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Thursday, March 17, 2011

VIDEO FEATURE: Kathleen Turner Discusses Matthew Lombardo's High by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

In Matthew Lombardo's new drama, High, a young methamphetamine addict (Broadway newcomer Evan Jonigkeit) enters a faith-based recovery program, shaking the worlds of a caring priest (Ste…

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Tracy Letts, Martha Lavey, Tim Hopper, Francis Guinan Will Populate Steppenwolf's Middletown by Kenneth Jones

Steppenwolf Theatre Company's summer production of Middletown, Will Eno's portrait of a small town, directed by Les Waters, will feature ensemble members Alana Arenas, Francis Guinan…

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DC's Theater J Aims to Produce Revised Version of Imagining Madoff by Kenneth Jones

Imagining Madoff, the Deb Margolin play that was withdrawn from Washington, DC's Theater J schedule in May 2010 following legal threats by Elie Wiesel — who was a character in the …

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A Little Night Music, Hesperia, The Real Thing and Pinter Punctuate IL Writers' Theatre Season by Kenneth Jones

Writers' Theatre, the Glencoe, IL, company that first produced the new musical A Minister's Wife, now in rehearsal for an Off-Broadway production at Lincoln Center Theater, announced…

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Caryl Churchill's A Number, With James Saito and Joel de la Fuente, Opens in NYC March 17 by Kenneth Jones

A Number, Caryl Churchill's acclaimed play about human cloning and identity, opens March 17 in a fresh Off-Broadway production by the National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO). Pr…

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Groundswell, Ian Bruce's South African Play, Opens at Old Globe March 17 by Kenneth Jones

The new Old Globe Theatre production of Groundswell, Ian Bruce's psychological drama set in South Africa, opens March 17 following previews from March 12. Antony Hagopian, Owiso Odera an…

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And the Curtain Rises, New Musical About Granddaddy of All Musicals, Begins VA Signature Run by Kenneth Jones

The world-premiere production of And the Curtain Rises, the musical inspired by the backstage story of the seminal American musical The Black Crook, begins performances March 17 at Signature…

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Rob McClure, Howard McGillin, Rebecca Luker Star in Encores! Where's Charley?, March 17-20 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Rob McClure, late of the Tony-winning Avenue Q, sings the Frank Loesser classic "Once in Love With Amy" as romantic lead Charley in the March 17–20 City Center Encores! …

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

La Mirada Little Shop Hires Lesli Margherita, Bob Amaral, Brett Ryback, James Royce Edwards by Kenneth Jones

Olivier Award-winning actress Lesli Margherita (Zorro the Musical) will play Audrey opposite Brett Ryback's Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors for La Mirada Theatre/McCoy Rigby Entertainm…

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Working Is Working in Chicago; "Revisal" Gets Extended to June 5 by Kenneth Jones

The well-reviewed reboot of the 1970s musical Working, celebrating American occupations in song, will get four extra weeks in Chicago, to June 5, the producers announced.

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Euan Morton Will Play Leo Frank in Parade for Ford's Theatre in DC; Season Announced by Kenneth Jones

The 2011-12 season at historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC, will open with a new production of the Tony Award-winning musical Parade starring Tony nominee Euan Morton as Leo Frank.

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Donny and Marie Will Bring Christmas to Chicago by Kenneth Jones

They had so much fun in their Christmas show on Broadway in December 2010, Donny and Marie Osmond will take their holiday-themed sibling act on the road, playing Donny and Marie - Christmas …

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Chicago's Lookingglass Will Premiere Musical Tragedy Eastland in 2012; Season Announced by Kenneth Jones

Lookingglass Theatre Company, the Chicago company noted for its productions using ensemble members mixed with guest artists, announced a 2011-12 season to include a new musical about a Chica…

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Cass Morgan Exits Memphis, But Her Heart Finds a New Home by Kenneth Jones

Cass Morgan played her final performance as Huey’s evolving Mama in Broadway’s Memphis on March 13 at the Shubert Theatre. A soulful actress of a certain age, she was one of the …

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

She Loves Him: Kate Baldwin Sings Sheldon Harnick, With Harnick in the House by Kenneth Jones

One of the great voices of the American musical theatre is meeting one of the great voices of the American musical theatre at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency through March 12. Kate Bald…

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

"Mr. Schue" in a New Light, Performing at the Goodman by Kenneth Jones

Broadway and stage star Matthew Morrison — teacher Will Schuester of TV’s "Glee" — will headline Goodman Theatre's May 21 Gala that celebrates One Enchanted Dec…

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Knickerbocker Holiday Pokes Democracy With Songs by Kenneth Jones

On Jan. 25, while many Americans were watching President Obama’s State of the Union address, a large audience at Alice Tully Hall was hearing the political views of Knickerbocker Holid…

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

New York City Christmas, With Esparza and More, Will Have Fresh Tunes Among Evergreens Dec. 20 by Kenneth Jones

The third annual New York City Christmas, a benefit concert at Joe’s Pub at 7 PM Dec. 20, will not be a mere repeat of previous years, or just a rehash of the lively album of the same …

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

"Bob the Musical," a Movie With Songs by Marc Shaiman, Still in Development by Kenneth Jones

Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the director-writers of the 3-D animated film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," are in talks to direct the movie musical “Bob the Musical,”…

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Marilyn Maye Says It With Broadway Music, and How by Kenneth Jones

Marilyn Maye was such a showstopper at the recent New York Pops Sondheim birthday concert at Carnegie Hall that we could not resist catching her intimate new show, Her Kind of Broadway, at t…

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Sondheim at Carnegie Hall by Kenneth Jones

Stephen Sondheim took a surprise bow at the Nov. 19 New York Pops concert at Carnegie Hall. The evening's encore, "Old Friends," was completed with the introduction of Sondheim, …

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

For Fans of Jerome Kern, a Religious Experience by Kenneth Jones

The sold-out Nov. 15 Merkin Hall presentation of the conceptual concert All the Things You Are: Jerome Kern, part of the Broadway Close Up series there, proved that any New York City theatre…

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