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Saturday, January 14, 2012

World Premiere of Theresa Rebeck's Ohio-Set Dead Accounts Begins in Cincinnati Jan. 14 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's comedy Dead Accounts, about a prodigal son who returns home to Cincinnati, begins performances Jan. 14 at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Long Wharf Postpones World Premiere of Sophie's Choice by Adam Hetrick

The Long Wharf Theatre has announced that My Name Is Asher Lev will replace the world-premiere stage production of Sophie's Choice, which was to star Carla Gugino this spring at the Conn…

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Next to Normal's Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey Writing Songs for "Sweet Valley High" Film by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal collaborators Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey will provide the score to the new movie musical based on the "Sweet Valley High" young …

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Ken Rus Schmoll to Navigate Erin Courtney's A Map of Virtue for 13P by Adam Hetrick

Ken Rus Schmoll (Middletown) will stage the world premiere of Erin Courtney's A Map of Virtue in February as the penultimate production of the playwrights collective 13P.

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Free "Behind the Scenes" Panel to Feature Creatives from Spider-Man, Porgy and Bess and Sister Act by Adam Hetrick

Spider-Man musical director Kimberly Grigsby, Porgy and Bess musical adaptor Deidre L. Murray and Tony-nominated Sister Act lyricist Glenn Slater will be part of the Jan. 23 panel discussion…

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Jackie Hoffman's Jackie Five-Oh! Arrives in L.A. Jan. 13 by Adam Hetrick

After an extended run at Joe's Pub last winter, Jackie Hoffman's riotous cabaret Jackie Five-Oh! begins a six-performance Los Angeles run Jan. 13 at the Renberg Theatre.

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Anna Deavere Smith's Let Me Down Easy Airs On "Great Performances" Jan. 13 by Adam Hetrick

Anna Deavere Smith's solo play about the U.S. healthcare system and the resilience of the human body, Let Me Down Easy, airs Jan. 13 on PBS' "Great Performances."

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The Fall to Earth, Starring Tony Nominee Amelia Campbell, Descends Off-Broadway Jan. 13 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Amelia Campbell stars in the New York premiere of Chicago-based playwright Joel Drake Johnson's family drama The Fall to Earth, which begins performances Jan. 13 at 59…

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Constantine Maroulis Is The Toxic Avenger, Beginning Jan. 13 at the Alley Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The Toxic Avenger, the sci-fi rock musical starring Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis as a radioactive hero, begins performances Jan. 13 at the Alley Theatre in Houston, TX.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

"Smash" Stars Brian D'Arcy James, Christian Borle and More to Appear at Junior Theater Festival by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Brian D'Arcy James and Christian Borle, as well as Jaime Cepero and Emmy Award-nominated "Smash" producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan will appear at the Jun…

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Josh Landay Will Be The Whipping Man at Hartford Stage; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the Hartford Stage production of Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man, which will begin performances Feb. 23 under the direction of Hana S. Sha…

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Page 73 Names Max Posner 2012 Playwriting Fellow by Adam Hetrick

Max Posner has been named the recipient of the 2012 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship, which nurtures the work of emerging playwrights whose plays have not been professionally produced in New Y…

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Public Sings! Benefit Lines Up Laura Benanti, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Raúl Esparza and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Lin-Manuel Miranda will be part of Public Sings!, a benefit for the Public Theater, to be held March 5 at Joe's Pub.

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World Premiere of Good Goods to Feature De'Adre Aziza and Kyle Beltran by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee de’Adre Aziza will be part of the world premiere of Christina Anderson's Good Goods, which will begin Feb. 3 at the Yale Repertory Theatre.

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Red Bull Will Stage Workshop of The Aeneid With Music By Duncan Sheik; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The Red Bull Theater has announced plans for a workshop of Olivier Kemeid's adaptation of The Aeneid, featuring music by Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik, Feb. 1…

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"Where Do I Go?": Hair First National Tour Will Conclude Jan. 29 by Adam Hetrick

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning revival of Hair will conclude its run Jan. 29 in Cleveland, OH.

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Phantom Sequel Love Never Dies Opens in Sydney Jan. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Christine and the Phantom chase romance to turn-of-the-century Coney Island in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's lavish sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, which opens Jan. 12 in Sy…

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Boeing-Boeing, With Denny Dillon and Ryan Farley, Lands in Hartford Jan. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Denny Dillon is the omnipresent, no-nonsense maid Berthe in the Hartford Stage production of Marc Camoletti's Tony Award-winning comedy Boeing-Boeing beginning Ja…

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Andrew Durand and New Company Enlist in Broadway's War Horse Jan. 12 by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning WWI epic War Horse welcomes new members to the Broadway company, including Spring Awakening cast member Andrew Durand in the central role of Albert Narracott, beginnin…

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Passionate Porgy and Bess, With Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald, Opens On Broadway Jan. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Broadway gets a new look at Catfish Row, with fresh dramatic perspective and a cast boasting Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald, in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, which officially opens on Br…

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Puppet Comedy Hand to God Will Begin Return Off-Broadway Run Feb. 29 by Adam Hetrick

The Ensemble Studio Theatre has revealed dates for the encre Off-Broadway engagement of Hand to God, Robert Askins' critically acclaimed comedy about a possessed Christian-ministry puppe…

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Jennifer Holliday Will Give Special Performance at Apollo's Amateur Night by Adam Hetrick

Original Tony Award-winning Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday will perform during the opening night of the 78th season of Amateur Night at the Apollo Feb. 1 in Harlem.

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Stanley Bahorek and Kacie Sheik Will Be Residents of Off-Broadway-Aimed February House at Long Wharf by Adam Hetrick

Stanley Bahorek, Kacie Sheik, Erik Lochtefeld and Kristen Sieh will be the bohemian intellectuals, artists and icons of February House, the new musical by Gabriel Kahane and Seth Bockley, wh…

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Alison Fraser to Reunite With Barry Harman and Keith Hermann for Amazing Sex at Birdland by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, who starred in the original Broadway production of Romance/Romance, will be part of Amazing Sex – A New Revue, by Tony-nominated songwriters Barry Har…

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Aaron Carter Extends Off-Broadway Run in The Fantasticks Into Spring by Adam Hetrick

Pop singer Aaron Carter has extended his run in the Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks. He will chase romance and adventure for an additional three months through April 22.

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Multi-Ethnic Oklahoma! to Star Eric Ankrim, Alexandra Zorn and Kyle Scatliffe at 5th Avenue Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Eric Ankrim, Alexandra Zorn and Kyle Scatliffe will help forge a "brand new state" in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma!

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Mutli-Ethnic Oklahoma! to Star Eric Ankrim, Alexandra Zorn and Kyle Scatliffe at 5th Avenue Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Eric Ankrim, Alexandra Zorn and Kyle Scatliffe will help forge a "brand new state" in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma!

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Patina Miller, Carolee Carmello and Jerry Zaks Set for Sister Act Event at 92YTribeca by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Olivier Award-nominated Sister Act star Patina Miller will join Tony-winning director Jerry Zaks and two-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello to discuss and perform from the disco-fue…

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God of Carnage, With Jasmine Guy and Keith Randolph Smith, Begins in Atlanta Jan. 11 by Adam Hetrick

Jasmine Guy, Keith Randolph Smith, Crystal Fox and Geoffrey Darnell Williams star in Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning comedy God of Carnage, beginning Jan. 11 at Atlanta's Alliance Theatr…

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Rob Marshall Attached to Bring Into the Woods to the Screen by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Academy Award-nominated "Chicago" and "Nine" director-choreographer Rob Marshall will pick up the cinematic torch to bring Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine'…

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Tony Winner Julie White Added to L.A. Cast of Next Fall by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Julie White has replaced Emmy Award winner Jean Smart in the L.A. Theatre Works production of Geoffrey Nauffts' Tony Award-nominated play Next Fall.

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