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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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Friday, August 2, 2013

Tony Nominee Susan Egan to Bring The Belle Of Broadway to Canada by Carey Purcell

Tony nominee Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast) will perform her concert The Belle Of Broadway at Le Centre Pierre-Peladeau in Montreal.

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Symphony Space 2013-14 Season to Feature BD Wong, Melissa Errico, Victoria Clark, Tony Kushner and Sally Field by Carey Purcell

Symphony Space's 2013-14 season has been announced.

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"'Til There Was You": Broadway's Best Showmances by Carey Purcell

Playbill.com offers a look at couples who met while working together onstage. Nice work if you can get it!

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2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Begins Performances Aug. 2 by Carey Purcell

The 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe begins Aug. 2. The largest arts festival in the world runs through Aug. 26.

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"'Til There Was You": Broadway's Best Showmances by Carey Purcell

Playbill.com offers a look at behind-the-scenes love on and Off-Broadway.

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Lewis Black and Robert Sean Leonard Set for Pitching To The Star Reading at Williamstown by Carey Purcell

The Williamstown Theatre Festival will present a benefit reading of Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies's Pitching To The Star.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:27PM[SHARE]

Tony Winner Liza Minnelli to Present Dance Award to Ann-Margret at Jubilee Celebration by Carey Purcell

Broadway and Beyond! Celebrating Theatre & Dance — Career Transition For Dancers' 28th Anniversary Jubilee will be held Oct. 8 at 7 PM at New York City Center.

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Audra McDonald Has All the Answers for Jimmy Fallon by Carey Purcell

Jimmy Fallon and Audra McDonald made dreams come true July 31, when the five-time Tony Award winner appeared on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon."

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Women's Project Season to Feature Works by Jessica Dickey, Catherine Trieschmann, Kara Lee Corthron and More by Carey Purcell

The Women’s Project Theater, a company that produces plays written and directed by women, announced its upcoming season. The lineup includes historical works, dark comedies and small-t…

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Broadway Week, Featuring Two-For-One Tickets for Annie, Big Fish, Wicked and Once, Returns in September by Carey Purcell

Broadway Week, which offers theatregoers two-for-one tickets to Broadway shows, is returning for its sixth iteration.

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Ethan Hawke to Star in Film Adaptation of Cymbeline by Carey Purcell

Ethan Hawke will reunite with writer-director Michael Almereyda to film a modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, according to Deadline.com

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

Michael Mejas' award-winning Ghetto Babylon begins performances at 59E59 Theaters Aug 1 prior to an official opening Aug. 8.

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Old Globe's Double Indemnity, Starring Michael Hayden and Angel Desai, Opens Aug. 1 by Carey Purcell

The Old Globe's production of Double Indemnity opens Aug. 1, following preview performances that began July 27 in San Diego, CA. Performances will continue through Sept. 1.&nb…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Brian Smolin, Carly Zien, Rasha Zamamiri and More Cast in Kait Kerrigan's Transit at Chautauqua Theater Company by Carey Purcell

Casting has been announced for the Signature Staged Reading of Kait Kerrigan's Transit at the Chautauqua Theater Company.

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William Hurt, T.R. Knight and Daphne Rubin-Vega Join Classic Stage Company's Romeo and Juliet by Carey Purcell

The Classic Stage company announced new additions to the cast of the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet.

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Austin Shakespeare Theatre Company's Production of Anthem, Based on Ayn Rand's Novel, Set for New York Premiere by Carey Purcell

A stage adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel "Anthem" will be presented in New York by the Austin Shakespeare Theatre Company.

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U.S. Premiere of Maeve's House Will Be Featured in Irish Arts Center Fall Season by Carey Purcell

The Irish Arts Center's fall season lineup has been announced.

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New Yiddish Rep to Present First-Ever Production of Waiting for Godot in Yiddish by Carey Purcell

The New Yiddish Rep will present Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in Yiddish this fall in New York City.

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Shida, Written by and Starring Jeannette Bayardelle, Opens July 31 by Carey Purcell

Shida, a new musical with book, music and lyrics by Jeannette Bayardelle, opens July 31, part of the Ars Nova Summer Fling series.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Deborah Rush, Susan Pourfar, Halley Feiffer and Robert Beitzel to Star in Ethan Coen's Women Or Nothing by Carey Purcell

Casting has been announced for Ethan Coen’s first full-length world-premiere play, Women Or Nothing, which will play Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company at the Linda Gross Thea…

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Purple Rose Theatre Company's 2013-14 Season to Feature Works by Jeff Daniels, Lanford Wilson and Joe DiPietro by Carey Purcell

The Purple Rose Theatre Company has announced its 2013-14 lineup.

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Pantages Theatre, Symbol of Old Hollywood Glamour, Selling Naming Rights Through Nederlander Organization by Carey Purcell

The Pantages Theatre is offering naming rights for sale, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Grammy Winner Luis Enrique Begins Performances in Broadway's Forever Tango July 30 by Carey Purcell

Luis Enrique joins the cast of Broadway's Forever Tango July 30 for a limited engagement.

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Hip-Hop Themed King Kong Begins Performances July 30 by Carey Purcell

A hip-hop musical adaptation of King Kong, written by Randy Weiner, Alfred Preisser and DJ Cold Cut, begins performances July 30.

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Monday, July 29, 2013

David Margulies, Peter Friedman, Marcia Jean Kurtz Cast in The Hatmaker's Wife Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

The full cast and creative team for the New York premiere of The Hatmaker's Wife, by Lauren Yee, has been announced.

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First Three Seasons of "Downton Abbey" Will Be Released in Box Set Oct. 1 by Carey Purcell

The Emmy-winning series "Downton Abbey" will be released in a special collector's edition box set Oct. 1.

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Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde and King Kong Honored at Helpmann Awards by Carey Purcell

The winners of the 13th annual Helpmann Awards were announced July 29. The big winners of the night were The Secret River, Legally Blonde and King Kong.

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"The Sound of Music" Costumes Sell for $1.3 Million in Auction by Carey Purcell

Costumes from the movie musical "The Sound of Music" sold for a total of $1.3 million at the "Profiles in History" auction in California, according to BBC News.

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