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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Peter and the Starcatcher, Harbor, NEWSical and More Take Part in Off-Broadway's 20at20 Discount Sept. 3-22 by Michael Gioia

The Off-Broadway Alliance offers 20at20, the bi-annual discount offer celebrating Off-Broadway, Sept. 3-22. Participating shows include Harbor, NEWSical The Musical and Peter and the Starcat…

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PigPen Theatre Co.'s Revised Old Man and The Old Moon Premieres in Chicago Sept. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

A new version of PigPen Theatre Co.'s acclaimed production of The Old Man and The Old Moon, a blend of music and shadow play that was met with critical acclaim Off-Broadway last season, …

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La Toya Jackson Joins Cast of Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical Sept. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Pop singer La Toya Jackson begins a one-week engagement in the Off-Broadway production of NEWSical The Musical Sept. 3 on Theatre Row.

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Monday, September 2, 2013

Christopher Sieber Tells Tales From Back & Center Stage Sept. 2 at Birdland by Michael Gioia

Christopher Sieber, a two-time Tony Award nominee for his performances in Shrek the Musical and Spamalot, makes his Birdland debut Sept. 2 as part of the 2013 Broadway at Birdland concert se…

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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Ends Off-Broadway Run at Kazino Sept. 2 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Dave Malloy's critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ends its run Sept. 2 at its immersive home Kazino, the supper club-style venue built espe…

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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Emma Hunton, Jason Gotay, George Salazar and More Sing Moment by Moment in Alexander Sage Oyen Song Cycle Aug. 31 by Michael Gioia

Composer Alexander Sage Oyen's song cycle Moment by Moment, featuring songs about love, cults and McDonald's, is held Aug. 31 at Manhattan nightspot 54 Below.

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Friday, August 30, 2013

Hugh Jackman Will Receive Donostia Award at 61st San Sebastian Festival in Spain by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman will receive the Donostia Award for lifetime achievement Sept. 27, prior to the special screening of his latest film, "Prisoners," at the 61st editio…

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Two-Disc Cast Album of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Will Be Released in 2013 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the downtown production of Dave Malloy's critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which wi…

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Valerie Harper's Cancer Diagnosis is "Close to a Remission"; Will Actress Dance "With the Stars"? by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper, who was diagnosed earlier this year with terminal brain cancer, is "getting pretty close to a remission," according to the actress' interview…

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Broadway Trivia Night, Hosted by Musical Theatre Historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Will Return to 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Broadway Trivia Night, hosted by musical theatre historian, writer and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper, who created both the If It Only Even Runs a Minute and Once Upon a Time in New York Ci…

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Christopher Sieber Will Step in for Vacationing Tony Nominee Terrence Mann in Broadway's Pippin by Michael Gioia

Two-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber will join the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Pippin for 16 performances while Tony nominee Terrence Mann is on vacation, producers of t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Elizabeth Stanley and Alysha Umphress Perform Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists Aug. 30-31 by Michael Gioia

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab presents the eighth edition of Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don't Know But Should… Aug. 3…

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Adam Chanler-Berat, Kerry Butler and Alexander Gemignani Will Lead NYC Readings of The Dogs of Pripyat Musical by Michael Gioia

Adam Chanler-Berat, Kerry Butler and Alexander Gemignani are among the cast of the industry-only staged readings of The Dogs of Pripyat, which will be offered Sept. 10-11 in Manhattan.

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Carol Halstead, Greg Jackson and More Cast in Barrington's Clybourne Park by Michael Gioia

Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of artistic director Julianne Boyd and managing director Tristan Wilson, will present the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play Clybourne Park b…

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Nikka Graff Lanzarone and Mo Brady Release New "Ensemblist" Podcast Episode, "Double Duty" by Michael Gioia

Mo Brady (The Addams Family, "Smash") and Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Chicago, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) have released the fifth episode of "The Ensemblist" &…

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David Cromer and Bryce Clyde Jenkins Join Denzel Washington for Broadway's A Raisin in the Sun; Tix on Sale in September by Michael Gioia

David Cromer, who directed and starred in the Obie Award-winning production of Our Town and has also directed Off-Broadway's Tribes and the Broadway revival of The House of Blue Lea…

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Nederlander Worldwide Partners With Shaanxi Qinhuang Grand Theatre For Legend of Emperor Qin by Michael Gioia

Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment (NWE) and Shaanxi Qinhuang Grand Theatre Performing Arts Co., Ltd. announced Aug. 28 at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre that a new theatre located in Xi&#…

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Will Tony Nominee Harry Connick, Jr. Join Judges Panel on "American Idol"? by Michael Gioia

Two-time Tony Award nominee Harry Connick, Jr., who was last seen on Broadway in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, is in talks to join the judges panel on the Fox reality competition "…

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Rob Rokicki and Friends, With Megan Hilty, Julia Murney, Joe Iconis and More, Held Aug. 29 at the Cutting Room by Michael Gioia

"Smash" star Megan Hilty, Julia Murney and Joe Iconis are among the artists taking part in Rob Rokicki and Friends, which features the work of songwriter and performer Rob Rokicki,…

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Goodspeed's Snapshots, New Work Gathering Songs by Stephen Schwartz, Will Star Karen Mason and Mark Jacoby by Michael Gioia

Drama Desk Award nominee Karen Mason and Tony Award nominee Mark Jacoby will lead the cast of the Goodspeed Musicals production of Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook, a new work that borrows fro…

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Tony Winner Andrea Martin Will Depart Pippin for Canadian Television Comedy "Working the Engels" by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Andrea Martin, who can currently be seen in Pippin, will depart the Tony-winning revival of that Stephen Schwartz-Roger O. Hirson musical to star in "Working…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Not At This Performance 2 Concert, With Taylor Trensch, Donna Vivino, Robert Hager by Michael Gioia

Taylor Trensch, Donna Vivino and Robert Hager were among the performers who stood in the spotlight at NOT at This Performance 2, which featured Broadway and Off-Broadway understudies who nev…

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Rebecca Naomi Jones, Claybourne Elder and More Set for Jahn Sood and All the Broken Parts by Michael Gioia

Rebecca Naomi Jones, who was recently seen in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Love's Labour's Lost, and Claybourne Elder, recently of the Public's Venice, are among the…

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Hunter Foster Will Direct Will Swenson, Nick Cearley, Lauren Molina, Jennifer Cody in Bucks County's Rocky Horror by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Hunter Foster will direct Tony nominee Will Swenson in the Bucks County Playhouse production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, which will begin performan…

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Cast of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Hits the Recording Studio by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The cast and creative team of Dave Malloy's critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which will end its run Sept. 2 at its immersive home Kazino, were in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM

Pippin Tony Winner Andrea Martin Will Star in Canadian Television Comedy "Working the Engels" by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Andrea Martin, who can currently be seen in the Tony-winning revival of Pippin, will star in "Working the Engels," a Canadian comedy for Global Television, accord…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Lauren Molina and Rory O'Malley Strut Their Stuff in "So You Think You Can Walk" (Video) by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Rory O'Malley and Lauren Molina, who recently co-starred in the Second Stage Theatre production of Nobody Loves You, "walk the walk" in their new YouTube par…

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Audience Members Will Pick Actor Roles Each Night in Reconceived NY Production of Midsummer Night's Dream by Michael Gioia

The Titan Theatre Company will present a new production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, in which audiences members will pick the actors' roles at each perform…

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PLAYBILL PLAYLIST: The Meeting*'s Justin Sayre, Joe Iconis, Jake Boyd and Michael Musto Pick NYC Favorites by Michael Gioia

"Smash" songwriter Joe Iconis, Rock of Ages' Jake Boyd and columnist Michael Musto are among the guests at the Aug. 28 installment of The Meeting*, hosted by Justin Sayre. In c…

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Tony Winner Lea Salonga Takes Part in Aug. 28 Philippines Benefit Concert for Typhoon Maring by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is among the performers taking part in Jammin' for HELP, a benefit concert for the Philippine National Red Cross' relief efforts for Typhoon Maring, Aug…

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

RSO FEST, Featuring Ryan Scott Oliver Musicals 35mm, Darling and Jasper in Deadland, Will Play 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Very Intense Productions and Your Theatrics | Jeremy Youett and Jacob Harvey will present RSO FEST, a series of concerts showcasing three new musicals by award-winning composer-lyricist Ryan…

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