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Top Theatre Critics of Canada Will Star in Producers Benefit in Ontario Sept. 13

Canadian theatre critic Richard Ouzounian will play Max Bialystock in a one-night-only concert version of Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's The Producers to benefit The Actors' Fund of Canada.

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BroadwayStars is heading to Canada!

Sure to offend and succeed, by Michael Riedel

Hilarious, audacious—and guaranteed to offend just about everybody. That's how theater insiders are describing The Book of Mormon, the much-anticipated new Broadway musical from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.

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Closing Soon, by Peter Filichia

Peter looks at some shows that are ending their runs soon.

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Cherry Jones Stars in Mrs. Warren's Profession on Broadway Starting Sept. 3

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Atlantic Stage 2 Premieres Bottom of the World by Lucy Thurber Sept. 3-Oct. 3

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Political Subversities Plays Joe's Pub Sept. 3

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Wicked's Gilliland Is Part of Fire Island Merrily We Roll Along Starting Sept. 3

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Daniel Breaker Is A Doctor in Spite of Himself at the Intiman Beginning Sept. 3

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Shoes, Featuring Music by Richard Thomas, Choreography by Stephen Mear, Begins at Sadler's Wells Sept. 3

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Scott Alan Live in Concert Plays Australia Beginning Sept. 3

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Yank! Won't Reach Broadway This Season

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You Can't Take it With You Revival Off for Fall

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Chorus-Line Calisthenics, by Erik Piepenburg

For beginning hoofers or advanced, Broadway dance routines can be an alternative to the gym.

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Diva Talk, by Andrew Gans

Catching Up with Next to Normal Star Marin Mazzie

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Today in Theatre History

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Has-Been Writer Hopes to Break Out of a Slump, by Neil Genzlinger

In It Must Be Him, a comedy by Kenny Solms, Peter Scolari plays a television writer who's trying to revive his career.

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Frankly, original trio does Ol' Blue Eyes justice By FRANK SCHECK

A mere 2,000 or so perform ances later, "Our Sinatra" has returned to the swanky nightspot -- the Oak Room -- where it began 10 years ago. This well-traveled musical salute to Ol' Blue Eyes, which has had seve...

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Brendan Fraser to co-star in 'Elling' on Broadway

Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare will star in the comedy "Elling."Producers announced Thursday the casting for "Elling," which will arrive on Broadway in November. It will begin performances at the Ethel Barrymo...

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N.E.A. Gives Grants to Five Theaters for New Plays By PATRICK HEALY

The grants, for $20,000 each, will go theaters in Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Washington and Princeton, N.J.

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From Mickey to Murakami: Kaikai and Kiki to Join Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade By DAVE ITZKOFF

Takashi Murakami's superflat characters about 40 feet long when their balloon incarnations are completed, and about three stories tall when filled with helium.

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Feature: How to Be a Good Theatergoer by Brian Scott Lipton

TheaterMania offers 10 handy tips to make the most of your theatergoing experience!

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Obba Babatunde, Levar Burton, Nikki Crawford, et al. Win NAACP Theatre Awards by Andy Propst

The 20th annual NAACP Theatre Awards were presented in a ceremony on Monday, August 30 at the Director's Guild of America in Hollywood. Sammy, produced by The Old Globe Theatre, won awards for Best Pro...

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Thomas M. Hammond, Rachel Moulton, et al. Set for John W. Engeman Theater's My Fair Lady by Andy Propst

The John W. Engeman Theater has announced casting for its production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's My Fair Lady, to run September 16-October 31. Alan Souza will direct the production, which ...

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Broadway Premiere of Yank! Postponed Until Fall 2011 by Dan Bacalzo

The Broadway premiere of Joe and David Zellnik's musical Yank has been delayed until fall 2011, according to The New York Times. Award-winning director David Cromer will helm the production, and actor ...

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Kelsey Grammer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo Set for Annual Broadway on Broadway Concert by Andy Propst

Tony Award winners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo will perform the hit song "Empire State of Mind" at Broadway on Broadway, the annual free concert presented by The Broadway League and the...

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Macleod Andrews, Karen Giordano, Brian Miskell, Laura Ramadei Set for The Sunken Living Room by Andy Propst

Casting has been announced for David Caudle's The Sunken Living Room, to be performed September 14, 25 and 26 at 8pm at Theatre 80 as part of the Howl! Arts Project. Enrico Maria Lamanna will direct th...

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Brendan Fraser, Denis O'Hare, Jennifer Coolidge, Richard Easton Set for Elling to Open on Broadway in November by Andy Propst

Jennifer Coolidge, Richard Easton, Brendan Fraser, and Denis O'Hare are set to star in Elling, to run November 2- March 20 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, according to a report in Variety. Doug Hughes ...

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Apple Core Theater Company Announces Cast for William M. Hoffman's As Is by Andy Propst

Apple Core Theater Company has announced casting for William M. Hoffman's As Is, to run October 14-31 at the Studio Theatre at Theatre Row. Walter J. Hoffman will direct the production. The play, set i...

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Erich Bergen, Rodrick Covington, Javier Muñoz, et al Set for Venice at Kirk Douglas Theatre by Andy Propst

Kirk Douglas Theatre has announced complete casting for Eric Rosen and Matt Sax's Venice, to run October 17-November 14. Rosen will direct the musical, which is a co-production with the Kansas City Rep...

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Broadway Revival of You Can't Take It With You Postponed Until Spring 2011 by Dan Bacalzo

The proposed Broadway revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, You Can't Take It With You will now open in Spring 2011, according to The New York Times. No ca...

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Lea DeLaria Extends Smoke Engagement Through May 2011 by Brian Scott Lipton

Singer and comedian Lea DeLaria will extend her brunch shows at New York's Smoke, playing numerous Saturdays and Sundays starting on September 4 and continuing through May 2011. The shows have no cover...

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Sahara Davenport, Dina Martina, Joan Rivers, Mary Testa, et al. to Play Laurie Beechman Theatre in September by Brian Scott Lipton

The Laurie Beechman Theatre at the West Bank Cafe has announced its performance schedule for September. Highlights of the month include Edie (September 4-5), Joan Rivers (September 9 and 28), Uptown Express (Se...

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Stage Door Records to Release Out of the Blue and Beautiful and Damned by Andy Propst

Stage Door Records will release the original cast recording of Shunn-Ichi Tokura and Paul Sand's musical Out Of The Blue, on October 18. Set in Japan just after World War II, the show focuses on a marr...

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PHOTO FLASH: Anjelica Huston, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Anthony Rapp, et al. Attend It Must Be Him Opening by Tristan Fuge

On Wednesday, September 1, Kenny Solms' new comedy, It Must Be Him, officially opened at the Peter J. Sharp Theatre. Guests at the opening included Anjelica Huston, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Phyllis Newm...

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Ashley Brown, David Campbell, Lainie Kazan to Play Feinstein's at Loews Regency by Brian Scott Lipton

Feinstein's at Loews Regency has announced that Broadway and film star Lainie Kazan will play the club, October 5-9; former Mary Poppins star will appear on November 28-29; and Australian entertainer D...

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Annette O'Toole to Guest Star on Lie to Me by Brian Scott Lipton

Stage and screen star Annette O'Toole will guest star on the TV series LIe to Me as a woman suffering from early-onset Alzherimer's disease, according to EW.com. O'Toole's th...

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Broadway League Announces National Education Grants by Andy Propst

The Broadway League has announced the theaters that will receive National Education Grants. These $5,000 awards support innovative programs that enable students from coast to coast to experience touring Broadwa...

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Liza Fernandez, Gerardo Rodriguez, Felix Solis, et al. Set for Dramatis Personae by Andy Propst

The Playwrights Realm has announced complete casting for Gonzalo Rodr&iacute;guez Risco's Dramatis Personae, to run October 1-23 at the Cherry Lane Studio. Erik Pearson will direct the producti...

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Devlin, Randall Dodge, Steve Gunderson, et al. Set for New Village Arts' Into the Woods by Brian Scott Lipton

New Village Arts will present Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods, September 22-October 31. The production will be directed by James Vasquez and feature musica...

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PHOTO FLASH: The Real Housewives of New Jersey Join Cast of My Big Gay Italian Wedding by Tristan Fuge

On Wednesday, September 1, Teresa Giudice, Ashley Holmes, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo and Lauren Manzo, from the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of New Jersey, temporarily joined the Off-Broadwa...

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New Works by Danai Gurira, Tom Jacobson, Emily Mann, et al. Receive NEA Distinguished Play Grants by Andy Propst

The 2010 NEA New Play Development Program's Distinguished New Play grants have been announced. Five theaters will each receive a grant of $20,000 to support the early stages of development for a new pl...

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Peter Bramley's Ovid's Metamorphoses to Play London and NYC Engagements by Andy Propst

Peter Bramley's Ovid's Metamorphoses, which has won the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, will play London's Cradyon Warehouse, September 8-Octobe...

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Madam President Changes Professions

Tony and Emmy winner Cherry Jones abandons her post as commander-in-chief of TV's "24" to return to the stage in one of theatre history's most shocking roles.

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Musical Numbers Announced for Free Broadway on Broadway Concert

Five-time Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer, who is currently starring in the Tony-winning revival of La Cage aux Folles, will host the 19th annual free Broadway on Broadway concert Sept. 12 in Times Square.

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Yank! Delays Broadway Bow Until Fall 2011

Yank! A WWII Love Story, which ended its extended run at the York Theatre Company April 4, will not arrive on Broadway this season, according to the New York Times.

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Memphis Producers to Discuss the Show's Journey

Memphis producers Sue Frost, Randy Adams and Barbara Freitag and general manager Carl Pasbjerg will discuss the musical in the industry panel "From Table Reading to Tony Award: A Long Way to Memphis" ...

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Feinstein, Birbiglia and Hammerstein to Appear at Barnes and Noble Near Lincoln Center

Grammy Award nominee Michael Feinstein and actor Mike Birbiglia are among those who will stop by the Lincoln Triangle Barnes and Noble in Manhattan in October.

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Javier Mu-oz, Morgan Weed, J.D. Goldblatt Open in Venice Musical in L.A. This Fall

Casting has been announced for the Los Angeles engagement of the new hip-hop and R&B-driven musical Venice, a co-production between Center Theatre Group and Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Performances begi...

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Adrienne Reynolds to Play Bessie Smith in Gut Bucket Blues World Premiere

Complete casting has been announced for True Colors Theatre Company's world-premiere musical Gut Bucket Blues, based on the life of blues singer Bessie Smith, which will begin performances Oct. 1 in Atlant...

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Alan Cumming and Brittany Snow to Receive Awards from Point Foundation

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming and "Hairspray" film star Brittany Snow will receive awards from the Point Foundation (Point), the LGBT-focused scholarship organization, at the fourth annual Poi...

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PHOTO CALL: "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Open in Big Gay Italian Wedding

The stars of the Bravo reality series "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" joined the cast of Off-Broadway's My Big Gay Italian Wedding at St. Luke's Theatre for four performances beginning Se...

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Broadway Revival of You Can't Take It with You Postponed Until Spring 2011

The Broadway revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's You Can't Take It with You, which had been scheduled to open on Broadway in November, has been postponed until spring 2011, according to the Ne...

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Million Dollar Quartet Eyeing 2011 London Bow

The Tony Award-nominated musical Million Dollar Quartet, which conjures a legendary jam session among some of country music's biggest stars, will likely make its West End debut in 2011.

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: West Side Story National Tour Cast in Rehearsal

The national tour of the new Broadway production of West Side Story, starring Ali Ewoldt and Kyle Harris, launches in Detroit on Sept. 30.

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Mike Farrell and Jim Parrack Set for Terre Haute in Hollywood

Mike Farrell and Jim Parrack will co-star in the Blank Theatre production of Edmund White's Terre Haute, inspired by the unpublished correspondence between one of America's most famous writers and a notorious h...

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Mack and Mabel Will Launch Bickford Theatre's "Stage & Screen" Season; Casting Announced

Jerry Herman's beloved cult, silent-film-era musical Mack and Mabel will launch the 2010-2011 "Stage & Screen" season of the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ, Sept. 23-...

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Broadway's Ron Kellum to Be a Contestant on "The Amazing Race"

Broadway performer and director-choreographer Ron Kellum will be a contestant on the upcoming 17th season of the reality competition series "The Amazing Race."

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Rosemary Harris to Guest Star on "Law & Order: SVU"

Tony and Emmy Award winner Rosemary Harris will make a guest appearance on the upcoming season of "Law & Order: SVU," according to ew.com.

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Stand Up to Cancer Telethon to Feature Armstrong, Heche, Lynch, Paltrow, Smith, Washington

The Stand Up to Cancer fundraising telethon, set to air Sept. 10 at 8 PM ET, will feature a notably large group of celebrity participants and musical performances.

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For colored girls Film, With Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Sets November Release

Tyler Perry's film adaptation of Ntozake Shange's Tony Award-nominated play for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf will arrive in theatres Nov. 5, according to Var...

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Mary Testa Will Offer Classically Speaking at the Beechman

Two-time Tony Award nominee Mary Testa will perform her latest one-woman show, Classically Speaking, Sept. 20 at 7 PM and Sept. 27 at 9:30 PM at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

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Sherman Brothers Musical Over Here! Aiming for Broadway in 2011

A revival of Over Here!, the Richard Sherman-Robert Sherman-Will Holt World War II big band musical, is aiming for a March 2011 Broadway opening, according to producer Gary Silverman.

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Village Voice Scribe Michael Musto Heads to the Chatterbox Sept. 2

Village Voice columnist Michael Musto sits down for a chat with host Seth Rudetsky at the Sept. 2 edition of Seth's Broadway Chatterbox.

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Dee Roscioli, Allie Schulz and Rachel Stern Set for Therapy Rocks Musical

Casting has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival production of Therapy Rocks, which is tagged "A New Modern Musical for When Chocolate Can't Mend a Broken Heart."

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Casting Announced for Jay Alan Zimmerman's Incredibly Deaf Musical

A composer determined to keep making music as he is going deaf is the subject of Jay Alan Zimmerman's Incredibly Deaf Musical, which will be presented as part of the upcoming New York Musical Theatre Festi...

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Liz McCartney Will Be Part of Cast of NYMF's Nighttime Traffic

Casting has been announced for the New York Musical Theatre Festival production of Nighttime Traffic, which will begin performances Sept. 28 at Urban Stages.

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The Boychick Affair to Return to New York City in October

Beginning Oct. 3 at 3 PM, The Boychick Affair will begin Sunday afternoon performances at Ben's NY Kosher Deli in Manhattan.

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Photo Coverage: BRIEF ENCOUNTER's Cast Meets the Press!

The Broadway company for Kneehigh Theatre's production of Nol Coward's Brief Encounter, adapted and directed by Emma Rice met the press this week and BroadwayWorld.com was there

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RIALTO CHATTER: Broadway Next for DEATHTRAP? by Rialto Chatter

Michael Riedel reports in today's New York Post that the West End production of DEATHTRAP which stars Simon Russell Beale and Jonathan Groff has its eyes on Broadway if it receives positive reviews in London. T...

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Photo Coverage: Lea Salonga Visits AMERICAN IDIOT by Oliver Oliveros

Tony award-winning actress Lea Salonga Miss Saigon, Les Miserables took time out to watch one of the most popular shows playing on Broadway Greenday's American Idiot at St. James Theatre in New York City Wednes...

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Photo Flash: 'Dancing with the Stars' Reveals Rehearsal Photos

The Season 11 star-studded cast and their professional partners get ready to break in their dancing shoes on ABC's Dancing with the Stars for the long awaited two-hour season premiere, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 800-...

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BroadwayGirlNYC: Luck of the Lotto by BroadwayGirlNYC

Over the last two weeks, I've entered the Wicked lotto seven times. Out of those seven, my name has been picked exactly zero times.

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West End SHREK Cast Revealed

According to a report by Mail Online, in addtion to Nigel Lindsay, who will be playing the title character, Nigel Harmen, Richard Blackwood, and Amanda Holden will be joining the upcoming London production of S...

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Details Revealed on SPICE GIRLS Musical

The upcoming Spice Girls musical, entitled Viva Forever, is set to focus on a group of young women living in this contemporary society, and will even include a mother-daughter story, according to a report by Ma...

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Yank!'s Broadway Run Postponed to Fall '11

According to the New York Times, Yank wil not make it to Broadway until fall 2011. A spokesperson for Yank said that the creators are having no trouble raising the 5 million needed for the production, but wante...

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Musical Numbers Revealed for BROADWAY ON BROADWAY!

Musical numbers for the 2010 Broadway on Broadway concert www.broadwayonbroadway.com were announced today by The Broadway League and the Times Square Alliance. La Cage Aux Folles star Kelsey Grammer will host t...

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Photo Coverage: 'To Mexico From New York With Love' Hurricane Alex Benefit Concert by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Broadway's Bianca Marroquin In the Heights, Chicago spearheaded To Mexico From New York with Love, a one-night-only benefit concert last night, September 1, at the Merkin Concert Hall in the Kaufman Center. The...

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Photo Coverage: 'To Mexico From New York With Love' Hurricane Alex Benefit After-Party by Linda Lenzi

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Photo Flash: Encores! Reveals 2010-2011 Season Poster Art!

The New York City Center has announced that they will feature BELLS ARE RINGING, LOST IN THE STARS and WHERE'S CHARLEY in their 2010-2011 Encores Season. Today, SpotCo NYC has revealed the artwork for the upcom...

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MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION Begins Previews Tomorrow

Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes, Artistic Director is proud to present a new Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession, starring Cherry Jones as Kitty Warren amp Sally Hawkins...

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Fraser, O'Hare & Coolidge Open Elling at the Barrymore Nov. 21; Previews Nov. 2 by Rialto Chatter

As BroadwayWorld previously speculated, Brendan Fraser, who's film career includes The Mummy, G.I. Joe, Encino Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth and other films will make his Broadway debut in the Simon ...

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YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Off for Fall

The New York Times is reporting that the revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU will no longer open this fall as scheduled, nor will it play its planned pre-Broadway run at Huntington stage. Due to what lead pro...

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Photo Coverage: IT MUST BE HIM Opens Off-Broadway by Monica Simoes

Celebrity guests, including Angelica Huston, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Phyllis Newman, Anthony Rapp, Gail Parent, and Sandy Gallin cheered on the opening night of It Must Be Him, written by Kenny Solms and direct...

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Twitter Watch: ELF Joins Twitter!

Twitter Watch shines a BWW spotlight on ELF, the new Broadway musical opening at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on November 14, 2010. The show has just opened its Twitter account and BroadwayWorld brings you their f...

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Broadway League Announces National Education Grant Recipients

The Broadway League announced today the recipients of its fifteenth annual National Education Grants. These grants support innovative programs that enable students from coast to coast to experience touring Broa...

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BWW TV: THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG

The Actors Fund presented Tony Award winner Sutton Foster and Seth Rudetsky in a one-night-only concert performance of THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG, on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 730 p.m. at the Gerald W. Lynch The...

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A Minute With: Director Lee Daniels on 'Broadway' by Zorianna Kit

With some newfound notoriety, Lee Daniels has attached his name to an independent film, "Prince of Broadway," that he first saw as a juror at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2009.

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Performance Numbers for 2010 Broadway and Broadway Concert Announced

The list of musical numbers to be performed during this year's Broadway on Broadway concert has been announced. The annual concert will take place at 11:30am on September 1...

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T.R. Knight and Patrick Stewart Talk Up Theatre

Sure you know T.R. Knight from Grey’s Anatomy and Patrick Stewart from Star Trek: The Next Generation and The X-Men movies, but these ...

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Open Wide! Here Comes the Cast of Deep Throat Sex Scandal

Deep Throat, the iconic porn film starring Linda Lovelace, caused quite the stir upon its release in 1972. Now the film is turning heads yet again at the Bleeker Street Theatre, th...

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Elling, Starring Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare, Sets Broadway Dates

Elling, which stars the <a href="http://www.broadway.com/buzz/153243/brendan-fraser-denis-ohare-headed-for-broadway-in-elling/">previously reported</a> Brendan Fraser and...

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With Stars Galore, It Must Be Opening Night for It Must Be Him

Don’t let the low-key venue (the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on Theater Row) or limited five-week run fool you: Hollywood comedy vet Kenny Solms (The Carol Burnett Show) attr...

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Squigs Captures the New Stars of Broadway's Busy Fall Season in Grand Style

September has special meaning for Broadway fans: It’s time to welcome a fresh batch of new shows! Broadway.com’s resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson has ca...

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Lea Michele Opens Up About Broadway, Glee and Her Love Life in Glamour Cover Story

Broadway baby Lea Michele has landed a solo cover on one of America’s top-selling magazines: Glamour. The Emmy-nominated Glee star graces the Conde Nast ...

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In the Heights' Kyle Beltran Raps on His Broadway Debut

Age: 24 Hometown: White Plains, NY Currently: Runnin’ &...

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Tickets Now on Sale for Kander and Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys

After a much lauded downtown run earlier this year, <a href="http://www.broadway.com/shows/scottsboro-boys/">The Scottsboro Boys</a> are headed to Broadway! Now is your...

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TDF VIDEO: Backstage at Imaginocean by Mark Blankenship

John Tartaglia reveals the secrets of blacklight puppetry – John Tartaglia-s family musical Imaginocean has become an Off Broadway hit by using an unusual form of puppetry to tell a sweet story about und...

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Stage Rush TV: Episode 29 by Jesse North

Talking points: Jeremy Woodard and Andre Ward of Rock of Ages sit down for Ensemble Watch The Scottsboro Boys offers discounted tickets to its first preview performance Trust is difficult to rush, but there is ...

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Saunders to write 'Viva Forever'

Legit News: Craymer's tuner centers on Spice Girls songs -- TV comedy scribe/performer Jennifer Saunders ("Absolutely Fabulous," "French and Saunders") will pen "Viva Forever," the previously announced stage tu...

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Donmar unveils 2011 season

Legit News: 'Spelling Bee,' 'Luise Miller' among highlights -- The European premiere of Tony-winning tuner "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," a new adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's 19th-century thr...

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Brendan Fraser sets Broadway bow

Legit News: Actor to star in 'Elling' at the Barrymore Theater -- Brendan Fraser is set to make his Broadway debut in "Elling," the long-gestating Broadway transfer of the play that ran in London in 2007.

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'Jailbait' at Profiles Theatre: A tense back-and-forth between adolescence and adulthood by Chris Jones

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Inside the new Broadway Playhouse: Goodbye, chandeliers, hello off-Broadway in Chicago cool by Chris Jones

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'Law & Order' may come calling to L.A. theater rolls

Like their New York counterparts, local thespians will have a chance to populate the show's supporting parts.

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L.A. to host annual theater convention

Event will coincide with the launch of 'RADAR L.A.,' festival dedicated to adventurous new performance concepts.

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Drinking with Tom Marioni, Ed Ruscha and friends at the Hammer Museum

The San Francisco artist Tom Marioni has a motto that has served him well: The act of drinking beer with friends is the highest form of art.

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Brendan Fraser, Jennifer Coolidge heading to Broadway in 'Elling'

Based on a series of Norwegian novels by Ingvar Ambjornsen, the play is set to open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Nov. 21.

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Link to the news from Friday, September 3, 2010

After a Cameo on Cable, Jets Hit the Stage by BRUCE WEBER

The police stopped rush-hour traffic at Eighth Avenue and West 47th Street on Wednesday so the buses could pass through and their passengers, burly men in jackets and ties, could make the curtain. These were th...

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Footsteps of the first Billy Elliot

As a Yorkshire family consider remortgaging their home to send their son to the Royal Ballet School, Nick Ahad met the man dubbed the 'original Billy Elliot'.

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Comedy tonight at NAACP legit awards

Legit News: Chaos during ceremony couldn't hold down honors -- A toothless transvestite greeted VIPs on their way to the Directors Guild private back garden before Monday's 20th Annual NAACP Theater Awards.

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Scaglione exits 'West Side'

Legit News: Amengual to step in as Maria -- Josefina Scaglione departs the Broadway revival of "West Side Story" next month, to be replaced by unknown Sarah Amengual.

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Cast set for 'Pee-Wee' on Broadway

Legit News: Trio of original stars to appear -- The entire L.A. cast of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" will move with the production to Broadway, including a trio of thesps who co-starred in the original "Pee-wee" s...

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Madness changes brothers in 'An Error of the Moon' by JENNIFER FARRAR

What can you do when your younger brother shoots his way into the history books for all the wrong reasons?

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It Must Be Him

Legit Reviews: You can't help but wonder how much coin this misguided show cost its chump producers.

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One writes, multiple wrongs By FRANK SCHECK

Is 42nd Street where backstage veterans of the old "Carol Burnett Show" go to die? Just a few doors down from mercifully closed geriatric comedy "Viagra Falls," directed by an alum, comes the stupefyingly bad ...

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You Never Forget That Star-Struck Encounter With Your Idol By ERIK PIEPENBURG

Actors recall how long-ago backstage encounters with their idols changed their lives.

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Theater Talkback: Just When You Think You Know Somebody . . . By BEN BRANTLEY

Sometimes performers make you see familiar characters in new ways.

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Immigrants' Oral Histories Going Online By ROBIN POGREBIN

More than 1,700 recordings of people who arrived at Ellis Island will be available.

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'Cool It,' Film Rival to 'An Inconvenient Truth,' Gets a U.S. Distributor By DAVE ITZKOFF

The documentary is adapted from the writing of Bjorn Lomborg, a Danish statistician who has argued against what he believes are extreme and alarmist scenarios presented by other environmentalists.

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Tony Awards Eligibility Calendar Has Broadway Worried By PATRICK HEALY

Tonys eligibility cutoff date is uncertain, leading to worries on Broadway

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Feature: Amanda Palmer Comes to the Cabaret by Chris Kompanek

The indie rock singer discusses taking on the role of the Emcee in A.R.T's gender-bending production of Cabaret

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Review: It Must Be Him by David Finkle

Kenny Solms' comedy about a struggling screenwriter proves to be dismally unfunny.

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Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls Film, With Anika Noni Rose, et al. Will Be Released on November 5 by Brian Scott Lipton

Tyler Perry's film adaptation of Ntozake Shange's award-winning 1975 play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, will be released on November 5, according to V...

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Kerry Butler, Deidre Goodwin, Liz McCartney, Anthony Rapp, et al. Set for 2010 NYMF Shows; Tickets Now On Sale by Dan Bacalzo

Preliminary casting has been announced for several shows in the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), which will run September 27-October 17. The festival will feature 27 musical productions, a develop...

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Rosemary Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Joan Cusack to Guest Star on NBC's Law & Order: SVU by Brian Scott Lipton

Tony Award winner Rosemary Harris will guest star this season on NBC's hit series Law & Order: SVU, according to EW.com. No other details were announced. As previously reported by TheaterMania,...

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Signature Theatre's Chess Extends Through October 3 by Andy Propst

The Signature Theatre Company's production of Chess will now run through October 3, with tickets for the extension go on sale on September 7. Eric Schaeffer has directed the production, which features...

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PHOTO FLASH: Roundabout's Brief Encounter and The Language Archives Casts Meet the Press by Tristan Fuge

On Wednesday, September 1, the casts of Roundabout Theatre Company's productions of Brief Encounter and The Language Archive greeted members of the press at their respective rehearsals. The Language Ar...

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Casting Announced for Michael Lederer's Mundo Overloadus at P.S. 122 by Andy Propst

C de B Productions and The Dubrovnik Shakespeare Festival have announced casting for Michael Lederer's Mundo Overloadus, to run September 7-12 at P.S. 122. Lederer will direct his script. The play expl...

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Patti LaBelle to First Appear in Broadway's Fela! on September 8 and 9 by Dan Bacalzo

Multiple Grammy Award winner Patti LaBelle will first appear in the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical Fela! as Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti on September 8 and 9, before beginning her regular ru...

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Lewis Cleale, Charles Kimbrough, David Turner, et al. to Join Andrea Marcovicci in York Theatre Company's Coco by Andy Propst

York Theatre Company has announced complete casting for Alan Jay Lerner and Andre Previn's Coco, to run September 10-12 .Mark Kaufman will direct the script-in-hand concert performances, which are pres...

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P.S. 122 to Offer Site-Specific Hotel Savoy at Goethe-Institut Townhouse in September by Andy Propst

P.S. 122 will present Dominic Huber's theatrical adaptation of Joseph Roth's Hotel Savoy at The Goethe-Institut's Fifth Avenue townhouse, to run September 30-October 31.Huber also ser...

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True Blood's Jim Parrack to Star With Mike Farrell in Blank Theatre's Production of Terre Haute by Andy Propst

True Blood's Jim Parrack will star alongside television veteran Mike Farrell in Edmund White's Terre Haute, to run October 2-November 14 at the Blank Theatre's 2nd Stage. Kirsten Sand...

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Reba McEntire Receives CMA Nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway veteran Reba McEntire has received a nomination for the 44th Annual Country Music Awards as Female Vocalist of the Year alongside Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride,Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood. Th...

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Broadway Veteran Ron Kellum to Participate in CBS' The Amazing Race by Brian Scott Lipton

Broadway performer Ron Kellum will participate in the 17th season of CBS' reality show The Amazing Race. He will be paired with his best friend, Tony Stovall, a doctoral student at the University of Ar...

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Molly Ephraim, Lou Liberatore, Mimi Lieber, et al. Set for Westport Country Playhouse's The Diary of Anne Frank by Brian Scott Lipton

Westport Country Playhouse has announced casting and creative team for The Diary of Anne Frank to be presented in Wendy Kessleman's newly revised adaptation of the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert H...

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Diahann Carroll : The Lady, The Music, The Legend to Premiere on PBS in September by Andy Propst

Diahann Carroll : The Lady, The Music, The Legend will premiere on WNET, Thirteen on Tuesday September 14 at 8pm. The special will also be seen on WLIW21 on September 15 at 8pm. The program captures Carroll as ...

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Feature: Lost Treasures by Andy Propst

Masterworks Broadway brings six vintage recordings, including Regina and Song of Norway, into the digital age.

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Sarah Amengual to Join Broadway's West Side Story as Maria on September 21 by Andy Propst

Sarah Amengual will join the Broadway production of West Side Story in the leading role of Maria on Tuesday, September 21 She is replacing original cast member Josefina Scaglione, who will play her final perfor...

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Brent Barrett, D.B. Bonds, Jennifer Cody, Brynn O'Malley, et al. Set for NSMT's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Brian Scott Lipton

Brent Barrett. D.B Bonds, and Brynn O'Malley will headline the North Shore Music Theatre's production of Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek's hit musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, to run S...

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City Spotlight: Boston Metro Spotlight: September 2010 by Sandy MacDonald

Nicholas Martin's revival of Bus Stop, the return of the Wicked tour, the Sound of Music-inspired Fraulein Maria, and Tectonic's The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later are among this month's offeri...

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Margaret Cho, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Florence Henderson, David Hasselhoff, Kym Johnson, et al. Set for ABC's Dancing With the Stars by Brian Scott Lipton

ABC has announced the celebrities who will take part in the 11th season of Dancing With the Stars, along with their professional partners. The show, which is hosted by Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke, will premie...

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D.B. Bonds, Ed Dixon, Florence Lacey, et al. Set for Signature's Sunset Boulevard by Andy Propst

Signature Theatre has announced complete casting for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, to run December 7 -February 13.Eric Shaeffer will direct the production, which have music direction by Jon K...

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PHOTO FLASH: New York Jets Visit Black Angels Over Tuskegee by Tristan Fuge

On Wednesday, September 1, the New York Jets team and coaching staff attended a special performance of Layon Gray's historical drama Black Angels Over Tuskegee at the Actors' Temple Theatre. B...

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Patrick Heusinger, Phoebe Strole, Wesley Taylor, et al. Set for A Dog's Tale Reading by Andy Propst

Eric Clem, Daiva Deupree, Patrick Heusinger, Phoebe Strole and Wesley Taylor are set to appear in a free staged reading of Paul Downs Colaizzo's A Dog's Tale (or The Thing About Getting), to b...

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Full Cast, Creative Team Sea for Studio 42's The Sporting Life by Brian Scott Lipton

Studio 42 has announced cast and creative team for its benefit production of The Sporting Life, to run on Friday, September 10 at 8pm and 10:30pm at the Vineyard Theatre. The production will be directed by Step...

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Russell Brand, Michael Feinstein, Gregory Maguire, Marlo Thomas, et al. to Appear at NYC Barnes & Noble Stores by Brian Scott Lipton

Barnes & Noble has announced the preliminary October line-up of celebrity appearances for its New York City stores. The Lincoln Triangle store (Broadway and 66th Street) will host author Stephen Michael...

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Kaye Ballard, Donna McKechnie, Liliane Montevecchi Set for From Broadway with Love in Santa Fe by Andy Propst

Kaye Ballard, Donna McKechnie, and Liliane Montevecchi will appear in From Broadway with Love, to be offered on December 4 at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Richard Jay-Alexander wil...

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Daniel Alexander Jones, Jennifer Miller, Daniel Zaitchik, et al. Set for Second Annual Manhattan Wonderwalk by Bethany Rickwald

The second annual Manhattan Wonderwalk, a fundraiser for arts organization The Secret City, is set to take place at 10am on Saturday, September 11. This 14-hour walk of the island of Manhattan -- beginning at t...

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Siobhan McCarthy to Headline New London Production of The Drowsy Chaperone by Brian Scott Lipton

Casting has been announced for a new London production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone which will run at Highgate's Upstairs at the Gatehouse, September 23-October 31, according ...

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Nick Briggs, Nigel Planer, Matt Smith Set for Doctor Who LIVE Tour by Brian Scott Lipton

British stage and television star Nigel Planer will headline the cast of Doctor Who LIVE, a new stage show based on the BBC series, according to Whatsonstage.com. In addition to Planer, who will play Vorgenson,...

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Carly Cioffi, Andrus Nichols, Scott Phillips,et al. Set for We Players' Hamlet by Brian Scott Lipton

We Players will present William Shakespeare's Hamlet, which will play a limited engagement on Alcatraz Island, October 2-November 21. This site-specific and ambulatory production will be directed by Av...

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Billie Joe Armstrong, Gwyneth Paltrow, Denzel Washington, et al. Added to LIneup for Stand Up to Cancer Special by Andy Propst

American Idiot co-writer Billie Joe Armstrong, Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, and Tony and Oscar winner Denzel Washington have been added to the lineup of participants on next month's Stand Up to Cancer...

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RSC to Reopen Stratford Theatres in November by Andy Propst

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will reopen its Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres in Stratford-upon-Avon on November 24 with a series of special exhibits and programs. Visitors will be able to take an aud...

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Amy Irving, Bobby Steggert, Richard Thomas, et al. Set for Project Shaw's Candida by Andy Propst

Cassie Beck, Cary Donaldson, Amy Irving, Bobby Steggert, Richard Thomas, and Nick Wyman will take part in Project Shaw's presentation of Candida, to be offered on September 27 at 7pm at the Players Clu...

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City Spotlight: Seattle Spotlight: September 2010 by Miryam Gordon

Daniel Breaker stars in A Doctor in Spite of Himself, Village Theatre exposes The Full Monty, the In the Heights tour lands at 5th Avenue, Tacoma Musical Playhouse can't stop the beat of Hairspray, and ACT...

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City Spotlight: San Francisco Spotlight: September 2010 by Robert Sokol

This month's highlights include Dreamgirls, Burn The Floor, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, the San Francisco Fringe Festival, Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins, The Hairy Ape, Anton in Show Busi...

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City Spotlight: Philadelphia Spotlight: September 2010 by J. Cooper Robb

The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe showcases works such as Cankerblossom and The New & Improved Stages of Grief, while elsewhere in the city you can catch Curtains, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyd...

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City Spotlight: New York Spotlight: September 2010 by Dan Bacalzo

The starry fall season starts off with Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight in A Life in the Theatre; David Hyde Pierce, Mark Rylance, and Joanna Lumley in La Bete; Cherry Jones and Sally Hawkins in Mrs. Warren&apos...

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City Spotlight: Minneapolis/St. Paul Spotlight: September 2010 by Zachary Stewart

This month's highlights include Francesca Zambello's world premiere production of Marsha Norman's The Master Butchers Singing Club, The Great Game: Afghanistan, Morris Panych's Vigil, Adam a...

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City Spotlight: Los Angeles Spotlight: September 2010 by Les Spindle

Raul Esparza and Brooke Shields in the Broadway bound Alan Menken tuner Leap of Faith, Judith Ivey in The Glass Menagerie, Jason Alexander and Stephanie J. Block in They're Playing Our Song, Olympia Dukaki...

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Katie Finneran and Robin de Jes-s Make the Most of Their Moments

Two of Broadway's best featured performers prove that it's not the amount of time you have on stage — it's what you do with it that matters.

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Clybourne Park Receives British Premiere at London's Royal Court, Opening Sept. 2

Clybourne Park , a satirical comedy that was first seen at New York's Playwrights Horizons earlier this year, receives its British premiere at London's Royal Court, opening officially Sept. 2 (follow...

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Olympia Dukakis Is Chorus Leader in Elektra, With Pamela Reed and Annie Purcell, Sept. 2-Oct. 2

Annie Purcell, Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, Drama Desk Award winner Pamela Reed and Tony Award nominee Manoel Felciano star in Getty Villa's new outdoor production of Sophocles' Elektra, as...

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Lyceum Box Office Opens Sept. 2 With a Special Deal on Scottsboro Boys

The Lyceum Theatre box office opens 10 AM Sept. 2 for ticket sales to the Broadway run of The Scottsboro Boys , the new Kander & Ebb musical about a famous miscarriage of justice.

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"When You're Good to Mama": Roz Ryan Returns to Broadway's Chicago

Roz Ryan, a frequent presence in the Tony Award-winning revival of Chicago , returns to the acclaimed production at Broadway's Ambassador Theatre Sept. 2.

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Wolfe, Baran and Malamphy Head Cast of Cradle Will Rock at Theatre 80 Starting Sept. 2

Downtown Music Productions and St. Marks in the Bowery present the Depression-era musical The Cradle Will Rock beginning Sept. 2 at Theatre 80; the production kicks off Howl! Arts Project 2010.

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One More Week in Bangkok: Signature's Chess Extended to Oct. 3

Signature Theatre has added a week to its run of the rock musical Chess , now playing to Oct. 3 in Arlington, VA.

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Christopher Plummer Will Conjure Barrymore Again for Toronto Run in 2011

Christopher Plummer will resurrect his Tony Award-winning performance as Barrymore — as in famed actor John, in William Luce's two-man play — in Toronto in early 2011.

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Chauncey, Dawson and Babiak to Star in Jekyll & Hyde in Westchester

Xander Chauncey, Michelle Dawson and Jennifer Babiak will star in Frank Wildhorn's gothic pop musical Jekyll & Hyde at the Westchester Broadway Theatre beginning Sept. 30. The musical's original...

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Patti LaBelle Will Step into Fela! for Two Performances Prior to Official Run

As previously reported, Grammy Award winner Patti LaBelle, who has appeared on Broadway in three self-titled concerts, will succeed Tony winner Lillias White in the role of Fela's mother, Funmilayo Anikul...

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Mufti Coco to Feature Marcovicci, Cleale, Lockyer, Turner, Kimbrough and More

Complete casting has been announced for the York Theatre Company's upcoming production of the musical Coco , which will run Sept. 10-12.

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Mundo Overloadus Will Make World Premiere at PS 122

Michael Lederer's Mundo Overloadus will receive its world premiere in a limited engagement at Performance Space 122 beginning Sept. 7.

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Molly Ranson Chronicles August: Osage County's Sydney Adventure

The Weston Family of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County is enjoying a reunion of sorts, as most of the original cast members have returned to reprise their roles in the play's Australian staging for ...

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Box Office Now Open for Broadway's Pitmen Painters and Good People

Single tickets to Manhattan Theatre Club's upcoming Broadway productions of Lee Hall's The Pitmen Painters and David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People are now available for purchase at the box offi...

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Kaye Ballard, Donna McKechnie and Liliane Montevecchi Set for From Broadway with Love

Kaye Ballard, Donna McKechnie and Liliane Montevecchi, who starred in the 1998 Paper Mill Playhouse production of Follies , will reunite in December for an evening to benefit Animal Protection of New Mexico....

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Luba Goy, Jane McLean, Sheila McCarthy, Barbara Budd and More to Explore Love, Loss in Toronto

Comedian Luba Goy of CBC's "Royal Canadian Air Farce" and Jane McLean of "The Time Traveler's Wife" are the final two Canadian stars to join the cast for the September run of the C...

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Joey Arias Will Return to New York for October Concerts

Drag artist Joey Arias will return to the New York concert scene for the first time in nearly a decade with Joey Arias In Concert at the Abrons Arts Center, Oct. 1-2 and 8-9.

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Cut-off Date for Tony Eligibility Remains Undecided

The cut-off date for Tony eligibility for the 2010-2011 Broadway season — the final day a production can open and still be eligible for Tony nominations — has yet to be decided, although the choic...

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CJ Wilson Is Macbeth for Wilma Theatre in Philly; Casting Announced

CJ Wilson and Jacqueline Antaramian will play Macbeth and his Lady, respectively, in Wilma Theater's season-opener, Shakepeare's Macbeth , in Philadelphia.

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Patrick Heusinger, Pheobe Strole, Wesley Taylor to Participate in Reading of A Dog's Tale

Patrick Heusinger, Phoebe Strole and Wesley Taylor will head the cast of a reading of Paul Downs Colaizzo's new drama, A Dog's Tale (or The Thing About Getting) , at the Kennedy Center's Page-to-...

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Molly Ephraim to Star in Diary of Anne Frank at Westport

Molly Ephraim, Ari Brand and Mitch Greenberg will star in the Westport Country Playhouse production of The Diary of Anne Frank , which will utilize Wendy Kesselman's 1997 Tony Award-nominated adaptation ...

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PHOTO CALL: New York Jets Attend Special Performance of Black Angels Over Tuskegee

Members of the National Football League's New York Jets attended a special morning performance of Layon Gray's Off-Broadway play Black Angels Over Tuskegee Sept. 1 at the Actor's Temple The...

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Godspell Revival Aiming for Spring/Summer 2011

The postponed Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak's Godspell , which had been scheduled to begin previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in September 2008, is now aiming for a B...

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Josefina Scaglione to Exit West Side Story; Amengual Is Broadway's Next Maria

Newcomer Sarah Amengual will make her Broadway debut as Maria in the Tony Award-nominated revival of West Side Story . The recent college graduate will succeed Tony Award nominee Josefina Scaglione, who will...

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Wintersteller, Bonds, O'Malley to Join Barrett, Scherer and Cody in North Shore's Scoundrels

Complete casting has been announced for the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of the Jeffrey Lane-David Yazbek musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels , which will begin performances at the Massach...

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Sharon Lawrence to Appear on "One Tree Hill"

Stage and screen actress Sharon Lawrence will appear on the upcoming eighth season of the CW drama "One Tree Hill," according to ew.com.

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A Life in the Theatre: Jerry Zaks

Meet former actor Jerry Zaks, the veteran Tony Award-winning director who brought fresh life to Guys and Dolls, The House of Blue Leaves and The Addams Family .

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BroadwayWorld.com's On This Day - September 2, 2010

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on September 2 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

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Lyceum Theatre Box Office Opens For THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

The Lyceum Theatre box office 149 West 45th Street opens on Thursday, September 2 for the exhilarating new Kander amp Ebb musical, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.

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Broadway Blog - Shows on the High Seas

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Wednesday, September 1, 2010.

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Century 21 Will Replace Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble

As reported previously, the Barnes and Noble at Lincoln Center, a longtime staple of Lincoln Triangle at 66th and Broadway, will close at the end of January, 2011 due to high rent. According to NBC New York, it...

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Perry's 'For Colored Girls' with Anika Noni Rose to be Released 11/5

According to a report by Variety, Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide has moved its release date from Martin Luther King Day to November 5. The movie is an adaptation of the 1975 play by...

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UP ON THE MARQUEE: The Scottsboro Boys by Walter McBride

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS will open on Broadway on Sunday, October 31 at the Lyceum Theatre 149 West 45th Street. Previews will begin on Thursday, October 7. Prior to Broadway, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS is playing a limite...

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Signature Theatre Extends CHESS Thru 10/3

Signature Theatre today announced that the run of its hit production of the rock musical Chess will be extended for one week through Sunday, October 3.

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Marcovicci, Cleale, Lockyer, Turner & More Set For York's COCO 9/10-12

The award-winning York Theatre Company James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director has announced casting for its upcoming Musicals in Mufti concert performances of Coco playing September 10-12, 2010.

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LaBelle To Give Sneak Peek Of Her Role In FELA! 9/8-9, Steps Into Her Role 9/19

Audiences will have the opportunity to grab a sneak-peek of the legendary multi-platinum recording artist Patti LaBelle in the Award-winning Broadway musical Fela on Wednesday, September 8 and Thursday, Septemb...

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Broadway's Ron Kellum Slated for CBS' 'The Amazing Race'

Broadway actor Ron Kellum has been cast in the hit CBS reality show 'The Amazing Race' where he will dash around the globe with his best friend, Tony Stovall. The 17th season of 'The Amazing Race' will premiere...

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STAGE TUBE: Behind The Scenes at Yale Rep's WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE

The Yale Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE from September 17 to October 9, at the University Theatre 222 York Street. Below is a behind the scenes peek at r...

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2011 Tony Eligibility Deadline to Move?

It's not just the venue that might be moving for the 2011 Tony Awards Radio City is booked. The New York Times is reporting that the normal end of April cutoff for Tony eligibility might be moved earlier this y...

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Tickets Now On Sale For PITMAN PAINTERS And GOOD PEOPLE

The box office of Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre 261 West 47th Street is now open for the 2010-2011 Broadway season. Single tickets to MTC's upcoming Broadway productions of THE PITMEN PAIN...

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STAGE TUBE: Diahann Carroll's THE LADY, THE MUSIC, THE LEGEND Premieres on PBS 9/14 & 9/15

Tony Award-winner Diahann Carroll's acclaimed one-woman 'The Lady..The Music..The Legend' will premiere on PBS on Tuesday, September 14 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN and Wednesday, September 15 at 8 p.m. on WLIW21. Bel...

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GODSPELL Revival is Aiming for Broadway Spring/Summer 2011

An audition notice has went out for the upcoming Broadway production of GODSPELL, noting that performances will begin in the SpringSummer of 2011. Specific dates and a theatre are as of yet unnamed.

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Scaglione Departs WEST SIDE STORY 9/19; Sarah Amengual Takes Over 9/21

The producers of the revival of WEST SIDE STORY announced today that Broadway newcomer Sarah Amengual will be Broadway's Maria beginning Tuesday, September 21, 2010. 2009 Tony Award nominee Josefina Scaglione w...

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Full Cast Announced for Lacey-Led SUNSET BOULEVARD at Signature

Virginia's Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre today announced the full casting for its new production of the legendary Hollywood musical Sunset Boulevard running December 7, 2010 through February 13, 2011.

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Photo Flash: DEATHTRAP with Beale and Groff

Estelle Parsons, who won an Oscar for playing Blanche' in the legendary 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, will make her West End stage debut starring as Helga ten Dorp' in Ira Levin's thriller DEATHTRAP, which will o...

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Broadway Billys to Perform at the White House, 9/7

On September 7th, First Lady Michelle Obama will invite world renowned dance companies to perform at the Administration's first event celebrating dance. The White House Dance Series A Tribute to Judith Jamison ...

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Photo Flash: To Mexico From New York With Love In Rehearsal

Broadway actress Bianca Marroquin In the Heights, Chicago is pleased to announce details for To Mexico From New York with Love, a one-night-only benefit concert on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 8 p.m. at the Mer...

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RSC to Reopen Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 11/24

The Royal Shakespeare Company today announces its plans to reopen the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres on time and on budget in November 2010, following a four year redevelopment as part of the 112.8 million...

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RIALTO CHATTER: LOVE NEVER DIES Not Coming to Broadway; Headed to Toronto & Australia?

Michael Riedel adds some additional details in today's New York Post including that they now plan to bring the production first to Toronto directed by Craig Revel Horwood and Australia with the best production ...

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STAGE TUBE: Nicole Scherzinger Talks RENT And More!

Nicole Scherzinger recently sat down for an interview with Perez Hilton and told all about her performance in Neil Patrick Harris' Hollywood Bowl production of RENT, her stint on Dancing With The Stars, The Pus...

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NY Review: "It Must Be Him" by David Sheward

Clichés and stale jokes pervade this sitcom of a play from Emmy-winning TV veteran Kenny Solms. Peter Scolari, Alice Playten, and Bob Ari valiantly attempt to add dimension to their cardboard character...

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Ken Orsatti, Longtime SAG Executive Director, Dies at 78 by Daniel Holloway

Ken Orsatti, who served as national executive director of the Screen Actors Guild for almost two decades, passed away Aug. 31 at West Hills Hospital in West Hills, Calif. He was 78 years old. According to SAG,...

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At the Helm

Back Stage spoke with an executive producer and/or showrunner from one new fall show on each broadcast network to see what actors can look forward to.

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SAG Health Plan Increases Eligibility Minimums by Daniel Holloway

Changes to the Screen Actors Guild health plan have been announced, and more are on the way. In an online notice this week, the trustees of the SAG health plan announced that they intend to raise the plan's mi...

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All Aboard! The Cast of Brief Encounter Rolls Into Town

Roundabout Theater Company has an exciting season lined up! Having already introduced casts for their upcoming shows

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Comedy Tonight: A Video Preview of It Must Be Him, Starring Peter Scolari

In spite of the happy faces you saw at the Emmy Awards, a comedy writer’s life in Hollywood isn’t

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Watch Sutton Foster and Seth Rudetsky Playing Our Song at Benefit Performance

You loved watching Sutton Foster and Seth Rudetsky

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Lewis Cleale, Heather Parcells & More Join York Theatre Company's Coco

Additional casting has been set for the York Theatre Company’s upcoming Musicals in Mufti concert performances of

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Documenting the Cast of Roundabout's The Language Archive

Language is an essential component to any actor’s performance, so you can bet the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company’s

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Katie Rowley Jones on Idina, Whoopi and Jumping from Wicked to Sister Act in London

You won’t find many lawyers singing and dancing on the West End, but

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Are You Broadway's Next Big Critic? Make a Video Audition for Word of Mouth!

Broadway.com is searching for new voices to join the 2010-2011 Word of Mouth panel. Word of Mouth is our popular group of real theatergoers who attend Broadway shows and then share their honest reactions with ...

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American Idiot's Michael Esper Has the Time of His Life in His Backstage Digs

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Newcomer Sarah Amengual Tapped to Play Maria in West Side Story

Sarah Amengual will take over the role of Maria in

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The Boys of Billy Elliot Will Dance Their Way to the White House

The current title stars of Broadway's

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George Clooney to Direct Film of Farragut North, Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman

Beau Willimon’s 2008 political drama

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Matthew Broderick and Sutton Foster to Headline Reading of Nice Work If You Can Get It

Tony winners Matthew Broderick and Sutton Foster have signed on for an October 8 developmental reading of the Gershwin songbook musical

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American Theater Company has new executive director by Chris Jones

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Bye bye, Noble Fool! by Chris Jones

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Dine for the Arts Thursday at Cosi in Avon

Dine at Cosi in Avon Thursday, Sept. 2 from 3 to 9 p.m. and 10 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts Campaign.

The restaurant is located at 385 West...

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"Phantom"'s Farewell: Tour to End. Bushnell Bonanza.

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Anouilh's "Eurydice" Opens Yale School of Drama Shows

Jean Anouilh's "Eurydice" kicks off the Yale School of Drama productions Oct. 26 to 30 at the Iseman Theater in New Haven. The play, translated by Peter Meyer , is directed by Devin Brain.

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Molly Ephraim in Title Role in "Diary of Anne Frank" at Westport

Molly Ephraim (Broadway's "Into the Woods") is Anne Frank in " The Diary of Anne Frank" at the Westport Country Playhouse for its Sept. 28 to Oct. 30 run. Esteemed director Gerald Freedman stages the wor...

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Long Wharf Theatre Digs Deep for Stage Development

New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre is digging a hole for itself -- in the name of art. Over the next few days, Concrete Coring Company will construict an 8-foot by 8-foot, 3-foo...

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Young at art: what the arts cuts mean for young people | Trisha Andres by Trisha Andres

A defence of arts funding should be accompanied by careful thought about the smartest ways to engage the young in culture.

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The new Stratford theatre: a jam factory full of treasures by Michael Billington

The old, three-tiered auditorium reflected the class structures of its age; the new one will, one trusts, be a more democratic space

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Royal Shakespeare Company prepares to open theatre after -112.8m revamp by Charlotte Higgins

Royal Shakespeare Theatre will open after three and a half years with major facelift, better seating and more ladies' loos

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Solitary storyteller by P. Anima

Mike Daisey is determined to quell notions. The building blocks of his theatre rest on the idea of freedom. His stage knows no paraphernalia -- there are no sets, further there is no script, just notes. It is ju...

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A journey into numbers by SANGEETHA DEVI DUNDOO

As part of the International Congress of Mathematicians, UK-based theatre company Complicite will stage A Disappearing Number that looks at the collaboration between Srinivas Ramanujan and G. H. Hardy during th...

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Call of the curtain by Janhavi Acharekar

After a lull during the 1990s, there's been a rejuvenation of theatre in recent years. If big names dominated the scene earlier, today there's a spurt in the number of small groups. Janhavi Acharekar centre-sta...

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The shows will go on by Michael Handelzalts

The theater companies, as recipients of public funding, have no choice but to perform in Ariel. But they should have anticipated that some of their artists will feel they can't go along.

Linked from www.haaretz.com

What do Israel's dancers think about performing in settlements? by Elad Samorzik

Members of the Israeli dance coterie hold varying views on whether or not to appear in the new cultural center across the Green Line in Ariel.

Linked from www.haaretz.com

Martha Coigney Recalls Marilyn Monroe and More by John Freedman

If just one person were chosen to serve as American theater's prime link to every other theater tradition in the world, it surely would be Martha Coigney. Martha was an employee of the International Theatre Ins...

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Link to the news from Thursday, September 2, 2010

Book, Music and Lyrics by Alex Wyse, by Peter Filichia

No sooner had FringeNYC come to its August 29th closing than people were already asking me "So what are you looking forward to at NYMF?" The first show I want to see is Alex Wyse's Nighttime Traffic.

Linked from TheaterMania.com.

No Love lost on Broadway, by Michael Riedel

The $15 million London production of the Phantom of the Opera sequel, Love Never Dies, will not be seen in New York. Ever.

Linked from The New York Post.

Labor Day Listens By Peter Filichia

So how will you spend your Labor Day? As summer is a-going out, you may have one last chance to enjoy it.

Linked from Masterworks Broadway

Dressing Albee's Twins By MARK BLANKENSHIP

How Jennifer von Mayrhauser's costumes evoke the spirit of Edward Albee's new play

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Can cruise ships keep the theatre industry afloat? by Alistair Smith

As job opportunities in theatre dry up on land, cruise ships are pouring money into productions out on the high seas

Thanks to MockingbirdGirl on All That Chat for the link.

Linked from The Guardian

Watch my lips: the art of ventriloquism deserves centre stage

Derided as cheap kid's entertainers, ventriloquists are custodians of a venerable art form - and it's time they showed it, writes one of their number David Strassman

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At Bookstore, Even Non-Buyers Regret Its End By JULIE BOSMAN

With more people choosing to buy books online, a Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side prepared to close early next year.

Linked from The New York Times

Oh, Look, It's a Trailer for a 9/11 Musical

Okay. So, here is the trailer for 9/11: The Musical, which is actually titled Clear Blue Tuesday but might as well be called Clear Blue B-A-N-A-N-A-S This Is a Real Movie That Will Play In a Movie Theater, or something equally ungainly...

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Philly Fringe opens LAB, Live Arts Brewery, in Northern Liberties for new works By Howard Shapiro

This year's Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe opens Friday with a pioneering idea that could become a model for new work, a project far outlasting the festival's two-plus weeks of cutting-edge...

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Addiction drama 'A Separate Sun' debuts at the Fringe By JONATHAN TAKIFF

"Sun" stars Barrymore Award-winning actress/singer Joilet Harris as Ansonia, a woman struggling to overcome abuse, drugs and depression who finds salvation through the power of song.

Linked from The Philadelphia Daily News

Movies dominate stage for upcoming Broadway season By JOHN CARUCCI, Associated Press

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Video of New Musical We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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Leap of Faith Promo Video Highlights Title Track

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Matthew Morrison Visits Old High School (Video)

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American Idiot AOL Sessions Released (Video)

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PHOTO CALL: James Earl Jones Visits La Cage aux Folles