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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Darling Grenadine Begins at Roundabout Underground by Olivia Clement

The Daniel Zaitchik musical, a bittersweet Manhattan-set love story, begins January 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Read Reviews for My Name Is Lucy Barton on Broadway, Starring Laura Linney by Olivia Clement

The Manhattan Theatre Club production opens January 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:17PM

New José Rivera Play Lovesong (Imperfect) to Premiere Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Obie-winning playwright will debut his newest work at Theater at the 14th Street Y.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:45PM

BAM Adds Riz Ahmed, Baby Reindeer, and Wesley Morris-Jenna Wortham Event to Spring Lineup by Olivia Clement

The Yours Theirs Ours programming, which also features the previously announced Lungs with Claire Foy and Matt Smith, will kick off in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:41PM

André Holland and Phylicia Rashad to Reunite for Toni Morrison Tribute at 92Y by Olivia Clement

They will read selections from The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23AM

West End Stars of The Kite Runner to Join U.K. Tour by Olivia Clement

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel, the stage adaptation from Matthew Spangler and Giles Croft heads on tour in February.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM

Paradise Lost, With Alison Fraser, Lou Liberatore, and More, Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Tom Dulack adapts John Milton’s 17th-century story for the stage in this New York premiere from Fellowship for Performing Arts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 07:00AM

My Name is Lucy Barton Opens on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Manhattan Theatre Club production, starring Laura Linney, opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre January 15.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Eboni Booth's Paris Extends at Atlantic Theater Company by Olivia Clement

The world premiere, directed by Knud Adams, is now in previews at Atlantic's Stage 2.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:01PM

Royal Family to Bring Back Women on Fire: Stories From the Frontlines by Olivia Clement

Kathleen Chalfant will once again lead the performances, joined by a rotating cast for a limited run.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:02PM

South Coast Repertory and Playwrights Horizons Launch New $60,000 Play Commission by Olivia Clement

Awarded to “a major American playwright,” the inaugural recipient of the commission will be announced in the spring.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25AM
Monday, January 13, 2020

Signature's Annual Gala to Celebrate Anna Deavere Smith by Olivia Clement

As well as celebrating the resident writer, the upcoming evening will also honor Board President Nina B. Matis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:44PM

Cynthia Nixon to Direct Jane Chambers’ Landmark Lesbian Play Last Summer at Bluefish Cove on Broadway by Olivia Clement

Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, and Lily Tomlin are among the producing team for the Broadway-bound revival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55AM

Jo Lampert, Tina Benko, and Emily Davis Join Spare Rib Benefits by Olivia Clement

Winter Miller’s play, about a cabal of (in)famous women who demand reproductive freedom, will be performed over three nights in celebration of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:08AM

Slave Play’s Jeremy O. Harris to Curate a Performance Series for NYC’s High Line by Olivia Clement

The 2020 Out of Line series will feature multidisciplinary performances inspired by the popular elevated pathway in Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:22AM
Sunday, January 12, 2020

How The Movement Theatre Company Went From Grassroots Troupe to Off-Broadway Force by Olivia Clement

The company responsible for breakout What to Send Up When It Goes Down changes how we make theatre and who gets to make it.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:00AM

Medea, Starring Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale, Begins at BAM by Olivia Clement

Simon Stone’s contemporary take on the Euripides tragedy begins January 12 in the Harvey Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Freestyle Love Supreme Closes on Broadway by Olivia Clement

The improvised hip-hop show from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Anthony Veneziale wraps up its limited run at the Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside Closes on Broadway January 12 by Olivia Clement

Mary-Louise Parker and Will Hochman star in the play's limited Broadway engagement, directed by David Cromer at Studio 54.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Saturday, January 11, 2020

Charles Busch's The Confession of Lily Dare Begins at the Cherry Lane by Olivia Clement

Busch’s newest play, a comic melodrama and celebration of 1930s pre-code cinema, is presented by Primary Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

TFANA's Timon of Athens, Starring Kathryn Hunter, Begins in Brooklyn January 11 by Olivia Clement

The Simon Godwin–helmed staging sees Shakespeare's titular Timon re-gendered as female.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, January 10, 2020

My Name Is Lucy Barton to Be Released as an Audiobook, Featuring Laura Linney by Olivia Clement

Linney’s performance will soon be available on platforms such as Audible, Google Play, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:24PM

Harrison David Rivers’ Relentless Award-Winning The Bandaged Place Part of Roundabout’s Underground Reading Series by Olivia Clement

The 2020 series will also feature new plays by Shayan Lotfi, Majkin Holmquist, Benjamin Benne, and Nick Mecikalski.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:25PM

Atlantic Theater Company’s 35th Anniversary Gala Finds Theme: Couples’ Choice by Olivia Clement

Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson, and Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale will be among the couples performing their favorite songs.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM
Thursday, January 9, 2020

Molly Bernard, Ugo Chukwu, and More Tapped for House Plant Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

The Sarah Einspanier play, directed by Jaki Bradley, will run in February as part of NYTW’s Next Door series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:41PM

World Premiere of Lily Akerman's The Commons Finds Its Cast by Olivia Clement

The Hearth’s new production is a play about living with strangers and the things that seem small...until they’re not.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07PM

Read Reviews for Mischief Theatre’s Magic Goes Wrong in London by Olivia Clement

See what critics think of the new comedy from Penn & Teller and the Olivier Award–winning creators of The Play That Goes Wrong.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

Trevor: The Musical to Premiere Off-Broadway This Spring by Olivia Clement

Following a hit, extended run in Glencoe, Illinois, the new musical will play Stage 42.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29AM

New Musical Emojiland Begins Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Ann Harada, George Abud, Lesli Margherita, Lucas Steele, and more are part of the ensemble cast at The Duke.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Suzanne Vega to Replace Duncan Sheik in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Musical Off-Broadway by Olivia Clement

Composer-lyricist Sheik, who was set to also perform, will focus on his role as part of the creative team.

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:32PM

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