Arts and Stage
PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Audra McDonald (Playbill)
Playbill - Audra McDonald and Barbara Cook, premier interpreters of the American songbook from two different generations, have performed together many times before. But this time, it's different. More »
NYC's Blue Hill Troupe Goes 'Into the Woods' for a Good Cause (Playbill)
Playbill - Blue Hill Troupe, Ltd., the New York City musical theatre group that donates its net proceeds to charity, kicks off its 85th season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, Nov. 7-15, 2008, at Dicapo Opera Theater on East 76th Street. More »
'Million Dollar Quartet', Musical About Rock Legends Uniting in Memphis, Is a Chicago Hit (Playbill)
Playbill - Million Dollar Quartet, a new musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll legends Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, is hot enough in its Chicago premiere to prompt a move from the Goodman Theatre to the Apollo Theatre, producers announced Oct. 14. More »
'Brothers Karamazov', a World Premiere Adaptation by Lookingglass, Begins in Chicago (Playbill)
Playbill - Lookingglass Theatre Company's 50th world premiere, The Brothers Karamazov, an adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, begins Oct. 15 for a run through Dec. 7 in Chicago. More »
'Toxic Avenger' Musical Likely to Glow Off-Broadway (Playbill)
Playbill - A casting notice indicates that a commercial Off-Broadway move is likely for the campy and gory new rock musical The Toxic Avenger. More »
Signature's 'Home' Now On Sale (Playbill)
Playbill - Tickets for Signature Theatre Company's new Off-Broadway production of Samm-Art Williams' Home go on sale Oct. 14. More »
'Wicked' Will Celebrate Fifth Anniversary with Month of Events (Playbill)
Playbill - To celebrate its fifth anniversary at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre, the international hit musical Wicked will offer a host of events in Manhattan in October. More »
'Romeo and Juliet' Begins at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ (Playbill)
Playbill - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey offers Romeo and Juliet Oct. 15-Nov. 16 at the F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre. Jordan Coughtry and Rebecca Brooksher play the star-crossed lovers. More »
Female Political Candidate Loses Big in Philly Premiere of Timely Satire, 'The War Party' (Playbill)
Playbill - InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia will present the East Coast premiere of Vincent Delaney's satire The War Party, a peek into one woman's navigation through today's political battlefield. More »
Richardson, Garber, Baranski, Benanti, Kudisch and Redgrave Set for 'Night Music' Concert (Playbill)
Playbill - The Roundabout Theatre Company will present a one-night-only gala concert reading of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning A Little Night Music Jan. 12, 2009, at the Nokia Theatre Times Square. More »