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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Skivvies to Welcome Heather Matarazzo, Barrett Foa, Krysta Rodriguez and More by Adam Hetrick

Heather Matarazzo, Barrett Foa and Krysta Rodriguez are among the stars who will strip with The Skivvies for their July 1 show at 54 Below.

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Broadway Bares: Rock Hard Raises Over $1.3 Million for BC/EFA by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The 24th annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, was presented June 22 at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. The evening that featured Alan Cumming, Bia…

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Les Misérables, With Chuck Wagner, Danny Rothman, Victoria Huston-Elem, Storms Lyric Theatre of OK Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma launches its summer season June 24 with the international hit musical Les Misérables, featuring Broadway Les Miz veteran Chuck Wagner as Jean Valjean.

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"Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me" Documentary Released on DVD and Netflix Today by Adam Hetrick

"Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," the acclaimed documentary film that captures the vivid onstage and offstage life of the Tony Award-winning theatre icon, is released June 24 on DVD and …

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Monday, June 23, 2014

All The Way, Starring Bryan Cranston, Breaks Broadway Box Office Records by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway production of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan's Tony Award-winning political drama All The Way, which recouped its $3.9 million investment in early June, …

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Sondheim Issues Response Following Report of Disney Into the Woods Film Changes by Adam Hetrick

Award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim has issued a statement in response to an article in The New Yorker, in which he spoke about alterations made to the plot of the Disney film a…

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Audra McDonald, Andy Mientus, Sierra Boggess, Lena Hall and Zach Braff Set for Broadway Barks 16 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Broadway Barks 16 — the annual dog and cat adoption event founded by pals Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore to find homes for pets from city animal shelters — will be held J…

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Gent's Guide Writers at Work on New Political Musical by Adam Hetrick

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder writers Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak are again collaborating with their Tony-winning director Darko Tresnjak on a new musical based on the …

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Watch Pearl Jam Cover "Let It Go" from "Frozen" (Video) by Adam Hetrick

Not even the 1990's grunge band Pearl Jam is immune to the power of the catchy Academy Award-winning Robert Lopez-Kristin Anderson-Lopez song "Let It Go."

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Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys" Takes Only $13.5 Million at the Box Office Opening Weekend by Carey Purcell and Adam Hetrick

"Jersey Boys," the movie musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, took in a disappointing $13.5 million its opening weekend, according to Deadline.com.

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Jonathan Groff, Jane Lynch, Billy Porter, Lindsay Mendez and More Lead Public Theater's One Thrilling Combination Gala by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater celebrates the life and work of late composer Marvin Hamlisch during One Thrilling Combination, a gala event held June 23 at the Delacorte Theater.

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Broadway Bares: Rock Hard! Heats Up Hammerstein Ballroom Tonight by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The 24th annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, is presented June 22 at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. Alan Cumming, Bianca Del Rio, Constantine Ma…

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Friday, June 20, 2014

"Glee" Star Jane Lynch Reveals the Broadway Roles She'd Love to Play Next by Adam Hetrick

Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, who is making her New York City cabaret debut at 54 Below this week, recently spoke with Playbill.com about the Broadway roles she'd love to play.

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Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons Will Have Boston Premiere by Adam Hetrick

Boston's SpeakEasy Stage Company will produce Terrence McNally's new Broadway drama Mothers and Sons as the final production of its 2014-15 season.

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Alice Ripley, Justin Guarini and Patrick Page Join The Skivvies Tonight by Adam Hetrick

The Skivvies welcome Alice Ripley, Justin Guarini and Patrick Page as special guests for their late-night June 20 show at 54 Below.

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Tix on Sale for Concert Tour of Stephen King-John Mellencamp Ghost Brothers Musical by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale for the theatrical concert version of the Stephen King-John Mellencamp musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, which will hit the road again this fall, launching N…

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Film of Tony-Winning "Jersey Boys" Hits Theatres Across the U.S. by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The Clint Eastwood-directed screen adaptation of Jersey Boys, based on the long-running hit Broadway musical about the rise of the Four Seasons that had its stage premiere in 2005, is releas…

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Gerry Goffin, Songwriter of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," Dies at 75 by Adam Hetrick

Gerry Goffin, who, along with collaborator and first wife, Carole King, penned such enduring hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Some Kind of Wonderful," "Natural Woman"…

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Broadway's Original Pippin, John Rubinstein, Assumes the Throne a Day Early by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

John Rubinstein, who originated the title role in the 1972 Broadway production of Pippin, joins the cast of the Tony Award-winning revival of the Stephen Schwartz-Roger O. Hirson musical Jun…

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What Broadway Actor-Producer Will Be a Contestant on "Big Brother"? by Adam Hetrick

Frankie James Grande, seen on the New York stage in Mamma Mia! and Pageant, has been selected by CBS to compete on the 16th cycle of the reality competition series "Big Brother."

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Longtime Phantom Star to Lead Les Miz at Orlando Shakespeare Theater by Adam Hetrick

Davis Gaines, best known for his lengthy run in the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, will play Javert in the Orlando Shakespeare Theater production of Les Mi…

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Emmy Winner Joins Off-Broadway Musical Pageant; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway return of the Bill Russell-Frank Kelly-Albert Evans musical Pageant, which will begin performances June 29 at the Davenport Theatre.

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Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell Are New Stars of Williamstown's Fool for Love by Adam Hetrick

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced that Tony Award winner Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell have replaced Chris Pine and Lauren Ambrose in the summer production of Sam Shepard's…

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Fuerza Bruta Wayra, Featuring Live Music and New Scenes, Sets Off-Broadway Opening by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

S2BN Entertainment and OZONO Productions announced June 18 that Fuerza Bruta Wayra, which was previously slated to arrive Off-Broadway in the spring, will now open in New York this July.&nb…

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Short-lived Broadway Musical Soul Doctor Will Return Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Despite a short-lived Broadway run and cool critical response, Soul Doctor, the musical about the life of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, will return Off-Broadway in November. 

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Stars of Cabaret and "RuPaul's Drag Race" Are Broadway Bares Special Guests by Adam Hetrick

Special guests have been announced for the 24th annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares: Rock Hard!, which will take place June 22 at New York City's Hammerstein Ballro…

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Lillias White, S. Epatha Merkerson Tapped for Billy Porter Stage Premiere; Primary Stages Reveals Season Casting by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lillias White and Emmy Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson will star in the Primary Stages production of While I Yet Live, a new world-premiere play by Tony Award-winning Kink…

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Sondheim Reveals Plot Changes for Disney Into the Woods Film by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

In a recent story in The New Yorker, Stephen Sondheim revealed several plot changes for the upcoming Disney film adaptation of his Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods, which will arriv…

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Pulitzer Winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What Extends Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The LCT3 New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar's The Who & The What, which officially opened Off-Broadway June 16 at the Claire Towe Theater, has extended through Ju…

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Monday, June 16, 2014

Spanish-Language Vagina Monologues, Featuring Daphne Rubin-Vega, Closes Off-Broadway by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway production of Los Monólogos de la Vagina, the new Spanish-language version of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, played its final performance June 15 at the…

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Emily Skinner, Daniel Oreskes and More Star in Billy Elliot at the Muny, Beginning June 16 by Adam Hetrick

Emily Skinner, Daniel Oreskes, Patti Perkins and young actor Tade Biesinger star in the Muny production of the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot, which runs June 16-22 in St. Louis.

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