Stripped-Down Drop The Mic Series Launches With Derek Klena Performing from Wicked The original performance series features Broadway stars singing popular showtunes with a stripped-down acoustic arrangement. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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Michele Pawk, Jonathan Hadary, and More Set for Shaw’s You Never Can Tell David Staller will direct the reading as part of the Project Shaw series. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Cyndi Lauper and 4 Lolas at TDF Honors Kinky Boots Concert The evening at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre featured current and former members of the Tony-winning musical. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
An American in Paris Comes to London The award-winning production makes its official West End bow March 21. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
How One Night in Miami Made It From a Small L.A. Theatre to an Olivier Nomination Kemp Powers discusses the unexpected path of his play, which explores a pivotal moment in the life of Muhammad Ali. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Mary Testa and Michael Urie to Star in The Government Inspector The Red Bull Theater production has found its complete cast. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Constantine Maroulis, Joe Cassidy, and More Set for Most Beautiful Room in New York Musical The Long Wharf Theatre season will conclude with the world premiere of the new musical by Adam Gopnik and David Shire. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Megan Hilty Will Duet With Pacific Symphony Mitchell is also headed for Feinstein’s/54 Below in June. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Victory Dance Project Will Salute Chita Rivera The two-time Tony winner will be honored with a dance program, From This Movement On . {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Signature Production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ Venus Finds Its Cast Eclipsed star Zainab Jah, Tony nominee John Ellison Conlee, and The Father’s Hannah Cabell are tapped for the Off-Broadway staging. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Holiday Inn Now Available for Licensing The new Broadway musical has joined R&H Theatricals’ catalog. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Tina Fey’s Mean Girls Musical Will Make World Premiere at Washington’s National Performances are set to begin at the D.C. venue in October. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
The Audition Lesson Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s Jackie Hoffman Learned the Hard Way This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth celebrates the return to Broadway of Hoffman, plus Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Anastasia Will Record Original Broadway Cast Album The new musical, based on the 1997 animated film, features over a dozen new songs. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Celebrates the Highest-Grossing March Weekend Release in History The remake of the 1991 animated musical stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill