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Monday, May 13, 2013

Tony Winner Martin Short Will Pen Memoir for 2014 Release by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Martin Short will pen a memoir that will be released by Harper, the imprint of publishing company HarperCollins, in fall 2014, according to the New York Times.

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Jason Robert Brown, Santino Fontana, Nick Blaemire and More Set for Return of Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown and 2013 Tony Award nominee Santino Fontana are among the performers set for the 54 Below return of Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band May 24.

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Off-Broadway's FUE Cast Member and Drummer George Salazar Rocks Out With Playbill Video by Michael Gioia

George Salazar, who can currently be seen in the Off-Broadway rock musical F#%king Up Everything, recently sat down with Playbill Video to demonstrate his skills as a performer — behin…

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Tony Nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Add Second Dogfight Reunion Concert at Joe's Pub by Michael Gioia

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, 2013 Tony Award nominees for their original score of A Christmas Story, The Musical, have added a second Dogfight reunion concert on May 15 at 11:30 PM at Jo…

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Digital and Physical Release Dates Set for Broadway Revival Cast Recording of Pippin by Michael Gioia

The Broadway cast recording of the 2013 Tony Award-nominated Best Revival of Pippin, featuring a 700-person fan chorus backing the show's Tony Award-nominated Featured Actress …

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Sam and Alex With a Z!, With Corey Cott, Jason Gotay, George Salazar, Zak Resnick, Claybourne Elder, Held May 13 by Michael Gioia

Sam and Alex With a Z!, a collection of songs from rising musical theatre songwriters Alexander Sage Oyen and Sam Salmond, is offered May 13 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

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Celia Keenan-Bolger, Ari Graynor, Tracee Chimo and More Are Part of Uncommon Women and Others Reading May 13 in NYC by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

The one-night-only reading of Wendy Wasserstein's Uncommon Women and Others is presented May 13 at 8 PM in the Theresa Lang Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College, home of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Jerry Mitchell Honored With Abbott Award May 13; Cast Members from Kinky Boots, Hairspray and More Perform by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Tony-winning director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who was recently nominated for the 2013 Tony Awards for Best Choreography and Best Direction of Kinky Boots, is honored with the 2013 &quo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 12, 2013

Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott, With Jeremy Jordan, Ben Fankhauser, Held May 12 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan and Ben Fankhauser, original cast members of the Disney musical Newsies, are among the performers taking part in Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott Ma…

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Free Performance of Halley Feiffer's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit Offered May 12 by Michael Gioia

Rising Phoenix Repertory continues its Cino Nights Series of new work with Halley Feiffer's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering…

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Robin De Jesus, Jason Gotay, Rebecca Faulkenberry and More Join Songwriter Blake Pfeil for Joe's Pub Concert May 12 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus (In the Heights, La Cage aux Folles) is among the artists joining singer, songwriter and actor Blake Pfeil for Blake Pfeil is in Love with a Girl Named…

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Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott, With Jeremy Jordan, Ben Fankhauser, Ashley Spencer, Held May 12 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan and Ben Fankhauser, original cast members of the Disney musical Newsies, are among the performers taking part in Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott Ma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, May 11, 2013

Give My Regards to Broadway! Benefit, Featuring Porgy and Bess' Phillip Boykin, Offered May 11 by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Phillip Boykin (The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess) is part of Give My Regards to Broadway!, a salute to Broadway showstoppers that benefits the Bickford Theatre Gui…

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Friday, May 10, 2013

NBC Officially Cancels Musical Series "Smash" by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

"Smash," the NBC musical series about the lives of modern-day Broadway babies, will end its run May 26, Deadline.com reports.

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CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of April 29-May 5 by Michael Gioia

Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of April 29-May 5, 2013, as reported by The Broadway League.

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Live in Living Color: Stage and Screen Star Aaron Tveit is "Alive" in NYC Cabaret Debut by Michael Gioia

Stage and screen star Aaron Tveit makes his New York City cabaret debut in a sold-out — and very buzzed-about — engagement at the swank Manhattan nightspot 54 Below. Playbill.com…

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West Coast Production of Parade, Featuring Original Cast Member Rufus Bonds, Jr., Begins May 10 by Michael Gioia

3-D Theatricals presents Jason Robert Brown's award-winning musical Parade, featuring original Broadway cast member Rufus Bonds, Jr., beginning May 10 at the Plummer Auditorium in Califo…

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Rockers Anonymous: 80's-Tastic!, With Jason Gotay, Cortney Wolfson, Matt DeAngelis and More, Held May 10 by Michael Gioia

Rockers Anonymous returns to The Underground Lounge May 10 for its ninth engagement, 80's-Tastic! Jason Gotay, Cortney Wolfson and Matt DeAngelis are among the evening's lineup.

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Ari Graynor Will Join Celia Keenan-Bolger, Cristin Milioti for Benefit Reading of Uncommon Women and Others by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Ari Graynor, last seen on Broadway in The Performers, has joined the cast of the one-night-only reading of Wendy Wasserstein's Uncommon Women and Others, which will be presente…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Jason Gotay, Remy Zaken and More Set for 22@54, Evening of New Work Hosted by Joe Iconis by Michael Gioia

Musical theatre composer Joe Iconis, whose music has been heard on the NBC musical series "Smash," will host 22@54, featuring original songs by emerging writers from NYU's Grad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PM

Harvey Fierstein to Emcee Abbott Award Gala Honoring Jerry Mitchell; Kerry Butler, Matthew Morrison, Marissa Jaret Winokur Will Perform by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Tony-winning director-choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who was recently nominated for the 2013 Tony Awards for Best Choreography and Best Direction of Kinky Boots, will be honored with the 2013…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:56PM

LaChanze, Lisa Brescia, Tituss Burgess Set for NEO 9, Featuring Songs by Georgia Stitt, Kait Kerrigan and More by Michael Gioia

The York Theatre Company will present NEO 9, a benefit concert celebrating rising musical theatre writers, May 20 in New York City. Performers for the evening include Lisa Brescia, Titu…

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Justin Long, Skylar Astin, Tracie Thoms, Melanie Griffith and More Will Take Part in The 24 Hour Plays in L.A. by Michael Gioia

Lizzy Caplan, Brooklyn Decker, Seth Green, Melanie Griffith, Tracie Thoms, Justin Long and Skylar Astin are among the artists who will take part in The 24 Hour Plays in Los Angeles June 22 a…

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Return Engagement of Off-Broadway's Murder Ballad Given Summer Extension Prior to Opening Night by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

The Off-Broadway return of Murder Ballad, the new musical that premiered in an acclaimed, sold-out run at Manhattan Theatre Club's The Studio at Stage II, has extended its engagement at …

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Barbra Streisand's Back to Brooklyn, Marvin Hamlisch Documentary, Hugh Jackman and More Among PBS' Fall Lineup by Michael Gioia

PBS has announced a fall primetime lineup that includes Barbra Streisand's 2012 Back to Brooklyn concert, a documentary on the late award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, and …

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AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Tony Nominee Laura Osnes Sings "My Grandmother's Love Letters" From Upcoming Album by Michael Gioia

Laura Osnes, who was nominated for a 2013 Tony Award for her performance in Broadway's Cinderella, will release her new PS Classics solo album "If I Tell You (Songs of Maury Yeston)…

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Danny Rutigliano, D.C. Anderson, Wally Dunn and Rohan Kymal Are Goodspeed's Fabulous Lipitones, Beginning May 9 by Michael Gioia

Goodspeed Musicals presents The Fabulous Lipitones, a new musical about a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet, beginning May 9 at The Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, CT, Goodspeed…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Second Stage's Spring Gala Will Feature Lindsay Mendez, Stephanie J. Block, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and More by Michael Gioia

Dogfight co-stars Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena and The Last Five Years star Betsy Wolfe are among the performers set for Second Stage Theatre's annual spring gala, which will be h…

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Jane Lynch Will Step Into Broadway's Annie Earlier Than Expected by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch, known for playing a bullying cheer coach on TV's "Glee," will begin performances as orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in Broadway's Anni…

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Bobby Steggert and Manoel Felciano Will Join Tyne Daly for Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons at Bucks County by Michael Gioia

Bucks County Playhouse, under the producing direction of Jed Bernstein, has announced complete casting for the world premiere of Mothers and Sons, a new work by four-time Tony Award-winning …

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Hatched Concerts, Featuring New Work by Pace Freshmen, Held May 8 at 54 Below; Ryan Scott Oliver Directs by Michael Gioia

Hatched: Fresh Work, Freshman, a concert of new work featuring Pace University's musical theatre class of 2016, is offered May 8 at 54 Below.

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