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Thursday, July 24, 2014

If/Then Vocal Selections to Be Released in August by Adam Hetrick

The vocal selections from If/Then, the new musical by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal writers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, which stars Tony winner Idina Menzel, will be pu…

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Audra McDonald Breaks Billboard Record with Lady Day Cast Album by Adam Hetrick

PS Classics' two-disc, live original Broadway cast album of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, starring six-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald as late singer Billie Hol…

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Original Wicked Star, "Sesame Street" and Rosie's Theater Kids Will Tell The Winter's Tale at the Delacorte by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the Public Works production of The Winter's Tale, which will feature professional actors and performers alongside community organizations from across New Y…

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Chicago Stage Vets Line Up for Regional Bow of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Adam Hetrick

The Theatre at the Center has announced casting for the post-Broadway, professional U.S. regional premiere of the short-lived Broadway musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, whic…

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"Boogie Nights" Star Tapped for Neil LaBute's The Money Shot Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Heather Graham, known for her performances on screen in "Boogie Nights" and "Californication," will star in the MCC Theater world premiere of Neil LaBute's The Money …

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Rocky's Margo Seibert to Make 54 Below Debut by Adam Hetrick

Margo Seibert, who made her Broadway debut as Adrian in the new musical Rocky earlier this season, will play 54 Below July 28 with her new solo concert Busy Being Free.

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Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell Heat Up Williamstown's Fool for Love, Opening Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell star in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love, which opens July 24 on the Nikos Stage.

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Broadway-Studded Whodunnit Villain: DeBlanks Plays 54 Below Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Villain: DeBlanks, a fill-in-the-blanks whodunnit featuring special guests from Broadway and beyond, is presented for three performances beginning July 24 at 54 Below. The late-night event i…

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

O'Neill Cabaret Conference, with Betty Buckley, Mimi Hines, The Skivvies and More, Launches Today by Adam Hetrick

Betty Buckley, Mimi Hines, The Skivvies and more are part of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2014 Cabaret and Performance Conference, which begins July 23 in Waterford, CT.

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Broadway-Aimed Finding Neverland, Starring Jeremy Jordan and Laura Michelle Kelly, Takes Flight by Adam Hetrick

Jeremy Jordan and Laura Michelle Kelly head the cast of the American Repertory Theater world-premiere musical Finding Neverland, which begins performances July 23 under the direction of Tony…

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O'Neill Cabaret Conference, with Betty Buckley, Mimi Hines and More, Launches Today by Adam Hetrick

Betty Buckley, Mimi Hines, The Skivvies and more are part of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2014 Cabaret and Performance Conference, which begins July 23 in Waterford, CT.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway to End Broadway Run by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The new musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway, written by Woody Allen and based on the screenplay by Allen and Douglas McGrath for the 1994 film of the same name, will play its final perform…

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John Lithgow Crowned King Lear in Central Park Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park production of King Lear, starring Tony Award winner John Lithgow and Academy Award nominee Annette Bening, begins performances July 22 at the…

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A Chorus Line Star Takes the Trapeze in Broadway's Pippin Beginning Tonight by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Priscilla Lopez, who earned a Tony Award for her performance in A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine and also created the role of Diana Morales in the original Broadway production …

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, with Hedwig's Lena Hall, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Telly Leung, Held Tonight by Adam Hetrick

Lena Hall, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Telly Leung and more are part of the annual benefit concert Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, which takes place July 21 at the Skirball Center.

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Bring Some Drama To The Beach! Our Best Broadway Summer Reads by Adam Hetrick

Don't miss your Broadway fix while you're soaking up the rays this July and August. Playbill.com has compiled a list of Broadway history, memoirs and story-telling that will bring th…

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Daniel Radcliffe Takes Final Bow as Broadway's Cripple of Inishmaan by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway premiere of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, starring Daniel Radcliffe, ends its limited Broadway run July 20 at the Cort Theatre.

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Annie Potts Exits Broadway's Pippin; A Chorus Line Star Is Next Up on Trapeze by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Annie Potts ("Designing Women," God of Carnage), who joined the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Pippin as Berthe in January, takes her fi…

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Friday, July 18, 2014

Pageant Will Extend Through Sept. 21 by Adam Hetrick and Philippe Bowgen

Producers announced that the Off-Broadway revival of the Bill Russell-Frank Kelly-Albert Evans musical Pageant, which opened July 14 after previews that began June 29, will extend through Se…

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More Casting Announced for Broadway's You Can't Take It With You Starring James Earl Jones by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Tony Award nominee Johanna Day and Will Brill are among the latest actors announced to join Tony Award-winning stage veteran James Earl Jones in the Broadway revival of Moss Hart and George …

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Bridges of Madison County's Steven Pasquale Will Return to Primetime TV by Adam Hetrick

Steven Pasquale, the star of the recent Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County, has been cast in the upcoming season of the CBS' drama series "The Good Wife," according…

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Tickets on Sale for London Premiere of David Byrne-Fatboy Slim Musical Here Lies Love by Mark Shenton and Adam Hetrick

Here Lies Love, the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical currently running at Off-Broadway's Public Theater, will receive its U.K. premeire at the new Dorfman Theatre at London's National…

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Public Theater Musical A Second Chance Gets Cast Album by Adam Hetrick

Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of A Second Chance, the Ted Shen musical that starred husband and wife actors Brian and Diane Sutherland. The production was seen …

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Tom Stoppard's Hard Problem to Debut at the National by Adam Hetrick

Tony, Academy and Olivier Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard's latest play, The Hard Problem, will have its world premiere at London's National Theatre in 2015, according to the D…

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Jerry Mitchell and If/Then's Larry Keigwin Are Boys of Summer; FI Dance Festival Returns July 18 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell and If/Then choreographer Larry Keigwin co-host the 20th Anniversary Fire Island Dance Festival, which runs July 18-20 in the Pines. New works by Josh Bergas…

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Cats, With Broadway Vets and Newcomers, Opens in Pittsburgh Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Pittsburgh CLO production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, featuring Broadway veteran Ken Prymus and Elizabeth Stanley, begins performances July 18.

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Everybody Rise: Patti LuPone, Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Kristin Chenoweth and More Reflect on Elaine Stritch by Adam Hetrick

Glorious. Larger than life. Dangerous. These are just a few of the words used to describe late Tony Award-winning stage veteran Elaine Stritch by some members of the theatre and entertainmen…

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Vanya and Sonia..., Starring Playwright Christopher Durang and Marilu Henner, Comes Full Circle in Bucks County Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Bucks County Playhouse production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, which features the play's Tony Award-winning author Christopher Durang in the starring role alongside stage …

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Bryan Cranston Will Go All The Way in HBO Film of Hit Play by Adam Hetrick

HBO has announced plans for a film adaptation of Robert Schenkkan's Tony Award-winning political drama All The Way, with actor Bryan Cranston set to repeat his Tony-winning performance a…

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L.A. Run of Buyer & Cellar May Get A Visit from Barbra by Adam Hetrick

Buyer & Cellar, Jonathan Tolins' hit, one-man comedy that stars Michael Urie as a struggling Los Angeles actor who finds himself working in Barbra Streisand's basement, is curren…

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Rocky Is Down for the Count; Broadway Musical to Close by Adam Hetrick

The new Broadway musical Rocky, based on the Academy Award-winning 1976 Sylvester Stallone film of the same title, will end its run after 216 performances at the Winter Garden Theatre. Produ…

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