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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

World Premiere of Richard Greenberg Family Drama The Assembled Parties Opens on Broadway April 17 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The world premiere of Richard Greenberg's The Assembled Parties, the Manhattan-set family drama starring Judith Light and Jessica Hecht, officially opens on Broadway April 17 in a M…

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Tim Martin Gleason, Chandra Lee Schwartz, Joe West Will Star in Sleepless in Seattle; Cast and Creatives Announced by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Tim Martin Gleason, Chandra Lee Schwartz and Joe West will star in the world-premiere production of Sleepless in Seattle — The Musical, which will be presented by Pasadena Pl…

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Broadway Engagement of The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, Directed by Steven Van Zandt, Opens April 16 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, a new concert event written by guitarist Steven Van Zandt, with music and lyrics by Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati, opens in a limited engagement at Broa…

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Hollywood Secrets Are Revealed in Clifford Odets' The Big Knife, Opening on Broadway April 16 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Bobby Cannavale, C.J. Wilson, Marin Ireland, Chip Zien, Richard Kind, Brenda Wehle, Reg Rogers and more star in Clifford Odets' drama of Hollywood secrets, The Big Knife, officially open…

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Dogfight Cast Album Will Hit Shelves in May; Digital Release Set for April 30 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The cast recording of the 2012 Off-Broadway production of the musical Dogfight — featuring a pop-rock score by rising theatre songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul — will be rel…

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THE SCREENING ROOM: Santino Fontana, Lindsay Mendez, Betsy Wolfe and More Sing Adam Gwon Songs at 54 Below by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

The songs of composer-lyricist Adam Gwon were celebrated April 8 at 54 Below. Here are highlights from the evening, which included performances from Santino Fontana, Liz Callaway, Linds…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM

The Rascals Reunite On Broadway in Once Upon a Dream, Beginning April 15; Steven Van Zandt Directs by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, a new concert event written by guitarist Steven Van Zandt, with music and lyrics by Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati, plays a limited engagement at Broadwa…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, April 14, 2013

Steven Culp and Dana Delany Star in CA World Premiere of Beau Willimon's Parisian Woman, Beginning April 14 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Dana Delany, Steven Culp, Linda Gehringer, Rebecca Mozo and Steven Weber star in the South Coast Repertory world-premiere production of The Parisian Woman by Beau Willimon, author of Farragu…

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Kerry Butler, Kelly AuCoin, Eisa Davis Make The Call, About Adoption and Race, Opening April 14 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Tanya Barfield's foreign-adoption drama The Call, a world-premiere co-production by Playwrights Horizons and Primary Stages, featuring Kelly AuCoin, Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, Obie…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, April 13, 2013

Hands Off! Broadway's Hands on a Hardbody Rides Into the Sunset April 13; Cast Album Will Release in June by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Hands on a Hardbody, the cultural pulse-taking about a cross-section of Texans hoping to win a pickup truck in a grueling endurance competition, plays its final performance on Broadway April…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01AM

THE SCREENING ROOM: Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Nick Blaemire Sing With Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band returned to the new Manhattan nightspot 54 Below March 30. Here are highlights from the evening. 

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Happiest Song, Final Chapter in Quiara Alegría Hudes' "Elliot Trilogy," Begins April 13 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The Happiest Song Plays Last, the final play in Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes' "Elliot" Trilogy, begins performances April 13 at the Goodman Theatre. Armand…

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Hands Off! Broadway's Hands on a Hardbody Rides Into the Sunset April 13 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Hands on a Hardbody, the cultural pulse-taking about a cross-section of Texans hoping to win a pickup truck in a grueling endurance competition, plays its final performance on Broadway April…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, April 12, 2013

Beth Glover, Mark Zimmerman, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Ross Lekites Share Good News! at Goodspeed Beginning April 12 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Goodspeed Musicals' new adaptation of the Jazz Age musical Good News!, about college romance, football and a certain dance called "The Varsity Drag," begins performances April …

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Sense & Sensibility Musical, Starring Robert Petkoff, Nick Verina, Ed Dixon, Stephanie Rothenberg, Opens April 11 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Nick Verina, Jeremiah James, Ruth Gottschall, Stephanie Rothenberg, Mary Michael Patterson, Robert Petkoff and Ed Dixon are among the players in the Denver world premiere of Sense & Sens…

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Natascia Diaz, Paul Downs Colaizzo, E. Faye Butler and More Among DC Helen Hayes Award Winners by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The 29th annual Helen Hayes Awards, representing excellence in Washington, DC-area professional theatre, were handed out April 8. Natascia Diaz, Paul Downs Colaizzo and E. Faye Butler a…

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Hard Times: Broadway's Hands on a Hardbody Will Close April 13 by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Hands on a Hardbody, the cultural pulse-taking about a cross-section of Texans hoping to win a pickup truck in a grueling endurance competition, will close on Broadway April 13, its producer…

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00PM

Pippin Broadway Revival Cast Album Will Hit Shelves in June by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Ghostlight Records will release the new Broadway cast recording of Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz's coming-of-age musical Pippin, featuring material from the show never previously …

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Sierra Boggess, Samantha Barks, Heather Headley Celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber in New TV Concert (Video) by Michael Gioia and Mark Shenton

The British television special "Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years" was broadcast on ITV1 on March 31. Here are highlights from the program, including performances from&nbs…

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Kristin Chenoweth, Liza Minnelli, Tony Bennett Will Perform at 40th Annual Chaplin Award Ceremony Honoring Barbra Streisand by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

The Film Society of Lincoln Center previously announced that Academy Award winner and Tony Award recipient Barbra Streisand — the first American woman artist to receive credit as write…

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Richard Rodgers Award-Winning Musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 Will Play New NYC Venue Kazino by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Dave Malloy’s critically praised "electro-pop opera" based on "War and Peace," which played an extended Off-Broadway …

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Primary Stages Revival of David Ives' All in the Timing Gets Second Extension by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

Primary Stages' revival of All in the Timing, a collection of short comic plays by Tony Award-nominated playwright David Ives, has been given a second and final extension through April 2…

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: Telly Leung, Allie Trimm, David Burtka, Shoshana Bean Sing Music of Scott Alan in L.A. Concert (Video) by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Songwriter Scott Alan, who recently relocated to Nashville, returned to Los Angeles' Rockwell March 11 for an evening celebrating his compositions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:57AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Future of ABC Family's "Bunheads," With Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Undecided by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

"Bunheads," the whimsical hour-long ABC Family dramedy-with-dance series starring Broadway's Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop, is eyeing a second season, according to Deadline.co…

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Complete Casting Announced for Spring Production of The Pajama Game, With Hadley Fraser and Joanna Riding by Michael Gioia and Mark Shenton

Complete casting has been announced for the Tony Award-winning musical The Pajama Game, which will open the 2013 U.K. Chichester Festival Theatre and star Hadley Fraser and Joanna …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08PM

ABC Family's "Bunheads," With Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Renewed for Second Season by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

"Bunheads," the whimsical hour-long ABC Family dramedy-with-dance series starring Broadway's Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop, has been renewed for a second season, according to …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM

Cheyenne Jackson Replaces Sean Hayes in Film Adaptation of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Andrew Gans and Michael Gioia

Cheyenne Jackson, most recently seen on Broadway in The Performers, has replaced Tony Award nominee Sean Hayes in the lead role of the independent film "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:20AM
Monday, March 11, 2013

THE SCREENING ROOM: An Inspiring Valerie Harper Speaks Out About Terminal Cancer (Video) by Michael Gioia and Andrew Gans

Stage and screen star Valerie Harper, most recently on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in Looped — and diagnosed Jan. 15 with terminal brain cancer — is speaking out …

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:45PM

Bartlett Sher In Discussions to Stage My Fair Lady Broadway Revival by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher has been tapped to direct a Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis confirmed to Showbiz411.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:13PM

Clive Davis Picks Bartlett Sher to Stage My Fair Lady Broadway Revival by Adam Hetrick and Michael Gioia

Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher has been tapped to direct a Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis confirmed to Showbiz411.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:41PM

THE SCREENING ROOM: The Skivvies Los Angeles Concert, With Barrett Foa, Laura Benanti, Daisy Eagan and More (Video) by Michael Gioia and Adam Hetrick

The scantily-clad music duo The Skivvies made their Los Angeles debut March 4 with special guests including Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Daisy Eagan.

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