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Monday, May 25, 2015

Golden Globe Winner Steve Buscemi to Co-Host Benefit Concert for Composer Elliott Sharp by Thomas Peter

Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen star Steve Buscemi and Jo Andres will host E#@60: A Benefit Concert Honoring Elliott Sharp's 60th Birthday March 4 at ISSUE Project Room in Brookl…

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Kathryn Stockett, Marc Morial, Harold Ford, Jr. to Participate in Driving Miss Daisy Talkbacks by Thomas Peter

The participants in a series of post-show talkbacks at Driving Miss Daisy during the month of February were announced Jan. 21 by producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich.

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Michael Shannon, James Franco, Benicio del Toro to Star in "The Iceman" by Thomas Peter

Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon, James Franco and Academy Award winner Benicio del Toro will star in director Ariel Vroman's upcoming film "The Iceman."

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Usher to Perform at Grammy Awards by Thomas Peter

R&B star and Chicago veteran Usher will perform opposite Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Feb. 13, according to ew.com.

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CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of Jan. 10-16 by Thomas Peter

Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Jan. 10-16, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.MUSICALSWicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,540,868The Lion King (Minskoff Theat…

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Guettel Interviews Sondheim, Eno Interviews Albee and More in the Legacy Project (Video) by Thomas Peter

Footage from The Legacy Project, in which contemporary playwrights, lyricists and composers interview veteran practictioners of their various crafts, has been released.The project, produced …

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Julie Taymor Opens Up About Spider-Man "On Stage" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor spoke with NY1’s “On Stage” Jan. 20 about the setbacks facing her current Broadway production, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. In her…

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Second Season of "Wiener and Wiener" Web Series Begins; Guest Stars Announced by Thomas Peter

“Wiener and Wiener,” a new web series written and directed by Dante Russo, continues into its second season with a regular and guest cast of Broadway favorites tackling life in N…

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CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Jan. 9-15 by Thomas Peter

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Jan. 9-15, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.comTroubled Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Delays Broadway Opening Again.Carn…

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Sarah Stiles and Bruce Warren Chronicle The Road to Qatar! in Video Blog by Thomas Peter

The Road to Qatar! cast members Sarah Stiles and Bruce Warren have started a video blog following the show’s rehearsal period at the York Theatre Company.Stiles (Avenue Q) and Warren (…

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CHART TOPPERS: Best-Selling Theatre Recordings by Thomas Peter

Here are the best-selling theatre CDS, as reported by billboard.biz, issue date Jan. 22, 2011.Wicked, Original Broadway Cast RecordingJersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast RecordingThe Lion Ki…

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Second Season of "Wiener and Wiener" Web Series Begins; Guest Stars Announced by Thomas Peter

“Wiener and Wiener,” a new web series written and directed by Dante Russo, continues into its second season with a regular and guest cast of Broadway favorites tackling life in N…

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"Glee" Super Bowl Episode Song Clips Preview (Audio) by Thomas Peter

A selection of song clips from the upcoming spring season premiere of "Glee" — which will air following the Super Bowl Feb. 6 — has been released. Lea Michele and Mark Sa…

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Mike Dirnt Joins Billie Joe Armstrong for American Idiot Encore (Video) by Thomas Peter

Over the weekend, Broadway got an extra dose of Green Day rock when the punk band's bassist, Mike Dirnt, joined its frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, and the cast of American Idiot to perform …

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David Mamet Appears on "The Simpsons" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet voiced an animated and fictionalized version of himself in a brief cameo on the Jan. 23 episode of "The Simpsons."Mamet (Glengarry Glen …

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Donmar Warehouse's King Lear, Starring Derek Jacobi, Will Be Broadcast Beginning Feb. 3 by Thomas Peter

The Donmar Warehouse production of William Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Derek Jacobi and directed by Michael Grandage, will be broadcast around the world beginning Feb. 3 as part of the…

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Abigail Breslin, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker Part of Ensemble Cast of "New Year's Eve" by Thomas Peter

The upcoming all-star ensemble film "New Year's Eve" will feature several stage actors in its cast, including Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfe…

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Ken Howard Will Join Leonardo DiCaprio, Judi Dench, Josh Lucas in Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar" by Thomas Peter

Tony and Emmy Award winner Ken Howard has joined the cast of "J. Edgar," the biopic chronicling the life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, according to Variety.

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Stephanie J. Block and Scott Alan to Perform on Sirius XM "Live on Broadway" Jan. 26 by Thomas Peter

Broadway actress Stephanie J. Block and composer-lyricist Scott Alan will appear on the Sirius XM radio show “Live on Broadway” Jan. 26 to perform a song from Alan’s new al…

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Watch the Oscar-Nominated Song from "Tangled," by Broadway’s Alan Menken and Glenn Slater (Video) by Thomas Peter

Here is a clip of "I See the Light," the song from the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature “Tangled,” which was nominated for an Academy Award Jan. 25. The love ballad,…

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Alice Ripley Talks Next to Normal Tour, New Album on "In Focus" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award winner Alice Ripley sat down with Eden Lane of “In Focus” to discuss her work in the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal. Ripley discussed the emoti…

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Nathan Lane Talks Addams Family, "Jersey Shore," "127 Hours" and More on "Letterman" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Nathan Lane visited “The Late Show with David Letterman” Jan. 21 and shared an anecdote from his current Broadway run in The Addams Family involving a bull-whip gone haywire. Th…

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Mamma Mia! and Road to Qatar! Offer Snow Day Special Ticket Prices Jan. 26 by Thomas Peter

The producers of Broadway's Mamma Mia! and Off-Broadway's The Road to Qatar! have announced special ticket prices for their 8 PM performances on Jan. 26, due to the snowstorm currently hitti…

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Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi to Be Revived in Milwaukee by Thomas Peter

Corpus Christi, Terrence McNally's controversial, gay-themed retelling of the story of Christ, will be produced by Theatrical Tendencies at the Milwaukee Gay Arts Center in Milwaukee, WI.

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Mary Testa to Co-Host The Ultimate Drag-Off Jan. 29 by Thomas Peter

Tony Award nominee Mary Testa will co-host the Jan. 29 edition of The Ultimate Drag-Off at 10:30 PM at the Times Square Arts Center.

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Musical Legends Tributes to Pearl Bailey, Kaye Ballard, Marlene Dietrich to Play Urban Stages by Thomas Peter

Musical Legends, a series of four theatrical tributes to music and theatre legends Pearl Bailey, Kaye Ballard, Marlene Dietrich and Nat "King" Cole, will take place Feb. 24-March 13 at Urban…

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Andre Braugher, Doug Hughes and More Discuss Matthew Lopez’s The Whipping Man (Video) by Thomas Peter

In this video, Emmy Award-winning actor Andre Braugher and Tony Award-winning director Doug Hughes discuss their current project, the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Matthew Lopez’…

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Promos for Post-Super Bowl Return of "Glee" (Video) by Thomas Peter

A promo ad for the first new episode of the spring season of “Glee,” featuring a taste of the kids dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (and a Sue Sylvester …

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The Road to Qatar! Video Blog Continues (Video) by Thomas Peter

Sarah Stiles (Avenue Q), director Phillip George (Forbidden Broadway) and the cast of The Road to Qatar! continue their video blog about the show’s rehearsals. The latest entry chroni…

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Sutton Foster, Kathleen Marshall Talk Anything Goes (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award winners Sutton Foster and Kathleen Marshall discuss their collaboration on the Roundabout Theatre Company’s upcoming revival of the classic Cole Porter musical Anything Goes…

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The Legend of Buster Neal to Play Billie Holiday Theatre by Thomas Peter

Brooklyn's Audelco and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre will commemorate Black History Month with the world premiere of Jackie Alexander's play The Legend of Buster Neal, a tale of …

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