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Monday, January 28, 2013

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Will End Broadway Run in March by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Producers of the Broadway revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? have announced that the critically praised production will end its run March 3, three weeks prior …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM
Monday, January 21, 2013

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Wizard of Oz Extends Toronto Engagement by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Toronto engagement of The Wizard of Oz, a new production based on the beloved MGM film with new music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has extended its run to June 2 at the Ed Mirvish Theatre.&nb…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:50PM
Sunday, January 20, 2013

David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Ends Limited Broadway Run Jan. 20 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The new Broadway production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office, plays its final performance at the Gerald Schoenfe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2013

Brad Oscar Will Play Limited Engagement in Broadway's Nice Work If You Can Get It by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar will step into the role of lovable mobster Cookie McGee in the Broadway production of the Tony Award-nominated Gershwin musical Nice Work If You Can Get It,&nbs…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:23PM

Golden Globe Nominee Jessica Chastain Will Not Be Broadway's Heiress for Four Upcoming Performances by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain, who is currently performing the role of Catherine Sloper in the Broadway revival of The Heiress, has been nominated for a Golden Globe, Critic's C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AM
Sunday, January 6, 2013

Musical Diner Delays Broadway Opening Until the Fall by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The new Sheryl Crow-Barry Levinson musical Diner, which is based on the movie of the same name and had been scheduled to open on Broadway April 10, has been delayed until the fall, according…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:22PM
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Golden Globe Nominee Jessica Chastain Will Not Be Broadway's Heiress for Three Performances in January by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain, who is currently performing the role of Catherine Sloper in the Broadway revival of The Heiress, has been nominated for a Golden Globe, Critic's C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:25AM
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Presale for Broadway's Pump Boys and Dinettes, With Bo Bice, Alex Gemignani, Jane Pfitsch, Begins Dec. 26 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tickets for the Broadway revival of Pump Boys and Dinettes go on sale exclusively to MasterCard cardholders beginning Dec. 26 through Jan. 8, 2013. This presale will be followed by a Gilt Ci…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39AM
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Recoups Investment by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office that officially opened Dec. 8 at the Gerald Schoenfeld The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:33AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Cast Recording of Off-Broadway's Now. Here. This., Featuring [title of show] Gang, Arrives Dec. 18 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Ghostlight Records releases the Original Cast Recording of the Vineyard Theatre's production of Now. Here. This. Dec. 18 in both digital and physical CD formats; funding for the CD was r…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, December 14, 2012

Terrence McNally's Golden Age, Starring Lee Pace and Bebe Neuwirth, Extends Off-Broadway Run by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club announced that Terrence McNally's backstage-set operatic play Golden Age, starring Emmy Award nominee Lee Pace as a late-in-life composer Vincenzo Bellini, ha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Cory Michael Smith Will Join Emilia Clarke For Breakfast at Tiffany's at Broadway's Cort Theatre by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Cory Michael Smith, who currently appears in the Playwrights Horizons staging of The Whale Off-Broadway, will co-star with Emilia Clarke in the world-premiere stage production of Truman Capo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40AM
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Cast Recording of Off-Broadway's Now. Here. This. Sets Release Date (Plus Video) by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Ghostlight Records will release the Original Cast Recording of the Vineyard Theatre’s production of Now. Here. This Dec. 18 in both digital and physical CD formats; funding for the CD …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM
Saturday, December 8, 2012

David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Opens on Broadway by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office, officially opens Dec. 8 at 8 PM at the Gerald Schoenfeld …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Leap of Faith Original Broadway Cast Recording Released Digitally Dec. 4 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The cast recording of the short-lived Broadway musical Leap of Faith, which features a score by composer Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, is released digitally Dec. 4 prior to an in-store relea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, November 23, 2012

Assassins Shooting Gallery: Meet the Players and the Plotters by Ernio Hernandez and Kenneth Jones

In anticipation of Roundabout Theatre Company's Dec. 3 Broadway reunion concert of the Tony Award-winning production of Assassins, Playbill revisits our exclusive look at the nine title …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Leap of Faith Original Broadway Cast Recording Due in December; Track List Announced by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The cast recording of the short-lived Broadway musical Leap of Faith, which features a score by composer Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, will be released digitally Dec. 4 and physically Dec. 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:53AM

Track Listing Announced for Now. Here. This. Cast Recording by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The track list has been announced for the original cast recording of the Off-Broadway musical Now. Here. This.; funding for the CD was raised through Kickstarter.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:48AM
Friday, November 16, 2012

Off-Broadway's Murder Ballad, With John Ellison Conlee, Karen Olivo, Will Swenson, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Extends by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash's Murder Ballad, a new rock musical starring John Ellison Conlee, Rebecca Naomi Jones, 
Karen Oli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PM
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Broadway Revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Begins Selling Standing-Room Tickets Nov. 13 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office, begins selling standing-room tickets Nov. 13.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM
Monday, November 5, 2012

Opening of Revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Delayed; Production Extends Run by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office, has delayed its official opening to account for canceled …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:50PM
Saturday, November 3, 2012

My Fair Lady, Starring Manna Nichols, Begins Arena Stage Engagement Nov. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Benedict Campbell and Manna Nichols co-star as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, respectively, in the Arena Stage engagement of Molly Smith's My Fair Lady, which arrives in Washington, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Light the Lights! Most Broadway Shows Resume Performances Oct. 31; Broadway To Be Fully Functioning Nov. 1 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway League announced that most shows regularly scheduled to go on Oct. 31 will offer both matinee and evening performances.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:43PM
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Jon Fosse's Time-Straddling Work A Summer Day, Starring Karen Allen, Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 25 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Two old friends reunite in the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater American premiere of Jon Fosse's A Summer Day, starring stage and film actress Karen Allen, which officially opens Off-Broa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Justin Guarini, Garth Kravits, Lauren Molina, Jill Paice, Kevin Pariseau Cast in Bucks County's It's a Wonderful Life by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Justin Guarini, Garth Kravits, Lauren Molina, Jill Paice and Kevin Pariseau will star in Bucks County Playhouse's It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry, the com…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37PM

Signature's Piano Lesson, With Chuck Cooper, Brandon J. Dirden, Roslyn Ruff, Given Additional Week Off-Broadway by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Director Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Signature Theatre Company staging of the late August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about family, legacy and ghosts, has …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04PM
Friday, October 19, 2012

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…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM

More Protests! Broadway's An Enemy of the People, Starring Boyd Gaines, Extends Run by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of An Enemy of the People, which officially opened Sept. 27 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, has extended its limited engagement by one…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM

The Mystery of Edwin Drood, With Stephanie J. Block, Chita Rivera and Will Chase, Casts Moonfall Over Broadway Oct. 19 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Rupert Holmes' Tony Award-winning musical whodunit The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which allows audiences to determine the ending of Charles Dickens' final, unfinished novel, casts a sha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Begins Previews on Broadway Oct. 19 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office, begins previews Oct. 19 prior to a Nov. 11 opening at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Get More Ice! Acclaimed Broadway Revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Extends by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

George and Martha's marital woes will give an added chill to Broadway this winter. The 50th-anniversary production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which opened…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

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