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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Elevator Repair Service's Gatz to Play West End's Noel Coward Theatre in June by Mark Shenton and Kenneth Jones

The New York-based Elevator Repair Service will bring Gatz, the eight-hour stage version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," to the West End's Noel Coward Theatre,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:54AM

Careers and Relationships Collide in PA World Premiere of Jon Marans' A Raw Space in PA by Kenneth Jones

Keith Baker, Madi DiStefano, Jack Koenig and Anette Michelle Sanders appear in Bristol Riverside Theatre's world premiere of A Raw Space, the new play by Jon Marans, the author of The Te…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Look Back in Anger, With Matthew Rhys, Adam Driver, Charlotte Parry, Sarah Goldberg, Opens Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, directed by Sam Gold in an arresting physical production that conjures the squalor and straitened circumstances of a working class life, opens Feb. 2 a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Petula Clark Extends Feinstein's Nightclub Engagement by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Petula Clark, the Grammy Award-winning singer-actress with one foot in pop and one in musicals, has extended her current run at Feinstein's at Loews Regency, which began Jan. 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:00PM

Man and Superman, Coriolanus, Winter's Tale, Government Inspector on DC Shakespeare Theatre's Plate by Kenneth Jones

Artistic director Michael Kahn announced plays by Shakespeare, Gogol, Shaw and Schiller for the 2012-13 season at The Shakespare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:10PM

Music Is, the "Lost" Broadway Musical by Richard Adler, Will Holt and George Abbott, Reconstructed for Concert by Kenneth Jones

Music Is, the short-lived 1976 Broadway musical based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, is getting its first revival in a concert version produced by the theatre school at Western Carolina…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

Tix Now on Sale for Broadway's Magic/Bird; Previews Begin March 21 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tickets are now on sale to the general public for Magic/Bird, Eric Simonson's drama about the rivalry and friendship of basketball heroes Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

Broadway Engagement of Clybourne Park Loses Two Powerful Producers by Kenneth Jones

Producers Scott Rudin and Stuart Thompson are no longer attached to a planned spring Broadway move of Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the personalitie…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Begins Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

The run of Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, begins Feb. 1 on East 13th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Jesus in India, Tale of Icon's Teen Years, Opens in San Francisco Feb. 1 by Kenneth Jones

Lloyd Suh's Jesus in India, billed as "a contemporary reimagining of a wild stretch in the lost years of Jesus Christ" in his teen years, opens Feb. 1 in a world premiere at Ma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Gamine Glory! Les Miz Film Finds Its Eponine in Samantha Barks by Kenneth Jones

The soulful, yearning, tragic Eponine in the forthcoming film musical of Les Misérables will not be played by a speculated-about pop star. The part has been won by Samantha Barks, who…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:50PM

Kathleen Turner Takes the High Road to San Francisco in March by Kenneth Jones

Kathleen Turner will reprise her Broadway role of a no-nonsense nun in High for a San Francisco engagement of Matthew Lombardo's drama, playing March 21-25 at the SHN Curran Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:10PM

George Wendt and Tim Kazurinsky Will Be Roommates in Chicago Odd Couple by Kenneth Jones

Northlight Theatre in Skokie, IL, has snagged Chicago comedy stars Tim Kazurinsky and George Wendt for a production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, for a fall 2012 production under the d…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PM

Greg Pierce's Slowgirl Will Christen LCT3's Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center by Kenneth Jones

The Claire Tow Theater, the new permanent venue on the campus of Lincoln Center Theater, will be unveiled June 4 with the world premiere of Slowgirl, a new play by Greg Pierce.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:50PM

Scott Wentworth and Jay Sullivan Will Paint Houston Red, at the Alley Theatre by Kenneth Jones

Alley Theatre's production of John Logan's popular two-character play Red, directed by Jackson Gay, will feature Tony Award nominee Scott Wentworth as painter Mark Rothko and Jay Sul…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:30PM

Rep of St. Louis, Michele Ragusa, Lewis J. Stadlen, Curtis Holbrook Among Kevin Kline Nominees in MO by Kenneth Jones

Nominations for the 2012 Kevin Kline Awards, representing excellence in St. Louis-area theatre for the year 2011, were announced Jan. 30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM

Colman Domingo and Scott Shepherd Are Blood Knot's Blood Brothers, Starting Jan. 31 Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Playwright-director Athol Fugard's staging of his Blood Knot — launching the Signature Theatre Company's new home, The Pershing Square Signature Center on West 42nd Street…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

Really Really, Tale of College Controversy, Gets World Premiere in VA Jan. 31; Paul James Stars by Kenneth Jones

Paul James, of TV's "Greek," shares the stage with Kim Rosen, Bethany Anne Lind, Danny Gavigan, Lauren Culpepper, Evan Casey and Jake Odmark for the world premiere of Really Re…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, January 30, 2012

Bring It On, Tom Kitt, Phylicia Rashad, Re-Animator, Jerry Springer Among L.A. Crix Award Nominees by Kenneth Jones

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced nominations and special awards for excellence for work produced or presented in 2011 in Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura County. Among th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:42PM

Karen Ziemba, Ephie Aardema, Kyle Harris Will Star in A Room With a View Musical by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Karen Ziemba will star as Charlotte Bartlett, the overbearing chaperone of Lucy Honeychurch, in the new musical A Room With a View, based on the E.M. Forster novel, getting…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:26PM

Des McAnuff's Stratford Twelfth Night Gets Film Release in Canada March 10 by Kenneth Jones

The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's 2011 pop-rock-infused production of Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night gets a cinematic release March 10 and March 22 at Cineplex Entertainment t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:40PM

Parker Esse, Rob Ruggiero, Casey Hushion Among Creatives in 2012 Season at Goodspeed by Kenneth Jones

The directors and choreographers for Goodspeed Musicals' season at Goodspeed Opera House have been named. Ray Roderick, Rob Ruggiero and Casey Hushion will direct Mame, Carousel and Some…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:02PM

Stop the Presses! Two Performances of Journalism Play CQ/CX Canceled Due to Water Damage From Fire by Kenneth Jones

Atlantic Theater Company canceled its two Jan. 29 performances of the play CQ/CX due to water damage on the play's set following a Jan. 28 fire that occurred in the building above the th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Galileo, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Gets Extra Week at CSC by Kenneth Jones

The run of Classic Stage Company's new production of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham as the persecuted scientist, has been been extended by …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:14AM
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Chinglish Loses Its Tongue; Broadway Run Ends Jan. 29 by Kenneth Jones

The Broadway production of David Henry Hwang's Chinglish, a comedy about an Ohio businessman navigating misunderstandings of language and etiquette on an important business trip to China…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Broadway's On a Clear Day, a Reincarnation of a Past Cult-Hit, Dies Jan. 29 by Kenneth Jones

Broadway's revised revival of the 1965 musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, starring Harry Connick Jr. as a conflicted shrink who uncovers a patient's past life in hypnos…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Tix for Broadway's Starry The Best Man Go on Sale Jan. 28; Box Office Will Open Feb. 14 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Tickets for the upcoming Broadway revival of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man go on sale to the general public Jan. 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 27, 2012

UPDATED! Terrence McNally's Golden Age Will Glitter at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2012-13 by Kenneth Jones

Golden Age, Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally's new 1835-set backstage drama that swirls around the premiere of Bellini's opera I Puritani, will get its New York City de…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:49PM

Terrence McNally's Golden Age Will Glitter at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2012-13 by Kenneth Jones

Golden Age, Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally's new 1835-set backstage drama that swirls around the premiere of Bellini's opera I Puritani, will get its New York City de…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:47PM

Les Miz Stage Star Colm Wilkinson Will Play Vital Role in Musical's Film Version by Kenneth Jones

Colm Wilkinson, the original Jean Valjean in the 1985 London and 1987 Broadway productions of Les Misérables, will play the pivotal role of the Bishop of Digne in the new film of the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Tix for Broadway's The Best Man Go on Sale Jan. 28; Box Office Opens Feb. 14 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and INFINITY Stages announced that tickets for Gore Vidal’s The Best Man will go on sale to the general public Jan. 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM

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