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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Theater News: Jennifer Westfeldt, John McMartin, and More Set for Manhattan Theatre Club's Premiere of The Explorer's Club by Andy Lefkowitz

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of The Explorer's Club, a new play by Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde), to be directed by Marc Bruni (Old Jews Telling Jokes). Previews b…

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Theater News: 27th Annual Broadway Easter Bonnet Competition Raises A Record-Breaking $4,250,542 by Andy Lefkowitz

The 27th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition raised a record-breaking $4,250,542 " surpassing the previous high of $3,734,129 set in 2007. The grand total was announced t

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Theater News: Bullets Over Broadway, Woody Allen's New Musical Adaptation of His Film, Will Play Broadway by Andy Lefkowitz

The Susan Stroman-helmed musical adaptation of Woody Allen's Academy Award-nominated film Bullets Over Broadway will open on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in April 2014, producers have a…

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Theater News: The Kennedy Center to Premiere New Ahrens and Flaherty Musical, Little Dancer by Andy Lefkowitz

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced that it will produce the world premiere original musical, Little Dancer. The show will feature book and lyrics by Tony Award …

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Theater News: New Date Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards Nominations Announcement by Andy Lefkowitz

The 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards has changed the date of the announcement for the 2013 nominations. They will now take place on Monday, April 29 at 11:00am at 54 Below. Drama Desk Award wi…

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Theater News: City Center Encores! Announces Initial Casting for On Your Toes by Andy Lefkowitz

New York City Center has announced that two-time Tony Award winner Christine Baranski (Boeing-Boeing) along with dancers Irina Dvorovenko (American Ballet Theater) and Joaquin De Luz (New Yo…

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Theater News: City Center Encores! Announces Casting for On Your Toes by Andy Lefkowitz

New York City Center has announced that two-time Tony Award winner Christine Baranski (Boeing-Boeing) will lead the cast of the upcoming production of On Your Toes. Tony Award nominee Warre…

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Friday, April 12, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's David Hyde Pierce to Join Elliott Forrest for Live Interview by Andy Lefkowitz

The Nyack-based nonprofit ArtsRock will present an evening with Tony and four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce. Elliott Forrest, the Peabody Award-winning WQXR/WNYC broadcaster, will…

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Theater News: Broadway's Hands on a Hardbody to Shut its Hood on April 13 by Andy Lefkowitz

The new Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody will shutter on Saturday, April 13. Upon closing, the musical will have played 28 previews and 28 regular performances at the Brooks Atkinson The…

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Theater News: UPDATED: West End Billy Elliot Votes in Favor of Keeping Margaret Thatcher Song; The Audience Also Makes No Changes by Andy Lefkowitz

UPDATED: As reported yesterday, Margaret Thatcher, who is depicted in a negative light in the West End shows Billy Elliot and The Audience, died of a stroke. It was unknown at the time wheth…

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Theater News: UPDATED: Broadway's Sutton Foster and Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Announce 2013 Tony Award Nominations on April 30 by Andy Lefkowitz

UPDATED " Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster (Anything Goes) and stage veteran Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) will announce the 2013 Tony Award nominations on April 30 live from …

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Theater News: The 67th Annual Tony Awards Will be Broadcast Live on June 9, 2013 by Andy Lefkowitz

The 67th Annual Tony Awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing, will air live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 9, 2013 from 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT. The Tony Award…

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Theater News: Off-Broadway Revival of Stephen Sondheim Musical Passion will be Preserved as a Cast Album by Andy Lefkowitz

The much-praised revival of Stephen Sondheim's 1994 Tony Award-winning musical Passion will receive a deluxe, two-disc cast recording, Artistic Director Brian Kulick and Executive Director …

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