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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Annie Baker's The Flick, a Tale of Movie-House Workers, Gets Extra Week Off-Broadway by Kenneth Jones

A week has been added to the run The Flick, Annie Baker's study of boredom, yearning and dysfunction in a crew of New England movie-house workers, now playing to April 7 at Off-Broadway&…

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More "Happiness"! Passion Gets Four Extra Performances at Classic Stage by Kenneth Jones

Classic Stage Company's acclaimed, jewelbox-size revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion will get four additional performances Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:52PM

L.A. Ahmanson Books London Sunshine Boys, Barry Manilow's Harmony, Tours of Porgy and Bess and Starcatcher by Kenneth Jones

Center Theatre Group's 2013-14 season at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles will feature the U.S. premiere of Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths in the London production of Neil Simon&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12AM

NYC Premiere of Cirque du Soleil's Totem, Created by Robert Lepage, Begins March 14 in Queens by Kenneth Jones

Totem, the new Cirque du Soleil show written and directed by visionary international director Robert Lepage, makes its New York City debut in a Big Top on the grounds of Citi Field — h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Season Two, Episode 6, Or, Voices and Visions by Kenneth Jones

Playbill's weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the dreamers behind Broadway musicals. Here's a look a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:42PM

Alan Menken and Glenn Slater Score Musical Episode of ABC's "The Neighbors," Airing March 13 by Kenneth Jones

The March 13 episode of the ABC sitcom "The Neighbors" — the series about an average human family moving into a New Jersey community populated by quirky aliens — includ…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM

Will Des McAnuff's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Blast Its Way to Broadway? by Kenneth Jones

The Korean theatrical impresario Chunsoo Shin is one of the lead producers behind a plan to bring the sci-fi musical Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots to Broadway, according to a report in the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:59PM

NYC's Signature Will Produce Edward Albee's Laying An Egg in "All-Premiere" Season, With August Wilson, Will Eno and More by Kenneth Jones

Signature Theatre, the Off-Broadway company known for focusing on one playwright-in-residence per season, as well as works by alumni writers and a unit of new playwrights, will produce an &q…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:49AM

Barber Shop Quartet Reinvented in Fabulous Lipitones Musical, Added to Goodspeed's Norma Terris Season in CT by Kenneth Jones

The Fabulous Lipitones, a new musical comedy about a not-so-traditional barber shop quartet, will be one of three shows in Goodspeed Musicals' 2013 season at the Norma Terris Theatre, th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Sex and the Irish City: Dublin Ladies Are Looking For Love at Irish Rep Starting March 13 by Kenneth Jones

Laoisa Sexton's For Love, about the sexual adventures of three women in modern-day central Dublin, begins performances March 13 as part of the Irish Repertory Theatre's season in its…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Craig Lucas' The Lying Lesson, With Carol Kane Playing Bette Davis, Opens at NYC's Atlantic by Kenneth Jones

Mickey Sumner and Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Carol Kane star in the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony nominee Craig Lucas' "comic thriller,"&n…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

The Money Shot, Neil LaBute's Latest, Gets March 13 Reading With Cynthia Nixon, Hank Azaria, Jane Krakowski by Kenneth Jones

Neil LaBute's new play, The Money Shot, billed as "an old-fashioned comedy about real family values, L.A.-style," gets a private Manhattan reading on March 13. Terry Kinne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Jefferson Mays, Times Eight, Sings in West Coast Premiere of Gentleman's Guide, Opening March 13 by Kenneth Jones

The fall 2012 Hartford Stage troupers of the new musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder are reunited at The Old Globe in San Diego for the next leg of the praised sho…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Future of ABC Family's "Bunheads," With Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Undecided by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

"Bunheads," the whimsical hour-long ABC Family dramedy-with-dance series starring Broadway's Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop, is eyeing a second season, according to Deadline.co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:18PM

ABC Family's "Bunheads," With Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Renewed for Second Season by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

"Bunheads," the whimsical hour-long ABC Family dramedy-with-dance series starring Broadway's Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop, has been renewed for a second season, according to …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Annie Baker's The Flick, Irising In On Movie-House Workers, Opens in NYC; Sam Gold Directs by Kenneth Jones

Alex Hanna, Louisa Krause, Matthew Maher and Aaron Clifton Moten are featured in The Flick, Annie Baker's new Off-Broadway play that reunites her with director Sam Gold. Playwrights Hori…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, March 11, 2013

Court Says Jersey Boys Producers Were Free to Use Copyrighted "Ed Sullivan" Clip in Show by Kenneth Jones

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Central California filed on March 11 a ruling that the producers of Jersey Boys were entitled to use a seve…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:46PM

Chicago Shakespeare To Stage Henry V, Harry Groener as Cyrano, Plus Gypsy, Road Show and More by Kenneth Jones

Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 2013-14 season will feature The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V, Harry Groener as Cyrano de Bergerac and a simultaneous pairing of works by Stephen Sondheim…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:46AM
Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Mystery of Edwin Drood Gets Solved; Broadway Revival Ends March 10 by Kenneth Jones

The troupers of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, one of the best-reviewed musicals of the 2012-13 Broadway season, pack their trunks after the March 10 matinee. Roundabout Theatre Company's e…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, March 9, 2013

Megan Hilty Makes Her Carnegie Hall Debut With NY Pops; Ryan Silverman Swings by Kenneth Jones

Megan Hilty, the Broadway and television actress-singer whose volcanic voice is one of the primary reasons to watch the NBC musical series "Smash," made her Carnegie Hall debut Mar…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:26PM
Friday, March 8, 2013

Steven Culp and Dana Delany to Star in CA World Premiere of Beau Willimon's Parisian Woman by Kenneth Jones

Dana Delany, Steven Culp, Linda Gehringer, Rebecca Mozo and one actor to be announced will star in the South Coast Repertory world-premiere production of The Parisian Woman by Beau Willimon,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:07PM

Terrence McNally's And Away We Go Bumped to Fall, as Pearl Fundraising Continues; J.M. Barrie Flies In by Kenneth Jones

Off-Broadway's not-for-profit Pearl Theatre Company, in the midst of a fundraising campaign, has rescheduled the spring world premiere of Terrence McNally's And Away We Go to this fa…

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NY Pops Gala Will Salute Jule Styne, Frank Loesser, Danny Kaye; Donna Murphy, Anthony Warlow, Kelli O'Hara Among Singers by Kenneth Jones

Broadway stars of today will celebrate three Broadway icons of yesteryear — namely, songwriters Frank Loesser and Jule Styne and actor Danny Kaye — at the April 29 gala performan…

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Jefferson Mays, Playing an Octet of Heirs, Begins West Coast Leg of Gentleman's Guide Musical by Kenneth Jones

The fall 2012 Hartford Stage troupers of the new musical comedy A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder reunite starting March 8 at The Old Globe in San Diego. Tony Award winner Jeff…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Honeymooners Musical Will Not Happen at Old Globe This Fall by Kenneth Jones

The Old Globe in San Diego is postponing its fall production of the new musical The Honeymooners due to a "conflict with artist schedules." The world premiere by Dusty Kay and Bill…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:29PM

Lanford Wilson Romance, Talley's Folly, Starring Danny Burstein and Sarah Paulson, Gets Added Week by Kenneth Jones

The run of Roundabout Theatre Company's new Off-Broadway production of Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley's Folly, the delicate study of two disparate souls…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:17PM

Yiddish Play Contest Jury Includes Jason Robert Brown, Emanuel Azenberg, Joe DiPietro and More by Kenneth Jones

The Drama Desk Award-winning National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene is sponsoring a new play contest, seeking works "in Yiddish, or based on Yiddish sources, to add to the great le…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:17PM

Rising Star Elizabeth Olsen Will Play Juliet For Off-Broadway's Classic Stage by Kenneth Jones

Elizabeth Olsen, the actress known for the indie film "Martha Marcy May Marlene," has a date with a balcony — Juliet's — in fall 2013. Off-Broadway's Classic St…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM

Edie Falco Will Inhabit The Madrid Longer Than Expected; Second Extension Announced by Kenneth Jones

Edie Falco plays a mother and teacher who sheds her life and moves to a rundown apartment building in the Off-Broadway world premiere of The Madrid, Liz Flahive's comedy that opened Feb.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:59AM

A Lone Star: Holland Taylor's Ann, a Solo Show About Governor Ann Richards, Opens on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Ann, actress-writer Holland Taylor's biographical play about late Texas Governor Ann Richards, opens on Broadway March 7 following previews from Feb. 18 at Lincoln Center Theater's V…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, March 6, 2013

THE "SMASH" REPORT: Season Two, Episode 5, Or, The "C" Plot Thickens by Kenneth Jones

Playbill's weekly recap, with notes and comment, of the latest episode of the NBC musical drama series "Smash," about the dreamers behind Broadway musicals. Here's a look a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05PM

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