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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Bryce Pinkham Is “Exhilarated and Terrified” and Moved to Tears to Be Starring in The Heidi Chronicl by Carey Purcell

After two stints bringing murderous men to life on Broadway, Bryce Pinkham lays down the weapons to play Peter Patrone in The Heidi Chronicles alongside Elisabeth Moss and Jason Biggs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Goodman Theatre Announces Complete Casting for 2015-16 Season, Including Vanya and Sonia, Little Fox by Carey Purcell

Final casting has been announced for the Goodman Theatre's 2015-16 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM

Goodman Theatre Announces Complete Casting for 2014-15 Season, Including Vanya and Sonia, Little Fox by Carey Purcell

Final casting has been announced for the Goodman Theatre's 2014-15 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Marcia Milgrom Dodge Will Direct 110 in the Shade for Ford’s Theatre; Season Also Includes Glass Men by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of The Guard, a new comedy-drama featured as part of the 2015 Women’s Voices Theater Festival, will be presented as part of The Ford's Theatre Society…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM

American in Paris Director Christopher Wheeldon Will Create New Nutcracker for Joffrey Ballet by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of a new adaptation of The Nutcracker will be presented at Chicago's Joffrey Ballet.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Beth Henley’s Abundance, Tale of Mail-Order Brides in the Wild West, Begins at TACT Tonight by Carey Purcell

Abundance, Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley's tall tale set in the Great American West, begins performances Feb. 17 Off-Broadway at The Actors Company Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, February 16, 2015

Lesley Gore, Academy Award-Nominated Writer of “Out Here On My Own,” Dies at 68 by Carey Purcell

Lesley Gore, the Academy Award-nominated writer and singer of numerous hit pop songs, died Feb. 16 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Associated Press reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM
Sunday, February 15, 2015

Marie Antoinette, Modern-Day Comedic Take on Tragic Queen of France, Opens at Steppenwolf Tonight by Carey Purcell

Marie Antoinette, David Adjmi's comedic take on the young queen of France, makes its Chicago premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, officially opening Feb. 15 following previews that b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Helen Mirren Holds Court on Broadway in The Audience, Beginning Tonight by Carey Purcell

Peter Morgan's The Audience, which features Oscar winner Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in imagined meetings with each of her Prime Ministers, begins performances on Broadway Feb. 14.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18AM
Friday, February 13, 2015

A Royal Deal! The Audience, With Helen Mirren, Offers $39 Student Rush Tickets by Carey Purcell

Peter Morgan's The Audience, which features Oscar winner Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in imagined meetings with each of her Prime Ministers, will offer $39 student rush tickets beg…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:03PM

Howard Sherman Will Lead New School’s Arts Integrity Initiative to Protect Artists’ Work Against Cen by Carey Purcell

The Arts Integrity Initiative, a new program intended to support and protect artists' work in different productions, has been launched at the New School for Drama.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28AM

“Birdman” Stars Edward Norton and Emma Stone Will Reunite for “Saturday Night Live” 40th Anniversary by Carey Purcell

Academy Award nominees Bradley Cooper, Edward Norton and Emma Stone, who appeared in the acclaimed films "American Sniper" and "Birdman," have been added to the roster of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:49AM

Watch Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson’s Backstage Video About Additional, Low-Priced Constellations by Carey Purcell

Three additional performances have been added to the Broadway run of Constellations, a love story about a beekeeper and a physicist that features Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:28AM
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Tina Fey’s “Taliban Shuffle” Adaptation Will Feature Alfred Molina, Billy Bob Thornton and More by Carey Purcell

Three new cast members have been cast in the Tina Fey-Margot Robbie-Martin Freeman project, Deadline.com reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Watch Elisabeth Moss Talk About Being Coached in Baseball by Jon Hamm and Starstruck by Robert Redfo by Carey Purcell

Elisabeth Moss, who will star in a Broadway revival of The Heidi Chronicles, appeared on "The Late Show With David Letterman" Feb. 11.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04AM

Broadway-Bound Pasek and Paul Musical Dear Evan Hansen to Premiere at Arena Stage by Carey Purcell

Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, as well as two works featured in the Women's Voices Theater Festival, will be a part of Arena Stage's 2015-16 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Arena Stage to Feature New Work By Pasek and Paul, All the Way and Five World Premieres in Upcoming by Carey Purcell

Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, as well as two works featured in the Women's Voices Theater Festival, will be a part of Arena Stage's 2015-16 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Pasek and Paul Musical Dear Evan Hansen, Directed by Michael Greif, to Premiere at Arena Stage by Carey Purcell

Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, as well as two works featured in the Women's Voices Theater Festival, will be a part of Arena Stage's 2015-16 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM

Sutton Foster “Shines a Light on Children’s Mental Health” at Benefit Concert Tonight by Carey Purcell

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster performs in the "Shine a Light on Children's Mental Health" benefit concert at Westport's Country Playhouse in Connecticut Feb. 12.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Events, Play Inspired By Community Violence, Opens at NYTW Tonight by Carey Purcell

The Events, a new play by David Greig that was inspired by community violence, officially opens at the New York Theatre Workshop Feb. 12 following previews that began Feb. 4, featuring cast …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Injured John Cameron Mitchell Will Miss Hedwig; Michael C. Hall Back in the Wig by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia, Carey Purcell

John Cameron Mitchell, the co-creator and original star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, who is reprising his performance in the Broadway production, will take a week-long hiatus from t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:41PM

Actors Fund Will Honor Michael Bloomberg With Medal of Honor by Carey Purcell

Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, entrepreneur and philanthropist who has performed with the Broadway casts of Mamma Mia!, The Phantom of the Opera and Hair in charity shows, will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Conor McPherson’s The Night Alive Opens at the Geffen Today by Carey Purcell

The West Coast premiere of Conor McPherson's The Night Alive, the story of an unexpected connection between two unlikely people, officially opens at the Geffen Playhouse Feb. 11 followin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59PM

Watch Anna Kendrick “Run the World” in New “Pitch Perfect 2” Trailer (Video) by Carey Purcell

A new trailer for "Pitch Perfect 2," the sequel to the hit 2012 musical film about a college a cappella group, has been released featuring the group singing Beyoncé.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PM

Sutton Foster Will “Shine a Light on Children’s Mental Health” at Benefit Concert by Carey Purcell

Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster will perform in the "Shine a Light on Children's Mental Health" benefit concert at Westport's Country Playhouse in Connecticut, the W…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PM

Lear deBessonet, Leigh Silverman and Liesl Tommy Will Helm Free Readings of Kilroys-Recommended Play by Carey Purcell

(3) Plays from The Kilroys' List: A Reading Series, featuring three new plays from The List, a collection of works by female playwrights recommended by the activist group The Kilroys, wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:43PM

Audra McDonald Will Host Newly Expanded Segal Awards at Lincoln Center; Jason Robert Brown Will Pres by Carey Purcell

Award-winning actress and singer Audra McDonald, who recently won her sixth Tony Award for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, will host the Martin E. Segal Awards.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM

Conor Ryan and Kate Baldwin Are John & Jen Off-Broadway, Starting Tonight by Carey Purcell

Tony Award nominee Kate Baldwin and Conor Ryan, who was last seen on Broadway in Cinderella, co-star in the Keen Company's Off-Broadway revival of Andrew Lippa's musical John…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Benjamin Scheuer’s Coming-of-Age Musical The Lion Roars Off-Broadway, Opening Tonight by Carey Purcell

The Lion, Benjamin Scheuer's autobiographical coming-of-age musical that played MTC Stage II at City Center this past summer, officially opens Feb. 8 at 5 PM at the Lynn Redgrav…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, February 7, 2015

World Premiere of The Darrell Hammond Project, One-Man Show About “SNL” Star, Opens at La Jolla Play by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of The Darrell Hammond Project, a one-man show written by "Saturday Night Live" star Darrell Hammond and Elizabeth Stein, officially opens at La Jolla Playho…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59PM
Friday, February 6, 2015

Sondheim on Sondheim Makes Chicago Premiere Tonight by Carey Purcell

Continuing its 20th Anniversary Season of Sondheim, Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim, the musical exploration of the life and work of the award&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14AM

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