A Look at the Sundance Playwrights Retreat by Adam Hetrick

Annually the Sundance Institute invites theatre writers to escape the pressures of city life and participate in their 18-day Wyoming retreat at Ucross. The 2011 lab, where writers are curren…

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Jeff Talbott Named Inaugural Recipient of Laurents-Hatcher Playwriting Award by Adam Hetrick

Jeff Talbott, an unproduced New York City playwright, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Laurents-Hatcher Award, which comes with a $50,000 prize for the writer and $100,000 for a…

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Lady Gaga Gives Liza Minnelli a Shout Out at MSG by Adam Hetrick

Last night Lady Gaga recorded her final sold-out “Monster Ball” concert at Madison Square Garden for an upcoming May special on HBO. In addition to thousands of cheering fans, in…

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World Premiere of Hatcher's Sherlock Holmes "Suicide" Play Punctuates Arizona Theatre Company's New Season by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of playwright Jeffrey Hatcher's Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club, as well as the Tony Award-winning plays God of Carnage and Red, will fill the Arizon…

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Keen Company Casts Daniel Jenkins and Vivienne Benesch in Benefactors by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Daniel Jenkins, Vivienne Benesch, Deanne Lorette and Stephen Barker Turner have been cast in the Keen Company's 25th anniversary production of Michael Frayn's Benefactors.

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Kathie Lee Gifford Set for Million Dollar Quartet Jan. 26 Encore by Adam Hetrick

Talk show host and singer Kathie Lee Gifford will perform a classic Patsy Cline song in a special encore with the Broadway cast of Million Dollar Quartet Jan. 26 at the Nederlander Theatre.

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Pulitzer-Winning Drama August: Osage County Opens at the Alley Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tracy Letts' Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama August: Osage County, featuring Jennifer Harmon, Sarah Gay, Louisa Flaningam and Tony Award nominee Josie de Guzman, officially opens…

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Supernatural Drama Dark of the Moon Being Conjured as Musical Property by Adam Hetrick

Producers are aligning to adapt Howard Richardson and William Berney's 1945 play Dark of the Moon as a musical, according to Variety.

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VIDEO FEATURE: Karen Olivo, Ashley Brown Discuss Judy Garland Carnegie Hall Tribute Concert by Adam Hetrick

On March 11 the New York Pops will commemorate the 50th anniversary of late entertainer Judy Garland's triumphant Carnegie Hall Concert, with a one-night-only re-creation of the April 23, 19…

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Punchdrunk Will Bring Cinematic Sleep No More to Chelsea in March by Adam Hetrick

The British theatre company Punchdrunk will bring its world of immersive theatre to New York City in March. The troupe has re-imagined an empty commercial space, which formerly served as a C…

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Novella Nelson and Stephen Tyrone Williams Will Polish a Gem of the Ocean at Hartford Stage by Adam Hetrick

Novella Nelson, Stephen Tyrone Williams and Frankie Faison will star in late playwright August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean, which will wash ashore at Hartford Stage in May.

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Tennessee Williams' A House Not Meant to Stand Begins Los Angeles Run Feb. 23 by Adam Hetrick

Tennessee Williams' rarely produced final play, A House Not Meant to Stand, opens its doors Feb. 23 at Los Angeles' Fountain Theatre.

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Human Race to Stage Red, God of Carnage and Caroline, or Change by Adam Hetrick

Dayton, OH's Human Race Theatre Company has announced its 25th anniversary season, which will include the Jeanine Tesori-Tony Kushner musical Caroline, or Change, as well as the Tony Award-w…

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Randy Harrison and Kate Forbes to Workshop Margaret, A Tyger's Heart for Red Bull by Adam Hetrick

The Red Bull Theater's "In the Raw" workshop of Margaret, A Tyger's Heart, which explores the role of the French Queen throughout Shakespeare's history plays, will be presented to the public…

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Apple Cove, With Allison Mack and Kathy Searle, Begins Off-Broadway Jan. 29 by Adam Hetrick

Allison Mack and Kathy Searle move into Apple Cove, the new world-premiere comedy by Lynn Rosen, Jan. 29 at the Women's Project.

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The Drowsy Chaperone Stumbles Along to Brooklyn's Gallery Players Starting Jan. 29 by Adam Hetrick

The Gallery Players production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone, featuring Craig Treubert, Whitney Branan, Edward Juvier and Lorinne Lampert, begins performances Jan. 2…

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Cast Complete for LATW's Becky Shaw With Marsha Mason by Adam Hetrick

"Mad Men" actress Miss Yager and "Drop Dead Diva" cast member Josh Stamberg will also be part of the L.A. Theatre Works production of Becky Shaw, featuring Academy Award winner Marsha Mason.

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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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Patti LuPone Featured in "Broadway Talks" Series at 92nd Street Y Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Patti LuPone joins producer Jordan Roth Feb. 6 for the "Broadway Talks" series at the 92nd Street Y.

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Lorna Luft Will Join Karen Olivo, Heather Headley for Judy Garland Carnegie Hall 50th Anniversary Concert by Adam Hetrick

Actress and singer Lorna Luft, daughter of late entertainment icon Judy Garland, will be part of the March 11 Carnegie Hall concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of her mother's triumphan…

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The 24 Hour Musicals, With Mandy Gonzalez, America Ferrera, Anthony Rapp, Presented March 7 by Adam Hetrick

The marathon theatre event, The 24 Hour Musicals, featuring Kristoffer Diaz, Mandy Gonzalez, America Ferrera and Anthony Rapp, culminates in a one-night-only March 7 performance.

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Twyla Tharp's Sinatra Dance With Me Announces Second Las Vegas Extension by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Twyla Tharp's Las Vegas dance musical Sinatra Dance With Me has extended for a second time through April 30 at the Wynn Hotel.

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World-Premiere Comedy Apple Cove Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Lynn Rosen's comedy Apple Cove, starring Allison Mack and Kathy Searle, officially opens Off-Broadway Feb. 6 at the Women's Project.

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Punchdrunk's Interactive Sleep No More Begins Haunting NYC March 7 by Adam Hetrick

The British theatre company Punchdrunk invites New York audiences to enter the haunting world of Sleep No More, an immersive theatrical event inspired by Shakespeare's Macbeth, beginning Mar…

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A Wilde Affair is Recalled in My Scandalous Life, Opening at the Irish Rep Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Thomas Kilroy's My Scandalous Life, which reflects on the life of Oscar Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, officially opens Feb. 6 at the Irish Repertory Theater.

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