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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Kenneth Lonergan's Medieval Play Lands Josh Hamilton, David Pittu, Tate Donovan, Heather Burns by Kenneth Jones

The Signature Theatre world premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's Medieval Play will star Anthony Arkin, Heather Burns, Tate Donovan, Kevin Geer, Josh Hamilton, David Pittu and others to be ann…

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David Cromer's Chicago Rent Cast Revealed; Alan Schmuckler and Derrick Trumbly Are Mark and Roger by Kenneth Jones

Director David Cromer's cast of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent in Chicago will feature resident performers Alex Agard as Tom Collins, Lili-Anne Brown as JoAnne, Esteba…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM

Swinging "Skiffle" Rock of One Man, Two Guvnors Is Heard on U.S. Release of Cast Album, April 10 by Kenneth Jones

The London cast album of the new Broadway comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, featuring the band The Craze performing original songs by Grant Olding, and using original troupers including star Jame…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Lonely, I'm Not Begins Off-Broadway, With Topher Grace as a Man on the Verge by Kenneth Jones

Topher Grace, of "That '70s Show," plays a young man who has been through the mill — and is ready for his next step — in Paul Weitz's Lonely, I'm Not, begin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, April 9, 2012

Nobody Loves You, a Musical About Reality TV, to Feature Adam Kantor, Jenni Barber, Lauren Molina in CA by Kenneth Jones

The Old Globe's world-premiere production of the pop-flavored Nobody Loves You — a musical comedy set in the world of reality television, with music and lyrics by Gaby Alter and bo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:04PM

Victory Gardens' Playwrights Become "Alumni"; Four New Writers Named to Ensemble by Kenneth Jones

Victory Gardens Theatre, the Tony Award-winning Chicago resident theatre known for its Playwrights Ensemble, will welcome Philip Dawkins, Marcus Gardley, Samuel D. Hunter and Tanya Saracho i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PM

Berkeley Rep's First Ground Floor Lab to Welcome Dan LeFranc, Michael Mitnick, Amelia Roper, Heidi Stillman by Kenneth Jones

More than a dozen developing projects will get sunshine at Berkeley Repertory Theatre this summer as part of the first season of The Ground Floor, a new research and development program for …

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:58AM

Goodspeed's Amazing Grace, a Tale of Song and Slavery, To Feature Chris Peluso, Whitney Bashor, Chris Hoch, Harriett D. Foy by Kenneth Jones

Chris Peluso, Dennis Parlato, Whitney Bashor and more will bring the story behind the famed spiritual "Amazing Grace" to life at the Norma Terris Theatre this spring. Goodspeed Mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

"Old Friends" Meet Again: Encores! Cast of Merrily We Roll Along Records Album April 9-10 by Kenneth Jones

The cast and orchestra of the recent Encores! concert of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Merrily We Roll Along reunite April 9-10 to record a two-disc cast album for PS Classics…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Goodspeed's Amazing Grace, a Tale of Song and Slavery, To Feature Chris Peluso, Whitney Bashor, Chris Hoch, Harriet D. Foy by Kenneth Jones

Chris Peluso, Dennis Parlato, Whitney Bashor and more will bring the story behind the famed spiritual "Amazing Grace" to life at the Norma Terris Theatre this spring. Goodspeed Mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Overtime! Lysistrata Jones Company Reunites for Two Concerts at Joe's Pub April 9 by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway cast of Lysistrata Jones is "giving it up" April 9 in a concert version of the acclaimed Broadway score at Joe's Pub. Two performances are scheduled, at 7 PM …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, April 8, 2012

Time Out: Rated P for Parenthood Closes Off-Broadway April 8 by Kenneth Jones

Rated P for Parenthood, the Off-Broadway musical comedy revue that takes loving and naughty pokes at the institution of parenting, closes April 8 upstairs at the Westside Theatre. The venue …

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With David Auburn, Playwright of Broadway's The Columnist by Kenneth Jones

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Auburn returns to Broadway with The Columnist, a biographical character-study of the powerful journalist Joseph Alsop.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM
Friday, April 6, 2012

Local Boy Makes Good: Broadway's Hugh Panaro To Receive Edwin Forrest Award in Philly; Will Sing in Concert by Kenneth Jones

Broadway star and Philadelphia native Hugh Panaro will be celebrated May 11 with the presentation of the 2012 Edwin Forrest Award at Walnut Street Theatre's annual benefit gala in Philad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45PM

The Big Meal Gets an Extra Helping in NYC, Extending to April 29 by Kenneth Jones

The New York City premiere of Dan LeFranc's The Big Meal, a play that spans 80 years in the life of a family — over the course of many mealtimes, both joyous and contentious &mdash…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:58AM

Peter Lockyer Is New Jean Valjean in Les Miz Tour by Kenneth Jones

Peter Lockyer, a long-ago young Marius in the original Broadway and touring productions of Les Misérables, has graduated to the role of heroic patriarch Jean Valjean in the new 2…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31AM

One Man, Two Guvnors, a London Slapstick Hit, Bounces Onto Broadway April 6 by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway transfer of the popular West End comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, about a manservant pulled between two bosses — and his own voracious appetite — begins performances Apr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Brent Barrett Will Swing a Hook at Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan Starting This Summer by Kenneth Jones

Broadway's Brent Barrett, a popular "Billy Flynn" of Chicago, will assume the role of villainous Captain Hook starting July 10 when the national tour of Peter Pan, starring Cat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:36PM

A Recurring "Dream": Jennifer Holliday Records Bonus Track on Lysistrata Jones Cast Album by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday, one of the original Dreamgirls, has recorded a single version of "Hold On," the inspirational song from the acclaimed Broadway musical Lysistra…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM

Michele Pawk and Julio Monge Cast in Los Otros, New Musical by Michael John LaChiusa and Ellen Fitzhugh by Kenneth Jones

Los Otros, Michael John LaChiusa and Ellen Fitzhugh's chamber musical touching on the Mexican-American experience, will star Tony Award winner Michele Pawk and Julio Monge in the work…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29AM

March, E.L. Doctorow's Civil War Tale, Begins April 5 at Steppenwolf; Harry Groener, Ian Barford Star by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award-winning director-adapter Frank Galati's The March, based on the Civil War-set novel by E.L. Doctorow, begins its world premiere by Steppenwolf Theatre Company on April 5. Thre…

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The Lyons, Led By Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa, Set Up Their Den on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

The Lyons, Nicky Silver's darkly comic dysfunctional-family play starring Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Dick Latessa, begins its Broadway life April 5 at the Cort Theatre following its …

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

More Life! Now. Here. This. Extends a Second Time, Now to April 28 by Kenneth Jones

Now. Here. This., the new musical revue created by and featuring the cast of Broadway's [title of show], is getting a second extra week, now to April 28, in its world-premiere run at Off…

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St. Louis' Kevin Kline Awards Go to Steven Woolf, Red, Curtis Holbrook, Awake and Sing!, Immigrant and More by Kenneth Jones

Recipients of the 2012 Kevin Kline Awards, representing excellence in St. Louis-area theatre for the year 2011, were revealed April 2 at the Loretto-Hilton Center in suburban Webster Groves,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:31PM

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Episode 9, Or, Valley of the Dolls and Guys by Kenneth Jones

Playbill's weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the creation of a new Broadway musical about Marilyn Monro…

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Susan Stroman to Direct The Merry Widow at the Met; Directors Also Include Michael Mayer, Bartlett Sher by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Susan Stroman will stage a new production of Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow for the Metropolitan Opera's 2015-16 season, according to the New York Times.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:48AM

John Lithgow Is David Auburn's The Columnist, Beginning Broadway Previews April 4 by Kenneth Jones

The Columnist, David Auburn's character study about the complexities and contradictions in the life and work of the late conservative journalist Joseph Alsop, gets its first performance …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Bebe Neuwirth, Christina Ricci, Anthony Heald Go Into the Woods of Shakespeare's Midsummer in NYC by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award nominee Anthony Heald and performance artist and songwriter Taylor Mac are among the troupers joining Tony winner Bebe Neuwith and Christina Ricci in the woods outside Athens for …

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Bruce Graham's Stella & Lou Will Premiere at IL's Northlight in 2013; Season Announced by Kenneth Jones

Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL, will produce the world premiere of Bruce Graham's Stella & Lou in spring 2013, artistic director BJ Jones and executive director Timothy J. Evans an…

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Central Park As You Like It Will Feature Oliver Platt and Robert Joy by Kenneth Jones

Robert Joy and Oliver Platt will be among exiles in the Forest of Arden in this summer's Shakespeare in the Park production of As You Like It, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sulliv…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PM

An "Enchanted" Choice: Oscar Nominee Amy Adams Will Go Into the Woods This Summer by Kenneth Jones

Three-time Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Adams, who showed her deft touch with musical numbers in the films "Enchanted" and "The Muppets," will play The Baker's…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55PM

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