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Friday, November 30, 2012

Camp for Christmas: New Musical We Three Lizas Begins in Chicago Nov. 30 by Kenneth Jones

We Three Lizas, a "queer culture" musical twist on Christmas wishes, gets its world premiere Nov. 30-Dec. 23 in a staging by About Face Theatre in Chicago. Performances play The St…

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Inspired by Real-Life Marital Bliss (and Blisters), You Say Tomato Begins National Tour in Queens Nov. 30 by Kenneth Jones

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!, a new marriage-minded comedy by Annabella Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn, begins its national tour at Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park with a Nov. 30-De…

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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Doh! Dan Castellaneta, Ron West, Larry Joe Campbell Star in Second City's Twist Your Dickens! in L.A. by Kenneth Jones

Dan Castellaneta, who voices Homer on TV's "The Simpsons," is among the comic performers in the world premiere of The Second City's A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens!, …

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Signature's Acclaimed Piano Lesson Will Play On Into January by Kenneth Jones

Off-Broadway's Signature Theatre Company is extending the run of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson an additional three weeks, now to Jan. 13, 2013.

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Yank! Musical Will March Directly Into Regional Theatres by Kenneth Jones

Yank!, the musical about a young gay American soldier facing first love as he is swept into World War II, will have a cast album and a future licensing life rather than an imminent Broadway …

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Lucy Peacock, Canadian Stage Royalty, Plays Queen Lear at University of Northern Colorado Nov. 29-Dec. 2 by Kenneth Jones

Students in the University of Northern Colorado's theatre program perform alongside guest artist Lucy Peacock, the Canadian theatre star revered for her work at the Stratford Festival, i…

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Amazing Grace Musical Gets NYC Showing With Robby Benson, Josh Young, Chris Hoch, Whitney Bashor and More by Kenneth Jones

The new musical Amazing Grace, the backstory of the famous spiritual song of the title, will get a Manhattan reading Dec. 11-12 featuring Broadway and film star Robby Benson and Tony Award n…

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Donald Margulies' Coney Island Christmas Opens at Geffen Playhouse Nov. 28 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, opens Nov. 28 following previews from …

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

New Broadway Bares Will Show It Off On June 23, 2013; Winter Burlesque Will Warm January by Kenneth Jones

Broadway Bares, the evening of steamy theatrical striptease that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will return for its 23rd edition on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Roseland Ballroom i…

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Arf! "Annie's Search for Sandy" Appears on Hallmark Movie Channel Nov. 27 by Kenneth Jones

Hallmark Movie Channel presents the TV special "Annie's Search for Sandy," about the rescue of a pooch to play the role of "Sandy" in Broadway's Annie, at 7:30 PM…

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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…

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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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