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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Cast Complete for Revamped Love Never Dies in Australia; Performances Begin May 21 by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the new Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, which will star Ben Lewis, Anna O'Byrne and Simon Gleeson.

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Chita Rivera and Ben Vereen to Appear at Bristol Riverside Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning performers Chita Rivera and Ben Vereen will perform their solo concerts at the Bristol Riverside Theatre as part of the Pennsylvania company's 25th anniversary season.

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John Patrick Shanley's Italian American Reconciliation Opens at Long Wharf May 4 by Adam Hetrick

A man sets out to rekindle the fire of a lost love in Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley's Italian American Reconciliation, which officially opens May 4 at t…

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King Lear, With Derek Jacobi, Opens at BAM May 4 by Adam Hetrick

Olivier Award winner Derek Jacobi stars in the Donmar Warehouse production of King Lear, which officially opens May 4 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Rajiv Joseph's Monster at the Door Opens at the Alley Theatre May 4 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of The Monster at the Door, the latest work from Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo playwright Rajiv Joseph, officially opens May 4 at the Alley Theatre after previews t…

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Broadway Sports Drama Lombardi to Close May 22 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Lombardi, Eric Simonson's football drama about late Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, will end its Broadway run May 22, producers announced on May 3.

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Twice As Nice: Several Tony Nominees Nab Recognition in Two Categories by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominations day is as frenzied as any Broadway opening night, and the list has left a host of the 2011 Tony Award nominees seeing double: Seven of these artists received nominatio…

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New Music: 2011 Best Musical Nominees Boast Original Scores by Adam Hetrick

It has been 14 years since the Tony Award nominators have filled the Best Musical category with four new works featuring completely original scores.

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My Sinatra Will Warm Up With Free Readings Before Summer Opening Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Cary Hoffman's My Sinatra, seen at the Triad Theater and as a PBS concert special, will receive a series of staged readings prior to an Off-Broadway run this summer.

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Broadway's Araca Group to Offer Free Play Readings by Anna Ziegler and Lucy Kirkwood by Adam Hetrick

The Araca Group, which has produced such new Broadway works as The Good Body, Enron and Urinetown, will offer a week-long play reading series beginning May 10.

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Rent and "American Idol" Performer Tamyra Gray Will Twist in Pasadena by Adam Hetrick

"American Idol" finalist Tamyra Gray will star in the Pasadena Playhouse production of Twist, a funky take on the classic Charles Dickens tale "Oliver Twist," which will …

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Just the List: 2011 Tony Award Nominees by Adam Hetrick

The complete list of the 2011 Tony Award nominees — announced on May 3 by Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose — follows.

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Just the List: 2011 Tony Award Nominees by Adam Hetrick

The complete list of the 2011 Tony Award nominees – announced by Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose – follows:

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"Cousin Brucie" Morrow Begins Week-Long Run in Broadway's Memphis May 3 by Adam Hetrick

Radio veteran "Cousin Brucie" Morrow joins the cast of Broadway's Tony Award-winning musical Memphis beginning May 3 at the Shubert Theatre.

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When It Comes to Musical Comedy, They Wrote The Book by Adam Hetrick

"South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker take a little bit of history, a lot of mockery and a dash of The Music Man for The Book of Mormon.

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Hunter Foster and Robert Britton Lyons Return to Million Dollar Quartet May 3 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Original Broadway cast members Hunter Foster and Robert Britton Lyons return to Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet, in the roles of Sam Philips and Carl Perkins, respectively, May 3 at th…

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Monday, May 2, 2011

"Dark Shadows" Veteran David Selby to Stalk Dracula in Los Angeles by Adam Hetrick

"Dark Shadows" actor David Selby will join Ben Cross for the L.A. Theatre Works production of Charles Morey's Dracula, beginning May 18.

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Primary Stages "Fresh Ink" Readings Will Include Works by Bekah Brunstetter, Rogelio Martinez, Tommy Smith by Adam Hetrick

New plays by Bekah Brunstetter, Rogelio Martinez and Tommy Smith will receive free staged readings as part of Primary Stages' "Fresh Ink" series beginning May 23.

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Directors David Cromer and Michael Halberstam Set for May 7 Onstage Discussion by Adam Hetrick

Lortel Award-winning director David Cromer will chat with Writers’ Theatre artistic director Michael Halberstam May 7 at 10:15 AM at Playwrights Horizons’ Peter Jay Sharp Theatre.

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Cheyenne Jackson to Perform at Vienna's Life Ball; Brooke Shields, Bill Clinton Also to Appear by Adam Hetrick

Cheyenne Jackson will perform the opening song for Vienna's Life Ball event May 21. Also scheduled to appear are Brooke Shields, President Bill Clinton and Janet Jackson.

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Kelli O'Hara, Sutton Foster, Julie Andrews, Linda Eder, Frank Wildhorn to Appear at Barnes and Noble by Adam Hetrick

Linda Eder will perform highlights from her new album "Now" at the Upper East Side Barnes and Noble on May 18. Also scheduled to appear this month are Jekyll & Hyde and Wonderl…

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Claybourne Elder and Noah Bean to Star in Tennessee Williams' One Arm for The New Group by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for Tony Award nominee Moisés Kaufman's stage adaptation of the unproduced Tennessee Williams screenplay One Arm, which will begin performances May 19 O…

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Soho Rep Honors Tony-Winning Actress Marian Seldes May 2 by Adam Hetrick

Off-Broadway's Soho Rep celebrates the life and career of Tony Award-winning stage veteran Marian Seldes during its 2011 spring gala May 2 at the Highline Ballroom.

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NY Pops Gala, With Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, Held at Carnegie Hall May 2 by Adam Hetrick

Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, Christine Ebersole and Kelli O'Hara join the New York Pops for a May 2 Carnegie Hall gala celebrating late entertainer Bob Hope.

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Good Grief: Bekah Brunstetter's Be A Good Little Widow Opens Off-Broadway May 2 by Adam Hetrick

Jill Eikenberry and Wrenn Schmidt star in the world premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's comedy about life, death and grief, Be a Good Little Widow, which officially opens May 2 at Ars Nova.

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Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley Perform at B.B. King Blues Club May 2 by Adam Hetrick

Theatre couple Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley perform a one-night-only benefit concert for the Pearl Theatre Company May 2 at B.B. King Blues Club.

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Fascinating Rhythm of Hershey Felder's George Gershwin Alone Gets Radio Broadcast May 2 by Adam Hetrick

Hershey Felder's George Gershwin Alone is broadcast live globally via radio May 2 at 7 PM ET from the Pasadena Playhouse.

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Tony Winner Alice Ripley Makes Solo Chicago Concert Debut May 2 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Alissa Norby and Lampkin Music Group present Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, who is currently appearing in the national tour of Next to Normal, in concert in Chicago May 2.

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Tony-Winning Rock Musical Passing Strange Tunes Up at New Rep May 1 by Adam Hetrick

Cheo Bourne and Cliff Odle navigate life's musical travelogue in the New Repertory Theatre production of the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange, which begins performances May 1 i…

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Leslie Kritzer Is a Beautiful Disaster at Joe's Pub May 1-3 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Broadway singer-actress Leslie Kritzer, recently seen Off-Broadway in the musical revue Newsical, returns to Joe's Pub May 1 with an all-new show.

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Oliver!, With River Alexander and Dominic Cuskern, Begins at Gallery Players April 30 by Adam Hetrick

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson actor River Alexander and Dominic Cuskern head the cast of Lionel Bart's classic musical Oliver! at Brooklyn's Gallery Players, beginning April 30.

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