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Monday, February 11, 2013

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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Clubland, Musical Adaptation of "Party Monster," Will Get Immersive A.R.T. Staging by Adam Hetrick

A new interactive musical based on the life of club kid Michael Alig, whose story was adapted into the 2003 film "Party Monster," will debut at the American Repertory Theater's…

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Kathleen Chalfant, Walter Charles and Lynn Cohen Will Appear in Readings of Mark Harelik's Texas Plays by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Kathleen Chalfant, Walter Charles, Lynn Cohen and Richard Topol will take part in staged readings of the American National Theatre's "Two-Thirds of a Texas Trilogy…

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"When You're Home": Original Broadway Cast Reunites for In the Heights: In Concert Feb. 11 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo, Tony nominees Olga Merediz and Robin de Jesús and other members of the original Broadway cast of In the Heights reunite for a on…

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Kirsten Greenidge Drama Luck of the Irish Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 11 by Adam Hetrick

An Irish clan lays claim to another family's home in the LCT3 premiere of Kirsten Greenidge's Luck of the Irish, featuring Marsha Stephanie Blake, Eisa Davis, Dashiell Eaves and Robe…

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Daniel Zaitchik and John Gallagher, Jr. Offer Intimate L.A. Concert Feb. 10 by Adam Hetrick

Singer-songwriter Daniel Zaitchik and Tony Award-winning actor-musician John Gallagher, Jr. offer an evening of new music Feb. 10 at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles.

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Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy Tell Two Sides to Every Story Feb. 10 by Adam Hetrick

Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy offer an evening entitled Two Sides to Every Story Feb. 10 as a special fundraiser at the Cabrillo Theatre Founder's Room in Thousand Oaks, CA.

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Our Hit Parade's Erin Markey Will Go It Solo at Joe's Pub in March by Adam Hetrick

Erin Markey, who frequently appeared in the popular musical series Our Hit Parade at Joe's Pub, will return to the downtown music venue March 15 for an all-new solo show.

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Anna Khaja's Solo Play About Assassinated Political Leader Benazir Bhutto to Play Culture Project in March by Adam Hetrick

The Culture Project will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Anna Khaja's solo play Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto, which will begin its limited engagement March 8.

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York's Musicals in Mufti Will Feature Sara Jean Ford, Klea Blackhurst, Andrew Samonsky, Lynne Wintersteller and More by Adam Hetrick

Claybourne Elder, Sara Jean Ford, Klea Blackhurst, Andrew Samonsky and Lynne Wintersteller are among the actors who will participate in the York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti Serie…

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Site-Specific Reading of Importance of Being Earnest to Feature Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Brian Charles Rooney and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q) will star in a site-specific private reading of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest Feb. 13 for Razors Edge Productions.

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San Francisco Reading of The Whisper to Feature Roger Bart, Jennifer Coolidge and Janeane Garofalo by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Roger Bart, Jennifer Coolidge and Janeane Garofalo are among the actors who will take part in a reading of The Whisper, a new comedy by Celebrity Autobiography co-creator E…

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Casting Announced for Boston-Area World Premiere of Alan Brody's Operation Epsilon by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Operation Epsilon, Alan Brody's play about the race to build the atomic bomb, which will debut March 7 at the Nora Theatre Company in…

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Mike Nichols May Direct Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz in Broadway Revival of Betrayal by Adam Hetrick

Daniel Craig and Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz could become entangled lovers in a Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's time-bending drama Betrayal — staged by Tony and Academy A…

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Bullying Drama From White Plains Begins Off-Broadway Run Feb. 8 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, begins Off-Broadway performances F…

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Sexually-Charged 1970s Revue Let My People Come, In New Contemporary Skin, Returns to NYC Feb. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Earl Wilson, Jr.'s fleshy and irreverent 1970's revue Let My People Come returns to New York as an interactive production addressing relevant social and sexual issues of our time, be…

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

A.R.T. Cancels Feb. 8 Performance of The Glass Menagerie As Winter Storm Approaches by Adam Hetrick

The American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA, has canceled the Feb. 8 evening performance of The Glass Menagerie, starring Tony Award winner Cherry Jones, as the Northeast prepares for th…

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Casa Mañana's Camelot Will Star Bradley Dean, Nili Bassman and Josh Tower by Adam Hetrick

Bradley Dean, Nili Bassman and Josh Tower will star in the Casa Mañana production of the Tony Award-winning 1960 Lerner and Loewe classic Camelot, which is being presented in a modern…

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A Conversation With Rupert Holmes: The Man Behind the Music and Mystery of Edwin Drood by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning writer Rupert Holmes, the Rennaisance man who authored the book, music, lyrics and orchestrations to Broadway's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, discusses creating the rich…

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Noah Racey and Laura Griffith Lead The Music Man in Seattle Beginning Feb. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Noah Racey and Laura Griffith co-star in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of Meredith Willson's Tony Award-winning musical The Music Man, which parades into Seattle Feb. 7.

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"Lost and Found": Tony-Winning Musical City of Angels Flickers at NYU Beginning Feb. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Students of New York University's Steinhardt School present a revival of the Tony Award-winning film-noir musical City of Angels, featuring a jazz score by late composer Cy Coleman and l…

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Westchester Staging of In the Heights, Starring Arielle Jacobs, Perry Young and Christina Aranda, Begins Feb. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Perry Young, Christina Aranda and original Broadway cast member Arielle Jacobs star in the Westchester Broadway Theatre staging of In the Heights, which begin performances Feb. 7.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Public Forum Events to Feature David Byrne, Wynton Marsalis, Suzan-Lori Parks and More by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater will welcome musicians David Byrne, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Wynton Marsalis, along with playwright Suzan-Lori Parks as part of its upcoming Public Forum e…

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Motown: The Musical Taps Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry to Play Young Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder by Adam Hetrick

Child actors Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry will take on the roles of young Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Berry Gordy in the new Broadway musical Motown, which will begin previews M…

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

Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim will join director John Doyle Feb. 14 at the Greene Space to discuss the new Off-Broadway staging of Passon, which will beg…

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Hamish Linklater's The Vandal Extends Off-Broadway Run by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Hamish Linklate's The Vandal, a new dark comedy that opened Jan. 31 at the Flea Theater, has extended its Off-Broadway run to March 3. The three-actor cas…

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Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, Marin Mazzie, Jason Danieley Celebrate Kander & Ebb in Ring Them Bells! at the Allen Room Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Ring Them Bells! Rob Fisher Celebrates Kander & Ebb, featuring Tony Award-winning Broadway veterans Joel Grey and Chita Rivera, as well as Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley, is presented F…

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Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinto and Celia Keenan-Bolger Star in The Glass Menagerie, Opening at A.R.T. Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Once director John Tiffany's new production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie — which the director places over a glimmering black pool — …

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Songs for a New World NYC Concert to Feature Nick Adams and Ashley Brown by Adam Hetrick

Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott will be part of a one-night-only concert presentation of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World March…

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Annette O'Toole To Direct Kunstler Premiere Starring Jeff McCarthy as Activist Lawyer by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award nominee Annette O'Toole will direct the world premiere of Jeffrey Sweet's Kunstler, featuring Jeff McCarthy and Keona Welch, for the Hudson Stage Company in April.

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The Book of Mormon Tour Reveals Toronto Dates; Tony-Winning Hit To Play Princess of Wales Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning hit musical The Book of Mormon, authored by "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez, will pl…

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