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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Broadway Manager and Agent Samuel “Biff” Liff Dies at 96 by Playbill Staff and Irina Khodorkovsky

Broadway mainstay Samuel "Biff" Liff, a manager, producer and talent agent whose career dates back to 1949 when he served as stage manager for the original Broadway production of G…

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Monday, May 25, 2015

PHOTO CALL: Becky Shaw, With Haydn Gwynne, at London's Almeida by Irina Khodorkovsky

Gina Gionfriddo's Becky Shaw, seen at Off-Broadway's Second Stage in 2009, kicks off London's Almeida Theatre's 2011 season featuring Billy Elliot's Haydn Gwynne.

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PHOTO CALL: Whipping Man, Starring Andre Braugher, at Manhattan Theatre Club by Irina Khodorkovsky

The Whipping Man, Matthew Lopez's historical drama about a Confederate Jewish solider returning home to his former slaves, who are also Jewish, got its New York City premiere starting Jan. 1…

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PHOTO CALL: Jeffrey DeMunn Stars as Salesman's Willy Loman at the Old Globe by Irina Khodorkovsky

Tony Award nominee Jeffrey DeMunn, freshly noticed for his elder-survivor role in the hot TV series "The Walking Dead," plays Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of Salesman, which began pr…

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PHOTO CALL: Encores! Lost in the Stars Final Curtain Call and Party by Irina Khodorkovsky

The City Center Encores! production of Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars played its final performance at the famed Manhattan venue Feb. 6.

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PHOTO CALL: Kathleen Turner, John Waters, Jenny Lumet and More at 63rd Annual WGA Awards by Irina Khodorkovsky

The 2011 Writers Guild Awards East Coast Ceremony was held Feb. 5 at the AXA Equitable Center in New York.

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PHOTO CALL: Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Krysta Rodriguez, Jeff Hiller Sing Ryan Scott Oliver at Joe's Pub by Irina Khodorkovsky

Two concerts celebrating the release of composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver's first published songbook were performed Feb. 7 at Joe's Pub.

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PHOTO CALL: Myra Lucretia Taylor Stars in World Premiere of Mary at the Goodman by Irina Khodorkovsky

Myra Lucretia Taylor, of Broadway's Nine and Macbeth, plays the title servant role in the 2011 Chicago world premiere of Thomas Bradshaw's absurdist comic drama Mary, which began previews Fe…

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PHOTO CALL: A.R. Gurney's Black Tie, With Gregg Edelman and Daniel Davis, at Primary Stages by Irina Khodorkovsky

Tony Award nominee Gregg Edelman is the anxious father of the groom, poised to offer a toast, in the world premiere of A.R. Gurney's comedy Black Tie, which officially opened Feb. 8 followin…

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PHOTO CALL: Stephanie Zimbalist, Lee Sellars Star in New Jersey The Subject Was Roses by Irina Khodorkovsky

The George Street Playhouse's production of the three-person Frank Gilroy drama The Subject Was Roses officially opened Feb. 11 following previews that began Feb. 8 at the New Jersey not-for…

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PHOTO CALL: Katrina Bowden, Sabrina Le Beauf, Orfeh, Barbara Rhoades and Kim Zimmer Join Love, Loss... by Irina Khodorkovsky

Katrina Bowden ("30 Rock"), Sabrina Le Beauf ("The Cosby Show"), Orfeh (Legally Blonde), Barbara Rhoades (The Goodbye Girl) and Kim Zimmer ("One Life To Live") joined the rotating New York c…

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PHOTO CALL: Stephen Schwartz's Revised Working, With New Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Plays Chicago by Irina Khodorkovsky

A fresh adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical Working, inspired by Studs Terkel's best-selling collection of oral histories about vocations, punched-in Feb. 15 at the Broadway Playhouse at…

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PHOTO CALL: Ben Vereen Honored With Tony's di Napoli Portrait by Irina Khodorkovsky

Ben Vereen, the Tony Award-winning song-and-dance man of Pippin, Jesus Christ Superstar and Wicked, was honored with a portrait on the Tony's di Napoli Broadway "Wall of Fame" on Feb. 18. Th…

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PHOTO CALL: Victor Garber, Stephen Spinella and More at A Perfect Future Opening Night by Irina Khodorkovsky

The world premiere of David Hay's A Perfect Future opened Feb. 17 Off-Broadway.

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PHOTO CALL: Kneehigh's Umbrellas of Cherbourg, With Joanna Riding and Andrew Durand by Irina Khodorkovsky

The Kneehigh Theatre production of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Michel Legrand's musical version of Jacques Demy's film of the same name, starring Spring Awakening alum Andrew Durand, begins …

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PHOTO CALL: Sienna Miller, James Purefoy and Sheridan Smith Rehearse Flare Path in London by Irina Khodorkovsky

The cast of Trevor Nunn's production of Terence Rattigan's Flare Path, starring Sienna Miller, James Purefoy and Sheridan Smith, is currently in rehearsals. Performances begin at the Theatre…

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PHOTO CALL: Brent Harris Faces Post-War Life in Ajax at A.R.T. by Irina Khodorkovsky

The American Repertory Theater explores the changed world faced by soldiers returning home from war in Sophocles' Ajax, which began performances Feb. 12 under the direction of Soho Rep artis…

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PHOTO CALL: William Finn and James Lapine's Little Miss Sunshine Premieres at La Jolla by Irina Khodorkovsky

William Finn and James Lapine's new musical comedy Little Miss Sunshine, featuring Broadway's Hunter Foster, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Malcolm Gets and Tony Award winner Dick Latessa, began a…

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PHOTO CALL: Tim Curry, Edie Falco, Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Richard Gere, Jimmy Fallon and More Honor Alec Baldwin by Irina Khodorkovsky

Stage and screen star Alec Baldwin was honored at the Museum of the Moving Image's Annual Salute Feb. 28 at Cipriani's 42nd St. in New York.

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PHOTO CALL: The Merchant of Venice Mini-Tour, Starring F. Murray Abraham and Tom Nelis, Launches in NYC by Irina Khodorkovsky

Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham reprises his performance as the Shakespearean moneylender Shylock in the Theatre for a New Audience production of The Merchant of Venice, which …

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PHOTO CALL: Bebe Neuwirth Honored by Women's Project by Irina Khodorkovsky

Tony Award-winning Addams Family star Bebe Neuwirth was honored at the Women's Project's 2011 Women of Achievement Ceremony March 7 in Manhattan.

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PHOTO CALL: Kate Baldwin's Sheldon Harnick Celebration Opens at Feinstein's by Irina Khodorkovsky

Kate Baldwin, the 2010 Tony Award nominee for Finian's Rainbow, returned to Feinstein's at Loews Regency March 8 for a tribute show called She Loves Him, celebrating the work of lyricist (an…

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PHOTO CALL: Peter and the Starcatcher, With Adam Chanler-Berat and Christian Borle, Opens Off-Broadway by Irina Khodorkovsky

The New York Theatre Workshop production of Peter and the Starcatcher, telling the origin of kid-lit hero Peter Pan in a bare-bones staging that encourages the audience to use its imaginatio…

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PHOTO CALL: Cactus Flower, With Maxwell Caulfield and Lois Robbins, Opens Off-Broadway by Irina Khodorkovsky

The New York revival of Abe Burrows' classic farce Cactus Flower is now in full bloom: The production officially opened March 10 at the Westside Theatre Upstairs following previews that bega…

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PHOTO CALL: Karen Olivo, Lorna Luft, Ashley Brown, Heather Headley and the NY Pops Commemorate Judy Garland's Carnegie Concert by Irina Khodorkovsky

Lorna Luft retraced her mother's footsteps in the New York Pops 50th anniversary celebration of Judy Garland's legendary Carnegie Hall concert March 11 at the famed venue. Tony Award winners…

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PHOTO CALL: Drama League Honors Patti LuPone with Starry Tribute by Matthew Blank and Irina Khodorkovsky

The Drama League presented its 27th annual all-star gala, A Musical Celebration of Broadway, Feb. 7 in the Grand Ballroom at The Pierre New York. The evening honored two-time Tony Award winn…

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PHOTO CALL: Marisa Tomei, Gina Gershon, Liev Schreiber and More Celebrate Naked Angels With One Big Ball Gala by Matthew Blank and Irina Khodorkovsky

Marisa Tomei, Gina Gershon, Liev Schreiber, Edie Falco and Lorraine Bracco were among the stars celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Off-Broadway theatre company Naked Angels on Valentine…

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PHOTO CALL: Adam Rapp's Hallway Trilogy Celebrates Opening Week Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank and Irina Khodorkovsky

Adam Rapp's ambitious trio of related 90-minute plays, The Hallway Trilogy, opened on consecutive nights Feb. 22-24 at the Off-Broadway home of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. The cast cele…

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PHOTO CALL: David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People Opens on Broadway by Matthew Blank and Irina Khodorkovsky

Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire's humor-laced drama about a paycheck-to-paycheck single mom reaching out to an old flame, who is now a success, opened on Broadway March 3. Frances McDorman…

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PHOTO CALL: Brian d�Arcy James, John Slattery, Adrian Grenier, Joan Osborne and More at Atlantic Theater Gala by Matthew Blank and Irina Khodorkovsky

Brian d'Arcy James, John Slattery, Kathryn Erbe, Joan Osborne, Adrian Grenier and "Giraffes" guitarist Damien Paris were among those in attendance at the Atlantic Theater Company's March 7 g…

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

PHOTO RECALL: The Book of Mormon Opens on Broadway; Arrivals, Curtain Call and Party by Matthew Blank and Irina Khodorkovsky

The nine-time Tony Award-winning hit musical The Book of Mormon, which opened to raves on Broadway March 24, 2011, celebrates its 1,000th performance Aug. 17 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatr…

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