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Friday, January 11, 2019

Phil Johnson to Star in A Jewish Joke Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The solo comedy will play Theatre Row beginning in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:50PM[SHARE]

2019 Parity Plays Festival to Showcase 4 New Works by Olivia Clement

The lineup features readings of plays by Kate Cortesi, Obehi Janice, Lily Padilla, and Sylvia Khoury.

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Michael Cerveris, Jessica Hecht, and More Join Lineup for NASSIM by Olivia Clement

The new play by Nassim Soleimanpour invites a new actor to perform the play each night (without seeing the script).

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:20AM[SHARE]

Watch Bryan Cranston Share Some Uncomfortable Truths in This Musical Sketch on Fallon by Olivia Clement

The Network star dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon January 10.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:36AM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 10, 2019

Sanaz Toosi Named Recipient of IAMA's Shonda Rhimes-Backed Commission by Olivia Clement

Toosi's play English will be seen at Roundabout Underground this month.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:21PM[SHARE]

Judy Gold, Kathleen Chalfant, Mirirai Sithole, and More Tapped for Evening of Short Plays Addressing Trump by Olivia Clement

The one-night-only event at Joe's Pub will debut new works inspired by the women who have shared their stories of sexual harassment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PM[SHARE]

Judy Gold, Kathleen Chalfant, Mirirai Sithole, Molly Bernard, and More Tapped for Evening of Short Plays Addressing Trump by Olivia Clement

The one-night-only event at Joe's Pub will debut new works inspired by the women who have shared their stories of sexual harassment.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:07PM[SHARE]

Second Stage Adds Bess Wohl's Make Believe to 2019 Season by Olivia Clement

The New York premiere, directed by Michael Greif, will kick off in early August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:12PM[SHARE]

Watch Network's Tony Goldwyn Quiz Hillary Clinton on Broadway Show Tunes by Olivia Clement

'It Takes a Woman'—political slogan or the line from a Broadway musical? See how Clinton fares in the quiz.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

Select Performances of True West, Kiss Me, Kate, and More Will be 'Relaxed' by Olivia Clement

Roundabout Theatre continues the initiative it launched during Amy and the Orphans, designed to welcome individuals with special needs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57AM[SHARE]

Amy Staats' Eddie and Dave Begins at Atlantic Theater Company January 10 by Olivia Clement

The world premiere from the playwright-in-residence plays Atlantic’s Stage 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:21AM[SHARE]

About Alice Begins Runs at Brooklyn's Polonsky Shakespeare Center Through February 3 by Olivia Clement

Theatre For a New Audience presents the new play by Calvin Trillin, inspired by his memoir of the same name.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:11AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Hartford Stage Names Melia Bensussen New Artistic Director by Olivia Clement

The Obie-winning director will be the company's sixth artistic director, as well as the first woman, to lead the theatre in its 55-year history

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:58PM[SHARE]

Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy Extends on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The acclaimed production from Manhattan Theatre Club will play an additional week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:56PM[SHARE]

Behind the Sheet Begins Performances at EST Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Charly Evon Simpson confronts the history of a great medical breakthrough by telling the forgotten story of a community of enslaved black women who involuntarily enabled the discovery.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM[SHARE]

Tony Nominee Barbara Walsh to Lead World Premiere of Bonnie's Last Flight by Olivia Clement

Eliza Bent's airplane-set comedy will debut at NYTW's Fourth Street Theatre Off-Broadway in February.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02AM[SHARE]

The Shed Sets April Opening by Olivia Clement

The new arts center combining performing and visual arts will open its doors April 5.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Read Reviews for Choir Boy on Broadway by Olivia Clement

Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play opens January 8 in a new production from Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Trip Cullman and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:46PM[SHARE]

Spaceman, Previously Canceled Due to Actor Injury, to Return in February by Olivia Clement

Leegrid Stevens’ high-tech solo drama will re-launch at The Wild Project Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52PM[SHARE]

Chick Flick the Musical to Play Westside Theatre by Olivia Clement

Suzy Conn's new musical comedy will celebrate sisterhood, laughter, and life lessons from the movies we know and love.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:32PM[SHARE]

Hear a Brand-New Song From John Logan and Tom Kitt's New Musical Superhero by Olivia Clement

Watch Kyle McArthur perform “I’ll Save the Girl” from the upcoming world-premiere production at Second Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25AM[SHARE]

Maddie Corman's Accidentally Brave to Debut Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Tony-winning producer Daryl Roth presents the limited, world-premiere engagement at the DR2 Theatre this spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45AM[SHARE]

Read Reviews for Blue Ridge at Atlantic Theater Company by Olivia Clement

The Off-Broadway theatre celebrated the world-premiere opening of Abby Rosebrock's new play January 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:19AM[SHARE]

Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy Opens on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The play with music, from the acclaimed Oscar-winning Moonlight writer, opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre January 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, January 7, 2019

Becca Blackwell to Lead Cast of Hurricane Diane at NYTW by Olivia Clement

Leigh Silverman will direct the newest work from Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:39PM[SHARE]

Meet the Collective of Theatremakers Working to Undo Racism in the American Theatre by Olivia Clement

Stephanie Ybarra, Jacob G. Padrón, David Roberts, and Roberta Pereira formed the Artists’ Anti-Racism Coalition to spur theatres to truly reflect its audiences.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

LGBTQ Take on I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change to Have Benefit Performance in Chicago by Olivia Clement

Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts' long-running Off-Broadway musical will be staged by the Chicago Theatre Workshop for one night only.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:56AM[SHARE]

Theresa Rebeck Comedy Spike Heels to Be Revived Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The 1992 play, which delves into issues of sexual harassment, will play a limited run at The Gene Frankel Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22AM[SHARE]

Mean Girls Star Taylor Louderman Holding Songwriting Contest for Musical Theatre Songwriters by Olivia Clement

The contest offers winners the opportunity to have their material recorded and filmed in-studio and distributed through Ghostlight Records.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:41AM[SHARE]

World Premiere of Abby Rosebrock's Blue Ridge Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The new play, directed by Taibi Magar, opens at Atlantic Theater Company January 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:02AM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 6, 2019

How One Theatre Premiered Award Winners The Band's Visit, Between Riverside and Crazy, and More by Olivia Clement

Artistic director Neil Pepe explains the philosophy behind Atlantic Theater Company’s impressive track record.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM[SHARE]

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