Australian Creative Team Set for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies by Adam Hetrick

The Australian production of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to his international hit The Phantom of the Opera, will begin performances May 29 at the Regent Theatre in Melbourn…

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The Fatman Cometh - The Life and Death of Chris Farley Will Get NYC Reading by Adam Hetrick

The life of late "Saturday Night Live" cast member Chris Farley is being explored in The Fatman Cometh - The Life and Death of Chris Farley, which will receive a private industry reading Feb…

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"The Microphone": Women on the Verge Record Broadway Cast Album Jan. 19; MTI Nabs Performance Rights by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway cast of the David Yazbek-Jeffrey Lane musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown heads to a Manhattan recording studio Jan. 19 to capture the original Broadway cast album.

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TheatreWorks Developing Musicals by Kara Lee Corthron, David Clement and Kate Moira Ryan by Adam Hetrick

TheatreWorks' 8th annual Writers Retreat is developing the new musicals Weatherman, Scheherazade, The Light Princess and an untitled project for Off-Broadway's Naked Angels.

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Extended Honeymoon: A.R. Gurney's Black Tie Will Continue Through March 27 Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Primary Stages has added an additional week of performances to the world-premiere engagement of A.R. Gurney's Black Tie, starring Daniel Davis and Gregg Edelman, which opened Off-Broadway Fe…

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Von Trapp Family Visits The Sound of Music (Photos) by Adam Hetrick

The Engeman Theatre in Northport, Long Island is celebrating the holidays with the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Alison Walla, Rob Gallagher, Linda Balgord and …

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Kaufman and Lardner's June Moon, With Santino Fontana and James Patrick Cronin, Presented Jan. 24 by Adam Hetrick

Santino Fontana and James Patrick Cronin appear in the Acting Company's staged reading of George S. Kaufman and Ring Lardner's 1929 musical June Moon Jan. 24 in Manhattan.

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Theodora Skipitares Takes on Aristophanes' Lysistrata at LaMaMa Starting Feb. 3 by Adam Hetrick

Puppeteer and director Theodora Skipitares pulls the strings on Lysistrata, Aristophanes' comedy about sexual politics and the mechanics of war, beginning Feb. 3 at LaMaMa e.t.c.

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Intiman's Valentine's Cabaret to Feature Daniel Breaker and Colman Domingo by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Daniel Breaker, Colman Domingo and Condola Rashad will take part in the Intiman Theatre's Valentine's Cabaret Feb. 14 in Seattle.

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Eisa Davis and LeRoy McClain Offer a Piano Lesson at Yale Rep, Opening Feb. 3 by Adam Hetrick

The Yale Repertory Theatre production of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, starring Eisa Davis and LeRoy McClain, officially opens Feb. 3 after previews that began Jan. 28 at the Yale Repert…

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Colin Quinn Long Story Short Will Air on HBO in April by Adam Hetrick

Colin Quinn Long Story Short, the former "SNL" cast member's solo comedy about the rise and fall of the world's greatest empires, will debut April 9 on HBO at 10 PM ET.

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Dallas Theater Center Season Includes God of Carnage, Next Fall and Giant by Adam Hetrick

The Dallas Theater Center will stage Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy God of Carnage, Geoffrey Nauffts' Tony-nominated drama about faith and love Next Fall and Michael John LaChiusa'…

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Joy Franz and Paul Anthony Stewart Will Sing Broadway in the Boro for Keen Company by Adam Hetrick

Off-Broadway's Keen Company will present a one-night-only concert, Broadway in the Boro, Jan. 24 at New Jersey's Chatham Community Playhouse.

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Mini-Tour of The Merchant of Venice, Starring F. Murray Abraham, Launches in NYC Feb. 27 by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham reprises his performance as the Shakespearean moneylender Shylock in the Theatre for a New Audience production of The Merchant of Venice, which …

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How to Succeed Cancels Three Performances for Daniel Radcliffe's Final "Harry Potter" Spell by Adam Hetrick

Daniel Radcliffe will make a quick trip from the World Wide Wicket Company to the world of wizards this summer. The Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will …

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"Live in Living Color": Catch Me If You Can Lands on Broadway March 11 by Adam Hetrick

A con man's life story is given the 1960's television variety treatment in Catch Me If You Can, the new musical from Tony Award-winning Hairspray songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, …

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Andrew D. Hamingson Exits Role as Public Theater's Executive Director by Adam Hetrick

Andrew D. Hamingson will vacate his position as executive director of the Public Theater, the organization announced Feb. 2. Citing personal reasons for his departure, Hamingson will be temp…

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Todd Almond and Amy Ryan Explore Wyoming and Parts of Kansas Feb. 16 by Adam Hetrick

Wyoming and Parts of Kansas, a musical travelogue featuring two-time Tony Award nominee Amy Ryan and songwriter Todd Almond, is presented Feb. 16 at St. Mark's Church.

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Judith Ivey Helms Carapace World Premiere, Opening at the Atlanta's Alliance Feb. 16 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Judith Ivey stages the world premiere of David Mitchell Robinson's Carapace, the 2010 Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition-winning work about a sportscaster on…

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NY Pops Commemorate Judy Garland's Carnegie Concert With Lorna Luft, Karen Olivo and More by Adam Hetrick

Lorna Luft retraces her mother's footsteps in the New York Pops 50th anniversary celebration of Judy Garland's legendary Carnegie Hall concert March 11 at the famed venue. Tony Award winners…

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Ben Vereen to Sign "Steppin' Out Live" at Barnes and Noble Feb. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning entertainer Ben Vereen will celebrate the release of his new album, "Steppin' Out Live," Feb. 15 at the Upper East Side Barnes and Noble.

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Geoffrey Rush Takes a Page from The Diary of a Madman, Opening at BAM Feb. 16 by Adam Hetrick

The Diary of a Madman, starring Academy and Tony Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush, officially opens Feb. 16 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Alice Ripley's Acoustic Album "Daily Practice" Hits Stores Feb. 15 by Adam Hetrick

"Daily Practice, Volume 1," the new acoustic rock album from Tony Award-winning Next to Normal actress Alice Ripley, arrives in stores Feb. 15 on the Sh-K-Boom Records label.

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Rent Star Daphne Rubin-Vega Speaks About Marriage Equality (Video) by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-nominated actress Daphne Rubin-Vega is the latest public figure to lend her support to the fight for LGBT Marriage Equality in New York State.The Rent actress is the first to film…

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LAST CHANCE: What's Closing This Week by Adam Hetrick

Here's Playbill.com's weekly "Last Chance" reminder to catch Broadway, Off-Broadway and world-premiere productions before they take a final bow.

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