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Friday, July 26, 2013

Tony Award Nominee Tony Sheldon Will Star in Australian Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Tony Sheldon will star in a new Australian production of the David Yazbek-Jeffrey Lane musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which will premiere Oct. 24 at Sydney's Theatre…

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54 Below Woodstock Tribute Will Feature Norbert Leo Butz, K.T. Sullvian and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and K.T. Sullivan will be part of a musical tribute to the Woodstock music festival Aug. 15 at 54 Below.

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54 Below Woodstock Tribute Will Feature Norbert Leo Butz, Raúl Esparza and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz, Tony nominee Raúl Esparza and K.T. Sullivan will headline a musical tribute to the Woodstock music festival Aug. 15 at 54 Below.

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Off-Broadway Musical Yank! Will Get PS Classics Album With Original Cast by Adam Hetrick

Yank!, the musical about a young gay American soldier facing first love as he is swept into World War II – which garnered a legion of devotees during its 2010 Off-Broadway run – …

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"When I Grow Up," Album Featuring Broadway Kids Singing Adult Tunes, Released July 26 by Adam Hetrick

Broadway Records releases a live album of When I Grow Up, an evening featuring young performers from Broadway singing material from Next to Normal, Chicago, Into the Woods and Spring Awakeni…

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Hollywood Bowl Chicago, With Ashlee Simpson, Samantha Barks, Stephen Moyer, Gives L.A. the Old Razzle Dazzle July 26 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The starry Hollywood Bowl production of John Kander and Fred Ebb's Chicago, starring Samantha Barks, Ashlee Simpson and Stephen Moyer, begins July 26 in Los Angeles under the direction o…

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Pam MacKinnon to Stage Broadway Premiere of Tracy Letts Thriller Killer Joe by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts will reunite with Tony-winning director Pam MacKinnon for the Broadway premiere of his 1993 thriller Killer Joe, which will …

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Despite Injury, Tony Winner Nathan Lane Will Go on for July 25 Performance of The Nance by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Despite suffering an onstage injury during the July 24 performance of Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, Tony Award winner Nathan Lane will return to the production July 25 at the Lyceum …

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MacKenzie Mauzy Will Play Rapunzel in Disney's Into the Woods Film Adaptation by Adam Hetrick

MacKenzie Mauzy, who last appeared on the New York Stage in Giant, will play Rapunzel in the Rob Marshall-helmed film adaptation of Into the Woods, according to Deadline.com.

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"August: Osage County" Film Will Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County, starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, will receive its premiere screening at the Toront…

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

With Rights Extended, Rebecca Musical Now Aims for 2014 Broadway Arrival by Adam Hetrick

Rebecca, the much-delayed Broadway musical based on the Daphne du Maurier literary romantic thriller, is now looking toward a 2014 Broadway arrival, producer Ben Sprecher told Playbill.com J…

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Matilda Eyes Australian Premiere; Tim Minchin at Work on New Musical by Adam Hetrick

The Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of Matilda the Musical will play Melbourne, Australia, according to a recent interview with the musical's composer Tim Minchin.

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Houdini Musical, Starring Hugh Jackman, May Materialize on Broadway in 2014 by Adam Hetrick

Houdini, the new Stephen Schwartz-scored musical that will star Hugh Jackman as the famous illusionist, could arrive on Broadway as soon as spring 2014.

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With Potential for Sold-Out Run, Box Office for Betrayal, With Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Rafe Spall, Will Open Early by Adam Hetrick

Due to strong ticket demand, producers of the Broadway revival of Betrayal, starring Daniel Craig, Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz and Olivier nominee Rafe Spall, have announced that the E…

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Christopher Walken Lands Role in Film Version of Jersey Boys by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Christopher Walken, who earned a Tony Award nomination for his turn as Carmichael in Martin McDonagh's dark comedy A Behanding in Spokane, has landed a role in Academy Award-winning acto…

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Tony Nominee Tammy Blanchard Among Latest in Talks for Into the Woods Film Adaptation by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee Tammy Blanchard is currently in talks to portray stepsister Florinda in the film adaptation of Into the Woods, according to Deadline.com.

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Public Theater Musical Here Lies Love in Search of Home for New York Transfer; Broadway Is a Possibility by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's acclaimed production of Here Lies Love, a new immersive musical by David Byrne, Fatboy Slim and Tony-nominated director Alex Timbers, is in search of a new home to c…

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Shakespeare in the Park Musical Adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost Premieres July 23 by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's world-premiere musical Love's Labour's Lost, penned by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson collaborators Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers, begins performances July…

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"Queer As Folk" Star Randy Harrison Finds Harbor Off-Broadway, Beginning July 23 by Adam Hetrick

Randy Harrison, Erin Cummings, Paul Anthony Stewart and Alexis Molnar star in Primary Stages' Off-Broadway premiere of Chad Beguelin's Harbor, which begins performances July 23 at 59…

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Monday, July 22, 2013

Tony Nominee Billy Magnussen in Talks for Into the Woods Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Billy Magnussen, who was nominated for a 2013 Tony Award for his performance in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, is in talks to join the cast of the Walt Disney Pictures film adapta…

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A BroaderWay Benefit, With Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Matthew Morrison, Megan Hilty and More, Offered July 22 by Adam Hetrick

Theatre couple Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, as well as Matthew Morrison, Tom Kitt and Megan Hilty are part of a starry July 22 Broadway karaoke event at the Cutting Room to benefit A Broader…

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Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, With Andrew Lippa, Anthony Rapp, Celia Keenan-Bolger and More, Held July 22 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Randy Graff and Tonya Pinkins, as well as Carrie Manolakos, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Kate Baldwin and Anthony Rapp are part of the July 22 benefit concert Broadway Stands Up f…

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Off-Broadway Rock Musical Murder Ballad Closes July 21 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Murder Ballad, the new musical by Julia Jordon and Juliana Nash, which stars John Ellison Conlee, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Will Swenson and Caissie Levy, plays its final performances at the Unio…

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Friday, July 19, 2013

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars Cancels Anything Goes; Fundraising Efforts Will Continue by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars, the non-profit Georgia company that has offered 60 seasons of theatrical programming and recently revealed that it was in danger of closing its doors due …

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Stages St. Louis Legally Blonde, Starring Michelle London, Begins July 19 by Adam Hetrick

Michelle London stars as Elle Woods in the Stages St. Louis production of the Tony Award-nominated musical Legally Blonde, which begins performances July 19 at the Kirkwood Civic Center.

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Jake Gyllenhaal No Longer Attached to Into the Woods Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Jake Gyllenhaal, who starred in the Off-Broadway drama If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, is no longer attached to the Walt Disney Pictures film adaptation of Into the Woods &…

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Joey deBettencourt, Megan Stern and John Sanders Will Lead Peter and the Starcatcher National Tour by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the national tour of the Tony Award-winning play with music Peter and the Starcatcher, which will play stops in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, W…

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John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda and Vincent Piazza Being Eyed for Film Version of Jersey Boys by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

A host of stage actors, including Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young, are being considered for Academy Award-winning actor-director Clint Eastwood's film of the Tony Award-winning hit Je…

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Patti LuPone Offers Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda at 54 Below Beginning July 18 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below July 18 for her fifth engagement at the posh nightlife venue with her acclaimed show Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars Does Not Reach Financial Needs; Dreamgirls Canceled by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Atlanta's Theater of the Stars, the non-profit Georgia company that has offered 60 seasons of theatrical programming and recently revealed that it was in danger of closing its doors due …

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New Musical Soul Doctor, About Unconventional Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, Begins Broadway Previews July 17 by Adam Hetrick

Soul Doctor, which tells the real-life story of controversial Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, his passion for music and his relationship with Nina Simone, arrives on Broadway July 17 at Circle in th…

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