Interview
Read interviews with luminaries of the stage.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 08/05/2020The Tony Award winner talks about his new release, why he knew he had to be the one to premiere the show, Jewish identity, and his unusual choice in dressing room decoration. -
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By Andrew Gans | 08/03/2020Smith & Kraus recently published a new collection of Rebeck's plays, Theresa Rebeck: Complete Plays Volume 5.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/30/2020The Netflix series serves up a romantic, cozy drama with a cast full of Broadway names.
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Monday Motivation
By Playbill Staff | 07/27/2020The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child star joined Built for the Stage's Joe Rosko for the weekly exercise series.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/20/2020Brendan Bradley’s Future Stages creates a no-mask, no-risk communal space to produce theatre and reinvigorate audiences and performers alike.
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By Dan Meyer | 07/17/2020How Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel write songs for Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Gad, Daveed Diggs, Kathryn Hahn, and more stars in the new animated musical series.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/16/2020How WTF will present a Robert O’Hara helmed Streetcar, Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51, and five world-premieres in its first-ever audio-only season.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/16/2020Hamilton and Freestyle Love Supreme director Kail and filmmaker Andrew Fried discuss the history of the documentary and its humble beginnings featuring Miranda, Christopher Jackson, and more.
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By Olivia Clement | 07/15/2020Co-founded by Sarah Ruhl and Julia Jordan, and edited by Melissa Crespo, 3Views has become the record of would-be theatrical productions throughout the U.S. in this historic moment.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/10/2020The Tina book writer and The Mountaintop playwright adapts her play Pussy Valley into a new series for Starz.
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By Olivia Clement | 07/09/2020The founder and artistic director of Blackboard Plays, and Harlem9 producer, looks towards the future.
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By Andrew Gans | 07/07/2020"Do not squander this miracle moment of silence."
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Industry News
By Ruthie Fierberg | 07/07/2020Highlighting works by women, trans, and non-binary writers, The List 2020 has arrived.
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Interview
By Matt Weinstock | 07/03/2020Revisit this 2016 meeting of the minds between Broadway’s original Alexander Hamilton and John Adams.
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By Robert Simonson | 07/02/2020The future Pulitzer Prize winner spoke to Playbill in 2012 about his then song cycle shortly before performing it with a star-studded cast as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series
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Stream Stealers
By Mark Peikert | 07/01/2020The stage and screen star joined Playbill's Stream Stealers June 30 to discuss the fifth and final season of the OWN series, as well as HBO Max's upcoming The Flight Attendant.
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Music Video
By Kelly Wallace | 06/30/2020Steven Brault may be the pitcher of the Pittsburgh Pirates, but his theatre background takes center stage on his new album A Pitch at Broadway.
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Interview
By Andrew Gans, Ruthie Fierberg | 06/29/2020"Be honest, strengthen your empathy, don’t shy away from discomfort. It’s going to take some soul-searching and action to change our country."
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Film & TV Features
By Samuel Kuttner | 06/26/2020The fjords are alive with the sound of Eurovision music in the Netflix movie musical Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams.
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Stream Stealers
By Playbill Staff | 06/26/2020The four-time Tony Award nominee joined Playbill's Stream Stealers on the heels of her fourth single's release.
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Playbill Pride
By Ruthie Fierberg | 06/25/2020Tony nominee Brandon Uranowitz reveals mishaps and backstage murmurs to clock in the free June 25 broadcast, as well as the importance of this story in our 2020 celebration of Pride.
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Playbill Pride
By Dan Meyer | 06/25/2020The writer and director dive into their collaboration on Good Time Charlie, presented in digital reading as part of Pride Plays 2020.
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Playbill Pride
By Dan Meyer | 06/25/2020Playwright MJ Kaufman examines what happens when a trans man adopts the good and the bad of traditional American masculinity.
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Playbill Pride
By Ruthie Fierberg | 06/24/2020The children’s book author-turned-playwright spins a tale about a queer children’s author who defies his editor, and the consequences that follow.
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Interview
By Andrew Gans | 06/24/2020"We are at a moment in America where we can finally make meaningful, lasting, systemic change."
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Interview
By Dan Meyer | 06/22/2020Be it a questionable crush on a porn star or self-discovery forced online post-COVID, these two Pride Plays in development raise queries about identity and tech through comedy.
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By Mark Peikert | 06/22/2020The "Queen of Sample Clearance" shares the ins and outs of when and where music is OK to share.
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By Olivia Clement | 06/18/2020Hypokrit, which develops work by artists of color and prioritizes bringing new audiences to the theatre, is a company that operates on its own terms.
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By Olivia Clement | 06/18/2020The In the Heights, Wicked, and Hamilton star shares why getting personal can be so powerful.
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Playbill Pride
By Dan Meyer | 06/16/2020The playwright shares how the family drama Crooked Parts, presented during Pride Plays, all came together.
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Playbill Pride
By Mark Peikert | 06/15/2020A concert presentation of the new show will stream on Playbill June 20.
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Interview
By Dan Meyer | 06/11/2020Preston Max Allen, Audrey Lang, and Hayley St. James discuss their upcoming works currently in development for the 2020 Pride Plays Festival.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 06/11/2020The Tony Award nominee plays Eddie in the Netflix film, out June 12.
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Black Lives Matter
By Ruthie Fierberg | 06/10/2020Actor Brandon Michael Nase founded the grassroots organization to respond to complaints of racism in the theatrical workplace and offer financial aid to BIPOC.
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Interview
By Dan Meyer | 06/10/2020Love's play one in two will be presented by Playbill and Pride Plays June 12.
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Sponsored Content
By Ruthie Fierberg | 06/04/2020Bill Berloni shares his expert training philosophy, backstage stories with his pups, and his best advice to train your canine while stuck at home.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 06/02/2020Isaac Gomez’s powerful the way she spoke is now available as an original audio-play.
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From the Archives
By William Wolf | 05/23/2020In honor of Collins' birthday May 23, Playbill looks back at her interview from the February 1992 issue.
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Film & TV Features
By Playbill Staff | 05/22/2020The stage alum, who has been seen in A View From the Bridge, Russian Transport, and Animal, joins Playbill's interview series May 22.
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Interview
By Mark Peikert | 05/21/2020The Tony winner—who was to have directed the first major revival of Love Life in March—also reveals the workshop she turned down to tour in Cats.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/20/2020The Dear Evan Hansen Tony winner talks about his experience performing at Radio City, working with director Alex Timbers to bring the special to Netflix May 20, and sharing personal stories about his Judaism and more.
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Stream Stealers
By Playbill Staff | 05/18/2020Based on the Bong Joon-Ho film, the series stars Tony winners Hall and Daveed Diggs and Oscar winner Jennifer Connelly.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/15/2020The six-time Tony-nominated actor teamed up with Survivor Corps, an organization specializing in COVID-19 resources.
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Special Features
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/15/2020Danny Burstein, COVID-19 survivor and six-time Tony nominee, found the ultimate resource in the grassroots group Survivor Corps.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 05/14/2020The Olivier winner talks about her favorite moment in the show, returning to the musical 15 years later, and more before Cats streams on YouTube May 15.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/13/2020Through networking, virtual workshops, and more, the BWA is a community for peer-to-peer support.
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By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/12/2020Psychotherapist and former Broadway dancer John Carroll on how to cope in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.
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By Mark Peikert | 05/08/2020The King and I, co-starring Ken Watanabe and Ruthie Ann Miles, will stream on BroadwayHD for free beginning 8 PM ET May 8 and continuing through May 10.
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From the Archives
By Kenneth Jones | 05/08/2020The adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's classic tales opened at the Helen Hayes in 2001, and can be streamed though May 10 on composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's YouTube Channel The Shows Must Go On.
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Interview
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/06/2020Representatives from Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA, SDC, IATSE, and more shared progress and new developments regarding employment during the pandemic.
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