The monthly missive from Across the Pond reflects on the holiday entertainment and gets to know the Assassins at Menier Chocolate Factory.

What's announced and what's in previews in the West End.

Meet eight of this 2016 nominees for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (the Jimmys), plus their questions for Broadway celebs!

Playbill.com correspondent Ben Rimalower offers a collection of the most exciting solo shows that have played Broadway.

From the original choreographer of Guys and Dolls to the original Bud Frump in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, the theatre world lost many of its most esteemed colleagues in 2007.

The Star decreed that it would be an old-fashioned opening night so, after Terrence McNally's Deuce had done its 95-minute stuff, first-nighters poured out of the Music Box on May 6 and, cutting-the-butter through Shubert Alley, made their way to Sardi's.

The Star decreed that it would be an old-fashioned opening night so, after Terrence McNally's Deuce had done its 95-minute stuff, first-nighters poured out of the Music Box on May 6 and, cutting-the-butter through Shubert Alley, made their way to Sardi's.

The annual MAC Awards — saluting the best in New York cabarets and clubs — will be presented May 1 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.

The annual MAC Awards — saluting the best in New York cabarets and clubs — will be presented May 1 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.

Nominations for the 21st Annual MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Awards were announced March 21 at the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble.

Hello, diva lovers! Happy 2001. . .

Hello, diva lovers! Happy 2001. . .

Hello, diva lovers! “Diva Talk” will be on hiatus next week but will return with more diva news on Friday, Jan. 5. I hope you all have a wonderful, diva-filled holiday and a great new year!

Hello, diva lovers! “Diva Talk” will be on hiatus next week but will return with more diva news on Friday, Jan. 5. I hope you all have a wonderful, diva-filled holiday and a great new year!

LINDA EDER
Linda Eder delivers another terrific vocal performance on her latest CD for Atlantic Records, “Christmas Stays the Same.” The 13-track holiday disc derives its title from a new tune written especially for Eder by her husband, Jekyll & Hyde composer Frank Wildhorn, and mixes traditional Christmas favorites - “Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town,” “The Little Drummer Boy” - with new tunes written by Wildhorn as well as one, “Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes,” that boasts lyrics by Eder herself. Highlights of this belty CD include a gentle “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” that bursts into a full-voiced climax; Eder’s rich, exciting tones on “Do You Hear What I Hear,” on which she is backed by The Broadway Gospel Choir; a sweet, simple take on “The Christmas Song”; a thrilling rendition of “O Holy Night” that demonstrates Eder’s many vocal gifts; and another Wildhorn tune, “The Bells of St. Paul,” this one featuring the lyrics of Titanic’s Maury Yeston ...And, don’t forget, Eder will return to the stage of Carnegie Hall this Monday, Dec. 18 for a holiday concert with The Broadway Gospel Choir. A few tickets are still available by calling CarnegieChargie at (212) 247-7800 ...The complete track listing for “Christmas Stays the Same” (Atlantic Records) follows:
“Christmas Stays the Same”
“Here Comes Santa Claus”/ “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town”
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
“The Little Drummer Boy”
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
“Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes”
“Silent Night”
“O Come O Come Emmanuel”/ “What Child Is This?”
“The Christmas Song”
The Christmas Medley
“Ave Maria”
“O Holy Night”
“The Bells of St. Paul”

LINDA EDER
Linda Eder delivers another terrific vocal performance on her latest CD for Atlantic Records, “Christmas Stays the Same.” The 13-track holiday disc derives its title from a new tune written especially for Eder by her husband, Jekyll & Hyde composer Frank Wildhorn, and mixes traditional Christmas favorites - “Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town,” “The Little Drummer Boy” - with new tunes written by Wildhorn as well as one, “Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes,” that boasts lyrics by Eder herself. Highlights of this belty CD include a gentle “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” that bursts into a full-voiced climax; Eder’s rich, exciting tones on “Do You Hear What I Hear,” on which she is backed by The Broadway Gospel Choir; a sweet, simple take on “The Christmas Song”; a thrilling rendition of “O Holy Night” that demonstrates Eder’s many vocal gifts; and another Wildhorn tune, “The Bells of St. Paul,” this one featuring the lyrics of Titanic’s Maury Yeston ...And, don’t forget, Eder will return to the stage of Carnegie Hall this Monday, Dec. 18 for a holiday concert with The Broadway Gospel Choir. A few tickets are still available by calling CarnegieChargie at (212) 247-7800 ...The complete track listing for “Christmas Stays the Same” (Atlantic Records) follows:
“Christmas Stays the Same”
“Here Comes Santa Claus”/ “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town”
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
“The Little Drummer Boy”
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
“Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes”
“Silent Night”
“O Come O Come Emmanuel”/ “What Child Is This?”
“The Christmas Song”
The Christmas Medley
“Ave Maria”
“O Holy Night”
“The Bells of St. Paul”

Hello, diva lovers. I’d like to dedicate this week’s column to the memory of Gwen Verdon, who passed away earlier this week in Vermont. A four-time Tony winner for her work in Can-Can, Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town and Redhead, Verdon also appeared on Broadway in Alive and Kicking, Sweet Charity and Chicago and will be forever linked with one of Broadway’s greatest director/choreographers, her husband, the late Bob Fosse. A triple-threat star of both the stage and screen, Verdon was a legend if there ever was one, and, thankfully, some of that legendary work was preserved on film. If you’ve never seen her wonderful turn as Lola in Damn Yankees, do yourself a favor and rent the movie this weekend. Several of Verdon’s other film and TV appearances follow:

Hello, diva lovers. I’d like to dedicate this week’s column to the memory of Gwen Verdon, who passed away earlier this week in Vermont. A four-time Tony winner for her work in Can-Can, Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town and Redhead, Verdon also appeared on Broadway in Alive and Kicking, Sweet Charity and Chicago and will be forever linked with one of Broadway’s greatest director/choreographers, her husband, the late Bob Fosse. A triple-threat star of both the stage and screen, Verdon was a legend if there ever was one, and, thankfully, some of that legendary work was preserved on film. If you’ve never seen her wonderful turn as Lola in Damn Yankees, do yourself a favor and rent the movie this weekend. Several of Verdon’s other film and TV appearances follow: