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Monday, December 2, 2013

Benefit Reading of Naughty/Nice, Grown-Up Musical Comedy, to Play Caroline's on Broadway by Carey Purcell

A concert reading of the new musical Naughty/Nice will be held Dec. 3 at Caroline's on Broadway at 8 PM.

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National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene Presents Miracle of Miracles: A Chanukah Extravaganza Dec. 2 by Carey Purcell

The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene honors Theodore Bikel in a one-night concert Dec. 2 at 7:30 PM at Symphony Space.

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Saturday, November 30, 2013

American Premiere of Conor McPherson's The Night Alive, Starring Jim Norton and Ciarán Hinds, Begins Nov. 30 by Carey Purcell

The Donmar Warehouse production of The Night Alive makes its American premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company beginning Nov. 30, prior to an official opening Dec. 12 at the Linda Gross…

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Nerds, Starring Stanley Bahorek and Matt Bradley, Begins Return Engagement at Philadelphia Theatre Company Nov. 29 by Carey Purcell

Nerds, the musical about Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, returns to the Philadelphia Theatre Company, where it made its world premiere in 2007. Performances begin Nov. 29, prior to an offici…

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Begins Performances at Arena Stage Nov. 29 by Carey Purcell

Arena Stage's production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner, begins its limited engagement Nov. 29 on the Fichandler Stage. Performances will continu…

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Drama at the Dinner Table: Dysfunctional Dinners on Broadway by Carey Purcell

Playbill.com gets in the holiday spirit by offering a round-up of the most dysfunctional family dinners seen on and Off-Broadway.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

The Place We Built Will Play Marilyn Monroe Theatre in December by Carey Purcell

Presented by The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the Lee Strasberg Creative Center in collaboration with NYU Tisch School of the Arts Undergraduate Department of Drama, Sarah Ga…

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"Castles In The Sky," New BBC Drama, to Feature Tony Nominee Eddie Izzard by Carey Purcell

Eddie Izzard will star in "Castles In The Sky," a BBC science drama about the invention of radar, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Sage Snakechalmer Will Play Rita Hayworth in Private Dancer by Carey Purcell

Private Dancer, a new combined-media stage play by Sage Snakechalmer about the life of Rita Hayworth, will play the Lion Theatre.

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Folk-Rock Musical Towards the Moon Opens at 59E59 Theaters Nov. 27 by Carey Purcell

The U.S. premiere of Andrew McGregor's folk-rock musical Towards the Moon officially opens Nov. 27 at 59E59 Theaters following previews that began Nov. 19. 

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Fences, Directed by Phylicia Rashad, Begins Performances at Long Wharf Theatre Nov. 27 by Carey Purcell

Directed by Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, August Wilson's Fences begins performances at the Long Wharf Theatre Nov. 27.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Jonathan Groff, Stephen Spinella and Tovah Feldshuh Will Take Part in Red Bull Theater's Revelation Readings Series by Carey Purcell

Red Bull Theater will present Vladimir Nabokov's The Tragedy of Mr. Morn and Alexander Ostrovsky's Too Clever By Half as part of its Revelation Readings seri…

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United Solo Festival Honors Fiona Shaw, Gordon Clapp and Eric Roberts by Carey Purcell

The United Solo Theatre Festival, which began Oct. 3, presented its annual awards at its closing ceremony Nov. 24.

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Sierra Boggess, Orfeh, Lindsay Mendez, Telly Leung and More Will Be Part of ASTEP Benefit Concert at Joe's Pub by Carey Purcell

ASTEP/Artists Striving To End Poverty will present the fifth annual New York City Christmas Concert Dec. 16 at 9:30 PM at Joe's Pub.

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Sarah Treem Will Adapt Memoir "Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year Of Living With Joy" for Universal Pictures by Carey Purcell

Deadline.com reports that Susan Spencer-Wendel and Bret Witter's memoir "Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year Of Living With Joy" will be adapted for film by Sarah Treem.

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Red Bull Theater to Present Off-Broadway Revival of Loot, Starring Rebecca Brooksher and Jarlath Conroy by Carey Purcell

The first Off-Broadway revival of Joe Orton's Loot, presented by Red Bull Theater, will begin previews Jan. 9, 2014, prior to an official opening Jan. 16.

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59E59 Theaters Winter Season to Feature Puppetry, Opera and Political Dramas by Carey Purcell

59E59 Theaters has announced its upcoming winter season.

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Parfumerie, Starring Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ayre Gross, Richard Schiff and Deborah Ann Woll, Begins Performances Nov. 26 by Carey Purcell

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' premiere theatre engagement, Parfumerie, begins performances Nov. 26. 

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Monday, November 25, 2013

Santa Barbara International Film Will Present Modern Master Award to Emma Thompson by Carey Purcell

Award-winning actor, screenwriter and producer Emma Thompson will be honored with with the Modern Master Award at the 29th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

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August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh Facing Closure by Carey Purcell

Pittsburgh's August Wilson Center for African American Culture is facing closure, according to the New York Times.

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Violet, Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Will Play Broadway in March 2014 by Carey Purcell

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster will star in the Broadway premiere of Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley's award-winning 1997 musical Violet, about a disfigured young woman on a cross-c…

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Julie Madly Deeply, Solo Show About Julie Andrews, Begins Nov. 25 at Trafalgar Studio 2 in London by Carey Purcell

Sarah-Louise Young's solo show, Julie Madly Deeply, begins performances Nov. 25 at London's Trafalgar Studio 2, where it will continue through Jan. 4, 2014.

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Orson Welles' Unfinished Film "Too Much Johnson" Makes NYC Premiere Nov. 25 by Carey Purcell

"Too Much Johnson" (1938), the rediscovered Mercury Theatre film directed by Orson Welles, makes its New York City premiere Nov. 25 at the Directors Guild of America Theater at 6:3…

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

August Wilson's How I Learned What I Learned, Solo Show Featuring Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Opens Nov. 24 by Carey Purcell

The New York premiere of the late August Wilson's autobiographical one-man show, How I Learned What I Learned, officially opens Nov. 24 at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre.&…

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Friday, November 22, 2013

New Online Resource for Performers Offers Support From Award-Winning Theatre Professionals by Carey Purcell

Tony winner Victoria Clark (The Light in the Piazza, The Snow Geese) is one of the many Broadway professionals now working with Stagelighter.com, an online resource that allows actors from a…

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Washington DCJCC to Feature Golda's Balcony, Starring Tovah Feldshuh, as Part of Community Conversation on Israel by Carey Purcell

The Washington DCJCC is launching "Embracing Democracy: Who Has the Right to Speak For Israel?," a community-wide conversation exploring the relationship between the American Jewis…

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Will No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot Be Sir Ian McKellen's Last Broadway Outing? by Carey Purcell

Award-winning actor Ian McKellen, currently co-starring with Patrick Stewart in repertory performances of Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land on Broadway, said this production may be his…

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Sonnet Repertory Theatre's The Maids, Starring Monique Coleman, Begins Performances Nov. 22 by Carey Purcell

Sonnet Repertory Theatre presents the The Maids, featuring "High School Musical" star Monique Coleman, beginning Nov. 22 at the Ford Foundation Studio Theatre at the Pershing Squar…

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Long Wharf Theatre to Present Fences, Featuring Portia; Phylicia Rashad to Direct by Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad will direct August Wilson's Fences at Long Wharf Theatre.

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Oz, New Arts Institute in Nashville, to Feature Intergalactic Nemesis and The Suit in Inaugural Season by Carey Purcell

The lineup for the inaugural season of Oz, Nashville's new arts institute, has been announced.

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Following Discovery in Italy, Orson Welles' Unfinished Film "Too Much Johnson" Will Receive NYC Premiere by Carey Purcell

"Too Much Johnson" (1938), the rediscovered Mercury Theatre film directed by Orson Welles, will receive its New York City premiere Nov. 25 at the Directors Guild of America Theater…

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