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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Casting Announced for Divorce – The Musical…Better Mad Than Sad by Andrew Gans

Divorce – The Musical…Better Mad Than Sad, which was created by Ruthe Ponturo, will play eight showcase performances at the Triad Theater beginning Sept. 28.

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Paul Oakley Stovall and Brad Simmons Will Welcome Special Guests Tonya Pinkins and Mx Justin Vivian Bond at 54 Below by Andrew Gans

Paul Oakley Stovall and Brad Simmons will offer an evening of covers and original tunes Aug. 28 at Manhattan's newest nightspot, 54 Below.

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Dick Van Dyke Will Receive SAG Lifetime Achievement Award by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Dick Van Dyke will receive SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor, the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment, at the 19th Annual Sc…

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Daniel Everidge, Celia Howard, Daniel Pearce, Jacey Powers, Julia Murney Will Star in New Off-Broadway Play Falling by Andrew Gans

Producers Terry Schnuck, James and Catherine Berges, Crystal Beuerlein and Michael F. Neidorff announced Aug. 20 casting for the Off-Broadway premiere of Falling, a new play by Deanna Jent t…

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Daniel Everidge, Daniel Pearce, Jacey Powers and Julia Murney Will Star in New Off-Broadway Play Falling by Andrew Gans

Producers Terry Schnuck, James and Catherine Berges, Crystal Beuerlein and Michael F. Neidorff announced Aug. 20 casting for the Off-Broadway premiere of Falling, a new play by Deanna Jent t…

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Michael Feinstein Will Succeed Marvin Hamlisch at the Pasadena Pops; Pops Will Celebrate Hamlisch by Andrew Gans

Grammy winner Michael Feinstein will succeed Marvin Hamlisch, who passed away Aug. 6, as the lead conductor of the Pasadena Pops, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Off-Broadway's Tribes Will Welcome Lee Roy Rogers, Dina Thomas, Susannah Flood in September by Andrew Gans

The acclaimed Off-Broadway drama Tribes will welcome several new cast members in September.

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Broadway Revival of Virginia Woolf? Will Offer Special Box-Office Opening Celebration; Tix Are $50 by Andrew Gans

Producers of the 50th anniversary Broadway revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? will offer a special box-office opening celebration Aug. 30 at the Booth Theatre,…

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Newsies, Once, Evita, Spider-Man, War Horse, Wicked Are Part of Broadway Week Ticket Initiative; Tix Now on Sale by Andrew Gans

Broadway Week Fall 2012, which is produced by NYC & Company in partnership with The Broadway League, is scheduled for Sept. 4-16.

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Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore Will Be Honored Aug. 21 by Andrew Gans

Stage and screen stars Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters, who are also the co-founders of Broadway Barks, will be honored by Gray Line New York, the Manhattan double-decker bus and moto…

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Daniel Marcus, Harrison Unger, Christopher Norwood and Trent Dawson Set for Platform Group New Play Reading by Andrew Gans

The Platform Group’s Ladder Series will continue Aug. 26 at The Creek and Cave in Long Island City, NY.

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Tony Winner Donna Murphy Featured in Premiere Episode of New CBS Series, "Made in Jersey" by Andrew Gans

Tony winner Donna Murphy, who is currently starring in the Public Theater's outdoor staging of Into the Woods, will be featured in the pilot episode of the new CBS series "Made in J…

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Casting Announced for Free NYC Readings of On with the Show, A Love Letter to Musicals by Andrew Gans

Casting has been announced for the free readings of On with the Show, a three-character musical that will be presented Aug. 23-24 at TADA! Youth Theater.

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Zero Hour's Jim Brochu Will Debut One-Man Show, Character Man, in October by Andrew Gans

Jim Brochu, who won a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Zero Hour, will debut his new solo show this fall at the Triad Theatre.

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Richard Holbrook Sings Burton Lane: A Centennial Celebration Presented Aug. 20 by Andrew Gans

Richard Holbrook celebrates the songs of Burton Lane Aug. 20 at the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan.

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Victor Garber Plays 54 Below Aug. 20 by Andrew Gans

Multiple Tony nominee Victor Garber plays his second and final performance at the new Manhattan nightspot 54 Below Aug. 20.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Broadway's Jersey Boys Offers Special Actors Fund Performance Aug. 19 by Andrew Gans

The Broadway company of the Tony-winning Best Musical Jersey Boys offers a special performance to benefit The Actors Fund Aug. 19.

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

STAGE VIEWS: Olivier Nominee Sarah Goldberg, London and Broadway Clybourne Park Star by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's series features brief chats with actors commenting on their recent theatregoing experiences, what productions they are looking forward to and more. Here, via email, we hea…

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Newsies Cast Members Chat Live with Fans Aug. 18 on YouTube by Andrew Gans

Cast members from the award-winning new Broadway musical Newsies chat live with fans on YouTube Aug. 18.

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Friday, August 17, 2012

All in the Family: Andrew and Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Take Part in Reading of Sister Maggie's Play, Queering History by Andrew Gans

A reading of Queering History, a new play by Maggie Keenan-Bolger, will be presented Aug. 19 at The Producer's Club with a cast led by Keenan-Bolger's Broadway siblings, Andrew (News…

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Gossip Columnist Perez Hilton Will Join Off-Broadway Cast of NEWSical the Musical by Andrew Gans

Internet gossip columnist Perez Hilton will temporarily join the cast of Rick Crom's Off-Broadway musical revue NEWSical the Musical beginning Sept. 8.

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Is Disney's Aladdin Headed to Broadway? by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

At a recent concert at the Disneyland Resort, Tony-winning composer Alan Menken, currently represented on Broadway with the award-winning Newsies, debuted "Somebody's Got Your Back,…

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Godspell, Allegiance and "Glee" Star Telly Leung Will Debut New Solo Show, Playlist, In the Fall by Andrew Gans

Telly Leung, most recently seen in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Godspell, will debut his latest concert act this fall.

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Godspell, Allegiance and "Glee" Star Telly Leung Will Debut New Solo Show, Playlist, in November by Andrew Gans

Telly Leung, most recently seen in the acclaimed Broadway revival of Godspell, will debut his latest concert act in November at The Coterie.

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Dead Accounts, Co-Starring Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, Announces New Broadway Opening by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Broadway premiere of Theresa Rebeck's comedy, Dead Accounts, which co-stars two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, has adjusted its official opening by one day.

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John Barrowman Lands Role on New CW Series "Arrow"; Colin Donnell Among Cast by Andrew Gans

John Barrowman, who will return to U.K.'s Clyde Auditorium in December for the holiday pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk, has landed a recurring role on the new CW action-drama "Arro…

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Mary Rodgers Guettel Is Writing Her Memoirs by Andrew Gans

Composer and author Mary Rodgers Guettel, who was honored by The Juilliard School in April, is at work on her memoirs, according to the New York Post.

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Tony Winner Catherine Zeta-Jones Will Narrate New Recording of "The Runaway Bunny" by Andrew Gans

Tony and Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones will narrate a new recording of "The Runaway Bunny," which is based on the best-selling children's classic by Margaret Wise Brown.

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Jonathan Cake, Stephen Spinella, Lesli Margherita Star in Falcon Theatre's Method, Opening Aug. 17 by Andrew Gans

The Falcon Theatre's production of The Grönholm Method officially opens in California Aug. 17 following previews that began Aug. 7.

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Second Season of "Boss," With Kelsey Grammer, Jonathan Groff, Sanaa Lathan, Kicks Off Aug. 17 by Andrew Gans

The Golden Globe-nominated STARZ series "Boss," which stars Tony nominee and Golden Globe winner Kelsey Grammer as fictional Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, kicks off its second season Aug…

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DIVA TALK: Chatting With Mary Poppins Star Steffanie Leigh 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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