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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Pippin and Motown Receive 2013 Astaire Awards by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards were held June 3 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The cirque-inspired revival of Pippin and the high-grossing musical Motown to…

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Jenny Schwartz's Somewhere Fun, Starring Kathleen Chalfant and Kate Mulgrew, Opens at the Vineyard June 4 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of Jenny Schwartz's Somewhere Fun, starring Kathleen Chalfant, Kate Mulgrew and Greg Keller, officially opens June 4 Off-Broadway aft…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, June 3, 2013

Astaire Awards Held June 3; Patina Miller, Laura Osnes, Rob McClure, Billy Porter Among 2013 Nominees by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards are held June 3 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Patina Miller, Laura Osnes, Rob McClure and Billy Porter are among the 2013 no…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Des McAnuff's New Tommy, Starring Jeremy Kushnier and Paul Nolan, Opens May 30 at Stratford Fest by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Robert Markus, Paul Nolan and Jeremy Kushnier star in Des McAnuff's new Stratford Festival staging of the rock musical The Who's Tommy, which officially opens May 30 in Ontario.

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CSC Revival of Caucasian Chalk Circle, Starring Christopher Lloyd, Mary Testa and More, Opens May 30 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Off-Broadway revival of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle, starring Christopher Lloyd and featuring music by Duncan Sheik, officially opens May 30 after previews that began…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Annie Revival Recording Released Digitally May 28; Bonus Tracks Include Jane Lynch by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

A cast album for the 35th anniversary Broadway revival of Annie, starring Lilla Crawford, Anthony Warlow and Tony Award winner Katie Finneran, is released digitally May 28. Physical copies w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

Susan Stroman, Bebe Neuwirth, Cady Huffman, Kathleen Marshall, Karen Ziemba Among Astaire Award Presenters by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Susan Stroman, Bebe Neuwirth, Cady Huffman, Kathleen Marshall and Karen Ziemba are among the presenters set for the 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, which will…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:33PM

King Kong Musical Premieres in Australia May 28; Producers Reveal Six-Meter-Tall Star by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The world-premiere musical King Kong, which brings to life an epic spin on beauty and the beast, debuts in Australia May 28 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. Global Creatures designed the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM
Sunday, May 26, 2013

And, Scene! Curtain Comes Down On NBC Musical Drama "Smash" May 26 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The series finale of NBC's Emmy Award-winning "Smash," the behind-the-scenes musical drama about life, careers and relationships on The Great White Way, airs May 26. The series…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Off-Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Adds Performances, Including Wednesday Matinees by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s critically praised "electro-pop opera" based on "War and Peace," will add performances to its week…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM

The Verdict: Critics Review Rock Musical Murder Ballad With Will Swenson, Caissie Levy and More by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Murder Ballad, the new immersive musical by playwright Julia Jordan indie rock singer/songwriter Juliana Nash, opened May 22 at the Union Square Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

CSC's Caucasian Chalk Circle, Starring Christopher Lloyd, Extends; Lea Delaria to Join Cast by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Classic Stage Company has announced an extension of its current production of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle, which will welcome Lea DeLaria to the cast for the final two we…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM

Downtown Production of Tony-Nominated Musical Rags Returns to New York With Revisions by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Rags, the Charles Strouse-Stephen Schwartz-Joseph Stein about immigrants arriving in a promising and dangerous America, will return to New York May 28 in a revised production by Beautiful So…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:46AM

Lisa O'Hare to Join Jefferson Mays in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

British actress Lisa O'Hare, who starred in the Hartford Stage-Old Globe Theatre premiere productions of the new musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, will repeat her work …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:10AM
Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me Benefit, With David Drake, BD Wong, Wesley Taylor, Anthony Rapp and More, Raises $66,025 by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The starry 20th anniversary performance of David Drake's solo show, The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me,  which was presented May 20th at the Gerard W. Lynch Theater at John Jay Colleg…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:18PM
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Annie's Brynn O'Malley Will Join Tony Danza and Rob McClure in Paper Mill's Broadway-Bound Honeymoon in Vegas by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Brynn O'Malley, who plays Grace Farrell in the current Broadway revival of Annie, has joined the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's Broadway-bound production of the new Jason Robert Brow…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:17PM

With Broadway in Sight, Allegiance Gets NYC Industry Reading With Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung were part of a May 20 New York City industry presentation of Allegiance, the award-winning new musical by Jay Kuo, Marc Acito and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:34AM
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the British import Matilda, as well as the revivals of Pippin and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? are among the winners of t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:28PM
Thursday, May 16, 2013

New Musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Will Arrive on Broadway This Fall by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

After well-received regional engagements at Hartford Stage and the Old Globe Theatre this past season, the new musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder will arrive on B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Neil LaBute's Revised Stage Version of In the Company of Men Opens at Chicago's Profiles Theatre by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

A revised production of In the Company of Men, an early play by Neil LaBute better known for its controversial film version, officially opens May 16 at Chicago's Profiles Theatre after p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00PM

Richard Rodgers Award-Winning Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Opens May 16 at NYC's Kazino by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s critically praised "electro-pop opera" based on "War and Peace," which played an extended Off-Broadway …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00PM

Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pine in Talks to Play the Princes for Into the Woods Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Jake Gyllenhaal, who starred in the Off-Broadway drama If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, and Chris Pine, seen on the New York stage in The Atheist, are in talks to play the Princes in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

Allegiance, With Lea Salonga, Planning for Spring 2014 Broadway Arrival by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Allegiance, the award-winning new American musical about Japanese internment camps on U.S. soil during World War II, is planning to arrive on Broadway in spring 2014, a representative for th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AM

Somewhere Fun, Starring Kathleen Chalfant, Kate Mulgrew, Greg Keller and More, Premieres at the Vineyard May 15 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of Jenny Schwartz's Somewhere Fun, starring Kathleen Chalfant, Kate Mulgrew and Greg Keller, begins previews May 15 Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 12, 2013

Talley's Folly, Starring Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson, Ends Off-Broadway Run May 12 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Roundabout Theatre Company's new Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley's Folly, the delicate study of two disparate souls meant …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Buyer & Cellar, Starring Michael Urie, Concludes Off-Broadway May 12; Performances to Resume in June by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The world premiere of Jonathan Tolins' Buyer & Cellar, starring Michael Urie as a struggling Los Angeles actor who finds himself working in Barbra Streisand's basement, ends its …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, May 10, 2013

NBC Officially Cancels Musical Series "Smash" by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

"Smash," the NBC musical series about the lives of modern-day Broadway babies, will end its run May 26, Deadline.com reports.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:40PM

AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Judy Kuhn Sings "Night Ride Home" From Upcoming Album by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Three-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, recently seen as Fosca in Classic Stage Company's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion, will release her latest solo recording…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Neil LaBute's Revised Stage Version of In the Company of Men Premieres in Chicago by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

A revised production of In the Company of Men, an early play by Neil LaBute better known for its controversial film version, premieres May 10 at Chicago's Profiles Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Listen to Songs from King Kong Musical, Including Sarah McLachlan's "What's It Gonna Take?" by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Producers of the Australian world-premiere of King Kong, which features original music by Massive Attack, Sarah McLachlan and The Avalanches, have released an eight-song sampler medley from …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:37PM
Sunday, May 5, 2013

Lucille Lortel Awards Held May 5; Dogfight, Giant, Jake Gyllenhaal, Vanessa Redgrave Among Nominees by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Signature Theatre's The Piano Lesson, the rock musical Murder Ballad and Annie Baker's play The Flick are among the most-nominated productions of the 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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