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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Tovah Feldshuh Struts Her Stuff in Gypsy at Bristol Riverside Theatre Beginning Dec. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh takes her turn as Rose in the Arthur Laurents-Jule Styne-Stephen Sondheim musical Gypsy, which begins performances Dec. 6 at the Bristol Riverside…

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Solo Play James X, About Ireland's Institutional Abuse, Arrives Off-Broadway Dec. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Gerard Mannix Flynn's solo drama James X, tracing the journey of one child through Ireland's abusive institutional system, begins previews Off-Broadway Dec. 6 at the Culture Project.

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Tony Winner Tonya Pinkins Set for Barry Levitt's Jazz Jam at Urban Stages by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins will be part of Barry Levitt's Jazz Jam Dec. 7 at Urban Stages in Manhattan. The concert is presented as part of the Winter Rhythms music festiva…

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Elaine Paige Tweets Evita Surprise for Gypsy of the Year Competition by Adam Hetrick

Broadway audiences may finally get a glimpse of Olivier Award-winning actress Elaine Paige's take on Eva Peron. The West End star, who is currently appearing in the Broadway revival of F…

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Jonathan Groff Will Tap His Way Into MCC Theater's Miscast Gala by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff, who was recently seen Off-Broadway in The Submission, will be part of MCC Theater's 2012 Miscast gala, Playbill.com has learned.

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Stephen Kunken, MaryLouise Burke and Marin Hinkle Cast in Rx Off-Broadway Premiere by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Stephen Kunken, MaryLouise Burke and Marin Hinkle will star in Kate Fodor's world-premiere comedy about workplace depression and ailments of the heart, Rx, which will …

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William Goldman's "The Princess Bride" Will Get Live L.A. Reading by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award winner William Goldman's 1987 film "The Princess Bride" will be the latest screenplay included in the "Live Read" series at the Los Angeles County Museu…

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Caucus! The Musical, Updated for 2012 Campaign, to Premiere Dec. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Caucus! The Musical Episode 2012: The GOP Strikes Back, a homegrown musical parody of American politics, will debut Dec. 8 in Des Moines, IA.

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Off-Broadway's MCC Theater Eyes Permanent Residence in Midtown by Adam Hetrick

MCC Theater, the 25-year-old Off-Broadway company which currently calls the Lucille Lortel Theatre in the West Village home, is aiming to move to a new 25,000 square foot permanent residence…

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Cast of Broadway's Elf, Including Sebastian Arcelus, Beth Leavel and Amy Spanger, Sing at Barnes and Noble Dec. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Cast members from the 2010 Broadway production of Elf, including Sebastian Arcelus, Beth Leavel and Amy Spanger, perform selections from the original cast album Dec. 5 at the Upper East Side…

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Tickets On Sale for Broadway Run of Ghost The Musical Dec. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Tickets to the Broadway production of Ghost The Musical, which will star original London leads Richard Fleeshman and Caissie Levy, go on sale to the general public Dec. 5.

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Transport Group Honors Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn Dec. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane and composer-lyricist Lewis Flinn, the duo behind the new Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones, are honored during the Transport Group's…

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

New York Stage and Film Honors Christopher Plummer and More Dec. 4 by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Emmy Award winner Christopher Plummer is among the honorees of the New York Stage and Film's annual winter gala Dec. 4 in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel.

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The Man Who Came to Dinner, With Jim Brochu and Cady Huffman, Opens Off-Broadway Dec. 4 by Adam Hetrick

The Peccadillo Theater Company's Off-Broadway revival of Kaufman and Hart's classic comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, staring Drama Desk winner Jim Brochu, officially opens Dec. 4 a…

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Misterman, With Cillian Murphy, Opens at St. Ann's Warehouse Dec. 4 by Adam Hetrick

Enda Walsh's dark solo comedy Misterman, starring Cillian Murphy in his U.S. stage debut, officially opens Dec. 4 at St. Ann's Warehouse.

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Tix For Broadway Revival of Jesus Christ Superstar Go On Sale Dec. 3 by Adam Hetrick

Tickets to the Broadway revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar go on sale to the general public Dec. 3. Broadway performances begin March 1, 201…

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Heidi Schreck Will Recount How The World Began Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Obie Award winner Heidi Schreck will star as a Manhattan biology teacher who experiments in rural life in the New York premiere of Catherine Trieschmann's How the World Began, which will…

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Rutherford & Son, Seen at the Mint in 2001, Will Return for Encore Engagement; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The Drama Desk Award-winning Mint Theater Company will revive its 2001 production of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, which will begin performances Feb. 4, 2012, Off-Broadway.

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Lee Hall's Pitmen Painters Sets Cast for West Coast Debut by Adam Hetrick

Lee Hall's Olivier Award-winning drama The Pitmen Painters, about a group of miners in Northern England who have their lives transformed by art, will make its West Coast debut beginning …

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One More Sleep 'Til Christmas Concert to Feature Claybourne Elder, Gideon Glick and Rebecca Naomi Jones by Adam Hetrick

Claybourne Elder, Gideon Glick and Rebecca Naomi Jones will offer One More Sleep 'Til Christmas, a concert of holiday songs, Dec. 12 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

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New Group Lines Up Mamie Gummer, Josh Hamilton and Ethan Hawke for Dark Nights Series by Adam Hetrick

Mamie Gummer and Josh Hamilton will take part in "Hamlet at Home," a presentation of the New Group's Dark Nights reading series, Dec. 11 at the Acorn Theatre.

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Jesus Christ Superstar Broadway Revival Tickets Go On Sale Dec. 3 by Adam Hetrick

Tickets to the Broadway revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar will go on sale to the general public Dec. 3. Broadway performances begin March 1…

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Stick Fly, With Dulé Hill, Mekhi Phifer and Tracie Thoms, Announces Rush Ticket Policy by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway premiere of Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly, which stars Dulé Hill, Tracie Thoms and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, has announced a discounted rush ticket offer for all performa…

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Zoe Caldwell Invites Audiences to Tea in Elective Affinities, Opening Off-Broadway Dec. 2 by Adam Hetrick

David Adjmi's Elective Affinities, starring Tony Award winner Zoe Caldwell as an Upper East Side resident who opens her doors for tea, officially opens Off-Broadway Dec. 2.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Lincoln Center Theater Extends Afghan War Drama Blood and Gifts Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Lincoln Center Theater has extended the American premiere of J.T. Rogers' Blood and Gifts, a new drama about a CIA agent's involvement in the 1980s Soviet-Afghan War, through Jan. 8,…

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Transport Group to Honor Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn; Kerry Butler, Andrew Rannells and Mary Testa to Perform by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane and composer-lyricist Lewis Flinn, the duo behind the new Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones, will be honored during the Transport Group&#…

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Michael Urie Will Join Nick Jonas in Broadway's How to Succeed in Business... by Adam Hetrick

Michael Urie will step into the role of Bud Frump, the lazy office brown-noser at the World Wide Wicket Company, in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

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Mike Daisey's The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs Will Reboot at the Public in 2012 by Adam Hetrick

Mike Daisey's The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, which played an extended run Off-Broadway at the Public Theater earlier this fall, will return for a five-week New York run in 2012.

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Tom Bower Replaces Tracy Letts in Buried Child at LATW by Adam Hetrick

Tom Bower has been announced to replace Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning actor-playwright Tracy Letts in the L.A. Theatre Works production of Sam Shepard's Buried Child.

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Robert Lopez Reacts to Book of Mormon Grammy Nomination by Adam Hetrick

With nine Tony Awards under its belt, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Broadway's The Book of Mormon is also among the nominees in the Best Musical Show Album category f…

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A.R.T. Cast Confirmed to Return for Broadway Run of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been confirmed for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, a new vision of the classic American folk opera, which will arrive on Broadway Dec. 17 at the Richard Rodgers Theat…

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