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Saturday, January 7, 2012

THE WEEK AHEAD, Jan. 7-13: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Opens; Closing Night Comes for Lysistrata and Billy by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Audra McDonald returns to Broadway… Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrates Alexander Hamilton's 255th birthday… Lysistrata Jones p…

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Friday, January 6, 2012

One on One: Diane Paulus & Audra McDonald Talk About Porgy and Bess by Blake Ross

Director Diane Paulus sits down with star Audra McDonald for a conversation about their new Broadway production of the Gershwin-Heyward classic Porgy and Bess.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, December 31, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Dec. 31-Jan. 6: Private Lives, Addams Family, Hugh Jackman Close; Wit Is Exercised by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Hugh Jackman, Kim Cattrall, Brooke Shields and Daniel Radcliffe dance their last Broadway dance (for now)… Sleep No More holds a New…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, December 24, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Dec. 24-30: The Nutcracker Plays the New York City Ballet; Kennedy Center Honors Airs on CBS by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that GrooveLily and the Grumpy Guy avoid New Year's&hellip festivities; the Kennedy Center Honors, honoring Barbara Cook, airs on CBS&hellip…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, December 17, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Dec. 17-23: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Lands on Broadway; David Hyde Pierce in Close Up Space by Blake Ross

Playbill's weekly planner explores the week before Christmas, and here is your gift — great things to do that will give you a lift: Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis inhabit Catfish Ro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, December 10, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Dec. 10-16: A Clear Day and Lysistrata Jones Open on Broadway; The Road to Mecca Begins by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Harry Connick, Jr. sees a Clear Day… Jackie Hoffman is a Chanukah Scrooge… Aristophanes shoots hoops on Broadway……

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Dec. 3-9: Opening Night Comes for Stick Fly, Once and Cherry Orchard by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Dianne Wiest and John Turturro battle over the Cherry Orchard… Paying Rent is essential this holiday season… She Loves Me has…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Saturday, November 26, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Nov. 26-Dec. 2: Chita Rivera and John Cullum Visit Broadway; Playbill Hosts Gay Marriage Special by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Bebe says "bye bye" to Feinstein's, Frank Langella meets his end as Gregor Antonescu, Charles Busch is Kate the Great, Chita …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, November 19, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Nov. 19-25: Seminar and An Evening Open on Broadway; Stephen Sondheim's "Hat" Is Published by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Liza's at Birdland… Patti and Mandy officially open on Broadway… Stephen Sondheim finishes his "Hat"… an…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, November 12, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Nov. 12-18: Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin and Harry Connick, Jr. Return to Broadway; Indie Hit "Once" Sings by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Harry Connick, Jr. joins Hugh Jackman in an attempt to populate 44th Street with movie-star crooners… Patti and Mandy return (the tr…

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

THE WEEK AHEAD, Nov. 5-11: Opening Night Comes for Venus, Lear, Godspell and Blue Flower by Blake Ross

Playbill.com's weekly planner reminds you that Sutton steps aside for Stephanie, Kim Cattrall stars in the sexually charged comedy of Coward, Nina Arianda and Hugh Dancy get kinky and Wa…

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Friday, October 28, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: Oct. 29-Nov. 4 by Blake Ross

Ghost and goblins come out to play this Halloween WEEK AHEAD! The witches of Wicked turn eight… BC/EFA celebrates a Hedwig Hallows Eve… Christmas is a nightmare with the Wyeth family of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:21PM
Friday, October 21, 2011

The Week Ahead: Oct 22-28 by Blake Ross

The Jackman is back… Professor Snape teaches a master class on Broadway… Adam Pascal utters his first “Hockadoo!”… and “Dancing With the Stars” goes legit!  Blake …

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:12AM
Friday, October 14, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: Oct. 15-21 by Blake Ross

Sam Waterston weathers the storm of King Lear… speaking of family dysfunction, Relatively Speaking’s Woody Allen, Ethan Coen and Elaine May put a comedic spin on families in turmoil … …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PM
Friday, October 7, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: Oct. 8-14 by Blake Ross

The leaves are changing and there’s a chill in the air. This can only mean fall is in full swing…and the new theatre season is well under way this WEEK AHEAD. Frank Langella as a mesmeri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PM
Friday, September 30, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: Oct. 1-7 by Blake Ross

Usher in October with a healthy dose of theatre happenings this WEEK AHEAD! Audra McDonald on tour… The Phantom turns 25…Stephen Sondheim and the hunt of a lifetime…and Mother’s Day …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:10PM
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011

About Last Night: See This Show, See This Show, See This Show by Blake Ross

Imagine there is a monster eating all your friends and you don’t know where to go, what to do or how to stop it. This is how The Normal Heart co-director George C. Wolfe describes the terr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:56PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Tonys 2011: (In, Out, “Forgot") The Answers by Blake Ross

Yesterday I wondered who would be in, who would be out and who would “forget” that the Tony Award nominations were being announced today. The answers! WHO’S IN? The Book o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PM
Monday, May 2, 2011

Tony Awards 2011: Who’s in? Who’s out? Who’s sleeping? by Blake Ross

Tomorrow at exactly 8:30 AM EST my life will no longer be my own. Anika Noni Rose and Matthew Broderick will officially kick-off the most exciting (and exhausting) time of year for us Broad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:59PM
Friday, March 18, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: March 19-25 by Blake Ross

You’ve got an extra hour of daylight each day of this WEEK AHEAD. What will you do with all this time on your hands?! How about trying out… Shirley Jones after dark….The Palace get…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:03PM
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

About Last Night: Kathy Griffin, Meet Playbill by Blake Ross

Kathy Griffin admits in her new Broadway show, Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony, that she knows diddly about Broadway, and that her chances of winning one of Broadway’s biggest trophies is …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:13PM
Friday, March 11, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: March 12-18 by Blake Ross

10,080 minutes. How do you measure a WEEK AHEAD? Let’s find out, shall we? Andy Cohen helps MCC celebrate its 25th birthday… Chris Rock previews Motherf**ker… Mrs. Partridge after dark…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:00PM
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Venom! by Blake Ross

This week, the sh**t hit the proverbial fan when the producers of the $65 million spectacular Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark announced that its fearless captain, Julie Taymor, would step aside…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM
Friday, March 4, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: March 5-12 by Blake Ross

We’re Marching to the beat of our own drum this WEEK AHEAD! Kathy Griffin trades the D list for the B (for Broadway) list… Kiefer Sutherland leads an all-champ roster… Colin Quinn depa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:26AM
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Meeting the Palace’s Newest Queen (video) by Blake Ross

The grandest of Broadway’s queens — from Ethel Barrymore to Sarah Bernhardt to Ethel Merman to Judy Garland to Bette Midler to Liza Minnelli — have, at one point or another, inhab…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:13PM
Monday, February 28, 2011

Hal Prince Forces Me Out of the Closet by Blake Ross

For a long time I have suffered from a horrible condition. A secret, shameful disease that I suspect thousands, if not millions, of people suffer from but are too afraid, embarrassed or asha…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PM
Friday, February 25, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: Feb. 26-March 4 by Blake Ross

Broadway’s Spring season comes in like a lion this WEEK AHEAD Harry Potter dances!… Arcadia enters a new century… the Academy Awards got stage cred… and a former President finds …

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:05PM
Friday, February 18, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: Feb. 19-25 by Blake Ross

Broadway’s spring season starts heating up this WEEK AHEAD! Priscilla sing-a-long! … John Leguizamo sends in the klown… Pacino takes his last pound of flesh… and A Tree Grows in …

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Friday, February 11, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD (Valentine’s Edition!): Feb. 12-18 by Blake Ross

Love fills the air in this special Valentine’s edition of the WEEK AHEAD Jeffrey Tambor and Harvey Fierstein prove they’re a match made in Broadway heaven… “Love is the Answer” for…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:18PM
Friday, February 4, 2011

The WEEK AHEAD: Feb. 5-11 by Blake Ross

The “short month” gets off to a big start this WEEK AHEAD! Geoffrey Rush goes mad… Douglas Hodge is a man…. Idina Menzel sings for her supper…. And Kids take over Broadway! Saturda…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:40PM

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