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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

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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Bobby Cannavale Signs On for Will Gluck's "Annie" Film Remake, Starring Quvenzhane Wallis by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Bobby Cannavale has been cast in the upcoming film remake of the 1982 movie musical "Annie," which will star 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of …

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Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford, Jason Gotay, Matt Doyle and More Set for Will Van Dyke and Friends at 54 Below by Michael Gioia

Kinky Boots Tony Award winner Billy Porter is among the artists who will perform the music of composer Will Van Dyke, who serves as the associate music director of the Tony-winning Kinky Boo…

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Tovah Feldshuh Flies in Andrea Martin's Trapeze in Broadway's Pippin; Second Stint of Performances Begins Aug. 20 by Michael Gioia

Four-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh, known for her Tony-nominated, solo Broadway outings such as Golda's Balcony, Saravà and Yentl, takes flight in the Tony Award-winning …

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Jenni Barber Joins Broadway's Annie Aug. 20 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Jenni Barber, who recently concluded her run in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, takes over the role of Grace Farrell in the Broadway revival of Annie beginning Aug. 20 at the Pala…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, August 19, 2013

Demi Lovato in Talks for Multi-Episode Arc on Upcoming Season of Fox's "Glee" by Michael Gioia

Singer-songwriter Demi Lovato, who appears as a judge on the reality television series "The X Factor," is in talks to join the upcoming fifth season of the Fox hit musical series &…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:08PM

James Beaman, Jeremy Benton, Jennifer Lee Crowl and More Cast in New Adaptation of Bless You All! Musical Revue by Michael Gioia

UnsungMusicalsCo. (UMC) will present a new Off-Broadway production of the 1950 musical revue Bless You All!, featuring sketches by Emmy Award winner Arnold Auerbach ("The Phil Silvers S…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Following Brief Hospitalization, Andrew Lloyd Webber Resumes Work on Stephen Ward Musical by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Andrew Lloyd Webber was hospitalized Aug. 15 in England to undergo a medical procedure on his back, but has returned to work on his forthcoming musical Stephen Ward, accord…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:14PM

Bare's Alice Lee Will Join Emma Hunton, Jason Gotay and More for Alexander Sage Oyen Song Cycle Moment by Moment by Michael Gioia

Alice Lee, who was most recently seen in the Off-Broadway revival of Bare, will join the cast of composer Alexander Sage Oyen's song cycle Moment by Moment Aug. 31 at Manhattan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PM

Jenn Colella and Jason Tam Will Join Adam Chanler-Berat, Andrew Kober and More for Bromance in Concert by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Jenn Colella and Jason Tam, who have been cast in the Broadway-bound musical If/Then, will join the lineup for the concert version of Kyle Ewalt and Michael Ian Walker’s Bromance: The …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons, Starring Tyne Daly, Will Arrive on Broadway in Spring 2014 by Michael Gioia

Producers Tom Kirdahy, Paula Wagner and Debbie Bisno, and Alan and Barbara Marks and Wade Turnbull announced Aug. 19 that Mothers and Sons, the new play by four-time Tony Award-winning playw…

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Husband and Wife Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo Will Lead 2014 Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Michael Gioia

Former "American Idol" contestants and newly married couple Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young will lead the cast of the new touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's J…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

Toronto's New Les Misérables, Starring Ramin Karimloo, Will Begin in September; Complete Casting Announced by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Toronto premiere of the 25th-anniversary edition of Les Misérables, starring Ramin Karimloo (London's The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies) as Jean Valjean, will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: First Trailer for Upcoming "Glee" Season Released (Video) by Michael Gioia

The Fox hit musical series "Glee" has released the first trailer for the series' upcoming fifth season, which will premiere Sept. 26 on Fox.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Blake Whyte Debuts New Material, Featuring Mamma Mia! Cast Members, at Aug. 18 Joe's Pub Concert by Michael Gioia

Blake Whyte, who currently appears on Broadway in Mamma Mia!, offers a solo concert Aug. 18 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Timmy the Great Musical, Helmed by Casting Director Jay Binder and Hair Choreographer Julie Arenal, Opens Aug. 18 by Michael Gioia

Timmy the Great, the new musical based on the children's book "King Timmy the Great" by Sandra Hochman and Tad Danielak — which was inspired by Polish martyr Janusz Korsh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2013

Nightlife Performer Tori Scott Rocks 54 Below Aug. 17 by Michael Gioia

Nightlife performer Tori Scott offers a special late-night concert on Aug. 17 at 54 Below. The performer, who promises an irreverent evening of pop-rock tunes and tales of her misadventures …

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Clueless Concert, Featuring Music of Addison O'Donnell, Held Aug. 17; Nikki Bohne Among Performers by Michael Gioia

Nikki Bohne, who has been seen on Broadway in Bring It On, is among the performers who take part in Clueless, featuring the music of Addison O'Donnell, Aug. 17 at the Laurie Beechma…

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Friday, August 16, 2013

Could Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Play Broadway's St. James Theatre? by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Dave Malloy’s critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which will end its Off-Broadway run Sept. 1 at its immersive home Kazino, may be eyeing a Broadw…

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Timmy the Great Musical, Helmed by Casting Director Jay Binder and Hair Choreographer Julie Arenal, Begins Aug. 15 by Michael Gioia

Timmy the Great, the new musical based on the children's book "King Timmy the Great" by Sandra Hochman and Tad Danielak — which was inspired by Polish martyr Janusz Korsh…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Otis Sallid's Harlem's Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue, With Lillias White, Eugene Fleming, Tamar Davis, Begins Aug. 15 by Michael Gioia

Director-producer-choreographer Otis Sallid, the creator of Broadway's Smokey Joe's Café, helms the new musical Harlem's Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue, which begins pe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Chicago-Area Next to Normal, Starring Susie McMonagle and Rod Thomas, Begins Aug. 15 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, beginning Aug. 15, prior to an offi…

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Alfie Boe Celebrates New "Storyteller" Album With Aug. 15 Joe's Pub Concert by Michael Gioia

Singer-actor Alfie Boe, who won a joint Tony Award for his work in the Broadway revival of La Bohème, celebrates the release of his new album "Storyteller" Aug. 15 at Joe…

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Marilu Henner, Marsha Mason, David Garrison and Lynn Cohen Star in Bucks County's Allergist's Wife, Beginning Aug. 15 by Michael Gioia

Marilu Henner, Marsha Mason, David Garrison and Lynn Cohen star in Charles Busch's The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, the final production of the 2013 Bucks County Playhouse season, b…

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Peter and the Starcatcher National Tour Launches Aug. 15 in Denver by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Peter and the Starcatcher, the imaginative play with music about the origins of Peter Pan that garnered five Tony Awards, spreads its magic on a U.S. national tour, launching Aug. 15 at the …

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

PigPen Theatre Co.'s Revised Old Man and The Old Moon to Premiere in Chicago 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, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM

The Color Purple, Starring Trisha Jeffrey, Begins Aug. 14 at Chicago's Mercury Theatre by Michael Gioia

Trisha Jeffrey, whose Broadway credits include Rent, Little Shop of Horrors and All Shook Up, stars as Celie in The Color Purple, which begins Aug. 14 at the Mercury Theater in Chicago.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Marriott Theatre's 9 to 5, With Susan Moniz, James Moye, Alexandra Palkovic, Marya Grandy, Begins Aug. 14 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 begins Aug. 14, prior to an official opening A…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Surflight's Les Misérables, With Bart Shatto, Todd Alan Johnson, Ali Gleason, Nicholas Cox, Extends Through Aug. 31 by Carey Purcell and Michael Gioia

The Surflight Theatre has extended its production of Les Misérables through Aug. 31. 

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Jenni Barber Will Join Broadway's Annie Aug. 20 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Jenni Barber, who recently concluded her run in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, will take over the role of Grace Farrell in the Broadway revival of Annie beginning Aug. 20 at the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Clifton Oliver, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Stephanie Umoh and More Set for Reimagined Pal Joey by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Clifton Oliver, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Jonas Cohen, Stephanie Umoh and Danielle Erin Rhodes will lead the cast of a reconceived version of the Rodgers and Hart 1940 classic Pal Joey, which wil…

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