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Article | June 16, 1999
STAGESTRUCK by Peter Filichia: Useful Phrases: Cliches in the Theatre
So how many cliches have playwrights, librettists, and lyricists given the world -- or taken from it?
Article | June 16, 1999
STAGESTRUCK by Peter Filichia: Useful Phrases: Cliches in the Theatre
So how many cliches have playwrights, librettists, and lyricists given the world -- or taken from it?
Article | By Mervyn Rothstein | August 22, 2003
Ludwig in D.C.
It's a busy time for playwright Ken Ludwig, who has two plays opening in Washington in September
Article | By Mark Shenton | June 15, 2012
Michael Grandage to Launch New West End Company with Five Plays: Casts Include Daniel Radcliffe, Jude Law, Judi Dench
Director Michael Grandage, former artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse and currently represented on Broadway by his production of Evita, is to debut his new West End company with a season of five plays that will run at the Noel Coward Theatre, for a 15-month season from December 2012 to February 2014. Casting will include Daniel Radcliffe, Judi Dench, Jude Law, Simon Russell Beale, Sheridan Smith, David Walliams and Ben Whishaw.
Article | By Robert Simonson | August 2, 2012
PLAYBILL PICKS: The Five Greatest Movies About the Theatre
Broadway practitioners Robyn Goodman, Michael Mayer, Douglas Carter Beane, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, plus entertainment critics David Cote and Robert Cashill, comment on Playbill's selection of the five best movies about the theatre. What made the list? Fasten your seatbelts, it's showtime folks.
Article | By Robert Simonson | August 2, 2012
PLAYBILL PICKS: The Five Greatest Movies About the Theatre
Broadway practitioners Robyn Goodman, Michael Mayer, Douglas Carter Beane, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, plus entertainment critics David Cote and Robert Cashill, comment on Playbill's selection of the five best movies about the theatre. What made the list? Fasten your seatbelts, it's showtime folks.
Article | By Margaret Hall | December 29, 2023
In Memoriam: A Look at the Theatre Artists We Lost in 2023
Playbill remembers the actors, directors, playwrights, and other familiar faces of the stage who died this year.
Article | By Ruth Leon | April 22, 2013
A LETTER FROM LONDON: Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw in Peter and Alice, Henry Goodman in The Winslow Boy and More
The monthly missive from Across the Pond takes readers to John Logan's imaginative piece Peter and Alice, James Graham's political work This House and Henry Goodman in The Winslow Boy.
Article | By Ruth Leon | April 22, 2013
A LETTER FROM LONDON: Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw in Peter and Alice, Henry Goodman in The Winslow Boy and More
The monthly missive from Across the Pond takes readers to John Logan's imaginative piece Peter and Alice, James Graham's political work This House and Henry Goodman in The Winslow Boy.
Article | By David Gewirtzman | April 23, 2015
Happy Birthday, Will: Ten Broadway Musicals Inspired By Shakespeare's Plays
The gangsters in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate implore the audience to "Brush up your Shakespeare." In honor of William Shakespeare's 451st birthday, Playbill helps readers do just that — musical-theatre style — by taking a look back at ten Broadway musicals inspired by his plays, from Rodgers and Hart's The Boys From Syracuse to Joe DiPietro's All Shook Up (plus their rarely-seen original Playbill covers).
Article | By David Gewirtzman | April 23, 2014
Brush Up Your Shakespeare: Ten Broadway Musicals Inspired By The Bard's Plays
The gangsters in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate implore the audience to "Brush up your Shakespeare." In honor of William Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Playbill will help readers do just that — musical-theatre style — by taking a look back at ten Broadway musicals inspired by his plays, from Rodgers and Hart's The Boys From Syracuse to Joe DiPietro's All Shook Up.
Article | By David Gewirtzman | April 23, 2014
Brush Up Your Shakespeare: Ten Broadway Musicals Inspired By The Bard's Plays
The gangsters in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate implore the audience to "Brush up your Shakespeare." In honor of William Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Playbill will help readers do just that — musical-theatre style — by taking a look back at ten Broadway musicals inspired by his plays, from Rodgers and Hart's The Boys From Syracuse to Joe DiPietro's All Shook Up.
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 10, 2020
Diana Rigg, Tony and Emmy Winner, Dies at 82
Ms. Rigg won the Tony Award for her performance in the title role of the 1994 revival of Medea.
Article | By Carey Purcell | March 19, 2014
Asolo Rep Will Feature Good People, South Pacific and World Premiere of It Only Takes A Moment in 2014-15 Season
Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced its 2014-15 season, which will include the world premiere of the new musical revue It Only Takes A Moment, along with the Tony-nominated play Good People and a production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.
Article | By Ernio Hernandez | April 26, 2005
Stella! John C. Reilly Stars with Natasha Richardson in New Broadway Streetcar
Natasha Richardson, John C. Reilly, Amy Ryan and Chris Bauer star as Tennessee Williams' sultry Southern quartet in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, which opens April 26.
Article | By Louis Botto | May 22, 1996
PASSING STAGES: Some Interesting Coincidences
PASSING STAGES -- June 1996
Article | By Robert Viagas | September 12, 2017
Sir Peter Hall, Groundbreaking British Director, Dies at 86
The founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company and director of Amadeus was described as "the great theatrical buccaneer of the 20th century."
Article | By Robert Simonson | February 13, 2014
PLAYBILL PICKS: Timeless Love Affairs on Stage
It's almost Valentine's Day and love is in the air. It's also on the stage, if you know where to look. Playbill.com sifted through centuries of scripts and came up with a collection of the theatre's most romantic and dramatic love stories.
Article | By Robert Simonson | February 13, 2014
PLAYBILL PICKS: Timeless Love Affairs on Stage
It's almost Valentine's Day and love is in the air. It's also on the stage, if you know where to look. Playbill.com sifted through centuries of scripts and came up with a collection of the theatre's most romantic and dramatic love stories.
Article | August 6, 2001
Christopher Hewett, Captain Hook and 'Mr. Belvedere,' Dead at 80
Christopher Hewett, the affable British actor who played Captain Hook to Sandy Duncan's Broadway Peter Pan in 1979-80, and who was TV's "Mr. Belvedere," died Aug. 3 at his Los Angeles home, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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