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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Long-Running, Immersive Spectacle Fuerza Bruta Will Close in January by Adam Hetrick

The adrenaline-fueled Off-Broadway spectacle Fuerza Bruta, which immerses audiences in a fast-paced series of arresting images and techno music, will end its six-year New York run Jan. 5, 20…

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Nico Muhly-Craig Lucas Opera Two Boys, Staged by Bartlett Sher, Will Premiere at the Met by Adam Hetrick

Two Boys, the Nico Muhly-Craig Lucas opera that had its premiere in 2011 at the English National Opera, will receive its American premiere Oct. 21 at the Met. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher…

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Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron Musical Fun Home Extends Public Theater Run Prior to Opening by Adam Hetrick

Fun Home, the new musical by Tony nominees Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, based on the graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, has extended its run an additional two weeks Off-Broadway at the Publi…

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"Newsroom" Star Jeff Daniels Will Play 54 Below in January by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Jeff Daniels, who starred in the 2009 Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage and currently appears on HBO's "Newsroom," will play a six-concert engagement of…

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Lindsay Mendez and Composer Ryan Scott Oliver's Actor Therapy Students Will Return to 54 Below by Adam Hetrick

Actor Therapy, the master-class series hosted by Wicked star Lindsay Mendez and composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (35mm, Jasper in Deadland, Mrs. Sharp, Darling), will return to 54 Be…

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Wicked's Lindsay Mendez and Composer Ryan Scott Oliver's Actor Therapy Will Return to 54 Below by Adam Hetrick

Actor Therapy, the master-class series hosted by Wicked star Lindsay Mendez and composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (35mm, Jasper in Deadland, Mrs. Sharp, Darling), will return to 54 Be…

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King Kong Musical Extends Melbourne Run Into 2014 by Adam Hetrick

The high-tech Australian stage spectacle King Kong, which premiered in Melbourne last summer, has extended its booking into 2014 at the Regent Theatre.

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Amy Irving Joins Cast of Signature Theatre Premiere of Martha Clarke's Chéri by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award nominee Amy Irving has joined the cast of Martha Clarke's world-premiere staging of Chéri, a new theatrical dance work set in Paris' Belle Époque era. Per…

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New Projects By Fiasco Theater and Julian Crouch Will Inaugurate New Victory's LabWorks by Adam Hetrick

The New Victory Theater has announced a new artist-in-residence program, which will nurture original works for young audiences. Julian Crouch (Shockhead Peter) and the Fiasco Theater (Into t…

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Producer Hal Luftig Hopes for Additional Staging of The Last Goodbye Prior to Broadway by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

The Last Goodbye, the new Broadway-aimed musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet that uses the music of late singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley for its score, will likely have another develo…

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Queen Musical We Will Rock You, Starring Brian Justin Crum, P.J. Griffith, Launches U.S. Tour Oct. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Brian Justin Crum, P.J. Griffith, Jacqueline Arnold and Jared Zirilli head the cast of the North American tour of the Queen musical We Will Rock You, which launches Oct. 15 at Baltimore'…

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The Model Apartment, Starring Mark Blum and Kathryn Grody, Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Mark Blum, Diane Davis, Kathryn Grody and Hubert Point-Du Jour appear in Primary Stages' revival of Donald Margulies' 1995 black comedy The Model Apartment, which officially opens Oc…

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Monday, October 14, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Jeremy Jordan, Jeremy Kushnier, Asmeret Ghebremichael and More Strip Down With The Skivvies (Video) by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Jeremy Jordan, Jeremy Kushnier, Asmeret Ghebremichael and Roe Hartrampf joined The Skivvies for their Oct. 11 late-night show at 54 Below. Here are highlights from the evening. 

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Jordan Baker and Greg Hildreth Lead Peccadillo Reading of The Second Man Oct. 14 by Adam Hetrick

The Peccadillo Theater Company's reading of S.N. Behrman's The Second Man, featuring Jordan Baker and Greg Hildreth, is held Oct. 14 at the Theatre at St. Clement's.

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Sunday, October 13, 2013

The Doctor Is Out: Shlomo Carlebach Musical Soul Doctor Closes on Broadway Oct. 13 by Adam Hetrick

Soul Doctor, the new musical about the life of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach that arrived on Broadway in July, ends its run Oct. 13 at the Circle in the Square.

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

LBJ Drama All The Way, Starring Bryan Cranston, Ends American Repertory Theater Run; Broadway Is Next by Adam Hetrick

The American Repertory Theater's sold-out production of All The Way, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan's drama that stars Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston as …

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Betty Buckley Performs The Vixens of Broadway at Bay Street Theatre Oct. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Betty Buckley, who currently stars in the Off-Broadway world premiere of Horton Foote's The Old Friends, offers The Vixens of Broadway Oct. 12 at the Bay Stre…

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Friday, October 11, 2013

"Glee" Ratings Surge for Cory Monteith Tribute Episode by Adam Hetrick

"Glee" ratings rose to their highest numbers in more than a year when fans tuned in Oct. 10 for the series' farewell episode to late cast member Cory Monteith.

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Tony Nominee Alex Timbers Will Direct Revisionist Film Take on "Romeo and Juliet" by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated director Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher, Rocky) has signed on to direct a revisionist film version of Romeo and Juliet for Universal Pictures, according to Dead…

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Heather Lind and Aaron Serotsky Join Cast of Peccadillo Reading of The Second Man by Adam Hetrick

Heather Lind and Aaron Serotsky have joined the Peccadillo Theater Company's Oct. 14 reading of S.N. Behrman's The Second Man at the Theatre at St. Clement's.

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National Coming Out Day: Cheyenne Jackson, Andrew Lippa, Lea DeLaria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ann Hampton Callaway and More Share Stories of Pride by Adam Hetrick

In honor of the 25th Anniversary of National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, Playbill.com is looking back at our "Stories of Pride" feature, in which LGBT members of the theatre communi…

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Tony Nominee John Earl Jelks Set for Labyrinth Theater's U.S. Premiere of Sunset Baby by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the Labyrinth Theater Company's U.S. premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Sunset Baby, which will begin performances Nov. 6 Off-Broadway.

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Barbra Streisand's Back to Brooklyn Live Album Will Be Released in November; PBS Broadcast, Too by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The live album of Barbra Streisand's 2012 Back to Brooklyn concert will be released in a standard and deluxe set in November from Columbia Records.

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NYTW Announces Cast for What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined, Co-Conceived by and Starring Kyle Riabko by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the New York Theatre Workshop premiere of What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined, which will be helmed by Tony Award-nominated Once choreograph…

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AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: A Dorothy Fields Gem from Philip Chaffin's "Somethin' Real Special" by Adam Hetrick

PS Classics has shared an exclusive track with Playbill.com from "Somethin' Real Special," the new solo album from PS Classics co-founder and A&R director Philip Chaffin de…

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Jeremy Jordan, Jeremy Kushnier, Asmeret Ghebremichael and More Join The Skivvies at 54 Below Oct. 11 by Adam Hetrick

Jeremy Jordan, Jeremy Kushnier, Asmeret Ghebremichael and Roe Hartrampf join The Skivvies for their Oct. 11 late-night show at 54 Below.

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Seattle Production of Carrie, Starring Tony Winner Alice Ripley, Begins Oct. 11 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, who won her Tony for her performance as bipolar mom Diana in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, tackles the role of religious fanatic Margaret White i…

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Craig Bierko Temporarily Out of Matilda The Musical With Shoulder Injury by Adam Hetrick

A shoulder injury has sidelined actor Craig Bierko (The Music Man, Thou Shalt Not, Guys and Dolls) from the Broadway production of Matilda the Musical, producers announced Oct. 10.

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Sutton Foster, Bailey Ryon, Graham Rowat and More Join Casts of NAMT Festival of New Musicals by Adam Hetrick

Sutton Foster, Bailey Ryon, William Parry and Graham Rowat have joined the casts of the new musicals that will be presented during the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's 25th Annual…

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Cast Complete for Porgy and Bess National Tour; Alvin Crawford, Denisha Ballew and Kingsley Leggs Join Company by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the national tour of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, starring Alicia Hall Moran and Nathaniel Stampley, which will launch in November at San F…

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S.E.C. Clears Rebecca Producers; Musical Now Aiming for 2014 Broadway Bow by Adam Hetrick

The Securities and Exchange Commission will not pursue action against embattled Rebecca producers Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza, according to a report in the New York Times.

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