Keri Russell Leads Benefit Reading of Wendy Wasserstein’s An American Daughter May 8 The one-night-only event also features Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Groff, and Raúl Esparza. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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Casting Complete for London’s Queen Anne Performances begin in June at the Theatre Royale Haymarket. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Why Wendy Wasserstein’s An American Daughter Feels Ripped from the Headlines in 2017 “It’s about a woman who did almost everything right and did one thing wrong,” Wasserstein said of her 1997 political drama. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Jamie deRoy Celebrates the Tony Award Nominations at Birdland May 7 Paulo Szot, Chuck Cooper, and Mandy Gonzalez are among her scheduled guests. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Liz Callaway to Help Salute Alice Ripley and Other Women Theatre Leaders The Actors Company Theatre gala will also celebrate playwright Theresa Rebeck and producers Elizabeth I. McCann and Nelle Nugent. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
FROM THE ARCHIVES: What Broadway Musical Launched Fresh Prince’s Alfonso Ribeiro’s Acting Career? Before landing major TV roles on Silver Spoons and as Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Alfonso Ribeiro was a 12-year-old Broadway tap sensation. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Wonderful Town and Kiss, Me Kate Kick Off Month-Long Movie Musical Fest in NY and L.A. Playbill and The Paley Center invite fans to relive some of the most iconic musical theatre performances ever captured on screen. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: May 7 {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
2017 Lucille Lortel Awards Presented May 7 The new Off-Broadway musical Hadestown and the immersive revival of Sweeney Todd lead this year’s nominations. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
How Hugh Vanstone Lit the Same Day Different Ways in Groundhog Day The lighting designer talks about creating the illusion of jump cuts, switching character perspectives, and more with nothing but lights. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Barbra Streisand, Katy Perry, Hugh Jackman, and More Visit Broadway See who stopped by the Great White Way to take in shows this past month. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me Opens Off-Broadway May 7 The new musical from Joe DiPietro and GrooveLily makes its New York debut. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
FROM THE ARCHIVES: How Janet McTeer Commanded A Doll’s House of Her Own Before Laurie Metcalf’s Part 2, there was McTeer. In this 1997 interview, McTeer reveals how she discovered her towering and Tony-winning performance as Nora Helmer. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
Judy Kuhn Helps Broadway Recall Unsung Lyricists Sheldon Harnick has written the script for the latest installment of 92nd Street Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists series. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
6 Degrees of Tony Nominees How are the 2017 Tony Award nominees connected? {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill