Heartbeat Opera Will Present New Interpretations of Madama Butterfly and Carmen The New York company presents stripped-down adaptations of classic operas. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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Emily Skinner, Tony Yazbeck, and More Will Bring Prince of Broadway to New York See who else will lead the cast of the new musical, a celebration of Hal Prince’s legendary career set to open on Broadway this fall. {$excerpt:n}…
Sweat Playwright Lynn Nottage Honored by American Academy of Arts and Letters The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright will receive the Award of Merit Medal. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Broadway-Bound Roman Holiday Musical Sets Complete Cast Emmy Award nominee Georgia Engel joins the new Cole Porter musical that will premiere in San Francisco this May. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk’s New Musical to Kick Off Residency at 59E59 Theaters Prospect Theater Company will premiere one new musical a year for three years at the Off-Broadway theatre. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
World-Premiere of Gently Down the Stream, Starring Harvey Fierstein, Opens April 5 The production, directed by Sean Mathias, plays at the Public Theater Off-Broadway. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
What Did Lindsay Mendez Love Most About Playing Elphaba? On Playbill’s The Tyler Mount Vlog, the Significant Other star chats her latest Broadway show and answers questions from fans. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
How the Late Gary Austin, Founder of the Groundlings, Inspired the L.A. Theatre Community The improv pioneer helped foster the careers of several comedians, including Kristen Wiig and Paul Reubens. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Snaps for Opening Night: Present Laughter’s Tedra Millan Gets Glam The actor makes her Broadway debut in the Nöel Coward comedy starring Kevin Kline, Cobie Smulders, and Kate Burton. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Karen Ziemba to Star in Horton Foote’s The Travelling Lady The 1955 play will be revived at the Cherry Lane Theatre Off-Broadway this summer. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Speech & Debate’s Sarah Steele Shares Her Horrible Bright Star Audition Story The stage and screen actor reveals her most embarrassing audition was for Steve Martin. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
New Musical Bella Finds Its Cast Kirsten Childs’ musical adventure will play Playwrights Horizons this spring. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Cheyenne Jackson, Marin Mazzie, LaChanze Announced for Pittsburgh Concert Series Cabaret at Theater Square will import some of Broadway’s top talent. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
360-Degree, Immersive Wild Party to Play the Denver Center The Colorado theatre announces its 2017–2018 season. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
TV Roundup: Sutton Foster’s Younger Sets Return Date, Julie Andrews’ Netflix Series Gets a Soundtrack In other television news, Neil Patrick Harris has two seasons of Unfortunate Events on deck. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill