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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Broadway Engagement of Clybourne Park Loses Two Powerful Producers by Kenneth Jones

Producers Scott Rudin and Stuart Thompson are no longer attached to a planned spring Broadway move of Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the personalitie…

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Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Begins Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

The run of Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, begins Feb. 1 on East 13th…

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Jesus in India, Tale of Icon's Teen Years, Opens in San Francisco Feb. 1 by Kenneth Jones

Lloyd Suh's Jesus in India, billed as "a contemporary reimagining of a wild stretch in the lost years of Jesus Christ" in his teen years, opens Feb. 1 in a world premiere at Ma…

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Gamine Glory! Les Miz Film Finds Its Eponine in Samantha Barks by Kenneth Jones

The soulful, yearning, tragic Eponine in the forthcoming film musical of Les Misérables will not be played by a speculated-about pop star. The part has been won by Samantha Barks, who…

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Kathleen Turner Takes the High Road to San Francisco in March by Kenneth Jones

Kathleen Turner will reprise her Broadway role of a no-nonsense nun in High for a San Francisco engagement of Matthew Lombardo's drama, playing March 21-25 at the SHN Curran Theatre.

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George Wendt and Tim Kazurinsky Will Be Roommates in Chicago Odd Couple by Kenneth Jones

Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL, has snagged Chicago comedy stars Tim Kazurinsky and George Wendt for a production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, for a fall 2012 production under the d…

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Greg Pierce's Slowgirl Will Christen LCT3's Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center by Kenneth Jones

The Claire Tow Theater, the new permanent venue on the campus of Lincoln Center Theater, will be unveiled June 4 with the world premiere of Slowgirl, a new play by Greg Pierce.

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Scott Wentworth and Jay Sullivan Will Paint Houston Red, at the Alley Theatre by Kenneth Jones

Alley Theatre's production of John Logan's popular two-character play Red, directed by Jackson Gay, will feature Tony Award nominee Scott Wentworth as painter Mark Rothko and Jay Sul…

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Rep of St. Louis, Michele Ragusa, Lewis J. Stadlen, Curtis Holbrook Among Kevin Kline Nominees in MO by Kenneth Jones

Nominations for the 2012 Kevin Kline Awards, representing excellence in St. Louis-area theatre for the year 2011, were announced Jan. 30.

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Colman Domingo and Scott Shepherd Are Blood Knot's Blood Brothers, Starting Jan. 31 Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Playwright-director Athol Fugard's staging of his Blood Knot — launching the Signature Theatre Company's new home, The Pershing Square Signature Center on West 42nd Street…

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Really Really, Tale of College Controversy, Gets World Premiere in VA Jan. 31; Paul James Stars by Kenneth Jones

Paul James, of TV's "Greek," shares the stage with Kim Rosen, Bethany Anne Lind, Danny Gavigan, Lauren Culpepper, Evan Casey and Jake Odmark for the world premiere of Really Re…

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Bring It On, Tom Kitt, Phylicia Rashad, Re-Animator, Jerry Springer Among L.A. Crix Award Nominees by Kenneth Jones

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced nominations and special awards for excellence for work produced or presented in 2011 in Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura County. Among th…

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Karen Ziemba, Ephie Aardema, Kyle Harris Will Star in A Room With a View Musical by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will star as Charlotte Bartlett, the overbearing chaperone of Lucy Honeychurch, in the new musical A Room With a View, based on the E.M. Forster novel, getting…

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Des McAnuff's Stratford Twelfth Night Gets Film Release in Canada March 10 by Kenneth Jones

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's 2011 pop-rock-infused production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night gets a cinematic release March 10 and March 22 at Cineplex Entertainment t…

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Parker Esse, Rob Ruggiero, Casey Hushion Among Creatives in 2012 Season at Goodspeed by Kenneth Jones

The directors and choreographers for Goodspeed Musicals' season at Goodspeed Opera House have been named. Ray Roderick, Rob Ruggiero and Casey Hushion will direct Mame, Carousel and Some…

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Stop the Presses! Two Performances of Journalism Play CQ/CX Canceled Due to Water Damage From Fire by Kenneth Jones

Atlantic Theater Company canceled its two Jan. 29 performances of the play CQ/CX due to water damage on the play's set following a Jan. 28 fire that occurred in the building above the th…

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Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Gets Extra Week at CSC by Kenneth Jones

The run of Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, has been been extended by …

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Chinglish Loses Its Tongue; Broadway Run Ends Jan. 29 by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway production of David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, a comedy about an Ohio businessman navigating misunderstandings of language and etiquette on an important business trip to China…

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Broadway's On a Clear Day, a Reincarnation of a Past Cult-Hit, Dies Jan. 29 by Kenneth Jones

Broadway's revised revival of the 1965 musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, starring Harry Connick Jr. as a conflicted shrink who uncovers a patient's past life in hypnos…

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Tix for Broadway's Starry The Best Man Go on Sale Jan. 28; Box Office Will Open Feb. 14 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tickets for the upcoming Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man go on sale to the general public Jan. 28.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

UPDATED! Terrence McNally's Golden Age Will Glitter at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2012-13 by Kenneth Jones

Golden Age, Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally's new 1835-set backstage drama that swirls around the premiere of Bellini's opera I Puritani, will get its New York City de…

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Terrence McNally's Golden Age Will Glitter at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2012-13 by Kenneth Jones

Golden Age, Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally's new 1835-set backstage drama that swirls around the premiere of Bellini's opera I Puritani, will get its New York City de…

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Les Miz Stage Star Colm Wilkinson Will Play Vital Role in Musical's Film Version by Kenneth Jones

Colm Wilkinson, the original Jean Valjean in the 1985 London and 1987 Broadway productions of Les Misérables, will play the pivotal role of the Bishop of Digne in the new film of the …

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Tix for Broadway's The Best Man Go on Sale Jan. 28; Box Office Opens Feb. 14 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and INFINITY Stages announced that tickets for Gore Vidal’s The Best Man will go on sale to the general public Jan. 28.

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Richard Montoya and Culture Clash Return to La Jolla Playhouse With American Night Jan. 27-Feb. 26 by Kenneth Jones

American Night: The Ballad of Juan José, Richard Montoya's new work about a U.S. citizenship test and echoes from American history, plays La Jolla Playhouse starting Jan. 27. Jo B…

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

David Cromer Will Appear in Boston Debut of His Acclaimed Revisionist Our Town by Kenneth Jones

Director David Cromer's intimate, unsentimental street-clothes version of Our Town, a hit in Chicago and New York City, will play New England — the Pulitzer Prize-winning play'…

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Robert Cuccioli Will Be Man of La Mancha in Shakespeare Theatre of NJ's 50th Season; Titles Announced by Kenneth Jones

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present its first musical since 2004 this fall when artistic director Bonnie J. Monte stages Man of La Mancha starring Broadway's Robert Cuccioli i…

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Barrington Stage Announces Jeff McCarthy, John Rando, Fiddler and a New Play About Sexpert Dr. Ruth for 2012 by Kenneth Jones

Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, MA, revealed its complete 2012 programming, which will include the world premiere of Mark St. Germain's new play Dr. Ruth, All the Way starring De…

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New York Pops 2012-13 Season Populated by Seth MacFarlane, Norm Lewis, Paulo Szot, Kelli O'Hara, Music of Stephen Schwartz by Kenneth Jones

Broadway music and stars will punctuate the 2012-13 of the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, music director Steven Reineke announced on Jan. 26. Paulo Szot, Kelli O'Hara and the work of&nb…

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THE LEADING MEN: Porgy and Bess Star Norm Lewis by Kenneth Jones

Norm Lewis, of Broadway's Sondheim on Sondheim and the most recent Les Miserables, is plenty of something in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess on Broadway.

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Broadway's Phantom Celebrates Its 24th Anniversary by Kenneth Jones

Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera, already the longest-running show in Broadway history, hits another milestone Jan. 26. It's the 24th anniversary of its opening night.

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