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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

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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PHOTO CALL: Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Lily Collins, Lena Dunham, Rose Byrne and More Walk the Red Carpet at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards by Matthew Blank

Glamour Magazine hosted its 23rd Annual Women of the Year Awards ceremony Nov. 11 at Carnegie Hall.

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PHOTO CALL: Michael Cerveris, Norm Lewis, Constantine Maroulis, Lena Hall, Lesli Margherita, Tony Vincent and More Are Rockers on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Michael Cerveris, Norm Lewis, Constantine Maroulis and Eden Espinosa were among the stars performing as part of Rockers on Broadway 20, which was presented Nov. 11 at (le) Poisson Rouge.

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PHOTO CALL: Carol Demas, Kristine Nielsen, Kate Jennings Grant, Tommy Tune Celebrate Christopher Durang and Stephen Sultan at Primary Stages Gala by Matthew Blank

Primary Stages honored Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang and Stephen Sultan during the organization's Nov. 11 gala at the Edison Ballroom.

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Gentleman's Guide Star Lisa O'Hare by Matthew Blank

British stage actress Lisa O'Hare, making her Broadway debut as Sibella Hallward in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts…

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Monday, November 11, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Annaleigh Ashford, Laura Benanti, Lesli Margherita, Morgan James, Nick Adams and Roe Hartrampf Strip Down With the Skivvies by Matthew Blank

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti and Tony nominee Annaleigh Ashford joined The Skivvies for a late-night Nov. 9 concert at 54 Below.

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PHOTO CALL: Bebe Neuwirth, Tony Danza, Len Cariou, Penny Fuller and More Visit Lee Roy Reams at 54 Below by Matthew Blank

Broadway favorite Lee Roy Reams presented his new one-man show, entitled "My 40th Birthday," Nov. 10 at 54 Below. Here are some of the guests who came out for the evening.

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PHOTO CALL: Laura Benanti Teaches Musical Theatre Workshop in New York by Matthew Blank

On Nov. 10, Tony Award winner Laura Benanti taught a one-day musical theatre master class for the students of the Broadway Workshop in New York City.

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PHOTO CALL: Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit Presents Much Ado About Nothing by Matthew Blank

The Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit presents Much Ado About Nothing for underserved communities and institutions in the New York area beginning Nov. 4.

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PHOTO CALL: Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley Star in Broadway's Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land by Matthew Blank

The revival of Harold Pinter's No Man's Land played its first preview Oct. 31 at 8 PM at Broadway's Cort Theatre. The production plays in repertory with Samuel Beckett's Wait…

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PHOTO CALL: Lillias White, Heidi Blickenstaff, Beth Leavel and More Honor Kinky Boots' Billy Porter at New York Musical Theatre Festival Gala by Matthew Blank

The New York Musical Theatre Festival honored Kinky Boots Tony Award winner Billy Porter at its 10th Anniversary Gala Nov. 10.

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PHOTO CALL: Mamma Mia! Celebrates 5,000 Performances on Broadway and New Home at the Broadhurst by Matthew Blank

The long-running, international hit musical Mamma Mia!, which reopened at its new home, the Broadhurst Theatre, Nov. 2, celebrated a Broadway milestone Nov. 9.

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PHOTO CALL: Twelfth Night and Richard III, Starring Mark Rylance, Open on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Calls and Party by Matthew Blank and Joseph Marzullo

The Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III officially opened Nov. 10 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre, following respective preview performances…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM
Sunday, November 10, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Twelfth Night and Richard III, Starring Mark Rylance, Open on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals by Matthew Blank

The Shakespeare's Globe productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III officially opened Nov. 10 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre, following respective preview performances…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:40PM
Saturday, November 9, 2013

PHOTO CALL: A First Look at Re-Imagined Side Show, Starring Emily Padgett, Erin Davie, Manoel Felciano and Matthew Hydzik by Matthew Blank

Side Show, the Tony Award-nominated Henry Krieger-Bill Russell musical about real-life conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, returned to the stage in a new incarnation directed by Academy…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:49PM
Friday, November 8, 2013

PHOTO CALL: Holly Hunter, Sebastian Stan, Peter Dinklage and More Celebrate The Jacksonian, With Ed Harris, Amy Madigan and Bill Pullman by Matthew Blank

The New Group opened its 2013-14 season with the New York premiere of Beth Henley's The Jacksonian — starring Ed Harris, Amy Madigan and Bill Pullman — which officially opene…

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at Risque Variety Show La Soirée With Jess Love by Matthew Blank

Internationally-renowned hula-hoop, tumbling, acrobatic and double trapeze artist Jess Love is in New York, featured in the variety show La Soirée now playing at Union Square Theatre.…

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PHOTO CALL: Sarah Jessica Parker, Blythe Danner and Zoe Levin in Amanda Peet's The Commons of Pensacola by Matthew Blank

The Manhattan Theatre Club's world-premiere engagement of The Commons of Pensacola, written by stage and screen star Amanda Peet, began performances Oct. 22 at New York City Ce…

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PHOTO CALL: Michael Urie, Eric Bogosian and More Celebrate Halley Feiffer's How to Make Friends and Then Kill Them by Matthew Blank

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater production of Halley Feiffer's three-actor play How to Make Friends and Then Kill Them officially opened Nov. 7 after previews that began Oc…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

PHOTO CALL: Neil Patrick Harris, Kate Jennings Grant, Tommy Tune, Perez Hilton and Susie Essman Celebrate La Soirée by Matthew Blank

La Soirée, featuring an international line-up of cabaret stars, celebrated opening night Nov. 7 at the Union Square Theatre.

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

Annie, the 1977 show that introduced generations of children to the tuneful optimism of traditional Broadway musicals, opened in a new production on Broadway one year ago today.

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

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

Tony nominees Norm Lewis and Jeremy Jordan will join previously announced three-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters in A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, a collaboration between Tony-…

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PHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Re-Conceived Phantom of the Opera Tour, With Mark Campbell, Julia Udine, Ben Jacoby and Linda Balgord by Matthew Blank

Mark Campbell and Julia Udine will head the cast of the reconceived national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running hit musical The Phantom of the Opera. Performances begin Nov. 27 i…

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PHOTO CALL: Mark Rylance Stars as Richard III and Twelfth Night's Olivia in Shakespeare in Rep on Broadway by Matthew Blank

The Shakespeare's Globe production of Richard III, performed in repertory with Twelfth Night, began previews Oct. 19 at Broadway's Belasco Theatre. The all-male c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:56PM

PHOTO RECAP: Godspell Opens on Broadway; Arrivals, Curtain Call and Party by Matthew Blank

The first Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz's Godspell, the rock musical that relates parables of Jesus, officially opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre on this date in 201…

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PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Matilda, Kinky Boots, Big Fish, Fun Home, Motown, Jungle Book, Great Comet, Newsies, Jersey Boys, Cinderella, First Dat by Matthew Blank

Initially launching in 2010 with a two-parter from Lion King cast members Ben Jeffrey and Fred Berman, Playbill.com's popular Two-Show Day photo series has taken readers backstage and in…

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PHOTO CALL: Neil Patrick Harris, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Steven Pasquale and David Blaine Celebrate Opening Night of Nothing to Hide by Matthew Blank

Nothing to Hide, the live theatrical production created by magicians Derek DelGaudio and Helder Guimarães, officially opened Off-Broadway Nov. 6. Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award w…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:48AM

PHOTO CALL: Murder for Two, With Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback, Opens at Off-Broadway's New World Stages by Matthew Blank

Murder for Two, the two-person whodunit musical starring Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback as suspects and detective, respectively, officially opened Off-Broadway Nov. 6, followin…

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Day at MCC Theater's Small Engine Repair With Keegan Allen by Matthew Blank

Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh on "Pretty Little Liars") stars in the New York premiere of John Pollono's Small Engine Repair at MCC Theater. He shares some snapshots from a rec…

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PHOTO CALL: Jennifer Paz, Jason Forbach, Francis Jue, Rodrick Covington, Devin Ilaw Star in North Shore Miss Saigon by Matthew Blank

The North Shore Music Theatre's production of the international hit musical Miss Saigon began previews at the Massachusetts venue Nov. 5 prior to an official opening Nov. 6 at 7:30 PM.

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PHOTO SPECIAL: Eponines and Elphabas and Zombie Javerts! Readers Share Their Broadway-Themed Halloween Costumes by Matthew Blank

Playbill.com asked readers to share photos of themselves in their theatre-related Halloween costumes. Here's what they came up with!

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