Michael Stahl-David Is Picked for Christopher Shinn Premiere Off-Broadway; Complete Cast Announced by Adam Hetrick

Michael Stahl-David will star as an actor who gets his big break in Hollywood in the Vineyard Theatre's world-premiere production of Christopher Shinn's Picked.

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Spring Awakening Prepares to Rock Melbourne by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning rock musical Spring Awakening will make its Melbourne debut Jan. 27 at the National Theatre. The dark, coming-of-age tale will be staged by the Young Australian Broadw…

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Julianne Moore Named Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-nominated actress Julianne Moore has been named Harvard's Hasty Pudding 2011 Woman of the Year. The "Far From Heaven" star will take part in the annual Jan. 27 parade throughou…

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Anne Meara and Rumer Willis to Join Love, Loss, and What I Wore Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Anne Meara, Rumer Willis, Sonia Manzano and Fredi Walker-Browne will join the Off-Broadway run of Love, Loss, and What I Wore in the coming months.

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GLAAD Awards to Honor Kristin Chenoweth and Ricky Martin by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth and Grammy winner Ricky Martin are the special honorees of the 2011 GLAAD Media Awards, which will be presented March 19 in Manhattan and April 10 in Los …

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Alec Baldwin, Al Pacino, "Modern Family," "King's Speech" and More Take SAG Awards by Adam Hetrick

Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Natalie Portman and Colin Firth are among the winners of the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which were presented Jan. 30 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditoriu…

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Belarus Free Theatre's Being Harold Pinter Will Return to New York in Repertory by Adam Hetrick

The Belarus Free Theatre will return to New York in April with its acclaimed production of Being Harold Pinter, in repertory with Zone of Silence and the New York premiere of Discover Love.

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Playbill.com Remembers Richard Rodgers (Video) by Adam Hetrick

Thirty-one years ago today, Richard Rodgers, the prolific composer whose works with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II became synonymous with Broadway, died at the age of 77 in Manhattan.T…

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"Glee" Cast Will Sing "My Funny Valentine" and "Firework" for Valentine's Day Episode by Adam Hetrick

The Valentine's Day-themed episode of "Glee" will spread the musical love of Rodgers and Hart, Katy Perry and Michael Jackson, according to TVGuide.com.

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Marsha Mason and Emily Bergl Have a Date With Becky Shaw in L.A. Beginning Feb. 9 by Adam Hetrick

The L.A. Theatre Works production of Becky Shaw, featuring original Off-Broadway cast member Emily Bergl and Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason, begins performances Feb. 9 at the Skirball Ce…

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Berkshire Fest and Colonial Theatre Announce Summer Season of World Premieres, Classics and Tommy Tune by Adam Hetrick

The Who's Tommy, starring Randy Harrison, Finian's Rainbow and the world premiere of Kathleen Clark's In the Mood will fill the summer season of the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Massachuset…

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Barbara Cook, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Rupert, Donna Murphy and More to Celebrate James Lapine by Adam Hetrick

A host of Broadway talent, including Barbara Cook, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Rupert and Donna Murphy, will take part in Monday at the Plaza with James, a tribute to James Lapine, May 23 at the…

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West End Theatre Folk Release "It Gets Better" Video by Adam Hetrick

The “It Gets Better” campaign, which was created by columnist Dan Savage in response to school bullying and a rash of suicides among young LGBT people, is truly going global.The …

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Gavin Creel Is Prometheus Bound in New Sater-Tankian Musical, Debuting at A.R.T. Feb. 25 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Steven Sater and Serj Tankian's political rock musical Prometheus Bound, starring two-time Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel, begins performances Feb. 25 at the American R…

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American Idiot, Donny & Marie and Colm Wilkinson to Play Toronto by Adam Hetrick

Original Jean Valjean Colm Wilkinson, the national tour of American Idiot and Donny and Marie Osmond will play engagements in Toronto as part of Dancap's 2011-2012 season.

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Public Workshop of Margaret, A Tyger's Heart, With Randy Harrison and Kate Forbes, Begins Feb. 25 by Adam Hetrick

The Red Bull Theater's "In the Raw" workshop of Margaret, A Tyger's Heart, exploring the role of the French Queen throughout Shakespeare's history plays, begins public performances Feb. 25 a…

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"The Motown Sound," With Jamie Foxx, Amber Riley and Jordin Sparks, Airs on PBS March 1 by Adam Hetrick

"The Motown Sound - In Performance at the White House," featuring performances by Jamie Foxx, Amber Riley, Mark Salling and Jordin Sparks, airs March 1 nationwide on PBS.

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Lee Hall's Adventures of Pinocchio Opens at Deaf West Theatre Feb. 25 by Adam Hetrick

The Adventures of Pinocchio, adapted for the stage by Tony and Academy Award-winning Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall, officially opens Feb. 25 at the Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles after prev…

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Harry Connick, Jr. In Concert on Broadway Arrives on Blu-ray March 1 by Adam Hetrick

Harry Connick, Jr. In Concert on Broadway, which was filmed live last summer at the Neil Simon Theatre, is released March 1 on Blu-ray from Sony Music.

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Merchant of Venice, With F. Murray Abraham, Will Return to NYC Prior to Tour by Adam Hetrick

New York audiences will have the chance to compare Shylocks. F. Murray Abraham will reprise his performance as the Shakespearean moneylender in the Theatre for a New Audience's 2007 producti…

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Tituss Burgess Will Host Beautiful Music Benefit in Astoria by Adam Hetrick

Broadway's Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid, Guys and Dolls) will host the March 24 Beautiful Music gala benefit for the Astoria Performing Arts Center, honoring Kaufman Astoria Studios pr…

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New York Times, Variety and More Review Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark Prior to Official Opening by Adam Hetrick

Despite an announcement from producers that the new $65 million dollar Broadway musical Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark has delayed its official press opening to March 15, critics have begun we…

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John Doyle to Stage Actor-Musician Revival of Merrily We Roll Along in Cincinnati by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning director John Doyle, who staged the Broadway revivals of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd and Company, will take on the composer-lyricist's short-lived musical Merrily We R…

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Elton John Documentary, "The Union," to Launch Tribeca Film Festival by Adam Hetrick

The new documentary film "The Union," which captures the making of the Elton John-Leon Russell album of the same title, will launch the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. John will also offer a fre…

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Tickets on Sale for L.A. God of Carnage, With Original Broadway Cast, Starting Jan. 30 by Adam Hetrick

Tickets for the Los Angeles engagement of God of Carnage, which reunites original Broadway cast members Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis, go on sale to the ge…

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