Film & TV News
Read about musicals and plays broadcast on TV and in movie theatres as well as stage adaptations for the screen. Also covered: TV and movie projects featuring theatre stars, writers and directors and videos of TV interviews and performances.
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By Ryan McPhee | 01/15/2021Lashana Lynch will play Miss Honey in the Netflix adaptation. -
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By Andrew Gans | 01/15/2021Oscar winner Regina King directs the film, based on Olivier nominee Kemp Powers’ stage play.
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By David Gewirtzman | 01/15/2021A list of stage musicals announced to be adapted as films.
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Awards
By Dan Meyer | 01/14/2021The honors celebrate casting directors in theatre, film, and television.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 01/13/2021Plus, submissions are open for New Victory Theater's next cohort of LabWorks Artists.
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By Dan Meyer | 01/13/2021The Tony winner will also appear in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building.
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By Dan Meyer | 01/12/2021The pair’s take on George Orwell’s dystopian novel debuted on Broadway in 2017.
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By Talaura Harms | 01/11/2021Plus: Watch the new trailers for Hulu's The United States vs. Billie Holiday (penned by Suzan Lori-Parks) and Season 2 of Snowpiercer (starring Daveed Diggs and Lena Hall).
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By Dan Meyer | 01/11/2021Darren Aronofsky will direct with Brendan Fraser attached to star.
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By Andrew Gans | 01/08/2021Directed by Frank Oz, the filmed version of the solo show premieres on Hulu later this month.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 01/08/2021Captured live on stage in 2016 at London's King's Cross Theatre, the presentation marks the fifth anniversary of David Bowie's death.
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By Talaura Harms | 01/07/2021Pinkins joins the previously announced Adrienne Warren in the six-episode series about the mother of Emmett Till.
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By Dan Meyer | 01/07/2021Casey Nicholaw will direct the project, featuring a screenplay by Eric Idle.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 01/06/2021The track is performed by Angélique Kidjo for the documentary Nasrin.
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By Dan Meyer | 01/06/2021The new song is co-written by Sam Ashworth.
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By Ryan McPhee | 01/05/2021Rashida Jones, Meryl Streep, and Laverne Cox are on board as producers for the documentary, based on Jones' 2016 Off-Broadway piece.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 01/05/2021The remake of the 1989 Disney animated movie will feature new songs co-written by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
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By Playbill Staff | 01/05/2021Your guide to where and when to watch captures of live plays and musicals.
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By Andrew Gans | 01/04/2021The special event, also featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell, Josh Groban, and Anna Deavere Smith, premiered December 31.
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By Andrew Gans | 01/04/2021Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
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By Dan Meyer | 01/01/2021See what’s playing on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO Max, and more this month.
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By Andrew Gans | 12/31/2020Carson Daly hosts the event live from Times Square.
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By Andrew Gans | 12/31/2020The Kinky Boots composer-lyricist and star perform a duet on the annual broadcast.
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By Ryan McPhee | 12/28/2020Blitz Bazawule, co-director of Beyoncé’s Black Is King, will helm the Warner Bros. project.
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By Dan Meyer | 12/21/2020Paul Feig directs the upcoming Netflix film adaptation of Soman Chainani’s novel.
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By Talaura Harms | 12/19/2020Jonathan Van Ness hosts the virtual celebration headlined by Janelle Monáe, with special appearances by stars from the film.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 12/18/2020Manila Luzon, Monique Heart, Kim Chi, and more star in “Night of 1000 Meryls.”
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By Dan Meyer | 12/18/2020Young students pursue their dreams at the School of American Ballet as they prepare for The Nutcracker and more.
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By Dan Meyer | 12/18/2020The screen adaptation of August Wilson's play is penned by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
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By Andrew Gans | 12/17/2020Swedish-Danish-Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi directs.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 12/17/2020Inspired by the Tony winner's #SunshineSongs social media campaign, the special centers on seven teenage musical theatre artists whose lives were upended by COVID-19.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 12/16/2020Plus: Author Dr. Pamela Newkirk is named to the Shubert Organization Board of Directors.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 12/16/2020The Tony nominee has hosted the series throughout the year.
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By Dan Meyer | 12/16/2020The movie was scheduled to arrive February 26, 2021.
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By Andrew Gans | 12/15/2020Films will also feature Ruth Negga, André Holland, Jesse Eisenberg, Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney, and more.
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Broadway Cares
By Andrew Gans | 12/15/2020Tina Fey hosted the celebration of Broadway, featuring performances from the casts of Jagged Little Pill, Ain't Too Proud, Jersey Boys, and more.
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By Andrew Gans | 12/15/2020Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas With Vanessa Williams was filmed with a small, socially distanced audience in D.C.
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Playbill Pride
By Dan Meyer | 12/14/2020The resource provides lifelines to LGBTQ+ youth and offers audiences a list of organizations to consider supporting.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 12/12/2020The Gary playwright blends music, film, burlesque, and "random acts of fabulousness" in this special streaming event.
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By Logan Culwell-Block | 12/11/2020The film will center on the on- and off-screen romance between the dancing co-stars of Top Hat, The Gay Divorcee, and Swing Time.
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By Ryan McPhee | 12/11/2020Hall's play Pussy Valley was recently adapted into the Starz series P-Valley, which Lionsgate has already picked up for a second season.
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By Dan Meyer | 12/11/2020Hocus Pocus and Enchanted sequels, a new Lin-Manuel Miranda score, and more are among the new projects from the entertainment giant.
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By Dan Meyer | 12/11/2020The film adaptation of the musical stars Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Jo Ellen Pellman, Andrew Rannells, Kerry Washington, Ariana DeBose, and more.
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By Dan Meyer | 12/11/2020Budding stage performers shine in the film, also featuring Tony winners Viola Davis and Denzel Washington.
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By Dan Meyer | 12/11/2020The festive special features cast members Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, and more.
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By Talaura Harms | 12/10/2020Plus: A new fellowship for BIPOC theatre makers launches at Woolly Mammoth.
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The Verdict
By Dan Meyer | 12/10/2020The special was based on the musical adaptation of the holiday favorite.
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The Verdict
By Dan Meyer | 12/10/2020The film is a stage-to-screen adaptation of John Patrick Shanley’s Outside Mullingar.
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Sponsored Content
By Andrew Gans | 12/10/2020Plus: Enjoy interviews with Broadway performers ahead of the primetime event with the Playbill Pre-Show.
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Video
By Dan Meyer | 12/09/2020The Broadway alum has been seen in Frozen, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Waitress.
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