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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

PHOTO FLASH: Bebe Neuwirth, Paul Taylor Dance Company, et al. at Fire Island Dance Festival by Brian Scott Lipton

The Fire Island Dance Festival 17, an outdoor celebration of dance, was held at Fire Island Pines on July 15-17. The event raised $340,445 for Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadw…

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Scott Adsit, Anthony Rapp, Sam Underwood, et al. Set for 3D Hamlet by Brian Scott Lipton

3D Hamlet: A Lost Generation, a multimedia distillation of Shakespeare's play, will be presented by Fundamental Theater Project at The Irish Arts Center, July 21-24.The production will …

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John W. Engeman Theater to Present A Wonderful Life by Brian Scott Lipton

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport will present the musical A Wonderful Life, November 25-January 15. The show will replace the previously announced production of The Music Man. Castin…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Feature: Alison Fraser Is in Love by Brian Scott Lipton

The celebrated actress discusses her current gig in Love, Loss, and What I Wore and other projects.

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Stephen Dillane Joins HBO's Game of Thrones by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Stephen Dillane has joined the cast for the second season of HBO's Emmy Award-nominated series Game of Thrones, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series, whic…

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Humanitas Prize Nominartions Are Announced by Brian Scott Lipton

Nominees for the 37th Annual Humanitas Prize, which honors film and television writers who deeply explore the human experience, have been announced. The awards will be handed out on Friday, …

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Humanitas Prize Nominations Are Announced by Brian Scott Lipton

Nominees for the 37th Annual Humanitas Prize, which honors film and television writers who deeply explore the human experience, have been announced. The awards will be handed out on Friday, …

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Brent Barrett, Caroline O'Connor, Robert Petkoff, et al. Set for Chicago Shakespeare's Follies by Brian Scott Lipton

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced casting for its upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies, to run October 4-November 6 at the Navy Pier, according to…

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Ann Crumb, Justin Guarini, et al. Set for Media Theatre's Broadway Series by Brian Scott Lipton

The Media Theatre has announced the selections and preliminary casting for its 2011-2012 Broadway Series. >Broadway veteran and American Idol finalist Justin Guarini will star as Billy F…

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Frank Langella to Pen Memoir, Dropped Names by Brian Scott Lipton

Three-time Tony Award winner Frank Langella is writing a memoir, Dropped Names, which will be released next year by Harper Collins, according to The New York Times. The book will include st…

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Neil Patrick Harris to Guest Judge July 20 So You Think You Can Dance by Brian Scott Lipton

Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris will be a guest judge on the July 20 edition of FOX's hit series So You Think Can You Dance. The two-hour, live-performance show, to be hosted by…

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Natalie Venetia Belcon, John Bolton, et al. Set for The Fig Leaves Are Falling Reading by Brian Scott Lipton

UnsungMusicalsCo. Inc. will present a special reading of a revised version of the 1969 musical comedy, The Fig Leaves Are Falling, on Friday, July 29 at 3pm at Manhattan Theatre Club's …

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Giancarlo Esposito Joins ABC's Once Upon a Time by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Giancarlo Esposito has joined the new ABC drama series Once Upon a Time in the recurring roles of Sidney/The Magic Mirror, according to Deadline.com The series focuses…

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Gloucester Stage Company to Present World Premiere of Richard Vetere's Last Day by Brian Scott Lipton

Timothy John Smith, Francisco Solorzano, and Therese Plaehn will star in Gloucester Stage Company's world premiere of Richard Vetere's Last Day, July 21-August 7. Eric C. Engel wil…

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Mettawee River Theater's The Old Boat Goddess to Run at St. John the Divine by Brian Scott Lipton

Ralph Lee's Mettawee River Theater Company's The Old Boat Goddess - Songs of the Ainu will run September 9-18 at the Outdoor Garden of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The wo…

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Joe Mantello to Direct Broadway Benefit Reading of Dustin Lance Black's 8 by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Joe Mantello will direct a benefit reading of 8, a new play based on the Proposition 8 trial over same-sex marriage in California, written by Academy Award winner Dustin La…

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Sam Troughton Temporarily Out of RSC's Romeo & Juliet by Brian Scott Lipton

Sam Troughton, who plays Romeo in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Romeo and Juliet is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his knee and will miss Sunday night's pe…

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Metropolis Opera Project to Hold The M.O.P. Bucket on July 18 by Brian Scott Lipton

Metropolis Opera Project will present The M.O.P. Bucket - 2nd Annual New Music Party at 8pm on Monday July at Medicine Show Theatre (549 West 52nd Street). This free event will feature new …

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Matthew Morrison Joins What to Wear When You're Expecting Film by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award nominee Matthew Morrison has joined the cast of the upcoming film What To Expect When You're Expecting, which will be released on May 11, 2012. Kirk Jones is directing the f…

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Irish Repertory Theatre to Recieve Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award by Brian Scott Lipton

The Irish Repertory Theatre has been named the 2011 recipient of the Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award, given annually by the Irish American Writers & Artists, Inc. Irish …

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Chrstine Ebersole, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Mason, et al. Set for New York Cabaret Convention by Brian Scott Lipton

Performers have been announced for the 22nd Annual New York Cabaret Convention, to be held October 20-22 at the Rose Theatre at Jazz at Lincoln Center. All shows are at 6pm. The October 20 …

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Billy Elliot to End San Francisco Run on August 21 by Brian Scott Lipton

The San Francisco engagement of Billy Elliot the Musical at the Orpheum Theatre will now conclude its run on Sunday, August 21, instead of the previously announced September 17. Based on t…

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Theater Critic Donald Lyons Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Theater critic Donald Lyons has died at age 73, according to The New York Post. Lyons was a reviewer at The New Criterion and The Wall Street Journal, before joining the Post, where he wor…

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Terence Blanchard to Play Birdland in August by Brian Scott Lipton

Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will perform with the Terence Blanchard Quintet at Birdland, August 2-6. Blanchard composed original music for the Broadwa…

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy Set for Goodman's The Iceman Cometh by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winners Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy will star in the Goodman Theatre's production of Eugene O"Neill's The Iceman Cometh, to run April 22-June 10, according to pub…

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My Big Gay Italian Wedding to Close on August 20 by Brian Scott Lipton

The Off-Broadway show, My Big Gay Italian Wedding, will play its final performance at St. Luke's Theatre on August 20. A London production is planned for Fall 2011. The show focuses on…

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Spider-Man's Bono, The Edge, Patrick Page to Appear on The Late Show With David Letterman by Brian Scott Lipton

Patrick Page and members of the cast of Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark will perform "A Freak Like Me" on CBS's The Late Show With David Letterman on Monday, Jul…

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Bailey Hanks to Star in Diablo Theatre Company's Legally Blonde by Brian Scott Lipton

Bailey Hanks will play Elle Woods in the Diablo Theatre Company's production of the Broadway musical Legally Blonde, to play the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California,…

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Cyril Ornadel, Composer and Music Director, Has Died by Brian Scott Lipton

Cyril Ornadel, who composed the musical Pickwick, has died at age 86, according to The Guardian. Ornadel first gained prominence as the musical director for many West End shows in the 1950s…

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Karen Finley to Reprise Make Love in September by Brian Scott Lipton

Karen Finley will reprise her critically acclaimed show Make Love, at the West Bank Café's Laurie Beechman Theartre, September 3-17. In the piece, Finley channels Liza Minne…

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Len Cariou, Natalie Douglas, Sarah Rice, et al. Set for July 25 Sondheim Unplugged by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Len Cariou and Sarah Rice, who co-starred in the original Broadway production of Sweeney Todd, will be the special guesst at he latest installment of Sondheim Unplugged, to…

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