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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Nov. 17 Performance of Broadway's Seminar Canceled by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Nov. 17 performance of Seminar, Theresa Rebeck's new play about the creative and personal tensions of four young novelists who are taking a private writing class with a potentially d…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PM
Monday, November 14, 2011

Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa Extends at Off-Broadway's Irish Rep by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Irish Repertory Theatre's run of Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning play Dancing at Lughnasa has been extended Off-Broadway, now playing into the new year, through Jan. 15, 2012.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Complete Casting Announced for Jesus Christ Superstar at La Jolla Playhouse; Jeremy Kushnier Is Pilate by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Casting has been confirmed for the La Jolla Playhouse engagement of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's critically acclaimed production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM
Monday, November 7, 2011

Following Injury, Joel Grey Is Back in Broadway's Anything Goes by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Joel Grey returned to the role of Moonface Martin, Public Enemy No. 13, in the Tony Award-winning revival of Anything Goes Nov. 6 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, according to a produc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:09PM
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Complete Track Listing Announced for Two-Disc Follies Revival Recording by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The track listing for the upcoming cast recording of the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies has been announced. The PS Classics recordi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Broadway Musical Thriller Rebecca, Starring Sierra Boggess, Will Play the Broadhurst Theatre by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Rebecca, the musical based on the 1938 Daphne du Maurier literary romantic thriller, will begin Broadway previews March 27, 2012, at the Broadhurst Theatre with Olivier Award nominee Sierra …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:58PM
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Box Office for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Opens Oct. 26 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tickets for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, which begins Nov. 16 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, are available at the theatre's box office at 243 W. 47th Street beginnin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Memorial for Price Berkley Held at Sardi's Oct. 19 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

A memorial for Price Berkley, the founder of Theatrical Index who died Aug. 21 at his home in Manhattan, will be held Oct. 19 at 5:30 PM at Sardi’s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Cast of Death Takes a Holiday Performs at Barnes and Noble Oct. 18 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The cast of Death Takes a Holiday joins Tony Award-winning writers Maury Yeston and Thomas Meehan Oct. 18 to celebrate the release of the PS Classics original cast album of the lushly-scored…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Freud's Last Session Opens Off-Broadway at New World Stages Oct. 16 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The long-running Off-Broadway play Freud's Last Session reopens Oct. 16 at New World Stages, following a run that ended Oct. 2 at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, October 14, 2011

New Musical Hands On A Hardbody Will Roll Into La Jolla Playhouse in 2012 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Hands on a Hardbody, the new musical by Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright, Amanda Green and Phish band member Trey Anastasio, will have its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse beginning…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:55PM

Chicago Follies, With Brent Barrett, Caroline O'Connor, Susan Moniz, Robert Petkoff, Extends Limited Run by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Chicago Shakespeare Theater production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies, which officially opened Oct. 12 following previews from Oct. 4, has extended its limited engag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:03PM

Life Without Makeup, Rita Moreno's Biographical Show, Extends Run at Berkeley Rep by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The California world premiere of Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup, a music-kissed biographical show created specifically for the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner that opened Sept. 7…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01PM
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Steffanie Leigh Is Broadway's New Mary Poppins, Starting Oct. 11 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Broadway gets a new nanny beginning on Oct. 11 when Steffanie Leigh flies into the New Amsterdam Theatre to play Mary Poppins. Coming in from the North American tour, she is making her Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, October 10, 2011

Memorial for Price Berkley Will Be Held at Sardi's by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

A memorial for Price Berkley, the founder of Theatrical Index who died Aug. 21 at his home in Manhattan, will be held Oct. 19 at 5:30 PM at Sardi’s.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:19AM
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Tix for Broadway's Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Go on Sale Oct. 1 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Following an American Express presale, tickets for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin go on sale to the general public Oct. 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Raul Esparza and Sherie Rene Scott Took Part in Reading of Revised Version of Little Miss Sunshine by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

La Jolla Playhouse presented a private reading of William Finn and James Lapine's new musical comedy Little Miss Sunshine earlier this month, according to The New York Times.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AM
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Old Globe's NYC Yank! Workshop to Feature Bobby Steggert, Santino Fontana, Nellie McKay and More by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Old Globe in San Diego is behind a fall workshop of the Broadway-aimed musical Yank!, about gay military personnel during World War II. Director David Cromer and the project's writer…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:12PM

Nicky Silver's Lyons, Led by Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa, Delays Previews One Day by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Nicky Silver's The Lyons, which had been scheduled to begin previews at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre Sept. 21, will now begin performances Sept. 22. Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa s…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM
Thursday, September 15, 2011

Godspell Box Office Opens for Business Sept. 15 With Special Tour by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The box office at Circle in the Square Theatre, home to the upcoming revival of Godspell, opens for business Sept. 15 at 10 AM ET.  

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

AmEx Presale for Broadway's Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Begins Sept. 14 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tickets for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin go on sale exclusively to American Express Cardmembers Sept. 14 at 10 AM ET (through Sept. 30 at 11:59 PM) via Telecharge.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, September 8, 2011

Godspell Box Office Will Open Sept. 15 With Special Tour; Casting Complete by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The box office at Circle in the Square Theatre, home to the upcoming revival of Godspell, will open for business Sept. 15 at 10 AM ET.  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:32PM

Godspell Box Office Will Open Sept. 15 With Special Tour by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The box office at Circle in the Square Theatre, home to the upcoming revival of Godspell, will open for business Sept. 15 at 10 AM ET.  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PM
Friday, September 2, 2011

Following Houston Run, Toxic Avenger May Spread Its Goo On Broadway by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Toxic Avenger, the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway musical about an unlikely superhero in New Jersey that played over 300 performances at Off-Broadway's New World Stages, may be he…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:50AM
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Gary Wilmes to Join Jennifer Lim and Stephen Pucci for Broadway's Chinglish by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Gary Wilmes will step into the role of an Ohio businessman in a foreign land in the Broadway production of Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang's comedy Chinglish, which will begin previe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PM

Following Broadway, An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Will Play Florida, Texas, Missouri and More by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Additional tour dates have been announced for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, the critically acclaimed concert act featuring the two original Evita co-stars that will p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:11AM
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Ticket Information Announced for Broadway's Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tickets for An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin will go on sale exclusively to American Express Cardmembers Sept. 14 at 10 AM ET (through Sept. 30 at 11:59 PM) via Telecharge.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

Will Chase Lands Recurring Role on NBC's "Smash" by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Broadway favorite Will Chase, most recently seen in Billy Elliot The Musical, has joined the cast of the new NBC series "Smash," the scripted drama-with-music series about the maki…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:13AM
Monday, August 29, 2011

"Hannah Montana" Star Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Joins Cast of Broadway's Godspell by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Disney Channel star Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is the latest to join the cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of Godspell.  

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:30PM
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Box Office for Broadway's Mountaintop Now Open by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The box office at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, which will be the home to the upcoming Broadway premiere of the new play The Mountaintop, opened for business Aug. 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

"You're The Top": Anything Goes Cast Album Hits Top of iTunes' Soundtrack Charts by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Ghostlight Records cast album for the acclaimed Tony Award-winning new Broadway production of Cole Porter's Anything Goes hit No. 1 on iTunes' Soundtrack Chart Aug. 23, the same …

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:05PM

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