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Monday, May 25, 2015

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Matt Cavenaugh by Matthew Blank

Broadway favorite Matt Cavenaugh, currently starring in Gigi at Los Angeles' Reprise Theatre Company, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-cultu…

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PHOTO CALL: Kelli Provart, Terra C. MacLeod, Danny Gurwin, Eddie Korbich in Long Beach Cats by Matthew Blank

Kelli Provart, Terra C. MacLeod, Danny Gurwin and Eddie Korbich star in Musical Theatre West's production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, playing the Carpenter Performing Arts Cente…

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PHOTO CALL: Meet the 2011 Broadway Bears by Matthew Blank

The annual Broadway Bears fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will be presented March 6 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill.

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PHOTO CALL: Richard Thomas Is Timon of Athens at the Public Theater by Matthew Blank

Richard Thomas stars in Timon of Athens, Shakespeare's rarely produced morality tale about money's ability to corrupt mankind, playing the Public Theater.

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PHOTO CALL: Green Bay Packers Charles Woodson, Ryan Grant and John Kuhn Visit Lombardi by Matthew Blank

The cast of Broadway's Lombardi received a special visit from members of the Green Bay Packers, who a week earlier took home Vince Lombardi's namesake trophy as winners of Super Bowl XLV. Co…

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PHOTO CALL: Noth, Patric, Sutherland, Cox and Gaffigan in Broadway's That Championship Season by Matthew Blank

Kiefer Sutherland, Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth and Jason Patric star in the new Broadway revival of Jason Miller's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning 1972 drama That Championship Season.

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PHOTO CALL: Robin Williams and Cast of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo Meet the Press by Matthew Blank

The cast of Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, starring Robin Williams as the title feline narrator, greeted the press with a Feb. 16 photo op. The production begins performance…

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PHOTO CALL: The Cast of Off-Broadway Flamenco Fantasia Between Worlds Meets the Press by Matthew Blank

The cast of Between Worlds, a dance-theatre piece that tells a story by fusing Flamenco dancing with "cross-cultural percussion," greeted the press Feb. 17 with an open rehearsal.

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PHOTO CALL: Tony Sheldon, Glen Hansard and Suzanne Vega Visit Judy Collins at the Carlyle by Matthew Blank

Singer-songwriter Judy Collins opened her month-long engagement at the Cafe Carlyle Feb. 15. Tony Sheldon, Glen Hansard (Oscar-winning composer of "Once," a Broadway musical of which is aimi…

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PHOTO CALL: Frances McDormand, Estelle Parsons, Tate Donovan Are Good People on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Frances McDormand, Estelle Parsons and Tate Donovan star in the Broadway production of Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire's play about characters from his old neighborhood, the working-class …

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PHOTO CALL: Rinne Groff's Compulsion, With Mandy Patinkin, Opens at the Public by Matthew Blank

The New York premiere of Rinne Groff's Compulsion, starring Tony Award-winning actor Mandy Patinkin, officially opened Feb. 17 at the Public Theater.

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PHOTO CALL: Stephen Spinella, Michael Esper, Steven Pasquale Rehearse Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide by Matthew Blank

Tony Kushner's The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures is currently in rehearsal.

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PHOTO CALL: Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Laura Osnes, Colin Donnell and Cast Preview Anything Goes by Matthew Blank

Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, Laura Osnes, Colin Donnell and the company of Roundabout's upcoming revival of Anything Goes offered a preview of the show at a Feb. 17 press event. Performances be…

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PHOTO CALL: Sneak Peek at Feb. 22 "Glee" Episode, "Blame It on the Alcohol" by Matthew Blank

Here is an early look at the upcoming episode of the hit comedy "Glee," entitled "Blame It on the Alcohol."

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Milk Train Star Darren Pettie by Matthew Blank

Stage and screen actor Darren Pettie ("Mad Men"), currently starring in the Roundabout production of Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, fills out Playbill.com's qu…

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PHOTO CALL: Katherine Waterston, Logan Marshall-Green, Maria Dizzia and More Explore Adam Rapp's Hallway Trilogy by Matthew Blank

Adam Rapp's ambitious trio of related 90-minute plays, The Hallway Trilogy, debuts at the Off-Broadway home of Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Tour of Dangerous Beauty With Bryce Ryness by Matthew Blank

Bryce Ryness, a Drama Desk Award nominee for Broadway's Hair, takes Playbill.com on an exclusive backstage tour of the new musical Dangerous Beauty, enjoying its world premiere staging at Pa…

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PHOTO CALL: Liza Minnelli and Billy Stritch Visit Lady Gaga at the Garden by Matthew Blank

Five-time Grammy winner Lady Gaga played Madison Square Garden Feb. 21-22 as part of her Monster Ball Tour. Liza Minnelli and Billy Stritch, who were among those in attendance at the Tuesday…

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PHOTO CALL: Doctor Zhivago Musical Premieres in Sydney, Starring Anthony Warlow and Lucy Maunder by Matthew Blank

The Des McAnuff-directed musical Doctor Zhivago, starring internationally renowned Australian leading man Anthony Warlow in the title role, plays Sydney's Lyric Theatre.

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PHOTO CALL: Hammond, Silber, Daniel, Stillman, Lanzarone Rehearse Transport Group's Hello Again by Matthew Blank

The Transport Group's new Off-Broadway production of Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again is currently in rehearsal. We've got pictures.

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PHOTO CALL: Daniel Radcliffe and Cast Rehearse How to Succeed... by Matthew Blank

The new Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, starring Daniel Radcliffe, begins performances Feb. 26 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Earnest Star David Furr by Matthew Blank

David Furr, currently starring as Jack Worthing in Roundabout's acclaimed production of The Importance of Being Earnest, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage t…

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PHOTO CALL: John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown on Broadway by Matthew Blank

Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo's new solo show Ghetto Klown plays a 12-week engagement at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre.

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PHOTO CALL: Broadway Watches the Oscars, With Laura Osnes, Jeff Calhoun, Jeremy Jordan, Jim Caruso, Noah Racey and More by Matthew Blank

Restaurant owner Henry Rinehart and director Jeff Calhoun teamed up to co-host Broadway Watches the Oscars. Members of the Broadway community celebrated the Academy Awards broadcast with foo…

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PHOTO CALL: Liza Minnelli, Marc Kudisch, Montego Glover, Nancy Anderson Pay Tribute to Michael Kuchwara by Matthew Blank

Liza Minnelli, Marc Kudisch, Montego Glover, Nancy Anderson and more took part in a musical tribute to late Associated Press theatre critic Michael Kuchwara, held Feb. 28 at Birdland.

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PHOTO CALL: Bogardus, Banes, Hutchison and Cast of Greenspan's Go Back to Where You Are Meet the Press by Matthew Blank

The cast of David Greenspan's comedy Go Back to Where You Are greeted the press March 1 for a photo op. The work will receive its world premiere staging at Playwrights Horizons.

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PHOTO CALL: Danielle Hope and Michael Crawford in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz by Matthew Blank

Danielle Hope and Michael Crawford star in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage production of The Wizard of Oz, based on the story by L. Frank Baum as immortalized in the 1939 M-G-M film musical,…

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PHOTO CALL: Timon of Athens, With Richard Thomas, Opens at the Public by Matthew Blank

Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas stars in the title role of Shakespeare's rarely produced morality play, Timon of Athens, which officially opened March 1 at the Public Theater.

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PHOTO CALL: Anthony Rapp, Allison Case, Alex Brightman, Sarah Stiles Perform New Music at the Canal Room by Matthew Blank

NewMusicalTheatre.com celebrated the music of up-and-coming songwriters including Michael Friedman, Jonathan Reid Gealt and Will Van Dyke Feb. 28 at the Canal Room. Anthony Rapp, Sarah Stile…

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PHOTO CALL: Gavin Creel, Lea DeLaria, Celina Carvajal Star in Sater & Tankian's Prometheus Bound by Matthew Blank

The world premiere of Steven Sater and Serj Tankian's political rock musical Prometheus Bound, starring two-time Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel, plays the American Repertory Theater in Cambr…

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PHOTO CALL: Lane, Broderick, Kander, Beach, Scottsboro Boys and Contact Cast Honor Susan Stroman by Matthew Blank

Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, John Kander, Gary Beach, The Scottsboro Boys and original cast members from Contact were among those on hand to honor Susan Stroman at a Feb. 28 gala fundrais…

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