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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Heart of Robin Hood Extends Toronto Run and Delays Broadway Bow by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner Gabriel Ebert and Tony nominee Euan Morton lead the cast of The Heart of Robin Hood — the inventive and athletic stage adaptation of the classic tale she…

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Monday, January 19, 2015

Star-Studded "Into the Woods" Film Brings in $140 Million Worldwide by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick, Carey Purcell

Disney's hit film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods, starring Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick and James Corden, has grossed $140 million worldwide in…

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Eddie Redmayne, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods" Earn Oscar Nominations by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne, Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Meryl Streep are among the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards, which were announced Jan. 15 at 8:30 AM ET.

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Peter Dinklage and Taylor Schilling Begin A Month in the Country Off-Broadway Tonight by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Classic Stage Company's A Month in the Country, starring "Game of Thrones" actor Peter Dinklage and "Orange is the New Black" star Taylor Schilling, begins performanc…

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Friday, December 26, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Gets in the Holiday Spirit With Oscars Promo (Video) by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award-winning Hedwig star Neil Patrick Harris has released a new promo video in anticipation of his upcoming gig as host of the 87th Academy Awards.

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Helen Mirren Will Hold Court On Broadway Sooner Than Expected in The Audience by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Producers of Peter Morgan's drama The Audience, which stars Academy Award winner Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, announced that the play will now begin Broadway previews Feb. 14, 201…

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Citing Censorship, Artistic Directors Sign Letter of "Outrage" Over Ousting of Theater J's Ari Roth; by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Artistic directors from leading theatres in the U.S., including the Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Playwrights Horizons, La Jolla Playhouse and the Guthrie Theater, issued a letter …

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

"ER" and "Sopranos" Stars Join Off-Broadway's A Month in the Country by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Anthony Edwards ("ER"), Annabella Sciorra ("The Sopranos") and Tony Award winner Elizabeth Franz (Death of A Salesman) have joined the Off-Broadway cast of Classic St…

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Will Host 2015 Oscars by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award-winning Hedwig star Neil Patrick Harris will host the 87th Academy Awards, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Brigadoon, The Normal Heart, PigPen Theatre Co Win Chicago Jeff Awards by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

The Goodman Theatre's revised staging of the Broadway classic Brigadoon received the Production-Musical large tier honor at the Chicago-area Jeff Awards, which were presented Oct…

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Monday, October 13, 2014

Chicago Jeff Awards Presented Tonight; Goodman Theatre's Brigadoon Leads Nominations by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

The Goodman Theatre's revised staging of the Broadway classic Brigadoon and the Drury Lane staging of Les Misérables lead the nominations for the 2013-14 Equity Jeff Award…

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Box Office Now Open for The Elephant Man Starring Bradley Cooper by Carey Purcell and Adam Hetrick, Michael Gioia

The box office for the Booth Theatre, home to the revival of The Elephant Man starring Bradley Cooper, opens for business Sept. 5.

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Stephen Adly Guirgis Premiere, Between Riverside And Crazy, Closes at the Atlantic by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

The world premiere of Tony nominee Stephen Adly Guirgis' new play Between Riverside And Crazy, which officially opened July 31 at the Atlantic Theater Company, ends its extended run Aug.…

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Goodman Theatre's Brigadoon Leads Chicago Jeff Award Nominations by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

The Goodman Theatre's revised staging of the Broadway classic Brigadoon and the Drury Lane staging of Les Misérables led the nominations for the 2013-2014 Equity Jeff Awards, hono…

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Watch Hedwig and the Angry Inch Star Andrew Rannells on "The Tonight Show" (Video) by Andrew Gans and Carey Purcell

Tony nominee Andrew Rannells, who will begin performances in the Tony-winning production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch Aug. 20, appeared on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" Aug.…

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Monday, August 4, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Takes It All Off in Revealing Post-Hedwig Selfie by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris is in the final leg of his acclaimed run of the Broadway premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Prior to his Aug. 17 departure, the stage and screen sta…

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Atlantic Extends Stephen Adly Guirgis Premiere Between Riverside And Crazy by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

The world premiere of Tony nominee Stephen Adly Guirgis' new play Between Riverside And Crazy, which officially opened July 31 at the Atlantic Theater Company, has extended its Off-Broad…

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Signature's Wayside Motor Inn, With Marc Kudisch, Lizbeth Mackay, Extends Prior to First Performance by Andrew Gans and Carey Purcell

The Signature Theatre's upcoming production of The Wayside Motor Inn, the drama by prolific playwright A.R. Gurney that will begin performances Off-Broadway Aug. 12 prior to an official …

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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Watch Carey Purcell's Interview on Good Morning America by Carey

Following the publication of the article “Being a Bridesmaid is Driving Me Into Bankruptcy,” I was invited to discuss the article on Good Morning America. Watch the video below. …

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Monday, June 30, 2014

Bullets Over Broadway by Carey

It’s not for a lack of trying. Bullets Over Broadway, the latest screen to stage musicalization to hit the Great White Way, certainly tries. It’s bright, sparkling and loud. The …

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Being a Bridesmaid is Driving Me Into Bankruptcy by Carey

Originally published on Alternet.org View this story online My phone rings at 8 AM on a Saturday morning. I groggily look at the caller ID and see that it's one of my good friends from high …

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Lin-Manuel Miranda's This American Life Mini-Musical, With Lindsay Mendez and More, Available for Download by Michael Gioia and Carey Purcell

This American Life, a musical event that was held June 7 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and featured a mini-musical by Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, is available for download on Amazon a…

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Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys" Takes Only $13.5 Million at the Box Office Opening Weekend by Carey Purcell and Adam Hetrick

"Jersey Boys," the movie musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, took in a disappointing $13.5 million its opening weekend, according to Deadline.com.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Violet Original Broadway Cast Album, With Sutton Foster, Arrives in Stores June 3 by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

PS Classics' two-disc Broadway cast recording of the Jeanine Tesori-Brian Crawley musical Violet, including Sutton Foster, Colin Donnell and Joshua Henry, is released in stores June 3.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

The City of Conversation by Carey

Politics are most definitely personal in The City of Conversation, the new play by Anthony Giardina in performances at Lincoln Center. Directed by Doug Hughes and starring an elegant and imp…

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Sunday, May 25, 2014

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Carey

As an avowed fan of “Downton Abbey,” I was very intrigued by the idea of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, a musical that had been described as “Downton Abbey” …

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Violet by Carey

In Violet, a musical about changing how a person sees herself, Sutton Foster allows the audience a completely new way to see her. Foster, a two-time Tony Award winner for Thoroughly Modern M…

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Laura Linney and Hattie Morahan Join "A Slight Trick of the Mind" With Ian McKellen by Adam Hetrick and Carey Purcell

Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee Laura Linney and U.K. stage actress Hattie Morahan will join Ian McKellen in the new Sherlock Holmes film "A Slight Trick of the Mind," which wi…

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Cabaret by Carey

Willkommen back, Cabaret. We’re happy to see you, indeed. In a season awash with revivals, the return of Sam Mendes’ and Rob Marshall’s Tony Award-winning production to its…

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Friday, April 25, 2014

"Raise You Up!" Kinky Boots Tour Itinerary Announced by Carey Purcell and Adam Hetrick

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, featuring a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and a score by Tony and Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper, will open Sept. 4 …

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Monday, April 21, 2014

Beautiful " The Carole King Musical by Carey

I found myself pleasantly surprised by Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. Admittedly, not often a fan of jukebox musicals, which I have found to be formulaic and predictable, I was b…

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