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Monday, October 24, 2011

Music Theatre International Launches Free App Connecting Fans and Shows by Adam Hetrick

Music Theatre International, which licenses titles including Annie, West Side Story, Follies, Next to Normal and Rent, has announced the launch of a new app for the iPhone and iPad that conn…

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World Premiere of Julia Brownell's All-American Debuts Off-Broadway Oct. 24 by Adam Hetrick

The LCT3 world premiere of All-American, the new Julia Brownell play exploring the dynamics of the modern American family, begins performances Oct. 24 at the Duke on 42nd Street.

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Abingdon Theatre Company Honors Charles Busch and Julie Halston Oct. 24 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Alan Cumming and Beth Leavel, as well as Alison Fraser, Andrew Rannells and veteran drag performer Lypsinka honor Tony-nominated playwright Charles Busch and Julie Halston…

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Frank Wood, Melissa Leo and Zachary Quinto Read Side Man Off-Broadway Oct. 24 by Adam Hetrick

A starry benefit reading of Warren Leight's Tony Award-winning drama Side Man, featuring original Tony-winning actor Frank Wood and Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, is presented Oct. 24…

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Tony Nominee Chad Kimball Departs Broadway's Memphis Oct. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Chad Kimball shouts his last "Hockadoo!" in the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis Oct. 23 at the Shubert Theatre.

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Saturday, October 22, 2011

The Submission, a Dark Comedy About Theatre People Behaving Badly, Ends Off-Broadway Run by Adam Hetrick

MCC Theatre's world-premiere limited engagement of Jeff Talbott's The Submission — a talk-of-the-town play that has seen sold-out, turnaway business at the box office during it…

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Little Shop of Horrors Blooms at Gallery Players Oct. 22 by Adam Hetrick

Little Shop of Horrors, featuring Philip Jackson Smith and Emily McNamara, opens for business Oct. 22 at the Gallery Players in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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Multi-Racial All My Sons Opens at L.A.'s Matrix Oct. 22 by Adam Hetrick

Arthur Miller's All My Sons takes on a new dimension in the Matrix Theatre's multi-racial staging, which officially opens Oct. 22 after previews that began Oct. 13 in Los Angeles.

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Laura Benanti Offers Solo Concert at Landmark On Main Street Oct. 22 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti, last seen on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and on TV in NBC's "Playboy Club," takes center stage in a solo eve…

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Bring It On Cast Performs at L.A.'s Universal CityWalk Oct. 22 by Adam Hetrick

Cast members from Bring It On, the new musical about competitive cheerleading, join Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda to offer fans a special performance Oct. 22 at Universal CityWalk in …

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Eddie Korbich, Emma Zaks, Janine DiVita and Colleen Zenk Begin An Odyssey Off-Broadway Oct. 21 by Adam Hetrick

The world-premiere Off-Broadway engagement of Odyssey – The Epic Musical, starring Eddie Korbich, Emma Zaks, Janine DiVita and Colleen Zenk, begins Oct. 21 at the American Theatre of A…

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Leading Ladies of Broadway Propose a Toast to Elaine Stritch by Adam Hetrick

Glorious. Larger than life. Dangerous. These are just a few of the words used to describe Tony Award-winning stage veteran Elaine Stritch by some of the actresses who have been influenced by…

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Jeremy Webb Leads To Kill A Mockingbird at Dallas Theater Center Beginning Oct. 21 by Adam Hetrick

To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Drama Desk Award winner Jeremy Webb as Atticus Finch, begins performances Oct. 21 at the Dallas Theater Center's AT&T Performing Arts Center.

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Maria Dizzia and Greg Keller Move Into Belleville at Yale Rep Oct. 21 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Maria Dizzia, Greg Keller, Pascale Armand and Gilbert Owuor lead the world premiere of Amy Herzog's Belleville, which begins performances Oct. 21 at the Yale Repertory…

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Mike Daisey's The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs Extends Run by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater has extended Mike Daisey's latest work, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, which weighs the human cost of must-have technology, through Dec. 4.

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Hugh Jackman May Give Broadway a Peek at Les Miserables by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman is preparing to bring audiences a night full of song in his upcoming one-man show Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, which begins performances Oct. 25 at the Broa…

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Man Who Came to Dinner, With Jim Brochu and Cady Huffman, Will Arrive Off-Broadway in November by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Cady Huffman and Drama Desk winner Jim Brochu will co-star in the Peccadillo Theater Company production of Kaufman and Hart's The Man Who Came to Dinner, which will beg…

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Quilt Benefit Concert to Feature Nikki M. James, Constantine Maroulis, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Anthony Rapp by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Nikki M. James, and Tony nominees Constantine Maroulis and Daphne Rubin-Vega will take part in Quilt A Musical Celebration and Reflection on 30 Years Nov. 28 at Avery …

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Sam Shepard Selects Matthew Paul Olmos to Debut Work at LaMaMa by Adam Hetrick

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard has selected Matthew Paul Olmos to create a new work that will debut at La MaMa etc as part of the company's 51st season.

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Saving Aimee, Starring Tony Nominee Carolee Carmello, Opens in Seattle Oct. 20 by Adam Hetrick

Kathie Lee Gifford, David Friedman and David Pomeranz's musical Saving Aimee, starring Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello as 1920's evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, tests its fait…

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Itamar Moses' Completeness Reboots With Jason Ritter and Mandy Siegfried in L.A. Oct. 20 by Adam Hetrick

Jason Ritter and Mandy Siegfried co-star in the L.A. Theatre Works production of Itamar Moses' science-filled love story Completeness, which begins performances Oct. 20 at UCLA's Jam…

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Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonful Begins World-Premiere Run at Hartford Oct. 20 by Adam Hetrick

The Hartford Stage world premiere of Tony Award nominee Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonful, which explores an Iraqi soldier's life in America after facing battle, beg…

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Wanna Be In Gavin Creel's New Music Video? by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel, who last appeared in the Broadway revival of Hair, is filming is first music video Oct. 23 in New York City and is inviting fans to be part of the ev…

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Tony Winner Zoe Caldwell Will Play Hostess in Elective Affinities Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winner Zoe Caldwell will welcome audiences for tea, sandwiches and lady fingers in the Soho Rep site-specific production of David Adjmi's Elective Affinities, which will begin…

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Labyrinth's Celebrity Charades to Feature Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Kristen Wiig and More by Adam Hetrick

Bobby Cannavale, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Rock and Kristen Wiig are among the stars announced for the Labyrinth Theater Company's "Celebrity Charades 2011: Down and Derby"…

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James Van Der Beek and Patton Oswalt Set for "Breakfast Club" Live Reading in L.A. by Adam Hetrick

John Hughes' iconic  film "The Breakfast Club" will get a starry live reading Oct. 20 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, featuring Mindy Kaling, James Van Der Beek a…

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Peter and the Starcatcher Will Fly to Broadway in 2012 by Adam Hetrick

Peter and the Starcatcher, the imaginative stage adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's prequel to the tale of Peter Pan, which was seen Off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Works…

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Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Are 2011 Songwriter's Fellowship Award Winners by Adam Hetrick

The songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, whose latest project A Christmas Story, The Musical! launches a five-city tour in November, are the recipients of the 2011 Songwriter&rsqu…

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Engeman's Broadway Highlights to Feature Elizabeth Stanley, Lauren Molina and More by Adam Hetrick

Elizabeth Stanley, Lauren Molina and Darren Ritchie will share Broadway Highlights with audiences at the Engeman Theater in Northport, Long Island Nov. 12.

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Nikki M. James and Joshua Henry Set for A Good Man Musical Readings by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Book of Mormon star Nikki M. James will take part in Amas Musical Theatre's free reading of A Good Man, which will be offered Nov. 3 and 4 at the Snapple Theater Cente…

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Broadway's Memphis Celebrates Second Anniversary Oct. 19 by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning rock musical Memphis, authored by Tony winners Joe DiPietro and David Bryan, celebrates its second anniversary on Broadway Oct. 19 at the Shubert Theatre.

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