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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Laura Osnes Wraps Herself in Maury Yeston's December Songs at 54 Below, Starting Nov. 27 by Kenneth Jones

Laura Osnes, the 2012 Tony Award-nominated actress who is becoming the go-to singer-actress for producers who want a sincere, plaintive and warm sound, sings the songs of Tony winner Maury Y…

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Neil Patrick Harris Has Magic to Do, Directing Nothing to Hide, Opening Nov. 27 in L.A. by Kenneth Jones

Neil Patrick Harris, a fan of magic since his childhood, directs Nothing to Hide, a unique theatrical event featuring sleight-of-hand artists Derek DelGaudio (2011 Close-Up Magician of …

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Monday, November 26, 2012

Harold Arlen Revue, Wonderful Wizard of Song, Gets Its NYC Premiere Dec. 13 Starring The Three Crooners by Kenneth Jones

Some of the best-known songs from theatre, pop and movies will be heard Off-Broadway this winter in the New York City premiere of The Wonderful Wizard of Song: The Music of Harold Arlen, a n…

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Holland Taylor's Ann, About Texas Governor Ann Richards, Sets Broadway Launch Date; Creative Team Revealed by Kenneth Jones

Ann, actress-writer Holland Taylor's biographical play about late Texas Governor Ann Richards, will begin Broadway previews Feb. 18, 2013, prior to the previously announced opening date …

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A New Kind of Sister Act: Victory Gardens Opens Failure, a Musical Populated With Actor-Musicians, Nov. 26 by Kenneth Jones

Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, a Tony Award winner as Outstanding Regional Theatre, opens the world premiere of Failure: A Love Story, a "magical, musical fable" about the …

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

City of Hope, a Starry Broadway Concert for Hurricane Relief, Postponed to Dec. 10 by Kenneth Jones

A starry Broadway concert to aid New York and New Jersey communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, scheduled for Nov. 26 at the Gershwin Theatre, has been moved to Dec. 10, organizers announc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22PM

Douglas Hodge Packs Up Cyrano's Nose on Nov. 25 by Kenneth Jones

Roundabout Theatre Company's limited-engagement Broadway revival of Edmond Rostand's verse romance Cyrano de Bergerac — starring Tony Award winner Douglas Hodge as the nobleman…

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Larry Hagman, Whose Stage Pedigree Led Him to Fame on TV's "Dallas," Is Dead at 81 by Kenneth Jones

Larry Hagman, the actor who shot to international fame by playing villainous oil baron J.R. Ewing on the 1980s TV soap opera "Dallas," died Nov. 23 at Medical City in Dallas after …

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Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan, With Jeremy Strong, Becky Ann Baker, Keith Nobbs, Begins Nov. 24 in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Playwrights Horizons' world premiere of Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan, with Jeremy Strong (Broadway's A Man for All Seasons) playing a young Brooklyn journalist shaken by a reve…

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Misery, With Johanna Day and Daniel Gerroll, Premieres in PA; William Goldman Adapts Stephen King by Kenneth Jones

Misery, a new stage version of the Stephen King novel about a novelist held captive and hobbled by his greatest fan, gets its world premiere starting Nov. 24 in an adaptation by two-time Aca…

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Friday, November 23, 2012

He's a Mean One! Old Globe's Grinch, With Steve Blanchard, Steve Gunderson, Jason Edward Cook, Opens Nov. 23 by Kenneth Jones

The Old Globe's 15th annual production of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in San Diego, starring Steve Blanchard (Broadway's Beauty and the Beast) as the green villain…

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Assassins Shooting Gallery: Meet the Players and the Plotters by Ernio Hernandez and Kenneth Jones

In anticipation of Roundabout Theatre Company's Dec. 3 Broadway reunion concert of the Tony Award-winning production of Assassins, Playbill revisits our exclusive look at the nine title …

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All Aboard! Music-Kissed Pullman Porter Blues, Starring Cleavant Derricks, Steams Into DC's Arena Stage by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks and the company of the play-with-music Pullman Porter Blues — seen earlier this fall in Seattle — gather again Nov. 23 at Arena Stage in Washi…

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Casting Announced for Disconnect's U.S. Premiere at Victory Gardens by Kenneth Jones

Minita Gandhi, Behzad Dabu, Kamal J. Hans, Arya Daire, Teresa Kuruvila, Owais Ahmed and Debargo Sanyal will populate the American premiere of Anupama Chandrasekhar's Disconnect, a drama …

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Looped Tour Will Feature Matthew Montelongo, Alongside Valerie Harper and Brian Hutchison by Kenneth Jones

Matthew Montelongo will join the national tour of Looped starring the previously announced four-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper and Brian Hutchison. Montelongo w…

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The Whale Gets Final Extension in NYC; Rebecca Henderson Joins Cast by Kenneth Jones

Demand for tickets has prompted a second and final extension of the New York City premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale at Playwrights Horizons' Peter Jay Sharp Theater. The run w…

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Leap of Faith Original Broadway Cast Recording Due in December; Track List Announced by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The cast recording of the short-lived Broadway musical Leap of Faith, which features a score by composer Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, will be released digitally Dec. 4 and physically Dec. 1…

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Track Listing Announced for Now. Here. This. Cast Recording by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The track list has been announced for the original cast recording of the Off-Broadway musical Now. Here. This.; funding for the CD was raised through Kickstarter.

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Toronto's Royal Alex Stage Holds Both Actors and Audience for Terminus, Beginning Nov. 21 by Kenneth Jones

Terminus, a "spoken-word Irish rap-opera" that was acclaimed in Toronto's SummerWorks Festival, gets a unique transfer — the cast and the audience of 200 inhabit the stag…

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Wicked's Gene Weygandt Is Daddy Warbucks in Chicago-Area Annie Nov. 21-Dec. 30 by Kenneth Jones

A new resident Chicago-area production of the musical Annie, produced by Paramount Theatre, begins Nov. 21 in Aurora, IL, starring Gene Weygandt (Broadway's Big, Chicago's Wicked) as…

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Edie Falco Will Keep Company With John Ellison Conlee, Frances Sternhagen, Phoebe Strole in The Madrid by Kenneth Jones

Edie Falco, previously announced to star in Liz Flahive's The Madrid for Manhattan Theatre Club, will be joined by Tony Award nominee John Ellison Conlee (Murder Ballad at MTC), Drama De…

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NYC Premiere of Cirque du Soleil's Totem, Created by Robert Lepage, Will Play Citi Field Grounds in Queens in 2013 by Kenneth Jones

Totem, the new Cirque du Soleil show written and directed by visionary international director Robert Lepage, will make its New York City debut in a Big Top on the grounds of Citi Field &mdas…

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Donald Margulies' Coney Island Christmas Premieres at Geffen; Angela Paton, Arye Gross, Annabelle Gurwitch Star by Kenneth Jones

Coney Island Christmas, billed as a "Jewish Christmas show" for people of all ages and all faiths, by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies, begins Nov. 20 in what's hoped to …

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Monday, November 19, 2012

Brian Friel's Freedom of the City Will Return to Irish Rep in January by Kenneth Jones

Irish Repertory Theatre's new production of Brian Friel's Freedom of the City will get a three-week extension, resuming performances after the holidays. A hiatus begins Nov. 25.

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Flashdance Tour Troupe to Include DeQuina Moore, Jo Ann Cunningham, Thursday Farrar and More by Kenneth Jones

The producers of the coming national tour of Flashdance — The Musical revealed complete casting on Nov. 19. The previously announced Emily Padgett as Alex, Matthew Hydzik as Nick and R…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM

The Piano Lesson, With Chuck Cooper, Brandon J. Dirden, Roslyn Ruff, Gets Second Extension at NYC's Signature by Kenneth Jones

Director Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Signature Theatre Company staging of the late August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about family, legacy and ghosts, has …

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Broadway Concert Will Aid Hurricane Survivors; Julia Murney, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Sieber, Patrick Wilson Star by Kenneth Jones

Broadway stars will perform in a benefit to aid New York and New Jersey communities affected by Hurricane Sandy Nov. 26 at the Gershwin Theatre. City of Hope: Broadway Blows Back will featur…

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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Rocky the Musical Makes World Premiere in Germany Nov. 18; American Drew Sarich Stars by Kenneth Jones

Drew Sarich, the American actor who has had a busy career performing musicals in Europe, plays iconic underdog boxer Rocky Balboa in Rocky the Musical, opening in its world premiere Nov…

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THE LEADING MEN: Song and Dance Man Tommy Tune Brings His Act to NYC, But Will He Direct Again On Broadway? by Kenneth Jones

Tommy Tune is getting his act together, shrinking it to cabaret size and singing and dancing in Manhattan again. We get the lowdown on Taps, Tunes and Tall Tales, plus an update about his ho…

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The Piano Lesson, With Chuck Cooper, Brandon J. Dirden, Roslyn Ruff, Opens Nov. 18 at NYC's Signature by Kenneth Jones

Director Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Signature Theatre Company staging of the late August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about family, legacy and ghosts, open…

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The Mob Disperses: An Enemy of the People Ends Limited Broadway Run Nov. 18 by Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's new Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, in an adaptation by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, ends its limited engagement on schedule Nov. 18 at …

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