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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Which Tony-Winning Actress Has Recorded the Audiobook of the New Tennessee Williams Biography? by Playbill.com

Elizabeth Ashley, currently starring on Broadway in You Can't Take It With You, has recorded the book on tape of "Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh."

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Richard Eyre’s Olivier-Winning Ghosts Will Be Available for Online Viewing by Playbill.com

Digital Theatre has announced that Richard Eyre's Olivier-winning production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts will be available to buy and watch online around the world beginning Sept…

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92Y Will Offer Screening of “My Old Lady” Plus Discussion with Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz by Playbill.com

Reel Pieces, the 92Y film series moderated by Annette Insdorf, will continue Sept. 8 with the Tony and Oscar-winning actor Kevin Kline and writer-director Israel Horovitz.

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Carolee Carmello Will Offer Solo Concert by Playbill.com

The Fudge Theatre Company in association with Matt Phillipps will present Carolee Carmello in Concert Sept. 22 at The Mosesian Theatre at The Arsenal Center For The Arts in Watertown, MA.

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North Shore’s Chicago Casts Its Velma Kelly, Roxie Hart, Billy Flynn, Amos, Mary Sunshine and More by Playbill.com

Casting has been announced for the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of the Tony-winning John Kander-Fred Ebb-Bob Fosse musical Chicago, which will play the …

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Matthew James Thomas Will Step Into Title Role for Launch of Pippin Tour by Playbill.com

Matthew James Thomas, who created the role of Pippin in the current Broadway revival of the Stephen Schwartz musical, will again step into that role when the national tour of the hit musica…

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PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today In Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 2 by Playbill.com

1918 A stage adaptation of Booth Tarkington's popular Penrod stories proves a bust. It opens today and runs just 48 performances.

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Catch Him If You Can: Aaron Tveit on “Graceland,” Coming Back to Broadway and Tveiter Tots by Playbill.com

Playbill.com catches up with Broadway leading man Aaron Tveit. The star of "Graceland," Next to Normal and Catch Me If You Can chats about upcoming concert engagements, returning t…

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National Tour of Tony-Winning Nice Work If You Can Get It Launches in Texas Tonight by Playbill.com

The national tour of the Gershwin musical Nice Work If You Can Get It launches Sept. 2 at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas.

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ABC Special Exploring Making of “Frozen” Airs Tonight; Film’s Future Will Be Announced by Playbill.com

"The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic," an original special in collaboration with Lincoln Square Productions and Walt Disney Animation Studios, airs Sept. 2 from 8…

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Samuel Pergande and Jillian Mueller Are Dirty Dancing On Tour, Opening Tonight by Playbill.com

The North American tour of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, starring Samuel Pergande and Jillian Mueller as Johnny Castle and Frances "Baby" Houseman,…

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Two Stars of HBO’s “The Normal Heart” Reunite for Nothing Normal by Playbill.com

MAC Award winner Adam B. Shapiro, who was seen as the "bearded, leather-loving teddy bear Bella" in HBO’s "The Normal Heart," makes his 54 Below debut Sept.…

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Tony-Winning Pippin Star Returns to the Broadway Trapeze Tonight by Playbill.com

Andrea Martin, who won 2013 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for creating the role of Berthe in the Tony Award-winning revival of Pippin, reprises the role for 24 perform…

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“Joy to the Girls”! Dee Hoty Reprises Role of Violet in 9 to 5, Beginning Tonight by Playbill.com

Walnut Street Theatre launches its season with 9 to 5, featuring Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty reprising her performance as Violet Newstead, a role she played on the musical's national tou…

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Monday, September 1, 2014

“Land of Lola” Goes Nationwide With Kinky Boots Tour Vlog, Part 2 by Playbill.com

Known familiarly as KTP, Kyle Taylor Parker played one of the Angels in the Broadway production of Kinky Boots. For the national touring production, he will star as Lola alongside Steven Boo…

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An Evening with Arnold Schwarzenegger to be Held in London by Playbill.com

An Evening with Arnold Schwarzenegger is to be held at the Lancaster London Hotel Nov. 17, hosted by British TV presenter and film critic Jonathan Ross.

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Wicked’s Kerry Ellis and Rent Star Adam Pascal to Headline Night of Electric Voices by Playbill.com

Kerry Elllis and Adam Pascal are to headline The Night of Electric Voices, a one-night celebration of rock musicals at the London Coliseum March 1 2015.

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FALL LONDON PREVIEW: From Lindsay Lohan to Memphis, Here Lies Love, Urinetown, The Scottsboro Boys, by Playbill.com

Four major musicals first seen in New York in recent years are headed to London, including British premieres for Memphis and Here Lies Love and West End transfers for productions of The Scot…

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“CBS Fall Preview,” Spotlighting Five New Series Featuring Scott Bakula, Katharine McPhee, Laurie Me by Playbill.com

"CBS Fall Preview," which spotlights the network's five new fall series as well as the addition of "Thursday Night Football," airs on CBS Sept. 1 beginning at 8:30 PM…

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PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today in Theatre History: SEPTEMBER 1 by Playbill.com

1898 Birthday of one of Broadway's most endearing leading ladies of the 1920s, Marilyn Miller (1898-1936), whose vehicles will include Sally, Sunny, Rosalie and As Thousands Cheer.

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sMASHed UP! Performers from Pippin, Mormon, Newsies, If/Then Sing Mash-Ups of Pop and Musical Theatr by Playbill.com

sMASHed UP, a late-night concert featuring mash-ups of pop songs, musical theatre tunes and more, is held Sept. 1 at 54 Below.

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Two-for-One Broadway Week Returns; Wicked, If/Then, Gent’s Guide, Kinky Boots and More Take Part by Playbill.com

Broadway Week, offering theatregoers the opportunity to purchase two-for-one tickets to 21 Broadway shows, returns Sept. 1–14.

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

At Home With Hairspray and Kinky Boots’ Jerry Mitchell in His Midtown Penthouse by Playbill.com

Playbill.com's new column offers readers an exclusive inside look at the homes of Broadway's stars and behind-the-scene movers and shakers.

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Angelo Del Rossi, Longtime Public Face of Paper Mill Playhouse, Dies by Playbill.com

Angelo Del Rossi, a figure long associated with the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey for forty years, died Aug. 30 following a lengthy illness. He was 81 years old.

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Broadway Veteran Victoria Mallory, Originator of Sondheim Musicals, Dies at 64 by Playbill.com

Broadway veteran Victoria Mallory died Aug. 30 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 64.

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FALL 2014 OFF-BROADWAY PREVIEW: Into the Woods and Allegro Return Alongside New Works from Neil LaBu by Playbill.com

Playbill.com offers a round-up of some of the new productions, ranging from edgy new works to classic revivals, playing Off-Broadway during the fall season.

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PLAYBILL POLL: After Which Artist Would You Name a New Broadway House? Readers Respond by Playbill.com

It was recently reported that the Shubert Organization plans to build a new state-of-the-art Broadway theatre between West 45th and 46th Streets. With this possibility, Playbill.…

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PLAYBILL VAULT’S Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 31 by Playbill.com

1897 John Drew and Billie Burke (in her Broadway debut) are the stars of the new play, My Wife, opening tonight at the Empire Theatre. There will be 129 performances.

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Wicked’s Nicole Parker Is Part of Free Labor Day Capitol Concert Tonight by Playbill.com

The 2014 Labor Day Capitol Concert is held Aug. 31 at 8 PM on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

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49th Annual Broadcast of Muscular Dystrophy Telethon Airs Tonight by Playbill.com

The "MDA Show of Strength Telethon," benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is broadcast on ABC Aug. 31 beginning at 9 PM ET.

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THE BOOK SHELF: The “Tradition” of Fiddler on the Roof and Works by Tracy Letts, Annie Baker and Mor by Playbill.com

This month's column discusses "Tradition!," a new chronicle of the making of Fiddler on the Roof and a clutch of playscripts from the likes of Annie Baker, Will Eno, Richard N…

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