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Thursday, October 24, 2013

The Snow Geese, Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Victoria Clark & Danny Burstein, Opens on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Sharr White's The Snow Geese, starring Tony winners Mary-Louise Parker and Victoria Clark and four-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein, officially opens on October 24 at Broadway's Samu…

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Audra McDonald on The Sound of Music, What Scares Her and When She Plans on Coming Back to Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald was last seen on Broadway in the 2012 Tony-winning revival of The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, but all of her adoring fans will soon be able to see her…

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Yo, Mookie! Will Oscar Nominee Spike Lee Adapt Do the Right Thing Into a Broadway Musical? by Ryan Gilbert

If you ask us, it seems like Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee is always doing the right thing! Lee and the cast of his 1989 film Do the Right Thing recently came together for Entertainmen…

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Tony Winner Nina Arianda to Headline David Grimm's Tales From Red Vienna at Manhattan Theatre Club by Ryan Gilbert

Tony winner Nina Arianda is set to return to Manhattan Theatre Club in the world premiere of David Grimm's previously announced political drama Tales From Red Vienna. Directed by Kate Wh…

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Carrie Underwood on the 'Challenge' of Starring as Maria Von Trapp in NBC's Live Telecast of The Sound of Music by Ryan Gilbert

Carrie Underwood has a long history of melding music with her strong television presence. She has racked up six Grammys, five Country Music Association Awards and hosted the CMAs five times&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:57PM

Carrie Underwood on Getting Ready to Go Live for The Sound of Music and Her 'Incredible' Broadway Co-Stars by Ryan Gilbert

Carrie Underwood has a long history of melding music with her strong television presence. She has racked up six Grammys, five Country Music Association Awards and hosted the CMAs five times&…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:57PM

The View's Sherri Shepherd & The Chew's Carla Hall Boogie On Down to Motown The Musical by Ryan Gilbert

Three of daytime television's most hip hosts headed to Broadway's Lunt Fontanne Theatre on October 22 to catch Berry Gordy, Jr.'s unstoppable Motown The Musical. The View's S…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:19PM

Kristin Chenoweth Dishes About Wicked, Boyfriends & Why She Got Lots of Prison Mail on The Tonight Show by Ryan Gilbert

Any time Kristin Chenoweth stops by a late night talk show, you know you're in for a kooky good time! On October 22, the Tony and Emmy winner visited The Tonight Show with Jay Leno …

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Susan Blackwell & the [title of show] Crew Fall Prey to Off-Broadway Musical Disaster! by Ryan Gilbert

What could be better than a campy musical based on all of the awesomely cheesy disaster movies of the 1970s, set to disco hits brought to life by some of our favorite stage stars? Nothing! N…

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Tony Nominee Justin Vivian Bond Set to Star in Bertolt Brecht's A Man's A Man at Classic Stage Company by Ryan Gilbert

Celebrated avant-garde performer Justin Vivian Bond will star as canteen proprietress Leokadia Begbick in Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's A Man's …

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Get an Alarming First Look at Off-Broadway's Disaster!, Starring Mary Testa by Ryan Gilbert

Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick's surprising and wacky new musical Disaster! is ready to knock theatergoers' socks off when it opens off-Broadway on November 4. Set on a summer night…

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John Kander & Greg Pierce's The Landing, Starring David Hyde Pierce & Julia Murney, Opens at Vineyard Theatre by Ryan Gilbert

John Kander and Greg Pierce's new musical The Landing, starring Tony winner David Hyde Pierce and Julia Murney, officially opens October 23 at the Vineyard Theatre. Directed by Walter Bo…

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Matilda's Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Sophia Gennusa & Milly Shapiro Land a Naughty Portrait at Sardi's by Ryan Gilbert

First an honorary Tony Award, now a Sardi’s portrait! The four pint-sized and precocious Matilda Wormwoods—who received Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre this past spring…

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Bernadette Peters, Jeremy Jordan & More Honor Legendary Writers & Composers at Dramatists Guild Fund's Gala by Ryan Gilbert

A bevy of Broadway's legendary playwrights, composers and lyricists were honored on October 21 at the Dramatists Guild Fund annual gala. Directed by Noah Himmelstein, The Great Writers T…

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Bernadette Peters, Jeremy Jordan & More Honor Legendary Writers & Composers at Dramatists Guild Fund Gala by Ryan Gilbert

A bevy of Broadway's legendary playwrights, composers and lyricists were honored on October 21 at the Dramatists Guild Fund annual gala. Directed by Noah Himmelstein, The Great Writers T…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:30PM

Complete Cast Announced for Roundabout Theatre Company's Machinal, Starring Rebecca Hall by Ryan Gilbert

Tony nominees Suzanne Bertish (The Moliére Comedies) and Michael Cumpsty (End of the Rainbow), Morgan Spector (Harvey) and more will round out the complete cast of Roundabout's re…

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James Franco Confirms His Broadway Debut in Revival of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men with Chris O'Dowd by Ryan Gilbert

It's official! James Franco (a.k.a. the real-life version of The Energizer Bunny), along with Bridesmaids' Chris O'Dowd are officially going to make their Broadway debuts. Accord…

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Amanda Peet's The Commons of Pensacola, Starring Sarah Jessica Parker & Blythe Danner, Begins Performances by Ryan Gilbert

It's time to take that trip down to Florida! Not literally. Manhattan Theatre Club's The Commons of Pensacola begins performances October 22 at New York City Center — Stage I. …

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Take a Lively First Look at Greg Pierce & John Kander's The Landing, Starring David Hyde Pierce & Julia Murney by Ryan Gilbert

Vineyard Theatre is kicking off its 2013-14 season by presenting the first musical collaboration between Tony-winning composer John Kander and librettist Greg Pierce: In the contemporary cha…

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The Book of Mormon Tour Stars Nic Rouleau & Ben Platt to Play Elders Price & Cunningham on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway alum Nic Rouleau and Pitch Perfect star Ben Platt, who have been playing Elders Price and Cunningham, respectively, in the second national tour of The Book of Mormon since Dece…

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Married Music Duo John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey to Return to Cafe Carlyle with New Show Children and Art by Ryan Gilbert

As the old saying goes: couples that play together stay together! Husband-and-wife singing duo John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey are set for a month-long engagement at New York’s Ca…

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Get an Exquisite First Look at Mary-Louise Parker, Danny Burstein & Victoria Clark in The Snow Geese by Ryan Gilbert

Broadway is buzzing about Sharr White's new play The Snow Geese, starring Tony winners Mary-Louise Parker and Victoria Clark and Tony nominee Danny Burstein. The show is set to open on O…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:50PM

The Snow Geese's Danny Burstein on Mary-Louise Parker's Brilliance & Hanging Out With John Kander by Ryan Gilbert

Four-time Tony nominee Danny Burstein has been recognized for his work in musicals like Company, The Drowsy Chaperone, South Pacific and Follies. But in the past year alone, the Broadway fav…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:46PM

Neil Patrick Harris, Derek DelGaudio & Helder Guimaraes Preview Their Magical Magic Show Nothing to Hide by Ryan Gilbert

Abracadabra! Alakazam! Presto! If the countdown to Halloween has put you in the mood for a magical extravaganza unlike anything you've seen before then you'll want to head to the Per…

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LCT3's World Premiere Play Luce, Starring Marin Hinkle & Neal Huff, Officially Opens Off-Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

Neal Huff, Marin Hinkle and Okieriete Onaodowan star in the LCT3 world premiere of JC Lee's Luce, which officially opens October 21 at the Claire Tow Theater. Directed by May Adrales, Lu…

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Friday, October 18, 2013

Andrew Rannells Promises Elijah is 'Still an Ass Making Trouble' on the Next Season of HBO's Girls by Ryan Gilbert

Andrew Rannells' character Elijah Krantz on the hit HBO series Girls was the definition of a hot mess last season. Let's recap: He sorta-kinda slept with Hannah's (Lena Dunham) b…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:12PM

Caissie Levy & Rebecca Naomi Jones Will Commit Murder Ballad at Times Square Hotspot 54 Below by Ryan Gilbert

We already know they're going to absolutely kill it! Audiences members are going to slayed by their vocals! You'd have to be buried six feet under to miss this! OK, I'll stop. He…

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Roger Rees, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio & the Cast of The Winslow Boy Ring In a Resplendent Opening Night by Ryan Gilbert

Edwardian-era England turns up on a Broadway stage in Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of The Winslow Boy, the Terrence Rattigan drama about a father's fight to clear his son&#…

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Weekend Poll: What's the Most Smashing & Sensational Broadway-Themed Halloween Costume for 2013? by Ryan Gilbert

Having trouble assembling the perfect Halloween costume? Broadway's got you covered! After all, every day is Halloween for the majority of Broadway actors as they hop into their characte…

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Let the Band Play! After Midnight, Starring Fantasia, Dule Hill & Adriane Lenox, Begins Broadway Previews by Ryan Gilbert

Come one, come all! It's time to step inside New York City's favorite speakeasy! Broadway's After Midnight, starring Grammy winner Fantasia Barrino, Emmy nominee Dulé…

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Bridesmaids' Chris O'Dowd 'Likely' to Star Opposite James Franco in Of Mice and Men on Broadway by Ryan Gilbert

After appearing as the affable Rhodes in the 2011 hit film Bridesmaids, actor Chris O'Dowd's star has been on the rise, and now it looks like the actor will make his Broadway debut o…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:27PM

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