Daniel Breaker, Will Swenson, Dee Roscioli and Rebecca Naomi Jones to Sing Murder Ballad at Powerhouse by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominees Daniel Breaker and Will Swenson are among the actors who have been cast in the Powerhouse Theater workshop production of the new indie rock musical Murder Ballad by Julia…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:45pm on July 17, 2012☆⚑

True Colors 2.0 Concert to Feature Angelica Page, Gretchen Garvin and Trish LaRose by Adam Hetrick

Angelica Page, Gretchen Garvin and Johnny Stellard will perform True Colors 2.0: A Benefit/Fundraiser for the Trevor Project July 29 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30pm on July 17, 2012☆⚑

New Theresa Rebeck Play The Way of Things to Feature Kristine Nielsen and Bryan Dykstra at O'Neill Center by Adam Hetrick

Kristine Nielsen and Bryan Dykstra will star in Theresa Rebeck's The Way of Things, a new adaptation of the William Congreve restoration comedy The Way of the World, which will receive a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52am on July 17, 2012☆⚑

Nina Raine's Acclaimed Drama Tribes Extends for Second Time in NYC, Now to 2013 by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway run of the American premiere of Nina Raine's Drama Desk Award-winning play Tribes, about a young deaf man caught between two worlds, has been extended to early 2013, pro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:04am on July 17, 2012☆⚑

Bianca Marroquin and Brian O'Brien Take the Stand in Broadway's Chicago July 17 by Adam Hetrick

Mexican stage and screen star Bianca Marroquin and Broadway veteran Brian O'Brien step into the roles of Roxie Hart and Billy Flynn, respectively, in the long-running Tony Award-winning …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 17, 2012☆⚑

Tartuffe at Westport, Starring Marc Kudisch, Mark Nelson, Nadia Bowers and Patricia Conolly, Begins July 17 by Adam Hetrick

Three-time Tony Award nominee Marc Kudisch casts a romantic spell in the title role of the Westport Country Playhouse production of Molière's Tartuffe, which begins performances J…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 17, 2012☆⚑

York Theatre Company to Revive Songs for a New World for Limited Run by Adam Hetrick

The York Theatre Company will stage a limited New York revival of composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World, a collection of pop songs exploring people on the verge of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:26pm on July 16, 2012☆⚑

LCT3 Extends Slowgirl, With Željko Ivanek and Sarah Steele, Into August by Adam Hetrick

Lincoln Center Theater has announced a second and final extension of the LCT3 production of Greg Pierce's Slowgirl, an intimate two-actor play starring Željko Ivanek and Sarah …

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:08pm on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Recovering Kristin Chenoweth Will Not Co-Host "Live! With Kelly" by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth, who was injured on the set of "The Good Wife" on July 11, will not co-host the July 19 episode of "Live! With Kelly."

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:43pm on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Westport Playhouse to Present The Full McNally: A Celebration of the Writing and Works of Terrence McNally by Adam Hetrick

The Westport Country Playhouse will celebrate Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally during its Sept. 24 gala The Full McNally: A Celebration of the Writing and Works of Terrence McN…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:20pm on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Walter Bobbie to Stage Paul Rudnick's Cabin Pressure at 2012 Summer Shorts by Adam Hetrick

Premieres by Neil Labute and Paul Rudnick will be staged during the sixth annual Summer Shorts Festival, which will run July 26-Sept. 1 at 59E59 Theaters Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:34pm on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Glenn Close Will Voice Giant for Shakespeare in the Park's Into the Woods by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Glenn Close will be among the fabled "Giants in the Sky" in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Into the Woods. The veteran stage and screen star will lend …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:12am on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Steve Blanchard and Adam Heller Join Call Me Madam With Beth Leavel in OK by Adam Hetrick

Additional casting has been announced for the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma production of Call Me Madam, starring Tony Award winner Beth Leavel. The Irving Berlin musical about politics and roma…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55am on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Lindbergh Musical Baby Case, Starring Will Reynolds, Melissa Van Der Schyff and Anika Larsen, Debuts at NYMF July 16 by Adam Hetrick

Will Reynolds, Melissa van der Schyff and Anika Larsen star in Baby Case, a musical about the 1927 abduction of the Lindbergh baby, which begins its New York debut July 16 as part of the the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 9:21am on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Tribes Star Mare Winningham Performs Solo Concert at Barrow Street Theatre July 16 by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-nominated Tribes star Mare Winningham performs her solo concert Country – Jewish – Folk, or Jewgrass at the Barrow Street Theatre July 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Mormon Cabaret Features Nic Rouleau, Will Blum, Jason Michael Snow and More by Adam Hetrick

Book of Mormon cast members Nic Rouleau, Will Blum and Jason Michael Snow are part of the July 16 benefit concert Mormons: A Musical Cabaret of Godly Proportions.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 16, 2012☆⚑

Friends With Benefits: My High School Musical 2, With Judy McLane, Felicia Finley and More, Held July 15 by Adam Hetrick

Judy McLane, Felicia Finley and Nikka Graff Lanzarone are part of Friends With Benefits, a fundraiser for BC/EFA, July 15 at the Metropolitan Room.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 15, 2012☆⚑

All-Male Imaginary Invalid, Starring Peter Dinklage, Debuts at Bard July 13 by Adam Hetrick

The Bard SummerScape production of Molière's The Imaginary Invalid, starring Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage in a gender-bending turn as maidservant Toinette, begins …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 13, 2012☆⚑

Have Wicked and Jersey Boys Films Found Directors in Stephen Daldry and Jon Favreau? by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-nominated "Billy Elliot" and "The Hours" director Stephen Daldry is being courted by Universal Pictures to direct the screen adaptation of the Broadway hit …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:19pm on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Road Theatre's Playwrights Fest to Feature Zachary Quinto, Mo Gaffney and More by Adam Hetrick

Zachary Quinto, Mo Gaffney, Ann Cusack, Kathy Baker and Perry King will be part of the Road Theatre Company's Summer Playwrights Festival, which will begin Aug. 5 in North Hollywood.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:05pm on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom Concert Adds Leslie Odom, Jr., Carrie Manolakus and Uzo Aduba to Lineup by Adam Hetrick

Leslie Odom, Jr., Carrie Manolakus and Uzo Aduba are the latest actors to join the July 23 Broadway Stands Up for Freedom benefit concert at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:39pm on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom Concert Adds Leslie Odom, Jr., Carrie Manolakos and Uzo Aduba to Lineup by Adam Hetrick

Leslie Odom, Jr., Carrie Manolakos and Uzo Aduba are the latest actors to join the July 23 Broadway Stands Up for Freedom benefit concert at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:39pm on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Solo Play Our Lady, About Ending Gay Teen Suicide, Will Play FringeNYC by Adam Hetrick

Our Lady, a solo play about a suicidal gay teen who transforms his life, will premiere as part of the New York International Fringe Festival in August.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:53pm on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Steve Kazee, Cristin Milioti and Once Cast to Perform Benefit Concert at Ars Nova by Adam Hetrick

The cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Once, including Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, will appear in an Aug. 6 benefit concert at Ars Nova to celebrate the organization's 54/10 Mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:00pm on July 12, 2012☆⚑

Williamstown to Present Readings of New Plays By Nick Payne, Samuel D. Hunter and More by Adam Hetrick

New plays by Harold Pinter Award-winning playwright Nick Payne, Samuel D. Hunter and Dan O'Brien will be part of the Williamstown Theatre Festival's Fridays @ 3 Reading Series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:45pm on July 12, 2012☆⚑