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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Bailiwick Theater's "Delightfully Dark" 2014-15 Season Includes The Wild Party and Murder Ballad by Carey Purcell

Bailiwick Chicago Theater, the midwest theatre dedicated to presenting contemporary musicals and plays and reinventing classic works of theatre, has announced the lineup for its 2014-15 seas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

"Late Show" Announcer Alan Kalter Will Move from Late Night to Off-Broadway in Hereafter Musical by Carey Purcell

Hereafter Musical, a new musical by Vinnie Favale and Frankie Keane exploring the afterlife, will play an open-ended run at Off-Broadway's Snapple Theater Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:51AM

"A Helluva Town!" On the Town Plays Chicago's Marriott Theatre Beginning Aug. 13 by Carey Purcell

The first major Chicago production of On the Town, the musical comedy about sailors and romance during wartime, plays the Windy City's Marriott Theatre beginning Aug. 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Watch Some of Robin Williams' Most Memorable Performances (Video) by Carey Purcell

Academy Award-winning actor and celebrated comedian Robin Williams, last seen on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, died Aug. 11 at age 63.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:19PM

Met Opera Extends Deadline Due to Financial Review; Negotiations Will Resume This Week by Carey Purcell

Following a review of the Metropolitan Opera's finances, negotiations between the Met and the chorus and other members of the American Guild of Musical Artists will resume later this wee…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM

Marc Kudisch and Lizbeth Mackay Check Into A.R. Gurney's The Wayside Motor Inn Beginning Aug. 12 by Carey Purcell

The Wayside Motor Inn, the drama by prolific playwright A.R. Gurney, begins performances Off-Broadway at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center Aug.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, August 11, 2014

Broadway's Next Sally Bowles? Watch Emma Stone Sing, Rap and Strip (Video) by Carey Purcell

Emma Stone, known for her film work in "The Help," "Easy A" and "The Amazing Spider-Man," may step into Sally Bowles' fishnets at Studio 54, where the Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

Keen Company to Stage Off-Broadway Revival of Andrew Lippa's John & Jen in 2015 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, and Andrew Lippa's rarely-performed two-person musical John…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM

Emmy Presenters Include Bryan Cranston, Jim Parsons, Amy Poehler, Julia Roberts and More by Carey Purcell

Tony winner Bryan Cranston, Julia Roberts and Julianna Margulies are among the presenters scheduled for the 66th annual Emmy Awards, Deadline.com reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:48PM

Watch Ian McKellen Help a Man Propose to His "Star Trek"-Loving Boyfriend (Video) by Carey Purcell

Sir Ian McKellen, a Tony Award-winning actor who officiated the wedding of his friend and co-star Sir Patrick Stewart, assisted with another marriage recently, Deadline.com reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:23PM

U.K. Anniversary Production of Our Country's Good Will Play Toronto by Carey Purcell

Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good, the true story of British convicts exiled from their homeland, will play Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Over 30,000 People Queue Online For Tix for Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet by Carey Purcell

Tickets to Hamlet, featuring stage and screen star Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role, were released to the general public Aug. 11 with more than 33,000 people waiting in the online…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:10AM
Sunday, August 10, 2014

When We Were Young And Unafraid, Featuring Cherry Jones and Zoe Kazan, Ends Off-Broadway Run Aug. 10 by Carey Purcell

The world premiere of When We Were Young And Unafraid, Sarah Treem's new play about an underground women's shelter in the early 1970s, concludes its Off-Broadway run Aug. 10 at …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Two Gentlemen of Verona, With Adam Kantor and Hubert Point-Du Jour, Begins at Old Globe Aug. 10 by Carey Purcell

The Old Globe Theatre concludes its 2014 summer season with William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, beginning performances Aug. 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Violet Hops Off the Bus: Musical Starring Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry Plays Final Performance Aug. 10 by Carey Purcell

The Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Violet, starring two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, plays its final performance at the American Airlines Theatre Aug. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Vestments of the Gods, Inspired by LGBT Bullying Starring Jennifer Cody, Begins Today by Carey Purcell

Vestments of the Gods, a modern-day take on Sophocles' Antigone written in response to LGBT bullying, begins performances at the New York Fringe Festival Aug 9. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 8, 2014

"Second City" Alum Christina Anthony, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Nick Blaemire Will Be Found Off-Broadway by Carey Purcell

Complete casting has been announced for the world-premiere production of Found, the original musical inspired by found letters and notes that will play the Atlantic Theater Company's Lin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Barrow Street Will Present Swamp Juice, Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes and More This Fall by Carey Purcell

Stand-up comedy, a Yiddish production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot and a true-crime story will be featured in Barrow Street Theatre's upcoming season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

Husband-and-Wife Team Launch CinePlay in Attempt to Bring Live Theatre from Mumbai to Worldwide Audience by Carey Purcell

A sold-out production of a play inspired a new business venture for husband-and-wife team Nandita Das and Subodh Maskara, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Dublin Fringe Hit Waiting for Ikea Is New York Bound; Yiddish Godot Will Return by Carey Purcell

Dylan Coburn Gray's Boys and Girls and a production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in Yiddish will be featured in the seventh annual Origin's 1st Irish Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:00PM

Kate Burton, Jefferson Mays, Hamish Linklater, Mare Winningham to Star in L.A. Theatre Works Season by Carey Purcell

Original Broadway and Off-Broadway casts will be reunited with works from their past in L.A. Theatre Works' 2014-15 season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:38PM

Hedwig Band and Surprise Special Guests Will Play Mercury Lounge in September by Carey Purcell

Tits of Clay, the band that accompanies the stars of Hedwig and the Angry Inch onstage at the Belasco Theatre, will present a special midnight show at the Mercury Lounge Sept. 4.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33PM

"Hey, Old Friend!" Carol Channing and Tommy Tune Reunite Onstage in Provincetown Tonight, More Appearances to Follow by Carey Purcell

Carol Channing and Tommy Tune, who together share 12 Tony Awards and decades of show-business experience, appear at Provincetown's Town Hall Aug. 7 at 8 PM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Cate Blanchett Slips Into Couture and Carnage of Jean Genet's Murderous Maids by Carey Purcell

Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett, starring in Jean Genet's The Maids at City Center, discusses the 1947 plays relevance to a 2014 audience as well collaborating with her husband, And…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

"Hey, Old Friend!" Carol Channing and Tommy Tune Reunite Onstage in Provincetown Tonight, More Appearances to Follow by Carey Purcell

Carol Channing and Tommy Tune, who together share ten Tony Awards and decades of show-business experience, appear at Provincetown's Town Hall Aug. 7 at 8 PM.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

AracaWorks: Chicago, Weekend of World-Premiere Play Readings, Begins Today by Carey Purcell

AracaWorks: Chicago, a weekend of readings of world-premiere American plays presented by the American Theater Company and The Araca Group, begins Aug. 7 in Chicago. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sweeney Todd - Prog Metal Version Serves Up "Worst Pies in London" Beginning Aug. 7 by Carey Purcell

The first rock orchestration of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd can be heard beginning Aug. 7 as part of Landless Theatre Company's "Summer of Rock." 

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Julia Stiles and James Wirt Arrive in Phoenix, Opening Off-Broadway Aug. 7 by Carey Purcell

Phoenix, Scott Organ's dark comedy about a one-night stand that stars Julia Stiles and James Wirt, officially opens Aug. 7 following previews that began July 28 at Off-Broadway…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Playbill Exclusive! See Betty Buckley's Instagram Diary From the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center by Carey Purcell

Tony Award-winning actress Betty Buckley was featured in the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2014 Cabaret and Performance Conference, which began July 23 in Waterford, CT.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Stephen Bogardus, Hannah Elless, Wayne Alan Wilcox Will Star in Old Globe's Bright Star Musical; Complete Cast Announced by Carey Purcell

The complete cast has been announced for the world premiere of Bright Star, the new American musical by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:22PM

Helen Mirren Will Bring Royalty to Broadway in Limited Run of The Audience by Carey Purcell

Continuing her award-winning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, Academy Award winner Helen Mirren will star in a limited engagement of The Audience on Broadway beginning in February 2015 at th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM

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