Playbill News

Broadway In Chicago today announced that Emerald City Theatre's 2010 hitPINKALICIOUS: THE MUSICAL will Go Green! for St. Patrick's Day weekend performances, March 17 and March 18, 2012, playing at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St). Individual tickets are on sale now.

Brian Stokes Mitchell returns to Los Angeles where it all started for him on March 9, 2012. Brian Stokes Mitchell's credits include work as an actor, singer, dancer, voice-over artist, author, arranger, orchestrator, conductor and record producer. He has enjoyed a career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the great American concert halls. On Valentine's Day this year, he joined the national TV phenomenon of Glee (along with Jeff Goldblum) to play one of Rachel's (Lea Michele) two Dads.

Theater Talk is reporting on Twitter that longtime theater critic Howard Kissel has passed away. Kissel was born in 1942 and has recently been blogging as the Cultural Tourist on the Huffington Post.

The XII International Ballet Festival Mariinsky will run from 23 March to 1 April, with artistic direction by Valery Gergiev.

Broadway In Chicago today announced that Emerald City Theatre's 2010 hit PINKALICIOUS: THE MUSICAL continues to stay pretty in pink and celebrates that "Pink Is Love" for exclusive performances on Valentine's Day Weekend on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 and Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, playing at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St). Individual tickets are on sale now.

Producer John Johnson announced today the complete cast for the New York premiere of 35mm A Musical Exhibition, written by Ryan Scott Oliver based on the photography of Matthew Murphy.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company, the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, features legendary Broadway composer Charles Strouse in performance for its Third Annual Valentine's Gala on Friday, February 10 at 6:00 pm at Germantown Performing Arts Centre.

'Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic: 2011-12 Season' includes twelve live recordings of performances conducted by the music director, two of which feature guest conductors reflects the passion and curiosity that marks the Orchestra today.

The Stage Managers' Association (Jon Goldman, Chairman) announced today that it will hold its annual look at life from the other side of the curtain, Theater: A View From the Wings, on Monday, March 5 at Connolly's Irish Pub (121 West 45th Street) from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm.

Shakespeare's infamous MACBETH tunes in and drops out in 1969 at Long Wharf.

Broadway In Chicago today announced that Emerald City Theatre's 2010 hit PINKALICIOUS: THE MUSICAL continues to stay pretty in pink and celebrates that "Pink Is Love" for exclusive performances on Valentine's Day Weekend on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 and Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, playing at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St). Individual tickets are on sale now.

Canadian Stage today announced the details of the 2012.2013 season celebrating the 25th anniversary of the company.

Artistic Director Bill Rauch announced the 2013 playbill to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival company today.

The T. Schreiber Studio welcomes back Legendary Broadway Star Betty Buckley for a 4 day Song Interpretation and Monologue Workshop in February.

I can honestly say this performance was life changing for me, offering a broadened perspective that blasts stereotypes right out of the water.

The erstwhile jazz singer has such musical theater heavyweights as Michael Mayer, Tom Kitt and William Finn in her corner.

Chenango River Theatre's fifth annual Winter Gala fundraiser will be held at The Silo Restaurant from 6-9:30pm on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Linda Lavin will celebrate the release of her debut album "Possibilities" on Ghostlight Records with a performance and CD signing at Barnes & Noble on 86th St & Lexington Avenue in NYC on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 6pm. She will be supported by a trio of musicians, including Billy Stritch on piano, Steve Doyle on bass & Steve Bakunas on drums.

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company has its usual theater season filled with classic gems, a world premiere, and a radio show.

NBC's "Smash" actors Christian Borle, Brian d'Arcy James and Jaime Cepero; "Smash" executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron; A Chorus Line's Baayork Lee, Bonnie and Clyde's Jeff Calhoun and Annie creators Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin were some of the celebrities who traveled to Atlanta to applaud the 3,000+ students and teachers representing 65 schools in 19 states staging musical theater productions in their communities at the 2012 Junior Theater Festival, January 13 - 15, 2012 at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. Presented by New York's iTheatrics and Atlanta's Theater of the Stars and sponsored by leading theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI), Disney Musicals and NBC, the Junior Theater Festival is the world's largest musical theater festival dedicated to groups working with elementary, middle and high school students.