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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Three Tony-Winning Actresses Set for Cy Coleman Tribute Concerts by Andrew Gans

Three Tony-winning actresses will be part of Our Guy, Cy: The Songs of Cy Coleman in May at 54 Below.

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Carole King's "A Beautiful Collection The Best Of," Featuring Songs from Broadway Musical, Due in M by Andrew Gans

Sony Music will release Carole King's "A Beautiful Collection " The Best Of" March 2 in the U.K.

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Watch Rosie O'Donnell Discuss Reasons for Leaving "The View" by Andrew Gans

Rosie O'Donnell, who spent a much-in-the-news year as host of "The View" in 2006, will again depart the ABC talk show this week following her September return.

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Hollywood Bowl Will Present Monty Python's Spamalot; Season Will Also Include Audra McDonald and "So by Andrew Gans

The 2015 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl will include a semi-staged version of the Tony Award-winning musical Monty Python's Spamalot.

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Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Will Star in Moon for the Misbegotten at Williamstown; Season Announ by Andrew Gans

Artistic director Mandy Greenfield has announced the Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2015 season, the 61st for the Tony Award-winning theatre company and the first under Greenfield&a…

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Peter Scolari Directs Ben Platt, Jeff McCarthy, Robin De Jess, Anthony Rapp in Reading of Breaking B by Andrew Gans

A reading of Ben Andron's new play Breaking Bobby Stone is presented Feb. 10 at 3:30 PM in Manhattan.

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"Peter Pan Live!" Lost Boys Reunite for NYC Concert Tonight by Andrew Gans

The Broadway actors who portrayed The Lost Boys in the recent NBC broadcast of "Peter Pan Live!" reunite Feb. 10 for an evening at 54 Below.

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Monday, February 9, 2015

Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch and More Will Be Oscar Presenters by Andrew Gans

Additional presenters have been announced for the 87th Oscars, which will be hosted by Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris and broadcast live on ABC Feb. 22.

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Jerry Mitchell Will Direct Chicago Premiere of Broadway-Bound Gotta Dance Musical by Andrew Gans

Producers Dori Berinstein and Bill Damaschke announced Feb. 9 that Gotta Dance, a new musical based on the acclaimed 2008 documentary of the same name, will make its pre-Broadway world p…

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68th Annual Tony Awards Honored with Directors Guild Award by Andrew Gans

Glenn Weiss and the directing team of the 68th Annual Tony Awards — which were hosted by Hugh Jackman — were honored Feb. 7 with a Directors Guild Award in the category o…

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Hunter Foster Will Direct Company and National Pastime for Bucks County; Season Announced by Andrew Gans

Three musicals and two plays, as well as the 2nd Oscar Hammerstein Festival for Lyricists, will comprise the Bucks County Playhouse's 76th anniversary season in New Hope, PA.

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Michael Gambon Retires from the Stage by Andrew Gans

Michael Gambon, who has portrayed Dumbledore in six of the "Harry Potter" films, will no longer appear in stage productions due to memory problems, according to the Hollywood Repor…

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Free Readings of New Musical I Am, I Will, I Do Presented in NYC, Starting Tonight by Andrew Gans

Amas Musical Theatre and The Amas Musical Theatre Lab present free staged readings of the new musical I Am, I Will, I Do Feb. 9 at 6 PM and Feb. 10 at 3 PM and 7 PM at Shetler Studios in Man…

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Joshua Henry and Alysha Umphress Offer Romantic Duets Tonight by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry (The Scottsboro Boys, Violet) and Alysha Umphress, who can currently be seen in the acclaimed revival of On the Town, join forces for a Feb. 9 concert …

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Sunday, February 8, 2015

Snow Orchid, Starring Robert Cuccioli, Opens Off-Broadway Today by Andrew Gans

The Miranda Theatre Company's new version of Joe Pintauro's Snow Orchid officially opens Feb. 8 at 3 PM following previews that began Feb. 3 at Off-Broadway's Lion Theatre on…

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Saturday, February 7, 2015

LA Opera's Ghosts of Versailles, Starring Patti LuPone, Begins Tonight by Andrew Gans

The LA Opera production of The Ghosts of Versailles begins performances Feb. 7, starring two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone under the direction of Tony winner Darko Tresnjak.

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STAGE VIEWS: Into the Woods' Little Red Riding Hood, Emily Young, On Funny Girl, The Civilians and M by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they're looking forward to and more.

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Greg Hildreth Plays Second Fiddle to Celia Keenan-Bolger, Christian Borle, Santino Fontana Tonight by Andrew Gans

Cinderella's Greg Hildreth offers Second Fiddle, which is billed as an "evening of songs and stories about performing immediately stage left or right of beautiful people," Feb.…

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Friday, February 6, 2015

Patti LuPone Part of Workshop of New Musical War Paint; Will Return to Stage in Shows for Days by Andrew Gans

Olivier and two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone, who begins performances in the LA Opera production of Ghosts of Versailles Feb. 7, has a full plate of projects.

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Side Show and Far From Heaven Will Play Chicago by Andrew Gans

Michael Weber, artistic director of Chicago's Porchlight Music Theatre, has announced the company's 2015-16 mainstage season, which will comprise four musicals, includin…

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STAGE PORTRAIT: Lady, Be Good, Starring Tony Winner Tommy Tune, Colin Donnell, Douglas Sills and Mor by Andrew Gans

Acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin's drawings of the greatest stars and scenes of the theatrical world are a recurring part of Playbill.com.

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Patti LuPone Will Light a Torch in NYC by Andrew Gans

Olivier and two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone, who begins performances in the LA Opera production of Ghosts of Versailles Feb. 7, will return to the Manhattan nightspot 54 Below in April.

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Box Office for Broadway's An American in Paris Musical Opens for Business Today by Andrew Gans

The box office at the Palace Theatre, which will soon be the home of the new musical An American in Paris, opens for business Feb. 6.

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Kinky Boots Tony Winner Billy Porter Will Be Kate in All-Male Taming of the Shrew by Andrew Gans

Artistic director Michael Kahn has announced the 2015-16 season for Washington, DC's Shakespeare Theatre Company.

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Post-River, Hugh Jackman Plans to Return to Broadway in Musical Evening by Andrew Gans

Hugh Jackman, who won a Tony Award for his Main Stem debut in The Boy from Oz and who will play his final performance in The River Feb. 8, is already planning his Broadway return.

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DIVA TALK: Forbidden Broadway's Christina Bianco On Impersonation Techniques, YouTube Hits and Playi by Andrew Gans

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

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Mothers and Sons, Featuring "Waltons" Star, Begins by Andrew Gans

Philadelphia Theatre Company continues its 40th anniversary season Feb. 6 with the Tony Award-nominated Terrence McNally play Mothers and Sons.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

James Lapine Will Direct Broadway Revival of Tony-Winning Falsettos Musical by Andrew Gans

Producer Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, announced Feb. 5 that William Finn and James Lapine’s Tony-winning musical Falsettos will return to Broadway in spring 201…

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New Musical Allegiance, Starring George Takei, Will Open on Broadway in the Fall by Andrew Gans

Producers Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus announced Feb. 5 that the new musical Allegiance will open on Broadway next season at a Shubert theatre to be announced.

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Sen. Schumer Announces STAGE Act, Plan to Extend TV-Film Tax Incentives to Live Productions by Andrew Gans

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced Feb. 5 a bipartisan plan to extend the same tax treatment afforded to film and TV producers to investors in live theatre, including Broadway product…

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Love Songs Benefit Concert Will Feature Loni Ackerman, Lauren Elder, Lesli Margherita and More by Andrew Gans

Love Songs, featuring an all-female cast singing musical theatre tunes about love, will be presented at 54 Below Feb. 14 at 9:30 PM.

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