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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Valerie Harper, Hal Prince, Bebe Neuwirth Will Present Astaire Awards by Carey Purcell

The 32nd Annual Fred and Adele Astaire Awards, honoring excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway and in film, will be presented June 2 at 7:30 PM at the Skirball Center for the Perfo…

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Listen to "You Don't Need to Love Me" from If/Then Cast Album by Carey Purcell

The original Broadway cast album of the new musical If/Then, starring Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, will be released by Masterworks Broadway June 3.

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Listen to Anthony Rapp Sing "You Don't Need to Love Me" from If/Then Cast Album by Carey Purcell

The original Broadway cast album of the new musical If/Then, starring Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, will be released by Masterworks Broadway June 3.

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Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams Will Bring Bountiful to Boston by Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner Cicely Tyson will reprise her acclaimed performance in Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful as part of ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage's 2014-15 season.

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Doogie Howser or Celebrity Rehab? Neil Patrick Harris Plans Choose Your Own Adventure Autobiography by Carey Purcell

Hedwig and the Angry Inch star Neil Patrick Harris, known for his acting, singing and hosting skills, has applied his ubiquitous talents to writing a choose your own adventure book as his au…

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Cherry Jones and Zoe Kazan Face Off in World Premiere of When We Were Young And Unafraid by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of When We Were Young And Unafraid, Sarah Treem's new play about an underground women's shelter in the early 1970s, begins May 21.

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How to Succeed in Business, Featuring Jeremy Morse and Becky Gulsvig, Opens at Walnut Street May 21 by Carey Purcell

The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying officially opens at the Walnut Street Theatre May 21 following previews that began May 13. 

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

SC Rep Plans Rajiv Joseph and Theresa Rebeck Premieres Plus Starcatcher for 2014-15 Slate by Carey Purcell

Zealot, a new political drama by Theresa Rebeck, and Rajiv Joseph's Mr. Wolf will be included in South Coast Repertory's 2014-15 season.

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Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery Will Become Grover's Corners for Outdoor Staging of Our Town by Carey Purcell

Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town will receive an outdoor production in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.

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On the Brink of Shuttering, San Diego Opera Saved by Crowd Funding; 2015 Season Announced by Carey Purcell

Following the notice of its upcoming closure, the San Diego Opera announced it will remain open and has released the lineup of its 50th season.

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Monday, May 19, 2014

All the Way, The Jungle Book, Tribes and Bryan Cranston Win Elliot Norton Awards by Carey Purcell

The 32nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards were presented May 19 at the Wheelock Family Theatre in Boston.

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"Frozen" Composer Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Bridges Star Kelli O'Hara and Violet's Jeanine Tesori Honored by 2014 Lilly Awards by Carey Purcell

A starry lineup of performers, writers and directors make up the recipients of the 2014 Lilly Awards, which honor women of distinction in American theatre.

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Daniel Radcliffe Will Star in Around-the-World Journey "You Shall Know Our Velocity" by Carey Purcell

Daniel Radcliffe will star in the new film "You Shall Know Our Velocity," a story about two friends traveling around the world, Deadline.com reports.

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New York Premiere of The Few, Featuring Gideon Glick, Michael Laurence and Tasha Lawrence, Extends at Rattlestick by Carey Purcell

The New York premiere of The Few, by award-winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter, has extended its run at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater through June 21. 

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Purple Rose Theatre Company Will Feature Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly and New Play about Zombie Apocalypse in 24th Season by Carey Purcell

A classic comedy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play and the world premiere of a new zombie thriller will play Michigan's The Purple Rose Theatre Company during its 24th season.

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Katie Thompson and More Sing Songs in the Key of Equality for Stonewall by Carey Purcell

Songs in the Key of Equality, a benefit concert for the gay-straight alliance Swish and Swish Ally Fund of The Stonewall Community Foundation, is held May 19 at 8 PM at Le Poisson Rouge.

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Bryan Cranston, All The Way, Jungle Book and The Flick Compete for Elliot Norton Awards by Carey Purcell

The Boston Theater Critics Association presents the 32nd Annual Elliot Norton Awards May 19 at the Wheelock Family Theatre at 7 PM.

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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Renee Fleming is Blanche Du Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire at LA Opera by Carey Purcell

André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire begins performances at the Los Angeles Opera May 18, starring acclaimed opera star Renee Fleming. 

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Annette Bening Concludes One-Woman Show at Geffen Playhouse by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of Ruth Draper's Monologues, starring four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening, concludes its limited run at the Geffen Playhouse May 18. 

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Too Much Sun, Reuniting Linda Lavin With Nicky Silver, Opens Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

The Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of Nicky Silver's Too Much Sun, starring Tony Award winner Linda Lavin and Tony nominee Jennifer Westfeldt, officially opens May…

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Saturday, May 17, 2014

"Submissions Only" Creators Discuss Web Series Success in Free Talk Today by Carey Purcell

The Freeman Studio features Kate Wetherhead (Legally Blonde, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Mary Poppins) in the "Actors Aloud" even…

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Geneva Carr and George Dvorsky Read A Man's Man May 17 by Carey Purcell

A reading of Mark Jason Williams' A Man's Man is presented by Anne Berlin as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity May 17 at 1 PM.

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16 Years Later, Oscar Nominee Michael Shannon Returns to The Killer by Carey Purcell

Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon stars in Eugène Ionesco's The Killer for Theatre for a New Audience, with performances beginning May 17 at Brooklyn's Polonsky Shakespear…

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Tony-Winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Starring Martin Moran, Begins at the Old Globe by Carey Purcell

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang's Tony Award-winning comedy that combines Chekhov's classics with modern-day humor, begins performances at San Diego'…

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Patrick Page in Pumps: Cross Dressing for Casa Valentina's "Wild Ride" by Carey Purcell

Broadway veteran Patrick Page chats with Playbill.com about starring in the new, Tony-nominated Broadway play Casa Valentina.

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Friday, May 16, 2014

Hunter Canning, Victoria Mack and More Cast in Romantic Comedy The Diorama by Carey Purcell

Complete casting and creative team have been announced for Jennifer Brown Stone and David S. Stone's new romantic comedy The Diorama.

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Boxing Drama The Opponent Will Punch Its Way to 59E59, Beginning New Chicago-New York Producing Partnership by Carey Purcell

Chicago's A Red Orchid Theatre has established a new partnership with New York-based Bisno Productions to transfer productions to New York.

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"Modern Family" Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson Hosts 80th Annual Drama League Awards May 16 by Carey Purcell

The 80th annual Drama League Awards are presented May 16, hosted by Emmy Award nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

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Allison Case, Adam Chanler-Berat and Patti Murin Fly By Night at Playwrights Horizons Beginning May 16 by Carey Purcell

The new musical Fly By Night, a dark comedy rock fable, begins previews May 16 at Playwrights Horizons prior to an official opening at the Off-Broadway venue June 10.

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Real-Life Couple Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn to Star in The Last Sunday in June Reading by Carey Purcell

About Face Theatre, a company devoted to advancing the national dialogue on gender and sexual identity, will kick off its Pride Performance Series with a reading of Buyer and Cellar playwrig…

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Real-Life Couple Michael Urie and Ryan Spahn to Star in Last Sunday in June Reading by Carey Purcell

About Face Theatre, a company devoted to advancing the national dialogue on gender and sexual identity, will kick off its Pride Performance Series with a reading of Buyer and Cellar playwrig…

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