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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Plays Final Hedwig Performance; Andrew Rannells Is on His Heels by Carey Purcell

Emmy winner Neil Patrick Harris, who won a Tony Award for his critically acclaimed performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, plays his final performance in that Tony Award-winning production…

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Pay Attention to the Women Behind the Curtain: 10 Works By Female Playwrights You Don't Want to Miss by Carey Purcell

Playbill.com offers a look at some exciting new works by female playwrights that will be presented during the fall season.

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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Two Gentlemen of Verona, With Adam Kantor and Hubert Point-Du Jour, Opens at Old Globe Aug. 16 by Carey Purcell

The Old Globe Theatre concludes its 2014 summer season with William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, officially opening Aug. 16 following previews that began Aug. 10.

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Friday, August 15, 2014

Primary Stages Will Offer Free Readings of New Works at The Duke by Carey Purcell

ESPA Drills, a new play development program providing staged readings to four playwrights at Primary Stages, will be presented Aug. 18-19.

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Will Angela Lansbury Bring Her Blithe Spirit Back to the States? by Carey Purcell

The critically acclaimed West End production of Blithe Spirit, starring Angela Lansbury, may be presented in the United States, the Telegraph reports.

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Westport Country Playhouse Will Celebrate Arthur Miller's 100th Birthday; David Ives and Alan Ayckbourn Also Planned for 2015 Season by Carey Purcell

A comedy of errors, a political drama and a farce about bedroom antics will play Westport Country Playhouse during its 2015 season.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, Daughter of Martin Scorsese, Will Make Chicago Stage Debut in Reasons to Be Happy by Carey Purcell

Profiles Theatre will open its 26th season by presenting the Midwest premiere of Reasons to Be Happy by resident artist Neil LaBute.

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Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Debra Messing and More Added to Lineup of Emmy Presenters by Carey Purcell

Two-time Tony Award winner Viola Davis and Debra Messing, who made her Broadway debut in 2013, have been added to the lineup of presenters at the Emmy Awards.

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"Anything Goes!" Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Will Duet on "Great Performances" by Carey Purcell

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek LIVE! will be broadcast as part of PBS' "Great Performances" series Oct. 24 at 9 PM.

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Watch Hedwig and the Angry Inch Star Andrew Rannells on "The Tonight Show" (Video) by Andrew Gans and Carey Purcell

Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, who will begin performances in the Tony-winning production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch Aug. 20, appeared on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" Aug.…

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"A to Z," Starring Cristin Milioti, Available for Digital Streaming Today by Carey Purcell

In an attempt to reach digitally inclined vieweres, the romantic comedy "A to Z," featuring Tony Award nominee Cristin Milioti, premieres on iHeartRadio Aug. 14, according to Deadl…

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The Sweet Smell of Success! John Cameron Mitchell Takes a Whiff of New Hedwig Star Andrew Rannells (Video) by Carey Purcell

Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, who will begin performances in the Tony-winning production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch Aug. 20, talked with Playbill.com Aug. 13 about stepping into Hedwig'…

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Star Andrew Rannells Appears on "The Tonight Show" Tonight by Carey Purcell

Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, who will begin performances in the Tony-winning production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch Aug. 20, appears on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" Aug. …

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chris Matthews and More Will Explore Our War at Arena Stage; Complete Lineup of Special Guests Announced by Carey Purcell

Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage will present Our War, a new theatrical event and collection of short stories that explores the history and present-day impact of the U.S. Civil War.

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Bailiwick Theater's "Delightfully Dark" 2014-15 Season Includes The Wild Party and Murder Ballad by Carey Purcell

Bailiwick Chicago Theater, the midwest theatre dedicated to presenting contemporary musicals and plays and reinventing classic works of theatre, has announced the lineup for its 2014-15 seas…

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"Late Show" Announcer Alan Kalter Will Move from Late Night to Off-Broadway in Hereafter Musical by Carey Purcell

Hereafter Musical, a new musical by Vinnie Favale and Frankie Keane exploring the afterlife, will play an open-ended run at Off-Broadway's Snapple Theater Center.

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"A Helluva Town!" On the Town Plays Chicago's Marriott Theatre Beginning Aug. 13 by Carey Purcell

The first major Chicago production of On the Town, the musical comedy about sailors and romance during wartime, plays the Windy City's Marriott Theatre beginning Aug. 13.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Watch Some of Robin Williams' Most Memorable Performances (Video) by Carey Purcell

Academy Award-winning actor and celebrated comedian Robin Williams, last seen on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, died Aug. 11 at age 63.

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Met Opera Extends Deadline Due to Financial Review; Negotiations Will Resume This Week by Carey Purcell

Following a review of the Metropolitan Opera's finances, negotiations between the Met and the chorus and other members of the American Guild of Musical Artists will resume later this wee…

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Marc Kudisch and Lizbeth Mackay Check Into A.R. Gurney's The Wayside Motor Inn Beginning Aug. 12 by Carey Purcell

The Wayside Motor Inn, the drama by prolific playwright A.R. Gurney, begins performances Off-Broadway at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center Aug.…

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Monday, August 11, 2014

Broadway's Next Sally Bowles? Watch Emma Stone Sing, Rap and Strip (Video) by Carey Purcell

Emma Stone, known for her film work in "The Help," "Easy A" and "The Amazing Spider-Man," may step into Sally Bowles' fishnets at Studio 54, where the Broad…

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Keen Company to Stage Off-Broadway Revival of Andrew Lippa's John & Jen in 2015 by Carey Purcell

The first major New York revival of Lee Blessing's A Walk in the Woods, featuring a gender reversal in the lead character, and Andrew Lippa's rarely-performed two-person musical John…

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Emmy Presenters Include Bryan Cranston, Jim Parsons, Amy Poehler, Julia Roberts and More by Carey Purcell

Tony winner Bryan Cranston, Julia Roberts and Julianna Margulies are among the presenters scheduled for the 66th annual Emmy Awards, Deadline.com reports.

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Watch Ian McKellen Help a Man Propose to His "Star Trek"-Loving Boyfriend (Video) by Carey Purcell

Sir Ian McKellen, a Tony Award-winning actor who officiated the wedding of his friend and co-star Sir Patrick Stewart, assisted with another marriage recently, Deadline.com reports.

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U.K. Anniversary Production of Our Country's Good Will Play Toronto by Carey Purcell

Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good, the true story of British convicts exiled from their homeland, will play Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre.

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Over 30,000 People Queue Online For Tix for Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet by Carey Purcell

Tickets to Hamlet, featuring stage and screen star Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, were released to the general public Aug. 11 with more than 33,000 people waiting in the online…

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Sunday, August 10, 2014

When We Were Young And Unafraid, Featuring Cherry Jones and Zoe Kazan, Ends Off-Broadway Run Aug. 10 by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of When We Were Young And Unafraid, Sarah Treem's new play about an underground women's shelter in the early 1970s, concludes its Off-Broadway run Aug. 10 at …

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona, With Adam Kantor and Hubert Point-Du Jour, Begins at Old Globe Aug. 10 by Carey Purcell

The Old Globe Theatre concludes its 2014 summer season with William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, beginning performances Aug. 10.

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Violet Hops Off the Bus: Musical Starring Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry Plays Final Performance Aug. 10 by Carey Purcell

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Violet, starring two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, plays its final performance at the American Airlines Theatre Aug. …

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Vestments of the Gods, Inspired by LGBT Bullying Starring Jennifer Cody, Begins Today by Carey Purcell

Vestments of the Gods, a modern-day take on Sophocles' Antigone written in response to LGBT bullying, begins performances at the New York Fringe Festival Aug 9. 

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Friday, August 8, 2014

"Second City" Alum Christina Anthony, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Nick Blaemire Will Be Found Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

Complete casting has been announced for the world-premiere production of Found, the original musical inspired by found letters and notes that will play the Atlantic Theater Company's Lin…

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