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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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THE SCREENING ROOM: Daniel Maté's Song Moments Concert, With Bob Stillman, Hannah Elless, Brandon Ellis, George Salazar by Michael Gioia

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) presented staged concerts of Song Moments, featuring the music and lyrics of 2013 Kleban Award-winning writer Daniel Maté, July 15 at The …

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Following Injury of Spider-Man Actor, Musical Brings in Record-Low Gross; Daniel Curry Still in Hospital by Michael Gioia

Following the Aug. 15 performance of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, in which actor Daniel Curry sustained an onstage injury and the Broadway musical was halted, the production grossed a recor…

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Tony Winner Andrea Martin Returns to Broadway's Pippin Aug. 27 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Andrea Martin returns to the Tony Award-winning revival of Pippin — where four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh (Golda's Balcony, Saravà, Yentl, …

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Monday, August 26, 2013

Andrea Martin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, LaChanze and More Will Celebrate Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty at 54 Below Concerts by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Tony Award winners Andrea Martin, Brian Stokes Mitchell and LaChanze are among the performers who will celebrate Tony Award-winning Ragtime creators Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty at Nice …

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Chandra Lee Schwartz, Eric Peterson and More Set for L.A. Standing Room Only Disney-Themed Cabaret by Michael Gioia

Standing Room Only: Variety Hour, the monthly L.A. cabaret created and hosted by Kate Pazakis (South Pacific) and Michael-Leon Wooley (Little Shop of Horrors), will present a special Disney-…

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Peter and the Starcatcher, Harbor, NEWSical and More Will Take Part in Off-Broadway's 20at20 Discount in September by Michael Gioia

The Off-Broadway Alliance has announced that 20at20, the bi-annual discount offer celebrating Off-Broadway, will return Sept. 3-22. Participating shows include Harbor, NEWSical The Musical a…

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Tony Nominee and Grammy Winner Linda Ronstadt Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease and Is Unable to Sing by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt has revealed in an interview with AARP magazine that she is suffering from Parkinson's disease and is no long…

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James Barry, John Countryman, Tyler Hunter and Scott Moreau Will Join Million Dollar Quartet Tour; Dates Announced Through 2014 by Michael Gioia

New casting has been announced for the national tour of Million Dollar Quartet, the musical inspired by the true story of four rock 'n' roll icons, which is entering its third year o…

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Tony Winner Lea Salonga Set for Philippines Benefit Concert for Typhoon Maring by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is among the performers who will take part in Jammin' for HELP, a benefit concert for the Philippine National Red Cross' relief efforts for Typhoon Mari…

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Musicals Tonight! 2013-14 Season Will Feature Marvin Hamlisch's Smile, Cole Porte's Mexican Hayride and More by Michael Gioia

Musicals Tonight!, the Obie-winning company dedicated to the revival of neglected musicals, will kick off its 16th New York season with Cole Porte's Mexican Hayride beginning Oct. 8.

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Drew Gasparini's I Could Use a Drink Concert, With Jason Gotay, Julia Mattison, Alex Brightman and More by Michael Gioia

Jason Gotay, Julia Mattison and Alex Brightman were among the performers who took part in composer Drew Gasparini's I Could Use a Drink concert July 29 at Joe's Pub. Here are hi…

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Music and Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim Are Explored in Multimedia Concert The Bluest Ink Aug. 26 by Michael Gioia

The Bluest Ink, a multimedia revue featuring the music and lyrics of Tony Award-winning songwriter Stephen Sondheim, is presented in a staged concert Aug. 26 at (le) Poisson Rouge.

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Phylicia Rashad, Leslie Uggams, Jesse L. Martin and More Take Part in August Wilson's American Century Cycle, Beginning Aug. 26 by Michael Gioia

The ten-play American Century Cycle by late Tony Award winner August Wilson, which captures 100 years of African American life decade by decade during the 20th century, is presented and reco…

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Second Stage's Murder for Two, With Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback, Ends Off-Broadway Run Aug. 25 by Michael Gioia

The Second Stage Theatre production of the two-person whodunit musical Murder for Two, which stars Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback as suspects and detective, respectively, concludes …

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Saturday, August 24, 2013

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Jennifer Ashley Tepper on 54 Below's Future, "The Untold Stories of Broadway" and More by Michael Gioia

Meet musical theatre historian, writer and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper, who will take over as the new director of programming at the hot Manhattan nightspot and music venue 54 Below this…

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Friday, August 23, 2013

Megan Hilty, Julia Murney, Joe Iconis and More Set for Rob Rokicki and Friends at the Cutting Room by Michael Gioia

"Smash" star Megan Hilty, Julia Murney and Joe Iconis are among the artists who will take part in Rob Rokicki and Friends, featuring the work of songwriter and performer Rob Rokick…

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"Broadway Idiot" Documentary of Billie Joe Armstrong's Road to Broadway Will Hit Theatres in October by Michael Gioia

"Broadway Idiot," a full-length documentary film following Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong as he made the journey to Broadway in the rock musical American Idiot, will open …

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TV Star Jackée Harry Joins Cast of Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical Aug. 23-27 by Michael Gioia

Emmy-winning television star Jackée Harry joins the cast of Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical for a one-week engagement Aug. 23-27.

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Spring Awakening Actress Phoebe Strole Will Join Upcoming Season of "Glee" by Michael Gioia

Phoebe Strole, who originated the role of Anna in the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, will reunite with her Spring co-star Lea Michele on the upcoming season of Fox's "…

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Spider-Man Producers and Hero Ventures Will Launch "The Marvel Experience," a Super Hero Adventure by Michael Gioia

Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, announced Aug. 22 that it is teaming up with Marvel Entertainment and Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark producers Michael Cohl and Jeremi…

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Keep Me Posted, Solo Concert From Chicago's Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Offered Aug. 22 at Joe's Pub by Michael Gioia

Nikka Graff Lanzarone, who has been seen on Broadway in Chicago and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, offers a solo show entitled Keep Me Posted (a live rock documentary) Aug. 22 at…

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Chicago-Area Next to Normal, Starring Susie McMonagle and Rod Thomas, Opens Aug. 22 by Michael Gioia

Drury Lane Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, starring Jeff Award nominee Susie McMonagle as the bipolar matriarch Diana, which officially opens Aug. 22, fol…

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Jenn Colella, Jason Tam, Adam Chanler-Berat, Andrew Kober and More Have a Bromance Aug. 22 at Joe's Pub by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

A concert version of Kyle Ewalt and Michael Ian Walker’s Bromance: The Dude-sical is presented at Joe's Pub Aug. 22 at 7 PM. Jenn Colella and Jason Tam, who have been cas…

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Primary Stages' Free ESPA*Drills Reading Series, With Talaura Harms, Denis Butkus and More, Held Aug. 21-22 by Michael Gioia

The Primary Stages ESPA*Drills Reading Series, an annual new play development program providing professionally staged readings to four ESPA playwrights, is offered Aug. 21-22. The free publi…

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Barrington World Premiere of Mark St. Germain's Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah Opens Aug. 21 by Michael Gioia

Barrington Stage Company presents Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah, a world-premiere play written and directed by BSC associate artist Mark St. Germain (Freud's Last Session) about t…

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Will Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg Bring Revised Martin Guerre Back to the West End? by Michael Gioia

Songwriters Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, whose Tony Award-winning Les Misérables will be revived on Broadway in 2014, are reworking their 1996 West End musical Martin Gu…

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La Toya Jackson Will Join Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

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

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Marriott Theatre's 9 to 5, With Susan Moniz, James Moye, Alexandra Palkovic, Marya Grandy, Opens Aug. 21 by Michael Gioia

Susan Moniz, who was seen in the Broadway revival of Grease, is among the cast of the Marriott Theatre production of 9 to 5, The Musical, which officially opens Aug. 21, following previews t…

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Christopher Sieber Will Play Birdland; Hardbody Cast and More Among Birdland's September Lineup by Michael Gioia

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

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Charlotte Parry Completes Cast of Roundabout Broadway Revival of The Winslow Boy, Starring Roger Rees by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Charlotte Parry, who was last seen on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of The Importance of Being Earnest, completes the cast of Roundabout's upcoming Broadway rev…

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