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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Broadway's Assembled Parties to Star Sam Robards, Mark Blum, Judith Light, Jessica Hecht; Cast Complete by Kenneth Jones

Casting is complete for the Broadway world premiere of Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties, the family drama starring the previously reported Judith Light and Jessica Hecht, Manhat…

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The Gift, Starring Kathy Baker, Chris Mulkey, Jaime Ray Newman and James Van Der Beek, Opens in L.A. by Kenneth Jones

James Van Der Beek, best known for his starring roles on TV's "Dawson's Creek" and "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23," stars in the American premiere of Aust…

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Scandalous Troupers Record Broadway Cast Album by Kenneth Jones

The company of the short-lived 2012 Broadway musical Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson reunited to make a joyful — for a cast recording — on Feb. 1.

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Revised Version of Steamy Shakespeare's R&J Gets U.S. Premiere at VA Signature Feb. 5-March 3 by Kenneth Jones

Joe Calarco's popular all-male Shakespeare's R&J, refracting Romeo and Juliet through the story of four boys at a boarding school where the classic is banned, has been revised by…

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David Henry Hwang's The Dance and the Railroad Steams Into NYC Run at Signature Feb. 5 by Kenneth Jones

Ruy Iskander and Yuekun Wu are at the center of David Henry Hwang's The Dance and the Railroad, the play about Chinese workers forging the American Transcontinental Railroad, in a new Of…

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Bill Pullman Joins Broadway's The Other Place Feb. 5 by Kenneth Jones

Bill Pullman of TV's "1600 Penn" and Broadway's The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? and Oleanna, steps into the role of the worried husband, Ian, in the final month of the Broadway…

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The Madrid, Starring Edie Falco, John Ellison Conlee and Phoebe Strole, Premieres Off-Broadway Feb. 5 by Kenneth Jones

The world premiere of Liz Flahive's The Madrid, featuring Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Edie Falco as a teacher and mom, begins Feb. 5 at Manhattan Theatre Club's Off-Broa…

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Goodspeed's Hello, Dolly! Will Be Directed By Daniel Goldstein by Kenneth Jones

Daniel Goldstein, director of the recent Broadway revival of Godspell, will direct the new Goodspeed Musicals production of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's Hello, Dolly!, taking over …

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Broadway's The Heiress Will Recoup Her Investment by Kenneth Jones

The producers of the new Broadway revival of The Heiress said on Feb. 4 that by the time the limited engagement ends on Feb. 9, the production will recoup its $3 million capitalization.

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Guest List of Drama League's Audra McDonald Tribute Includes Tyne Daly, Judith Light, Julie White; Online Auction Is Live by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

The Drama League will honor five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald at its 29th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway, which will be presented Feb. 11 at the Pierre Hotel. Newly announce…

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Musical Chasing Nicolette,With John Bolton, Kate Reinders, Nick Wyman, Gets Free NYC Reading Feb. 4 by Kenneth Jones

The Barrymore Award-winning musical comedy Chasing Nicolette, seen regionally, will get a Manhattan reading at 7 PM Feb. 4, under the direction of Gordon Greenberg. The cast includes John Bo…

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Friday, February 1, 2013

Stagehands Union and Philadelphia Theatre Company Reach Agreement by Kenneth Jones

An agreement has been reached with IATSE Local 8, the union representing the stagehand employees, and the not-for-profit Philadelphia Theatre Company, the troupe announced on Feb. 1.

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"Broadway Idiot," Documentary About American Idiot Musical, Will Debut in March by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

A documentary about American Idiot's road to Broadway, entitled "Broadway Idiot," will debut at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Texas.

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Richard Maltby, Jr. Will Direct World Premiere of A Dangerous Woman for Shakespeare NJ by Kenneth Jones

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's fall world-premiere production of Cathy Tempelsman's A Most Dangerous Woman, about the Victorian-era writer George Eliot, will be directed by …

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Sense & Sensibility Musical to Star Robert Petkoff, Nick Verina, Ed Dixon, Stephanie Rothenberg and More by Kenneth Jones

Nick Verina, Jeremiah James, Ruth Gottschall, Stephanie Rothenberg, Mary Michael Patterson, Robert Petkoff and Ed Dixon are among the players in the Denver world premiere of Sense & Sens…

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Jefferson Mays and Ken Barnett Reunite for Old Globe Leg of Acclaimed Gentleman's Guide Musical by Kenneth Jones

The fall 2012 Hartford Stage company of the new musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will reunite this spring at The Old Globe in San Diego. Tony Award winner Jefferson …

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Sunset Boulevard Opens at Chicago's Drury Lane; Christine Sherrill Is Ready for Her Close Up by Kenneth Jones

Drury Lane Theatre's new Chicago-area production of Sunset Boulevard opens Feb. 1 following previews from Jan. 24. Christine Sherrill is faded silent-film star Norma Desmond and Wil…

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AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Hear "Begin the Beguine" From New "Noël and Cole" CD; Final Track Listing Announced by Kenneth Jones

"Noël and Cole," the new PS Classics studio cast album marrying the wit, sorrow and melody of songwriters Noël Coward and Cole Porter, will feature 22 tracks, including &…

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Breakfast at Tiffany's Finds the Final Jewel in Its Financing Tiara After Investor Drops Out by Kenneth Jones

Holly Golightly's Broadway future is assured. The producers of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's revealed on Jan. 31 that they have successfully secured complete funding for…

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Original Cast of Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews Will Wander to an Off-Broadway Reunion This Fall by Kenneth Jones

Bad Jews, Joshua Harmon's popular comedy that appeared in an extended run in the 62-seat Black Box Theatre in the Roundabout Underground series in fall 2012, will move upstairs this fall…

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Sheldon Harnick's New Musical A Doctor in Spite of Himself Gets Reading With Cady Huffman, Beth Fowler, Jose Llana, Ben Davis by Kenneth Jones

Classic Stage Company will present a private reading of a new musical comedy A Doctor in Spite of Himself, with book, music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Sheldon Harnick, who drew from Mol…

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Water By the Spoonful Will Welcome Chris Henry Coffey in Final Week by Kenneth Jones

Chris Henry Coffey will replace Bill Heck in the final extension week of the Off-Broadway run of 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Water By the Spoonful at Second Stage Theatre.

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Danish Premiere of [title of show] Opens Jan. 31; Victoria Bussert Directs by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway cult-hit musical [title of show] makes its Danish debut Jan. 31 in an American-directed, Danish-language staging opening at the Fredericia Teater in the city of Fredericia, Denm…

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Brigadoon, Revised, Will Materialize at Chicago's Goodman in 2014 by Kenneth Jones

Brigadoon, the musical fantasy of two Americans stumbling onto a Scottish village lost in time, will get a major revival by Goodman Theatre in Chicago in summer 2014. With permission from th…

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Breakfast at Tiffany's Seeks Gold After Investor Drops Out; Holly Golightly Undaunted by Kenneth Jones

An investor has pulled out of the in-rehearsal Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's, but the capitalization shortfall of $1 million is expected to be filled and the show will go…

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Fiorello! Returns to City Center Jan. 30; "New" Song Added by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Fiorello!, the award-winning Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick musical that launched the City Center Encores! series in 1994, returns Jan. 30-Feb. 3 as the opening musical of the Encores! 20th-…

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Rebecca Producers Suing Press Agent for Plucking Wings Off "Angel" Investor by Kenneth Jones

The producers of the scuttled fall 2012 Broadway production of Rebecca have identified the show's press agent, Marc Thibodeau, as the tipster who scared off what they characterize as an …

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DC Helen Hayes Nominees Include Kathleen Turner, Paul Downs Colaizzo, Robert Cuccioli, Christopher Sieber by Kenneth Jones

Nominations for the 29th Helen Hayes Awards, representing excellence in Washington, DC-area professional theatre, were announced Jan. 28. Nationally-known names and respected resident artist…

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Rebecca Luker's New Jerome Kern Album, "I Got Love," in Stores Jan. 29 by Kenneth Jones

PS Classics, the two-time 2012 Grammy Award nominee for its cast albums of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and Follies, releases Rebecca Luker's new album "I Got Love: Songs of Je…

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The Gift, Starring Kathy Baker and James Van Der Beek, Gets U.S. Premiere at Geffen Playhouse Jan. 29 by Kenneth Jones

James Van Der Beek, best known for his starring roles on TV's "Dawson's Creek" and "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23," stars in the American premiere of Aust…

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Manilow On Broadway Resumes Broadway Performances Jan. 29 by Kenneth Jones

After resting from a bout with bronchitis Jan. 22-28, singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is expected to again take the stage of the St. James Theatre Jan. 29, resuming his engagement of Manilow…

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