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Monday, September 9, 2013

Angela Lansbury, Glenn Close, Sierra Boggess and More to Salue Harold Prince at American Theatre Wing Gala by Adam Hetrick

Angela Lansbury, Glenn Close, Richard Kind, Sierra Boggess and more will salute Tony Award-winning Broadway director-producer Harold Prince during the American Theatre Wing's annual gala…

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New York City Opera Seeks to Raise $20 Million to Continue Operation by Adam Hetrick

New York City Opera has launched a public campaign via Kickstarter to raise $20 million in urgently needed funds if the non-profit organization is to remain in operation.

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Cheyenne Jackson Will Perform Broadway Classics at Carnegie Hall in November by Adam Hetrick

Cheyenne Jackson will join the New York City Chamber Orchestra and the Manhattan Chorale for an evening of songs from Broadway musicals Nov. 29 at Carnegie Hall.

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Spring Awakening Composer Duncan Sheik Begins 54 Below Engagement Sept. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik begins a seven performance engagement at 54 Below Sept. 9. Music from his albums and upcoming projects are featured. 

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Provincetown's Afterglow Festival, with Justin Vivian Bond, Amber Martin, Molly Pope, Lance Horne and More, Launches Sept. 9 by Adam Hetrick

The 2013 Afterglow Festival, featuring performances of new work by Justin Vivian Bond, Amber Martin, Lance Horne, Molly Pope, Jill Pangallo and more, begins Sept. 9 in Provincetown, MA. 

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AmEx Presale Begins Sept. 9 for Broadway Engagement of Il Divo – A Musical Affair, With Heather Headley by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale to American Express cardholders for Il Divo – A Musical Affair: The Greatest Songs of Broadway, a concert engagement featuring the operatic pop group and Tony A…

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Tony Nominee Robin De Jesus Has Patti Issues, Beginning Sept. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus begins a limited run Sept. 8 in Patti Issues, the autobiographical one-man play by Ben Rimalower that premiered last August at the Duplex.

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Tix on Sale for Washington, D.C. Premiere of Broadway-Bound Musical If/Then, Starring Idina Menzel by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the Washington, D.C., world-premiere engagement of If/Then, a new musical by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winners Tom Kitt and Brian Y…

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Adrian Dunbar Is Brendan Behan in Brendan at the Chelsea, Opening Sept. 8 Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Irish actor Adrian Dunbar inhabits playwright, poet and author Brendan Behan in the U.S. premiere of Brendan at the Chelsea. Penned by the late playwright's niece, it officially opens Se…

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Tix Now on Sale for La Jolla Premiere of Re-Imagined Side Show by Adam Hetrick

Tickets are now on sale for the La Jolla Playhouse premiere of the new Bill Condon-directed production of the Tony Award-nominated musical Side Show, which will star Erin Davie and Emily Pad…

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Tix for Broadway Premiere of Rocky the Musical on Sale Sept. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Tickets for the Broadway premiere of Rocky the Musical, the new stage production based on the Academy Award-winning film, go on sale Sept. 8 to members of the general public. Performances be…

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Secondhand Lions, Starring Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe, Premieres in Seattle Sept. 7 by Adam Hetrick

The world-premiere staging of Secondhand Lions, the new musical by Michael Weiner, Alan Zachary and Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes, begins previews Sept. 7 in Seattle. Gregg Edelman, Mark J…

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Friday, September 6, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: PBS "NewsHour" Profiles Stephen Sondheim and MacDowell Colony (Video) by Adam Hetrick

PBS "NewsHour" correspondant Jeffrey Brown sat down with Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim in a segment that aired earlier this week and will be rebroadcast …

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L.A. Reasons to Be Pretty to Feature Jenna Fischer and Thomas Sadoski by Adam Hetrick

"The Office" star Jenna Fischer will join Tony Award nominee Thomas Sadoski for the L.A. Theatre Works production of Neil LaBute's Reasons to Be Pretty, which the playwright wi…

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Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and More to Receive Honorary Academy Awards by Adam Hetrick

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi will be presented with Honorary Academy Awards during the 5th annual Governors Awards Nov. 16 at the Hollywo…

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Jonathan Cake and Joaquina Kalukango Will Be Antony and Cleopatra at the Public by Adam Hetrick

Jonathan Cake and Joaquina Kalukango will star as Antony and Cleopatra in the new production of Shakespeare's work, directed and edited by Tarell Alvin McCraney, which will begin perform…

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The Verdict: Critics Review Lucy Thurber's Five-Play Cycle, The Hilltown Plays Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater production of The Hilltown Plays — a five-play cycle featuring the work of Lucy Thurber, including the world premieres of Ashville and Stay &md…

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Beth Leavel, Lillias White, Sierra Boggess, Kerry Butler and More Will Show Off! for NAMT by Adam Hetrick

Tony winners Beth Leavel and Lillias White, as well as Sierra Boggess and Kerry Butler will be part of Show Off!, a benefit concert celebrating 25 years of music from the National Alliance f…

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Aaron Tveit's "The Radio in My Head: Live at 54 Below" Released Digitally Sept. 6 by Adam Hetrick

The new album by stage and screen actor Aaron Tveit, "The Radio in My Head: Live at 54 Below," which was recorded during his sold-out engagements at the nightlife venue last spring…

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The Tempest, Featuring Laura Benanti, Norm Lewis and Todd Almond, Sweeps Into Central Park Sept. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Lear deBessonet and Todd Almond's new musical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, utilizing a 200-person cast comprising professional actors and members of the public, is offere…

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Tony-Nominated Broadway Revival of Annie to Close by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival of Annie, which began performances last November, will end its Broadway run Jan. 5, 2014, producers announced Sept. 5.

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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Revised Since Broadway, Will Get Chicago-Area Regional Premiere by Adam Hetrick

The short-lived Broadway musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which received a 2011 Tony Award nomination for David Yazbek's score, will be staged in a new revised version …

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Tix for Broadway Premiere of Rocky the Musical Will Go On Sale Sept. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Tickets for the Broadway premiere of Rocky the Musical, the new stage production based on the Academy Award-winning film, will go on sale Sept. 8 to members of the general public. Performanc…

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Nick Adams, Matt Doyle, Lesli Margherita and More to Join The Skivvies at 54 Below by Adam Hetrick

Nick Adams, Matt Doyle, Leslie McDonel, Lesli Margherita and Tituss Burgess will join The Skivvies for their Sept. 23 concert of stripped-down songs at 54 Below.

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Cristin Milioti, Telly Leung and David Abeles Are Part of 15:54 at 54 Below Sept. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated Once star Cristin Milioti, Telly Leung (Godspell) and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 cast member David Abeles are part of 54 Below's late-night series…

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Mike Daisey's All the Faces of the Moon Begins at the Public Sept. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Monologist Mike Daisey (The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs) returns to the Public Theater with a 29-performance theatrical event, All the Faces of the Moon, beginning Sept. 5 at Joe'…

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Joel Grey Will Direct On Borrowed Time at Two River Theater by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Academy Award winner Joel Grey, who made his stage debut at the age of nine in a 1941 production of Paul Osborn's On Borrowed Time at the Cleveland Playhouse, will direct that r…

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The Glass Menagerie, With Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinto and Celia Keenan-Bolger, Returns to Broadway Sept. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Cherry Jones, Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger and Zachary Quinto enter the fragile world of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, staged by Tony Award winner John T…

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Lucy Thurber's Five-Play Cycle, The Hilltown Plays, Opens Off-Broadway Sept. 5 by Adam Hetrick

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater production of The Hilltown Plays — a five-play cycle featuring the work of Lucy Thurber, including the world premieres of Ashville and Stay &md…

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Il Divo – A Musical Affair, With Heather Headley, to Play Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Il Divo, the operatic vocal group created by Simon Cowell, will play a limited Broadway concert engagement this fall at the Marquis Theatre. Il Divo – A Musical Affair: The Greatest So…

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Justin Bartha Joins LA Production of Sunshine Boys, Starring Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Justin Bartha will join Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch in the Center Theatre Group production of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, which will begin performances Sept. 24 in Los Angeles.

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