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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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A Moon for the Misbegotten Will Feature Dan Daily, Kim Martin-Cotten and Andrew May Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Dan Daily, Kim Martin-Cotten and Andrew May will seek out A Moon for the Misbegotten beginning March 6 Off-Broadway for the Pearl Theatre Company.

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Players Club to Hold Conversation With Zoe Caldwell by Adam Hetrick

The Players Club will host a conversation with Tony Award winner Zoe Caldwell, who will recount a life upon the stage, Feb. 28.

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New Musical First Date Will Debut in Seattle With Eric Ankrim and Kelly Karbacz by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the world premiere of First Date, a new musical about a couple on a blind date, which will debut in a co-production between the 5th Avenue Theatre and Seattle&…

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Chicago Revival Will Welcome Back Tony Yazbeck in March by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Tony Yazbeck will return to the role of Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago beginning March 5 at the Ambassador Theatre.

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American Repertory Theater Will Hold Memorial for David Wheeler by Adam Hetrick

The American Repertory Theater will hold a memorial service May 14 for veteran Boston theatre director David Wheeler, who died Jan. 3 at the age of 86.

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Peter and the Starcatcher Completes Broadway Cast; Ticket Pre-Sale Announced by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher, featuring Tony Award nominees Christian Borle and Celia Keenan-Bolger, which will begin Broadway…

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Peter and the Starcatcher Completes Broadway Cast; Ticket Discount Announced by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher, featuring Tony Award nominees Christian Borle and Celia Keenan-Bolger, which will begin Broadway…

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Kelli O'Hara Will Face The Music in Far From Heaven at Williamstown by Adam Hetrick

Three-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara will star as a suburban housewife whose life unravels in the new musical Far From Heaven, which will receive a developmental staging this summe…

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Broadway's How to Succeed Will Welcome Stephanie Rothenberg and Sara Jean Ford by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Stephanie Rothenberg will temporarily step into the role of Rosemary in the Tony-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying beginning Feb. 28, according to the act…

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Broadway's How to Succeed Will Welcome Stephanie Rothenberg as Rosemary by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Stephanie Rothenberg will temporarily step into the role of Rosemary in the Tony-nominated revival of How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying beginning Feb. 28, according to the act…

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Tony-Winning Musical Memphis Airs on "Great Performances" Feb. 24 by Adam Hetrick

The live film of the Tony Award-winning rock musical Memphis, featuring the original Broadway cast led by Tony Award nominees Chad Kimball and Montego Glover, airs Feb. 24 on PBS' "…

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Stew and Heidi Rodewald's The Total Bent Debuts at the Public Feb. 24 by Adam Hetrick

Passing Strange collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald return to the Public Theater with their latest music theatre piece The Total Bent, which begins performances Feb. 24 Off-Broadway as par…

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PS Classics Will Record The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess by Adam Hetrick

PS Classics will record a two-disc cast album of the Broadway revival of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, starring Norm Lewis and Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, in mid-March.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

The Mint Extends Revival of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son by Adam Hetrick

The Mint Theater Company revival of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford & Son, which reunites members of the original 2001 cast, has extended its run through April 8.

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J. Bernard Calloway Will Return to Broadway's Memphis by Adam Hetrick

J. Bernard Calloway, who recently appeared in the Two River Theater Company staging of August Wilson's Jitney, will return to the Broadway production of Memphis Feb. 28.

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Jesus Christ Superstar Announces Student Rush Policy by Adam Hetrick

The acclaimed Stratford Theatre Festival production of Jesus Christ Superstar, which arrives on Broadway March 1, will offer $27 student rush tickets.

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Don't Cry for Me, Ahasuerus, With Jackie Hoffman and Seth Rudetsky, Will Play 92YTribeca by Adam Hetrick

Jackie Hoffman and Seth Rudetsky are teaming up for Don't Cry for Me, Ahasuerus, an off-color account of Queen Esther, which will play the 92YTribeca March 7.

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Woody Allen Adapting "Bullets Over Broadway" as Musical for 2013 Season by Adam Hetrick

A musical adaptation of Woody Allen's Academy Award-nominated film "Bullets Over Broadway," about a playwright whose first taste of success comes with mobsters and a domineerin…

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Still Battling the Flu, Marin Mazzie Will Miss Feb. 23 Performance of Carrie by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Broadway favorite and three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie, who plays the religiously fanatical mother Margaret White in the current Off-Broadway production of Carrie, will miss the Feb. 23 …

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Civll War Drama The Whipping Man Begins Limited Run at Hartford Stage Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

The Hartford Stage production of Matthew Lopez's Civil War drama The Whipping Man, featuring Che Ayende, Leon Addison Brown and Josh Landay, begins performances Feb. 23.

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Mark Snyder's As Wide As I Can See Premieres at HERE Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

A backyard barbecue ignites tension between friends in the world premiere of Mark Snyder's As Wide As I Can See, which begins performances Feb. 23 at the HERE Arts Center.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Bob Glaudini and Kevin Corrigan Set for Labyrinth Premiere of Ninth and Joanie by Adam Hetrick

Bob Glaudini and Kevin Corrigan will co-star as father and son in the world premiere of Brett C. Leonard's Philadelphia-set drama Ninth and Joanie, which will begin performances April 5 …

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Robert and Billy Lopez Collaborating On ABC Series by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Avenue Q and Book of Mormon writer Robert Lopez is at work on a new television series, according to Deadline.com.

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Final Cast of Love, Loss... Will Feature Sierra Boggess and Joyce Van Patten by Adam Hetrick

Sierra Boggess and Joyce van Patten will be part of the final New York cast of Nora and Delia Ephron's Love, Loss, and What I Wore, which will end its run March 25 Off-Broadway.

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Gary Wilmes Will Join Original Cast of Gatz at the Public by Adam Hetrick

Gary Wilmes, who recently starred as an American abroad in the Broadway production of Chinglish, will return to the role of Tom in the Public Theater's encore presentation of Elevator Re…

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Marin Mazzie Will Miss Feb. 22 Performance of Carrie Due to Illness by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Marin Mazzie, who plays the religiously fanatical mother Margaret White in the current Off-Broadway production of Carrie, will miss the Feb. 22 performance at MCC Theater's Lucille Lorte…

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Stew-Heidi Rodewald Musical Stagger Lee Will Get St. Louis Reading by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Stew and his Passing Strange collaborator Heidi Rodewald are at work on a musical adaptation of the graphic novel "Stagger Lee," based on the true-life criminal L…

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Cast Announced for Village Theatre's It Shoulda Been You by Adam Hetrick

It Shoulda Been You, the new musical about the perfect wedding that quickly unravels, will play Washington's Village Theatre beginning March 14.

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NYMF to Stage A Letter to Harvey Milk, Prison Dancer, Flambé Dreams, Rio and More by Adam Hetrick

The New York Musical Theatre Festival has announced that A Letter to Harvey Milk, Prison Dancer: The Musical and Living With Henry are among the musicals selected for the 2012 Next Link Proj…

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Eugene O'Neill's Early Plays, Re-Envisioned By Wooster Group and New York City Players, Opens Feb. 22 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Early Plays, a collaboration between the Wooster Group and the New York City Players, officially opens Feb. 22 at St. Ann's Warehouse. The fresh look at Eugene O…

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