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Friday, April 7, 2023

Watch: Who Did Carol Burnett Dream of Emulating as a Child? by Margaret Hall

Hint: It wasn't Lucille Ball.

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Good Night, Oscar, Starring Sean Hayes, Begins Performances On Broadway April 7 by Margaret Hall

Directed by Lisa Peterson, the limited engagement will play the Belasco Theatre through the summer.

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The Great Shuck Off: See Stars Shuck Corn on the Shucked Red Carpet by Margaret Hall

The best place to shuck corn? A Broadway opening night red carpet.

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Photos: Step Inside The Pink: An Intimacy Ritual at Primary Stages by Margaret Hall

A reading of the new work was presented April 3.

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The Tank Launches Producers Cohort Program by Margaret Hall

The fellowship will help to support early career theatrical producers who have traditionally been excluded from producing opportunities.

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Jordan Donica, Holly Gould, Heath Saunders, More to Star in At The Barre Concert by Margaret Hall

The new musical will present a selection of songs at Green Room 42

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Michael Urie, Gaten Matarazzo, Rob McClure, More Star in Interactive Murder Mystery Series Foul Play by Margaret Hall

Created by Andrew Barth Feldman and Alex Boniello, the digitally immersive party game premieres later this month.

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Zachary Kropp, Julian Manjerico, and Clayton Matthews to Star in Star Trek Parody Khan!!! The Musical! Off-Broadway by Margaret Hall

The "Parody Trek-Tacular" pays homage to 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

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Kate O'Flynn to Star in All of It in London's West End by Margaret Hall

The Alistair McDowall piece consists of three interconnected short plays.

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Teach Me How To Die Begins Performances Off-Broadway April 6 by Margaret Hall

Written by Lisa Monde, the play centers on a suicide note"writing masterclass led by a philology professor.

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

How New Legislation Could Redefine the Broadway Body by Margaret Hall

Bill INT 0209 aims to prohibit size and height discrimination in New York City, and it's welcomed by the theatre community.

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Pascale Armand, Alana Raquel Bowers, Kristin Dodson, More to Star in Off-Broadway's Bernarda's Daughters by Margaret Hall

Inspired by Federico GarcÃa Lorca's The House of Bernarda Alba, the play takes on gentrification and social strife in New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM[SHARE]

On the Red Carpet: The Cast of Shucked Share Why Comedy and Country Music Is the Perfect Combination by Margaret Hall

Go inside the opening night of the new Broadway musical, where attendees included country music star Kacey Musgraves and Tariq (the corn kid).

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Jahna Ferron-Smith, Alex Lin, Britton Smith, More to Receive Readings at Second Stage by Margaret Hall

Smith will be the inaugural participant in the company's new Musical Reading program.

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Photos: Get a 1st Look at London's Betty Blue Eyes Revival by Margaret Hall

Based on the film A Private Function, Betty Blue Eyes was first produced in London's West End in 2011.

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Monday, April 3, 2023

Video: Nathan Lane on How He Almost Changed His Name to Norman Lane by Margaret Hall

The three-time Tony winner looks back on his 40-year career, by flipping through the Playbills from every Broadway show he's ever done.

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Neil Patrick Harris to Join Peter Pan Goes Wrong For Limited Engagement, Including Opening Night by Margaret Hall

The follow-up to The Play That Goes Wrong is currently in previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

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Shucked to Release Broadway Cast Album; Get a 1st Look at the New Musical by Margaret Hall

The maize-themed comedy is directed by Jack O'Brien and written by Robert Horn, Brandy Clark, and Shane McAnally.

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Olivier-Winning My Neighbour Totoro Will Return to the West End by Margaret Hall

The stage adaptation of the beloved Studio Ghibli film took home six Olivier Awards this past weekend.

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WATCH: Shucked Peels Back The Curtain for CBS Sunday Morning by Margaret Hall

Details of the maize-themed Broadway comedy have been hard to come by, but now you can view snippets of seven songs ahead of the show's April 4 opening night.

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Saturday, April 1, 2023

Royal Shakespeare Company Production of Hamnet Begins Performances In Statford-Upon-Avon April 1 by Margaret Hall

The new play, which has announced an impending West End transfer has already sold out its world premiere.

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Friday, March 31, 2023

7 Actors Who Got Their Start At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by Margaret Hall

The festival was the training grounds of Hugh Laurie, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, and more.

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'I Need To Go To the Hospital': How Maude Apatow Became Concussed While Starring in Little Shop of Horrors by Margaret Hall

Apatow stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about her stint as Audrey Off-Broadway.

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

More Than 1,000 Shows Announced For 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival by Margaret Hall

This is the second major round of programming announced by the famed festival.

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Luke Newton and Amber Anderson to Star in West End Revival of The Shape of Things by Margaret Hall

The Neil LaBute play premiered in 2001 with Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz in the lead roles.

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Audra McDonald to Headline Long Wharf Theatre's Annual Benefit by Margaret Hall

The Connecticut theatre will present the Tony winner in concert this May.

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Life of Pi Opens On Broadway March 30 by Margaret Hall

Lead actor Hiran Abeysekera and puppeteers Fred Davis and Scarlet Wilderink reprise their West End roles.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

See Kate Baldwin, Gizel Jimenez, Abby Mueller, More at Maestra Music Amplify Concert by Margaret Hall

Maestra Music is an Obie Award-winning nonprofit designed to uplift female and nonbinary musicians in the musical theatre industry.

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Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Leland Fowler, Matthew Griffin, More to Star in This Land Was Made at Vineyard Theatre by Margaret Hall

Directed by Taylor Reynolds, the Tori Sampson world premiere will open this summer.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Twilight Parody Musical Dusk: A Bite Sized Love Story to Play Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The musical was previously workshopped in a Pennsylvania university program.

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Tom Brace, Chriskirkpatrickmas, How to Live a Jellicle Life, More Announced For 2023 Edinburgh Fringe by Margaret Hall

The Pleasance Theatre Trust, one of the largest producers at the Edinburgh Fringe, has announced their lineup for the 2023 summer season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:32PM[SHARE]

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