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Monday, May 25, 2015

Chicago Theatre Community Rallies for Being Harold Pinter Benefit by Adam Hetrick

Members of the Chicago theatre community will join cast members of the Belarus Free Theatre for a Feb. 21 benefit performance of Being Harold Pinter, the heralded political work that debuted…

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Nick Cearley Will Take …And Then I Wrote a Song About It to San Diego's Diversionary Theatre by Adam Hetrick

...And Then I Wrote a Song About It, the solo musical starring Nick Cearley, which debuted at Luna Stage in late 2010, will play San Diego's Diversionary Theatre in late March.

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Lee Hall-Adapted Adventures of Pinocchio Begins Deaf West Run Feb. 18 by Adam Hetrick

The Deaf West Theatre production of The Adventures of Pinocchio, adapted for the stage by Tony and Academy Award winner Lee Hall, begins performances Feb. 18 in Los Angeles.

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"Summer of the Soda Fountain Girls" Album Release Is Celebrated Feb. 18 at the Canal Room by Adam Hetrick

Picnic at Hanging Rock composer-lyricist Daniel Zaitchik and his band, the Blue Bottle Collection, celebrate a special Feb. 18 release of their album "Summer of the Soda Fountain Girls" with…

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Tom Aulino, Lee Roy Rogers Have a Circle Mirror Transformation in Kansas City, Starting Feb. 18 by Adam Hetrick

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

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Tense, Tony-Winning Drama August: Osage County Begins at the Alley Theatre Feb. 18 by Adam Hetrick

Jennifer Harmon, Sarah Gay, Louisa Flaningam and Tony Award nominee Josie de Guzman attend a volatile family gathering in Tracy Letts' Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osa…

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Duncan Sheik and Suzanne Vega Team for Rattlestick's Carson McCullers by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik has joined the creative team of Suzanne Vega's Carson McCullers Talks About Love, which will debut this April at the Rattlestick Pla…

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Steve Martin to Play Bluegrass Concerts at Joe's Pub by Adam Hetrick

Comedian, author and musician Steve Martin will celebrate the release of his second blue grass album, "Rare Bird Alert," with three concert appearances at Joe's Pub in March.

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Public Announces Cast for Urge for Going World Premiere by Adam Hetrick

Actress Tala Ashe will lead the cast of the Public LAB world premiere of Mona Mansour's Urge for Going, about life within a Lebanese refugee camp, which will begin performances March 25.

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Bring It On: The Musical Will Kick Off National Tour in L.A. in the Fall by Adam Hetrick

Bring It On: The Musical, the new, high-energy stage production about the world of competitive cheerleading, is rallying for a national tour that will launch this fall at the Center Theatre …

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Ron Bohmer and Annie Purcell Will Find Love In the Next Room in St. Louis by Adam Hetrick

Broadway's Ron Bohmer and Annie Purcell will co-star in the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis production of Sarah Ruhl's Tony Award-nominated play In the Next Room or the vibrator play in March.

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L.A. Celebrity Autobiography to Feature Florence Henderson, Jennifer Tilly, Lainie Kazan by Adam Hetrick

Florence Henderson, Jennifer Tilly, Lainie Kazan and Jonathan Silverman will read Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words Feb. 20 in Los Angeles.

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TheatreWorks to Stage Pitmen Painters, Secret Garden and GrooveLily World Premiere by Adam Hetrick

California's TheatreWorks has announced that it will stage the world premieres of the new GrooveLily musical Wheelhouse, as well as Fly By Night, a musical set during the 1965 New York City …

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The Merchant of Venice, With Al Pacino, Ends Broadway Run Feb. 20 by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award winner Al Pacino and the cast of the acclaimed Public Theater revival of The Merchant of Venice conclude their extended Broadway run Feb. 20 at the Broadhurst Theatre.

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Being Harold Pinter Benefit Takes Place in Chicago Feb. 21 by Adam Hetrick

Members of the Chicago theatre community join cast members of the Belarus Free Theatre for the Feb. 21 benefit performance of Being Harold Pinter, the heralded political work that debuted Of…

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Pulitzer-Winning Drama August: Osage County Opens at the Alley Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tracy Letts' Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County, featuring Jennifer Harmon, Sarah Gay, Louisa Flaningam and Tony Award nominee Josie de Guzman, officially opens…

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Tennessee Williams' A House Not Meant to Stand Begins Los Angeles Run Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tennessee Williams' rarely produced final play, A House Not Meant to Stand, opens its doors Feb. 23 at Los Angeles' Fountain Theatre.

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Lorna Luft Will Join Karen Olivo, Heather Headley for Judy Garland Carnegie Hall 50th Anniversary Concert by Adam Hetrick

Actress and singer Lorna Luft, daughter of late entertainment icon Judy Garland, will be part of the March 11 Carnegie Hall concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of her mother's triumphan…

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Irene Sharaff Awards to Honor Robin Wagner and Lewis Brown by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning scenic designer Robin Wagner and late costume designer Lewis Brown will be honored during the 2011 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards, which will be presented April 8 at the Hudson …

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Tony Nominee Nancy Opel to Join Broadway's Memphis by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Nancy Opel will join the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Memphis as Mama in March. Original cast members Cass Morgan and Michael McGrath will depart the production …

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Soho Rep Announces Cast for U.S. Premiere of Olivier-Winning Play Born Bad by Adam Hetrick

Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Heather Alicia Simms and Crystal A. Dickinson will lead the cast of debbie tucker green's [sic] Olivier Award-winning play about young woman searching for the truth o…

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LAST CHANCE: What's Closing This Week by Adam Hetrick

Here's Playbill.com's weekly "Last Chance" reminder to catch Broadway, Off-Broadway and world-premiere productions before they take a final bow.

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Bring It On and La Cage aux Folles to Play Theatre Under the Stars by Adam Hetrick

Houston's Theatre Under the Stars will host the national tours of Bring It On The Musical and the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles.

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Talk Show Icon Larry King to Tour Standing Up Across U.S. by Adam Hetrick

Emmy Award-winning veteran talk-show host Larry King has announced that he will play a series of one-night-only engagements with Larry King: Standing Up beginning April 14 in Torrington, CT.

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Stacy Keach and Jane Kaczmarek Will Co-Star in Death of a Salesman in L.A. by Adam Hetrick

Lombardi playwright Eric Simonson will direct Stacy Keach and Jane Kaczmarek in Arthur Miller's classic Death of a Salesman for L.A. Theatreworks.

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Book of Mormon, from "South Park" and Avenue Q Creators, Rings Broadway's Doorbell Feb. 24 by Adam Hetrick

The Book of Mormon, the new Broadway musical by Emmy Award-winning "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q Tony Award winner Robert Lopez, begins converting audiences F…

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Simon Jones and Peter Strauss Enjoy a Divine Rivalry in Hartford Beginning Feb. 24 by Adam Hetrick

The great minds of the Renaissance meet in the world premiere of Michael Kramer's Divine Rivalry, starring Simon Jones, Aaron Krohn, Scott Parkinson and Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominee P…

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Kate Burton and Orlando Bloom to Take Part in Tchaikovsky Concerts With L.A. Philharmonic by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Kate Burton will direct Orlando Bloom, Malcolm McDowell and Matthew Rhys in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's all-Tchaikovsky concerts in March.

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Michael Stuhlbarg to Join Rinne Groff for Compulsion Event March 7 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Michael Stuhlbarg will host "Imagination and Memory," the Public Theater's third Public Forum event of the season on March 7, which will explore the themes around the new …

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Gatz, Diane Paulus, Rachel York, Stephanie Umoh Nab IRNE Nominations by Adam Hetrick

Elevator Repair Service's production of Gatz, as well as the national tour of Dreamgirls and actors Leslie Uggams, Stephanie Umoh, Rachel York and Daniel Jenkins have been nominated for the …

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Broadway's Glory Days Will Get a Second Look in L.A.; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The short-lived Broadway musical Glory Days, about a group of high school friends who reunite after their first year away at college, will bow in Los Angeles March 17 at the Lillian Theatre.

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