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Friday, September 26, 2014

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily Rolls Into Las Vegas by Andrew Gans

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along begins performances at the Onyx Theatre in Las Vegas Sept. 26.

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STAGE PORTRAIT:  James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Ashley, Annaleigh Ashford and More in You Can't Take It 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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Chicago to Become Second Longest-Running Broadway Show; Original Stars to Return by Andrew Gans

On Nov. 23 at 7 PM, the long-running, Tony-winning revival of Chicago will play its 7,486th performance, surpassing Cats to become the second longest-running show in Broadway his…

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Stephen Sondheim's Merrily Rolls Into Las Vegas by Andrew Gans

Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along begins performances at the Onyx Theatre in Las Vegas Sept. 26.

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Linda Eder Live Album Now Available by Andrew Gans

Linda Eder, who won a Theatre World Award in 1997 for her Broadway debut in Jekyll & Hyde, has released her first live album, which was recorded June 21 in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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Casting Announced for Lisa D'Amour's Broadway-Bound Airline Highway by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's world-premiere production of Lisa D'Amour's Airline Highway, which will begin performances in Chicago Dec. 4 prio…

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"Little Girls" Hit the Road: New National Tour of Annie Launches Today by Andrew Gans

Troika Entertainment, LLC presents a new U.S. national tour of Annie, which launches Sept. 26 at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, MI.

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Bets Malone, Robert J. Townsend and Eddie Egan Are Next to Normal in San Diego, Starting Tonight by Andrew Gans

San Diego Musical Theatre's production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal is presented Sept. 26-Oct. 12 at The North Park Theatre. Opening night is Sept. 27.

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Emma Thompson Makes "The Worst Pies in London" in Sweeney Todd, Airing Tonight on PBS by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The New York Philharmonic's recent staged production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is telecast nationally on Live From Lincoln…

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Clear Channel Spectacolor Joins Side Show Broadway Producing Team by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Advertising company Clear Channel Spectacolor announced Sept. 25 that it would enter its first theatrical venture, joining the producing team of the upcoming Broadway reincarnation of Side S…

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Money Grubbin' Whores, About Tension-Filled Divorce, Begins Off-Broadway Run Tonight by Andrew Gans

Sean J. Quinn's dark comedy Money Grubbin' Whores plays a four-week limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row beginning Sept. 25.

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Audiences Are Going Once! Laughing Twice!! Off-Broadway, Beginning Tonight by Andrew Gans

The new comedy Going Once! Laughing Twice!! makes its Off-Broadway premiere at St. Luke’s Theatre beginning Sept. 25.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Norm Lewis, Christopher Fitzgerald and More Will Join Vanessa Williams in New York Philharmonic Show by Andrew Gans

Additional casting has been announced for The New York Philharmonic's semi-staged production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Tony Award-winning musical Show Boat, w…

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Judy Norton, Jessica Snow-Wilson, Kevin Field, Adam Kern Set for I Hear Voices Benefit by Andrew Gans

I Hear Voices: Songs for Psychosis, a concert to benefit Medicinal Missions, will be held Sept. 30 at 8 PM at Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles.

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"Scandal" Star Jeff Perry Will Direct A Steady Rain at the Guthrie; Casting Announced by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble production of A Steady Rain, which will play the Guthrie Theater's Dowling Studio Oct. 14-Nov. 2.

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Charl Brown, Lilla Crawford, Christopher Jackson, Nikki M. James, Telly Leung Set for BC/EFA Salon by Andrew Gans

A host of Broadway favorites will take part in an intimate evening of song and story to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

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Patti LuPone Withdraws from BSO's Candide by Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone, who will be seen in the upcoming season of Showtime's "Penny Dreadful," has withdrawn from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's J…

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David Letterman Will Welcome Broadway's Hedwig, "The View" Host and Original Once Star by Andrew Gans

Guests have been announced for "The Late Show with David Letterman" for the week beginning Sept. 29.

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Ann Morrison, Pamela Myers and Chip Zien Will Be Part of Sondheim Originals Concerts by Andrew Gans

Sondheim Originals: Old Friends, which features actors who created roles in musicals by Stephen Sondheim, will be presented at 54 Below Jan. 16-17, 2015.

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THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Broadway and Extreme Happiness Star Francis Jue Shares His Theatregoing Exper 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, September 23, 2014

Evita's Christina DeCicco Is a Little Fish, Starting Tonight in NYC by Andrew Gans

A new production of Michael John LaChiusa’s 2003 Off-Broadway musical Little Fish begins a limited engagement Sept. 24 at The June Havoc Theatre.

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Bedbugs!!! Will Crawl Off-Broadway Longer; New Musical Extends Run by Andrew Gans

Bedbugs!!!, which opened to enthusiastic reviews Sept. 14 following previews that began Sept. 9, has extended its run at the ArcLight Theatre.

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Broadway Revival of On the Town Offering Mobile Lottery System by Andrew Gans

The Broadway revival of the classic musical comedy On the Town, which began performances Sept. 20 at the newly renamed Lyric Theatre, will offer the first-ever mobile lottery system.

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"Trumbo" Film Will Feature Bryan Cranston, Michael Stuhlbarg, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, Roger Bart by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Additional casting has been announced for "Trumbo," a new film about the blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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New Bette Midler Recording, "It's the Girls," Due in November; Track List Announced by Andrew Gans

Grammy winner Bette Midler, most recently on Broadway in John Logan's I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers, will release her first studio recording in almost eight years, accor…

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Broadway Will Celebrate Life of Late Seth Popper by Andrew Gans

The Broadway community will celebrate the life of the late Seth Popper Sept. 30 at 4 PM at the Richard Rodgers Theatre at 226 West 46th Street.

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Casting Announced for Maggie Keenan-Bolger and Rachel Sullivan's The Birds & The Bees: Unabridged by Andrew Gans

Honest Accomplice Theatre will present The Birds & The Bees: Unabridged — created and directed by Maggie Keenan-Bolger and Rachel Sullivan — at the University Se…

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Original Producers Stars Will Sit Down With Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" by Andrew Gans

Tony winners Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, who co-starred in the original Broadway cast of Mel Brooks' The Producers, will be the special guests on the Sept. 26 broadcast of &q…

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Joanna Gleason and Chip Zien Will Be Part of Into Sweeney Todd's Woods by Andrew Gans

Into Sweeney Todd's Woods, which is billed as a "monster mash-up of two landmark musicals by Stephen Sondheim – Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods" — will …

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Barbara Barrie Reveals Diagnosis with Incurable Lung Disease by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Barbara Barrie, who created the role of Sarah in the original Broadway production of Company, is sharing her story as an Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) patient by …

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Tony Winner Randy Graff Is Made in Brooklyn at 54 Below Tonight by Andrew Gans

Following sold-out concerts in February and March, Tony Award winner Randy Graff returns to 54 Below for three additional evenings.

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