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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

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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Monday, August 12, 2013

Jerry Dixon, Jenn Colella, Jason Tam and Tamika Lawrence Join Cast of Broadway-Bound Musical If/Then by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Jerry Dixon, Jenn Colella, Jason Tam and Tamika Lawrence are the latest actors to join the cast of the Broadway-bound musical If/Then by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

The Vaudevillians, Starring "RuPaul's Drag Race" Winner Jinkx Monsoon, Extends for Fourth Time by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The Vaudevillians, a musical comedy co-starring "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner Jinkx Monsoon in her New York theatre debut alongside composer and musician Richard Andriessen, has …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM

Motown's Ariana DeBose Is Different Aug. 12 at Joe's Pub; Jenn Colella, Charl Brown Among Guests by Michael Gioia

…They Say I'm Different, a concert featuring Motown and Bring It On actress Ariana DeBose, is held Aug. 12 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Evita's Melanie Field Says Goodbye For Now at 54 Below Aug. 12; Corey Mach, Annie Funke Among Guests by Michael Gioia

Melanie Field, who was last seen on Broadway in the revival of Evita, offers a solo show entitled Goodbye For Now Aug. 12 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Christopher Innvar, Gretchen Egolf and Mark H. Dold Star in Barrington's Much Ado About Nothing, Opening Aug. 11 by Michael Gioia

Barrington Stage Company presents William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by BSC artistic director Julianne Boyd, which officially opens Aug. 11 following previews that be…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Second Stage's Nobody Loves You, With Rory O'Malley, Leslie Kritzer, Lauren Molina, Bryan Fenkart, Closes Aug. 11 by Michael Gioia

Second Stage Theatre's New York premiere of the new musical comedy Nobody Loves You, about a grad student who is unexpectedly cast on a reality TV dating show, ends its Off-Broadway enga…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tony Winner Stephen Sondheim Receives 54th Edward MacDowell Medal Aug. 11 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim receives the 54th Edward MacDowell Medal Aug. 11 at The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, NH.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Volleygirls and Mamma Mia!'s Allison Strong Celebrates EP Release With Aug. 11 Rockwood Concert by Michael Gioia

Allison Strong, who was last seen on Broadway in Mamma Mia! and recently starred in the NYMF production of Volleygirls, celebrates the release of her debut EP, "Rewind," Aug. 11 wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2013

The Dating Game — Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner and Austin Winsberg Talk About Creating a First Date Onstage by Michael Gioia

Playbill.com sits down with the creators of the new Broadway musical First Date.

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"The X Factor" Finalist and Wonderland Actress Carly Rose Sonenclar Offers NYC Solo Concert Aug. 10 by Michael Gioia

"The X Factor" finalist and young Broadway actress Carly Rose Sonenclar offers a solo concert Aug. 10 at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square as part of The Stand Up for a Cure 201…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Off-Broadway's How to Be a New Yorker, With Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, Will Move to Planet Hollywood by Michael Gioia

How to Be a New Yorker, a new Off-Broadway comedy written and performed by Margaret Copeland and Kevin James Doyle, will move to The Screening Room Theater at Planet Hollywood Times Square b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:41PM

Sheryl Kaller Will Helm World Premiere of Meghan Kennedy's Too Much, Too Much, Too Many for Roundabout Underground by Michael Gioia

The world premiere of Meghan Kennedy's new play Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, helmed by Tony-nominated director Sheryl Kaller (Next Fall), will launch the seventh season of Roundabout Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Casting Director Jay Binder and Hair Choreographer Julie Arenal Will Helm Timmy the Great Musical 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 10:58AM

Peter Schneider, Patrick Pacheco, Michael Reno Will Debut Re-Envisioned Pal Joey, With Interracial and Gay Themes by Michael Gioia

Peter Schneider, a Tony-Award-winning producer of Broadway's The Lion King, will direct a re-conceived version of the Rodgers and Hart 1940 classic Pal Joey. Performances will begin Sept…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM

The Wedding Singer Resurfaces in First Professional NYC Production Since Broadway; Performances Begin Aug. 9 by Michael Gioia

Secret Theatre Musicals presents the first professional New York City production of The Wedding Singer since it closed on Broadway in 2006. Performances begin Aug. 9 in Long Island City.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Mary Dimino Stars in Big Dummy, Me and My Old Man at FringeNYC, Beginning Aug. 9 by Michael Gioia

The Present Company presents Big Dummy, me and my old man, written by and starring MAC Award-winning performer Mary Dimino, beginning Aug. 9 at the Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre as pa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

John Tartaglia Is the Cat in the Hat for Youth Production of Seussical in Newtown, CT, Beginning Aug. 9 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q) and 86 young performers from the Newtown area are part of Seussical, the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical based on the famed childr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Tovah Feldshuh Will Fly in Andrea Martin's Trapeze for 12 Performances in Broadway's Pippin 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, will take flight in the Tony Award-winn…

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World Premiere of Emily Comisar's Track Twelve, About New Yorkers Caught at Penn Station, Will Play FringeNYC by Michael Gioia

The original play Track Twelve, written and presented by Emily Comisar, will be given its world premiere Aug. 10-23, as part of the 17th annual New York International Fringe Festival (Fringe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:11PM

Blake Whyte Will Debut New Material, Featuring Mamma Mia! Cast Members, at Joe's Pub Concert by Michael Gioia

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

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New World Stages Will Offer Exhibit of Work of Illustrator Ken Fallin in September by Michael Gioia

"That Face," a gallery exhibit featuring the work of acclaimed illustrator Ken Fallin — whose drawings can be seen weekly in Playbill.com's Stage Portrait column — …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:29PM

Bill Nolte, Mamie Parris, Ann Arvia, Natalie Hill and More Cast in Goodspeed's The Most Happy Fella by Michael Gioia

Goodspeed Musicals will present Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, as part of the company's 50th anniversary season, beginning Sept. 20, prior to an official opening Oct. 9, at th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PM

Twelve Angry Men Will Replace Postponed Stoneface, Starring French Stewart, at Pasadena Playhouse by Michael Gioia

The Pasadena Playhouse has announced that Reginald Rose's classic drama Twelve Angry Men will be presented as the second production of the company's 2013–14 season beginning No…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM

Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Alexandra Socha Among Cast of Fun Home; Other Public Theater Casting Announced, Too by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris and Tony nominee Judy Kuhn are among the cast of Fun Home, the new musical by Tony nominees Jeanine Tesori (music) and Lisa Kron (book and lyrics) that wil…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:44PM

West End Actress Sally Ann Triplett Will Lead Cast of Singapore Premiere of Next to Normal by Michael Gioia

The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, which features a Tony Award-winning score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and a Tony-nominated book by Yorkey, will be given its Singapore pre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:42PM

Christopher Innvar, Gretchen Egolf and Mark H. Dold Star in Barrington's Much Ado About Nothing, Beginning Aug. 8 by Michael Gioia

Barrington Stage Company presents William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by BSC artistic director Julianne Boyd, beginning Aug. 8, prior to an official opening Aug. 11, a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:23PM

A Moment in the Woods: Stagedoor Manor Immerses Students in Theatre With In the Heights, Bloody Bloody and More by Michael Gioia

Stagedoor Manor, the famed theatre camp that inspired the 2003 comedic drama "Camp" as well as the 2010 novel "Theatre Geek," immerses aspiring performers in a world of t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50AM

Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham's Next Thing You Know, About Confronting Adulthood, Offered Aug. 8-11 in CT by Michael Gioia

Next Thing You Know, the new musical by songwriting duo Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham about confronting adulthood in New York City, is offered Aug. 8-11  at the TriArts Sharon Play…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

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

Nightlife performer Tori Scott will offer 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 misadventu…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Box Office Opens Aug. 8 at the Neil Simon for Broadway's Big Fish, With Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin by Michael Gioia

The box office for the new Broadway musical Big Fish, featuring Norbert Leo Butz and Kate Baldwin, opens Aug. 8. Previews at the Neil Simon Theatre will begin Sept. 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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