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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

1776, Directed by Frank Galati, Begins Performances at American Conservatory Theater Sept. 11 by Carey Purcell

The Tony-winning musical 1776 begins performances at the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Sept. 11. 

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Hugh Panaro, Lillias White and Annaleigh Ashford to Join Holland Taylor at Broadway Salutes by Carey Purcell

Tony winner Lillias White, Tony nominee Annaleigh Ashford and Hugh Panaro will perform at the fifth annual Broadway Salutes celebration Sept. 24.

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Casting Society of America to Honor Nina Tassler and Michael J. Fox at Artios Awards by Carey Purcell

President of CBS Entertainment Nina Tassler will be honored by the Casting Society of America with the Career Achievement Award at the 29th Annual Artios Awards Nov. 18.

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Theatre for a New Audience's New Brooklyn Location Named Polonsky Shakespeare Center by Carey Purcell

Theatre for a New Audience's first home in the Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District will be named Polonsky Shakespeare Center.

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"Penny Dreadful" Cast to Feature Rory Kinnear and Harry Treadaway by Carey Purcell

Rory Kinnear and Harry Treadaway have joined the cast of "Penny Dreadful," the Showtime drama series about literature's famed monsters, according to Deadline.com.

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"King of Cocaine" to Feature John Leguizamo as Pablo Escobar by Carey Purcell

Tony nominee John Leguizamo will star as Pablo Escobar in the upcoming film "King of Cocaine," according to Deadline.com.

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Cory Monteith Film "All the Wrong Reasons" Wins Discovery Award at 2013 Toronto Film Festival by Michael Gioia and Carey Purcell

Canadian director Gia Milani received the Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival for her film "All the Wrong Reasons," which stars late "Glee&quo…

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Monday, September 9, 2013

MAC Accepting Submissions for Dottie Burman and John Wallowitch Songwriting Awards by Carey Purcell

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs is soliciting submissions for the 5th Annual Dottie Burman and John Wallowitch Songwriting Awards.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch, With Neil Patrick Harris, to Play Belasco Theatre; Spencer Liff Will Provide Musical Staging by Carey Purcell

The upcoming Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which will feature musical staging by Emmy Award nominee Spencer Liff, will open April 22, 2014, at the Belasco Theat…

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch, With Neil Patrick Harris, to Play Belasco Theatre; Spencer Liff Will Choreograph by Carey Purcell

The upcoming Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which will be choreographed by Emmy Award nominee Spencer Liff, will open April 22, 2014, at the Belasco Theatre.&nbs…

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MTC To Present Broadway World Premiere of Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina by Carey Purcell

Casa Valentina, a new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, will receive its world premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway in 2014.&nb…

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Henry Hewes Design Awards Recipients Include Mimi Lien, Ann Roth, Jane Cox and Peter Nigrini by Carey Purcell

The Henry Hewes Design Awards will honor Mimi Lien (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812), Ann Roth (The Nance), Jane Cox (The Flick) and Peter Nigrini (Here Lies Love) at its award…

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Ethan Coen's Women Or Nothing, Directed by David Cromer, Extends Performances Through Oct. 13 by Carey Purcell

Ethan Coen’s first full-length play, Women Or Nothing, has extended its world-premiere engagement at Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company at the Linda Gross Theater through…

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Shaw New York 2013 Will Feature Staged Reading, Shaw Concert and Symposiums in Annual Festival by Carey Purcell

Gingold Theatrical Group's Project Shaw will feature a reading of a new play and symposiums with critics and Shaw scholars during Shaw New York 2013.

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Public Theater's Free New Work Now!, Featuring Robert O’Hara, Jessica Blank, Ethan Lipton, Dominique Morisseau and More, Begins Sept. 9 by Carey Purcell

The Public Theater's 20th season of New Work Now!, a festival of free readings of 14 plays by established and emerging artists, begins Sept. 9.

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Inaugural Season of Wallis Annenberg Center Will Feature Christine Ebersole, Edward Hibbert, Maurice Hines and Jason Robert Brown by Carey Purcell

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced additions to its inaugural season.

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Anne of Green Gables — The Musical Set for Motion Picture Adaptation by Carey Purcell

Anne of Green Gables — The Musical will be adapted into a film, according to Variety.

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Lisa D'Amour's Detroit Kicks Off Season at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Sept. 9 by Carey Purcell

The Woolly Mammoth Theatre's production of Lisa D'Amour's Detroit begins performances Sept. 9. The staging of the Pulitzer Prize and Susan Smith Blackburn Award finalist continue…

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A Chat With Peter Friedman and David Margulies, Who Visit the Past in The Hatmaker's Wife by Carey Purcell

Rediscovering a friendship is "old hat" for David Margulies and Peter Friedman, currently starring in The Hatmaker's Wife.

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Sunday, September 8, 2013

World Premiere of Regina Taylor's stop. reset. Opens Sept. 8 at Signature Theatre by Carey Purcell

Stop. reset. officially opens Sept. 8 following previews that began Aug. 20 at the Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center.

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Daniel Robert Sullivan and More Honored by TCG by Carey Purcell

The recipients of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship were announced by The William & Eva Fox Foundation and Theatre Communications Group.

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World Premiere of Lee Blessing's A User's Guide to Hell, Featuring Bernard Madoff Opens Sept. 7 by Carey Purcell

A User's Guide to Hell, featuring Bernard Madoff, by Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Lee Blessing, opens Sept. 7, following preview performances that began Sept. 5. 

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Signature Theatre Will Screen "Tender Mercies," Featuring Talkback With Tony Winner Betty Buckley by Carey Purcell

Horton Foote's Academy Award-winning film "Tender Mercies" will be screened in the The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center Oct. 7 at 7 PM.

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Daniel Robert Sullivan, David Greenspan and More Honored by TCG and William & Eva Fox Foundation by Carey Purcell

The recipients of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowship were announced by The William & Eva Fox Foundation and Theatre Communications Group.

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Tony Nominee Alec Baldwin to Host Talk Show "Up Late w/ Alec Baldwin" by Carey Purcell

Tony nominee and Emmy winner Alec Baldwin will host a talk show on MSNBC, according to the Hollywood Reporter. 

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August Tony Winner Deanna Dunagan Will Star in World Premiere of The North China Lover by Carey Purcell

Lookingglass Theatre Company will kick off its 26th season with the stage adaptation of Marguerite Duras' The North China Lover. Performances begin Sept. 25, prior to an official opening…

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The Sound of Music, With Full Original Orchestrations, Begins Performances at Lyric Stage Sept. 6 by Carey Purcell

The Lyric Stage production of The Sound of Music, with full original orchestrations performed by its 34-piece orchestra, begins performances Sept. 6. 

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Robert Miller Directs Arthur Miller's All My Sons at The REP; Performances Begin Sept. 6 by Carey Purcell

All My Sons, directed by Robert A. Miller, son of playwright Arthur Miller, begins performances Sept. 6 at The REP.  

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Velocity of Autumn, Starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, Begins Arena Stage Engagement Sept. 6 by Carey Purcell

The Velocity of Autumn, which had been scheduled for a spring 2013 Broadway bow, begins performances at the Mead Center for American Theater at Arena Stage Sept. 6. 

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Atlantic Theater Company Will Present U.S. Premiere of Our New Girl, Starring Mary McCann by Carey Purcell

The final production of Atlantic Theater Company's 2013-14 season will be Nancy Harris' Our New Girl. Previews will begin at Atlantic Stage 2 May 28, 2014, prior to an official openi…

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A Streetcar Named Desire Will Arrive at L.A. Opera, Starring Renee Fleming by Carey Purcell

Renee Fleming will star in André Previn's opera A Streetcar Named Desire at the Los Angeles Opera, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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