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Monday, August 12, 2013

Mink Stole and Penny Arcade Will Star in The Mutilated at Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Prior to New York Run by Carey Purcell

Tennessee Williams' dark comedy The Mutilated will be staged as part of the eighth annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

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John Lithgow, Frances McDormand, Neil Patrick Harris and More to Voice Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" by Carey Purcell

Casting for Pixar's upcoming animated feature "The Good Dinosaur" was announced on the first day of Disney's annual D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center.

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Christian Schools Superintendent Says He Was Fired for Performing in The Producers by Carey Purcell

Harry Scott, the superintendent of Parkview Christian Schools in Nebraska, says he was fired due to his involvement in a community theatre production of The Producers, according to JournalSt…

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Twenty-Somethings Concert, Featuring Alice Ripley, Richard H. Blake, Krystal Joy Brown and Coleen Sexton, Presented Aug. 12 by Carey Purcell

Twenty-Somethings, an evening spotlighting the work of up-and-coming songwriters Blake Pfeil, Zoe Sarnak and Drew Overcash, features performances by Tony winner Alice Ripley, Richard H. Blak…

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Avi Hoffman's Still Jewish After All These Years Receives Its New York Premiere Starting Aug. 10 by Carey Purcell

Avi Hoffman's Still Jewish After All These Years premieres in New York beginning Aug. 10 at Stage 72.

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Composers Richard Sherman and Alan Menken Perform Together for First Time, Aug. 10 at D23 Expo by Carey Purcell

Songwriter Richard Sherman and composer Alan Menken perform together for the first time Aug. 10 at the D23 Expo.

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Breaking the Fourth Wall and Getting In On the Act: Immersive Theatre Fills the Stages and Streets of New York by Carey Purcell

Dinner and a show doesn't involve a restaurant and a theatre anymore; instead, audience members might find themselves enjoying a meal sitting next to a cast member or sipping on speciall…

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Friday, August 9, 2013

Velocity of Autumn, Starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, Set to Open at Arena Stage in September by Carey Purcell

The Velocity of Autumn, which had been scheduled for a spring 2013 Broadway bow, will open at the Mead Center for American Theater at Arena Stage in September.

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Chautauqua Theater Company's Twentieth-Century The Comedy of Errors, Set in a Circus, Begins Performances Aug. 9 by Carey Purcell

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors beginning Aug. 9.

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Twisted Broadway, Australia's Broadway Backwards, Set for Aug. 19; Chloe Dallimore and Damien Bodie to Host by Carey Purcell

Twisted Broadway, an evening featuring actors singing songs originally written for the opposite sex, will be performed at Australia's NIDA Parade Theatre Aug. 19.

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Aaron C. Finley Makes Broadway Debut in Rock of Ages Aug. 9 by Carey Purcell

Aaron C. Finley makes his Broadway debut in Rock of Ages beginning Aug. 9 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Tony Nominee Jeremy Shamos, Deirdre O'Connell, Shannon Sullivan and More Will Be Part of MCC Theater PlayLabs Readings by Carey Purcell

MCC Theater announced the line-up for its upcoming PlayLabs reading series, featuring new plays by members of the company's Playwrights' Coalition.

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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Will Open Its 34th Season With Detroit; Casting Announced by Carey Purcell

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will open its 2013-14 season with Lisa D'Amour's Detroit.

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Early Film by Orson Welles, Created for Stage Production of Too Much Johnson, Discovered in Italy by Carey Purcell

An early film by Orson Welles has been discovered in a warehouse in the Italian Pordenone, according to the New York Times.

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Ghetto Babylon, Award-Winning Play About Teen's Imaginary Friend, Opens by Carey Purcell

Michael Mejas' award-winning Ghetto Babylon opens Aug. 8, following preview performances that began Aug. 1. 

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Ghetto Babylon, Award-Winning Play About Teen's Imaginary Friend, Opens Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

Michael Mejas' award-winning Ghetto Babylon opens Off-Broadway Aug. 8, following preview performances that began Aug. 1. 

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Verdict: Critics Review Primary Stages' Off-Broadway Premiere of Harbor with Randy Harrison by Carey Purcell

Chad Beguelin's Harbor, starring Randy Harrison, Erin Cummings, Paul Anthony Stewart and Alexis Molnar, opened at 59E59 Theaters Aug. 6.

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Theatre Under the Stars, Part Two: A Guide to Outdoor Productions in New York by Carey Purcell

The weather is cooling off (a little), and back to school specials are already being advertised, but summer isn't over yet. A few weeks of warm weather remain, and so do some golden oppo…

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Marisa Tomei Joins John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Cheyenne Jackson and Tracy Letts in Ira Sach's "Love Is Strange" by Carey Purcell

Marisa Tomei has joined the cast of Ira Sach's movie "Love Is Strange," according to Deadline.com.

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Cory Michael Smith Joins Tony and Oscar Winner Frances McDormand in HBO's "Olive Kitteridge" by Carey Purcell

Cory Michael Smith has joined the cast of HBO's "Olive Kitteridge" miniseries, according to Deadline.com.

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Ojai Playwrights Conference, Featuring Samuel D. Hunter and Luis Alfaro, Begins Aug. 7 by Carey Purcell

The Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC), a non-profit organization focused on playwrights and the development of their new plays, begins Aug. 7. 

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy Extend Run in Broadway's Forever Tango a Second Time by Carey Purcell

Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, of "Dancing With the Stars," have extended their run in Luis Bravo's Broadway show Forever Tango for the second time. 

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Tony Nominee Josh Gad Will Play Preacher-Turned-Comic Sam Kinison in Biopic Film by Carey Purcell

Book of Mormon star Josh Gad will play the late comic Sam Kinison in David Permut's film "Kinison," according to Deadline.com.

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Inspired by Trayvon Martin Case, New Black Fest to Produce Works by Dominique Morisseau, Winter Miller, Dan O'Brien and More by Carey Purcell

The New Black Fest will produce a festival of six short plays about race and privilege in the United States, according to the New York Times.

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Monday, August 5, 2013

Ed Harris Joins Ethan Hawke for Film Adaptation of Cymbeline by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony and Academy Award nominee Ed Harris will join Ethan Hawke for the new film adaptation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, according to Deadline.com.

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Juliet Landau and James Marsters, Stars of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," to Reunite for The Bells of West 87th by Carey Purcell

Juliet Landau and James Marsters, who played the vampire lovers Drusilla and Spike on the hit TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," will star in the world premiere of Elin Hampton…

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Skirball Center's 2013-14 Season to Include Visions and Voices Festival, Cirque Éloize and National Theatre Live Screenings by Carey Purcell

The NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2013-14 season.

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The Black Rep Forced to Vacate Grandel Theatre, Home to its Mainstage Productions for Past 20 Years by Carey Purcell

The Black Rep, the largest African-American theatre troupe in the United States, must vacate The Grandel Theatre by Aug. 16, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Lewis Black and Robert Sean Leonard Are Pitching To The Star at Williamstown Aug. 4 by Carey Purcell

The Williamstown Theatre Festival presents a benefit reading of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies's Pitching To The Star Aug. 4. 

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