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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Heat Wave: The Jack Cole Project Will Feature David Elder, Rachelle Rak, Nadine Isenegger and More by Kenneth Jones

Broadway dancers will stud the new musical Heat Wave: The Jack Cole Project, about the father of theatrical jazz and musical-theatre dance, when it gets its world premiere May 3-20 at Queens…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:46PM

16 Possible Glimpses, Marina Carr's Refraction of Anton Chekhov's Life, Will Get NYC Reading; Casting Announced by Kenneth Jones

Marina Carr's play 16 Possible Glimpses will get a reading in Irish Repertory Theatre's 2012 Reading Series 3 PM March 30 at the Rep's home in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:24PM

Lysistrata Jones Cast Album Will Be Released in May; Bonus Track Planned by Kenneth Jones

The cast album of the Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones — featuring the music and lyrics of Lewis Flinn — will be released on the Broadway Records label on May 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26PM

Anything Goes Tour Will Get a Kick Out of Rachel York as Reno Sweeney by Kenneth Jones

Broadway's Rachel York will play Reno Sweeney in Roundabout Theatre Company's national tour of the 2011 Tony Award-winning Anything Goes, launching in Cleveland this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55AM

"Dropped Names," Frank Langella's Memoir About His Brushes With Greatness, Published March 27 by Kenneth Jones

Three-time Tony Award-winning actor Frank Langella's new memoir, "Dropped Named: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them," is in stores starting March 27. Harper published the 356-…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Regrets, a Tale of '50s-Era Male Bonding in the Age of Conformity, Opens March 27 at MTC by Kenneth Jones

The world-premiere production of British playwright Matt Charman's Regrets, about men biding their time — and bickering and bonding — at a Nevada ranch while waiting for quic…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, March 26, 2012

Spiegelworld Will Pop Its Tent in Midtown Theatre District for Empire by Kenneth Jones

Spiegelworld, the producer of tent-housed theatrical events that draw on circus, cabaret, variety and burlesque traditions, will return to New York City this summer for a 15-week run of a ne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:52PM

Clybourne Park Doesn't Discriminate; Rush Policy for All Announced by Kenneth Jones

A limited number of lower-price general rush tickets will be available for every performance of the Broadway run of Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning Clybourne Park, the comedy-drama …

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM

Time Out: Rated P for Parenthood Will Shutter 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, will close April 8 upstairs at the Westside Theatre. The ve…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:25PM

Nice Work If You Can Get It Offers Student Rush Discount by Kenneth Jones

A new generation of theatregoer will get easier access to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin with a student rush ticket policy, announced by the producers of Broadway's Nice Work If Yo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:05PM

Freud's Last Session Opens March 26 in Chicago Premiere; NYC Cast Is on the Couch by Kenneth Jones

The Chicago premiere of Mark St. Germain's two-character drama Freud's Last Session, about a meeting of opposite forces C.S. Lewis and Dr. Sigmund Freud, opens March 26 following pre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM

Now. Here. This. Extends to April 22 at Vineyard by Kenneth Jones

Now. Here. This., the new musical created by and featuring the cast of Broadway's [title of show], will get an extra week in its world-premiere run at Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:59AM

Danny Burstein, Rebecca Luker, Philip Chaffin Will Sing Forgotten Gershwin Score of Sweet Little Devil on CD by Kenneth Jones

PS Classics, the record label devoted to the American Songbook and the heritage of musical theatre, announced performers and a release date of May 22 for its previously announced studio cast…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Another "Good Thing Going": Encores! Concert of Merrily We Roll Along Will Get Cast Recording by Kenneth Jones

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Clybourne Park, the Pulitzer Winner About Race and Real Estate, Makes Broadway Debut by Kenneth Jones

Clybourne Park, Bruce Norris' humor-flecked play about racial and economic changes occurring in a neighborhood over a 50-year period, begins Broadway previews on March 26. Winner of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Single Girls Guide Musical, With Nancy Opel, Elizabeth Stanley, Graham Rowat, Gets NYC Reading March 26 by Kenneth Jones

The Single Girls Guide, the new musical about a swinging-'60s advice columnist, gets a developmental workshop reading through ASCAP in Manhattan on March 26. Farah Alvin, Nancy Opel, Cla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 24, 2012

PLAYBILL BRIEF ENCOUNTER With "Smash" Choreographer Joshua Bergasse by Kenneth Jones

Joshua Bergasse, a dancer who performed in Broadway's Hairspray and The Life, is suddenly in charge of some of the most high-profile choreography in America — on TV's "Sma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Emanuel Azenberg Will Reflect on Neil Simon Classics at Off-Broadway Lost in Yonkers Talkback March 24 by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Emanuel Azenberg will discuss his long personal and professional relationship with playwright Neil Simon in a moderated chat following the 2 PM March 24 …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Show Will Go On! "Smash" Renewed for Second Season by Kenneth Jones

"Smash," the hour-long NBC musical drama series about the making of a Broadway musical, has been renewed for a second season.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

Amy Herzog's Belleville To Get NYC Premiere in New York Theatre Workshop Season; Four Titles Planned by Kenneth Jones

New York Theatre Workshop's four-show 2012-13 season will include the New York City premiere of Amy Herzog's Belleville and Alexander Dinelaris' Red Dog Howls, the downtown compa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:59PM

Remembering Carrie: Playbill Vault Talks to Broadway's Original Players in Exclusive Video by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

As part of its ongoing exploration of Broadway history, Playbill Vault — the most comprehensive internet database of Broadway information — introduces a two-part series looking a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Lost in Yonkers, Revised With the Blessing of Neil Simon, Opens in NYC; Cynthia Harris Is Grandma by Kenneth Jones

Cynthia Harris is the imperious immigrant grandmother in TACT/The Actors Company Theatre revival of Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning Lost in Yonkers, opening March 22 following p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Broadway's Times Square Theater Will Be Renovated for Broadway Sensation Film Show by Kenneth Jones

The Times Square Theater, the last of the dormant legit theatres between Seventh and Eighth Avenues on West 42nd Street in the Broadway theatre district, will be renovated to house a starry,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM

Oscar Nominee James Cromwell, Alan Mandell and Barry McGovern Open L.A. Waiting for Godot March 21 by Kenneth Jones

Academy Award nominee and three-time Emmy Award nominee James Cromwell ("Babe," "L.A. Confidential," "The Queen," "Six Feet Under") is Pozzo in Mark T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Kathleen Turner Takes the High Road to San Francisco, March 21-25 by Kenneth Jones

Kathleen Turner reprises her Broadway role of a no-nonsense nun in High for a San Francisco engagement of Matthew Lombardo's drama starting March 21 at the SHN Curran Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Mark H. Dold and Martin Rayner Bring Freud's Couch to Chicago, Starting March 21 by Kenneth Jones

The Chicago premiere of Mark St. Germain's two-character drama Freud's Last Session, about a meeting of opposite forces C.S. Lewis and Dr. Sigmund Freud, features the play's orig…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Dan LeFranc's The Big Meal Opens in NYC March 21; Sam Gold Directs Ensemble 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 12:00AM

Magic/Bird, Tale of American Basketball Titans, Begins Broadway Life March 21 by Kenneth Jones

Magic/Bird, Eric Simonson's drama about the rivalry and friendship of basketball heroes Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird, begins previews at Broadway's Longacre Theatr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Prince of Broadway Picks His Court: Linda Lavin, Shuler Hensley, LaChanze, Emily Skinner Will Star in Hal Prince Show by Kenneth Jones

The cast of Prince of Broadway, the Broadway musical retrospective of shows directed by Harold Prince, will star Tony Award winner Linda Lavin, Sebastian Arcelus, Sierra Boggess, Daniel Brea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Episode 7, Or, Mother May I? by Kenneth Jones

Playbill's weekly overview, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the creation of a new Broadway musical. Here's a lo…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:45PM

New Musical In This House Gains Suzzanne Douglas as a Resident by Kenneth Jones

Suzzanne Douglas has joined the cast of the world-premiere musical In This House by Two River Theatre Company in Red Bank, NJ. Douglas replaces Brenda Pressley as Luisa Arden for the run, no…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:13PM

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