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Friday, September 30, 2011

Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret," With Anna Paquin and Matt Damon, Arrives in Movie Theatres Sept. 30 by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-nominated playwright and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan's latest film "Margaret," starring Matt Damon and Anna Paquin, makes its long-awaited screen debut Sept. 30.

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Gatsby In Concert, With Matt Cavenaugh and Jenny Powers, Presented Sept. 30 by Adam Hetrick

Gatsby, the Hugh Wheeler, Lee Pockriss and Carolyn Leigh musical which originally aimed for a Broadway debut over 40 years ago, finally arrives in New York in concert form on Sept. 30 as par…

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Saving Aimee Musical, With Carolee Carmello and Judy Kaye, Is Born Again in Seattle Sept. 30 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello returns to the pulpit in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of Saving Aimee, the musical about Jazz-Age evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson by Kathi…

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Jawbreaker Musical Will Have NYC Reading With Diana DeGarmo by Adam Hetrick

"American Idol" veteran and Broadway actress Diana DeGarmo will be part of a Manhattan industry reading of Jawbreaker, the musical based on the 1999 Darren Stein film, which will t…

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Tony Kushner and Stephen Sondheim to Discuss "Look, I Made a Hat" for Public Forum by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Sondheim and Tony Kushner will reunite for a Jan. 17, 2012, discussion at the Skirball Center as part of the Public Theater's Public Forum series.

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I'm Connecticut, From Emmy-Winning "Simpsons" Writer, to Debut at Connecticut Repertory Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will stage the world premiere of Emmy Award-winning "Simpsons" writer Mike Reiss' I'm Connecticut as part of its 2011-2012 season.

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Royce Johnson and Clea Alsip Set for Regional Premiere of Motherf**ker with the Hat by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the regional premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' Tony-nominated play Motherf**ker with the Hat, which will open the 2011-2012 season at Hartford's Theate…

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Max Von Essen and Stephanie D'Abruzzo Join Living for Today Concert at Joe's Pub by Adam Hetrick

Max von Essen, Darren Ritchie, Tony nominee  Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Alison Case have joined the one-night-only Living for Today benefit concert on Oct. 17 at Joe's Pub.

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Ghost The Musical Will Play Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, which currently hosts the undead Addams Family clan, will be haunted anew this spring when Ghost The Musical, the London stage production based on the Academy Awar…

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Kristy Cates, Kasey Marino and Tom Rainey Share Time Between Us at NYMF Starting Sept. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Time Between Us, featuring Kristy Cates, Kasey Marino and Tom Rainey, begins performances Sept. 29 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

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"Welcome to the Night": Sweet Smell of Success Begins NYU Engagement Sept. 29 by Adam Hetrick

The students of NYU Steinhardt’s Program take on Sweet Smell of Success, the Tony Award-nominated musical by John Guare, Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Carnelia, beginning Sept. 29 at the F…

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The Real High School Musical: The Stars Recall Their Glory Days by Adam Hetrick

Before "High School Musical" was a hit franchise, it was an American institution. Patti LuPone, Tom Kitt, Kate Baldwin, Tommy Tune and Constantine Maroulis talk to Playbill about t…

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Broadway's War Horse Will Donate Veteran's Day Proceeds to USO by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of War Horse, the acclaimed drama based on Michael Morpurgo's WWI-set novel, will donate the net proceeds from the Nov. 11 Veteran…

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Tickets for MCC's Carrie and Wild Animals You Should Know Go On Sale Oct. 3 by Adam Hetrick

Off-Broadway tickets for the MCC Theater revival of the cult musical Carrie and the world premiere of Wild Animals You Should Know will go on sale to the general public Oct. 3.

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Tickets for MCC's Carrie and Wild Animals You Should Know Go On Sale Sept. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Off-Broadway tickets for the MCC Theater revival of the cult musical Carrie and the world premiere of Wild Animals You Should Know will go on sale to the general public Sept. 29.

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Works by Edward Albee, Will Eno, Katori Hall, Kenneth Lonergan and Athol Fugard Will Play Signature Center by Adam Hetrick

The Signature Theatre Company will populate its 2012 season at the brand-new Signature Center with three Athol Fugard dramas, as well as premieres by Edward Albee, Kenneth Lonergan, Will Eno…

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Radha Blank and Lisa Kron Among Helen Merrill Award Winners by Adam Hetrick

Playwrights Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Dorothy Fortenberry, Dan LeFranc, Radha Blank and Lisa Kron are the recipients of the 2011 Helen Merrill Awards in Playwrighting.

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Sleep No More Extends Again Through Nov. 12 by Adam Hetrick

The acclaimed production of Sleep No More, which has been luring New Yorkers into its haunted world since April, will continue the dark dream at the McKittrick Hotel through Nov. 12.

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Dee Hoty, Samantha Mathis and Concetta Tomei Set for Love, Loss... Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty, Samantha Mathis and Concetta Tomei have been announced to join the Off-Broadway cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore beginning Oct. 5.

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Lisa D'Amour and Melissa James Gibson Win 2011 Steinberg Playwright Awards by Adam Hetrick

Lisa D’Amour, whose play Detroit is aiming for a Broadway arrival this season, and This playwright Melissa James Gibson are the recipients of the 2011 Steinberg Playwright Awards.

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Kissless Puckers Up at New York Musical Theatre Festival Starting Sept. 28 by Adam Hetrick

Kissless, the new pop musical about unexpected love by Chance McClain, arrives in New York Sept. 28 with a cast of teens from Texas as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

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New York Premiere of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Lidless Opens Sept. 28 by Adam Hetrick

A female interrogator attempts to put her dark past at Guantanamo Bay behind her in the New York premiere of Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Yale Drama Series Award-winning play Lidless, which o…

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Countess of Storyville Musical Readings to Feature Lillias White and Forrest McClendon by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lillias White, Tony nominee Forrest McClendon, Lawrence Clayton and Nikki Crawford will be part of the new musical The Countess of Storyville, which will be presented free …

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EXCLUSIVE: Benjamin Walker and Reeve Carney Part of American Psycho Musical Workshop by Adam Hetrick

Benjamin Walker is taking a stab at Wall Street in the new Duncan Sheik-Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa musical adaptation of American Psycho, which is having a private Manhattan workshop this week, …

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Philip Jackson Smith and Emily McNamara Will Open Little Shop of Horrors at Gallery Players by Adam Hetrick

Brooklyn's Gallery Players will give audiences a special Halloween treat with the camp pop musical Little Shop of Horrors, which is set to take root beginning Oct. 22 in Park Slope.

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Phillip Jackson Smith and Emily McNamara Will Open Little Shop of Horrors at Gallery Players by Adam Hetrick

Brooklyn's Gallery Players will give audiences a special Halloween treat with the camp pop musical Little Shop of Horrors, which is set to take root beginning Oct. 22 in Park Slope.

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The Robber Bridegroom Will Play City Theatre in October; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The International City Theatre will stage Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman's Tony Award-nominated musical adaptation of the Eudora Welty novella The Robber Bridegroom beginning Oct. 11 in …

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Book of Mormon and Follies Casting Directors Win Artios Awards by Adam Hetrick

The Book of Mormon casting director Carrie Gardner and Laura Stanczyk, who cast the Kennedy Center production of Follies prior to its Broadway arrival, are among the 2011 Artios Award winner…

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Musical About Anti-Gay Violence, This One Girl's Story, Begins at NYMF Sept. 27 by Adam Hetrick

Zonya Love Johnson, Angela Grovey and Antonio Edwards Suarez lead the cast of This One Girl’s Story, a musical inspired by the true story of a deadly attack on a lesbian couple in the …

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Jen Cody, Susan Powell, Joseph Mahowald and Matt Merchant Are Guys and Dolls at TUTS by Adam Hetrick

Jen Cody, Susan Powell, Joseph Mahowald and Matt Merchant star in the Theatre Under the Stars production of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls, which begins performances Sept. 27 in Houston.

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The Submission, Starring Jonathan Groff and Rutina Wesley, Opens Off-Broadway Sept. 27 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff is a promising playwright on a crash course with destiny in the world premiere of Jeff Talbott's tense, dramatic comedy The Submission, which officially…

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