May 19, 2013

  RSS Twitter Facebook

 
Features: All
STAGE VIEWS: Tony Award Winner BD Wong
19 May 2013
Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hear from Tony-winning stage and screen star BD Wong, who will be seen in the starry 20th anniversary production of David Drake's The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me May 20 at 8 PM at the Gerard W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Read more about the evening here.

Shedding the Trench Coat and Going Beneath the Dress, Frances Ruffelle Debuts at 54 Below
17 May 2013
Frances Ruffelle rose—or, rather, skyrocketed—to fame at 19 when she was cast as Eponine, the spunky street urchin in the musical Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil.


STAGE PORTRAIT: Vanya and Sonia's Kristine Nielsen, David Hyde Pierce, Sigourney Weaver and Billy Magnussen
17 May 2013 -- Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at the West End's War Horse With "Team Topthorn"
16 May 2013 -- The West End production of War Horse continues to wow audiences and is currently booking through Feb. 15, 2014. Antony Antunes, Richard Booth and Sergio Priftis — the trio of puppeteers who bring rival horse Topthorn to life — share a recent two-show day.

PHOTO SPECIAL: Sexy Shirtless Men Heat Up Recent Broadway Seasons (16 May 2013)

Some Kinda Time! Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Revisit Dogfight and A Christmas Story at Joe's Pub (16 May 2013)

Tony Nominee Rob McClure Returned to His High School Roots Following Chaplin's Final Bow (15 May 2013)

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Beyond the Barricade at Salt Lake City's Les Misérables With Josh "Javert" Davis (15 May 2013)

PLAYBILL PLAYLIST: Kate Rockwell and Rock of Ages Stars Pick Favorite Songs From the ROA "Cutting Room Floor" (15 May 2013)

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: The Big Knife Star Chip Zien Shares His Theatregoing Experiences (15 May 2013)

Leslie Kritzer's Beautiful Disaster Hits Joe's Pub (14 May 2013)

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage Glances With A Family for All Occasions and "Hung" Star Charlie Saxton (14 May 2013)

And the Winner Isn't: Famous Tony Award Snubs Through the Years (14 May 2013)

Broadway Grosses: May 6-12 (13 May 2013)

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Season Two, Episode Episode 15 or Grin and Bare It (13 May 2013)

"What Unbearable Bliss!": Readers Pick Princes for "Into the Woods" Film (12 May 2013)

STAGE VIEWS: Two-Time Tony Nominee Robin De Jesús (11 May 2013)

Eat, Prey, Love: Bette Midler Returns to Broadway in I'll Eat You Last (11 May 2013)

Live in Living Color: Stage and Screen Star Aaron Tveit is "Alive" in NYC Cabaret Debut (10 May 2013)

Audra McDonald, One Night Only, at Avery Fisher Hall (10 May 2013)

STAGE PORTRAIT: Cicely Tyson and Condola Rashad in The Trip to Bountiful (10 May 2013)

PLAYBILL PICKS: The Five Greatest Plays About Hollywood (10 May 2013)

PHOTO ARCHIVE: Tony Nominee Laura Osnes on the Musical Stage (09 May 2013)

Encores! Celebrates Twenty Years With On Your Toes (09 May 2013)

"The Most Beautiful Thing": Tony Award Winner Gregg Barnes Designs Kinky Boots' Signature Looks (09 May 2013)

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Actor-Writer-Director David Drake Shares His Theatregoing Experiences (08 May 2013)

PLAYBILL PLAYLIST: The Pop Show's Tonya Pinkins, Kyle Dean Massey and Jarrod Spector Pick Their Favorite Elton John Tunes (08 May 2013)

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Behind the Scenes at Denver's World Premiere Sense & Sensibility Musical With Robert Petkoff (07 May 2013)

Joy of the Lord! Tony Nominee Keala Settle Conquered Her Fears in Hands on a Hardbody (07 May 2013)

Broadway Grosses: April 29 - May 5 (06 May 2013)

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's The Big Knife with Stage and Screen Star Joey Slotnick (06 May 2013)

STAGE PORTRAIT: Christine Baranski, Walter Bobbie and More in City Center Encores! Production of On Your Toes (06 May 2013)

THE "Smash" REPORT: Season Two, Episode 14 or, Without You (06 May 2013)

THE BOOK SHELF: Arthur Bicknell's "Moose Murdered" and the New Vocal Score of Merrily We Roll Along (05 May 2013)

Who Would You Like to See Play Sally Bowles in a Broadway Revival of Cabaret? Playbill Readers Pick Their Favorites (05 May 2013)

Going Back to the Source: How the 1983 Revival of On Your Toes Set the Stage for Encores! (04 May 2013)

STAGE VIEWS: The Big Knife Star Ana Reeder (04 May 2013)

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day at London's One Man, Two Guvnors With Derek Elroy (03 May 2013)

STAGE PORTRAIT: Andrea Martin, Terrence Mann, Patina Miller and Matthew James Thomas in Pippin (03 May 2013)

THE TONY PORTRAITS: Behind the Scenes at the 2013 Nominee Reception (02 May 2013)

In the Middle with You: Motown Stars Valisia LeKae and Brandon Victor Dixon (02 May 2013)

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day at Paper Mill With Thoroughly Modern Millie Star Laurie Veldheer (01 May 2013)

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Jekyll & Hyde Star Constantine Maroulis Shares His Theatregoing Experiences (01 May 2013)

Richard Foreman Returns to Theatre with Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Romance) (30 Apr 2013)

Tony Nominees of 2013 React: Including Tom Hanks, Nathan Lane, Diane Paulus, Rob McClure, Bertie Carvel, Judith Light, Keala Settle, Carolee Carmello, Andrea Martin, Pasek & Paul, Annaleigh Ashford and More (30 Apr 2013)

Broadway Grosses: April 22-28 (29 Apr 2013)

The Florida State Thespian Festival: Playbill's Student Reporter Explores the World's Largest High School Theatre Competition (29 Apr 2013)

PLAYBILL PICKS: Breakout Performances of the 2012-13 Broadway Season (29 Apr 2013)

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Jekyll & Hyde with Jason Wooten (29 Apr 2013)

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Season Two, Episode 13 or I Wanna Be a Producer (29 Apr 2013)

  More Stories >>> 


Follow us on Twitter.    Find us on Facebook.








Keyword:

Features/Location:

Writer:

Date From:

Date To:

 
Featured New Arrivals
Jersey Boys Vinyl LP Logo Wall Clock

List price: $60.00
Sale price: $49.95
Wicked Color Block Logo Hoodie

List price: $64.95
Sale price: $59.95
MORE ARRIVALS >>>
Best Sellers
Broadway Poster Frame - Custom Made for all 14" x 22" Broadway Posters

List price: $36.00
Sale price: $28.95
The 2011-2012 Playbill Broadway Yearbook

List price: $39.99
Sale price: $22.95
MORE MERCHANDISE >>>
 
Playbill Club Featured Offer

Broadway Up Close Walking Tours

Save over 15% when you schedule your Broadway Up Close Walking Tours through the Playbill Club!

Click here for details.