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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Westport Reading of Stage Struck to Star Jefferson Mays and Jayne Atkinson by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays and two-time Tony nominee Jayne Atkinson will co-star in the Westport Country Playhouse's March 12 staged reading of Simon Gray's Stage Struck.

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Pearl Theatre Company Finds New Midtown Home at Former Signature Theatre Company Site by Adam Hetrick

The Pearl Theatre Company, which left its East Village home in 2009 to lease space New York City Center Stage II, will relocate to the Signature Theatre Company's former home on West 42n…

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Cast Announced for NYC Debut of Henry Krieger and Bill Russell's Lucky Duck Musical by Adam Hetrick

Lucky Duck, the new "Ugly Duckling"-inspired musical from Tony Award nominees Henry Krieger and Bill Russell, will flap its wings starting March 16 at the New Victory Theatre. This…

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THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Other Desert Cities Star Judith Light by Adam Hetrick

Playbill.com's new feature series, Their Favorite Things, asks members of the theatre community to share ten of the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.

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Sold-Out Their Eyes Were Watching God, With Phylicia Rashad and Leslie Uggams, Presented Feb. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Phylicia Rashad, Chuck Cooper and Leslie Uggams take part in a sold-out stage adaptation of Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God Feb. 29 and March 1 at the…

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Possessed Puppet Comedy Hand to God Begins Return Off-Broadway Engagement Feb. 29 by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway encore engagement of Hand to God, Robert Askins' critically acclaimed comedy about a possessed Christian-ministry puppet, begins its five-week run Feb. 29 at the Ensembl…

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Final Cast of Love, Loss..., Including Sierra Boggess and Joyce van Patten, Begins Feb. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Sierra Boggess and Joyce van Patten lead the final New York cast of Nora and Delia Ephron's Love, Loss, and What I Wore, beginning Feb. 29 at the Westside Theatre.

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Matthew Lopez's The Whipping Man Opens at Hartford Stage Feb. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man, featuring Che Ayende, Leon Addison Brown and Josh Landay, officially opens Feb. 29 at Hartford Stage.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Carmen DeLavallade, Amelia Campbell and More Complete Cast of Broadway Revival of Streetcar by Adam Hetrick

Veteran dancer-choreographer Carmen DeLavallade will be part of the spring revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Blair Underwood, Nicole Ari Parker and Daphne…

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Andrew D. Hamingson Appointed Executive Director of St. Ann's Warehouse by Adam Hetrick

St. Ann's Warehouse has announced that former Public Theater executive director Andrew D. Hamingson has been tapped to take on the same role at the Brooklyn-based theatre company, accord…

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Claire Van Der Boom Replaces Lily Rabe in An Early History of Fire Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The New Group has announced that Claire van der Boom will replace Tony nominee Lily Rabe in the world premiere of An Early History of Fire, a new work by Tony winner David Rabe, Off-Broadway…

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Williamstown Adds Katori Hall's Whaddabloodclot!!!, Last of the Red Hot Lovers and More to Summer Season by Adam Hetrick

The Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced the world premiere of Oliver Award-winning Mountaintop playwright Katori Hall's Whaddabloodclot!!! as part of it 2012 summer season.

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Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Starring Tory Ross, Debuts in Ohio by Adam Hetrick

Girl singer Rosemary Clooney, who invited listeners to "Come On-a My House," is brought to life in the world-premiere musical Tenderly, which is currently playing Dayton, OH's …

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Tickets for Chicago Run of Book of Mormon on Sale in March by Adam Hetrick

Tickets to the Chicago production of the Tony-winning musical The Book of Mormon will go on sale to American Express cardholders March 2.

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"Once Upon Another Time": Phantom Sequel Love Never Dies Hits Cinemas Across U.S. Feb. 28 by Adam Hetrick

Audiences across America can travel with the Phantom and Christine to turn-of-the-century Coney Island in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical sequel to The Phantom of the Oper…

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THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Other Desert Cities Star Judith Light by Adam Hetrick

Playbill.com's new feature series, Their Favorite Things, asks members of the theatre community to share ten of the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience.…

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International Hit War Horse Opens in Toronto Feb. 28 by Adam Hetrick

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning international hit War Horse, a WWI-set story of a bond between a boy and his beloved horse, officially opens Feb. 28 at Toronto's Princess of Wales The…

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Broadway's How to Succeed Welcomes Sara Jean Ford Feb. 28; Stephanie Rothenberg Is Rosemary by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Sara Jean Ford succeeds original cast member Mary Faber in the role of Smitty in the Tony-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying beginning Feb. 28 at the Al Hi…

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Family-Friendly Comedy That Beautiful Laugh, With Alan Tudyk, Will Play La MaMa by Adam Hetrick

"Suburgatory" TV star Alan Tudyk will be part of the New York premiere of Orlando Pabotoy's That Beautiful Laugh, which will debut at La MaMa March 16.

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Porgy and Bess Will Receive Proclamation and Keys in Honor of Black History Month by Adam Hetrick

The cast of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess will be honored by New York State politicians Feb. 29 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in celebration of Black History Month.

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Celia Keenan-Bolger, Norm Lewis, Bobby Steggert and More Join Roster for Public Sings! Benefit by Adam Hetrick

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Norm Lewis, Betsy Morgan, Bobby Steggert and Renee Elise Goldsberry are the latest performers to join the lineup for the Public Theater's March 5 Public Sings! benef…

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NYC-Area "Great Performances" to Air The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall March 4 by Adam Hetrick

The film of the 25th anniversary staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall will be aired March 4 in the New York metropolitan area  as part …

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Mike Daisey's Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs Tops 60,000 Downloads; Chicago Premiere Scheduled by Adam Hetrick

Since acclaimed monologist Mike Daisey announced that he would make the transcript of his latest work, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, available for free online, tens of thousands o…

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Re-Imagined Musical Carrie Gets Four-Week Off-Broadway Extension by Adam Hetrick

MCC Theater has announced a four-week extension of the newly revised Off-Broadway production of Carrie, starring Molly Ranson and Marin Mazzie, which will officially open March 1.

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Celebrity Autobiography Will Feature Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Tilly and More by Adam Hetrick

Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Tilly and Tony Danza are among the stars who will perform in the March 5 edition of Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter at the Triad Theater.

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Ayad Akhtar's The Invisible Hand Will Premiere in St. Louis by Adam Hetrick

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will stage the world premiere of Ayad Akhtar's The Invisible Hand, about a man kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, beginning March 7.

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Mint Theater's Rutherford & Son Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 27 by Adam Hetrick

The Mint Theater Company revival of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, which reunites members of the original 2001 cast, officially opens Off-Broadway Feb. 27.

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Stick Fly, With Dulé Hill, Mekhi Phifer and Condola Rashad, Clips Its Broadway Wings Feb. 26 by Adam Hetrick

Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly, about a summer weekend of awkward family moments and secrets revealed over scrabble and cocktails, ends its Broadway run Feb. 26 at the Cort Theatre.

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"The Artist," "The Help," "War Horse," Meryl Streep, Viola Davis Among Oscar Nominees Feb. 26 by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Billy Crystal hosts the 84th Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 26, honoring excellence for the 2011 year in film. Among the nominees for Best Picture are "War Horse," "The Artis…

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

An Evening of Classic Acceptance Speeches, With Bradford Louryk, Molly Pope, Kenny Mellman, Plays Ars Nova Feb. 25 by Adam Hetrick

You Like Me: An Evening of Classic Acceptance Speeches, featuring Drama Desk Award winner Bradford Louryk, Michael Musto, Molly Pope and Kenny Mellman, takes the podium at Ars Nova Feb. 25.

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Marin Mazzie Returns to Off-Broadway's Carrie Feb. 24 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie, who has been battling the flu, will perform at the Feb. 24 performance of Carrie Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, according to a spokesperson for …

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