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Article | December 23, 1998
Playbill On-Line Editors & Staff Pick Top 10 Theatre Stories of 1998
In the early weeks of December, the editors and staff of Playbill On-Line pulled out their notepads and revisited hundreds of past articles on our site to determine the 10 most important theatre stories in 1998.
Article | By Michael Gioia, Robert Viagas | March 4, 2015
Bruce Willis Will Make Broadway Debut in Misery, Based on Stephen King Novel
Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Bruce Willis and Obie Award winner Elizabeth Marvel will star in Misery, a new play written by Academy Award winner (and The Season author) William Goldman, based on the acclaimed novel by Stephen King, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures announced March 4.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | January 16, 2000
Bway Ragtime Closing Jan. 16; National Tour Journeys On
The era of Ragtime, on Broadway, has run out.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | January 14, 2000
Broadway Ragtime Closing Jan. 16; National Tour Journeys On
The era of Ragtime, on Broadway, has run out.
Article | October 4, 1999
SFX Chairman Sellerman Acquires 213,464 Shares of Company Stock
SFX Entertainment announced that its chairman, Robert Sillerman, had exercised his option to buy 213,464 shares of SFX's class A common stock, "mostly at prices ranging from $19.42 to $32.71 per share." The announcement came just days after SFX had announced a major acquisition, its second in as many weeks.P> The stock purchase announcement was made Oct. 1, at about 8:30 PM, well after the close of business in New York.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | June 20, 2023
The TKTS Booth Is So Much More Than Discount Broadway Tickets
For its 50th anniversary, TDF Executive Director Victoria Bailey walks us through the landmark's history, including the early years in a "really scary" Times Square.
Article | By Logan Culwell-Block | February 3, 2022
Theatre Accessibility Smartphone App GalaPro Acquired by The Shubert Organization
The smartphone app brings closed captioning and audio description to theatregoers on Broadway and beyond.
Article | By Bert Fink | July 22, 2020
Behind the Creation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Instantly Classic Cinderella for CBS
Join a July 24 watch party for the long-lost Julie Andrews original with Playbill and the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization!
Article | By Ruthie Fierberg | July 20, 2020
Can This Game-Changing Innovation Get Live Theatre Back Before the Pandemic Ends?
Brendan Bradley’s Future Stages creates a no-mask, no-risk communal space to produce theatre and reinvigorate audiences and performers alike.
Article | By Ruthie Fierberg | March 13, 2020
11 Musical TV Shows to Binge While Self-Quarantined During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Raise your spirits while still staying safe.
Article | By Ryan McPhee, Michael Gioia, Andrew Gans | June 12, 2017
What's Next? Broadway Shows on the Horizon in the 2017–2018 Season
The new season is already shaping up following the 2017 Tony Awards.
Article | By Mark Shenton | July 9, 2015
What's Hot In London: July 8: Cameron Mackintosh Plans New Initiative For Ambassadors Theatre, Plus Returns For Constellations
Some of the best theatre, in London as in New York, happens in the smallest spaces, like the Donmar Warehouse, Almeida, Young Vic, Southwark Playhouse and Finborough Theatres — not all of them with conventional proscenium arch lay-outs, and often reconfigured on a show-by-show basis.
Article | By Mark Shenton | July 8, 2015
What's Hot in London: July 8: Cameron Mackintosh Plans to Re-Name Ambassadors for Stephen Sondheim, Plus a London Return for Constellations and Transfer of What's It All About?
Some of the best theatre, in London as in New York, happens in the smallest spaces, like the Donmar Warehouse, Almeida, Young Vic, Southwark Playhouse and Finborough Theatres — not all of them with conventional proscenium arch lay-outs, and often reconfigured on a show-by-show basis. And with the logjam on West End theatres, in any case, where over half of the 40 or so houses situated there given over to long runners of a year or more, there's nowhere for many shows to go for a further life after their initial seasons end.
Article | By Adam Hetrick | April 13, 2015
Bombshell Concert Is a "Smash"! Event Sells Out in Just Over an Hour
All tickets for the Actors Fund's one-night-only Broadway concert of Bombshell, the fictional musical about Marilyn Monroe that was central to the NBC series "Smash," sold out in just over an hour after tickets were released via a special pre-sale April 13.
Article | By Playbill Staff | April 9, 2015
The Verdict: Read Reviews of Broadway's Wolf Hall
The London productions of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the Hilary Mantel history novels about the bloody reign of Henry VIII, officially opened on Broadway April 9 at the Winter Garden Theatre. Titled Wolf Hall, Parts 1 and 2 for American audiences, the production features the entire original London cast.
Article | By Carey Purcell | January 7, 2015
Rent and "Glee" Producers Option Young Adult Novel "This Song Will Save Your Life" For Stage and Screen
Leila Sales' critically acclaimed young adult novel "This Song Will Save Your Life," the story of a girl's rise from social outcast to DJ sensation, has been optioned for stage and film.
Article | November 4, 2014
Famous Freshmen: Rupert Grint, Keke Palmer and Ben Platt Open Up About Stardom in Their Twenties
Rupert Grint (It's Only a Play), Keke Palmer (Cinderella) and Ben Platt (The Book of Mormon) are first-timers on Broadway, but not first-timers to fame.
Article | By Steven Suskin | October 19, 2014
THE DVD SHELF: "The Normal Heart" Finally Comes to the Screen, Revisiting the "Wonder Years" and Some of Steven Spielberg's Best
This month's column looks at the Emmy Award-winning HBO version of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart;" the first-ever complete release of the well-remembered sitcom "The Wonder Years;" and the hit-filled Steven Spielberg Director's Collection.
Article | By Carey Purcell | March 17, 2014
59E59 Theaters' 5A Season to Include The Pianist Of Willesden Lane, Bauer, Ghost Stories and More
59E59 Theaters has announced the lineup for its 5A Season.
Article | By Kenneth Jones | October 7, 2011
Singing New Tunes, The Addams Family Gets Major Makeover for National Tour
The popular Broadway musical The Addams Family has new branches in its family tree for the recently launched national tour. Producer Stuart Oken and director Jerry Zaks discuss new plot points, new songs and the history of the show.

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