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Friday, April 20, 2012

PHOTO FLASH: Candice Bergen, Seth Meyers, Kelly Ripa on Live With Kelly! by Dan Bacalzo

Acclaimed actress Candice Bergen was the special guest on the popular morning talk show Live With Kelly! on Friday, April 20. Seth Meyers was the special guest host who joined Kelly Ripa on …

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Matt McGrath, Lillias White, Harris Yulin Set for Bay Street Theatre 2012 Season by Dan Bacalzo

Bay Street Theatre has announced its 2012 Mainstage productions, which will begin with the American premiere of Geraldine Aron's My Brilliant Divorce (May 29-June 24), about American ex…

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Robert Hancock, Megan McGinnis Join Broadway Recycled Line-up by Dan Bacalzo

Robert Hancock and Megan McGinnis are the latest additions to At Hand Theatre Company's 3rd Annual Broadway Recycled Earth Day concert, to be held Sunday, April 22 at 7pm at Joe's …

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Works by Robert Brustein, Israel Horovitz, Melinda Lopez, Ronan Noone Set for Boston Theater Marathon by Dan Bacalzo

Boston Playwrights' Theatre has announced the lineup for the 14th annual Boston Theater Marathon featuring 53 ten-minute plays, by 53 New England playwrights, produced by 54 New England…

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Dan Debenport, Roger Rifkin, Lauren Elaine Taylor Set for Something for the Boys by Dan Bacalzo

Musicals Tonight has announced casting for its presentation of Cole Porter's Something for the Boys, to be presented at The Lion Theatre, May 1-13. In the piece, three cousins inherit …

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Cinemax Picks Up Hurt People Pilot, Starring William Petersen by Dan Bacalzo

Cinemax has ordered a pilot from the previously reported GK-tv drama project starring and executive produced by William Petersen, Hurt People, according to Deadline.com. The pilot features …

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PHOTO FLASH: Corbin Bleu, Eden Espinosa and Cast of Broadway's Godspell at Silence! The Musical by Dan Bacalzo

The cast of Broadway's Godspell -- including High School Musical star Corbin Bleu and Glee's Telly Leung -- attended the Wednesday, April 18 performance of Silence! The Musical, cu…

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Veanne Cox, Richard Schiff Set for Shakespeare Theatre Company's Will on the Hill Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Schiff, best known for his role as Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, and Tony Award nominee Veanne Cox will be among the cast members who will participate in Sh…

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Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Blair Underwood Set for Drama League Awards by Dan Bacalzo

The Drama League has announced the Honorary Co-Chairs for the 78th Annual Drama League Awards, which will be presented on Friday, May 18, at the Marriott Marquis Times Square. They include …

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Felicia Curry, Holly Twyford to Host Helen Hayes Awards by Dan Bacalzo

Felicia Curry, currently appearing in Rapunzel at Imagination Stage, and 14-time Helen Hayes Award nominee Holly Twyford will host the 28th Helen Hayes Awards ceremony on Monday, April 23. …

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Mark Nadler to Play Morgans Cabaret at the Prince May 11 by Dan Bacalzo

Mark Nadler will perform new cabaret show Crazy 1961 at Morgans Cabaret at the Prince on Friday, May 11 at 8pm. Nadler recently released a CD of the same name, which features songs written …

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The King's Speech to End West End Run at Wyndham's Theatre May 12 by Dan Bacalzo

David Seidler's The King's Speech has announced an early closing for its West End run at Wyndham's Theatre, and will now end its engagement May 12. The play centers on how Ki…

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Taylor Hicks Set for Three-Month Residency in Las Vegas by Dan Bacalzo

Taylor Hicks will play a three-month residency at The Indigo Lounge in Bally's Las Vegas Hotel and Casino beginning June 26, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hicks was named champi…

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Eric McCormack to Join James Earl Jones, John Larroquette for Best Man Event at 92nd Street Y by Dan Bacalzo

Eric McCormack is the latest addition to a discussion of the Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man, which will be held at The 92nd Street Y on April 30 at 8pm. As previously r…

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Alan Cumming, B.D. Wong Set for Young Trailblazers Benefit Gala by Dan Bacalzo

Tony Award winner Alan Cumming will be honored at Live Out Loud's 11th annual Young Trailblazers Gala, to be held at The TimesCenter on Monday, April 30 beginning at 6pm. Tony winner B.…

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Jasmine Guy, Condola Rashad, Phylicia Rashad Set for August Wilson Monologue Competition by Dan Bacalzo

Phylicia Rashad and her daughter Condola RashadGem of the Ocean as part of the 4th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, to be held at the August Wilson Theatre on Monday, May 7 at 7pm…

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Morgan James, Chad Kimball, Logan Marshall-Green Set for The Bridge Benefit by Dan Bacalzo

Uzo Aduba, Adam Halpin, Morgan James, Chad Kimball, Kenita Miller, Logan Marshall-Green, and Jeremy Schonfeld will be among the performers for the benefit concert, The Bridge: Where Hope an…

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Ashley Brown, Maya Days, Bob Stillman Set for Broadway Musicals of 1975 by Dan Bacalzo

Ashley Brown, Carole J. Bufford, Scott Coulter, Maya Days, Bob Stillman, and Lari White will be among the performers for The Broadway Musicals of 1975, to be held at The Town Hall on Monday,…

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Godspell's Broadway Cast to Perform Benefit Concert of Stephen Schwartz Songs at Joe's Pub by Dan Bacalzo

Cast members from Broadway's Godspell will perform a benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS entitled Godspell Sings Stephen Schwartz at Joe's Pub on Wednesday, May …

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Gary Beach, Joyce DeWitt, Linda Eder, Lorna Luft Set for North Shore Music Theatre Season by Dan Bacalzo

North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has announced the musicals, celebrity concerts and children's shows that will comprise its upcoming season. Lorna Luft will star as Dolly Gallagher Lev…

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PHOTO FLASH: Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson, and More Record Carrie by Dan Bacalzo

Ghostlight Records recorded the cast album of MCC Theater's production of Carrie on April 17. The show's composer Michael Gore, along with Joel Moss, serves as producer. A releas…

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Jake Gyllenhaal to Star Off-Broadway in If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet by Dan Bacalzo

Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal will star Off-Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Nick Payne's If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet. Michael Longhurst will …

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The Carol Burnett Show to Receive Multi-Configuration DVD Release September 25 by Dan Bacalzo

The Carol Burnett Show will receive its long-awaited retail DVD release from Time Life on September 25. The CBS series debuted in 1967 and ran for 11 years, receiving 25 Emmy Awards and fiv…

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Gareth Gates, Lil' Chris, Aaron Sidwell Set for Elliot Davis-James Bourne Musical Loserville by Dan Bacalzo

West Yorkshire Playhouse has announced casting for Elliot Davis and James Bourne's new musical Loserville, according to WhatsOnStage.com. Steven Dexter will direct the production, which…

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Joel Chasnoff, Lisa Flanagan, Eric Poindexter Set for The Thalia Follies: Race for the Whitehouse by Dan Bacalzo

Casting has been announced for the newest installment of The Thalia Follies, entitled, Race for the White House, to play Symphony Space, May 17-19. Created by Symphony Space Founding Direct…

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Anne Bogart, Rinde Eckert, Young Jean Lee, Basil Twist Among Doris Duke Artists by Dan Bacalzo

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has announced the 21 performing artists in contemporary dance, jazz, theatre and multidisciplinary work who have been named as the inaugural Doris Duke A…

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Mekhi Phifer, Phylicia Rashad to Star in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner by Dan Bacalzo

Mekhi Phifer and Phylicia Rashad will star as Dr. John Prentice and his mother Mary Prentice, respectively, in True Color Theatre Company's production of Guess Who's Coming to Dinn…

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BROADWAY OPENING: Clybourne Park at the Walter Kerr Theatre by Dan Bacalzo

Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Clybourne Park, will open at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre on Thursday, April 19. Pam MacKinnon directs the play, which examines how a…

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Works by Greg Kotis, Theresa Rebeck to Be Developed at 2012 National Playwrights Conference by Dan Bacalzo

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center has announced the plays to be developed at the 2012 National Playwrights Conference. Each will undergo the O'Neill's signature development …

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Iceman Cometh, Starring Brian Dennehy and Nathan Lane, Extends at Goodman Through June 17 by Dan Bacalzo

The Goodman Theatre's production of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, starring Brian Dennehy and Nathan Lane, has been extended one week and will now be presented April 21-J…

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PHOTO FLASH: Carson Kressley, Joey Fatone and More Dancing with the Stars: Live Cast Members Visit Absinthe by Dan Bacalzo

The cast of Dancing with the Stars: Live -- including Carson Kressley, Joey Fatone, Sabrina Bryan and choreographer Jason Gilkison -- attended the Tuesday, April 17 performance of Absinthe a…

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