The Grand Paradise
The Grand Paradise seeks to transport its participants into an exotic tropical locale in the 1970s where inhibitions are shed and pleasures are explored.
Snow White
With Snow White, Company XIV and its director and choreographer Austin McCormick have presented a two-hour collage of song and dance, opera, circus acts, live-action filming and an endless amount of glitter.
Noises Off
Michael Frayn’s 1982 comedy that depicts the adventures and escapades of a theatre troupe rehearsing the British sex farce Nothing On, has been revived on Broadway.
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress, which rocketed Carol Burnett to stardom in 1959, stars veteran comedic actress Jackie Hoffman as Princess Winifred.
Nutcracker Rouge
The delectably sensual production by Company XIV is in performances at the Minetta Lane Theatre.
"Bart Calls Us 'The Coven'" — Over Drinks, ‘Fiddler's’ Three Daughters Talk Revolutionizing Tradition
Fiddler on the Roof tells the story of Tevye the dairyman grappling with a changing world. The three actresses playing his eldest daughters share their interpretation of the story and relate their own experiences in a world still working towards equality.
"I Was Fed Up" — The 180-Degree Decision to Stage Shakespeare With Only Women
Phyllida Lloyd, director of the all-female Henry IV playing St. Ann's Warehouse, reveals the moment she decided to disrupt the status quo by casting a Shakespeare play completely with women and how female prisoners can relate to Margaret Thatcher and Hillary Clinton.
"You Are Actually in Charge" — Lauren Pritchard On Graduating from Actor to Creator With Her Off-Broadway ‘Songbird’
Songbird, the new musical at 59E59, is the latest effort by Spring Awakening alum Lauren Pritchard and producer Allison Bressi. The two open up about being young women in charge of the world-premiere production of Songbird.
Get to Know the Crawfords! Sisters, Co-Stars and Each Other's Biggest Fans
There's no question who Savvy Crawford's biggest fan is. The nine-year-old actress, who plays the young incarnation of the title character in the new musical Amélie, has performed for one audience member nine times so far: her older sister, Lilla Crawford.
Chris Jackson Shares How Seeing ‘Hamilton’ As a Child Would Have "Changed Everything" for Him
The phrase "right hand man," from the song of the same name that introduces General George Washington to the stage in the hit musical Hamilton, could easily be utilized offstage to describe the relationship between the actors who play Washington (Christopher Jackson) and Alexander Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda).
"I Feel Her In My Bones," Says Tori Amos of Writing a New Rebellious Heroine in a Violently Contemporary World
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Tori Amos joined forces with British playwright Samuel Adamson to write a contemporary adaptation of the Scottish fairytale The Light Princess, which played London’s National Theatre in 2013. As the duo look forward to the release of their cast album Oct. 9, they reflect on the journey of their rebellious heroine and how, in many ways, she echoes the values of the composer who brought her to life.
Looking Back on Sydney Lucas' "Crazy Year" (and Walking Red Carpets with Chita Rivera and Kristin Chenoweth!)
Sydney Lucas, the Tony-nominated young star of the acclaimed musical Fun Home, exits the production Oct. 4 after spending three years in the role of Small Alison. She looks back on her time with the musical and shares her hopes for the future.
"I Was Enraged, I Was Saddened" — Why Gross Indecency Was Banned in Russia and Will Return to NYC With A Vengeance
Moises Kaufman's first play, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, will receive a star-studded benefit reading Oct. 5 to support the Tectonic Theater Project and the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Almost 20 years after the play's Off-Broadway debut, Kaufman reflects on how much has changed and how much hasn't.
Kathy Griffin Still Wants a Tony… And She Says She's After You, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gloria Estefan!
"I don't mean to be cocky, but I could probably step into Hamilton this weekend," Kathy Griffin said solemnly. "I wish I could have played the lead in On the Twentieth Century, but I'm afraid only my pal Kristin Chenoweth could play the role like that."
Why Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell Were Cast in ‘Fool For Love’ With Less Than a Month Before Opening
The Broadway bow of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love is a first: the play's first Main Stem opening and the first time its co-stars have paired on Broadway, among others. But the play's run at Manhattan Theatre Club has been in the works for years.
Will Audiences Accept an ‘Ugly’ Woman? Mamie Gummer and Women of ‘Ugly Lies the Bone’ Search For the Answer
Mamie Gummer needs to apply a lot of makeup before stepping onstage in Lindsey Ferrentino's play about a war veteran struggling to adjust to civilian life, directed by Patricia McGregor. The three women discuss getting down, dirty, and ugly in the world premiere.
1,000 Performances, 100 Roles and One Man: Arnie Burton Reaches the Top of the ‘39 Steps’
As Arnie Burton approaches his 1,000th performance in 39 Steps and prepares to depart the show, he reflects on his years with the Hitchcock-inspired comedy, playing more than 100 different characters in the span of two hours.
How a Tony-Winning Dad Raised Three Performers, and They're All Conquering The Biz
There's no family rivalry in the Cooper household over who does the dishes or who's won a Tony Award. Playbill.com sits down with the multi-talented quartet to discuss their lives in the industry and if they sing Little Shop of Horrors at dinnertime.
A Woman’s World: ‘Hamilton’s’ Leading Ladies, The Schuyler Sisters, on Being the Kardashians of the 1700s
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones, who star as the pivotal women in Alexander Hamilton’s life in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton, discuss laughing on the floor while wearing a corset, feminism during the American revolution and changing the world while holding a parasol.