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Exclusive: Corbin Bleu and Stephanie Styles will headline a private industry reading in January of the Broadway-aimed musical comedy Get Happy, a new stage adaptation of the MGM film classic Summer Stock.

The invitation-only reading will be held on January 17 in New York City, according to producers Steve Peters and Michael Londra of VenuWorks Theatricals, Greg & Marissa Frankenfield of Excelsior Entertainment, and executive producers Carolyn Rossi Copeland and Nancy Nagel Gibbs.

Get Happy is produced by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.

The musical premiered last year under the title Summer Stock in a well-reviewed and sold-out run at Connecticut’s Goodspeed Musicals. Featuring a book and additional lyrics by four-time Emmy Award winner Cheri Steinkellner, Get Happy includes many of the film’s famous songs such as “You, Wonderful You,” “Dig for Your Dinner,” “Happy Harvest,” and the title song, which...

Showtime’s Billions season seven episode 11 has the potential to be one of the show’s best episodes, now that the stage has been set for a huge, game-changing showdown between Axe and Prince. Episode 11, “Axe Global,” will air on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, October 20, 2023.

Season seven episodes also air on Showtime on Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt.

Season seven stars Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike “Wags” Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, and Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker. Jeffrey DeMunn plays Chuck Rhoades Sr., Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha “Dave” Mahar, Kelly AuCoin is “Dollar” Bill Stern, Daniel Breaker is Roger “Scooter” Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.

Damian Lewis reprises his role as Bobby Axelrod for the final season.

“Axe Global” Plot: Chuck, Axe and Wendy square off against Prince as the campaign intensity increases.

The promo teaser for Showtime’s Billions season seven episode two finds Wendy, Taylor, and Wags attempting to convince Bobby to join their campaign to take down Mike Prince. Episode two, “Original Sin,” streams on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 18, 2023. Season seven episodes debut on Showtime on Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt.

Damian Lewis reprises his role as Bobby Axelrod for the final season. Season seven also stars Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike “Wags” Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, and Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker.

Jeffrey DeMunn plays Chuck Rhoades Sr., Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha “Dave” Mahar, Kelly AuCoin is “Dollar” Bill Stern, Daniel Breaker is Roger “Scooter” Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.

“Original Sin” Plot: Prince recruits campaign support and encourages the Prince Cappers to aim high under a new directive for big swings.

Foul Play is created by Andrew Barth Feldman, Alex Boniello, and Matthew Barth Tinkelman. Foul Play is a five-part improvisational murder mystery series that takes viewers across multiple genres, including an Agatha Christie-inspired whodunnit, high fantasy, and reality television. However, the cutting-edge series allows the viewer to step into the role of detective, investigating each crime by following suspects and sniffing out clues to uncover the identity of the killer.

Foul Play has an impressive cast of improvisational legends and stars of both stage and screen, including Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things), Michael Urie (Shrinking), Ryan Haddad (The Politician), Erica Hernandez (True Lies), Will Roland (Billions), Celia Rose Gooding (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), and Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice). The digital series features writing contributions from Feldman, Arti Gollapudi (Upright Citizens’ Brigade), B. Dave Walters (Dungeons & Dragons: A Darkened Wish), and Brennan Lee Mulligan. Foul Play premieres Friday, April 21 at 9 p.

Foul Play is a new kind of digital storytelling that puts the viewer in charge of their own experience. Created by Andrew Barth Feldman, Alex Boniello, and Matthew Barth Tinkelman, this five-part series follows a different whodunit murder mystery in each episode. Foul Play takes this storytelling style across multiple genres, including high fantasy, noir, and reality television, with the viewer taking on the role of detective, moving from room to room following the characters they think are suspicious and searching for clues.

Foul Play is a loosely improvised comedy murder mystery series with an incredible cast, including Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things), Michael Urie (Shrinking), Ryan Haddad (The Politician), Erica Hernandez (True Lies), Will Roland (Billions), Celia Rose Gooding (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), and Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice). The series features writing contributions from Feldman, Brennan Lee Mulligan, B. Dave Walters (Dungeons & Dragons: A Darkened Wish), and Arti Gollapudi (Upright...

If you're like many in the Broadway community, you've had the Grammy nominated Dear Evan Hansen cast album playing on repeat for the past year but everyone needs a break here and there. Ever wonder what your favorite characters are listening to Find out below with playlists chosen by the cast members themselves. First up Zoe Murphy Laura Dreyfuss, Jared Kleinman Will Roland and Alana Beck Kristolyn Lloyd...

Dear Evan Hansen fans theater fans: Today is going to be a good day and here’s why! People’s got the exclusive first look at Noah Galvin in the hit musical.

The 23-year-old Real O’Neals alum is making his Broadway debut as the title character in the Tony-winning show on Tuesday, for a run that will continue through mid-January 2018.

He’s the first actor to take over the role from original star Ben Platt, who departed the production on Sunday. Taylor Trensch, currently playing Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! opposite Bette Midler, will play the part from there.

The invitation proclaimed An Evening of Pure Joy and the Barrington Stage Company's NYC Benefit held at The Friars Club last night surpassed all expectations. A star studded roster from the Bsc actors bench filled the Friars Club with song as Tony Award Winning ComposerLyricist William Finn presented Joe Iconis with the William Finn Award for Innovation and Excellence in Musical Theatre. Julianne Boyd, artistic director and founder of Barrington Stage Company, Mary Ann Quinson, Board Chair, and Marita O'Dea Glodt, opened the evenings festivities. The Sro guests in the legendary Friars Club were entertained by Bsc performers, Jennette Bayardelle, Allison Blackwell, Ellen Harvey, Lauren Marcus, Kyle Dean Massey, Jeff McCarthy, Anastasia Mccluskey, Anne L. Nathan, Will Roland, Scarlett Strallen, Will Swenson,Jason Sweetooth Williams,Eric William Morris, and Stephanie Umoh. Musical direction was by Darren Cohen.

Stars from “Dear Evan Hansen,” “A Bronx Tale,” “Wicked,” and beyond made their way to the Highline Ballroom on Oct. 30 for “Love Letter to Houston,” a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Harvey, organized by Houston native and “Evan Hansen” actor Kristolyn Lloyd. Proceeds from the event, which also featured a live auction hosted by Will Roland, went entirely to the Houston Food Bank. Additionally, every piece performed throughout the evening was, notably, written by a Houstonian including Beyoncé (Olivia Puckett singing “I’m a Survivor”), Edward Albee (Lora Lee Gayer performing an excerpt from “A Delicate Balance”), and Johnny Nash (Lloyd herself performing “I Can See Clearly”). Additional performances came courtesy of Lloyd’s current costar Laura Dreyfuss, Tony nominee Nick Cordero, and “Newsies” alum Kara Lindsay. You can learn more about or donate to the Houston Food Bank here.

In Backstage Bite with Katie Lynch, come into Katie's kitchen with some of Broadway's brightest as they eat, drink and merrily mix it up. See your favorite stars out of their element as they whip up dishes inspired by their Broadway show. Watch what happens when these actors trade belting for bakingIn this latest episode, Katie is joined by very special guest from Dear Evan Hansen- Jared Kleinman himself, Will Roland...

In this latest episode, we bring you a very special guest from Dear Evan Hansen- Jared Kleinman himself, Will Roland For the recipe for Katie's White Lie Chocolate Cherry Poptarts, visit www.backstagebite.com.

Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Let's Drink To That The Music amp Lyrics Of Drew Gasparini on Monday, September 11th at 930pm with a cast featuring 2016 Tony nominee Alex Brightman School of Rock, Colton Ryan Dear Evan Hansen, and Will Roland Dear Evan Hansen, among others.