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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Reimagined Pal Joey, With Clifton Oliver, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Stephanie Umoh and More, Begins Sept. 4 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Clifton Oliver, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Jonas Cohen, Stephanie Umoh and Danielle Erin Rhodes lead the cast of a reconceived version of the Rodgers and Hart 1940 classic Pal Joey, which begins p…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

PigPen Theatre Co.'s Revised Old Man and The Old Moon Premieres in Chicago Sept. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

A new version of PigPen Theatre Co.'s acclaimed production of The Old Man and The Old Moon, a blend of music and shadow play that was met with critical acclaim Off-Broadway last season, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

La Toya Jackson Joins Cast of Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical Sept. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Pop singer La Toya Jackson begins a one-week engagement in the Off-Broadway production of NEWSical The Musical Sept. 3 on Theatre Row.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, September 2, 2013

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Ends Off-Broadway Run at Kazino Sept. 2 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Dave Malloy's critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ends its run Sept. 2 at its immersive home Kazino, the supper club-style venue built espe…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 30, 2013

Two-Disc Cast Album of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Will Be Released in 2013 by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the downtown production of Dave Malloy's critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:04PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Cast of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Hits the Recording Studio by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The cast and creative team of Dave Malloy's critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which will end its run Sept. 2 at its immersive home Kazino, were in…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM
Monday, August 26, 2013

Andrea Martin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, LaChanze and More Will Celebrate Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty at 54 Below Concerts by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Tony Award winners Andrea Martin, Brian Stokes Mitchell and LaChanze are among the performers who will celebrate Tony Award-winning Ragtime creators Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty at Nice …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Jenn Colella, Jason Tam, Adam Chanler-Berat, Andrew Kober and More Have a Bromance Aug. 22 at Joe's Pub by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

A concert version of Kyle Ewalt and Michael Ian Walker’s Bromance: The Dude-sical is presented at Joe's Pub Aug. 22 at 7 PM. Jenn Colella and Jason Tam, who have been cas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

La Toya Jackson Will Join Off-Broadway's NEWSical The Musical by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Pop singer La Toya Jackson will play a one-week engagement in the Off-Broadway production of NEWSical The Musical beginning Sept. 3 on Theatre Row.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Charlotte Parry Completes Cast of Roundabout Broadway Revival of The Winslow Boy, Starring Roger Rees by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Charlotte Parry, who was last seen on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of The Importance of Being Earnest, completes the cast of Roundabout's upcoming Broadway rev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM

Bobby Cannavale Signs On for Will Gluck's "Annie" Film Remake, Starring Quvenzhane Wallis by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee Bobby Cannavale has been cast in the upcoming film remake of the 1982 movie musical "Annie," which will star 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM

Jenni Barber Joins Broadway's Annie Aug. 20 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Jenni Barber, who recently concluded her run in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, takes over the role of Grace Farrell in the Broadway revival of Annie beginning Aug. 20 at the Pala…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, August 19, 2013

Jenn Colella and Jason Tam Will Join Adam Chanler-Berat, Andrew Kober and More for Bromance in Concert by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Jenn Colella and Jason Tam, who have been cast in the Broadway-bound musical If/Then, will join the lineup for the concert version of Kyle Ewalt and Michael Ian Walker’s Bromance: The …

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:49PM

Toronto's New Les Misérables, Starring Ramin Karimloo, Will Begin in September; Complete Casting Announced by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Toronto premiere of the 25th-anniversary edition of Les Misérables, starring Ramin Karimloo (London's The Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies) as Jean Valjean, will …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:51AM
Friday, August 16, 2013

Could Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Play Broadway's St. James Theatre? by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Dave Malloy’s critically praised musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which will end its Off-Broadway run Sept. 1 at its immersive home Kazino, may be eyeing a Broadw…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:01PM
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Peter and the Starcatcher National Tour Launches Aug. 15 in Denver by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Peter and the Starcatcher, the imaginative play with music about the origins of Peter Pan that garnered five Tony Awards, spreads its magic on a U.S. national tour, launching Aug. 15 at the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

PigPen Theatre Co.'s Revised Old Man and The Old Moon to Premiere in Chicago by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

A new version of PigPen Theatre Co.'s acclaimed production of The Old Man and The Old Moon, a blend of music and shadow play that was met with critical acclaim Off-Broadway last season, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:35PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Surflight's Les Misérables, With Bart Shatto, Todd Alan Johnson, Ali Gleason, Nicholas Cox, Extends Through Aug. 31 by Carey Purcell and Michael Gioia

The Surflight Theatre has extended its production of Les Misérables through Aug. 31. 

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:00PM

Jenni Barber Will Join Broadway's Annie Aug. 20 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Jenni Barber, who recently concluded her run in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, will take over the role of Grace Farrell in the Broadway revival of Annie beginning Aug. 20 at the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM

Clifton Oliver, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Stephanie Umoh and More Set for Reimagined Pal Joey by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Clifton Oliver, Erica Hanrahan-Ball, Jonas Cohen, Stephanie Umoh and Danielle Erin Rhodes will lead the cast of a reconceived version of the Rodgers and Hart 1940 classic Pal Joey, which wil…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:04AM
Monday, August 12, 2013

Jerry Dixon, Jenn Colella, Jason Tam and Tamika Lawrence Join Cast of Broadway-Bound Musical If/Then by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Jerry Dixon, Jenn Colella, Jason Tam and Tamika Lawrence are the latest actors to join the cast of the Broadway-bound musical If/Then by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

The Vaudevillians, Starring "RuPaul's Drag Race" Winner Jinkx Monsoon, Extends for Fourth Time by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The Vaudevillians, a musical comedy co-starring "RuPaul's Drag Race" winner Jinkx Monsoon in her New York theatre debut alongside composer and musician Richard Andriessen, has …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:41AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

John Tartaglia Is the Cat in the Hat for Youth Production of Seussical in Newtown, CT, Beginning Aug. 9 by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award nominee John Tartaglia (Avenue Q) and 86 young performers from the Newtown area are part of Seussical, the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical based on the famed childr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

James Snyder Cast in If/Then With Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp and LaChanze by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

James Snyder has joined Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp and LaChanze in the Broadway-bound musical If/Then by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal writers Tom Kitt and Brian Yorke…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, Mike Jackson, Lee MacDougall and More Join Danielle Wade in North American Wizard of Oz Tour by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Producers Bill Kenwright, The Really Useful Group, David Mirvish, Troika Entertainment & Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures have announced complete casting for the first North American tour o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37AM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Anthony Rapp Will Join Tony Winners Idina Menzel and LaChanze in Broadway-Bound Musical If/Then by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Anthony Rapp, who starred as Mark in the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, will join former Rent cast member Idina Menzel in the new Tom Kitt-Brian Yorkey musical If/T…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:14PM
Thursday, July 25, 2013

"August: Osage County" Film Will Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

The film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County, starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, will receive its premiere screening at the Toront…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:56AM
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Public Theater Musical Here Lies Love in Search of Home for New York Transfer; Broadway Is a Possibility by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater's acclaimed production of Here Lies Love, a new immersive musical by David Byrne, Fatboy Slim and Tony-nominated director Alex Timbers, is in search of a new home to c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:41PM

ABC Family's "Bunheads," Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Canceled by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

"Bunheads," the whimsical hour-long ABC Family dramedy-with-dance series starring Broadway's Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop, has been canceled, according to the Hollywood Repor…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:10AM

BWW TV: Behind-the-Scenes with Valerie Perri, David Burnham and More in L.A.'S SUNSET BOULEVARD by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans

BWW TV Los Angeles correspondents Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans visit with the cast of Musical Theatre West's MTW much anticipated Southern California 20th Anniversary revival of Sunset B…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50AM
Monday, July 22, 2013

BWW TV: Stephen Moyer, Samantha Barks, Ashlee Simpson, Brooke Shields & More Talk CHICAGO at the Hollywood Bowl! by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans

The Hollywood Bowl's upcoming production of CHICAGO, the musical which holds the record as the third longest running show in Broadway history, will star Samantha Barks as Velma Kelly, Drew C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:22PM

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