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Thursday, October 4, 2012

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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LCT3 Will Stage Luck of the Irish and A Kid Like Jake in 2013 by Adam Hetrick

LCT3, Lincoln Center Theater's new works initiative, will present Kirsten Greenidge's Luck of the Irish and A Kid Like Jake, a new play by Daniel Pearle, as part of its 2013 season.

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Jordan Gelber and Leslie Kritzer to Star in Broadway Holiday Run of Elf; Casting Complete by Adam Hetrick

Jordan Gelber and Leslie Kritzer will co-star in the Broadway return of Elf, the holiday musical based on the 2003 film of the same title, which begins performances Nov. 9 at the Al Hirschfe…

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Third Street Music School Settlement to Honor Audra McDonald; Harold Prince Will Emcee by Adam Hetrick

Five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will be honored by the Third Street Music School Settlement during its Oct. 25 118th anniversary luncheon, which will be emceed by Tony-winning dir…

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Eugene O'Neill's Exorcism Will Get Reading with Reed Birney, Will Rogers and More by Adam Hetrick

Exorcism, Eugene O'Neill's prequel to Long Day's Journey Into Night, will receive a staged reading as part of the 13th annual Eugene O'Neill Celebration Oct. 6 in New London,…

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Public Theater Unveils $40 Million Renovation of Lafayette Street Home Oct. 4 by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater officially opens its doors Oct. 4 to unveil the $40 million renovation of its Lafayette Street home, the 158-year-old former Astor Library, which has served as its residen…

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Nature Theater of Oklahoma Plans 11-Hour Marathon Play Life and Times for Soho Rep-Under the Radar Fest by Adam Hetrick

Soho Rep's upcoming fall-winter season will include the Nature Theater of Oklahoma's marathon work, Life and Times: Episodes 1-4, which will be staged at the Public Theater as part o…

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Second Stage Cancels Previews and Delays Modern Terrorism Opening Due to Actor Illness by Adam Hetrick

Actor illness has forced Second Stage Theatre to cancel several preview performances of the world premiere of Jon Kern's dark comedy Modern Terrorism, or They Who Want To Kill Us and How…

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Fiction in Photographs Workshop, With Lauren Pritchard, Adam Halpin and More, Will Offer Public Performances by Adam Hetrick

The upcoming New York City developmental lab of the new Randy Redd-Dan Mills musical Fiction in Photographs, featuring Lauren Pritchard, Adam Halpin and Cole Burden, is now open to the publi…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen in "The Guilt Trip" Trailer (Video) by Adam Hetrick

The trailer has been released for the new comedy "The Guilt Trip," starring Tony and Academy Award winner Barbra Streisand and "Muppets" star Seth Rogen.

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"Project Runway" Designer Chris March to Debut Butt-Cracker Suite at HERE for the Holidays by Adam Hetrick

Drama Desk Award-nominated designer Chris March, known for his appearance on "Project Runway," will debut his trailer park-set take on the beloved Christmas tale "The Nutcrack…

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Sleep No More Announces Week-Long Carnival des Corbeaux Halloween Celebration by Adam Hetrick

The interactive Off-Broadway event Sleep No More has announced an upcoming celebration of Halloween that will begin Oct. 26 at the McKittrick Hotel.

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Flashdance – The Musical Will Perform 54 Below Concert of New and Favorite Tunes by Adam Hetrick

New Yorkers will get a sneak peek at material from Flashdance — The Musical during a special concert Oct. 15 at 54 Below. The evening promises hits from the film and new material penne…

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One-Man Louis Armstrong Play Satchmo at the Waldorf, With John Douglas Thompson, Begins Long Wharf Run Oct. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The rolling world premiere of Terry Teachout's one-man play Satchmo at the Waldorf, starring John Douglas Thompson, launches the Long Wharf Theatre's 2012-2013 season Oct. 3 in New H…

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Bring It On Benefit, Honoring Luis A. Miranda, Jr., Will Fund Harlem Charter School by Adam Hetrick

Members of the Bring It On creative team, including Tony-winning writers Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt, Jeff Whitty and Amanda Green, will be part of a fundraiser for the Amber Charter School…

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Mark Blum Steps in for Bill Sage in New Group's Good Mother With Gretchen Mol by Adam Hetrick

Mark Blum has replaced Bill Sage in the New Group production of Francine Volpe's The Good Mother, which will begin Off-Broadway previews Oct. 29 at the Acorn Theatre.

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Sundance MASS MoCA Lab to Develop Work by Todd Almond, Mabou Mines and More by Adam Hetrick

Mabou Mines' Glass Guignol, Tim Crouch's Adler & Gibb and the new Todd Almond-Jenny Schwartz musical Iowa are among the projects that will be developed by the Sundance Theatre In…

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Red Bull Readings to Feature T.R. Knight, Jan Maxwell, Lily Rabe, Michael Urie and More by Adam Hetrick

The Red Bull Theater will launch its 2012-13 Revelation Reading series with Moliere's The Miser, starring Jan Maxwell, Richard Kind, T.R. Knight and Reg Rogers, Oct. 22 at the Lucille Lo…

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Nina Arianda, Victoria Clark, Patrick Wilson, Cheyenne Jackson, James Corden Part of Into the Woods Film Reading by Adam Hetrick

A reading of James Lapine's screenplay for the Rob Marshall-helmed film of Into the Woods took place Oct. 1 in Manhattan. Tony Award winners Nina Arianda, Victoria Clark, James Corden an…

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Artistic Director Peter Flynn Departing Ithaca's Hangar Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Peter Flynn, artistic director of the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, will step down after four seasons to pursue directorial and teaching work in the New York City area.

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Barnes and Noble to Welcome Barbara Cook, Rupert Holmes, Betty Buckley, Liza Minnelli and Nice Work... Cast by Adam Hetrick

Barbara Cook, Rupert Holmes, Lucie Arnaz, Gina Gershon and the cast of Broadway's Nice Work If You Can Get It will appear at Manhattan Barnes and Noble stores in the coming months.

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Broadway-Bound Kinky Boots, With Score by Cyndi Lauper, Tests Its Heels in Chicago Oct. 2 by Adam Hetrick

Kinky Boots, the new Cyndi Lauper-scored musical based on the 2005 film of the same title about two unlikely business partners, begins a Chicago world-premiere engagement Oct. 2 at the Bank …

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Sister Act Tour, Starring Ta'Rea Campbell As Nun On the Run, Launches in Toronto Oct. 2 by Adam Hetrick

Ta'Rea Campbell stars as nightclub singer-turned-nun Deloris Van Cartier in the national tour of the Tony Award-nominated musical Sister Act, which takes audiences to heaven beginni…

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Catch Me If You Can Tour Tests Wings in York, PA, Beginning Oct. 2 by Adam Hetrick

The first national tour of Catch Me If You Can, which officially launches in Providence, RI, Oct. 7, prepares to take off in a preview engagement beginning Oct. 2 at the Pullo Center in York…

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Lauren Molina and Jason Tam Duet in Stephen Sondheim Revue Marry Me a Little, Opening Oct. 2 by Adam Hetrick

Lauren Molina and Jason Tam co-star in the Keen Company's new production of the two-person Stephen Sondheim revue Marry Me a Little, featuring new songs and a modern-day twist, which off…

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Monday, October 1, 2012

THE SCREENING ROOM: Patti LuPone Documentary Series "Entrances, Exits, and Everything in Between" Debuts (Video) by Adam Hetrick

"Entrances, Exits, and Everything in Between with Patti LuPone," a new Youtube documentary series tracing the on and off-stage life of the two-time Tony Award winner, premiered Oct…

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Light the Lights! Bernadette Peters Will Return for "Smash" Season Two by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters will reprise her role as Broadway legend Leigh Conroy, the mother of "Smash" Broadway starlet Ivy Lynn, in the second season of the NBC mus…

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Sandy Duncan, Adam Chandler Berat and Celia Keenan-Bolger Set for Peter and the Starcatcher Talkbacks by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated Peter Pan star Sandy Duncan will join cast members of the Tony-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher in one of the post-show talkbacks planned this fall at the Bro…

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Creative Team Set for Broadway's Dead Accounts With Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz by Adam Hetrick

The creative team has been announced for the Broadway premiere of Theresa Rebeck's comedy Dead Accounts, starring Katie Holmes and Norbert Leo Butz, which begins previews Nov. 3 at the M…

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Glenn Fleshler Replaces James Black in Alley Theatre's Death of a Salesman by Adam Hetrick

Glenn Fleshler, who understudied the role of Willy Loman in the Tony-winning 2012 Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, has taken over the leading role in the Alley Theatre production of …

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Free Too Much, Too Much, Too Many Reading Features Jeff McCarthy and Suzanne Bertish by Adam Hetrick

Jeff McCarthy, Suzanne Bertish, Ana Reeder and Michael Chernus take part in a reading of Meghan Kennedy's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many for Page 73 Productions Oct. 1 at Manhattan Th…

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