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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Broadway's Cinderella Delays Previews to Jan. 25; New Opening Night Set by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Cinderella has rescheduled its performance dates for a second time, producers announced Dec. 5. Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana…

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Transport Group Gala Adds Tyne Daly, Elizabeth Stanley, Montego Glover and More by Adam Hetrick

Jenn Colella, Tyne Daly, Montego Glover, Ann Harada, Elizabeth Stanley and Sally Wilfert will perform during the Transport Group's Gimme a Break! Dec. 10 gala at the Asia Society an…

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Janet Dacal and Christopher A. Kent Explore The Last Five Years in Florida Beginning Dec. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Janet Dacal and Christopher A. Kent co-star in the Actors' Playhouse production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's poignant, two-person musical The Last Five Years, which begi…

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Diane Paulus' Re-Imagined Pippin, Starring Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller, Begins Dec. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson's dark, coming-of-age musical Pippin takes on new life in a fresh production staged by Tony Award nominee Diane Paulus that begins previews Dec. 5 at…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

David Mamet's The Anarchist, With Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, Will End Broadway Run Dec. 16 by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway world-premiere of Tony Award-nominated and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet's two-woman drama The Anarchist, starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, will end it…

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Soho Rep Adds World Premiere of A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney to Season by Adam Hetrick

Soho Rep will stage the world premiere of Lucas Hnath's A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney in spring 2013, the company announced Dec. 4.

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Somewhere in Time Musical Reading to Feature Andrew Samonsky and Kelli Barrett by Adam Hetrick

The new musical Somewhere in Time, based on Richard Matheson's romantic novel and film of the same title, will get a Dec. 13 New York City reading featuring Andrew Samonsky and Kelli Bar…

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Hello, Again! John Dossett and Michele Pawk Share Another Stage in Giant by Adam Hetrick

Married acting couple John Dossett and Michele Pawk were brought together by a Michael John LaChiusa musical. Now, years later, here they are again, now in LaChiusa's Giant.

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Gideon Glick, Tonya Pinkins, Alexandra Silber, Our Lady J Will Inhabit Amandine Musical Premiere by Adam Hetrick

Gideon Glick will star in the title role of the new musical Amandine, about intersex individual Herculine Barbin, which will begin performances Jan. 9, 2013, at the Cherry Lane Theatre.

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Anything Goes: Karen Akers Sings Cole Porter Plays Urban Stages Dec. 4 by Adam Hetrick

Anything Goes: Karen Akers Sings Cole Porter launches the Winter Rhythms 2012 festival of music, which begins Dec. 4 at Urban Stages.

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Tales of Joni, Concert Tribute to Joni Mitchell, Will Feature Heather MacRae, Annie Golden and More by Adam Hetrick

Heather MacRae, Annie Golden, Nic Rodriguez and Michael Winther will perform the songs of Grammy Award-winning music icon Joni Mitchell at 54 Below in late January.

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Paula Vogel's A Civil War Christmas, Starring Alice Ripley and Bob Stillman, Opens Off-Broadway Dec. 4 by Adam Hetrick

Paula Vogel's A Civil War Christmas, set on Christmas Eve 1864 as America faced an uncertain future, officially opens Dec. 4 at the New York Theatre Workshop. Tony Award winner Alice Rip…

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Monday, December 3, 2012

An Alternative Christmas Story Finds Its Voice On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The beloved movie "A Christmas Story" has been reinvented as a Broadway musical, complete with leg lamp kickline. Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and producer (and original …

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NYC Reading of Steel Magnolias, With Blythe Danner, Annie Potts and Margo Martindale, Blooms Dec. 3 by Adam Hetrick

Blythe Danner, Annie Potts, Margo Martindale, Jan Maxwell, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Sarah Stiles are part of a 25th anniversary benefit reading of Robert Harling's poignant comedy St…

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Robert Askins' Comic Book-Inspired Tale, P.S. Jones and The Frozen City, Begins NYC Premiere Dec. 3 by Adam Hetrick

P.S. Jones and The Frozen City, a new world-premiere play by acclaimed Hand to God playwright Robert Askins, debuts at the New Ohio Theatre Dec. 3. Joe Paulik, Bobby Moreno, Preston Martin a…

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John Davidson Returns to The Fantasticks Off-Broadway Dec. 3 by Adam Hetrick

John Davidson, who appeared in the Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks last summer as Henry, The Old Actor, rejoins the cast in the role of Bellamy, beginning Dec. 3 at the Snapple Th…

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

David Mamet's The Anarchist, Starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, Opens On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone and three-time Academy Award nominee Debra Winger debate faith, politics, persecution and redemption in the world premiere of David Mamet's new tw…

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Peter Allen Flop Musical Legs Diamond Gets California Reading Dec. 2 by Adam Hetrick

The short-lived Peter Allen musical Legs Diamond is seen for the first time since its 1988 Broadway run in a Dec. 2 staged reading at Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, CA.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Patti LuPone and Debra Winger Weigh the Fate of David Mamet's The Anarchist by Adam Hetrick

The stars of The Anarchist talk about the work, the words and the world of David Mamet's fierce new Broadway drama set in a women's prison.

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Jan Maxwell Joins Starry Reading of Steel Magnolias, Featuring Blythe Danner, Annie Potts and Margo Martindale by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Multiple Tony nominee Jan Maxwell, most recently on Broadway in the acclaimed revival of Follies, has joined the cast of the 25th anniversary benefit reading of Robert Harling's poignant…

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5th Avenue's Elf, With Matt Owen, Kendra Kassebaum and Kim Huber, Unwrapped in Seattle Nov. 30 by Adam Hetrick

Matt Owen, Kendra Kassebaum, Allen Fitzpatrick and Kim Huber celebrate Christmas in the 5th Avenue Theatre production of Elf, which begins performances Nov. 30 in Seattle.

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"Project Runway" Designer Chris March's Butt-Cracker Suite Opens Off-Broadway Nov. 30 by Adam Hetrick

"Project Runway" contestant and Drama Desk Award-nominated designer Chris March's new show Butt-Cracker Suite, a "trashy" take on the beloved holiday classic &qu…

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Sarah Ruhl's Dear Elizabeth, Starring Jefferson Mays and Mary Beth Fisher, Premieres at Yale Rep Nov. 30 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays and Mary Beth Fisher co-star in the world premiere of Tony Award nominee Sarah Ruhl's Dear Elizabeth, a play in letters from Elizabeth Bishop to Robert L…

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

PBS Series "Shakespeare Uncovered" to Feature Ethan Hawke, Joely Richardson, Trevor Nunn and More by Adam Hetrick

Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi and Trevor Nunn are among the artists who will host a six-part PBS series exploring Shakespeare's classic plays, which will debut Jan. 25, 2013, a…

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DRG Will Record Broadway Revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood on Two Discs by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival of Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood, starring Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Chita Rivera and Betsy Wolfe, will get a two-disc c…

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Janet Dacal and Christopher A. Kent Set for Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years in Florida by Adam Hetrick

Janet Dacal and Christopher A. Kent will co-star in the Actors' Playhouse production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's poignant, two-person musical The Last Five Years.

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Transport Group to Honor Christian Borle, Sue Frost and Paul Huntley by Adam Hetrick

The Transport Group will honor Tony Award-winning actor Christian Borle, Tony-winning Memphis producer Sue Frost and Tony-honored wig designer Paul Huntley Dec. 10 at the Asia Society and Mu…

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Bring It On: The Musical Will Be Licensed by MTI; 2013-14 Tour in the Works by Adam Hetrick

Bring It On, the new high-flying Broadway musical comedy set in the world of competitive high school cheerleading, will roll out in high schools and theatres across the country in the near f…

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Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts, With Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes as Siblings, Opens On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes co-star in the Broadway premiere of Theresa Rebeck's new black comedy Dead Accounts – about an Ohio family whose prodigal s…

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August: Osage County, Starring Dorothy Lyman, Lauren Kennedy, Lisa Brescia, Begins Raleigh Run Nov. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Emmy Award winner Dorothy Lyman stars as Violet Weston in the Hot Summer Nights-Theatre Raleigh production of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning family drama August: O…

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Gary Troy, Sara Sheperd and Nicholas Belton Lead Ten-Actor Oliver! at Human Race, Starting Nov. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Blaise Bouschard, Gary Troy, Sara Sheperd and Nicholas Belton are part of the Human Race Theatre Company's production of Lionel Bart's Oliver!, which debuts in a new ten-actor stagin…

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