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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Jason Robert Brown's Honeymoon in Vegas Will Premiere at Paper Mill This Fall Prior to Broadway by Adam Hetrick

New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse will stage the world premiere of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, which will begin performances this September…

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"Michael Feinstein's American Songbook" Will Return to PBS With Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole and Liza Minnelli by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury, Christine Ebersole and Liza Minnelli will join Michael Feinstein for the third season of "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook," which will …

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Tribes, With Original Cast Members Russell Harvard, Susan Pourfar, Will Brill and Gayle Rankin, Begins L.A. Run by Adam Hetrick

Tribes, British playwright Nina Raine's drama about a deaf man seeking a new life outside his dysfunctional family, debuts in Los Angeles Feb. 27 following an acclaimed New York run. Mem…

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The Wild Bride, From U.K.'s Kneehigh Theatre, Opens at St. Ann's Warehouse Feb. 27 by Adam Hetrick

The inventive U.K. stage troupe Kneehigh Theatre returns to New York with The Wild Bride — adapted and directed by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Emma Rice — which offi…

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Carousel Concert, With Kelli O'Hara, Nathan Gunn, Jessie Mueller and John Cullum, Begins Feb. 27 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara and opera star Nathan Gunn take a spin on Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel beginning Feb. 27 at Avery Fisher Hall. The lush classic gets a starry fi…

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Metropolitan Opera Season Includes Nico Muhly, Craig Lucas, Bartlett Sher, Paolo Szot, Douglas Carter Beane and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher will stage the U.S. premiere of Nico Muhly's Two Boys, featuring a book by Tony nominee Craig Lucas, as part of the Metropolitan Opera's 2013-2014 sea…

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Nearing Completion, "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me" Doc Launches Fundraising Campaign, Video Teaser and More by Adam Hetrick

The producers of "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," a new documentary capturing the vivid on-stage and off-stage life of the Tony Award-winning theatre icon, have launched a public fundra…

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Casting Announced for Public Theater World Premiere of Richard Foreman's Old-Fashioned Prostitutes by Adam Hetrick

Rocco Sisto, Stephanie Hayes, Alenka Kraigher, Nicolas Norena and David Skeist will star in the Public Theater world premiere of Richard Foreman's Old-Fashioned Prostitutes (A True Roman…

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Matilda Songwriter Tim Minchin Adds Second 54 Below Concert in March by Adam Hetrick

Tim Minchin, the Australian comedian and songwriter whose new show Matilda The Musical debuts on Broadway this spring, has added a second concert at 54 Below.

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Broadway Cast of Once Will Return to 54 Below for Second Concert by Adam Hetrick

The cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Once will return to 54 Below for a second sold-out concert of original tunes, cover songs and material cut from the hit musical on March 3.

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Derek Smith Joins Dance of Death Off-Broadway Revival With Daniel Davis and Laila Robins by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Derek Smith will join Daniel Davis and Laila Robins in the Red Bull Theater production of August Strindberg's Dance of Death, which will begin performances April 10 at…

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Detroit '67, Featuring De'Adre Aziza and Brandon Dirden, Premieres at the Public Theater Feb. 26 by Adam Hetrick

Dominique Morisseau's Detroit '67, a new drama set against the riots that ravaged the Motor City, begins performances Feb. 26 as part of the Public Theater's Public Lab seri…

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Michael Cumpsty, Erik Heger and Miles Anderson to Join Tracie Bennett for L.A. Run of End of the Rainbow by Adam Hetrick

Michael Cumpsty, who earned a 2012 Tony Award nomination for playing sympathetic pianist Manny in the Broadway production of End of the Rainbow, will repeat his work opposite Tony nominee Tr…

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Gallery Players Master Class to Star Carolyn Mignini as Callas; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick

Carolyn Mignini will take on the role of Maria Callas in the Gallery Players presentation of Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning play Master Class, which will begin performances March …

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Trailer for "Sing Along" Musical Film, With Alice Ripley and Heidi Blickenstaff, Released by Adam Hetrick

Writer-director Mark Oxman has released the trailer for his new short musical film "Sing Along," featuring Alice Ripley, Heidi Blickenstaff and young actor Myles Erlick, which will…

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Kate Whoriskey, Liesl Tommy and Joanna Settle Will Stage Free Emerging Writers Group Plays at the Public Theater by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater will showcase the work of playwrights participating in the 2012-13 Emerging Writers Group with a series of free performances beginning March 27 at the company's downto…

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Williamstown Season Features Pygmalion, Bridges of Madison County, Hapgood; Robert Sean Leonard, Kate Burton Among Stars by Adam Hetrick

The Williamstown Theatre Festival summer season will include George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, starring Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard; a new interpretation of the classic Marx Bro…

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Alison Fraser Sings Tennessee Williams Songbook, Supporting P-Town Fest, in NYC Feb. 25 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser performs Only a Paper Moon: A Tennessee Williams Songbook, an evening of music inspired by Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and his other wor…

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Lisa McQuade Sings Matthew Doers, Studded with New Theatre Tunes, Rocks Ars Nova Feb. 25 by Adam Hetrick

The work of up-and-coming theatre songwriter Matthew Doers is showcased in a one-night-only Feb. 25 concert at Ars Nova. Rock vocalist Lisa McQuade performs new material and songs from the g…

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Tina Benko Inhabits Iconic First Lady in Jackie, Beginning Feb. 24 Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tina Benko stars in the North American premiere of Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek's solo play Jackie, about the iconic American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, which begins perf…

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Kneehigh's Wild Bride, With Andrew Durand and Audrey Brisson, Begins St. Ann's Warehouse Run Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Andrew Durand, Audrey Brisson, Damon Daunno and Patrycja Kujawska inhabit the Kneehigh Theatre production of The Wild Bride, adapted and directed by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Emma Rice,…

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You Like Me: An Evening of Classic Acceptance Speeches, With Jackie Hoffman and More, Plays Ars Nova Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Jackie Hoffman, Bradford Louryk, Molly Pope, Cole Escola and Michael Musto are part of You Like Me: An Evening of Classic Acceptance Speeches, which returns to Ars Nova Feb. 23 for a sold-ou…

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Friday, February 22, 2013

New Group to Present Stand-Up Center Stage With Susan Blackwell, Mario Cantone and More by Adam Hetrick

Janeane Garofalo, Mario Cantone and Judy Gold will join Susan Blackwell for the New Group's upcoming "Dark Nights" event, Stand-Up Center Stage, Feb. 24 at the Acorn Theatre.

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"Smash" Announces Initiative to Help Renovate High School Theatres by Adam Hetrick

The NBC musical series "Smash" has partnered with home improvement center Lowe's in a new "Make a Musical" campaign that will bring much-needed renovations to high sc…

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Complete Cast Announced for Master Builder With John Turturro at BAM by Adam Hetrick

Katherine Borowitz and Ken Cheeseman will join Emmy Award winner John Turturro in a new production of Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder, which will begin performances May 12 at the Brook…

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54 Below Plans Academy Awards Night Festivities With Appearances by Nellie McKay, Marilyn Maye and More by Adam Hetrick

54 Below will celebrate the Academy Awards with two special events on Feb. 24, including musical performances by Nellie McKay, Marilyn Maye and Christine Pedi, as well as a free Oscar viewin…

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Award-Winning Matilda Songwriter Tim Minchin to Play 54 Below in March by Adam Hetrick

Tim Minchin, the Australian comedian and songwriter who will make his Broadway debut this season as the composer of Matilda The Musical, will play a special March 2 late-night concert at 54 …

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Songs for a New World Concert, With Nick Adams and Ashley Brown, Adds Second Show by Adam Hetrick

A second performance has been added to the March 11 concert presentation of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World, featuring Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush…

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Tony Sheldon Leads Industry Reading of Moby Dick - A Whale of a Tale; Musical Hoping to Harpoon New York by Adam Hetrick

The cheeky London cult musical Moby Dick - A Whale of a Tale, which retells Herman Mellville's epic tale as an all-girls school musical production, receives a developmental staged readin…

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

S. Epatha Merkerson, Howard McGillin, Jose Llana and More Join Cast of Actors Fund's Our Town Benefit by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

S. Epatha Merkerson, Howard McGillin, Jerry Dixon, Wally Dunn, Philip Hoffman, Jose Llana and Tyrah Skye Odoms are the latest names added to the cast of the Actors Fund's March 4 benefit…

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Really Really Playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo Will Step Into Off-Broadway Show Feb. 23-24; Kobi Libii Lands Pilot by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Really Really playwright Paul Downs Colaizzo will assume the role of Johnson, normally played by actor Kobi Libii, in his Off-Broadway play Feb. 23-24 while Libii shoots a comedy pilot for A…

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