-Broadway News
By Ryan McPhee | 02/05/2021The spring 2021 lineup follows the recent opening of the company's live capture studio.
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London News
By Dan Meyer | 02/05/2021The production will be filmed live at London’s Cadogan Hall.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/05/2021A reunion reading of Billy Porter's While I Yet Live, a conversation with the Ratatousical creators, and more online offerings this weekend.
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Playbill Experiences
By Talaura Harms | 02/04/2021Tony winner Creel is the first guest in the new series, focusing on personal wellness.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 02/03/2021Jerry Foley directs Mary McCallum and N’Kenge's new work, to benefit Amas Musical Theatre.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 02/02/2021Plus: James Pidgeon has been named new executive director of London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
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Benefits and Galas
By Dan Meyer | 02/02/2021The digital theatre project returns with new pieces by Kate Hamill, David Lindsay-Abaire, and more.
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Regional News
By Andrew Gans | 02/02/2021The production is directed and choreographed by Matthew Gardiner.
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Opera
The Metropolitan Opera Commemorates Black History Month With Free Streams of Porgy and Bess and MoreBy Ryan McPhee | 02/01/2021Catch star performances from such singers as Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, Leontyne Price, Eric Owens, and Lawrence Brownlee.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Dan Meyer | 02/01/2021The February 27 stream is co-presented by Black Theatre Coalition and Playbill.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/01/2021Woolly Mammoth and IAMA Theatre bring the playwright-actor's solo show to online audiences this month.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 02/01/2021N'Kenge stars in a musical TV pilot, conversations with Shaina Taub and André De Shields, and more online offerings this week.
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Theatre Alternatives
Wellness Training With Gavin Creel, Producing 101 Seminar, More Digital Experiences in February 2021By Dan Meyer | 02/01/2021Check out this month’s selection of Playbill Social Selects.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 01/29/2021Plus: Carrie Manolakos and Max Sangerman star in new streaming musical Lights on the Radio Tower.
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News
By Talaura Harms | 01/29/2021Bill Irwin's reflections on Beckett, a Mexican horror opera, and more online offerings this weekend.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/29/2021This week's interactive online trivia game features special prizes from Broadway Records.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 01/29/2021The modern Mexican opera streams on Playbill as a benefit for Broadway Cares.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 01/28/2021Plus: The Prom, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and The Boys in the Band are all up for GLAAD Media Awards.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 01/28/2021Powers wrote the adapted screenplay for One Night in Miami…, directed by Oscar winner Regina King and now available on Amazon Prime.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Ryan McPhee | 01/28/2021The streaming event is part of Lincoln Center Theater's Spotlight Series.
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Special Features
By Roberto Araujo | 01/28/2021It's a modern Mexican opera with a score rewritten by ear, and you can watch the English-language premiere on Playbill.
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New Recordings
By Andrew Gans | 01/28/2021Listen to an exclusive excerpt from Rhys' performance in the solo show, penned by Mark Jenkins.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 01/28/2021Playbill and Broadway Roulette are cooking up a fan experience for theatre lovers of all ages.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 01/27/2021Simon Godwin directs the made-for-TV movie, which debuts on PBS in April.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 01/27/2021Tony winner Liev Schreiber narrates the January 27 streaming event, based on Alexandra Zapruder's Salvaged Pages: Young Writers’ Diaries of the Holocaust.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 01/27/2021The virtual theatre project benefits children affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/26/2021Plus: Clint Dyer has been named deputy artistic director at London's National Theatre.
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Readings and Workshops
Catch Previews of Little Miss Perfect, House Rules, and More New Musicals From New York Theatre BarnBy Dan Meyer | 01/26/2021Ty Defoe, Lauren Gunderson, Joriah Kwame, and more are set to perform in February.
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Tri-State News
By Dan Meyer | 01/26/2021The Broadway alums will star in two solo comedies.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/26/2021Tim Dolan regales online visitors with stories from 47th Street and beyond in this virtual walking tour.
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Broadway Cares
By Andrew Gans | 01/26/2021Moisés Kaufman directs the streamed presentation of the Jon Robin Baitz drama, benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/25/2021Plus, watch Neil Patrick Harris and Callum Scott Howells in the trailer for It's a Sin.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 01/25/2021The virtual theatre project benefiting children affected by the coronavirus pandemic will begin January 27.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 01/25/2021Catch past performances of Macbeth, Rigoletto, Faust, and more.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 01/25/2021The modern Mexican opera streams January 29.
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Benefits and Galas
By Ryan McPhee | 01/25/2021The virtual event will feature original cast members and myriad stage favorites to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/25/2021A Mexican horror opera, The Showbiz Quiz, several benefit readings, and more online offerings this week.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Andrew Gans | 01/25/2021The free concert spotlights the work of up-and-coming Black composers and lyricists.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Ryan McPhee | 01/22/2021The production from Curve Leicester and Birmingham Hippodrome stars T'Shan Williams as Celie.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 01/22/2021Nick Evans directs the Shakespeare classic.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/22/2021A Broadway murder mystery, a beatbox workshop, a jazz benefit concert, and more online offerings this weekend.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 01/21/2021A virtual stage door experience for theatre fans of all ages.
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Readings and Workshops
By Andrew Gans | 01/19/2021Patricia Clarkson, John Slattery, and Bradley Whitford will also reunite for a reading of Richard Greenberg’s Three Days of Rain.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 01/19/2021Tamara Harvey will direct the U.K. production, featuring a contemporary adaptation by Henry Filloux-Bennett.
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Off-Broadway News
Vineyard Theatre Streams Original Cast Reading of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria Starting January 19By Andrew Gans | 01/19/2021A reading of Cornelius Eady's Brutal Imagination is also part of the benefit series at the Off-Broadway venue.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/18/2021A reunion reading of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria, new musical excerpts from Joe Iconis and Rob Rokicki, and more online offerings this week.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 01/18/2021Natalie Dessay, Lisette Oropesa, Anita Rachvelishvili, and more leading ladies take center stage.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 01/18/2021The theatrical concert explores the parallels between African-American and Jewish music.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Dan Meyer | 01/18/2021The virtual event streams at 11 AM ET.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/15/2021BAM's salute to MLK, a Blue Ridge reunion reading, and the launch of Freestyle Love Supreme Academy.
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Los Angeles News
By Dan Meyer | 01/15/2021Filmmaker and cookbook author Sri Rao leads audiences on a virtual culinary journey.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/15/2021The Abby Rosebrock play premiered at Atlantic Theatre Company in 2019.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 01/14/2021Plus: Michael Luwoye, L Morgan Lee, Mirirai Sithole, and more are tapped for Atlantic's African Caribbean MixFest.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/14/2021Put your stage smarts to the test in this virtual, interactive Broadway trivia night—with prizes!
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Industry News
By Dan Meyer | 01/13/2021Broadway for All leads a conversation with the show's creative team January 14.
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Off-Broadway News
By Dan Meyer | 01/12/2021The Off-Broadway institution returns in 2021 with an indigenous theatre festival, an open mic night, and more.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 01/12/2021The virtual theatre project benefiting children affected by the coronavirus pandemic is temporarily on hold due to the current national unrest.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 01/12/2021St. Ann’s Warehouse, Landmark Productions, and Project Arts Centre present the virtual production.
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Film & TV News
By Talaura Harms | 01/11/2021Plus: Watch the new trailers for Hulu's The United States vs. Billie Holiday (penned by Suzan Lori-Parks) and Season 2 of Snowpiercer (starring Daveed Diggs and Lena Hall).
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 01/11/2021Ross William Wild and Charlotte Wakefield will star in the February presentation.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 01/11/2021The first chapter of Adam Guettel’s Myths and Hymns, the ShowBiz Quiz, and more online offerings this week.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 01/11/2021Celebrate with streams of Capriccio, Rusalka, Der Rosenkavalier, and more.
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Off-Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 01/11/2021Part of the fourth annual Queerly Festival, the evening was filmed at the Kraine Theater in June 2018.
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London News
By Andrew Gans | 01/10/2021The annual fundraiser features appearances by Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, Todrick Hall, and more.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 01/08/2021Plus: Watch the new music video for "I'm So Tired," from Alex Boniello's EP release.
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