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Monday, May 25, 2015

Fans Hope to See Oscar Nominee Colin Firth of The King's Speech Head to Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

The 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony is on its way, so Broadway.com asked which of this year's Oscar nominated leading actors you'd like to see perform on Broadway. Readers have cast thei…

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James Franco Confirms Plans to Co-Star With Nicole Kidman in Broadway Revival of Sweet Bird of Youth by Broadway.com Staff

Hot off scoring a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the emotionally charged rock climbing drama 127 Hours, James Franco confirmed to MTV that he will make his Broadway debut later this year in…

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Comic Thriller The 39 Steps Announces New London Cast by Broadway.com Staff

The London production of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps has announced that a new cast will take the stage beginning January 31. Rufus Wright will assume the role of leading man Richard Hann…

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First Look: Melissa Etheridge Steps Into St. Jimmy's Shoes in American Idiot by Broadway.com Staff

Green Day's rock opera American Idiot will receive a healthy new dose of rock star power when Grammy and Oscar winner Melissa Etheridge takes on the role of St. Jimmy for one week only begin…

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The Addams Family's Jackie Hoffman Will Continue Her 50th Birthday Celebration at Joe's Pub by Broadway.com Staff

The Addams Family star and Broadway.com video blogger Jackie Hoffman's solo show Jackie Five-Oh! has extended yet again at Joe's Pub. Jackie Five-Oh! will now run on select Monday nights thr…

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MTC's The Whipping Man, Starring Andre Braugher, Extends a Second Time Before Opening by Broadway.com Staff

Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of Matthew Lopez's The Whipping Man has extended for a second time prior to its February 1 opening night performance. The off-Broadway production o…

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The Addams Family Home Movies With Jackie Hoffman #25: The Great Coat Hanger Mystery by Broadway.com Staff

She's hit her 25th episode mark, and Jackie Hoffman still cracks us up! In her latest video blog, The Addams Family star takes her camera throughout the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre as she gracious…

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A Grand Opening for Gruesome Playground Injuries, Starring Jennifer Carpenter & Pablo Schreiber by Broadway.com Staff

The subject may be gory, but the mood was grand at the opening night of Gruesome Playground Injuries, which bowed January 31 at off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre. In this darkly funny love…

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Ben Lewis & Anna O'Byrne to Play the Phantom and Christine in Australian Premiere of Love Never Dies by Broadway.com Staff

After an audition process that involved 900 hopefuls, Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne have won the coveted roles of the Phantom and Christine in the Australian premiere of Love Never Dies, Andrew…

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Glee's Darren Criss and Lea Michele Score Prestige and Cosmo Covers by Broadway.com Staff

Glee fans have waited patiently during the show's two-month hiatus and as McKinley High readies for its post-Super Bowl return on February 6, cast members Lea Michele and Darren Criss are ou…

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Standing O? Children's Hour Star Keira Knightley's Stage 'Orgasm' by Broadway.com Staff

Looks like Keira Knightley is getting her jollies in her return to the London stage. The Oscar-nommed actress, who is starring opposite Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss in a revival of The Children'…

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Lea DeLaria & More Join A.R.T.'s Prometheus Bound, Starring Gavin Creel by Broadway.com Staff

Full casting has been revealed for the previously announced new musical, Prometheus Bound, starring Gavin Creel, at Cambridge's American Repertory Theater. Directed by Tony nominee Diane Pau…

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Hallelujah! Tony Winner Victoria Clark and More Join the Cast of Broadway's Sister Act by Broadway.com Staff

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway production of Sister Act. Tony winner Victoria Clark will take on the role of Mother Superior, joining the previously announced …

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All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure on Tap in 2011 for Shakespeare in the Park by Broadway.com Staff

All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure will play in repertory on rotating nights during the Public Theater's 2011 Shakespeare in the Park season at the Delacorte Theatre in Centra…

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Head Inside the Mind of Sue Sylvester! Glee's Jane Lynch to Pen Memoir by Broadway.com Staff

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jane Lynch is at work on a memoir, Happy Accidents, which will be released in September 2011, according to The New York Times. The Glee star's book will recount …

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Dig In! Matthew Morrison and the Cast of Glee Offer Up Their Favorite Super Bowl Recipes by Broadway.com Staff

The big post-Super Bowl episode of Glee is just around the corner, and the McKinley High crew wants viewers to know they understand the importance of the perfect game day party. Show stars M…

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Tear-Jerker Musical Love Story to Shutter in London by Broadway.com Staff

The West End production of Love Story, which has been running at the Duchess Theatre since November 26, 2010, will play its final performance on February 26. The musical began life at the Ch…

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Most Desirable Women of 2011 List Includes Tony Winner Scarlett Johansson and Glee's Lea Michele by Broadway.com Staff

The website AskMen has announced its tenth annual list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women, a poll that drew more than five million votes. Among the stage vets who made the 2011 list are Tony…

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Broadway Vet Christina Applegate Gives Birth to Baby Girl by Broadway.com Staff

Actress Christina Applegate, a Best Actress Tony nominee for playing the title role in the 2005 Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, gave birth to her first child, Sadie Grace LeNoble, on Janu…

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James Earl Jones Charms Driving Miss Daisy Fans Kathie Lee & Hoda by Broadway.com Staff

Think a winter storm could keep Driving Miss Daisy star James Earl Jones away from the Today studio in New York's Rockefeller Center? "I'm from Michigan!" the star reminded co-hosts Kathie L…

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Scribe Glen Berger Thickens the Plot in The Amazing Backstage Adventures of Spider-Man by Broadway.com Staff

In the newest episode of The Amazing Backstage Adventures of Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark, playwright-turned-librettist Glen Berger reveals why he couldn't resist the famous story of an ave…

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Ride Along With Olympia Dukakis & Co. in The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore by Broadway.com Staff

Led by Oscar-winning dynamo Olympia Dukakis in a demanding starring role, Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore tells the story of Flora Goforth, an eccentric recluse …

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Glee's Darren Criss Serenades Ellen With His Own Disney-Themed Song by Broadway.com Staff

After appearing on just about every magazine cover in the country, Glee's rising star Darren Criss continued to charm the world by heading to Ellen DeGeneres' talk show on February 2. Criss,…

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A Divine Nightclub Debut for Broadway Darling Brooke Shields by Broadway.com Staff

February 1 was a thrilling night for Brooke Shields, as the actress made her cabaret debut at Feinstein's at Loews Regency. In her concert, In My Life, Shields shared stories from her early …

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The Actors Fund Cancels Los Angeles Funny Girl Benefit Concert by Broadway.com Staff

The recently announced Los Angeles concert production of Funny Girl has been cancelled due to unspecified "scheduling conflicts." The show had been set to play the Pantages Theatre on March …

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Sanaa Lathan to Play the Title Role in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Broadway.com Staff

Stage and screen star Sanaa Lathan will play the title role in Second Stage Theatre's upcoming off-Broadway production of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark. The play, written by Pulitzer Prize win…

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Long Story Short's Colin Quinn Shares His Silly and Serious Backstage Digs by Broadway.com Staff

He may be splitting sides with his one-man show Long Story Short, but comedian Colin Quinn takes his role as a Broadway performer very seriously. The longtime stand-up and Saturday Night Liv…

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Meet the Stars Who Will Make Cactus Flower Bloom Off-Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

Never mind an approaching ice storm: Broadway.com was happy to hike over to the Westside Theatre on February 1 to meet the cast of the forthcoming off-Broadway revival of Abe Burrows' Cactus…

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Richard Grieve to Join West End Production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Broadway.com Staff

The West End production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert will get a new Tick on March 7, when Richard Grieve joins the hit musical at the Palace Theatre. Grieve is set to join current stars …

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Show People: La Cage Star Harvey Fierstein on His Delicious Drag Past and Present by Broadway.com Staff

Harvey Fierstein is a theater icon who could easily be sitting back counting the royalties from the current hit revival of his musical La Cage aux Folles

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Alexander Gemignani, Nicole Parker & More Join The People in the Picture on Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming Broadway musical The People in the Picture. The show, which features a book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller an…

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