Article | By Robert Viagas, Margaret Hall | September 9, 2024
Mr. Jones brought groundbreaking intensity and gentility to his work as one of America's greatest actors.
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 6, 2024
Online bidding has begun for Broadway Cares' annual fundraiser, set to feature dozens of tables, a silent auction, a grand auction, and more.
Article | By Margaret Hall | September 4, 2024
Denzel Washington- and Jake Gyllenhaal–Led Othello Finds Broadway Home
Kenny Leon will direct a new production of the Shakespearean tragedy.
Article | By Margaret Hall | August 21, 2024
Kandi Burress and Todd Tucker Join Othello Producing Team
Kenny Leon will direct a new production of the Shakespearean tragedy starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Article | By Playbill Staff | May 23, 2024
Revisit the Shows That Gave These Artists the 'T' in EGOT
From Jennifer Hudson to Andrew Lloyd Webber, here's every person who's ever earned an EGOT.
Article | By Margaret Hall | March 29, 2024
Academy Award Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dies at 87
Mr. Gossett was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Article | By Andrew Gans, Logan Culwell-Block | March 28, 2024
Latine Artists Petition for Broadway Theatre Named for Chita Rivera
Eric Ulloa is leading the effort to recognize the three-time Tony honoree, who passed away January 30.
Article | By Talaura Harms | March 21, 2024
Laurence Fishburne Has Been Working on His Solo Show, Like They Do In the Movies, for 15 Years
The Tony-winning actor reunites with his Thurgood director Leonard Foglia for his new show at Perelman Performing Arts Center.
Article | By Margaret Hall | November 1, 2023
Huey Lewis Jukebox Musical The Heart of Rock and Roll to Arrive on Broadway in Spring 2024
The musical will play the James Earl Jones Theatre following the limited run of Gutenberg! The Musical!
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 12, 2023
Broadway Cares' Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Sets October Return
Currently up for bids are lunch with Ariana DeBose, a meet-and-greet with Josh Groban, musical phrases signed by Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, and more.
Article | By Leah Putnam | June 29, 2023
Theatre Darlings Come Out for Hamlet's Opening Night in Central Park
Cast members Solea Pfeiffer, Laughton Royce, and Ato Blankson-Wood kept things playful on the red carpet.
Article | By Margaret Hall, Caseen Gaines | February 7, 2023
Caseen Gaines' new book explores the impact and legacy of the historic 1921 musical.
Article | By Dylan Parent | January 3, 2023
Playbill Celebrates Broadway's January Birthdays
Happy birthday to Broadway's brightest born in the first month of the year—from a Hamilton creator to multiple actresses who have played Anita in West Side Story.
Article | By Margaret Hall | December 30, 2022
In Memoriam: A Look at the Theatre Artists We Lost in 2022
Playbill remembers the actors, directors, playwrights, and other familiar faces of the stage who died this year.
Article | By Andrew Gans, Michael Wiltbank | September 13, 2022
See Photos From Unveiling of Broadway's James Earl Jones Theatre
Also, watch the Tony-winning veteran actor's reaction as he sees the refurbishment of the theatre for the first time.
Article | By Andrew Gans | September 12, 2022
The gala, resuming in person after a two-year hiatus, honors the legacy of Antoinette Perry, the woman for whom the Tony Awards are named.
Article | By Andrew Gans | June 9, 2022
Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre Will Be Renamed for Lena Horne
The late, groundbreaking stage and screen star won a 1981 Special Tony for Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music.
Article | By Andrew Gans | June 3, 2022
The American Masters presentation spotlights the founder of New York's Public Theater.
Article | By Leah Putnam | June 1, 2022
James Earl Jones Turns to the Dark Side Again as Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi
The actor will voice the character, also being played by returning Hayden Christensen in the new Star Wars television show.
Article | By Talaura Harms | March 23, 2022
Norm Lewis, Heidi Blickenstaff, Joshua Henry, More Set to Appear at O'Neill Theater Center Gala
The spring event will honor the center's founder, George C. White.
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