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Monday, May 25, 2015

Shirelles Musical Baby It's You!, With Beth Leavel, Will Play the Broadhurst; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Tony Award-winning actress Beth Leavel has been confirmed to star as late recording industry pioneer Florence Greenberg in the new Broadway musical Baby It's You!, which will make Broadway t…

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Good People, With Frances McDormand, Tate Donovan, Estelle Parsons, Extends Broadway Run by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Good People, the latest work from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, has extended its Broadway engagement an additional two weeks through May 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman…

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Angels in America Announces Fourth Off-Broadway Extension; Jonathan Hadary to Join Cast by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, the historic play documenting the American AIDS crisis in the mid 1980's, has extended for a …

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Davey Havok, Justin Guarini, Van Hughes Will Be New Leads of Broadway's American Idiot by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway musical American Idiot will feature several new leads beginning March 1 at the St. James Theatre.

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Will Harry Connick, Jr. Star in Broadway Revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever? by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Harry Connick, Jr., who starred in the revival of The Pajama Game and was seen last summer in Harry Connick, Jr. In Concert on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre, may be returning to the Gre…

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Erin Davie, Bobby Steggert, Kevin Earley, Kate Baldwin Among Those Singing Broadway Musicals of 1921 in NYC by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Town Hall's 11th season of the Broadway By The Year series, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel, kicks off Feb. 14 at 8 PM with The Broadway Musicals of 1921.

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Reprise Gigi, With Matt Cavenaugh, Jason Graae, Millicent Martin, Begins Feb. 15 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Reprise Theatre Company production of Gigi plays UCLA's Freud Playhouse Feb. 15-27 with an official opening scheduled for Feb. 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Will Sierra Boggess Star in New Musical Rebecca on Broadway? by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Original Little Mermaid actress Sierra Boggess -- who currently plays the tragic soprano Christine in London's Love Never Dies -- will star in the new musical Rebecca on Broadway next year, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Casting Complete for Broadway's People in the Picture, Starring Donna Murphy by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Complete casting has been announced for the Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming production of the new Broadway musical The People in the Picture, which will star two-time Tony winner Donna…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Irish Rep's Molly Sweeney Extends Run; Simone Kirby to Join Cast by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Irish Repertory Theatre production of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney, the story of a blind woman who undergoes an operation to restore her sight, has been exte…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

D.B. Bonds, Autumn Hurlbert, Matthew Hydzik Cast in New Musical Tomorrow Morning by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Complete casting has been announced for Tomorrow Morning, Laurence Mark Wythe's musical about "coupling and uncoupling," seen in London and Chicago, which will make its New York City premier…

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Katori Hall Wins 2011 Blackburn Prize by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Katori Hall, whose The Mountaintop is Broadway-bound, is the winner of the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, honoring female playwrights and chosen from over 100 nominated plays, for her pla…

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Box Office for Broadway's Jerusalem Opens March 5 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Music Box Theatre box office, located in Manhattan at 239 West 45th Street, opens March 5 at 10 AM for The Royal Court Theatre's production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, which will sta…

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Box Office for Broadway's Jerusalem Opens March 5 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Music Box Theatre box office, located in Manhattan at 239 West 45th Street, opens March 5 at 10 AM for The Royal Court Theatre's production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, which will sta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Jeff McCarthy Returns to Broadway's Chicago March 8 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Owing to Christopher Sieber's sudden casting to replace Jeffrey Tambor as Georges in Broadway's La Cage aux Folles, Jeff McCarthy takes the role that Sieber was previously announced for -- B…

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Simone Kirby Joins Cast of Irish Rep's Molly Sweeney March 9 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Irish actress Simone Kirby joins the cast of the Irish Repertory Theatre production of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney, the story of a blind woman who undergoes an …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer of Annie, La Cage, A Chorus Line, Dead at 78 by Robert Simonson and Kenneth Jones

Theoni V. Aldredge, the three-time Tony Award-winning costume designer, died Jan. 21 in a Stamford, CT, hospital after an illness, her husband actor Tom Aldredge announced.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM
Monday, August 19, 2013

Toronto's New Les Misérables, Starring Ramin Karimloo, Will Begin in September; Complete Casting Announced by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Toronto premiere of the 25th-anniversary edition of Les Misérables, starring Ramin Karimloo (London's The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies) as Jean Valjean, will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Tickets on Sale Aug. 6 for Broadway's A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway production of the new musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, which arrives at the Walter Kerr Theatre in October starring Tony Award win…

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Mark Hotton Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Rebecca Producers by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Long Island businessman Mark Hotton, who was charged with defrauding producers of the Broadway-aimed musical Rebecca, has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court, according to the New York Times.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:25PM
Monday, July 29, 2013

Bryce Pinkham to Join Jefferson Mays in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Bryce Pinkham will co-star opposite Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays in the Broadway production of the new musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, which arrives at the Walter Ker…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Sheet Music Available for Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's Dogfight by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Sheet music from the 2013 Lucille Lortel Award-winning musical Dogfight — featuring a pop-rock score by rising theatre songwriters and Tony Award nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul &m…

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Angela Lansbury Says She Will Return to Broadway in Revival of The Chalk Garden by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

In an interview with Australia's ABC Classic FM, multiple Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury revealed that she will be headed back to Broadway in the fall.

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Neil LaBute's Revised Stage Version of In the Company of Men Extends at Chicago's Profiles Theatre by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

A revised production of In the Company of Men, an early play by Neil LaBute better known for its controversial film version, which opened May 16 at Chicago's Profiles Theatre, has extend…

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Jenny Schwartz's Somewhere Fun, Starring Kathleen Chalfant and Kate Mulgrew, Opens at the Vineyard June 4 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of Jenny Schwartz's Somewhere Fun, starring Kathleen Chalfant, Kate Mulgrew and Greg Keller, officially opens June 4 Off-Broadway aft…

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Roundabout Revival of Clifford Odets' The Big Knife Ends Broadway Engagement June 2 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Clifford Odets' drama of Hollywood secrets, The Big Knife — which stars Bobby Cannavale, C.J. Wilson, Marin Ireland, Chip Zien, …

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World Premiere of Sleepless in Seattle, With Tim Martin Gleason, Chandra Lee Schwartz, Joe West, Opens June 2 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Tim Martin Gleason, Chandra Lee Schwartz and Joe West star in the world-premiere production of Sleepless in Seattle — The Musical, which is presented by Pasadena Playhouse in…

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Des McAnuff's New Tommy, Starring Jeremy Kushnier and Paul Nolan, Opens May 30 at Stratford Fest by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Robert Markus, Paul Nolan and Jeremy Kushnier star in Des McAnuff's new Stratford Festival staging of the rock musical The Who's Tommy, which officially opens May 30 in Ontario.

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CSC Revival of Caucasian Chalk Circle, Starring Christopher Lloyd, Mary Testa and More, Opens May 30 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Off-Broadway revival of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle, starring Christopher Lloyd and featuring music by Duncan Sheik, officially opens May 30 after previews that began…

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Adoption Drama The Call, With Kelly AuCoin and Kerry Butler, Ends Off-Broadway Run May 26 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Tanya Barfield's foreign-adoption drama The Call, a world-premiere co-production by Playwrights Horizons and Primary Stages, featuring Kelly AuCoin, Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, Obie…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, May 24, 2013

The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream Begins North American Tour May 24 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, a new concert event written by guitarist Steven Van Zandt, with music and lyrics by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, begins a North American tour beginning …

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