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Monday, May 19, 2014

Alice Ripley Will Return to 54 Below With All-New Program; Musical Theatre Project In the Works by Andrew Gans

Celebrated singing actress Alice Ripley, who won her Tony Award for her performance as bipolar mom Diana in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal, will return to 54 Below next month with…

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Reading of Alan Alda's Dear Albert, Featuring Paul Rudd, Cynthia Nixon and Francesca Faridany, Will Kick Off World Science Festival by Andrew Gans

A performance of Alan Alda's Dear Albert will open the 7th Annual World Science Festival May 28.

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Alan Alda's Dear Albert, Featuring Paul Rudd and Cynthia Nixon, Will Kick Off World Science Festival by Andrew Gans

A performance of Alan Alda's Dear Albert will open the 7th Annual World Science Festival May 28.

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LaChanze Will Chat With "Nothing Like a Dame" Author Eddie Shapiro in Free Bryant Park Event by Andrew Gans

Tony winner LaChanze, who can currently be seen on Broadway in the new musical If/Then, will take part in Bryant Park's Word for Word conversation series May 28.

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Laura Osnes, Merwin Foard, Max Von Essen, Angel Desai and More Are Head Over Heels in Reading of Jeff Whitty-Go Go's Musical by Andrew Gans

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents a reading of Head Over Heels, a new musical by Avenue Q Tony winner Jeff Whitty that features the music of The Go Go's, May 19.

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Indian Gal Grows Up in They Call Me Q Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The award-winning play They Call Me Q makes its Off-Broadway premiere beginning May 19 at Off-Broadway's St. Luke’s Theatre.

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"New York, New York": Tix on Sale for Broadway Revival of On the Town, Opening In October by Andrew Gans

Tickets for the Broadway revival of On the Town, the iconic musical comedy created by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jerome Robbins, go on sale to the general public May 1…

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59th Annual Obie Awards Presented May 19; Estelle Parsons Honored, Cast of Fun Home Performs by Andrew Gans

Tamara Tunie and Hamish Linklater co-host the Village Voice's 59th Annual Obie Awards May 19 at 8 PM at Webster Hall.

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Bridges Star Whitney Bashor Sings Broadway's Future in Free NYC Concert May 19 by Andrew Gans

Broadway's Future Songbook Series — presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul — concludes its current season May 19 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Libr…

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Patti LuPone and Son Rock the Cradle on Broadway by Andrew Gans

The Acting Company presents a concert staging of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, starring Olivier and two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone, May 19 at 7 PM at Broadway's Bernard…

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Over 20 Artists Perform at Cabaret Cares Gala, Honoring Julie Wilson and Sidney Myer, May 18 by Andrew Gans

Cabaret Cares/Help Is On The Way Today, which was founded by producer Joseph Macchia, presents its annual fundraising gala May 18 at the Laurie Beechman Theater.

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Saturday, May 17, 2014

STAGE VIEWS: Tony Nominee Vivian Reed on After Midnight, Rocky and Her Desire to Star in a Jerry Herman Musical 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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Vintage Brigadoon Telecast, With Robert Goulet and Peter Falk, Screens in NYC by Andrew Gans

The Paley Center for Media offers a screening of the vintage 1966 telecast of the classic Lerner and Loewe musical Brigadoon May 17 at 3 PM.

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Friday, May 16, 2014

"Jimmy Fallon" and "Seth Meyers" Will Both Welcome Tony Awards Host; Guests Also Include Alan Cumming, Amanda Seyfried by Andrew Gans

Guests have been announced for NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Night With Seth Meyers" for the week beginning May 19.

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80th Annual Drama League Award Winners Announced; Neil Patrick Harris Wins Distinguished Performance Honor by Andrew Gans

The Drama League, which is under the leadership of executive director Gabriel Shanks, announced the winners for the 80th Annual Drama League Awards May 16 at the Drama League Awards Ceremony…

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STAGE PORTRAIT: The Stars of Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! 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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Hosts Named for Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party; Barbara Cook Will Be Honored with Julie Harris Award, Presented by Roger Bart by Andrew Gans

Tony winner and Kennedy Center Honoree Barbara Cook will be honored with The Julie Harris Award for Artistic Achievement at The Actors Fund's 18th Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party June 8…

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And Then There Were Two: Finalists of "American Idol XIII" Named by Andrew Gans

The two singers who will vie for the title of "American Idol" were revealed on the May 15 broadcast of "American Idol XIII."

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Goodspeed Musicals Finds Its Tevye and Golde; Casting Complete for 50th Anniversary Staging of Fiddler by Andrew Gans

Goodspeed Musicals will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the award-winning musical Fiddler on the Roof with a new production that begins June 27 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam,…

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DIVA TALK: Kelli O'Hara Chats About Steven Pasquale, Bridges Tony Noms, Plus Natascia Diaz on "Makin 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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Suburban Anxiety Is Center Stage in John Cariani's Love/Sick, Beginning May 16 by Andrew Gans

Hartford TheaterWorks' production of John Cariani's Love/Sick begins previews May 16 prior to an official opening May 22 at 7:30 PM.

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"The Winner Takes It All": Las Vegas Production of Mamma Mia! Opens May 16 by Andrew Gans

The Las Vegas production of Mamma Mia! officially opens at The New Tropicana resort May 16 following previews that began May 8.

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DIVA TALK: Kelli O'Hara Chats About Steven Pasquale, Bridges Tony Noms, Plus Natascia Diaz on "Making Strange" in Threepenny 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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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Bill Irwin, Harriet Harris, John Bolton to Board Show Boat in San Francisco by Andrew Gans

Bill Irwin, Harriet Harris, Kristen Wyatt and John Bolton headline San Francisco Opera's large scale summer production of Hammerstein and Kern's Show Boat helmed by Francesca Zambell…

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Carter Calvert, Marcus Stevens and More Record Forbidden Tracks May 15; CD Will Come Out Swinging! on DRG by Andrew Gans

The company of the latest edition of Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway, which is entitled Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging!, recorded the show's original cast album May…

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Priscilla Tony Nominee Will Star in Guthrie My Fair Lady; Jeff McCarthy Is Henry Higgins by Andrew Gans

Complete casting and creative team have been announced for the Guthrie Theater's upcoming production of the classic musical My Fair Lady, which will begin previews June 28 prior to an of…

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Kissy Simmons, Gavin Lodge and Max Perlman Will Be Petrified in Industry Readings of New Musical by Andrew Gans

Private staged readings of Petrified — billed as "a new musical about the times we live in…" — will be presented May 19-20 at Cap21 Studios.

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Free Reading of Wrapped in Pink Fairytale Will Feature Josh Walden, Rebecca Watson and Alma Cuervo by Andrew Gans

Robin Carus, Josh Walden and Adam Fitzgerald will present a free reading of Wrapped in Pink May 26 at 6 PM at Pearl Studios.

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Emily Skinner Is Ursula, Chuck Wagner Is Jean Valjean, Steve Blanchard Is King Arthur, Dee Hoty Is Desiree in Lyric's Summer Season by Andrew Gans

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma has announced principal casting and creative teams for its 2014 season of summer shows. Among the casts will be such Broadway favorites as Steve Blanchard, George D…

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Fun Home Star Lands Title Role in Revised Version of Unsinkable Molly Brown, Helmed by Kathleen Marshall by Andrew Gans

Beth Malone, who was recently seen in the award-winning Public Theater musical Fun Home, has landed the title role in the "refreshed" version of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, which w…

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Kerry Butler Swaps Lives in Under My Skin, Opening May 15 Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

The new comedy Under My Skin — written by Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser, the creative forces behind "The Nanny" and "Who’s The Boss?" — officially …

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