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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Apocalyptour Adds Additonal L.A. Date With Darren Criss by Adam Hetrick

"Glee" star Darren Criss will perform a special acoustic set during the May 23 performance of Team StarKid's Apocalyptour in Los Angeles.

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Night of a Thousand Judys to Feature Andrea McArdle, Jayne Houdyshell, Molly Pope and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony nominees Andrea McArdle and Jayne Houdyshell, as well as Molly Pope, Jessica Molaskey and Nellie McKay will be part of the second annual Night of a Thousand Judys benefit June 18 at Pla…

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Polly Draper Will Share My Brilliant Divorce at Bay Street by Adam Hetrick

Emmy Award nominee Polly Draper will star in the American premiere of Geraldine Aron's one-woman show My Brilliant Divorce, which will begin previews May 29 at the Bay Street Theatre.

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Details Released on Public Theater's New Library Lounge by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater has released details of its new lounge space, The Library, which will open this fall at its Lafayette Street address.

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New Group Season Will Feature Gretchen Mol and Ethan Hawke Plus World-Premiere Musical by Adam Hetrick

Gretchen Mol will star in the world premiere of Francine Volpe's The Good Mother for the New Group's 2012-2013 season, which will also include Jonathan Marc Sherman's Clive, dire…

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Polly Bergen, Christine Andreas and Tom Wopat to Sing Warner Bros. Movie Songs at 92nd Street Y by Adam Hetrick

Polly Bergen, Christine Andreas and Tom Wopat will celebrate the music of Warner Brothers films as part of the upcoming Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y in June.

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Superstar's Josh Young to Perform On "The View" May 24 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Josh Young, who stars as Judas in the Broadway revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, will appear on the May 24 installment of "The View."

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Audra McDonald, Christopher Sieber, Porgy and Bess Win Elliot Norton Awards by Adam Hetrick

Audra McDonald, Megan McGinnis, Christopher Sieber and the American Repertory Theater production of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess are the winners of Boston's 30th annual Elliot Norto…

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Two-Disc Porgy and Bess Cast Album, With Norm Lewis and Audra McDonald, Released May 22 by Adam Hetrick

PS Classics releases the two-disc Broadway revival cast album of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, featuring Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis, May 22.

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February House, New Musical About Brooklyn Bohemia, Opens at the Public Theater May 22 by Adam Hetrick

February House, the new musical by Gabriel Kahane and Seth Bockley that centers around the bohemian residents of the Brooklyn Heights address of 7 Middagh Street, officially opens Off-Broadw…

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom Concert to Feature Celia Keenan-Bolger, Julia Murney, Steven Pasquale and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Kushner, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Julia Murney and Steven Pasquale will be part of the New York Civil Liberties Union's July 23 Broadway Stands Up for Freedom benefit concert.

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Christopher Sieber, Audra McDonald and Phillip Boykin Win Boston's IRNE Awards by Adam Hetrick

Actors Christopher Sieber and Audra McDonald as well as Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet are among the winners of the 2012 Independent Reviewers of New England Awards, which were pres…

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Pittsburgh CLO Lines Up Sally Struthers, Lewis J. Stadlen, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Liz Callaway for Summer Musicals by Adam Hetrick

Sally Struthers, Conrad John Schuck, Lewis J. Stadlen, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Lauren Worsham and Matthew Scott have been cast in the summer season at the Pittsburgh CLO, which will produce A…

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Westchester's George M! Will Feature John Scherer, Jim Walton and Amanda Trusty by Adam Hetrick

John Scherer will star as legendary showman George M. Cohan in the Westchester Broadway Theatre production of George M!, which will begin performances June 7.

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Rebecca Naomi Jones, Gayle Rankin and More Set for Free Snore... Readings by Adam Hetrick

Rebecca Naomi Jones, Gayle Rankin and Fran Kanz will read Max Posner's Snore and Other Sorts of Breathing May 21 and 22.

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BAM Next Wave Festival to Include Works by The Civilians, Robert Wilson, Toneelgroep Amsterdam and More by Adam Hetrick

The Civilians' Paris Commune, the Philip Glass-Robert Wilson opera Einstein on the Beach and Toneelgroep Amsterdam's Roman Tragedies will be part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music'…

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Lost in Love, With Andrea McArdle, Constantine Maroulis, Justin Matthew Sargent, Will Play the Triad by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Rick Newman and Peter Martin will present a staged reading of Lost in Love, a new musical based on the hits of Air Supply, June 5 at The Triad.

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Elliot Norton Awards Presented May 21; Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis, Stephen Karam Are Nominees by Adam Hetrick

The Boston premieres of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and Stephen Karam's Sons of the Prophet, as well as resident productions of Next to Normal and The Brother/Sister Plays are amon…

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The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies Return to U.S. Cinemas May 21 by Adam Hetrick

The recent live films of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies make a return to U.S. cinemas May 21 and 23, respectively, for an encore presentation.

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

New Victory Kids' Theatre Season Includes Nine U.S. Premieres by Adam Hetrick

The U.S. premiere of I, Malvolio, a personal look at Shakespeare's puritan killjoy, as well as the opera The Firework Maker's Daughter and The Mark of Zorro, will play midtown Manhat…

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"Been A Long Day": How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Closes On Broadway May 20 by Adam Hetrick

The staff of the Worldwide Wicket Company clears their desks May 20 when the Tony Award-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, starring Nick Jonas, ends its B…

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Friday, May 18, 2012

For Tony Nominee Linda Lavin, Every Time's the Charm by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Linda Lavin has had her pick of choice roles for women the past two seasons, shedding one character for the next as she progressed to the role of Rita Lyons, the driven fam…

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Tiny Dynamite, By "Iron Lady" Screenwriter Abi Morgan, Will Play Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tiny Dynamite, a haunting memory play by "Iron Lady" screenwriter Abi Morgan, will receive its New York premiere June 2 at 59E59 Theaters.

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Disney at Work On "Peter and the Starcatchers" Film by Adam Hetrick

While the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher recently snagged a treasure-trove of nine Tony Award nominations, Disney is at work adapting the novel "Peter and the Starcatc…

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Josie de Guzman, Allison Guinn and More Will Hear Noises Off in Houston by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Josie de Guzman, Allison Guinn and Kimberly King will collide onstage and backstage in the Alley Theatre production of Michael Frayn's farce Noises Off.

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Michael Riedel, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Linda Winer and More Set for June 2 Critics Symposium by Adam Hetrick

The Gingold Theatrical Group will welcome Michael Riedel, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Linda Winer and their contemporaries for a June 2 symposium, "Are Critics Necessary," at the Player…

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NYC School Students to Perform at Shubert Theatre; Nick Jonas to Host by Adam Hetrick

Nick Jonas, who currently stars in the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business..., will welcome New York City school students to perform on the stage of the Shubert Theatre May 29 as …

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Daniel Davis Conjures The Tempest, Opening at Hartford Stage May 18 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Daniel Davis stars as Prospero in the Hartford Stage production of Shakespeare's The Tempest, which officially opens May 18 after previews that began May 10 under the …

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Astoria Performing Arts Center's The Secret Garden Will Bloom Longer by Adam Hetrick

The Astoria Performing Arts Center production of The Secret Garden, which offers New York audiences a new intimate look at the Tony-winning musical, has extended through May 26.

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PTP/NYC Returns to New York With Serious Money and Monster by Adam Hetrick

PTP/NYC, which has staged politically-minded theatre in New York the past several summers, will return with a revival of Caryl Churchill's Serious Money and Neal Bell's "Franken…

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Grammy-Winning Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, Dead at 63 by Adam Hetrick

Donna Summer, whose songs "Hot Stuff," "On the Radio, "Bad Girls" and "MacArthur Park" defined the disco era, died May 17 at the age of 63.

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