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Thursday, February 14, 2013

You Like Me: An Evening of Classic Acceptance Speeches Will Feature Jackie Hoffman, Bradford Louryk, Molly Pope and More by Adam Hetrick

Jackie Hoffman, Bradford Louryk, Molly Pope, Cole Escola and Michael Musto will be part of You Like Me: An Evening of Classic Acceptance Speeches, which will return to Ars Nova Feb. 23.

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Shoshana Bean to Celebrate Release of "O'Farrell Street" Album With L.A. Concert by Adam Hetrick

Former Wicked star Shoshana Bean will celebrate the release of her sophomore album, "O'Farrell Street," with a Feb. 20 concert at the Sayers Club in Los Angeles.

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Ben Rimalower's Patti Issues Sets Dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco and More by Adam Hetrick

Ben Rimalower will bring his popular solo show Patti Issues, about his lifelong love of Patti LuPone and his own relationship with his gay father, to the West Coast for five performances in …

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Writers Guild of America Will Honor Late Lucky Guy Playwright Nora Ephron by Adam Hetrick

Late Academy Award-nominated writer Nora Ephron, whose play Lucky Guy will premiere on Broadway this spring starring Tom Hanks, will be honored by the Writers Guild of America East during th…

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TheatreWorks Will Stage Once On This Island and Other Desert Cities Plus Loudest Man on Earth Premiere by Adam Hetrick

California's TheatreWorks will present Once On This Island, Other Desert Cities, Marry Me a Little and the world premiere of Catherine Rush's The Loudest Man on Earth as part of its …

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Gamers Face Reality in World Premiere of Leveling Up, Opening in Cincinnati Feb. 14 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Deborah Zoe Laufer's Leveling Up, about a college video game fanatic whose virtual reality becomes reality, officially opens Feb. 14 at the Cincinnati Playhouse in …

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Rajiv Joseph's The North Pool Begins NYC Debut at Off-Broadway's Vineyard by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Barker Turner and Babak Tafti appear in the New York City premiere of Rajiv Joseph's The North Pool, a drama about tension between a high school principal and a Middle-Eastern-bo…

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From White Plains, About Repercussions of Teen Bullying, Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Michael Perlman's IT Award-nominated drama From White Plains, which explores the lives of four adult men who grapple with the effects of teen bullying, officially opens Feb. 14 after pre…

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1970's Off-Broadway Romp Let My People Come, With Modern Twist, Opens Feb. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Re-imagined for contemporary audiences since its 1970's run, the Off-Broadway revue Let My People Come, a mix of bawdy sexual comedy and social commentary, opens Feb. 14 at the Undergrou…

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Stephen Sondheim, John Doyle and Passion Cast Discuss Tony-Winning Musical at Greene Space Feb. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins director John Doyle Feb. 14 at the Greene Space to discuss the new Off-Broadway staging of Passion, which is currentl…

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class, Starring Judith Ivey, Begins Long Wharf Run Feb. 13 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Judith Ivey stars as the family matriarch of Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class, which begins previews Feb. 13 at the Long Wharf Theatre.

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Karen Allen to Direct Extremities for Berkshire Theatre Group; Lion in Winter With Treat Williams Also Planned by Adam Hetrick

The Berkshire Theatre Group will stage The Lion in Winter, starring Treat Williams, as well as Extremeties, directed by original cast member Karen Allen, this summer in Massachusetts.

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Blythe Danner, B.D. Wong, Martin Moran, Julia Murney and Leslie Odom, Jr. Join Cast of Actors Fund Our Town by Adam Hetrick

Blythe Danner, B.D. Wong, Martin Moran, Julia Murney and Leslie Odom, Jr. have joined the cast of the Actors Fund's March 4 benefit reading of Thornton Wilder's landmark play Our Tow…

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Musicals Tonight Plans Strike Up The Band!, Leave It to Jane and Same Time, Next Year by Adam Hetrick

Musicals Tonight, under the aristic direction of Mel Miller, will present Strike Up The Band!, Same Time, Next Year – The Musical and Leave It to Jane at the Lion Theatre this spr…

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Unseen in New York Since 1999, Michael John LaChiusa's Marie Christine Will Play 3LD in March by Adam Hetrick

Michael John LaChiusa's Tony Award-nominated musical Marie Christine, a retelling of Medea set in late 19th-century New Orleans, will be produced for the first time in the U.S. since its…

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Last Will, Robert Brustein's Shakespeare Drama, Begins World-Premiere Run in Boston Feb. 13 by Adam Hetrick

Robert Brustein's Last Will, the final installment in his trilogy of plays examining the life of Shakespeare, begins its world-premiere engagement Feb. 13 under the auspices of the Commo…

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Junior Theater Festival 2013: Alan Menken Reveals Aladdin Broadway Details and Talks About the Power of Newsies Fans by Adam Hetrick

Playbill.com met with Academy and Tony Award-winning composer Alan Menken, whose musicals include Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and the new Broadway musical Aladdin, duri…

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and The Kid Who Would Be Pope Win Richard Rodgers Awards by Adam Hetrick

The Dave Malloy musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which played an acclaimed run at Ars Nova last fall, as well as the Tom and Jack Megan musical The Kid Who Would Be Pop…

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Les Misérables Film Will Get Home Video Release March 22; Bonus Features Announced by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Tom Hooper's hit film Les Misérables, starring Academy Award nominees Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, will be released March 22 on Blu-ray and DVD from Universal Studios Home Ente…

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New York City Ballet Dancers Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck Join Cast of New York Philharmonic Carousel by Adam Hetrick

New York City Ballet principal dancers Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck will perform the "If I Loved You" pas de deux ballet in the New York Philharmonic's concert staging of Ro…

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Hamish Linklater Plus Love's Labour's Lost Musical Set for Shakespeare in the Park by Adam Hetrick

A new musical adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost, penned by Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson collaborators Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman, and The Comedy of Errors, starring Jess…

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Red Bull Revival of Dance of Death to Star Daniel Davis and Laila Robins by Adam Hetrick

Daniel Davis and Laila Robins will star in the American premiere of a new adaptation of August Strindberg's Dance of Death, which will debut under the wings of the Red Bull Theater in Ap…

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Red Bull Revival of Dance of Death to Star Daniel Davis, Laila Robins and Matthew Rauch by Adam Hetrick

Daniel Davis, Laila Robins and Matthew Rauch will star in the American premiere of a new adaptation of August Strindberg's Dance of Death, which will debut under the wings of the Red Bul…

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Patti Cohenour Will Play Little Edie in Seattle Staging of Grey Gardens by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Patti Cohenour will star opposite Seattle veteran Suzy Hunt in the A Contemporary Theatre-5th Avenue Theatre co-production of the Tony-nominated musical Grey Gardens, whic…

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Patti LuPone Will Bring Far Away Places to California, Carnegie Hall and More by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Patti LuPone, who returns to 54 Below Feb. 12 for her fourth engagement at the posh nightlife venue with an evening entitled Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda,…

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Primary Stages Revival of David Ives' Short Play Collection, All in the Timing, Opens Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Primary Stages' 20th anniversary revival of David Ives' All in the Timing, a daffy collection of short comedies including Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread and The Philadelphia, offi…

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Patti LuPone Returns to 54 Below With Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Patti LuPone returns to 54 Below Feb. 12 for her fourth engagement at the posh nightlife venue with her acclaimed show Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda.

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Amy Herzog's Belleville, Starring Maria Dizzia and Greg Keller, Makes New York Premiere Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick

Amy Herzog's Belleville, which explores the eroding marriage of an American couple living in Paris, begins Off-Broadway performances Feb. 12 at the New York Theater Workshop. Tony Award …

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The Laramie Cycle, Two-Part Theatrical Documentary About Matthew Shepard, Begins BAM Run Feb. 12 by Adam Hetrick

The Tectonic Theater Project presents The Laramie Cycle — a theatrical marathon comprising the two-part stage docu-drama, The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, …

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Monday, February 11, 2013

Marc Kudisch Will Star in Portland World-Premiere Staging of Somewhere in Time Musical by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch will star in the Portland Center Stage world premiere of the new musical Somewhere in Time, based on Richard Matheson's romantic novel and film of the sam…

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The Skivvies Will Make Los Angeles Debut with Barrett Foa, Laura Benanti and Daisy Eagan by Adam Hetrick

The scantily-clad music duo The Skivvies will make their Los Angeles debut March 4 with special guests including Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Daisy Eagan.

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