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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Tickets Now On Sale to AmEx Cardholders for Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy on Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tickets to the Broadway premiere of late writer Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy, starring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, go on pre-sale to AmEx cardholders Oct. 20.

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Tyne Daly and James Earl Jones Read Love Letters at Bucks County Playhouse Oct. 20 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Tyne Daly and James Earl Jones co-star in two benefit readings of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters beginning Oct. 20 at the Bucks County Playhouse.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Richard Nelson's Political Drama Sorry Will Open on Election Day at the Public by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater production of Richard Nelson's Sorry, the latest work in his collection of political plays about an American family, will officially open on Nov. 6, the day Americans …

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Stonewall Drama Hit the Wall, Acclaimed in Chicago, Eyes Off-Broadway Run at Barrow Street by Adam Hetrick

Ike Holter's rock-propelled gay rights drama Hit the Wall, which premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf Garage Theatre last winter, will debut Off-Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre i…

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Horizon Theatre Rep Cancels The Balcony After Bedbugs Discovered Backstage by Adam Hetrick

Horizon Theatre Rep's production of The Balcony, which was slated to run Off-Broadway Oct. 11-Nov. 4, has been indefinitely postponed due to a bedbug infestation backstage at the ArcLigh…

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London Production of The Last Session, Starring Darren Day, Will Get JAY Records Cast Album by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The London production of Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu's musical The Last Session, starring Darren Day as a songwriter battling AIDS, will be recorded by JAY Records in late October.

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Motown Launches Casting Call for Actors to Play Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the upcoming Broadway musical Motown are launching a nationwide casting search for African-American actors to portray young versions of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder as well…

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Linda Lavin, Kate Burton and Michael Imperioli to Read "Selected Shorts" at Berkeley Rep by Adam Hetrick

Kate Burton (The Heiress), Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos"), Linda Lavin (The Lyons) and René Auberjonois (CoCo) will offer live readings of the popular public radio serie…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Edwin Drood Then and Now, Commercials, Music Videos and More (Video) by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning 1985 musical mystery The Mystery of Edwin Drood has returned to Broadway in a new production under the wings of the Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54.

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Inner Voices Solo Musicals to Star Hunter Foster, Arielle Jacobs and Alexandra Silber by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster, Arielle Jacobs and Alexandra Silber will take part in Inner Voices, a collection of three solo musicals that will be presented beginning Nov. 10 at the 30th…

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Val Kilmer Is Iconic American Storyteller Citizen Twain Oct. 19-20 in Los Angeles by Adam Hetrick

Film actor Val Kilmer brings his solo show Citizen Twain, about American literary giant Mark Twain, to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles for two performances Oct. 19-20.

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Pearl Theatre Company's Figaro, Starring Sean McNall and Jolly Abraham, Begins Off-Broadway Oct. 19 by Adam Hetrick

Sean McNall stars in the Pearl Theatre Company production of Charles Morey's Figaro, based on the Pierre Caron de Beaumarchais comedy The Marriage of Figaro, which inspired Mozart&#…

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The Austerity of Hope, Gay Drama Set During Obama Campaign, Debuts Off-Broadway Oct. 19 by Adam Hetrick

Dan Fingerman's new drama The Austerity of Hope, centering on gay relationships during the 2008 presidential campaign, begins Off-Broadway previews Oct. 19 at the Abingdon Theatre Arts C…

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood, With Stephanie J. Block, Chita Rivera and Will Chase, Casts Moonfall Over Broadway Oct. 19 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning musical whodunit The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which allows audiences to determine the ending of Charles Dickens' final, unfinished novel, casts a sha…

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Armando Riesco Will Star in Quiara Alegría Hudes' Pulitzer Prize-Winning Water by the Spoonful at Second Stage by Adam Hetrick

Armando Riesco, Liza Colon-Zayas and Zabryna Guevara, who appeared in the 2011 Hartford Stage world premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Water by the Spo…

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Zachary Quinto, Celia Keenan-Bolger and Brian J. Smith Join Cherry Jones for A.R.T.'s Glass Menagerie by Adam Hetrick

Drama Desk nominee Zachary Quinto, Tony Award nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger and Brian J. Smith will join Tony Award winner Cherry Jones in the American Repertory Theater production of Tennesse…

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Reading of Mona Mansour's The Way West to Feature Gayle Rankin and Deirdre O'Connell by Adam Hetrick

Gayle Rankin, Raul Castillo and Deirdre O'Connell will take part in a workshop of Mona Mansour's The Way West, which will be presented by the Lark Play Development Center in November.

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Triad Theater Rebrands Itself as Stage 72; Venue to Re-Launch in November by Adam Hetrick

The Triad Theater will relaunch in November as Stage 72, opening with two special editions of Celebrity Autobiography. The renovated space will officially debut during the New York Comedy Fe…

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Jeff McCarthy to Star in New York Return of The Grinch at MSG; Complete Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

Jeff McCarthy will be a mean one this holiday season in the New York return of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, which will begin performances Dec. 13 at the Theatr…

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Get More Ice! Acclaimed Broadway Revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Extends by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

George and Martha's marital woes will give an added chill to Broadway this winter. The 50th-anniversary production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which opened…

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Abingdon's 20th Anniversary Gala Adds Sharon Gless, David Hyde Pierce and Martin Charnin to Lineup by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Sharon Gless, Marilyn Horne, Liz Smith, David Hyde Pierce and Martin Charnin have joined the line-up for the Abingdon Theatre Company's 20th anniversary gala, honoring Tyne Daly, Sam D. …

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Island Song Concert Reading to Feature Lindsay Mendez, Sarah Stiles and More by Adam Hetrick

Lindsay Mendez and Sarah Stiles will take part in a concert presentation of Island Song, a new musical anthology by Derek Gregor and Sam Carner, Nov. 12 at (le) Poisson Rouge.

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Under a Red Moon, Starring Bradford Cover as Serial Killer, Begins World-Premiere Run Oct. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Ohio's Human Race Theatre Company and the Kentucky-based Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center co-present the world premiere of Michael Slade's dark drama Under a Red Moon, abou…

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Jon Kern's Modern Terrorism Opens Off-Broadway at Second Stage Oct. 18 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Jon Kern's Modern Terrorism, or They Who Want To Kill Us and How We Learn To Love Them, a dark comedy that skewers the difficulties of being a terrorist in the 21st…

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Funny Girl-Themed Presentation of The Meeting*, Featuring Marilyn Maye, Tori Scott and More, Held Oct. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Cabaret star Marilyn Maye, Colleen McHugh, Santiago Venegas and Tori Scott are set to belt out signature tunes from Funny Girl as part of the Oct. 18 installment of Justin Sayre's The Me…

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Fuerza Bruta Announces Free Ticket Offer for Oct. 24 Off-Broadway Anniversary by Adam Hetrick

Before it ends its New York City run in November, the high-energy Off-Broadway spectacle Fuerza Bruta will offer 100 fans the chance to see the production for free on Oct. 24 at the Daryl Ro…

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The Skivvies' Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley to Celebrate "Hardbody Hoedown" Single With Cutting Room Concert by Adam Hetrick

Actor-musicians Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, who comprise the scantily clad music duo The Skivvies, will celebrate their new single "Hardbody Hoedown" with a release party and c…

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"Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual" Reality Series Coming to WE Television by Adam Hetrick

The new reality series "Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual" will take audiences into the personal life of the Grammy Award-winning recording artist who is making her debut as a Broadwa…

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Charitybuzz Auctions VIP Barbra Streisand Concert Package by Adam Hetrick

Charitybuzz is giving Barbra Streisand fans the chance to bid on a VIP package to meet the entertainer following one of her upcoming concerts in Las Vegas and California.

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24 Plays On Broadway to Feature Billy Crudup, Brooke Shields, Gabourey Sidibe and More by Adam Hetrick

Billy Crudup, Brooke Shields, Gabourey Sidibe, Jack McBrayer, Liev Schreiber, Rosie Perez and Seth Green are among the actors who will participate in 24 Plays On Broadway, which will take pl…

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Christopher Durang and Nicholas Martin to Discuss Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Lincoln Center Theater by Adam Hetrick

Playwright Christopher Durang and director Nicholas Martin will discuss the new comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike as part of Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series on Nov. 1. …

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