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Monday, May 25, 2015

HBO to Air The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway in March by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway, which was taped live at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre New York in January, will debut March 19 on HBO.

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Kristoffer Diaz, Debby Boone, Julian Fleisher Join 24 Hour Musicals Event by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity playwright Kristoffer Diaz and Grammy winner Debby Boone have joined the lineup for The 24 Hour Musicals, which are set to be presented March 7 in Manha…

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Todd Almond, Savannah Wise and More Join 24 Hour Musicals by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

Composer Todd Almond, actors Savannah Wise, Jeffrey Kuhn and Dee Roscioli complete the group of theatre artists who will participate in The 24 Hour Musicals, which will be presented March 7…

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Shirelles Musical Baby It's You!, With Beth Leavel, Will Play the Broadhurst; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Tony Award-winning actress Beth Leavel has been confirmed to star as late recording industry pioneer Florence Greenberg in the new Broadway musical Baby It's You!, which will make Broadway t…

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Good People, With Frances McDormand, Tate Donovan, Estelle Parsons, Extends Broadway Run by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Good People, the latest work from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, has extended its Broadway engagement an additional two weeks through May 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman…

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Angels in America Announces Fourth Off-Broadway Extension; Jonathan Hadary to Join Cast by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, the historic play documenting the American AIDS crisis in the mid 1980's, has extended for a …

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Actor Leslie Nielsen of 'Naked Gun' Movies Dies at Age 84 by Andrew Dalton and Bob Thomas

Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun," died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.

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Colin Quinn: Long Story Short Will Be Filmed for HBO by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Colin Quinn: Long Story Short, the 75-minute solo comedy from the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, will be filmed for future broadcast on HBO, according to the New York Times.

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Memphis National Tour to Play Chicago in the Fall by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The Tony-winning Broadway musical Memphis will play a two-week engagement in Chicago this fall.

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That Championship Season, With Kiefer Sutherland, Returns to Broadway Feb. 9 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The starry Broadway revival of Jason Miller's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning 1972 drama That Championship Season, which boasts the Broadway debut of screen star Kiefer Sutherland, begins pr…

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Leslie Kritzer IS Leslie Kritzer at Joe's Pub Set for April Run by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Broadway singer-actress Leslie Kritzer, most recently seen in the world premiere of Marcus Gardley's every tongue confess, will return to Joe's Pub in April with an all-new show.

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Spider-Man Producer and Spokesperson Unhappy with "Early" Reviews by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Both the producer and press representative for the new musical Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark have spoken about the decision of major publications to review the new production at the Foxwoods …

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Marc Kudisch, Bobby Steggert, Kate Fry Cast in Lincoln Center Theater's Minister's Wife by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

A Minister's Wife, a new musical by Tony Award nominee Austin Pendleton, Joshua Schmidt and Jan Tranen, will arrive Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater April 7…

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Tony Winner Alice Ripley Will Make Solo Chicago Concert Debut in May by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Alissa Norby and Lampkin Music Group will present acclaimed Tony Award winner Alice Ripley, who is currently appearing in the national tour of Next to Normal, in concert in Chicago.

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Grammy Winner Mary J. Blige Will Join Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages Film by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Grammy winner Mary J. Blige will play the role of Justice Charlier -- created on Broadway by Michele Mais -- in New Line's film version of the acclaimed musical Rock of Ages, according to Sh…

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That Championship Season, With Kiefer Sutherland, Opens on Broadway March 6 by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

The starry Broadway revival of Jason Miller's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning 1972 drama That Championship Season, which boasts the Broadway debut of screen star Kiefer Sutherland, officiall…

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Will Spider-Man Postpone Opening Again and Temporarily Close for Overhaul? by Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick

Will Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark finally open March 15? The answer will officially be announced later this week, but The New York Times is reporting that the much-in-the-news production at …

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Love Story Cast Recording, Featuring Emma Williams, Michael Xavier, Due Feb. 7 by Andrew Gans and Mark Shenton

The original London cast recording of Love Story, the West End musical version of the Erich Segal novel that became the famous tear-jerker film of the same name, will be released Feb. 7, acc…

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Million Dollar Quartet Rocks London Beginning Feb. 8 by Andrew Gans and Mark Shenton

The London production of the Tony-nominated musical Million Dollar Quartet begins performances Feb. 8 at the Noël Coward Theatre prior to an official opening Feb. 28.

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Barbara Cook, Hal Prince, Brian Stokes Mitchell Will Be Presenters at Theater Hall of Fame Ceremony by Andrew Gans and Thomas Peter

The 40th Annual Theatre Hall of Fame ceremony will be held Jan. 24 in the Gershwin Theatre's North Rotunda. Pia Lindstrom will host the evening.

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Theater Hall of Fame Ceremony, Honoring Linda Lavin, Brian Dennehy, Michael Blakemore, Presented Jan. 24 by Andrew Gans and Thomas Peter

The 40th Annual Theatre Hall of Fame ceremony will be held Jan. 24 in the Gershwin Theatre's North Rotunda. Pia Lindstrom hosts the evening.

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Fringe Festival in Review by ANDY WEBSTER, DAVID ROONEY, RACHEL SALTZ and DANIEL M. GOLD

New York Times writers review five shows that made their debuts in the early days of this year’s New York International Fringe Festival.

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Families that stage together by Barbara Hoffman and Elisabeth Vincentelli

Happy families, Tolstoy mused, are all alike — it's the messy, miserable ones we love to watch. So are great dramas born, from “King Lear” through “Long Day's Journey…

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Festivals in Review: Warring Relatives and Joking Rabbis by Ben Brantley, Charles Isherwood, Eric Grode and Jason Zinoman

Four plays at two New York festivals, Under the Radar and Coil, offer a range of themes, styles and even language.

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ArtsBeat: Performer Is Injured at ‘Spider-Man’ on Broadway by DAVE ITZKOFF and HAMILTON BOARDMAN

Witnesses saw either the actor playing the title character or his stunt double fall 8 to 10 feet during the performance.

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Actor Injured in Fall During 'Spider-Man' Performance by DAVE ITZKOFF and HAMILTON BOARDMAN

Theatergoers said they saw either the actor fall a distance of about eight to ten feet into a pit during the closing minutes of the show.

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ArtsBeat: Actor Injured in Fall During ‘Spider-Man’ Performance by DAVE ITZKOFF and HAMILTON BOARDMAN

Witnesses saw either the actor playing the title character or his stunt double fall 8 to 10 feet during the performance.

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'Spider-Man' Cancels Wednesday Matinee After Actor Is Injured by DAVE ITZKOFF and HAMILTON BOARDMAN

Theatergoers said they saw either the actor fall a distance of about eight to ten feet into a pit during the closing minutes of the show.

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Late-Night Double Feature: The 'Rocky Horror Glee Show' Reconsidered by DAVE ITZKOFF and REBECCA MILZOFF

Dave Itzkoff of ArtsBeat and Rebecca Milzoff of Vulture.com chat about the "Glee" episode that paid homage to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

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