What Did Broadway Have to Say About NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar? Stars gave their Twitter approval of the live NBC production shown last night.
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The 7 Best Things About Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert The standout achievements of NBC’s live television musical event, starring John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and more.
Billy Crudup Straps Back in for More Harry Clarke Why the Tony winner calls the solo show the most intense theatrical experience ever.
Gender-Reversing Broadway Backwards Concert Presented April 2 The 13th annual benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the LGBT Center will feature Traylor Trensch, Lea Salonga, Ethan Slater, and more.
Casey Nicholaw Pulls Out All the Stops for Mean Girls After bringing Aladdin and Something Rotten! to the stage, the Tony-winning director brings his signature splash to Tina Fey’s new Broadway musical.
Take A Sneak Peek at Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Starring John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and More NBC’s presentation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical is set to air April 1.
How Wicked Costume Designer Susan Hilferty Put Her Own Twist on Oz The inside story on how Hilferty made Glinda, Elphaba, Madame Morrible, and their fellow Ozians some of Broadway’s most instantly recognizable characters.
Why Oscar Winner Glenda Jackson Returned to Broadway for Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women The acting titan comes back after 30 years to star in the Pulitzer Prize–winning drama.
Colman Domingo Proves His Theatre Credentials Before Fear the Walking Dead, the TV star earned a Tony nod and now returns to Broadway with Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Starring John Legend, Airs on NBC April 1 Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Norm Lewis, and Jason Tam co-star in the TV presentation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
Look Back at Jan Clayton, John Raitt, and More in Carousel on Broadway The original production opened April 19, 1945, at the Majestic Theatre.
The 41 Shows That Hold the Record for the Longest Run in Each Broadway Theatre See which shows ran the longest in each Broadway house.
Watch Cast of Broadway’s Frozen Surprise Audience With Tribute to Oklahoma! Jelani Alladin, Greg Hildreth, John Riddle, and more performed tunes from the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, which opened 75 years ago at the St. James Theatre.
Look Back at the Original Production of Oklahoma! on Broadway The show celebrates its 75th anniversary since opening March 31, 1943, at the St. James Theatre.
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: March 31