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Article | By Michael Gioia | January 17, 2012
Meryl Streep, Christopher Plummer, Viola Davis, "The Artist," "War Horse" Among 2012 BAFTA Nominees
How to Succeed's Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger announced the nominations for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards Jan. 17. Winners will be announced Feb. 12 at London's Royal Opera House.
Article | By Margaret Hall | March 12, 2024
Bedlam Announces Selections for 2024 Do More: New Plays Series
The reading series is curated by their Associate Artistic Director Zachary Elkind.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | October 26, 2018
15 Plays and Musicals That Only Need 2 Actors
From Topdog/Underdog to The Last Five Years, these shows only need two actors.
Article | By John Curtis | July 27, 2017
Schedule of Upcoming London Shows (Old Version)
What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.
Article | October 19, 2015
What's Hot in London: In the Heights Sizzles in London and the Royal Court Announces 60th Anniversary Season
It goes without saying that the biggest musical on Broadway right now is Hamilton, and it is already proving to be most revolutionary indigenous musical to arrive there since Rent in the mid-90s. (Fortunately, its creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is very much still among us; he's now 35, the same age that Jonathan Larson was when he died suddenly, on the eve of the downtown opening of Rent).
Article | By Mark Shenton | September 1, 2012
LONDON FALL PREVIEW: Viva Forever!, The Bodyguard, People and The Effect
Playbill London correspondent Mark Shenton shines a spotlight on some of the theatrical highlights promised in London and beyond this fall.
Article | By Mark Shenton | September 1, 2012
LONDON FALL PREVIEW: Viva Forever!, The Bodyguard, People and The Effect
Playbill London correspondent Mark Shenton shines a spotlight on some of the theatrical highlights promised in London and beyond this fall.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | June 14, 2007
Tobacco Road, Rarely Staged Hit of Yesteryear, Gets Fresh Paving by NC's Triad Stage
Triad Stage in Greensboro, NC, the inventive resident theatre that dusts off classics while being committed to new works and Southern voices, is re-paving the Depression-era Broadway hit Tobacco Road to close its current season.
Article | By Andrew Gans | February 27, 2005
The 77th Annual Academy Awards Presented Feb. 27
Comedian Chris Rock will host the 77th Annual Academy Awards live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA. ABC-TV will broadcast the event live, beginning at 8 PM ET with a half-hour arrival segment.
Article | By Andrew Gans | January 25, 2005
77th Annual Academy Award Nominations Announced; "Aviator" Scores 11 Noms.
Nominees for the 77th Annual Academy Awards were announced Jan. 25. "The Aviator" — penned by playwright John Logan — received 11 nominations, the most of any film of the season just ended. It will vie for the Best Picture Oscar in a field that also includes "Finding Neverland," "Million Dollar Baby," "Ray" and "Sideways."
Article | March 23, 1997
Ken Mandelbaum's AISLE VIEW: The Pros Are Back
One of the more unfortunate aspects of theatre today is the enormous difficulty new writers of musicals have in establishing themselves. While there are endless readings and presentations of new work, few of them lead to full productions, and even fewer to New York mountings. When new writers ultimately find an off-Broadway production that brings them acclaim, it's no guarantee that they will go on to enjoy the kind of career that was once the rule following such a reception. Even when New York institutional productions of musicals by new talent open to considerable praise these days, it's often the case that those shows play out their limited runs but don't receive a local transfer, with hopes then pinned on subsequent regional pickups.
Article | March 23, 1997
Ken Mandelbaum's AISLE VIEW: The Pros Are Back
One of the more unfortunate aspects of theatre today is the enormous difficulty new writers of musicals have in establishing themselves. While there are endless readings and presentations of new work, few of them lead to full productions, and even fewer to New York mountings. When new writers ultimately find an off-Broadway production that brings them acclaim, it's no guarantee that they will go on to enjoy the kind of career that was once the rule following such a reception. Even when New York institutional productions of musicals by new talent open to considerable praise these days, it's often the case that those shows play out their limited runs but don't receive a local transfer, with hopes then pinned on subsequent regional pickups.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | January 2, 2006
In Memoriam: Playbill.com Remembers Those We Lost in 2005
As 2006 dawns following a year's worth of grim reports about deaths from war, natural disasters and terrorism, those of us who cling to the theatre as a life raft to help us navigate the stormy world can't help but think of those from our own community who left us in 2005.
Article | By Andrew Gans | June 2, 2009
65th Annual Theatre World Awards Presented June 2
Theatre critic-writer Peter Filichia hosts the 65th Annual Theatre World Awards — honoring performers making their New York stage debuts on or Off-Broadway — June 2 at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Article | By Michael Wiltbank | July 5, 2022
See New Production Photos of Mean Girls National Tour
English Bernhardt, Jasmine Rogers, Nadina Hassan, Morgan Ashley Bryant, Lindsay Heather Pearce, and more star in the musical based on the film of the same name.
Article | By Richard Patterson | September 14, 2014
The Bold and the Beautiful: The Most Daring British Plays on the New York Stage
The British are coming! In light of the numerous productions from Across the Pond that will play Broadway this season, Playbill.com compiled a list of the most daring British works of theatre that have played New York.
Article | By Robert Simonson, David Lefkowitz | June 13, 2000
Buena Vista to Release Aida Cast CD, June 13
Just a week after Aida surprised the theatre industry by taking four Tony Awards -- including one for Best Original Score -- theatre people worldwide will get a chance to hear what the voters liked so much. According to spokesperson Maria Kleinman, Disney's Buena Vista Records will release the original Broadway cast CD of Elton John & Tim Rice's musical on June 13.
Article | By Robert Simonson | March 23, 2000
Disney's Aida Opens at Broadway's Palace Theatre, March 23
The shaping and changing of Disney's Aida, which began in Atlanta and continued in Chicago, finally comes to an end on March 23, when the Elton John-Tim Rice musical opens at Broadway’s Palace Theatre. The show stars Adam Pascal, Sherie Renee Scott and Heather Headley, and is Disney's third Broadway venture, after Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King (both of which are still running).
Article | By Robert Simonson, David Lefkowitz | February 29, 2000
Aida Still Fine-Tuning Before March 23 Bway Debut
The shaping and changing of Broadway's Aida continues in the weeks leading up to the show's official opening at the Palace Theatre, March 23. Even so, not all is positive on the creative front. As reported by the New York Post (Feb. 29) and confirmed by a spokesperson at the Boneau/Bryan Brown press office, composer Elton John stormed out of the Sunday, Feb. 27, matinee fifteen minutes into the show. "He objected to two pieces of incidental music he didn't like," the spokesperson told Playbill On-Line. "But he's coming back next week." The spokesperson couldn't say if or when the offending musical passages would be changed or stricken from the score. A production source told the New York Post that John found the techno-pop sound of two dance-music numbers "already dated."
Article | By Robert Simonson | February 25, 2000
After Atlanta and Chicago, Aida Finally Begins in New York, Feb. 25
Atlanta has seen it. Chicago has seen it. Now, beginning Feb. 25, New York will see Aida, the new Disney musical by Elton John and Tim Rice. The show begins previews on that date at Broadway's Palace. March 23 will mark opening night.

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