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Monday, December 15, 2014

Not The Messiah, With Eric Idle and Victoria Clark, Plays Carnegie Hall Tonight by Carey Purcell

The New York premiere of Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), the comic oratorio based on Monty Python's "Life of Brian," kicks off The Collegiate Chorale's 2014&…

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Lisa D'Amour's Broadway-Bound Airline Highway Opens at Steppenwolf Tonight by Carey Purcell

The world-premiere production of Airline Highway, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lisa D'Amour, officially opens at Steppenwolf Theatre Company Dec. 14 following previews that …

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

"Easy A" Writer's Dog Sees God Sequel Gets Staged Readings in L.A. by Carey Purcell

The Gospel According to Matt: Confessions of a Teenage Dirtbag, the sequel to the award-winning Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, is presented in staged readings in North…

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Casting Announced for Off-Broadway World Premiere of City Of, Set "Somewhere in Paris" by Carey Purcell

Casting has been announced for the world-premiere production of Anton Dudley's City Of, a story of four Americans in Paris, that will be seen Off-Broadway in 2015.

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World Premiere of Multitudes, After Electra and English-Language La Traviata Will Play Tricycle Thea by Carey Purcell

London's Tricycle Theatre has announced the complete lineup for its 2015 season.

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Porchlight Music Theatre Will Stage Chicago Premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim; Casting Announced by Carey Purcell

Continuing its 20th Anniversary Season of Sondheim, Porchlight Music Theatre will present the Chicago premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim, the musical exploration of the life and work of the aw…

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Benjamin Scheuer's Coming-of-Age Musical The Lion Will Roar Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

The Lion, Benjamin Scheuer's autobiographical coming-of-age musical that played MTC Stage II at City Center this past summer, will play an Off-Broadway engagement at the Lynn…

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Clive Barnes Nominees Include Jay Armstrong Johnson, Alex Sharp, Christopher Bloom and More by Carey Purcell

The nominations for the Clive Barnes Awards, which honor excellence in theatre and dance, have been announced.

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Ciarn O'Reilly, Sean Gormley, Paul O'Brien and More Will Explore Memory in Da at Irish Rep by Carey Purcell

The Irish Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for its upcoming production of Hugh Leonard's classic memory play, Da.

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Watch Seana McKenna, Colm Feore and More in Stratford Festival HD Broadcasts (Video) by Carey Purcell

In a new partnership with BY Experience, the Stratford Festival will launch an initiative to capture all of Shakespeare's plays in HD to cinemas throughout America and Canada.

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Victory Gardens Theater Will Explore Discrimination Through Art in Free We Must Breathe Event by Carey Purcell

We Must Breathe: A Response from Chicago Playwrights and Poets will be held at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater in response to current events and to engage locals in a conversa…

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Chicago Playwrights Respond to Michael Brown and Eric Garner Cases with We Must Breathe Event by Carey Purcell

We Must Breathe: A Response from Chicago Playwrights and Poets will be held at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater in response to current events and to engage locals in a conversa…

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Eric Idle Brings the Holy Grail of "Choral Sex" to Carnegie Hall in Not the Messiah (He's a Very Nau by Carey Purcell

Eric Idle, known for his silly and satirical sense of humor and work with the comedy group The Monty Pythons, chats with Playbill.com about the New York premiere of Not the Messiah (He's…

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La Jolla Playhouse Names New Associate Artistic Director by Carey Purcell

Jaime Castañeda has been appointed the associate artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse in California.

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Meryl Streep Says She's Full of "Steam and Noise and Funk" on "Letterman" (Video) by Carey Purcell

Award-winning actress Meryl Streep appeared on "The Late Show With David Letterman" Dec. 10.

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American Premiere of Dying for It, Featuring Mary Beth Peil and Peter Maloney, Begins at Atlantic To by Carey Purcell

The American premiere of Dying for It, a new play by Olivier Award winner Moira Buffini, adapted from Nikolai Erdman's The Suicide, begins performances at the Atlantic Theater Company De…

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Shakespeare in the Square Will Present Interactive, Rowdy Romeo and Juliet by Carey Purcell

Shakespeare in the Square, a group of young professionals working to bring a new perspective to classic theatre, will present a new production of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Rom…

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Rufus and Martha Wainwright Will Return to New York in Nol Nights by Carey Purcell

Rufus and Martha Wainwright will present the benefit concert Noël Nights, marking a return to their annual holiday tradition of celebrating the season through music.

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[title of show] Star Susan Blackwell Will Offer Empowerment Workshops in January by Carey Purcell

Susan Blackwell, who starred in the Broadway musical [title of show], will offer two workshops on creativity and communication in January.

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In-the-Round Fiddler on the Roof Extends at Arena Stage by Carey Purcell

The in-the-round staging of Fiddler on the Roof has extended its run at Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage.

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"Birdman" Leads SAG Nominations; "The Normal Heart," "Modern Family" and Meryl Streep Also Recognize by Carey Purcell

The nominations for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Dec. 10 at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood, CA.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Broadway Actors Will Inhabit Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at Arena Stage by Carey Purcell

Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles," which will pl…

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American Theatre Wing Will Honor James Earl Jones at Annual Gala by Carey Purcell

The American Theatre Wing's annual gala, which will be held Sept. 28, 2015, at the Plaza Hotel, will honor acclaimed actor James Earl Jones.

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Hamish Linklater and John Noble Will Star in Atlantic Premiere of Doug Wright's Posterity by Carey Purcell

Atlantic Theater Company has announced complete casting for the world premiere of Posterity, a new play by Tony Award winner Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife, Grey Gardens).

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Arnie Burton and Carson Elrod Cast in Off-Broadway Premiere of David Ives' Lives of the Saints; John by Carey Purcell

Complete casting has been announced for the world-premiere production of Lives of the Saints, a collection of short plays by David Ives (Venus in Fur, All in the Timing).

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NYCO Renaissance Plans to Purchase New York City Opera Name to Revive Organization With New Leadersh by Carey Purcell

New York City Opera, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2013, has voted to recommend the sale of the New York City Opera name, related intellectual property and the New York Ci…

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Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, James Franco and Zachary Quinto and More Will Be Featured at Sundance by Carey Purcell

A starry lineup of actors will be featured in the premieres of narrative films at the Sundance Film Festival, according to Showbiz411.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

"Easy A" Writer's Dog Sees God Sequel Will Get L.A. Reading by Carey Purcell

Three staged readings of The Gospel According to Matt: Confessions of a Teenage Dirtbag, the sequel to the award-winning Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, will be present…

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Lillias White and Scott Wakefield Will Star in World Premiere of Texas in Paris by Carey Purcell

York Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Texas in Paris, the new musical play about two people who form an unexpected spiritual bond.

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Watch Christopher Rice and Kids from Broadway Get Ready for Santa in "Tappy Holiday" Video by Carey Purcell

To celebrate the holiday season, choreographer, director and dancer Christopher Rice (The Book of Mormon) has filmed a new tap video titled "Tappy Holidays."

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NEA Grants Will Bring New Sweeney Todd, Marilyn Monroe Opera and Works by Lynn Nottage and Naomi Wal by Carey Purcell

A new staging of Sweeney Todd and an opera about iconic film star Marilyn Monroe are among the recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, which announced it will award $2…

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