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Monday, October 8, 2012

Rebecca's Missing Investors Were "Clever Fabrications," According to Producers' Investigation by Kenneth Jones

The attorney representing the lead producers of the stalled Broadway musical Rebecca said in a statement released the evening of Oct. 7 that following "an extensive inquiry in New York …

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Brett Neveu's Boxing Play, The Opponent, Will Premiere in Chicago by Kenneth Jones

A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago will present the world premiere of Brett Neveu's The Opponent, about the world of small-time boxing, directed by Karen Kessler, Oct. 18-Dec. 2.

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson Get Married by Kenneth Jones

Broadway stars Audra McDonald (Porgy and Bess, Ragtime, Master Class, A Raisin in the Sun, Carousel) and Will Swenson (Hair, Priscilla Queen of the Desert) were married on Oct. 6 at their ho…

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Lord of the Flies Opens at Barrington Stage Oct. 7; Giovanna Sardelli Directs by Kenneth Jones

Lord of the Flies, Nigel Williams' stage adaptation of William Golding's harrowing novel about children creating a brutal society after being stranded on an island, opens Oct. 7 in a…

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Hail to the Chief? November, Starring Ed Begley, Jr. as POTUS, Opens in L.A. Oct. 7 by Kenneth Jones

November, David Mamet's comedy set in the White House, opens Oct. 7 in a new production starring Ed Begley, Jr., as the incumbent U.S. President, at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Perf…

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Saturday, October 6, 2012

The Heiress, Starring Jessica Chastain and Dan Stevens, Opens a New Door on Broadway, Starting Oct. 6 by Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway production of Ruth and Augustus Goetz's period drama The Heiress begins previews at the Walter Kerr Theatre Oct. 6. Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain ("The Help")…

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Friday, October 5, 2012

Murder Ballad, a New Musical With Karen Olivo, Will Swenson and Rebecca Naomi Jones, Gets Extra Time in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's Murder Ballad, a new rock musical that launches the company's new Studio at Stage II Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series, will get an extra week of per…

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Additional Cast Announced for Hartford's Man in Case Premiere, Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov by Kenneth Jones

The Hartford Stage cast of the spring 2013 world-premiere stage adaptation of Anton Chekhov's Man in a Case, featuring the previously announced Mikhail Baryshnikov, will also feature Jes…

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Whodunnit? Goodspeed's Something's Afoot, With Liz Pearce, Benjamin Eakeley, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Begins by Kenneth Jones and Michael Gioia

The musical murder-mystery spoof Something's Afoot begins Oct. 5 as the final mainstage show of Goodspeed Musicals' 2012 season. The riff on Agatha Christie tales, with a lady d…

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Richard Easton and Steven Boyer to Be Members of MTC's The Explorers Club, Under Marc Bruni's Direction by Kenneth Jones

Marc Bruni, the busy regional, Off-Broadway and concert director, will direct the Manhattan Theatre Club's world-premiere production of Nell Benjamin's comedy The Explorers Club star…

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Francis Jue Among DC Cast for You for Me for You, Supported by Woolly Mammoth's New Development Effort by Kenneth Jones

The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's world-premiere staging of Mia Chung's You for Me for You, a fantasy about North Korean sisters facing the regime there, will feature Kimberly Gil…

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Julianne Nicholson Joins Cast of August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Julianne Nicholson, best known for her television work on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," has joined the cast of the film version of …

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Cast of Rebecca Mourns Show's Collapse; Middleman Between Producer and Lost Investor Named by Kenneth Jones

The collapse of the $12 million musical Rebecca in the days before rehearsals were to begin on Oct. 1 was mourned by the cast and staff at a meeting called by the producers. The suddenly une…

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Daniel Stern, Zoe Perry, John Schiappa Will Join Laurie Metcalf for Broadway's The Other Place by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway premiere of The Other Place, Sharr White's mysterious play about a doctor whose life is shaken, will feature the previously announced Laurie Metcalf, reprising her earlier O…

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Next to Normal, With Video Enhancement That Rocks Philly, Opens Oct. 3 by Kenneth Jones

Arden Theatre Company's resident Philadelphia production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, featuring a unique video design that takes audiences "into the mi…

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Sunday in the Park With George, With Jason Danieley, Carmen Cusack, Linda Stephens, Opens in Chicago Oct. 3 by Kenneth Jones

Jason Danieley, of Broadway's Candide, Curtains, The Full Monty and Next to Normal, plays George in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's new production of Sunday in the Park With Georg…

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"Tomorrow" Is Today: Annie Returns to Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Annie, the show that introduced generations of children to the tuneful optimism of traditional Broadway musicals, is back on Broadway starting Oct. 3. The 35th anniversary revival of the tal…

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One-Man Louis Armstrong Play Satchmo at the Waldorf, With John Douglas Thompson, Begins Long Wharf Run Oct. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The rolling world premiere of Terry Teachout's one-man play Satchmo at the Waldorf, starring John Douglas Thompson, launches the Long Wharf Theatre's 2012-2013 season Oct. 3 in New H…

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Curt Hansen, of Broadway's Next to Normal, Joins Lythgoe Family's Snow White Panto in California by Kenneth Jones

Curt Hansen, of Broadway's Hairspray and Next to Normal, will play Snow White's Prince in an English-flavored "panto" production of A Snow White Christmas at Pasadena Playh…

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Hands On a Hardbody Will Truck Into Broadway's Brooks Atkinson; Cast and Design Team Confirmed by Kenneth Jones

The Brooks Atkinson Theatre will be the Broadway garage of Hands On a Hardbody, the new musical about a gaggle of American dreamers engaged in an endurance test to win a pickup truck. Produc…

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Henry Hewes Design Awards Go to Designers of Tribes, Chinglish, Follies and Death of a Salesman by Kenneth Jones

The 2012 Henry Hewes Design Awards recipients are David Korins (Chinglish), Gregg Barnes (Follies), Brian MacDevitt (Death of a Salesman) and Daniel Kluger (Tribes), the HHDA committee annou…

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National Tour of Anything Goes Lays Down Its Gangplank in Cleveland; Rachel York, Fred Applegate, Erich Bergen Star by Kenneth Jones

Rachel York is good company on the national tour of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, launching Oct. 2 in Cleveland. Her shipmates in the transatlantic-set show include Fred Applega…

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DC Signature's Dying City, With Thomas Keegan and Rachel Zampelli, Begins Oct. 2 by Kenneth Jones

Signature Theatre's staging of Christopher Shinn's homefront drama Dying City, featuring Thomas Keegan and Helen Hayes Award nominee Rachel Zampelli under the direction of Matthew Ga…

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Body of an American, With Danny Wolohan and William Salyers, Premieres in Oregon Oct. 2; Bill Rauch Directs by Kenneth Jones

Portland Center Stage in Oregon unveils the world premiere of The Body of an American, about a war photographer haunted by the spirit of the soldier whose body he photographed, Oct. 2-Nov. 1…

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Monday, October 1, 2012

Skylight Music Theatre's New Artistic Director Is Viswa Subbaraman by Kenneth Jones

Viswa Subbaraman, artistic director and founder of Opera Vista in Houston and former assistant conductor of the Orchestre National de France, was named the new artistic director of Skylight …

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Ella, Bio Play About Former Swinging Resident of Queens, Gets NYC Premiere by Kenneth Jones

Ella, the musical biography of American singer Ella Fitzgerald, a popular title in regional theatres, is currently making its New York City premiere at Queens Theatre, now to Oct. 7.

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Princess of Wales Theatre To Be Razed in Toronto; New Residential and Cultural Buildings Planned by Kenneth Jones

The Princess of Wales Theatre, which opened in Toronto in 1993 to house Canadian sitdowns of major musicals like Miss Saigon, the inaugural show there, will be demolished to make way for new…

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Rebecca Will Not Open on Broadway This Fall; Producers Claim Investor Scared Away by "Lies" by Kenneth Jones

"Last night I dreamt I wentto Manderley again," the opening line of Daphne du Maurier's novel, "Rebecca," will not be sung on Broadway this fall. Producers Ben Sprech…

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Chicago's First Folio Conjures Past Hit Madness of Edgar Allan Poe, Staged in a Mansion, Opening Sept. 29 by Kenneth Jones

The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story, a popular and sold-out Chicago-area title in 2006, gets revived by First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook, IL, opening Sept. 29. Christian Gray plays …

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Robert Petkoff, Rachel de Benedet, Stephen R. Buntrock to Star in York's Man With a Load of Mischief Concerts Oct. 1-2 by Kenneth Jones

P.J. Benjamin, Naomi Brockwell, Stephen R. Buntrock, Rachel de Benedet, Nancy Johnston and Robert Petkoff will star in a three-performance staged concert performance of the chamber musical M…

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Allegiance Musical, With George Takei and Lea Salonga, Extends Run in CA by Kenneth Jones

The Old Globe production of Allegiance – A New American Musical, telling the story of Japanese Americans forced into concentration camps on U.S. soil during World War II, will get an a…

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