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Sunday, November 18, 2012

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 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Old Globe's Grinch, With Steve Blanchard, Steve Gunderson, Jason Edward Cook, Begins Nov. 17 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…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, November 16, 2012

Off-Broadway's Murder Ballad, With John Ellison Conlee, Karen Olivo, Will Swenson, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Extends by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash's Murder Ballad, a new rock musical starring John Ellison Conlee, Rebecca Naomi Jones, 
Karen Oli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PM

Alex Timbers Will Direct The Philadelphia Story on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Roundabout Theatre Company will produce a new Broadway production of Philip Barry's comedy of class, manners and marriage, The Philadelphia Story, directed by two-time Tony Award nominee…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM

John Tiffany and Steven Hoggett Are Callaway Award Winners for Their Once Work by Kenneth Jones

The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announced on Nov. 15 that director John Tiffany and choreographer Steven Hoggett are winners of the Joe A. Callaway Awards for excell…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

Victory Gardens Premieres Failure, a Musical Populated With Actor-Musicians, Nov. 16 by Kenneth Jones

Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater, a Tony Award winner as Outstanding Regional Theatre, launches the world premiere of Failure: A Love Story, a "magical, musical fable" about t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, November 15, 2012

New Musical We Three Lizas Will Premiere 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…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM

Triple Play! New Play About New York Yankees Being Developed by Lombardi Producers by Kenneth Jones

Producers Fran Kirmser and Tony Ponturo will bring a third sports-oriented play to Broadway following earlier productions of Lombardi and Magic/Bird, and the subject is close to home: The Ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:20PM

Murder Ballad, With John Ellison Conlee, Karen Olivo, Will Swenson, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Opens Nov. 15 in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's Murder Ballad, a new rock musical that launches the company's new Studio at Stage II Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series, opens Nov. 15 following previ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02AM

Broadway's Sara Topham, Bruce Dow, Nancy Anderson Share A Midsummer Night's Dream in DC Nov. 15-Dec. 30 by Kenneth Jones

The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, has enlisted Stratford Shakespeare Festival favorites Sara Topham and Bruce Dow to be among the woods-dwelling characters in A Midsummer Ni…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Scandalous, the Pop Musical About a Religious Superstar, Opens on Broadway; Carolee Carmello Stars by Kenneth Jones

Sex, drugs, religion, celebrity, music and romance are swirled together in the new musical Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson, written by Kathie Lee Gifford, Davi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Golden Age, Terrence McNally's Backstage Play of Musical Passion, Begins NYC Premiere by Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's New York City premiere of Golden Age, four-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally's play about the world of composer Vincenzo Bellini, begins previews Nov. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Murder Ballad, New Musical With Karen Olivo, Will Swenson, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Opens Nov. 15 by Kenneth Jones

Manhattan Theatre Club's Murder Ballad, a new rock musical that launches the company's new Studio at Stage II Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series, opens Nov. 15 following previ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Broadway's Tony Yazbeck Will Step Into Chicago Singin' in the Rain, Replacing Injured Sean Palmer by Kenneth Jones

Sean Palmer, who played Prince Eric in Broadway's The Little Mermaid, is exiting the new Chicago-area revival of the musical Singin' in the Rain due to an injury. Tony Yazbeck, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:54PM

Carolee Carmello on Brief Vocal Rest From Broadway's Scandalous; Nov. 14 Matinee and Evening Canceled by Kenneth Jones

The 2 PM and 8 PM Nov. 14 performances of the new Broadway musical Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson were canceled by producers to allow Carolee Carmello ph…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:47AM

Carolee Carmello on Brief Vocal Rest From Scandalous; Nov. 14 Matinee Canceled by Kenneth Jones

The 2 PM Nov. 14 matinee of Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson was canceled by producers to allow Carolee Carmello physician-ordered vocal rest. Performances are expec…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM

Chicago-Area My One and Only, Starring Tony Nominees Felicia P. Fields and Ted Levy, Opens Nov. 14 by Kenneth Jones

Marriott Theatre's revival of My One and Only, the 1983 Broadway musical comedy about an aviator and a lady endurance swimmer, features The Color Purple Tony Award nominee Felicia P…

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Passion's Man in the Middle Will Be Ryan Silverman, Torn Between Melissa Errico and Judy Kuhn by Kenneth Jones

Ryan Silverman, a handsome Raoul of Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera, will play the object of desire named Giorgio in Classic Stage Company's winter 2013 production of Stephen Son…

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Newcomer Danielle Wade Wins Role of Dorothy in Toronto Wizard of Oz; Complete Casting Announced by Kenneth Jones

The cast of the new Canadian production of London's popular The Wizard of Oz, featuring the classic movie score augmented with new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, will feature…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM

Golden Age Gets a Gilded Addition; F. Murray Abraham Joins NYC Premiere by Kenneth Jones

F. Murray Abraham, whose international fame came by playing Italian composer Antonio Salieri in the film of "Amadeus," will step into the stockings of Italian composer Rossini, tak…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:39PM

Broadway Revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, Starring Al Pacino, Begins Selling Standing-Room Tickets Nov. 13 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about sharks in a real-estate office, begins selling standing-room tickets Nov. 13.

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Golden Child, David Henry Hwang's Tale of Polygamy and Family, Opens Nov. 13 in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Signature Theatre Company's revival of David Henry Hwang's Golden Child, now extended to Dec. 16, opens Nov. 13, kicking off the Tony Award-winning playwrights 2012-13 residency with…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Dreamgirls, With Nova Y. Payton, Cedric Neal, Crystal Joy, Sydney James Harcourt, Heats Up DC Starting Nov. 13 by Kenneth Jones

Nova Y. Payton is Effie White, the most turbulent of the Dreamgirls, in the Signature Theatre's holiday-season revival of the 1981 musical, starting Nov. 13 in Arlington, VA. Associate a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, November 12, 2012

Humana Festival Will Stage Plays by Sam Marks, Jeff Augustin, Mallery Avidon, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Will Eno by Kenneth Jones

The 37th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays Feb. 27-April 7, 2013, will feature world premieres by Jeff Augustin, Mallery Avidon, Will Eno, Rinne Groff, Lucas Hnath, Branden Jacobs…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM

Tony Winner Mark O'Donnell's Friends, Family and Colleagues Will Pay Tribute at Nov. 12 Broadway Gathering by Kenneth Jones

The life and work of late Tony Award-winning librettist Mark O'Donnell, co-writer of Broadway's Hairspray, will be celebrated 3 PM Nov. 12 at Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatr…

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Girl Power! Emotional Creature, a Pulse-Taking of Girls, Opens in NYC Nov. 12 by Kenneth Jones

Emotional Creature, the new play by Eve Ensler that had its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in June, opens Off-Broadway on Nov. 12 following previews from Oct. 26. Ensler, the T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Classic Stage's Ivanov, With Ethan Hawke as Dissatisfied Hero, Opens Nov. 11; Austin Pendleton Directs by Kenneth Jones

Off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company opens its new production of Anton Chehov's Ivanov, a play that the Russian playwright revised throughout his lifetime, on Nov. 11, foll…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, November 9, 2012

Charlie Chaplin Gets a Solo Turn in Tramp(ed), by Newcomer Daniel Gonon, Nov. 11 in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Tramp(ed), a one-man show written and performed by Daniel Gonon, playing controversial film star Charlie Chaplin, will appear at Off-Broadway's Theatre Row at 4 PM Nov. 11 as part the Un…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:31PM

Rachelle Rak, Emily Padgett, Matthew Hydzik Will Star in Re-Imagined Flashdance for U.S. Tour by Kenneth Jones

Broadway's Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik will star as Alex and Nick, respectively, in what's billed as the world premiere of Flashdance —The Musical when its national tour l…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM

Mia Chung's You for Me for You, With Jo Mei, Ruibo Qian, Francis Jue, Opens in DC by Kenneth Jones

The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's world-premiere staging of Mia Chung's You for Me for You, a fantasy about North Korean sisters facing the regime there, opens Nov. 9 following pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Mia Yung's You for Me for You, With Jo Mei, Ruibo Qian, Francis Jue, Opens in DC by Kenneth Jones

The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's world-premiere staging of Mia Chung's You for Me for You, a fantasy about North Korean sisters facing the regime there, opens Nov. 9 following pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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