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Monday, May 25, 2015

Davey Havok, Justin Guarini, Van Hughes Will Be New Leads of Broadway's American Idiot by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway musical American Idiot will feature several new leads beginning March 1 at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Will Harry Connick, Jr. Star in Broadway Revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever? by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Harry Connick, Jr., who starred in the revival of The Pajama Game and was seen last summer in Harry Connick, Jr. In Concert on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre, may be returning to the Gre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Erin Davie, Bobby Steggert, Kevin Earley, Kate Baldwin Among Those Singing Broadway Musicals of 1921 in NYC by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Town Hall's 11th season of the Broadway By The Year series, created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel, kicks off Feb. 14 at 8 PM with The Broadway Musicals of 1921.

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Reprise Gigi, With Matt Cavenaugh, Jason Graae, Millicent Martin, Begins Feb. 15 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Reprise Theatre Company production of Gigi plays UCLA's Freud Playhouse Feb. 15-27 with an official opening scheduled for Feb. 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Will Sierra Boggess Star in New Musical Rebecca on Broadway? by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Original Little Mermaid actress Sierra Boggess -- who currently plays the tragic soprano Christine in London's Love Never Dies -- will star in the new musical Rebecca on Broadway next year, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Casting Complete for Broadway's People in the Picture, Starring Donna Murphy by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Complete casting has been announced for the Roundabout Theatre Company's upcoming production of the new Broadway musical The People in the Picture, which will star two-time Tony winner Donna…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Irish Rep's Molly Sweeney Extends Run; Simone Kirby to Join Cast by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Irish Repertory Theatre production of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney, the story of a blind woman who undergoes an operation to restore her sight, has been exte…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

D.B. Bonds, Autumn Hurlbert, Matthew Hydzik Cast in New Musical Tomorrow Morning by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Complete casting has been announced for Tomorrow Morning, Laurence Mark Wythe's musical about "coupling and uncoupling," seen in London and Chicago, which will make its New York City premier…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Katori Hall Wins 2011 Blackburn Prize by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Katori Hall, whose The Mountaintop is Broadway-bound, is the winner of the 2011 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, honoring female playwrights and chosen from over 100 nominated plays, for her pla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Box Office for Broadway's Jerusalem Opens March 5 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Music Box Theatre box office, located in Manhattan at 239 West 45th Street, opens March 5 at 10 AM for The Royal Court Theatre's production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, which will sta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Box Office for Broadway's Jerusalem Opens March 5 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Music Box Theatre box office, located in Manhattan at 239 West 45th Street, opens March 5 at 10 AM for The Royal Court Theatre's production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, which will sta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Jeff McCarthy Returns to Broadway's Chicago March 8 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Owing to Christopher Sieber's sudden casting to replace Jeffrey Tambor as Georges in Broadway's La Cage aux Folles, Jeff McCarthy takes the role that Sieber was previously announced for -- B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Simone Kirby Joins Cast of Irish Rep's Molly Sweeney March 9 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Irish actress Simone Kirby joins the cast of the Irish Repertory Theatre production of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney, the story of a blind woman who undergoes an …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

AmEx Pre-Sale for Broadway's Baby It's You! Begins Jan. 26 by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

The new Broadway musical Baby It's You!, about the New Jersey housewife who developed the pop group The Shirelles to fame, is available in a special pre-sale to American Express cardholders …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

As Thousands Cheer! Bring It On: The Musical Opens in Atlanta Jan. 28 by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Bring It On: The Musical, a pop theatrical look at cheerleading competitions, opens Jan. 28 at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre following previews from Jan. 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Melissa Etheridge Is American Idiot's New Dark Force, St. Jimmy, Starting Feb. 1 by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Grammy and Academy Award Award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge joins the Broadway cast of American Idiot for one week only Feb. 1-6, playing the dark alter ego known as St. Jimmy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

The Hallway Trilogy, Adam Rapp's Decades-Spanning Plays, Opens on Three Consecutive Nights Starting Feb. 22 by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Part one of Adam Rapp's ambitious trio of related 90-minute plays, The Hallway Trilogy, starring Tony Award nominee Maria Dizzia, Logan Marshall Green and Louis Cancelmi, opens Feb. 22 at th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Barbara Cook, Chita Rivera, Harvey Fierstein, Boyd Gaines Celebrate Late Composer Jerry Bock Jan. 24 by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

Friends, colleagues and fans will celebrate the life and work of the late composer Jerry Bock, whose Broadway scores include Fiddler on the Roof, The Apple Tree, She Loves Me and The Rothsch…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Ten-Hut! Bobby Steggert, Santino Fontana, Michael Berresse Recruited for Yank! Workshop by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

Roundabout Theatre Company is producing a workshop of the Broadway-aimed musical Yank!, about gay men and women serving in World War II. Bobby Steggert, the Tony Award nominee featured in th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

In Lieu of Sieber, Jeff McCarthy Will Step Into Chicago as Billy Flynn by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

Owing to Christopher Sieber's sudden casting to replace Jeffrey Tambor as Georges in Broadway's La Cage aux Folles, Jeff McCarthy will take the role that Sieber was previously announced for …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Original Broadway Cast Recording of Priscilla Queen of the Desert Gets Theatre Release March 15 by Kenneth Jones and Andrew Gans

The original Broadway cast recording of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical is available at the Palace Theatre starting March 15 prior to going on wide sale starting April 5. Produced …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

NYC Memorial for Jill Haworth, Late Cabaret Actress, Planned for Feb. 3 by Kenneth Jones and Robert Simonson

Friends and family of Jill Haworth will gather in Manhattan on Feb. 3 to remember the late actress who created the role of Sally Bowles in the original Broadway production of Cabaret.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Memorial for Jill Haworth, Late Cabaret Actress, Offered Feb. 3 by Kenneth Jones and Robert Simonson

Friends and family of Jill Haworth will gather in Manhattan on Feb. 3 to remember the late actress who created the role of Sally Bowles in the original Broadway production of Cabaret. Some o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

A Little Bit Country: Priscilla Performers Expose Their Southern Roots in NYC Concert Feb. 13 by Kenneth Jones and Thomas Peter

Tad Wilson and Jessica Phillips, Tennessee natives who will soon appear together on Broadway in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, will perform the music of their home state in South of Broadway…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM

Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer of Annie, La Cage, A Chorus Line, Dead at 78 by Robert Simonson and Kenneth Jones

Theoni V. Aldredge, the three-time Tony Award-winning costume designer, died Jan. 21 in a Stamford, CT, hospital after an illness, her husband actor Tom Aldredge announced.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:58PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Plays By Jeff Talbott, Beth Henley, Vincent Delaney and York Walker To Be Read in NewTACTics Series in June by Kenneth Jones

NewTACTics, a program of Off-Broadway's TACT/The Actors Company Theatre, will present four staged readings of new works in June. The playwrights and titles have been announced.

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 01:44PM
Friday, May 8, 2015

“Darling Grenadine,” Daniel Zaitchik’s Whimsical New Musical, Gets L.A. Concert; Kristin Hanggi Directs by Kenneth Jones

Pop and theatre singer-songwriter Daniel Zaitchik is testing his new musical romantic comedy in a May 12 concert reading in Los Angeles. He talks about his latest project.

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 10:54AM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

#TBT: Nick Blaemire On His Short-Lived Glory, The Musical That Opened and Closed The Same Night by Kenneth Jones

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, it talks with then-Broadway newcomers Nick Blaemire and James Gardiner, the twenty-something cr…

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Monday, May 4, 2015

Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 Southern Writers’ Project Gives Wing to Four New Plays May 8-10 by Kenneth Jones

Playwrights Jeffrey Chastang, Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, Alex & Hana Mironoff and John Walch are in residence at Alabama Shakespeare Festival‘s home the week of May 4 to prep readings of their…

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 04:47PM

“The White Road” Is Paved by Irish Theatre of Chicago; World Premiere Tracks Ernest Shackleton by Kenneth Jones

Playwright Karen Tarjan talks about her new play about the explorers who found themselves trapped in ice near Antarctica circa 1915.

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 10:57AM
Monday, April 27, 2015

Patrick Riviere’s “The House of Nunzio,” Unlocking Secrets in an Italian-American Family, Gets NYC Reading by Kenneth Jones

Playwright Patrick Riviere talks about the inspiration behind his play about an aging grandfather's intolerance.

SOURCE: By Kenneth Jones at 11:05AM

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