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Monday, February 10, 2020

Ruth Negga-Led Hamlet Opens at St. Ann's Warehouse by Olivia Clement

The Gate Theatre Dublin production, helmed by Yaël Farber, takes over the Brooklyn theatre.

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Friday, February 7, 2020

Stewart/Whitley Officially Expands Into TV and Film Casting by Olivia Clement

The Chicago, Hadestown, and The Great Comet casting directors launch a new department.

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Octet's Kuhoo Verma to Lead Industry Showcase of New Musical Māyā by Olivia Clement

The new work, from songwriting duo Cheeyang Ng and Eric Sorrels, will be directed by Hypokrit Theatre's Arpita Mukherjee.

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Taylor Iman Jones Joins Emojiland Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Head Over Heels and Groundhog Day star, also cast in the upcoming premiere of The Devil Wears Prada musical, will temporarily step in for Lesli Margherita.

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Unmaking Toulouse-Lautrec to Celebrate 100 Performances Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Bated Breath Theatre Company production began performances in May 2019.

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Julianne Boyd-Helmed The Price Completes Barrington Stage Season by Olivia Clement

The 2020 season features Lauren Yee's The Great Leap, a new production of Ain't Misbehavin', and a new dance musical from Joshua Bergasse.

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1 Dengue Fever Concert Led to This Deeply Personal Play About Survival and the Rocker's Spirit by Olivia Clement

Lauren Yee's Cambodian Rock Band, with songs by Dengue Fever, debuts Off-Broadway.

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Charly Evon Simpson's Jump Begins at Astoria Performing Arts Center by Olivia Clement

The new play, an exploration of grief, family, and connection, kicks off its New York premiere February 7.

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Girl From the North Country Begins on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Conor McPherson-Bob Dylan musical moves into the Belasco following successful runs Off-Broadway and in the West End.

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Sarah Einspanier's House Plant Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Molly Bernard, Ugo Chukwu, Deepali Gupta, and Emma Ramos star in the NYTW Next Door production at the Fourth Street Theatre.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Sam Max's Coop to Have World Premiere at Off-Off-Broadway's Paradise Factory by Olivia Clement

The new play explores the cost of freedom and the vulnerable experience of being queer and gender non-conforming.

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Ugo Chukwu, Julia Sirna-Frest, and More Tapped for Return Run of Sarah Einspanier's Lunch Bunch by Olivia Clement

Several of the Clubbed Thumb cast return for the encore run, co-presented with PlayCo Off-Broadway.

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Treshelle Edmond, Vanessa Kai, and More to Star in Richard & Jane & Dick & Sally at The Playwrights Realm by Olivia Clement

The Noah Diaz play, directed by Taylor Reynolds, imagines a complex adulthood for the iconic children's book characters.

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A First Listen to 'Fever' From Janet Dacal's Debut Album by Olivia Clement

The album, My Standards, is released digitally February 7.

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What's Happening in Oregon Could Change the American Theatre by Olivia Clement

Oregon Shakespeare Festival artistic director Nataki Garrett has put initiatives in place to change her company and the larger theatrical landscape.

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Lily Akerman's The Commons Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The world premiere from The Hearth kicks off a limited run at 59E59 Theaters February 6.

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Drew Droege's Happy Birthday Doug Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The playwright and performer of Bright Colors and Bold Patterns returns with a follow-up solo comedy, produced by Michael Urie.

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All the Natalie Portmans Begins Off-Broadway February 6 by Olivia Clement

The world premiere by C.A. Johnson, presented by MCC, kicks off previews.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

16,000-Square Foot Warehouse in Brooklyn Will Provide Lab Space for Directors by Olivia Clement

Stevie Walker Webb, Annie Dorsen, and Jenny Koons are the inaugural directors at the yet-to-open Mercury Store.

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Following Off-Broadway Return, The Jungle to Launch Tour in D.C. by Olivia Clement

Good Chance will also erect The Jungle's dome on the Mexico/U.S. border, where it will be a hub for community, art, and culture.

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The Goodman's Molly Sweeney Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

Kate Fry, Downton Abbey's Brendan Coyle, and Christopher Donahue will star in the Robert Falls-helmed production in Chicago.

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How Do You Stage a Play Made of 3 Separate Scenes Happening Simultaneously? by Olivia Clement

Director Lileana Blain-Cruz talks about helming the Off-Broadway bow of Alice Birch's complicated Anatomy of a Suicide.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Tracy Lett's Bug Extends at Steppenwolf by Olivia Clement

Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood, Randall Arney, and more star in the David Cromer"helmed production in Chicago.

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Stranger Things' Gaten Matarazzo, Be More Chill's Will Roland, More Join Andrew Barth Feldman's Star Wars Musical Parody by Olivia Clement

Co-written with Feldman's childhood friend Adrian Dickson, musical will play Feinstein's/54 Below in February and March.

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Cambodian Rock Band, by Lauren Yee, Begins at Off-Broadway's Signature by Olivia Clement

The intimate rock epic, seen around the country and now premiering in New York, is directed by Chay Yew.

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Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky Premieres Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

LA Williams directs the Keen Company production featuring Alfie Fuller, John-Andrew Morrison, and more.

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The New Group's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Musical Opens Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Based on the 1969 movie, the story follows two couples whose outlooks on life are changed by the sexual revolution.

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We're Gonna Die, Starring Janelle McDermoth, Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Young Jean Lee's play-concert, about life and death, returns for a limited run from Second Stage Theater directed by Raja Feather Kelly.

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Monday, February 3, 2020

Dominique Morisseau, Aleshea Harris, Anne Washburn, More Among Finalists for 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by Olivia Clement

The winner of this year's accolade, honoring women in playwriting, will be announced March 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:31PM[SHARE]

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