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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Broadway 9/11 Tribute to Include Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Bebe Neuwirth by Adam Hetrick

Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Bebe Neuwirth and Brooke Shields will take part in the Broadway community's commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 …

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Barnes and Noble to Welcome Cast of Anything Goes, Kate Baldwin and Justin Vivian Bond by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and the cast of Anything Goes, as well as Tony nominees Kate Baldwin and Justin Vivian Bond will appear at New York City Barnes and Noble retailers in Septemb…

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Nick Jonas Will Climb Ladder of Broadway's How to Succeed... in 2012 by Adam Hetrick

Pop star Nick Jonas, who started his Broadway career in the revival of Annie Get Your Gun, will return to the New York stage as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Tony Award-nominated revival of How…

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The Book of Mormon Will Open Separate Chicago Company in 2012 by Adam Hetrick

Chicago audiences will get their own production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon, which will arrive in the Windy City in 2012.

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Public Theater's Free New Work Now! Series, With Marin Ireland, Lisa Kron and Pablo Schreiber, Begins Sept. 7 by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's free play reading series, New Work Now!, featuring works by Tony Award nominees Lisa Kron and Colman Domingo, launches Sept. 7.

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Brian Dykstra and Matthew Carlson Paint St. Louis Rep Red Beginning Sept. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Actor-playwright Brian Dykstra stars as expressionist painter Mark Rothko in the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis production of John Logan's Tony Award-winning drama Red, beginning Sept. 7.

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New York Philharmonic Accompanies "West Side Story" Screenings Sept. 7-8 by Adam Hetrick

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the 50th anniversary film release of West Side Story with a special screening and live performance of the score Sept. 7 and 8 at Avery Fisher H…

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Next to Normal Makes Regional Debut at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati Sept. 7 by Adam Hetrick

The professional regional premiere of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, starring Jessica Hendy and Mark Hardy, begins performances Sept. 7 at the Ensemble The…

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

NYMF's Kiki Baby to Star Jenn Colella, Jim Walton, Jill Paice, Louis Hobson and More by Adam Hetrick

Jim Walton, Jill Paice, Louis Hobson, Jennifer Laura Thompson and Jenn Colella will star in the musical comedy Kiki Baby as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, beginning Oct. 5 at…

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Rodney Hicks and Brianna Horne to Lead African-American Oklahoma! in Portland by Adam Hetrick

Washington, D.C. area audiences aren't the only theatregoers who will have the chance to see Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! in a new light. Portland Center Stage has announced t…

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Alice Ripley Joins Pilot for Lifetime Series "Modern Love" by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Alice Ripley has landed a recurring role in the new Lifetime series "Modern Love," which will begin shooting in the New York City area in mid-September.

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The Book of Mormon Will Launch National Tour Four Months Early by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning hit musical The Book of Mormon will ring doorbells in Denver, CO, a few months early. The national tour of the musical by the creators of "South Park" and Av…

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Rent Star Adam Pascal Will Step Into Broadway's Memphis by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal, who made his Broadway debut in the rock musical Rent, will find his soul as radio DJ Huey Calhoun in the Tony-winning musical Memphis beginning Oct. 25 at the…

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Dallas-Area Gypsy, With Sue Mathys, Boasts 39-Piece Orchestra and Original Charts by Adam Hetrick

Sue Mathys, who appeared in the German production of Sunset Boulevard, will take on the role of Rose in the Lyric Stage production of Gypsy, featuring a 39-piece orchestra and previousl…

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Sweet and Sad, Starring Shuler Hensley and Maryann Plunkett, Begins at the Public Sept. 6 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Richard Nelson's Sweet and Sad, set on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, begins Off-Broadway previews Sept. 6 as part of the Public Theater's 2011-2012 Public LAB …

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Off-Broadway Return of Invasion! Begins at the Flea Sept. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Jonas Hassen Khemiri's politically charged farce Invasion!, which reunites much of its original New York cast, returns Off-Broadway Sept. 6 at the Flea Theater.

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Tickets to BAM's Next Wave Festival On Sale to General Public Sept. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Single tickets for the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2011 Next Wave Festival, which will include appearances by John Malkovich, John Hurt and a new production of The Threepenny Opera, go o…

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Radio Personality Mike Gallagher Joins Broadway's Memphis Sept. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Conservative radio host and Fox News contributor Mike Gallagher makes his Broadway debut as part of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis beginning Sept. 6 at the Shubert Theatre.

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Come Fly Away, Voca People and Jordin Sparks Perform on MDA Telethon Sept. 4 by Adam Hetrick

Come Fly Away national tour cast members Cody Green and Laurie Kanyok dance to the music of Frank Sinatra during the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2011 MDA Labor Day Telethon Sept. 4.

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"Fly, Fly Away": Tony-Nominated Catch Me If You Can Closes On Broadway Sept. 4 by Adam Hetrick

The case closes on the Broadway production of Catch Me If You Can, the new musical by Tony-winning Hairspray songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and playwright Terrence McNally, Sept.…

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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Broadway Journey, With Chuck Cooper and Janet Dacal, Plays Engeman Theater Sept. 3 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper and recent Wonderland star Janet Dacal offer a Broadway Journey, an evening of songs and stories from the stage, Sept. 3 at Engeman Theater.

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Guantanamo Drama Lidless Will Receive New York Premiere by Adam Hetrick

Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Lidless, about an interrogator whose past at Guantanamo Bay comes back to haunt her, will premiere Off-Broadway Sept. 20 at WalkerSpace.

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Sam Shepard to Receive La MaMa's First-Ever Ellen Stewart Award by Adam Hetrick

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard has been announced as the inaugural recipient of the Ellen Stewart Award, named in honor of the late founder of the downtown experimental theatr…

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Enter Laughing Adds Extra Shows to Final Weekend of Performances at Bay Street by Adam Hetrick

Audiences who missed out on performances of Enter Laughing at the Bay Street Theatre due to Hurricane Irene, have two more chances to catch the acclaimed musical starring Josh Grisetti, Jill…

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Engeman's Camelot Casts Jim Stanek, Kim Carson and Jarid Faubel by Adam Hetrick

Jim Stanek, Kim Carson and Jarid Faubel will find themselves in a royal love triangle in Lerner and Loewe's Camelot at the Engeman Theater in Northport, Long Island.

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Obie Winner Sean McNall Will Be Richard II at the Pearl by Adam Hetrick

Obie Award-winning actor Sean McNall will take on Shakespeare's Richard II for the Pearl Theatre Company Off-Broadway, beginning Nov. 8 at New York City Center Stage II.

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Blank Theatre to Stage World Premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's Sukie and Sue in 2012 by Adam Hetrick

Sukie and Sue: Their Story, a new play by Tony Award nominee Michael John LaChiusa, will have its world premiere as part of the Blank Theatre's 2011-2012 season in Hollywood.

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Mike Farrell, Catherine Hicks, Megan Ward Will Be Part of Blank's Windows On The World Reading by Adam Hetrick

Mike Farrell, Catherine Hicks and Megan Ward will be part of the starry reading of Colette Keen's drama Windows On The World on Sept. 12 in Hollywood.

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Mike Farrel, Catherine Hicks, Megan Ward Will Be Part of Blank's Windows On The World Reading by Adam Hetrick

Mike Farrel, Catherine Hicks and Megan Ward will be part of the starry reading of Colette Keen's drama Windows On The World on Sept. 12 in Hollywood.

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Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" Debuts in 3D in Hollywood Sept. 2 by Adam Hetrick

Disney's Academy Award-winning animated feature "Beauty and the Beast" is presented on the big screen in 3D for the first time beginning Sept. 2 at Hollywood's El Capitan T…

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Michael Hayden and Rachel York Join Ziegfeld Follies-Set Musical Ghostlight at NYMF by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award Nominee Michael Hayden and Drama Desk winner Rachel York will join Tony-winning actress Daisy Eagan in Ghostlight, a new musical exploring the seedy side of the Ziegfeld Follies, …

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