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Monday, January 13, 2014

Tony Winner Larry Kramer Commissioned to Pen Normal Heart Sequel for HBO by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

HBO has commissioned Larry Kramer — whose Tony Award-winning play The Normal Heart will premiere on HBO in May — to pen a potential sequel to the film adaptation, according to De…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:07PM

Disney Developing Animated Musical "Frozen" for the Stage by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Disney is in the early stages of developing its hit, Golden Globe Award-winning animated musical "Frozen" for the stage, according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PM
Sunday, January 12, 2014

"Frozen," Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston, Elisabeth Moss, "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" Are Golden Globe Winners by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The Disney animated film "Frozen," actors Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston, Amy Adams and Jennifer Garner are among the winners of the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, which presented by The H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04PM
Friday, January 10, 2014

Jennifer Holliday Will Offer Performance and CD Signing at Barnes & Noble by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday, recently seen in a five-concert engagement at 54 Below, will appear at Barnes & Noble on the Upper East Side Jan. 24. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Casting Complete for Countess of Storyville Workshop With Vivian Reed and Deborah Cox by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming workshop of  the New Orleans-set musical The Countess of Storyville, featuring Vivian Reed and Deborah Cox, which will take place in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM

Broadway's No Man's Land and Waiting for Godot, Starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, Extend Again by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The repertory productions of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, which star Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, have extended their Broadway …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

Jackie Hoffman's Heeb for the Holidays Will Play Joe's Pub Encore by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Comedic actress Jackie Hoffman's latest act, Heeb for the Holidays, will play a Jan. 15 encore performance at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Midwest Weather Snarls First Performance of Ghost The Musical in Chicago by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The first Chicago performance of the national tour of Ghost the Musical has been postponed after severe weather conditions in the midwest delayed the arrival of stage equipment for the techn…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:22PM

Broadway Revival of The Glass Menagerie, With Cherry Jones, Zachary Quinto and Celia Keenan-Bolger, Recoups by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, which opened Sept. 26, 2013, starring Tony Award winner Cherry Jones, Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolg…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:05PM
Monday, January 6, 2014

Lifetime's "The Trip to Bountiful," With Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood, Sets February Premiere by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The TV film version of the Tony Award-nominated Broadway revival of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, starring Tony and Emmy winner Cicely Tyson, will air on Lifetime Feb. 22 at…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:24PM
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale and Creative Team of The Bridges of Madison County Appear at 92Y Jan. 5 by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Stars Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale and director Bartlett Sher discuss and perform selections from The Bridges of Madison County Jan. 5 at the 92nd Street Y.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale and Creators of The Bridges of Madison County Appear at 92Y Jan. 5 by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown joins actors Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale and director Bartlett Sher to discuss and perform selections from The Bridges of Mad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, December 30, 2013

Cast Album of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward Released Dec. 30 by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The original London cast album for Stephen Ward, the new political musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and lyricist Don Black, is released Dec. 30 from Decca Records.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, December 29, 2013

Singer Carly Rae Jepsen Will Step Into Cinderella's Glass Slippers in 2014 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, who shot to fame with the #1 hit single "Call Me Maybe," will succeed Tony Award nominee Laura Osnes as the next star of Broadway's Cinderel…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36PM

Big Fish, Starring Norbert Leo Butz, Ends Broadway Run Dec. 29 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Big Fish, the new Broadway musical based on the 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace and the subsequent 2003 film by John August that opened Oct. 6, ends its Broadway run Dec. 29 at the Neil Si…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, December 27, 2013

Track Listing Revealed for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Stephen Ward Cast Album by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The track listing has been revealed for the world-premiere cast album of Stephen Ward, the new musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and lyricist Don Black.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM

Jason Robert Brown to Join Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale for The Bridges of Madison County Event at 92Y by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown will join actors Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale, as well as director Bartlett Sher to discuss and perform selections from The Br…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15AM

Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger Will Not Join Broadway Revival of Pippin by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger will not be joining the Tony Award-winning revival of Pippin, according to a representative for the musical.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Playwright David Ives Joins Houdini Musical Creative Team; Producers Issue Statement on Hugh Jackman Departure by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award-nominated playwright David Ives (Venus in Fur) has joined the creative team of the Broadway-aimed musical Houdini, a representative for the production confirmed to Playbill.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PM
Monday, December 23, 2013

Tony Winner Hugh Jackman Exits Broadway-Aimed Houdini Musical by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman has bowed out of Houdini, the upcoming musical aiming for a 2015-16 Broadway arrival, according to Variety. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:16PM

Simon Jones, Sandra Dickinson and More Join Angela Lansbury in London Blithe Spirit Revival by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

Simon Jones, Sandra Dickinson, Jemima Rooper and Patsy Ferran will join five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury (Sweeney Todd, Mame, A Little Night Music) in the London revival of Noel C…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:53PM

LaChanze, Eric Anderson, Tony Yazbeck and More Join Living for Today Benefit Concert at Joe's Pub by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner LaChanze, Drama Desk nominee Eric Anderson and Tony Yazbeck are among the stars to join the sixth annual Living for Today benefit concert, which will take place Jan. 19, 20…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

London Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along Returns to U.S. Cinemas Dec. 23 by Adam Hetrick and Mark Shenton

The live film of the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman, is again screened in U.S. cinemas beg…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Maltby & Shire: What Could Be Better?, With Carolee Carmello, Jose Llana, Jenn Colella and More, Held Dec. 17 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Maltby & Shire: What Could Be Better?, a concert celebrating the work of Tony-nominated Big and Baby songwriters Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire, is held Dec. 17 at 54 Below.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, December 16, 2013

The best (and worst) theater of 2013 by David Cote and Adam Feldman

From the best new Broadway shows to groundbreaking downtown experiments, it was a very good year for New York theater.

SOURCE: Time Out at 12:49PM
Friday, December 13, 2013

Cause of Death Revealed for Actor Christopher Evan Welch by Adam Hetrick and Robert Simonson

Christopher Evan Welch, the prolific stage and film character actor who died Dec. 2 at the age of 48, had been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a family statement that was sent to th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:43AM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Carolee Carmello, Michael Rupert and Jenn Colella Join Lineup for Maltby & Shire: What Could Be Better? at 54 Below by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello, Tony Award winner Michael Rupert and Jenn Colella are among the artists who will be part of Maltby & Shire: What Could Be Better?, a concert cel…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Cast of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Celebrates Album Release With Dec. 10 Barnes & Noble Appearance by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Cast members from Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 celebrate the release of the production's new Ghostlight Records cast recording with a B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, December 9, 2013

Rob Campbell Will Be Part of Cast of Broadway's All The Way, Starring Bryan Cranston by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Louise Gund announced Dec. 9 that Rob Campbell, who was most recently seen in The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters at Playwrights Horizons, will pla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:40PM

Casting Complete for New Broadway Musical The Bridges of Madison County by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the new Jason Robert Brown musical The Bridges of Madison County, which is scheduled to begin previews Jan. 17, 2014, at Broadway's Gerald Schoenf…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:20AM
Friday, December 6, 2013

20 Broadway shows and Off Broadway events this winter by David Cote and Adam Feldman

Days are growing shorter, the nights are getting colder…how to keep our spirits up during the winter months? That’s easy: Go see a show. Between now and the onset of spring, theater is a…

SOURCE: Time Out at 04:39PM