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Monday, May 25, 2015

Yussef El Guindi Wins 2010 Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award by Thomas Peter

Playwright Yussef El Guindi has received the 2010 Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award. Guindi will receive the award at a ceremony at the Lark Play Development Center in June.

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Jesse L. Martin to Star in "Hallelujah" Pilot by Thomas Peter

Stage and screen actor Jesse L. Martin will star in "Hallelujah," a pilot from "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry, according to ew.com.

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Rent and La Boheme, Staged in Repertory, Begin Ohio Run Feb. 15 by Thomas Peter

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award-winning musical Rent will be performed in repertory with La Bohème, the Giacomo Puccini opera that inspired it, Feb. 15-27 at The Baldwin-Wallace College …

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Dangerous Beauty Celebrates Opening Night (Video) by Thomas Peter

Dangerous Beauty, the new musical about a woman who is forced to become a courtesan to regain her lost family fortune, opened Feb. 13 at the Pasadena Playhouse. Clips from the show as well …

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Douglas Hodge Passes La Cage Torch to Harvey Fierstein (Video) by Thomas Peter

Douglas Hodge, who won a Tony Award for playing Albin/Zaza in the current revival of La Cage aux Folles, passes the torch to Harvey Fierstein, the four-time Tony Award winner who succeeds Ho…

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Idina Menzel Sings a Philharmonic "Poker Face" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award winner Idina Menzel performs Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” in this clip from her Feb. 5 concert with the New York Philharmonic.Menzel previously performed the hit pop…

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Des McAnuff and Michael Grandage Will Direct Operas for the Met in 2011-2012 Season by Thomas Peter

The 2011-2012 Metropolitan Opera season will feature two operas helmed by Tony Award-winning Broadway directors, according to The New York Times.

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Daniel Radcliffe to Star in "The Amateur Photographer" by Thomas Peter

Stage and screen star Daniel Radcliffe, who will appear on Broadway this spring in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, is set to star in the independent film comedy "The Amateu…

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Constantine Maroulis Hits Los Angeles With Rock of Ages Tour (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award nominee and “American Idol” veteran Constantine Maroulis sat down with Los Angeles news station KCAL9 to talk about the tour of the popular 80s rock musical Rock of Ag…

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Barbra Streisand Talks "Glee" and More at MusiCares on "Access Hollywood" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Barbra Streisand spoke to “Access Hollywood” Feb. 13, before being honored with MusiCares’ Person of the Year Award. The legendary singer, actress, director and producer t…

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Watch Last Night’s "Glee" Episode Here (Video) by Thomas Peter

If you missed “The Comeback,” the “Glee” episode that aired Feb. 15, or if you want to watch it again, here it is on Playbill.com for your enjoyment.The episode featu…

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Laura Benanti to Star in "Playboy" Pilot for NBC by Thomas Peter

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti will star in the NBC pilot "Playboy," according to deadline.com.

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Laura Bell Bundy Cast in "Hound Dogs" Pilot for TBS by Thomas Peter

Tony Award nominee Laura Bell Bundy has been cast in the TBS pilot "Hound Dogs," according to Variety.

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That Championship Season Cast Discuss the Play (Video) by Thomas Peter

The cast of the Broadway revival of Jason Miller’s That Championship Season appear in a series of videos to discuss the play, which deals with a reunion of four basketball players and …

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Christine Lahti to Star in "The Doctor" Pilot for CBS by Thomas Peter

Veteran stage and screen actress Christine Lahti, who won Emmy and Golden Globe awards for playing a doctor in "Chicago Hope," will again take a medical role in "The Doctor," a new pilot for…

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Moises Kaufman, Zach Grenier and Dr. William Kinderman Talk 33 Variations at Ahmanson (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award-nominated playwright-director Moises Kaufman, Tony Award-nominated actor Zach Grenier and musicologist Dr. William Kinderman talk about 33 Variations, the play that casts Academy …

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Sister Act Star Marla Mindelle Takes a Backstage Look at "The View" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Marla Mindelle, who will be playing Sister Mary Robert in the Broadway production of Sister Act, performed with the musical’s cast on “The View” Feb. 9. A backstage video…

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CHART TOPPERS: Top-Grossing Broadway Productions, Week of Feb. 7-13 by Thomas Peter

Here are the top-grossing Broadway productions for the week of Feb. 7-13, 2011, as reported by The Broadway League.MUSICALSWicked (Gerswhin Theatre), $1,436,121Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark (…

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Moises Kaufman, Zach Grenier and Dr. William Kinderman Talk 33 Variations at Ahmanson (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award-nominated playwright-director Moises Kaufman, Tony Award-nominated actor Zach Grenier and musicologist Dr. William Kinderman talk about 33 Variations, the play that casts Academy …

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Rock of Ages Cast Sings Out on "Lopez Tonight" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis, Rebecca Faulkenberry and the national touring cast of Rock of Ages performed a medley of “Here I Go Again” and “Don’t Stop Be…

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CHART TOPPERS: Most-Read Playbill.com Stories, Week of Feb. 6-12 by Thomas Peter

Here are the most-read Playbill.com stories for the week of Feb. 6-Feb. 12, 2011, from information compiled by Playbill.com.New York Times, Variety and More Review Spider-Man Turn Off The Da…

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Rock of Ages Cast Sings Out on "Lopez Tonight" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis, Rebecca Faulkenberry and the national touring cast of Rock of Ages performed a medley of “Here I Go Again” and “Don’t Stop Be…

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"American Idol" Finalist Sanjaya Malakar Joins Cast of Freckleface Strawberry Feb. 23 by Thomas Peter

Sanjaya Malakar is the latest "American Idol" finalist to make the leap to the stage.

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Will Colin Firth Star with Carey Mulligan in "My Fair Lady" Film Remake? by Thomas Peter

Colin Firth, the actor currently up for an Academy Award for his work in "The King's Speech," may star as Henry Higgins in a remake of the classic film musical My Fair Lady opposite Oscar no…

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It Gets Better Project to Publish Book Featuring Contributions from Broadway to the White House by Thomas Peter

Many of the stories collected through the It Gets Better Project, which was started by columnist Dan Savage in September 2010 in response to the many gay teen suicides brought on by excessiv…

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Joan Rivers, Daisy Eagan, "The Muppet Show" Screenings Set for March at Laurie Beechman Theatre by Thomas Peter

The Laurie Beechman Theatre has announced its performance lineup for March, which will feature many theatre and cabaret regulars.

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Sweeney Todd Will Demonize Lancaster's Fulton Theatre; Casting Announced by Thomas Peter

Casting has been announced for the Fulton Theatre's production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The production of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical will run March 2…

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Will Swenson, Nick Adams, Tony Sheldon and Priscilla Cast Say, "It Gets Better" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Tony Award nominee Will Swenson, Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon and Nick Adams, who will soon appear on Broadway in Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical, recently shot a public serv…

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John Leguizamo, Fisher Stevens Talk Ghetto Klown on "Good Day New York" (Video) by Thomas Peter

Emmy Award-winning and Tony-nominated comic actor John Leguizamo spoke with the local FOX-5 show "Good Day New York" recently about his latest one-man show, Ghetto Klown, which looks…

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Madame Alexander to Release The Addams Family Dolls by Thomas Peter

The creepy and kooky members of the hit Broadway musical The Addams Family will soon make it to doll form, when Madame Alexander releases dolls based on father Gomez, mother Morticia and chi…

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"Glee" to Feature Original Songs in March 15 Episode; "Glee: The Music, Volume 5" Due March 8 by Thomas Peter

The hit Fox musical series "Glee" will feature two original songs in its March 15 episode, which will be titled "Original Song," according to ew.com. This marks the first time the series, kn…

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