On the Twentieth Century
Few things are more charming than Kristin Chenoweth in a great role. The multi-talented actress is back on Broadway, starring in a revival of the Comden-Green-Coleman musical comedy On the Twentieth Century.
It's Lisa's Turn! Why Tyne Daly Insisted This Broadway Breakout Got The Last Bow
Lisa Howard, playing the long-suffering older daughter and devoted maid of honor at her sister's wedding in the new musical It Shoulda Been You, shares stories of her hilarious co-stars and the happiness of being a plus-size leading lady.
The Heidi Chronicles
Wendy Wasserstein’s look at the life of feminist art historian Heidi Holland is receiving its first Broadway revival at the Music Box Theatre, and the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play is speaking to a new generation with just as strong a voice.
A Woman's World: "Ambition, Adventure and Exploration" Brings ‘Fun Home’ to Broadway… And Defies the Odds
In the latest installment of Playbill's new series focusing on women in theatre, Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron share how their own families influenced the writing of Fun Home, the first musical to feature a lesbian protagonist on Broadway. Continue reading in Playbill.
The Audience
Helen Mirren returns to the role of Queen Elizabeth in The Audience, Peter Morgan’s latest take on the royal monarch.
Heartless: How One Abnormal Pap Smear Lost a Woman Access to Gynecological Care
“It just got scarier and scarier,” Anna Haas said, describing a recent visit to the doctor. But instead of a medical procedure, Haas was remembering her experience with her health insurance company.
Watch The Row J Roundtable for The Jewish Channel
I was invited to participate in the Row J Roundtable with Meredith Ganzman and Jesse Oxfeld, where we discussed the spring Broadway season.
Two Brothers, 15 Years and One Broadway Premiere: The Journey of ‘Something Rotten!’
Talk of the Tony Awards race heated up when it was announced that Something Rotten!, the new musical comedy packed with Broadway talent, would skip its out-of-town tryout and come straight to the St. James Theatre. The creators and stars of the musical share their reaction to the daring decision.
A Woman's World: Pam MacKinnon on The Decision to Restore Wasserstein's Cut Dialogue to ‘The Heidi Chronicles’
In the first installment of Playbill's new series focusing on women in theatre, Tony Award-winning director Pam MacKinnon shares how a 10-year relationship with Edward Albee led to a revival that took Broadway by storm and her thoughts on helming one of the three plays by women playing Broadway this spring.
Catch Him If You Can: Aaron Tveit on "Graceland," Coming Back to Broadway and Tveiter Tots
Playbill.com catches up with Broadway leading man Aaron Tveit. The star of "Graceland," Next to Normal and Catch Me If You Can chats about upcoming concert engagements, returning to the stage and Taylor Swift's role in his concert repertoire.
Why We Shouldn't Mock People Who Say They Have Gluten Sensitivity
"My body was completely breaking down, but I had no idea what was going on,” Beatriz Rodriguez said, describing the nine years that passed before she was diagnosed with celiac disease.
Watch Carey Purcell's Interview on ‘Good Morning America’
Following the publication of the article "Being a Bridesmaid is Driving Me Into Bankruptcy," I was invited to discuss the article on “Good Morning America.”
Bullets Over Broadway
It's not for a lack of trying. Bullets Over Broadway, the latest screen to stage musicalization to hit the Great White Way, certainly tries.
Being a Bridesmaid is Driving Me Into Bankruptcy
My phone rings at 8 AM on a Saturday morning. I groggily look at the caller ID and see that it’s one of my good friends from high school. Still half asleep, I answer. I can tell just by the way she says my name how excited she is as she tells me the big news: She got engaged last night.
Zoe Kazan on "Lean In," Doing Improv With Daniel Radcliffe and Being Swept Away By Sarah Treem
Writer and actress Zoe Kazan sits down with Playbill.com to discuss theatre, film and feminism.
The City of Conversation
Directed by Doug Hughes and starring an elegant and impassioned Jan Maxwell, this new work ambitiously and somewhat clumsily explores the inevitably combustible combination of government and family in Georgetown.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
As an avowed fan of "Downton Abbey," I was very intrigued by the idea of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, a musical that had been described as "Downton Abbey" on acid.
