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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Etienne Dupuis And Rodion Pogossov To Sing Marcello And Andrzej Filoczyk To Sing Schaunard In La Boheme by BroadwayWorld

Italian baritone Alessio Arduini and Ukrainian baritone Andrei Bondarenko have both withdrawn from the role of Marcello in The Royal Opera's forthcoming revival of La boheme.

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THE OLD MAN AND THE OLD MOOD?from PigPen Theatre Co. is Now Available for Licensing From Broadway Licensing by BroadwayWorld

Broadway Licensing releases the performance rights to PigPen Theatre Co.'s The Old Man and The Old Moon.

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Breaking: Right This Way! Fathom Events Will Bring BANDSTAND to the Big Screen! by BroadwayWorld

Thoughthey played their final Broadway gig last fall, the Donny Nova Band is getting back together-this time for the big screen. According to Forbes, Bandstand, which won a Tony Award last y…

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Tommy Steele Returns To The London Coliseum 60 Years After His Debut The Glenn Miller Show For Seven Celebratory Weeks by BroadwayWorld

As his legion of fans already know, Tommy Steele - Britain's first Rock and Roll Star - made his legitimate debut in 1958 starring in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, which enjoyed a so…

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Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for GROTTY at The Bunker by BroadwayWorld

Following the success of Brute at Soho Theatre, Damsel Productions teams up again with award-winning writer Izzy Tennyson to present Grotty, a semi-autobiographical piece centred on East Lon…

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Photo Flash: Ferodo Bridges' Unique Immersive Hit Must End Sunday by BroadwayWorld

Ferodo Bridges' unique immersive hit, THE WHITE PLAGUE, which sees audience members sharing the strange state of 'white blindness' experienced by the characters in the story, is set to compl…

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Surgent Theatre Announces Production Of Steven Dietz's LONELY PLANET To Open At Trafalgar Studios by BroadwayWorld

Surgent Theatre today announces their production of Steven Dietz's Lonely Planet to open at Trafalgar Studio 2 in the run up to London's iconic Pride parade. The play originally premiered in…

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National Theatre Live Announces THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III Broadcast by BroadwayWorld

Nottingham Playhouse will partner with National Theatre Live for the first time to broadcast their new production of The Madness of George III.

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Full Cast And NT Live Screening Announced For KING LEAR With Ian McKellen In The Title Role by BroadwayWorld

Further casting is announced for the West End transfer of Chichester Festival Theatre's critically-acclaimed production of Shakespeare's King Lear, directed by Jonathan Munby, which will run…

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Old Red Lion Theatre Appoints Senior Dramaturg by BroadwayWorld

Major London Fringe venue the Old Red Lion has appointed David Loumgair as Senior Dramaturg to lead the theatre's Literary Department. It follows Katy Danbury's recent appointment as Artisti…

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HADESTOWN To Play London's National Theatre Prior To Opening On Broadway In 2019 by BroadwayWorld

Producers Mara Isaacs, Dale Franzen, Hunter Arnold, and Tom Kirdahy announced today that Hadestown, the acclaimed new musical by celebrated singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell, developed with a…

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National Theatre Announces its May-September 2018 Season by BroadwayWorld

The National Theatre has announced its May-September 2018 season.

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Society Of London Theatre, UK Theatre, and Inspiring The Future Announce Ambitious Industry Campaign For Schools by BroadwayWorld

UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre SOLT today unveil full details of a wide-reaching new industry initiative in partnership with Inspiring the Future, part of the charity Education and…

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Photo Flash: Frank Wildhorn & Friends Come to BROADWAY AT BIRDLAND by BroadwayWorld

The Broadway at Birdland concert series was proud to present multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn in another Frank Wildhorn amp Friends on Monday, April 16.

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FUN HOME Comes to Playhouse On The Square by BroadwayWorld

Based on the best-selling graphic novel of the same name,Fun Homeintroduces us to author Alison Bechdel at three different ages, revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family. As w…

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Arts Contribute Over $114 Billion To New York State Economy by BroadwayWorld

New York State's arts and cultural industries generate 114.1 billion to the state economy, employ 462,584, and award 46.7 billion in compensation, according to new data released by the U.S. …

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Photo Flash: Megan Hilty Returns to Cafe Carlyle with a Brand New Act! by BroadwayWorld

Acclaimed singeractressMegan Hiltyreturnedto Cafe Carlyle with an all-new show, this week. This time, she'scelebrating some of her favorite musical theater composers - Sondheim, Schwartz, Sh…

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Photo Flash: First Look at Lucy Thurber's TRANSFERS at MCC by BroadwayWorld

The World Premiere production ofTransfers, written byMCC Theater's Youth Company Playwriting Lab Director and Obie Award winnerLucy Thurber, and directed byJackson Gay, is currently in previ…

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Patti Murin Proves That Even Broadway Stars Sometimes Need a Mental Health Day by BroadwayWorld

Patti Murin, who earned a Drama League nomination earlier today, might be leading one of the most popular shows on Broadway, but even stars need a mental health day occasionally. The Frozen …

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Photo Flash: From Hogwarts to Godric's Hollow - Check Out New Photos of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD by BroadwayWorld

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is casting its spell over Broadway, check out the new photos below Meanwhile, producers announced today that more tickets will be released on Monday, April …

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Jeremy Pope, Chuck Cooper, Austin Pendleton to Lead MTC's CHOIR BOY by BroadwayWorld

Initial casting has just been announced for the Broadway premiere of Choir Boy, by Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney Moonlight, The BrotherSister Plays and directed by Drama Desk Aw…

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Actor's Equity to Rename Gypsy Robe Ceremony by BroadwayWorld

Actors' Equity Association has announced that Equity's National Council has voted to retire the name 'Gypsy Robe' -- the name for the ritual that occurs on the stage of every Broadway musica…

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Drama League Awards Nominees- What It All Means for the 2018 Tony Awards! by BroadwayWorld

What does today's news mean for the rest of awards season Does love from theDrama Leagueusually mean that a Tony nomination will follow

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Lea Michele and SPRING AWAKENING Alums Visit Parkland by BroadwayWorld

Following the tragic events in at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the Broadway community has shown an outpouring of support for the unstoppable students. Broadway a…

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Photo Flash: Ali Stroker in Cleveland Playhouse's THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld has a first look atCleveland Play House'shigh-spirited, interactive musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

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Cast Announced for the Return of D. H. Lawrence's THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW by BroadwayWorld

Final casting is announced for a rare production of D H Lawrence's The Daughter-in-Law, a searing and unforgettable drama about heartache, inequality and the ties that bind, set in the heat …

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Breaking: THE BAND'S VISIT, ANGELS IN AMERICA, MEAN GIRLS, FROZEN, And More Earn Drama League Nominations; See The Full List! by BroadwayWorld

The Drama League Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, Executive Artistic Director today announced the 2018 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play…

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Scaffold Shakespeare Company to Hold WARRING LOVE Workshops by BroadwayWorld

Everyone has some form of relationship with Shakespeare. But those good and bad experiences from school or live performances can become burdens when faced with dense blank verse and light st…

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Screw Productions Presents WET: A New Play by BroadwayWorld

'WET' is the debut play from Screw Productions a London based feminist theatre company making comedic work about women.

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THE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical National Tour Will Launch In Chicago January 2019 by BroadwayWorld

THE LIGHTNING THIEF THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, an 'electrifying' Newsday musical adaption of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan, will launch its national tour in C…

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JUST AN ORDINARY LAWYER Celebrates Britain's First Black Judge by BroadwayWorld

Acclaimed theatre-maker Tayo Aluko will shine a spotlight on the fascinating story of Britain's first black judge in a new play coming to the Belgrade Theatre this spring. Showing in Coventr…

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