This Ain't No Disco
Despite a top-notch creative team and an undeniably talented cast, viewing this musical requires a protective sheen for one’s vision.
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
There’s a reason why some shows have never succeeded. As much as fans might love them in spite of — or because of — their flaws, their creators simply cannot make them work.
Desperate Measures
The unabashedly old-fashioned musical (the book is written entirely in rhyming couplets) is an undeniably all-too-relevant production.
Get in, Losers: We’re Learning How the ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Got Made
Lyricist Nell Benjamin on adapting Tina Fey’s 2004 teen classic without losing the movie’s biting humor — or its heart.
‘Sunday in the Park With George’: Jake Gyllenhaal brings the tortured artist to Broadway
Jake Gyllenhaal, who wowed audiences with his vocal talents in the 2015 summer concert production of ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ stepped into the dual tortured artist role in October.
Michael Cerveris on the Closing of ‘Fun Home’: 'It Arrived on Broadway in the Moment it Was Most Needed'
When Michael Cerveris, who plays the closeted Bruce Bechdel in the Broadway musical Fun Home, begins his final song, “Edges of the World,” he sings: “I fucking love beginnings, flying high.”
American Psycho
The idea of setting to music a story of suppressed rage, gruesome murder and a bitingly sarcastic commentary on the greed and narcissism of the Me Decade was surprising and intriguing. But the result, directed by Rupert Goold, is a confusing combination of irony and sincerity.
"Bart Calls Us 'The Coven'" — Over Drinks, ‘Fiddler's’ Three Daughters Talk Revolutionizing Tradition
Fiddler on the Roof tells the story of Tevye the dairyman grappling with a changing world. The three actresses playing his eldest daughters share their interpretation of the story and relate their own experiences in a world still working towards equality.
A Woman's World: "There's Room For Us All" — The King's Ladies On Redefining Game-Changers
In the latest installment of Playbill's new series focusing on women in theatre, Kelli O'Hara, Ruthie Ann Miles and Ashley Park, stars of the Lincoln Center Theater revival of The King and I, discuss the production's new and progressive take on the female characters.
It's Lisa's Turn! Why Tyne Daly Insisted This Broadway Breakout Got The Last Bow
Lisa Howard, playing the long-suffering older daughter and devoted maid of honor at her sister's wedding in the new musical It Shoulda Been You, shares stories of her hilarious co-stars and the happiness of being a plus-size leading lady.
Two Brothers, 15 Years and One Broadway Premiere: The Journey of ‘Something Rotten!’
Talk of the Tony Awards race heated up when it was announced that Something Rotten!, the new musical comedy packed with Broadway talent, would skip its out-of-town tryout and come straight to the St. James Theatre. The creators and stars of the musical share their reaction to the daring decision.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
As an avowed fan of "Downton Abbey," I was very intrigued by the idea of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, a musical that had been described as "Downton Abbey" on acid.