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Monday, May 25, 2015

Tony Winner Judy Kaye Will Be Lost in Yonkers for Arizona Theatre Company by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Judy Kaye will repeat her work as Grandma Kurnitz in Neil Simon's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning family play Lost in Yonkers. Performances will begin Feb. 26 at the Arizon…

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All African-American Production of The Trip to Bountiful Debuts in Cleveland Feb. 4 by Adam Hetrick

The Cleveland Playhouse production of late Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Horton Foote's poignant play The Trip to Bountiful, featuring an all African-American cast, beg…

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Tony Nominee Amy Ryan and Todd Almond Unite for Wyoming and Parts of Kansas Concert by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee Amy Ryan will join songwriter Todd Almond for Wyoming and Parts of Kansas, a musical travelogue to be presented Feb. 16 at St. Mark's Church.

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Donna McKechnie, Kim Zimmer and Maddie Corman to Appear in Love, Loss... Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Donna McKechnie, Maddie Corman and Emmy winner Kim Zimmer will appear in the upcoming cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore Off-Broadway.

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Colman Domingo, Ted Sperling and Quiara Alegria Hudes Set for 2011 Sundance Theatre Lab by Adam Hetrick

Colman Domingo's new play Wild with Happy, about a man who hopes to scatter his mothers ashes at Disneyland, and a musical adaptation of the 1989 novel "Like Water for Chocolate" will be dev…

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Adam Rapp's Hallway Trilogy Announces New Preview and Opening Dates by Adam Hetrick

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has delayed the start of performances and opening nights for the world premiere of Adam Rapp's The Hallway Trilogy Off-Broadway.

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Original Cast of Del Shores' Trailer Trash Housewife Will Reunite for Film Adaptation by Adam Hetrick

Del Shores' 2003 play The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife will make its way to the big screen, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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Arcadia, With Billy Crudup, Delays Broadway Arrival to Feb. 26 by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, which was originally scheduled to begin previews Feb. 25 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, will now begin one day later, producers announced Feb…

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"What's New Buenos Aires?": Lauren Kennedy Is Evita for Casa Mañana Starting Feb. 5 by Adam Hetrick

Broadway's Lauren Kennedy shows off her star quality as controversial political figure Eva Peron in the Casa Mañana production of Evita. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical begin…

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Jersey Boys' Erich Bergen to Offer San Francisco Solo Concert by Adam Hetrick

Erich Bergen, who starred as Bob Gaudio in the national tour of Jersey Boys, will bring his solo cabaret show to San Francisco's Rrazz Room at the Hotel Nikko Feb. 7.

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The Cradle Will Rock, With Rex Smith, Returns to LA's Blank Theatre Feb. 5 by Adam Hetrick

A revival of The Cradle Will Rock, Mark Blitzstein's Depression-era musical, begins performances Feb. 5 at the Blank Theatre Company in Los Angeles.

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Kathleen Chalfant and Larry Pine Will Get Parental Surprise in The Cook's Tour at Urban Stages by Adam Hetrick

Angels in America veterans Kathleen Chalfant and Larry Pine will co-star in a reading of David Koteles' comedy The Cook's Tour Feb. 8 at Urban Stages.

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Music of the Night: An Evening with Davis Gaines Set for Feb. 19 in CA by Adam Hetrick

Longtime Phantom of the Opera star Davis Gaines will perform Music of the Night, a one-night-only benefit concert, Feb. 19 in Glendale, CA.

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Broadway Cast of Sister Act Will Raise the Roof on "The View" by Adam Hetrick

Olivier Award nominee Patina Miller and the Broadway cast of Sister Act The Musical will join the ladies of "The View" Feb. 9 for a special performance.

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In the Heights' Chris Jackson to Release "In the Name of Love" R&B Album; Concert Planned by Adam Hetrick

Original In the Heights cast member Chris Jackson will release his new solo R&B album, "In the Name of Love," Feb. 15 on the Yellow Sound Label.

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Cast Complete for Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide at the Public by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for the New York premiere of Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures, which will begin …

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Remastered "Judy at Carnegie Hall" Will Arrive in 2012 by Adam Hetrick

Judy Garland's historic Carnegie Hall concert, which was captured on a Grammy Award-winning LP, will be remastered and re-released by JSP Records in early 2012 in the UK.

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Patti LuPone Featured in "Broadway Talks" Series at 92nd Street Y Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Patti LuPone joins producer Jordan Roth Feb. 6 for the "Broadway Talks" series at the 92nd Street Y.

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World-Premiere Comedy Apple Cove Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Lynn Rosen's comedy Apple Cove, starring Allison Mack and Kathy Searle, officially opens Off-Broadway Feb. 6 at the Women's Project.

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A Wilde Affair is Recalled in My Scandalous Life, Opening at the Irish Rep Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Thomas Kilroy's My Scandalous Life, which reflects on the life of Oscar Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, officially opens Feb. 6 at the Irish Repertory Theater.

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New York Times, Variety and More Review Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark Prior to Official Opening by Adam Hetrick

Despite an announcement from producers that the new $65 million dollar Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark has delayed its official press opening to March 15, critics have begun we…

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"Life Goes On": Rain - A Tribute to The Beatles on Broadway Begins at Brooks Atkinson Feb. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Rain - A Tribute to The Beatles on Broadway, the musical concert that conjures the frenzy of the British pop invasion of America, resumes Broadway performances Feb. 8 at the Brooks Atkinson …

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Reluctant Reunion: Thinner Than Water Begins Off-Broadway Feb. 8 by Adam Hetrick

The LAByrinth Theater Company launches its 2011 season with the world premiere of Melissa Ross' Thinner Than Water, which begin performances Feb. 8 at the Cherry Pit Off-Broadway.

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Adam Rapp's Generation-Spanning Hallway Trilogy Begins Performances Off-Broadway Feb. 8 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Adam Rapp's The Hallway Trilogy, starring Tony Award nominee Maria Dizzia, Logan Marshall Green and Louis Cancelmi, begins performances Off-Broadway Feb. 8 at the Rattl…

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"Toast" of the Town: A.R. Gurney's Black Tie Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 8 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Gregg Edelman is the anxious father of the groom, poised to offer a toast, in the world premiere of A.R. Gurney's comedy Black Tie, which officially opens Feb. 8 following…

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Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests to Arrive on DVD March 1 by Adam Hetrick

The Emmy Award-nominated 1977 broadcast of Alan Ayckbourn's Tony Award-winning trilogy The Norman Conquests, will be released on DVD for the first time in March by Acorn Media.

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Tony-Winning Producer Jill Furman Is 2011 Robert Whitehead Award Recipient by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning In the Heights producer Jill Furman has been named the recipient of the Commercial Theater Institute's 2011 Robert Whitehead Award.

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Kander and Ebb's Revised Flora the Red Menace Will Bow in Texas by Adam Hetrick

John Kander and Fred Ebb's rarely-produced Broadway musical Flora the Red Menace will get a lucky break at Irving, TX's Lyric Stage beginning Feb. 11.

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Annie Baker's Circle Mirror Transformation Will Begin Class Feb. 18 at KC Rep by Adam Hetrick

Circle Mirror Transformation, Annie Baker's acclaimed comedy about the participants in a Vermont acting class, will play the Kansas City Repertory Theatre beginning Feb. 18.

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The Fatman Cometh - The Life and Death of Chris Farley Will Get NYC Reading by Adam Hetrick

The life of late "Saturday Night Live" cast member Chris Farley is being explored in The Fatman Cometh - The Life and Death of Chris Farley, which will receive a private industry reading Feb…

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GLAAD Awards to Honor Kristin Chenoweth and Ricky Martin by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth and Grammy winner Ricky Martin are the special honorees of the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards, which will be presented March 19 in Manhattan and April 10 in Los …

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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