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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Aaron Tveit, Orlando Bloom, Zosia Mamet, Billy Porter, Gabriel Ebert, Michael J. Fox at the 2013 Artios Awards by Matthew Blank

Tony winner Harvey Fierstein (Hairspray, Kinky Boots, La Cage aux Folles) hosted the Casting Society of America's 9th Annual Artios Awards Nov. 18.

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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Celebrating Two-Time Tony Award Nominee Laura Osnes by Matthew Blank

Tony nominee Laura Osnes celebrates her birthday Nov. 19. Playbill.com traces her path as she went from reality TV contestant to one of Broadway's favorite leading ladies in just 5 short ye…

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PHOTO CALL: Anthony Mackie, Jordin Sparks, Zachary Levi, James McAvoy, Jennifer Westfeldt and More at The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Montblanc presented the 13th annual performance of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway — where six original short plays are put together with writers, directors and actors in a 24-hour perio…

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PHOTO CALL: Stephen Sondheim, Frank Rich, Nathan Lane, Jeremy Jordan, Darren Criss, Glenn Close, Laura Osnes and More Celebrate "Six By Sondheim" Prem by Matthew Blank

"Six By Sondheim," which is billed as "an intimate look at the prolific career of renowned American lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim…for whom art and life are nev…

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Lincoln Center Theater's Macbeth Star Jonny Orsini by Matthew Blank

Jonny Orsini, who plays the role of Malcolm in Lincoln Center Theater's new staging of Macbeth, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-cultu…

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Monday, November 18, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Jeremy Jordan and Cast Celebrate Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis' A Bed and a Chair by Matthew Blank

Three-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters starred in A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, a collaboration between Tony-winning composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and jazz musician-compo…

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PHOTO CALL: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the new musical comedy that boasts Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays inhabiting eight different members of the doomed D'Ysquith family, officia…

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PHOTO CALL: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Starring Jefferson Mays, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, the new musical comedy that boasts Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays inhabiting eight different members of the doomed D'Ysquith family, officia…

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Friday, November 15, 2013

PHOTO CALL: "On My Way!" A First Look at Stanford University's Immersive Violet, Staged on a Moving Bus by Matthew Blank

At the Fountain Theatricals, a student-run theatre group at California's Stanford University, kicks off its inaugural season Nov. 14-17 with the Jeanine Tesori-Brian Crawley, Lucille Lor…

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PHOTO CALL: Margi de Ferranti and Hilary Cole Star in Australian Premiere of Cult Musical Carrie by Matthew Blank

The short-lived 1988 Broadway cult musical Carrie, based on the Stephen King horror novel, began its Australian debut engagement Nov. 13. The newly revised version of the show is produced by…

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PHOTO CALL: Tony-Winning Chicago Revival Celebrates 17th Anniversary by Matthew Blank

The long-running, Tony-winning revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's Chicago celebrated 17 years on Broadway the evening of Nov. 14.

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PHOTO CALL: "A Fine Life!" David Garrison, Betsy Morgan and Cast Offer Sneak Peek at Paper Mill's Oliver! by Matthew Blank

Paper Mill Playhouse's upcoming production of Lionel Bart's family-friendly musical Oliver! will begin previews at the New Jersey venue Nov. 21. The cast offered a sneak peek Nov. 1…

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PHOTO CALL: Audra McDonald, Jason Robert Brown, Betsy Wolfe, Lauren Molina, Leslie Kritzer and More Celebrate Little Miss Sunshine by Matthew Blank

Second Stage Theatre's production of Little Miss Sunshine, the new musical comedy by Tony Award winners William Finn and James Lapine that is based on the 2006 road-trip comedy…

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PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Disney's Broadway-Bound Aladdin in Toronto, Starring Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed by Matthew Blank

Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed, who co-starred as Aladdin and Jasmine in the Seattle premiere of Disney's Aladdin, reprise their performances in Toronto. Previews of the Broadway-bound mu…

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at The Greatest Pirate Story Never Told Off-Broadway by Matthew Blank

Following successful engagements at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity and the Crown and Anchor Theatre in Provincetown, Christopher Leidenfrost’s new half-scripted/half-improvised …

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PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at Upcoming "Glee" Episodes, "Movin' Out" and "Puppet Master" by Matthew Blank

The hit Fox series "Glee" continues with weekly Thursday installments. Here's a first look at the Nov. 21 and 28 episodes.

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PHOTO CALL: Elaine Stritch Visits Hunter Ryan Herdlicka and the Cast of Cincinnati's Cabaret by Matthew Blank

Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, staged by Tony Award nominee Marcia Milgrom Dodge, plays Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park. Theatre legend Elaine Stritch was recently in attendance visit…

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PHOTO CALL: Stanford University's Violet, Staged on a Moving Bus, in Rehearsal by Matthew Blank

At the Fountain Theatricals, a student-run theatre group at California's Stanford University, kicks off its inaugural season Nov. 14-17 with the Jeanine Tesori-Brian Crawley, Lucille Lor…

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PHOTO CALL: Stars of David, With Janet Metz, Alan Schmuckler, Aaron Serotsky and Donna Vivino, Begins Off-Broadway Run by Matthew Blank

Producer Daryl Roth and Harbor Entertainment present a five-week concert engagement of Stars of David, based on Abigail Pogrebin's book, Nov. 13-Dec. 15 at the DR2 Theatre.

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PHOTO CALL: Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays Returns to Broadway; Opening Night Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Stage and screen star Billy Crystal returns to Broadway for a limited nine-week engagement of his Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays, which officially opened at the Imperial Theatre Nov. 13…

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PHOTO CALL: Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays Returns to Broadway; Opening Night Red Carpet Arrivals and Curtain Call by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

Stage and screen star Billy Crystal returns to Broadway for a limited nine-week engagement of his Tony Award-winning play 700 Sundays, which officially opened at the Imperial Theatre Nov. 13…

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PHOTO CALL: Broadway's Rock of Ages Visits The Cottage at APAC by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of Sandy Rustin's dark romantic comedy The Cottage began performances Nov. 7 under the wing of the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Cast members from Broadway's R…

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

PHOTO SPECIAL: Cast Members Share Rehearsal, Candid and Behind-the-Scenes Shots From the New Musical If/Then by Matthew Blank

If/Then, the new musical by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal writers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, began its pre-Broadway world-premiere engagement Nov. 5 at the National Th…

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PHOTO CALL: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Telly Leung, Jim Walton and More Celebrate Jennifer Ashley Tepper's "The Untold Stories of Broadway" by Matthew Blank

"The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 1," written by musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper and featuring firsthand acc…

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PHOTO CALL: Marla Mindelle, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Alex Brightman, Hannah Elless, Lauren Pritchard and More Sing The Music of Zack Zadek by Matthew Blank

Marla Mindelle (Sister Act, Cinderella), Rebecca Naomi Jones (American Idiot, Passing Strange) and Lauren Pritchard (Spring Awakening) were among the artists joining musical theatre writer Z…

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PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Mystery of Edwin Drood With Robert Creighton by Matthew Blank

Spend a day at Broadway's The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Rupert Holmes' boisterous whodunnit opened on Broadway one year ago today. Robert Creighton, who plays boozy gravedigger Durdles…

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PHOTO CALL: Denis O'Hare, Jason Butler Harner, Jessica Hecht and More Celebrate The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters Opening by Matthew Blank

The world-premiere production of The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters officially opened at Playwrights Horizons Nov. 12, following previews that began Oct. 18.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Kara Lindsay, Ariana DeBose, Jenna Leigh Green, Corey Cott, Jason Gotay, Meghann Fahy and More Celebrate The Spice Girls by Matthew Blank

Broadway Loves the Spice Girls, described as "a 'Girl Power'-filled song and dance extravaganza paying tribute to the Fab Five," was held Nov. 10 at the Canal Room in Manha…

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PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at Beautiful Soup Theater's Lift, Starring Kimberly Faye Greenberg by Matthew Blank

Beautiful Soup Theater Collective's production of Lift begins performances at the Richmond Shepard Theatre Nov. 13.

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PHOTO CALL: New Pics from Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Following a six-performance run at Minneapolis' State Theatre, stage and screen star Billy Crystal returned to Broadway Nov. 5 for a limited nine-week engagement of his Tony Award-winnin…

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PHOTO CALL: Christopher Sutton, Kate Fahrner, Bill Van Horn and More Star in Walnut Street Theatre's Elf by Matthew Blank

Walnut Street Theatre continues its season with an all-new production of the musical Elf. Based on the Hollywood hit, and directed and choreographed by Marc Robin, the production began previ…

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