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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Orphans Casting Complete; Tom Sturridge Joins Alec Baldwin and Shia LaBeouf on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Tom Sturridge, the British stage and film actor whose credits include the films "Being Julia," "Vanity Fair" and "On the Road," will make his Broadway debut in …

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Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal Will Conjure Midsummer Night's Dream in TFANA's New Brooklyn Home by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Julie Taymor (The Lion King) will direct and longtime collaborator Elliot Goldenthal (The Green Bird) will compose original music for a new fall 2013 production of William …

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On Doctors' Orders, Manilow on Broadway's Jan. 23 Performance Cancelled; Jan. 24 Opening Planned by Kenneth Jones

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, struggling with bronchitis, cancelled the Jan. 23 performance of Manilow On Broadway, the concert event boasting "the songs that make the whole world si…

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PHOTO CALL: Lucie Arnaz, Karen Ziemba, Christiane Noll, Lillias White and More Celebrate Marvin Hamlisch in CA Concert by Kenneth Jones

Friends and colleagues of late composer Marvin Hamlisch performed his pop, film and stage hits in a Jan. 21 concert at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert, CA. David Zippel, Hamlisch's c…

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The Madrid, Starring Edie Falco, John Ellison Conlee and Frances Sternhagen, Gets Extra Week Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

The world premiere of Liz Flahive's The Madrid — featuring Seth Clayton, Brooke Ashley Laine, Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie"), Tony n…

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Manilow on Broadway's Jan. 23 Performance Will Go On, If Doctor Says So by Kenneth Jones

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, struggling with bronchitis, cancelled the 7 PM Jan. 22 performance of Manilow On Broadway, the concert event boasting "the songs that make the whole wor…

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Jason Mills, Rebecca Pitcher, Thomas Souhrada Will Sing Pairing of Mildred Kayden Operas for York Theatre by Kenneth Jones

The York Theatre Company is dusting off and giving voice to two short operas, Mardi Gras and The Last Word, with book, lyrics and music by Mildred Kayden, best known for Ionescopade, in a wi…

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Love Makes the World Go 'Round, a New Musical Celebrating Bob Merrill Songs, Begins AZ World Premiere by Kenneth Jones

Love Makes the World Go 'Round, a new book musical created from the song catalog of Broadway composer-lyricist Bob Merrill, of Funny Girl, Carnival!, Take Me Along and Sugar fame, gets i…

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Now and Forever: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, With Linda Balgord, Opens at Chicago's Marriott Theatre by Kenneth Jones

The world premiere of Marriott Theatre's Now and Forever, a theatrical exploration of the lush songs of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber — featuring Linda Balgord, a veteran of Cats, S…

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Illness Sidelines Barry Manilow; Manilow on Broadway's Jan. 22 Show Cancelled by Kenneth Jones

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, struggling with bronchitis, cancelled the 7 PM Jan. 22 performance of Manilow On Broadway, the concert event boasting "the songs that make the whole wor…

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Pam MacKinnon Replaces Anna Shapiro in Directing Premiere of Craig Lucas' Lying Lesson by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award-nominated director Pam MacKinnon (Clybourne Park, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) will direct actress Mickey Sumner in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony …

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Jordan Roth Is Now Principal Owner of Broadway's Jujamcyn Theaters by Kenneth Jones

Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, which owns and operates five theatres — including those housing The Book of Mormon and Jersey Boys — is now majority shareholder in t…

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Roller-Derby Play, The Jammer, With Patch Darragh, Keira Naughton, Christopher Jackson, Opens in NYC by Kenneth Jones

The New York City premiere of Rolin Jones' The Jammer — his 1950s-set play about roller derby — opens Jan. 22 following previews from Jan. 9 at Atlantic Theater Company's…

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Monday, January 21, 2013

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Wizard of Oz Extends Toronto Engagement by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Toronto engagement of The Wizard of Oz, a new production based on the beloved MGM film with new music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has extended its run to June 2 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre.&nb…

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Sierra Boggess Joins Broadway Cast of Phantom the Opera Jan. 21 for Limited Engagement by Kenneth Jones

Sierra Boggess, who originated the role of Christine in London's Love Never Dies, the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, joins the Broadway company of Pha…

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"Nurse Jackie" Star Stephen Wallem Exposes Schwartz and All Jan. 21 at Birdland by Kenneth Jones

Stephen Wallem, the 6-foot-3-inch actor who plays the sweet-natured nurse Thor on TV's "Nurse Jackie," moonlights as a cabaret singer on Jan. 21 at Birdland, singing the songs …

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STAGE TO SCREENS: Joshua Safran, the New Storyteller of "Smash," Talks About Season Two by Kenneth Jones

The TV musical soap opera "Smash" returns for a second season Feb. 5 with a two-hour episode that features new characters and twists, under the guidance of new "showrunner" and executive pro…

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Laura Marks' Bethany, With America Ferrera, Opens in NYC World Premiere Jan. 20 by Kenneth Jones

Women's Project Theater's world premiere of Laura Marks' dark comedy Bethany, starring America Ferrera, Emily Ackerman, Kristin Griffith, Ken Marks, Tobias Segal and Myra Lucreti…

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David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Ends Limited Broadway Run Jan. 20 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office, plays its final performance at the Gerald Schoenfe…

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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Snapshots, a Love Story Gathering Songs by Stephen Schwartz, Will Get Goodspeed Staging by Kenneth Jones

Goodspeed Musicals will present Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook, an intimate six-character musical that borrows from the catalog of Stephen Schwartz songs, this fall at the Norma Terris Theat…

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Friday, January 18, 2013

Stagehands' Strike Or Not, Philadelphia Theatre Company's Mountaintop Will Begin Jan. 19; Negotiations Ongoing by Kenneth Jones

Despite an ongoing strike by the IATSE stagehands union Local 8, the first preview performances of Philadelphia Theatre Company's production of The Mountaintop, Katori Hall's drama a…

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Actress-Writer Anne Deavere Smith Is Recipient of $300,000 Gish Prize by Kenneth Jones

The Gish Prize Trust announced on Jan. 18 that playwright, actress, author and educator Anna Deavere Smith has been selected to receive the 19th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, given …

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Alice Ripley, Christopher Sieber, Douglas Sills, Marc Kudisch Lend Muscle to Reading of Super-Heroic Protagonists Musical by Kenneth Jones

The Protagonists, the new musical about former super-heroes reuniting in middle-age, will get a starry industry reading in Manhattan Jan. 24-25.

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Looks Like He Made It: Manilow on Broadway Begins Jan. 18 by Kenneth Jones

Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, the man who writes the songs that make the whole world sing, as his lyric goes, moves to Broadway starting Jan. 18, when Manilow On Broadway — his…

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Cast Announced for Rajiv Joseph's The North Pool at Off-Broadway's Vineyard by Kenneth Jones

Stephen Barker Turner and Babak Tafti will appear in the New York City premiere of Rajiv Joseph's The North Pool, a drama about tension between a high school principal and a Middle-Easte…

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Union Stagehands at Philadelphia Theatre Company Are on Strike by Kenneth Jones

Philadelphia Theatre Company's union stagehands — members of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8 — are on strike at the not-for-profit reside…

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Does Les Miz Have a Date With Toronto This Fall? by Kenneth Jones

A new Canadian company of the 25th-anniversary production of Les Misérables — reflecting scenic and musical changes already seen in a U.K. and U.S. tour — is expected to s…

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The Other Place Extended; The Assembled Parties Will Now Begin March 21 by Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's acclaimed Broadway premiere of Sharr White's The Other Place, starring Laurie Metcalf as a medical professional struck with an ailment, will get one extra we…

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Just for a (Meadow) Lark, "Nurse Jackie" Star Stephen Wallem Will Expose Schwartz and All at Birdland by Kenneth Jones

Stephen Wallem, the 6-foot-3-inch actor who plays the sweet-natured nurse Thor on TV's "Nurse Jackie," will moonlight as a cabaret singer on Jan. 21 at Birdland, singing the songs of Broadwa…

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Old Globe's Pygmalion, With Robert Sean Leonard, Paxton Whitehead, Charlotte Parry, Opens by Kenneth Jones

Director Nicholas Martin's new staging of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, starring Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard as Prof. Henry Higgins and Charlotte Parry as Eliza, opens J…

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Arena Stage Will Welcome Maurice Hines, the Manzari Brothers and Pulitzer Winnner Lawrence Wright for 2013-14 Season by Kenneth Jones

Arena Stage in Washington, DC, has not yet revealed its full 2013-14 programming at its lavish Mead Center for American Theater, but a tease of two of the coming projects has surfaced.

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