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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at Upcoming "Glee" Episodes, "City of Angels" and "Trio," Featuring Demi Lovato and Adam Lambert by Matthew Blank

The hit Fox series "Glee" continues with weekly Tuesday installments. Here's a first look at the March 4 and March 11 episodes, entitled "Trio" and "City of Angels," respectively.

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PHOTO CALL: The 86th Academy Awards- Inside the Winners' Circle by Matthew Blank

The 86th Academy Awards were presented March 2 in Los Angeles. The Disney animated musical "Frozen" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, while songwriters Robert and Krist…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:34PM

PHOTO CALL: Ann Harada Performs in Lincoln Center's Songbook Series by Matthew Blank

Ann Harada took to the stage Feb. 24 for a performance as part of Lincoln Center’s acclaimed American Songbook Series in the Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall.

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PHOTO CALL: "Glee" Stars Celebrate Upcoming 100th Episode With Party in L.A. by Matthew Blank

The hit Fox series "Glee" celebrated the show's 100th episode with a party in Los Angeles Feb. 24. The installment will air in two parts, on March 18 and March 25.

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PHOTO CALL: Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Josh Hamilton, Becky Ann Baker and More Celebrate Will Eno's The Open House by Matthew Blank

Will Eno's The Open House, featuring Hannah Bos, Michael Countryman, Peter Friedman, Danny McCarthy and Carolyn McCormick, officially opened March 3 following previews that began Fe…

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PHOTO CALL: Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, Hunter Foster and The Bridges of Madison County Cast Head Into the Recording Studio by Matthew Blank

Cast members from the new Jason Robert Brown musical The Bridges of Madison County, including Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale, gathered March 3 to record the Ghostlight Records Broadway…

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: The Other Josh Cohen Co-Creator and Star David Rossmer by Matthew Blank

David Rossmer co-created (with Steve Rosen) and stars in the The Other Josh Cohen, now onstage at Paper Mill Playhouse. He fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backsta…

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Monday, March 3, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Meet Broadway's Velocity of Autumn Stars Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella by Matthew Blank

Eric Coble's family drama The Velocity of Autumn, starring Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella, will play a limited engagement at Broadwa…

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PHOTO CALL: Mary Stuart Masterson, John Ellison Conlee, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Maria Dizzia and More Celebrate Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss by Matthew Blank

The New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss officially opened at Playwrights Horizons March 2 following previews that began Feb. 7.

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PHOTO RECAP: Cinderella Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

A classic fairytale got a happy ending March 3, 2013, when Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's Cinderella opened at the Broadway Theatre more than 50 years after it premiered on blac…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:11PM

PHOTO CALL: The 86th Academy Awards- Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

The 86th Academy Awards were presented March 2 in Los Angeles. The Disney animated musical "Frozen" won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, while songwriters Robert and Krist…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:16PM

PHOTO CALL: Emma Thompson, Bryn Terfel, Philip Quast and Jay Armstrong Johnson Rehearse Sweeney Todd by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Christian Borle, Olivier Award winner Philip Quast, Jeff Blumenkrantz, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Erin Mackey and more will join two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson and…

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PHOTO CALL: Alexandra Silber Stars in Vineyard Theatre's Arlington by Matthew Blank

Arlington, a new musical by Victor Lodato and Polly Pen, officially opened at the Vineyard Theatre March 2 following previews that began Feb. 12.

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PHOTO CALL: Original West Side Story Stars, Including Chita Rivera, Visit Carol Lawrence at Handle With Care by Matthew Blank

Chita Rivera and other members of the original Broadway company of West Side Story paid a visit to their original Maria, Carol Lawrence, at the March 2 performance of Handle With Care.

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Friday, February 28, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Bernadette Peters and Tovah Feldshuh Visit Broadway's Mothers and Sons by Matthew Blank

Bernadette Peters and Tovah Feldshuh attended the Feb. 27 performance of Terrence McNally's Mothers and Sons, the new drama by four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally th…

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PHOTO CALL: Andy Karl, Margo Seibert, Terence Archie and Dakin Matthews Star in New Musical Rocky by Matthew Blank

Rocky, the new Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical based on the Academy Award-winning 1976 Sylvester Stallone film of the same name, began Broadway previews Feb. 13 at the Winter Garden The…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day at Arena Stage With Meg Gillentine of Mother Courage, Starring Kathleen Turner by Matthew Blank

Broadway's Meg Gillentine (The Producers, Cats) is currently starring as Yvette in Arena Stage's production of Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children,starring Kathleen Turn…

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PHOTO CALL: Matt Doyle, Ben Crawford, F. Michael Haynie and Cast Rehearse Ryan Scott Oliver and Hunter Foster's Jasper in Deadland by Matthew Blank

Matt Doyle, who recently starred in the Tony Award-winning musical The Book of Mormon, will star in the New York premiere of Ryan Scott Oliver and Hunter Foster's Jasper in Deadland …

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PHOTO CALL: Debra Winger, Amy Irving, Mare Winningham, Jay O. Sanders and More Celebrate Craig Lucas' Ode to Joy by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of Craig Lucas' Ode to Joy, a new play about addiction, illness and love, opened Off-Broadway Feb. 27, starring Tony Award nominee Kathryn Erbe.

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Bernadette Peters on the Musical Stage by Matthew Blank and Andrew Gans

Two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters celebrates a birthday on Feb. 28. Playbill.com takes a look back at her stage career thus far.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at World-Premiere Beaches Musical, Starring Mara Davi and Alysha Umphress by Matthew Blank

Virginia's Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of Beaches, adapted from the 1985 novel by Iris Rainer Dart, beginning Feb. 18 at Signature's MAX Theatre. Mara Davi and Alys…

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PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Possessed Puppet Comedy Hand to God, With Steven Boyer, Marc Kudisch and Sarah Stiles by Matthew Blank

Robert Askins' irreverent puppet comedy Hand to God, about a possessed Christian-ministry puppet, returns Off-Broadway beginning Feb. 19 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Five-Time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Five-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald will return to Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's play with music, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, which wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:26PM

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "There's a War Goin' On..." Pre-Show Portraits With Great Comet Stars Phillipa Soo and David Abeles by Matthew Blank

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, the acclaimed Dave Malloy electropop opera based on a slice of the epic novel "War and Peace," is set to end its run March 2. Playbil…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:46PM

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Broadway's LBJ Drama All The Way, Starring Emmy Award Winner Bryan Cranston by Matthew Blank

All The Way, the new political drama by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan that stars Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson, began Broadway previews Fe…

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Tony Winner Randy Graff Is Made in Brooklyn by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Randy Graff celebrated Brooklyn songwriters in her Feb. 17 concert at 54 Below. Due to ticket demand, a second performance has been added for March 5 at 9:30 PM.

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PHOTO CALL: Sutton Foster, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Regina Taylor and Lois Smith Celebrate World Premiere of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu officially opened Feb. 24 following preview performances that began Feb. 4 on the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signa…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Oh Lord, I'm On My Way..." On the Road with Porgy and Bess' Sarita Rachelle Lilly by Matthew Blank

Sarita Rachelle Lilly, who is featured as The Strawberry Woman in the current national tour of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, shares photos from the road. She documents a recent stop in…

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PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Disney's Aladdin on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed co-star as charming street rat Aladdin and misunderstood princess Jasmine, respectively, in Disney's Aladdin, which begins performances Feb. 26 at Broadway&…

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

PHOTO CALL: Charlotte d'Amboise, Brandon Victor Dixon, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber and More Celebrate Debra Monk's 65th Birthday by Matthew Blank

Stage and screen star Debra Monk, who received a Tony Award for her performance in Redwood Curtain, celebrated her 65th birthday Feb. 24, 2014, with a "free-wheeling rock 'n' ro…

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PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Beautiful Soup's Liliom, Starring Gerrard Lobo and Morgan DeTogne by Matthew Blank

Beautiful Soup Theater's production of Ferenc Molnar's Liliom begins performances at The Celebration of Whimsy Feb. 26.

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