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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Pearl Theatre Company's Figaro to Star Sean McNall and Jolly Abraham by Adam Hetrick

Sean McNall will star in the Pearl Theatre Company production of Charles Morey's Figaro, based on the Pierre Caron de Beaumarchais comedy, The Marriage of Figaro, which inspire…

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Jim Stanek, John Curcuru and Kristin Parker Cast in Velveteen Rabbit at Off-Broadway's DR2 by Adam Hetrick

Jim Stanek, John Curcuru and Kristin Parker will appear in the Theatreworks USA production of Kevin Del Aguila's The Velveteen Rabbit, which will begin a ten-week limited engagement Nov.…

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Broadway Box Office Opens for Dead Accounts, With Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz by Adam Hetrick

The Music Box Theatre box office is now open for Theresa Rebeck's comedy Dead Accounts, starring Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz, which begins previews Nov. 3 at the Music Box Theatre.

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Broadway for Obama Plans "Broadway Gets Out the Vote" Event With Nick Adams, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Max Von Essen by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Nick Adams, Max Von Essen, Kara Lindsay and Nikki Rene Daniels are among the performers who will take part in the Oct. 14 "Broadway Gets Out…

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"The Devil's Bitch" Musical Comedy Film, Starring Marla Mindelle and Matthew Risch, Selected for Friar's Club Festival by Adam Hetrick

"The Devil's Bitch," a new short musical film by Sister Act and Cinderella's Marla Mindelle, will be presented as part of the 2012 Friar's Club Film Festival.

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Tony Nominee Colman Domingo's Wild With Happy Debuts at the Public Theater Oct. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated Scottsboro Boys actor Colman Domingo stars in the world premiere of his new play Wild With Happy, about family, death and healing, which begins Off-Broadway pe…

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Political Comedian Lewis Black's Running On Empty Begins Broadway Engagement Oct. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Running On Empty, the latest politically charged show by comedian Lewis Black, begins a limited eight-performance Broadway engagement Oct. 9 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

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Westport's Raisin in the Sun, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Begins Performances Oct. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, who starred in the 2004 revival of A Raisin in the Sun, stages that Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Lorraine Hansberry for the Westport Country Pl…

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Daisy Foote World Premiere, Him, Opens Off-Broadway at Primary Stages Oct. 9 by Adam Hetrick

Primary Stages' world-premiere production of Him, a new play by Daisy Foote, starring Tony Award nominee Hallie Foote, Tim Hopper, Adam LeFevre and Adina Verson, officially opens Of…

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"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Airs Oct. 9 on the CW by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The 2008 musical web series "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," which starred Broadway actor Neil Patrick Harris, makes its television debut Oct. 9 at 9 PM ET on the CW network.

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Monday, October 8, 2012

BMI Workshop's Musical Mondays Lab to Launch With Free Concert Oct. 11 by Adam Hetrick

Musical Mondays Theatre Lab, offering selections from brand-new musicals developed in the BMI Workshop, will launch Oct. 11 with a special concert of material from the new album "No Mor…

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Broadway Dolls Will Launch Mini Tour Oct. 20; Cast Members from Motown, Mammia Mia! and More Featured by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway Dolls, featuring cast members from Motown, Hairspray and A Chorus Line in a pop-rock revue of Broadway song and dance, will launch a mini tour Oct. 20 in Jefferson City, MO.

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Box Office for Broadway's The Anarchist to Open Oct. 9; Producers Offering VIP "Golden Ticket" Package Oct. 10 by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the Broadway premiere of David Mamet's The Anarchist, starring Patti LuPone and Debra Winger, are offering fans the opportunity to win a special package if they purchase tic…

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L.A. Premiere of Other Desert Cities to Star JoBeth Williams, Robert Foxworth, Justin Long and More by Adam Hetrick

JoBeth Williams and Robert Foxworth will preside over an explosive Christmas in the West Coast premiere of Jon Robin Baitz's Tony-nominated drama Other Desert Cities, which will begin pr…

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William Greaves to Receive 2012 Paul Robeson Award by Adam Hetrick

Actors' Equity Association announced that Emmy-Award winning director, producer, actor and writer William Greaves is the recipient of the 2012 Paul Robeson Award.

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Brian Gonzales to Star in 1776 for Lyric Stage; Patriotic Musical to Feature 33 Musicians by Adam Hetrick

One Man, Two Guvnors cast member Brian Gonzales, David Coffee and Bryant Martin will appear in the Lyric Stage production of the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, which will begin performance…

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Julia Murney and David Zippel Join Encompass New Opera Theatre's Alan Menken Tribute by Adam Hetrick

Julia Murney and David Zippel have joined the Oct. 21 musical celebration of Tony and Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken, which will be presented by Encompass New Opera Theatre at th…

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Adam Rapp World Premiere Through the Yellow Hour Extends Into November by Adam Hetrick

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has extended its world-premiere production of Adam Rapp's Through the Yellow Hour, about an American woman who goes into hiding when the country is at…

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

LCT3's Disgraced, Starring Aasif Mandvi and Heidi Armbruster, Begins Previews Oct. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Aasif Mandvi and Heidi Armbruster co-star in the LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater production of Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced, about a Pakistani-American lawyer on the rise, which begins its New Yo…

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Sally Wilfert Sings at 54 Below Oct. 7; Michael Winther Is Special Guest by Adam Hetrick

Sally Wilfert, the actress-singer who appeared in Broadway's Assassins and Off-Broadway's See Rock City and Make Me a Song — and has brought her silken soprano to numerous bene…

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San Francisco Reading of 8, With Dustin Lance Black, Holland Taylor and Luke Macfarlane, Presented Oct. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black takes part in a San Francisco reading of his stage drama 8, chronicling California's anti-gay marriage legislation Prop 8, Oct. 7 at the American …

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National Tour of Catch Me If You Can Takes Flight in Providence Oct. 7 by Adam Hetrick

The first national tour of the Tony Award-nominated musical Catch Me If You Can, based on the Dreamworks film about a charming young con-man on the run for money and adventure, officially la…

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"Broadway: The American Musical" Documentary Rebroadcast on PBS Oct. 7 by Adam Hetrick

"Broadway: The American Musical," the six-part documentary chronicling the history of the American art form featuring Carol Channing, John Kander and Fred Ebb, Harvey Fierstein, Ha…

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Mike Bartlett's Olivier-Winning Comedy Cock Ends Off-Broadway Run Oct. 6 by Adam Hetrick

The American premiere of Mike Bartlett's comedy Cock, about a man, his boyfriend and his new girlfriend, which opened to strong reviews in May, ends its Off-Broadway run Oct. 6 at the Du…

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"Sing Along" Film, With Alice Ripley, Heidi Blickenstaff, Myles Erlick, Uzo Aduba, Begins Production Oct. 6 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The new independent short film "Sing Along," about a young boy who transforms his reality into a musical, begins production Oct. 6 in and around NYC. Tony winner Alice Ripley, Heid…

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Friday, October 5, 2012

André De Shields Offers Puts A Spell On You at the Laurie Beechman Theatre Oct. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee André De Shields presents his new solo cabaret show, I Put A Spell On You, beginning Oct. 5 at the the Laurie Beechman Theatre .

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Liv Rooth and David Christopher Wells Slip Into Hartford Premiere of Venus in Fur Oct. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Liv Rooth and David Christopher Wells heat things up in the TheaterWorks production of David Ives' Tony Award-nominated drama Venus in Fur, which begins previews Oct. 5 in Hartford.

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Alfred Uhry's Apples and Oranges, Starring Patricia Richardson and Tony Carlin, Makes World Premiere Oct. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Patricia Richardson and Tony Carlin co-star as brother and sister in the world premiere of Alfred Uhry's Apples and Oranges, which begins previews Oct. 5 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlan…

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep Donates $1 Million to Public Theater by Adam Hetrick

Public Theater alumna and Academy Award winner Meryl Streep has donated $1 million to The Public Theater, artistic director Oskar Eustis announced during an Oct. 4 reception celebrating the …

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Carrie Cast Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard "Top Broadway" Chart by Adam Hetrick

Ghostlight Records' Off-Broadway cast album of Carrie, the pop musical based on Stephen King's 1974 novel, debuted as the No. 1 selling album of the week on the Billboard "Top B…

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Alice Ripley and Bob Stillman Will Celebrate A Civil War Christmas Off-Broadway at NYTW by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley and Bob Stillman will co-star as Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln, respectively, in the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel's A…

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