Over the past 25 years plenty of acclaimed actors have come and gone through the Majestic Theatre to don the half-mask of Broadway’s most iconic theater-lovin’ ghost, the titular Phantom of the Opera. Next week marks the show’s quarter-century anniversary, and Broadway.com will be celebrating the show's incredible achievement with loads of Phantom coverage. The Tony-winning ...

It was a blast! Sparks flew when two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz joined David Yazbek for the composer’s monthly jam session at 92YTribeca on January 7. Butz donned the hat he wore (yes, he saved it!) as Freddy Benson in Yazbek's unforgettable 2005 Broadway musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and performed three songs with Yazbek and his band ...

If you missed Memory & Mayhem, Norbert Leo Butz’s recent concert at 54 Below, don’t despair: The two-time Tony winner’s electrifying performance has been preserved on a new live CD, produced in partnership between the cabaret venue and Broadway Records. To celebrate Memory & Mayhem’s January 15 release, Butz headed to Barnes & Noble on NYC's Upper East ...

The musical adaptation of Big Fish is officially casting its net into the Broadway seas. Starring two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz and Tony nominees Kate Baldwin and Bobby Steggert, the musical will begin performances September 5 at the Neil Simon Theatre. Opening night is set for October 6. 

Adapted from the novel by Daniel Wallace, Big Fish features music ...

Musical theater fans got a treat on January 7 when two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz joined David Yazbek for the composer’s monthly concert at 92YTribeca. Norbert sang three songs with Yazbek and his Ladyparts band, including the showstopping “Dirty Rotten Number” from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. (Yazbek performed the role of con artist Lawrence Jamieson, created on Broadway by ...

It's officially January, which means that there's a whole month of resolution making (and breaking) and, of course, exciting Broadway events ahead of us! Read on to see what we've picked as the cream of the crop from the week ahead, which includes opening nights for The Other Place and Picnic, a thrilling Jersey Boys return and ...

Dead Accounts,Thesera Rebeck's new Broadway comedy starring Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz, will play its final performance on January 6 at the Music Box Theatre. The limited engagement had originally been scheduled to run through February 24. At the time of closing the show will have played 27 preview and 44 regular performances.

Directed by Jack O ...

The pre-Broadway run of the new musical Big Fish will open at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre on April 21, 2013. Directed and choreographed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Scottsboro Boys, The Producers) and starring two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz (Dead Accounts), the musical will play the Oriental Theatre April 2 through May 5. A move to Broadway ...

Six-time Tony-nomininated composer and musician David Yazbek will welcome special guest, Tony-winning Dead Accounts star Norbert Leo Butz, to his monthly concert series at 92YTribeca on January 7, 2013. At each show, held the first Monday of each month, Yazbek delivers some of his favorite musical numbers, debut new songs and welcome special guests from the worlds of theater, music ...