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Thursday, September 11, 2014

#ParityPlaysFest, Featuring Works by Women, Along With Kilroys-Recommended Dry Land to Play NYC by Carey Purcell

During its presentation of the play Dry Land, a Kilroys-recommended work by Ruby Rae Spiegel about female friendship and abortion, HERE Arts Center will also feature a festival of readin…

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Watch Broadway’s Next Gigi, Vanessa Hudgens, in Performance (Video) by Carey Purcell

"High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens will star in the title role of the Broadway-bound production of Gigi, it was announced Sept. 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM

Center Theatre Group Announces Complete Cast for The Trip to Bountiful, Featuring Cicely Tyson, Blai by Carey Purcell

Complete casting has been announced for the Center Theatre Group engagement of the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, which will begin previews …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:37PM

Family Secrets Will Be Explored in “The Daughter,” With Geoffrey Rush, Miranda Otto and More by Carey Purcell

"The Daughter," a new film inspired by Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck, will feature Miranda Otto, Anna Torv and Sam Neill along with Geoffrey Rush and Ewen Leslie, according to T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

Watch James Franco Play Napoleon Dynamite in New Comedy Series (Video) by Carey Purcell

James Franco, the ubiquitous actor who was seen on Broadway in Of Mice and Men and who recently directed the Off-Broadway play The Long Shrift, is now starring in an online comedy series…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM

Marsha Norman Presents Janine Nabers with 2014 Yale Drama Series Award Today by Carey Purcell

Janine Nabers, who won the 2014 Yale Drama Series Award for Serial Black Face, a new work inspired by events surrounding the Atlanta Child Murders, receives the honor Sept. 11 at 7 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Gallery Players Will Present NYC Return of Rock Musical Next to Normal; Carman Napier to Star by Carey Purcell

Next to Normal, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical which opened on Broadway in 2009, will return to New York when Gallery Players presents it as the first production of its 2014-15 s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller Frankenstein Gets Re-Broadcast by Carey Purcell

The award-winning National Theatre production of Frankenstein, which featured Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternating the two leading roles, will be presented in an encore …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:48PM

EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Old Hats Star Shaina Taub Sing “Make a Mess” by Carey Purcell

Shaina Taub, last seen in the hit Off-Broadway immersive theatre production Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, brings her vocal talents to the West Coast when American Co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Old Hats Star Shaina Taub Sings “What Otters Do” by Carey Purcell

Shaina Taub, last seen in the hit Off-Broadway immersive theatre production Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, brings her vocal talents to the West Coast when American Co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

EXCLUSIVE: Mark and Juliet Rylance, Allison Janney and Katie Holmes Spend a Weekend in the Country i by Carey Purcell

The star-studded family drama "Days and Nights," directed by Christian Camargo, will open Sept. 26 at the IFC Center in New York.

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Steppenwolf Garage Season Features Political Dramas Including Taylor Mac’s Walk Across America by Carey Purcell

The political dramas Heat Wave, Angry Fags and The Walk Across America for Mother Earth will play Steppenwolf Garage during its 2015 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM

Lois Smith Is Marjorie Prime at Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum Beginning Sept. 10 by Carey Purcell

Marjorie Prime, a new play by Jordan Harrison about a woman whose memory is fading, begins performances at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 10 prior to an …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Montego Glover and John Lavelle Will Star in The Royale at Old Globe by Carey Purcell

Tony nominee Montego Glover and John Lavelle will star in the Old Globe Theatre production of Marco Ramirez's boxing drama The Royale. Performances begin Oct. 4 in San Diego, CA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM

Nora Ephron’s Peggy Lee Project Will Star Reese Witherspoon; Todd Haynes to Direct by Carey Purcell

Reese Witherspoon, who won the Academy Award for her performance as June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line," will play another singer/songwriter onscreen, Peggy Lee, according to the H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:04PM

Mint Theater’s London Wall, Hosted by Sigourney Weaver, Will Launch “Theater Close-Up” TV Series by Carey Purcell

"Theater Close-Up," a collaboration between THIRTEEN and numerous non-profit Off-Broadway theatres, will premiere Oct. 2 at 9 PM ET with the Mint Theatre Company's …

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Seana McKenna Will Star in Controversial Testament, by Colm Tóibín, at ACT by Carey Purcell

Testament, the solo play that played a brief Broadway run under the title The Testament of Mary, will be presented by the American Conservatory Theater.

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A.R. Gurney’s The Wayside Motor Inn, With Marc Kudisch and Lizbeth Mackay, Extends Second Time by Carey Purcell

The Wayside Motor Inn, the drama by prolific playwright A.R. Gurney, has extended its engagement Off-Broadway at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Cent…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:47PM

OSF’s Into The Woods; Satchmo at the Waldorf; Love, Noël and More Will Play Wallis Annenberg Center by Carey Purcell

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's production of Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim's musical exploring the darker side of fairy tales, will be featured in the Wallis Annenberg Center f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49PM

Pearl Theatre Company Presents Uncle Vanya, Beginning Tonight by Carey Purcell

The Pearl Theatre Company opens its 2014-15 season with Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, with performances beginning Sept. 9 prior to an official opening Sept. 21.

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Kathleen Chalfant Takes A Walk in the Woods Beginning Sept. 9 by Carey Purcell

The first major New York revival of Lee Blessing's A Walk in the Woods, featuring a gender reversal in the lead character, begins performances Off-Broadway Sept. 9. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Political Drama To The Bone, Inspired by Real-Life Interviews, Kicks Off Season at Cherry Lane Theat by Carey Purcell

Cherry Lane Theatre kicks off its 90th season Off-Broadway with the world premiere of Lisa Ramirez's politically charged drama To The Bone with performances beginning Sept. 9.&nb…

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BAM’s Next Wave Festival, Featuring Dutch Version of Angels in America and Musical Inspired by WikiL by Carey Purcell

Works by Samuel Beckett, James Joyce and Rufus Wainwright, as well as a new piece of theatre inspired by Chelsea Manning and WikiLeaks, are featured in Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2014 N…

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Monday, September 8, 2014

Kelli O’Hara, Eric Owen, Frank Rich and More Will Remember New York Times Editor Arthur Gelb by Carey Purcell

The life of Arthur Gelb, editor of The New York Times, will be celebrated Sept. 9 in a memorial service.

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The Wild Party, a Murderous Musical of Sex and Scandal, Will Play Bailiwick Chicago by Carey Purcell

Bailiwick Chicago will kick off its 2014-15 season with the musical The Wild Party, with performances beginning Oct. 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PM

Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry Bring Acclaimed Twelfth Night to the Big Screen by Carey Purcell

As part of its "Globe on Screen" season, the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's Tony-nominated all-male production of Twelfth Night, featuring Mark Rylance and Stephen F…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

Janine Nabers Will Receive 2014 Yale Drama Series Award by Carey Purcell

Janine Nabers, who won the 2014 Yale Drama Series Award for Serial Black Face, a new work inspired by events surrounding the Atlanta Child Murders, will receive the honor Sept. 11.&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

Marsha Norman to Present Janine Nabers with 2014 Yale Drama Series Award by Carey Purcell

Janine Nabers, who won the 2014 Yale Drama Series Award for Serial Black Face, a new work inspired by events surrounding the Atlanta Child Murders, will receive the honor Sept. 11.&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:06PM

“Dexter” Star Michael C. Hall Is Broadway’s Next Hedwig by Carey Purcell

Michael C. Hall, the "Dexter" star last seen on Broadway in Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses, will take on the title role in the Tony-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch star…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

“Girls” Star Wins Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival by Carey Purcell

Adam Driver, who stars on the hit HBO TV show "Girls," won Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his performance in the movie "Hungry Hearts," Deadline.com reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM

Will Mary-Louise Parker Return to Showtime in New Series About Mary Karr? by Carey Purcell

Tony winner Mary-Louise Parker, last seen on Broadway in The Snow Geese, may star in a new Showtime series based on the memoirs of poet/essayist Mary Karr, Deadline.com reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05AM

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