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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Ivo van Hove's Tony-Winning View from the Bridge Will Head to Chicago by Olivia Clement

The Goodman announces its 2017–18 season, which also includes The Wolves, Father Comes Home from the Wars, and the world premiere of Blind Date.

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Irish Rep's Rebel in the Soul Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

Larry Kirwan’s play, to debut this spring, details key moment in modern Irish history.

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See Who's Joining Matthew Perry in His New York Stage Debut by Olivia Clement

MCC has announced the complete cast for the American premiere of The End of Longing.

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New York Premiere of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical Kicks Off March 23 by Olivia Clement

The new musical is adapted for the stage from Rick Riordan’s popular young adult novel.

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Oslo Begins on Broadway March 23 by Olivia Clement

J.T. Rogers’ political drama begins performances at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Lincoln Center Festival Announces 2017 Lineup by Olivia Clement

The 22nd annual event is focused on “crossing borders,” according to festival director Nigel Redden.

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MTC Announces New Broadway and Off-Broadway Shows by Olivia Clement

An acclaimed Royal Court Theatre transfer and a New York premiere have joined the 2017–18 season.

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Marry Harry Musical Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

The York Theatre Company will stage the New York premiere of the new romantic comedy.

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High School Chicago Will Be Available for Licensing by Olivia Clement

The famed Kander and Ebb musical joins Samuel French’s catalog.

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Watch the Epic Fight Scene in Sweat, and Learn How They Do It by Olivia Clement

Fight director U. Jonathan Toppo breaks down five of Sweat’s onstage fight maneuvers in this exclusive video tutorial.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Oslo Announces Online Ticket Lottery by Olivia Clement

The Broadway transfer of J.T. Rogers’ political drama will offer a limited number of discounted tickets for every performance.

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The Company That Birthed Broadway's Great Comet Reveals the Key to Finding Groundbreaking Art by Olivia Clement

For Ars Nova associate artistic director Emily Shooltz, staying original is all about finding those weird, “diamond-in-the-rough” ideas.

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Mary Testa and Michael Urie to Star in The Government Inspector by Olivia Clement

The Red Bull Theater production has found its complete cast.

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Signature Production of Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

Eclipsed star Zainab Jah, Tony nominee John Ellison Conlee, and The Father’s Hannah Cabell are tapped for the Off-Broadway staging.

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Holiday Inn Now Available for Licensing by Olivia Clement

The new Broadway musical has joined R&H Theatricals’ catalog.

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What Do Critics Think of How to Transcend a Happy Marriage? by Olivia Clement

Sarah Ruhl’s newest play debuts Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater.

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Monday, March 20, 2017

Sarah Ruhl's How to Transcend a Happy Marriage Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Lena Hall and Marisa Tomei star in the playwright’s newest work at Lincoln Center Theater.

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Sunday, March 19, 2017

How Encores! Music Director Pieced Cole Porter's Lost Musical, The New Yorkers, Back Together by Olivia Clement

The behind-the-scenes details of City Center’s “biggest and most creative reconstruction job.”

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Saturday, March 18, 2017

Kevin Kline and the Cast of Present Laughter Recall Their First Exposure to Noël Coward by Olivia Clement

Bowing in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter is meaningful to each of the stars in this intimate Broadway ensemble. Find out which actor met their husband on a Coward show, and which …

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Friday, March 17, 2017

The Show Must Go On: The Details Behind That First Preview of Groundhog Day by Olivia Clement

How Andy Karl, stage manager David Lober, and the Groundhog Day team came together to put on the first preview that almost wasn't.

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Go Behind the Scenes With the Cast of Freaky Friday at the Recording Studio by Olivia Clement

Take a sneak peek at Heidi Blickenstaff, Emma Hunton, and Jason Gotay recording the cast album for the new musical.

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Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski Eloped by Olivia Clement

The actors—who met at Second Stage and are expecting their first child—took off into the country and “just did their thing.”

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Watch Melanie C Bring "Wannabe" to School of Rock by Olivia Clement

The Spice Girls are taking over musical theatre.

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The Spice Girls Keep Taking Over Musical Theatre by Olivia Clement

Watch Melanie C perform “Wannabe” with the West End School of Rock kids.

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The Profane Begins at Playwrights Horizons March 17 by Olivia Clement

Zayd Dohrn’s timely new play explores the clashing ideologies of two Muslim families living in New York.

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

New York Premiere of 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Begins at St. Ann's by Olivia Clement

The Kneehigh production kicks off March 16, adapted by Emma Rice and War Horse author Michael Morpurgo.

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Kid Victory to Release Cast Recording by Olivia Clement

The John Kander and Greg Pierce musical is currently playing Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre.

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Phylicia Rashad to Direct The Roommate at Steppenwolf by Olivia Clement

Jen Silverman’s comedy joins the Chicago theatre’s 2017–18 season.

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How Did Critics Review Joan of Arc: Into the Fire? by Olivia Clement

David Byrne and Alex Timbers’ new rock musical opened at The Public Theater March 15 starring Jo Lampert in the title role.

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See Renée Elise Goldsberry as Henrietta Lacks in New Trailer by Olivia Clement

The Tony winner stars alongside Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne in the new HBO film.

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

NYTW Casts Sojourners and Her Portmanteau by Olivia Clement

The downtown theatre will stage Mfoniso Udofia’s two plays in repertory this spring.

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