FROM THE ARCHIVES: Read Playbill’s First-Ever Article on Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera A flashback to thoughts from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Harold Prince, and Michael Crawford before their Phantom became the longest-running musical on Broadway, {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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See Sara Bareilles Take Her First Bow in Waitress The singer-songwriter made her Broadway acting debut March 31 alongside new cast members Chris Diamantopoulos and Will Swenson. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Alice Ripley Will Sing Sunset Boulevard Song at Green Room The Tony winner has a busy spring, including the premiere of her new Netflix series Girlboss. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
MCC Theater Proves Three Artistic Directors Are Better Than One As the Off-Broadway institution turns 30, Bernard Telsey, William Cantler, and Robert LuPone celebrate another first. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
See the Latest Playbills of All the Shows on Broadway From Sara Bareilles in Waitress to Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!, look at the 38 Playbill covers of the shows currently running on Broadway. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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What You Don’t Know About Hamilton’s Wayne Brady You may know him for his comic genius on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, but Chicago’s Aaron Burr grew up a bonafide theatre kid. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Presented April 1 in Los Angeles A separate ceremony will be held in New York May 6. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
What's Hot in London: April 1–7 Heading toward the Oliviers, Harry Potter casting news, and verdicts for Don Juan and The Life. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Catch a Glimpse of the New York Premiere of Daniel’s Husband Primary Stages presents Michael McKeever’s new play about a gay couple tying the knot. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Zach Braff, Morgan Freeman, and More Celebrate the Premiere of Going in Style The film, a remake of the 1979 movie starring Lee Strassberg and directed by Zach Braff, is scheduled for an April 7 release. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Irish Rep’s Emperor Jones Extends Off-Broadway Run Eugene O’Neill’s 1920 drama stars British actor Obi Abili. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Alice Ripley Is Ready for Her Close-Up as She Performs ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’ in Concert The Tony winner sings the Sunset Boulevard showstopper and ponders playing Norma Desmond prior to her show at The Green Room 42.…
A View from the Bridge Olivier Winner Mark Strong Lands TV Thriller Series The Olivier Award-winning actor will star in the eight-part Deep State. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Will Beyoncé Star in Lion King Remake? The Grammy winner is the top choice of director Jon Favreau to voice the role of Nala. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill