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Saturday, August 21, 2021

Once Upon a Time in Nazi Occupied Tunisia Begins August 21 in London by Dan Meyer

The world premiere plays the Almeida Theatre.

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Friday, August 20, 2021

La MaMa 2021"2022 Season to Include The Drag Seed, The Beautiful Lady, More by Dan Meyer

The Off-Broadway company will reopen its original home after a three-year renovation.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 19, 2021

In the News: Moulin Rouge! Cast Will Perform at US Open, Oslo Team Forms Production Company, More by Dan Meyer

Plus: The All-Latina Theatre Collective will present a tribute to Maria Irene Fornes later this month.

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Jeremy O. Harris' Fictitious Play Featured on Gossip Girl Commissioned by The Public Theater by Dan Meyer

The Bloody and Lamentable Tale of Aaron was featured on the HBO Max reboot.

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Will Eno's Gnit to Return to TFANA for 2021"2022 Season by Dan Meyer

The Off-Broadway company will also present a play by Alice Childress and a Shakespeare take directed by Arin Arbus.

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Read the Reviews for Andrew Lloyd Webber's New Cinderella Musical by Dan Meyer

The show opened August 18 in London, with Carrie Hope Fletcher in the title role.

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Pasadena Playhouse Will Stage Freestyle Love Supreme, Re-Imagined Head Over Heels, More in New Season by Dan Meyer

The previously announced Holland Taylor-led production of Ann will premiere in spring 2022.

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Edmund Donovan Joins Lynn Nottage's Clyde's on Broadway by Dan Meyer

The previously announced Uzo Aduba, Ron Cephas Jones, Reza Salazar, and Kara Young round out the cast.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella Opens August 18 in London After COVID-19 Interruption by Dan Meyer

The West End musical stars Carrie Hope Fletcher, Gloria Onitiri, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, and Ivano Turco.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Enda Walsh's Medicine, Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Is Coming to St. Ann's Warehouse by Dan Meyer

The Brooklyn production will also feature Clare Barrett, Aoife Duffin, and Seán Carpio.

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Christopher Massimine Leaves Pioneer Theatre Company, Cites Mental Health Issues by Dan Meyer

The managing director admits there is truth to reports that he padded his résumé.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 16, 2021

Watch Stark Sands and Adrian Blake Enscoe Sing 'Murder in the City' From Swept Away by Dan Meyer

The Avett Brothers musical will premiere at Berkeley Rep in January.

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Friday, August 13, 2021

Andrew Rannells Says Directing Modern Love Was Like Summer Stock by Dan Meyer

The Tony nominee makes his directorial debut with a theatre-stacked cast, including Nikki M. James, Kathryn Gallagher, and Larry Owens.

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Aretha Franklin Biopic Respect, Starring Jennifer Hudson, Arrives in Theatres August 13 by Dan Meyer

The movie also stars Audra McDonald, Heather Headley, Saycon Sengbloh, and more theatre favorites.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Listen to the Trailer for Burnt, a New Podcast About the Rebecca Musical Debacle by Dan Meyer

Episodes are coming soon to Broadway Podcast Network.

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Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over Bumps Up Broadway Opening by Dan Meyer

The play is currently in previews at the August Wilson Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM[SHARE]

Dates Set Annie Baker's Infinite Life, Dominique Morisseau's The Confederates, More at Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre by Dan Meyer

The 2021"2022 season also includes a revival of Anna Deavere Smith's Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM[SHARE]

Watch the Cast of Girl From the North Country Sing 'All Along the Watchtower/Idiot Wind' by Dan Meyer

Austin Scott, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, and Rachel Stern performed at A Great Day in Harlem last weekend.

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Doug Wright, Michael R. Jackson, and Kelli O'Hara to Be Honored by Provincetown Theater by Dan Meyer

The gala event will take place August 14 in Massachusetts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:27AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Full Casting Announced for Broadway's Michael Jackson Musical MJ by Dan Meyer

Quentin Earl Darrington, Whitney Bashor, and more return to the company following the show's delayed Broadway bow.

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Watch the Glam New Trailer for Everybody's Talking About Jamie Movie by Dan Meyer

The musical premieres on Amazon Prime Video September 17.

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Monday, August 9, 2021

PHOTO: Nick Jonas Poses With His Jersey Boys Co-Stars, Including Andy Karl, Matt Bogart by Dan Meyer

The pop star and Broadway alum will play Frankie Valli in the "musical movie event."

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Read the Reviews for Respect, Starring Jennifer Hudson, Audra McDonald, and More Theatre Favorites by Dan Meyer

The Aretha Franklin biopic is directed by Tony nominee Liesl Tommy.

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How the International Theatremakers Award Saved a Global Artist From Deportation by Dan Meyer

Brazilian theatre director Danilo Gambini discusses the immigrant artist experience.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:37AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 6, 2021

Arthur French, Original Negro Ensemble Company Member, Dies at 89 by Dan Meyer

The performer appeared on Broadway in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Iceman Cometh, and more.

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Olivier Nominee Nicole Scherzinger Joins Annie Live! as Grace by Dan Meyer

The pop star joins Taraji P. Henson and Harry Connick, Jr. in the NBC small screen presentation.

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Eden Espinosa, Andréa Burns, Mary Testa, More Will Star in The Gardens of Anuncia at The Old Globe by Dan Meyer

The musical, inspired by the life of director-choreographer Graciela Daniele, begins September 10.

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Casting Complete for Douglas Carter Beane's Fairycakes Off-Broadway by Dan Meyer

A trio of up-and-comers join Mo Rocca, Julie Halston, Jason Tam, and more in the comedy.

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Read the Reviews for London's New Anything Goes, Starring Sutton Foster by Dan Meyer

Kathleen Marshall returns to direct and choreograph the West End revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:38AM[SHARE]

Full Casting Announced for Broadway Return of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical by Dan Meyer

Daniel J. Watts, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Dawnn Lewis, and more will reprise their performances alongside Adrienne Warren.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:29AM[SHARE]

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