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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Ends Tony-Winning Broadway Run by Andrew Gans

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, plays its final performance on Broadway Jan. 17 at 6:30 PM at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

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Friday, January 15, 2016

Broadway's Les Misrables Launches Daily Digital Lottery by Andrew Gans

The Broadway revival of Les Misérables, which plays the Imperial Theatre, has launched a daily digital lottery for this winter for a limited number of $37 tickets. The lottery will continue…

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Rob Ashford Will Direct Carmen for Lyric Opera; Season Also Includes My Fair Lady by Andrew Gans

Lyric Opera of Chicago general director Anthony Freud and music director Sir Andrew Davis have announced the repertoire and casting for the company’s 2016-17 season.

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Golden Globe-Winning "Mozart in the Jungle," Starring Bernadette Peters, Streams for Free This Weeke by Andrew Gans

The Amazon original series "Mozart in the Jungle," starring three-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters and Gael Garcia Bernal, will stream its first and second seasons free of ch…

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Lauren Molina Is Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Opening Tonight by Andrew Gans

The Cleveland Play House production of the Howard Ashman and Alan Menken musical Little Shop of Horrors officially opens Jan. 15 following previews that began Jan. 9 at the Allen Theatre. Pe…

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David Beach Experiences Something Rotten! On Broadway, Starting Tonight by Andrew Gans

David Beach, whose Broadway credits include It's Only a Play, Fish in the Dark and Mamma Mia!, assumes the role of Brother Jeremiah in the ten-time Tony Award-nominated musical c…

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Once Tour Opens Tonight by Andrew Gans

The NETworks Presentations, LLC national touring company of Once — winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical — officially opens Jan. 15 in Philadelphia.

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Spring Awakening Tony Winner Releases Debut Solo Recording Today by Andrew Gans

Johnny Gallagher — also known as Tony-winning Spring Awakening actor John Gallagher, Jr. — releases his debut solo recording Jan. 15.

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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Four-Member DNCE Rock Band Joins Cast of Grease: Live by Andrew Gans and Robert Viagas

DNCE, the four-member band fronted by Joe Jonas, has joined the cast of the upcoming broadcast of Grease: Live, scheduled for broadcast Jan. 31 on Fox-TV.

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Bradley Cooper Joins Starry Arthur Miller Celebration, One Night, 100 Years by Andrew Gans

Bradley Cooper, the stage and screen star who drew raves for his performance in the recent revival of The Elephant Man, will be among those taking part in a special evening of Arthur Miller …

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Casting Complete for Broadway's American Psycho Musical by Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for the new musical American Psycho, which is based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis and will begin performances at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Thea…

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Myra Carter, Acclaimed Interpreter of Edward Albee Plays, Dies at 86 by Andrew Gans

Actress Myra Carter, winner of the 1994 Drama Desk, Obie, Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel Awards for her acclaimed performance in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women, passed away Jan…

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Jarrod Spector Stars in Readings of Paul Gordon's Death The Musical by Andrew Gans

Tony Award nominee Jarrod Spector stars in the Jan. 14-15 industry readings of Death — The Musical.

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Backstage Comedy Noises Off Opens Tonight on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of the award-winning Michael Frayn comedy Noises Off officially opens Jan. 14 at the American Airlines Theatre. Andrea Martin, Megan…

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Original Avenue Q Star Will Get Inappropriate for Broadway Barks by Andrew Gans

Tim Realbuto Is Inappropriate, featuring the co-creator of the new musical Ghostlight, will be presented Feb. 8 at 7 PM at The Cutting Room in Manhattan.

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SFO Season Will Feature Francesca Zambello-Directed Aida and David Henry Hwang Opera by Andrew Gans

San Francisco Opera general director David Gockley and music director Nicola Luisotti have announced the company’s 2016–17 season, which includes Dream of the Red Chamber…

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Their Favorite Things: Big River Tony Nominee Michael McElroy Shares His Theatregoing Experiences by Andrew Gans

Big River Tony nominee Michael McElroy is the founder and director of the Grammy-nominated Broadway Inspirational Voices, who will perform in concert Feb. 15 at B.B. King Blues Club &…

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Kristin Chenoweth Will Join Alan Cumming for Sappy Songs at Carnegie Hall by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Alan Cumming, most recently on Broadway in the revived revival of Cabaret, will play Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium Feb. 8.

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Unexpected Joy, New Musical by Side Show's Bill Russell, Will Make World Premiere in July by Andrew Gans

Unexpected Joy, a new musical by lyricist-librettist Bill Russell and composer Janet Hood, will make its world premiere at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre this summer, according to c…

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Rita Moreno Will Star in Latino Remake of "One Day At a Time" by Andrew Gans

Recent Kennedy Center Honoree Rita Moreno will star in a Latino family remake of the classic Norman Lear sitcom "One Day At a Time," according to Deadline.com.

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Alison Fraser Will Challenge a Man of Destiny in February Reading by Andrew Gans

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw, which is under the leadership of artistic director David Staller, will continue its 11th season Feb. 15 at 7 PM with a reading of George Bernard …

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Heisman Trophy Winner Is Billy Flynn in Broadway's Chicago, Starting Tonight by Andrew Gans

NFL player and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George makes his Broadway debut in the long-running, Tony-winning revival of Chicago beginning Jan. 12.

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Monday, January 11, 2016

Nationwide Contest Challenges Students to Show Off Their "Will Power," Something Rotten!-Style by Andrew Gans

The producers of the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Something Rotten!, which plays the St. James Theatre, have announced a sweepstakes for middle and high school students to show the wo…

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"Josh Groban: Stages Live" Will Hit Cinemas Around the Country by Andrew Gans

Fathom Events and Warner Bros Records will present "Josh Groban: Stages Live" — celebrating the singer's seventh studio recording, "Stages" — in s…

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Rock of Ages Cast Reunion Concert Will Play Highline Ballroom by Andrew Gans

Don't Break up the Band: A Rock of Ages Broadway Cast Reunion Concert — featuring Broadway Rock of Ages cast members from opening to closing night, as well as band members from…

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Claybourne Elder, Orville Mendoza and More Will Sing Lyrics of Bill Nelson in Free NYC Concert by Andrew Gans

Broadway's Future Songbook Series — presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul — will continue Jan. 25 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library fo…

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David Beach Will Experience Something Rotten! On Broadway by Andrew Gans

David Beach, whose Broadway credits include It's Only a Play, Fish in the Dark and Mamma Mia!, will assume the role of Brother Jeremiah in the ten-time Tony Award-nominated music…

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Lea Salonga Will Sing on Season Finale of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" by Andrew Gans

Tony and Olivier winner Lea Salonga, currently on Broadway in the new musical Allegiance, will appear on the season finale of the CW musical comedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."

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Matthew Broderick and Stephen Colbert Duet on "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" (Video) by Andrew Gans

Matthew Broderick, most recently on Broadway in the canine-themed Sylvia, was a guest on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Jan. 8.

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Watch Complete "In Performance" Broadcast, With Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell (Video) by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The complete broadcast of "A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House," which aired Jan. 8 on PBS, is now available for online viewing. The evening fea…

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Marc Kudisch, Annie Golden, Josh Grisetti Bring Shaw Comedy to Life Tonight by Andrew Gans

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw, which is under the leadership of artistic director David Staller, kicks off its 11th season Jan. 11 with a reading of George Bernard Shaw's I…

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