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Monday, August 29, 2011

"Hannah Montana" Star Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Joins Cast of Broadway's Godspell by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Disney Channel star Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is the latest to join the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell.  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM[SHARE]

Vermont's Weston Playhouse Flooded By Hurricane Irene; World Premiere of Saint-Ex Shut Down by Kenneth Jones

The Weston Playhouse, the respected Equity summer stock theatre in Weston, VT, is under five feet of water due to torrential rains from Hurricane Irene.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM[SHARE]

Goodnight, Irene! Broadway's Back Aug. 29; Curtain Will Rise on All Shows With Monday Schedule by Kenneth Jones

Only a handful of Broadway shows are regularly scheduled to play on Mondays, but the six that do are ready to light the lights on Aug. 29 following two days that saw Broadway fall dark due t…

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Carol Channing, 90, Will Release Album of Patriotic Songs This Fall by Kenneth Jones

Three-time Tony Award recipient Carol Channing, a vivacious nonagenarian, has put the finishing touches on a new recording called "Carol Channing: True to the Red, White & Blue,&quo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:43AM[SHARE]
Sunday, August 28, 2011

UPDATED: Curtain Comes Down on Hurricane, But Broadway Remained Shut on Sunday; Monday Shows Expected by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Hurricane Irene was downgraded to Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 28 as sun began to filter through thick clouds by noon. Much of New York City's mass transit remained shut down on Sunday, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:25PM[SHARE]

UPDATED: Curtain Comes Down on Hurricane, But Broadway Still Dark on Sunday; Monday Shows Expected by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Hurricane Irene was downgraded to Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 28 as sun began to filter through thick clouds by noon. Much of New York City's mass transit remained shut down on Sunday, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:24PM[SHARE]

Curtain Comes Down on Hurricane, But Broadway Still Dark on Sunday; Monday Shows Expected by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Hurricane Irene was downgraded to Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 28 as sun began to filter through thick clouds by noon. Mass transit remains shut down on Sunday, as do Broadway and many Off-B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:11PM[SHARE]

Refund and Exchange Information for Broadway Shows Cancelled By Hurricane Irene by Kenneth Jones

If Hurricane Irene thwarted your Broadway plans Aug. 27-28, when all Saturday and Sunday performances were cancelled, here's information about refunds and exchanges.

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Much Ado? Curtain Comes Down on Hurricane Irene, But Broadway Still Dark on Sunday by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Hurricane Irene was downgraded to Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 28 as sun began to filter through thick clouds by noon. Mass transit remains shut down on Sunday, as do Broadway and many Off-B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 27, 2011

"Soon It's Gonna Rain": A Suggested Music Playlist to Accompany Hurricane Irene by Kenneth Jones

Like a lot of people in the New York City area, Playbill staffers are staying put in their homes and apartments during the worst part of Hurricane Irene, which will lash the area hardest bet…

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Brian Stokes Mitchell Sings at Denver's Lone Tree Center Opening Aug. 27; Rent Stars, GrooveLily on Calendar by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell is on a Rocky Mountain high this weekend, anointing  the new Lone Tree Arts Center in suburban Denver with a concert performance at its sold-out …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 26, 2011

UPDATED: Hurricane Irene Prompts Cancellation of All Broadway Shows Aug. 27-28; Off-Broadway Also Impacted by Kenneth Jones

Irene was a Broadway hit in the 1920s and the 1970s. She's hitting Broadway again, shutting down the Great White Way Aug. 27-28, according to members of The Broadway League. Hurricane Ir…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:09PM[SHARE]

UPDATED: Hurricane Irene Prompts Cancellation of All Broadway Shows Aug. 27-28 by Kenneth Jones

Irene was a Broadway hit in the 1920s and the 1970s. She's hitting Broadway again, shutting down the Great White Way Aug. 27-28, according to members of The Broadway League. Hurricane Ir…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:51PM[SHARE]

Hurricane Irene Prompts Cancellation of All Broadway Shows Aug. 27-28 by Kenneth Jones

Irene was a Broadway hit in the 1920s and the 1970s. She's hitting Broadway again, shutting down the Great White Way Aug. 27-28, according to members of The Broadway League. Hurricane Ir…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM[SHARE]

Most Broadway Shows Will Still Go On Despite Hurricane; Mass Transit Will Shut Down Noon Saturday by Kenneth Jones

Irene was a Broadway hit in the 1920s and the 1970s. She'll hit Broadway again. Hurricane Irene is expected to lash New York City with high winds and perhaps as much a 6-12 inches of rai…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:23PM[SHARE]

Disney's Lion King and Mary Poppins Will Go Dark Aug. 27-28 as Hurricane Roars in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Where is Mary Poppins' umbrella when you need it? Owing to Hurricane Irene, performances of the Broadway productions of Mary Poppins and The Lion King will not be presented on Saturday a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:01PM[SHARE]

Broadway Shows Will Still Go On Despite Hurricane; Mass Transit Will Shut Down Noon Saturday by Kenneth Jones

Irene was a Broadway hit in the 1920s and the 1970s. She'll hit Broadway again. Hurricane Irene is expected to lash New York City with high winds and perhaps as much a 6-12 inches of rai…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM[SHARE]

Broadway Shows Are Still a "Go" This Weekend Despite Hurricane Irene; Situation in Flux by Kenneth Jones

Irene was a Broadway hit in the 1920s and the 1970s. She'll hit Broadway again. Hurricane Irene is expected to lash New York City with high winds and perhaps as much a 6-12 inches of rai…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:47AM[SHARE]

Death Takes a Holiday Cast Album Will Get October Release; Track Listing Announced by Kenneth Jones

PS Classics, the label devoted show music and American popular song, announced a release date and a track listing for its original Off-Broadway cast recording of Death Takes a Holiday.

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Broadway's Godspell Will Feature Lindsay Mendez, Celisse Henderson and Wallace Smith by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

Celisse Henderson of the Wicked national tour, Lindsay Mendez of Broadway's Everyday Rapture and Wallace Smith of Broadway's American Idiot have joined the cast of the new Broadway p…

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Cherry Lane Theatre Will Not Be Sold; Director Encouraged by Changes by Kenneth Jones

Angelina Fiordellisi, artistic director of Off-Broadway's historic Cherry Lane Theatre, has reversed her decision to sell the venue, she announced on Aug. 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:12PM[SHARE]

Roundabout's Suicide, Incorporated Cast Includes Gabriel Ebert, James McMenamin, Jake O'Connor and More by Kenneth Jones

Complete casting has been announced for Andrew Hinderaker's dark comedy Suicide, Incorporated, to begin Oct. 14 in the Roundabout Underground series Off-Broadway. The company includes Mi…

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Mark Blum, Amy Irving, Jessica Collins Are Related in Zoe Kazan's Family Drama We Live Here for MTC by Kenneth Jones

The complete cast of the Manhattan Theatre Club world premiere of Zoe Kazan's We Live Here, about secrets that surface during a wedding, will include Mark Blum, Jessica Collins, Betty Gi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:01PM[SHARE]

Box Office for Broadway's Mountaintop Now Open by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The box office at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, which will be the home to the upcoming Broadway premiere of the new play The Mountaintop, opened for business Aug. 25.

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Atlantic's Latino Mixfest Play Series Spotlights Playwrights Edwin Sanchez, Enrique Urueta, Andrea Thome and More by Kenneth Jones

Atlantic Theater Company's Latino Mixfest, a series of free readings of plays about the Latino experience, runs Aug. 25-29, giving voice to Enrique Urueta, Edwin Sanchez, Gustavo Arellan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:11AM[SHARE]

Producer Randall L. Wreghitt Will Be Remembered at Sept. 15 Memorial by Kenneth Jones and Robert Simonson

A celebration of the life and work of Broadway producer Randall L. Wreghitt will be held 1 PM Sept. 15 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre. Friends, colleagues and family will gather to rememb…

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Steffanie Leigh Will Be Broadway's Next Mary Poppins by Kenneth Jones

Broadway will get a new nanny beginning on Oct. 11 when Steffanie Leigh flies into the New Amsterdam Theatre to play Mary Poppins. Coming in from the North American tour, she'll be makin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:51AM[SHARE]

Israel Horovitz Revises Fighting Over Beverley for Return to Gloucester Stage Aug. 25 by Kenneth Jones

Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley, one in a collection of plays set in Gloucester, MA, and environs, gets an encore run by Gloucester Stage Company 18 years after it was first see…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM[SHARE]

Sandra Shipley Is Torn Between Two (Old) Men in Gloucester Return of Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley by Kenneth Jones

Israel Horovitz's Fighting Over Beverley, one in a collection of plays set in Gloucester, MA, and environs, gets an encore run by Gloucester Stage Company 18 years after it was first see…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM[SHARE]

Alex Gemignani Is Man Behind "The Little Prince" in Musical World Premiere Saint-Ex, Taking Wing Aug. 25 by Kenneth Jones

Saint-Ex, a musical about the life of author-aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who penned the classic children's book "The Little Prince," gets its world premiere starri…

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Price Berkley, Founder of Industry's Theatrical Index, Has Died by Kenneth Jones

Price Berkley, the founder of Theatrical Index, a low-tech weekly compilation of Broadway production data sold by subscription to journalists, producers, agents and other industry folk, died…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:57PM[SHARE]

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