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Thursday, February 5, 2015

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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Opening Number from New York Spring Spectacular Will Be Broadcast on TNT by Andrew Gans

The Rockettes will debut the opening number from their all-new live theatrical production, New York Spring Spectacular, at the 64th NBA All-Star Game.

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Wicked's Christine Dwyer Will Star in Free Performances of 2 Very Dangerous People Sharing 1 Small S by Andrew Gans

Christine Dwyer, most recently seen on Broadway as Elphaba in the hit musical Wicked, will co-star in two free performances of 2 Very Dangerous People Sharing 1 Small Space Feb. 22-…

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New Musical Cagney, Starring Robert Creighton, Replaces Harold and Maude on the York Theatre Company by Andrew Gans

The new musical Cagney, about legendary screen star James Cagney, has replaced the New York premiere of Harold and Maude on the York Theatre Company's season roster due to a scheduling c…

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Emmy-Winning Comic Lands Role in Off-Broadway's Clinton The Musical by Andrew Gans

Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Judy Gold has joined the cast of Clinton The Musical, which will begin previews at New World Stages March 25 prior to an official opening April 9.

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World Premiere of Danai Gurira's Familiar, About Bride-to-Be, Opens Tonight by Andrew Gans

The world premiere of Danai Gurira's Familiar officially opens Feb. 5 following previews that began Jan. 30 at Yale Repertory Theatre.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

New Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey Musical Freaky Friday Will Have Developmental Lab by Andrew Gans

A developmental lab of the new musical Freaky Friday — based on the Disney films and the novel by Mary Rodgers — will be held March 31-April 10, according to an Equit…

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Two-Time Tony Winner Is Academy Awards Music Director; Presenters Announced by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony winner Stephen Oremus (Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon) will be the music director for the 87th Oscars, which will be hosted by Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris and broadcas…

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Drama Desk Awards Will Be Held at Town Hall; Nominations Announced in April by Andrew Gans

The 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards " honoring productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway " will be held May 31 at 8 PM at Town Hall.

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Mandy Moore and Shoshana Bean Will Be Part of Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, Featuring Song Cycle by Andrew Gans

The 21st Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, hosted by Mario Cantone, will be held Feb. 7 at the Palm Springs Convention Center.

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On the Town Triple Threat Will Head to the Chatterbox by Andrew Gans

Tony Yazbeck, who portrays Gabey in the critically acclaimed revival of On the Town, will be the special guest at Seth's Broadway Chatterbox — hosted by Seth Rudetsky …

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Tony Winner Cady Huffman, Michael Musto and More Join Cast of Rock Opera The Life + Death of Kenyon by Andrew Gans

Additional casting has been announced for Kenyon Phillips' 90-minute autobiographical rock opera, The Life + Death of Kenyon Phillips, which will play a four-performance engageme…

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Beautiful Stars Will Offer Birdland Concert by Andrew Gans

Beautiful Tony nominee Anika Larsen will celebrate her debut solo recording, "Sing You to Sleep," with a special concert next month at Birdland Jazz Club.

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Symphony Space Will Honor Harold Prince With Starry Tribute; Danny Burstein Will Host by Andrew Gans

Symphony Space will honor legendary Broadway director and producer Harold Prince at its 2015 Spring Gala, which will be held May 18 at Capitale.

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Encores! Lady, Be Good, Starring Tony Winner Tommy Tune, Begins Tonight by Andrew Gans

The opening production of New York City Center’s 2015 Encores! season, George and Ira Gershwin's Lady, Be Good, plays the famed Manhattan venue Feb. 4-8.

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THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Tony Nominee and You Can't Take It With You Star Kristine Nielsen Shares Her by Andrew Gans

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

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Megan McGinnis, Wayne Wilcox, Sean Allan Krill and More Cast in Premiere of Paul Gordon's Sense and by Andrew Gans

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced complete casting and creative team for the world premiere of Sense and Sensibility, a musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, w…

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Musical Theatre West's West Side Story Casts Its Nellie Forbush, Emile DeBecque, Lt. Joseph Cable, B by Andrew Gans

Principal casting has been announced for Musical Theatre West's upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, which will play the Long Beach, CA, venue Feb.…

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Musical Theatre West's South Pacific Casts Its Nellie Forbush, Emile DeBecque, Lt. Joseph Cable, Blo by Andrew Gans

Principal casting has been announced for Musical Theatre West's upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, which will play the Long Beach, CA, venue Feb.…

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Tony Winner Karen Olivo Will Offer Rare Solo Concert by Andrew Gans

Karen Olivo, winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Anita in the 2009 Broadway revival of West Side Story, will perform in concert at the George…

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Inaugural Recipient of Arthur Laurents Award Named by Andrew Gans

George Street Playhouse Board of Trustees and artistic director David Saint have chosen noted actress, producer, best-selling author and social activist Marlo Thomas as the inaugural re…

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John Tartaglia Will Star in Barbra Streisand-Themed Buyer & Cellar by Andrew Gans

Avenue Q Tony nominee John Tartaglia will star in the George Street Playhouse production of Jonathan Tolins' one-person show Buyer & Cellar, which will begin previews March 3 pr…

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Snow Orchid, Starring Robert Cuccioli, Begins Off-Broadway Tonight by Andrew Gans

The Miranda Theatre Company's new version of Joe Pintauro's Snow Orchid begins previews Feb. 3 at Off-Broadway's Lion Theatre on Theatre Row.

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Monday, February 2, 2015

STAGE PORTRAIT: Nevermore – The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe 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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CBS Picks Up New Bryan Cranston Drama "Sneaky Pete" by Andrew Gans

CBS has picked up a new drama pilot from Tony winner Bryan Cranston and David Shore, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Starry Theater Hall of Fame Ceremony, Honoring Susan Stroman, F. Murray Abraham, Philip J. Smith and by Andrew Gans

The Theater Hall of Fame's ceremony honoring the 2014 inductees for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater, which had been scheduled for Jan. 26, will now take place May 4. The dat…

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"That 70s Show" Star Will Be Part of Reading of New Comedy How to Kill Your Mother Without Really Tr by Andrew Gans

The White Plains Performing Arts Center will present a reading of the new comedy How to Kill Your Mother Without Really Trying Feb. 21.

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Daniel Davis, Ed Dixon, Lisa O'Hare, Matthew Rauch and David Turner Will Explore Widowers' Houses by Andrew Gans

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw, which is under the leadership of founding artistic director David Staller, will continue Feb. 23 at 7 PM with a reading of George Bernard Shaw…

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Broadway's Mamma Mia! Welcomes New Rosie and Tanya Tonight by Andrew Gans

The Broadway production of the hit Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus musical Mamma Mia! welcome Mary Callahan and Alison Ewing to the cast at The Broadhurst Theatre Feb. 2.

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Grammy Winner Jennifer Nettles Makes Broadway Debut Tonight in Chicago by Andrew Gans

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Jennifer Nettles makes her Main Stem debut Feb. 2 in the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago, which recently became Broadway's second lon…

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Sunday, February 1, 2015

Tony Winner Idina Menzel Sings National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIX by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Idina Menzel, star of the Broadway musical If/Then, sings the National Anthem as part of Super Bowl XLIX's pregame festivities at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona Feb…

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