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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tony Winner Michael Cerveris Donned a "Wig in a Box" for Special NYC Appearance as Hedwig by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris, who appeared in the title role in the 1998 Off-Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, revisited the Hedwig garb Oct. 18 for a special performan…

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Monday, October 22, 2012

TKTS Booth in Times Square Will Now Sell Matinee and Evening Tix Simultaneously; Full-Price Tix Also Available by Michael Gioia

Theatre Development Fund's main TKTS discount booth in Times Square begins testing two new services Oct. 22. Matinee and evening tickets will now be sold simultaneously, and theatregoers…

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Anna Kendrick Attached to Star in The Last Five Years Film, Adapted and Directed by Richard LaGravenese by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Anna Kendrick, who was recently seen singing on screen in the feature film "Pitch Perfect," is attached to star in a film adaptation of the Jason Robert Brown mu…

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Tony Winner Jane Krakowski Will Headline Landmark on Main Street's 2012 Spotlight Gala by Michael Gioia

Tony Award winner and three-time Emmy nominee Jane Krakowski will headline Landmark on Main Street's annual Spotlight Gala, which will be held Nov. 3 in Port Washington, NY.

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Linda Eder and Ryan Silverman Among Performers Set for The Voices United Choral Festival at the Beacon by Michael Gioia

St. Malachy's – The Actors' Chapel will present The Voices United Choral Festival, a "musical extravaganza" benefit, Nov. 12 at New York City's Beacon Theatre. Li…

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"Smash" Star Megan Hilty Will Join Mannheim Steamroller for NBC's "Holiday Moments on Ice" TV Special by Michael Gioia

Stage and screen actress Megan Hilty, best known for her work on the NBC musical drama "Smash," will join Christmas music group Mannheim Steamroller for the NBC special "Pando…

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Playwrights' 2012 Stories on 5 Stories Benefit, With Works by Jon Robin Baitz, Bruce Norris and More, Held Oct. 22 by Michael Gioia

Playwrights Horizons' annual one-night-only Stories on 5 Stories benefit, featuring new works by eight artists, including seven of the theatre's alumni writers, is offered …

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Karaoke Classic, With Celia Keenan-Bolger, Greg Hildreth, Alysha Umphress, Zak Resnick, Held Oct. 22 in Brooklyn by Michael Gioia

Celia Keenan-Bolger, a 2012 Tony Award nominee for her performance in Peter and the Starcatcher, is among the artists performing at Colt Coeur's third annual Karaoke Classic Benefit Oct.…

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MTC Artistic Director Lynne Meadow Receives 2012 Louis Auchincloss Prize Oct. 22; Bebe Neuwirth Performs by Michael Gioia

Lynne Meadow, artistic director of the Manhattan Theatre Club, receives the 2012 Museum of the City of New York's Louis Auchincloss Prize Oct. 22 in New York.

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Mary Testa, Betsy Wolfe, Curt Hansen, Lilli Cooper and More Sing Music of Henry Krieger at Merkin Concert Hall Oct. 22 by Michael Gioia

The music of Henry Krieger, the two-time Tony-nominated composer of Dreamgirls and Side Show, is featured in the Kaufman Center's Broadway Close Up series Oct. 22 at Merkin Concert Hall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Audra McDonald Honored With a Pipe Night at The Players Oct. 21; Angela Lansbury, Zoe Caldwell Among Guests by Michael Gioia

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald is honored with a Pipe Night at The Players landmark Booth mansion Oct. 21 in New York. Angela Lansbury, also a five-time Tony recipient, …

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Saturday, October 20, 2012

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With David West Read, Playwright of Broadway's The Performers by Michael Gioia

New York-based playwright and screenwriter David West Read makes his Broadway debut with The Performers, a new romantic comedy that sets lovers and friends in the world of the adult entertai…

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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Offers Tenth Annual Anything Goes Costume Gala Oct. 20 by Michael Gioia

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents its tenth annual Anything Goes costume gala Oct. 20 at the TheatreWorks Scene Shop in Menlo Park.

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Shakespeare Theatre of NJ's Man of La Mancha, With William Michals and Jane Pfitsch, Opens Oct. 20 by Michael Gioia

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey presents the Tony Award-winning musical Man of La Mancha, which officially opens Oct. 20 following previews that began Oct. 17 at the company's…

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Knock Me a Kiss, With André De Shields and Original Off-Broadway Cast, Among Crossroads' 2012-13 Lineup by Michael Gioia

Knock Me a Kiss, with the original 2010 Off-Broadway cast, and the world premiere of Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan's Kansas City Swing are among the works in Crossroads Theatre Company'…

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Tony Winner Tommy Tune Will Offer Taps, Tunes, and Tall Tales at Feinstein's by Michael Gioia

Feinstein's at Loews Regency will continue its 2012 fall season with the New York solo debut of nine-time Tony Award winner Tommy Tune in Taps, Tunes, and Tall Tales, which wil…

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Broadway Producers of Rebecca Will File $100 Million Lawsuit Against Mark Hotton by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Producers of the Broadway-aimed musical Rebecca are planning to file a $100 million lawsuit Oct. 19 in Manhattan Supreme Court against Long Island businessman Mark Hotton for taking thousand…

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San Diego Premiere of Double Indemnity Plus Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and More Set for Globe's Summer Season by Michael Gioia

Broadway director Adrian Noble (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) will return for his fourth season as the artistic director of The Old Globe's Shakespeare Festival and direct The Merchant of Ven…

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It Gets Better Musical Theatre Project, Featuring Members of the Gay Men's Chorus of L.A., Premieres Oct. 19 by Michael Gioia

The It Gets Better musical theatre project, a co-production of Speak Theater Arts, the It Gets Better Project and the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, premieres Oct. 19 at the University…

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Jason Gotay, Ashley Kate Adams, Anthony Lee Medina, Brian Charles Rooney and More Set for Broadway Can! Benefit by Michael Gioia

The fourth annual Broadway Can!, a concert for the Citymeals-on-Wheels and City Harvest, will be offered Nov. 11 at Don't Tell Mama in NYC.

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Cady Huffman, Beth Fowler, Jenn Gambatese, Chris Hoch, Rachel de Benedet Cast in Prospect's Death By Design Reading by Michael Gioia

Prospect Theater Company will present a one-night-only staged reading of Rob Urbinati's original play Death By Design, a mysterious whodunit inspired by Noel Coward and Agatha Christie, …

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Audra McDonald Will Be Honored With a Pipe Night at The Players; Angela Lansbury, Zoe Caldwell Among Guests by Michael Gioia

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald will be honored with a Pipe Night at The Players landmark Booth mansion Oct. 21 in New York. Angela Lansbury, also a five-time Tony recipi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:14PM

Broadway's Chaplin Will Strut Into the New Year; Tickets On Sale Through June 2013 by Michael Gioia

The new musical Chaplin, depicting the life of screen legend Charlie Chaplin and chronicling the rise and fall of the infamous Little Tramp, has released a new block of tickets through June …

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Mary Testa, Betsy Wolfe, Curt Hansen, Lilli Cooper and More Will Sing Music of Henry Krieger at Merkin Concert Hall by Michael Gioia

The music of Henry Krieger, the two-time Tony-nominated composer of Dreamgirls and Side Show, will be featured in the Kaufman Center's Broadway Close Up series Oct. 22 at Merkin Concert …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM

Jeremy Shamos, Laila Robins, Sam Gold, Richard Foreman, Belasco Theatre Named "Best of New York" by The Village Voice by Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Shamos and Outer Critics Circle nominee Laila Robins have been named Best Theatre Actor and Best Theatre Actress, respectively, in The Village Voice's rece…

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Woody Harrelson, Martin Sheen, Daniel Sunjata, Ed Asner, Valerie Harper Among Cast of "September Morn" Film by Michael Gioia

Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson and Tony nominee Martin Sheen will star in "September Morn," an upcoming feature film by Howard Cohen that is based on the events of 9/11.

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Abingdon's 20th Anniversary Gala Adds Sharon Gless, David Hyde Pierce and Martin Charnin to Lineup by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Sharon Gless, Marilyn Horne, Liz Smith, David Hyde Pierce and Martin Charnin have joined the line-up for the Abingdon Theatre Company's 20th anniversary gala, honoring Tyne Daly, Sam D. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39AM

Off-Broadway's Dispatches From (A)mended America, With Brandt Adams and Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Opens Oct. 18 by Michael Gioia

The Epic Theatre Ensemble production of Dispatches From (A)mended America officially opens Oct. 18, following previews that began Oct. 10, at the Theater at the 14th Street Y.…

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Room at the End of the Hall, About Estranged Twins Facing Their Past, Will Premiere Off-Broadway in 2013 by Michael Gioia

Producer Sean Hudock announced that Room at the End of the Hall, a new work from playwright Rocco Natale, will receive its world premiere in 2013 at an Off-Broadway venue to be announced.

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MTC Artistic Director Lynne Meadow Will Be Honored With Louis Auchincloss Prize; Bebe Neuwirth to Perform by Michael Gioia

Lynne Meadow, artistic director of the Manhattan Theater Club, will receive the 2012 Museum of the City of New York's Louis Auchincloss Prize Oct. 22 in New York.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:15PM

Marsha Mason, Matthew Lillard, Jane Kaczmarek Plus New Lee Blessing Play Set for Pasadena Playhouse's "Hothouse" Series by Michael Gioia

The world-premiere reading of A View of the Mountains, a new work by A Walk in the Woods author Lee Blessing, is among the projects featured in the Pasadena Playhouse's 2012-13 season of…

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