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Monday, January 5, 2015

Benefit Reading of Things We Want, Reuniting Entire Original Cast, Presented Tonight by Andrew Gans

The New Group celebrates its 20th anniversary season with a Jan. 5 benefit reading of Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Things We Want, reuniting director Ethan Hawke with the complete origi…

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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Following Hit Run, The Illusionists Disappear from Broadway Today by Andrew Gans

The Illusionists – Witness The Impossible, which officially opened Dec. 4 following previews that began Nov. 26 at the Marriott Marquis Theatre, offers its final performances on Br…

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Broadway-Bound An American in Paris Ends Paris Run by Andrew Gans

The world premiere of the Broadway-bound musical An American in Paris, which officially opened Dec. 10 following previews that began Nov. 22 at the Théâtre du Ch&…

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"Say Goodbye to the Side Show": Acclaimed Revival Closes on Broadway Today by Andrew Gans

The reimagined production of the 1997 Tony-nominated musical Side Show, previously seen at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the La Jolla Playhouse, plays its final…

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Saturday, January 3, 2015

STAGE VIEWS: Mamma Mia! Star Jon Jorgenson On Kinky Boots, A Delicate Balance, Sweeney Todd 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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Friday, January 2, 2015

Two-Disc Cast Album of On the Town Will Now Arrive in March by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

PS Classics' two-disc cast album of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of the musical comedy On the Town, featuring a score by Leonard Bernstein, will now arrive in e…

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Kennedy Center Honors Help CBS Win Tuesday Night Ratings Race by Andrew Gans

The 37th annual Kennedy Center Honors, broadcast Dec. 30, led CBS to a Tuesday-night victory across the board in viewers and key demographics.

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Broadway By the Year Series Will Feature Stephen Bogardus, Liz Callaway, Erin Davie, Beth Leavel, To by Andrew Gans

Dates and initial casting have been announced for the Broadway By the Year series, which is created and hosted by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall.

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Lea Salonga Will Join National Symphony Orchestra for Do You Hear the People Sing Concerts by Andrew Gans

Do You Hear the People Sing, which celebrates the musicals of Boublil and Schönberg, will be presented at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts March 27-28.

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Will Chase Will Sing at Kennedy Center by Andrew Gans

Tony nominee Will Chase, whose television credits include "Nashville" and "Smash," will offer a concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Jan. 9.

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Laura Benanti, Stephanie J. Block, Kelli O'Hara, Hunter Foster Set for Bushel & A Peck by Andrew Gans

A host of Broadway favorites will join forces March 1 for a Bushel & A Peck Benefit at 54 Below.

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"Jason Robert Brown in Concert," Featuring Anika Noni Rose, Broadcast on PBS Tonight by Andrew Gans

"Jason Robert Brown in Concert," which also features Tony winner Anika Noni Rose, is broadcast Jan. 2 at 10:30 PM on WNET/13.

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The Lobbyists Present Songs from SeaWife Tonight at 54 Below by Andrew Gans

The Lobbyists offer Songs from SeaWife Jan. 2 at 11:30 PM at 54 Below.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga Will Go It Solo at Town Hall by Andrew Gans

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga will offer a solo concert at New York's The Town Hall in March 2015.

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Cast of Broadway's If/Then Will Sing Work of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, Including Tunes from The Vis by Andrew Gans

Cast members from Broadway's If/Then will head to 54 Below Jan. 26, 2015, to perform an evening of tunes by their musical's composers, Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey.

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

The Broadway actors who portrayed The Lost Boys in the recent NBC broadcast of "Peter Pan Live!" will reunite in February 2015 for an evening at 54 Below.

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Honeymoon in Vegas Co-Stars Form New Musical Group, CoWerkers; Release "Auld Lang Syne" Video by Andrew Gans

Broadway actors Albert Guerzon, Raymond J. Lee and Catherine Ricafort, who met through the Asian-American theatre community, have joined forces to form a new musical group, CoWerkers

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Wicked Tour Will Welcome New Elphaba and Nessarose by Andrew Gans

The company of the Munchkinland tour of Wicked will welcome Alyssa Fox as Elphaba and Liana Hunt as Nessarose beginning Jan. 28, 2015, in Greenville, SC.

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Charles Busch and Laura Benanti Welcome the New Year at 54 Below by Andrew Gans

The intimate Manhattan nightspot 54 Below rings in the New Year with performances by a Tony-nominated playwright and a Tony-winning actress.

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Michael Feinstein's New Year's Eve PBS Broadcast Features Darren Criss, Kelli O'Hara, Aaron Tveit, C by Andrew Gans

"Michael Feinstein New Year's Eve at The Rainbow Room" airs on PBS stations around the country Dec. 31 at 10 PM ET; check local listings.

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Kelli O'Hara, Rene Fleming and Nathan Gunn Star in The Merry Widow; Susan Stroman Directs by Andrew Gans

Renée Fleming, who will make her Broadway debut in 2015 in the new comedy Living on Love, stars in the title role of The Merry Widow, which begins performances Dec. 31 at the Metr…

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THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Fosse Star Rachelle Rak Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences 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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Norm Lewis Sings Gershwin in Tonight's "Live from Lincoln Center" Broadcast by Andrew Gans

The 40th anniversary season of "Live from Lincoln Center" continues Dec. 31 with "New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Gershwin Celebration."

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Idina Menzel Will "Let It Go" on Tonight's New Year's Eve TV Broadcast by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Idina Menzel, currently back on Broadway in the new musical If/Then, is scheduled to perform live for over one million fans in Times Square as part of the lineup on ABC's &qu…

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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Mamma Mia! Becomes Eighth Longest-Running Show in Broadway History Tonight by Andrew Gans

The New York production of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' international hit musical Mamma Mia!, which currently plays the Broadhurst Theatre, becomes the eighth longest-…

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Mamma Mia! Becomes Eighth Longest-Running Show in Broadway History by Andrew Gans

The New York production of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus' international hit musical Mamma Mia!, which currently plays the Broadhurst Theatre, became the eighth longest-r…

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Christine Baranski, Laura Benanti, Jennifer Hudson, Kelli O'Hara, Jessie Mueller, Meryl Streep Are P by Andrew Gans

Details have been announced for The 37th annual Kennedy Center Honors — recognizing the achievements of singer Al Green, actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, ballerina Patricia McBride, …

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Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Guest Stars on Bravo Series Tonight by Andrew Gans

Tony-winning actress Bernadette Peters guest stars on the Dec. 30 broadcast of Bravo's "Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce."

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Lyric Stage Will Present Annie Get Your Gun Concerts; Casting Announced by Andrew Gans

Lyric Stage will present a concert version of Annie Get Your Gun Jan. 22-25, 2015, in the Irving Arts Center’s Carpenter Performance Hall in Irving, TX.

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Broadway's Haven Burton Will Salute Voices That Inspired Her in That's What She Sang by Andrew Gans

Broadway's Haven Burton will make her solo concert debut Jan. 11, 2015, at 54 Below in an evening entitled That's What She Sang.

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Greg Hildreth Will Play Second Fiddle to Benjamin Walker, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Christian Borle, Sant by Andrew Gans

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

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