Joseph Medeiros and Ashley Blanchet Will Set Up Little Shop of Horrors at KC Rep by Adam Hetrick

Joseph Medeiros and Ashley Blanchet will star in the Kansas City Repertory Theatre production of Little Shop of Horrors, which will put down poisonous roots April 20.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:07pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

The Book of Mormon Announces Second Free Fan Performance in June by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the Tony-winning hit The Book of Mormon have announced plans to offer a second free fan performance for the June 6 matinee at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:46pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

Titanic: The Concert, With Ed Watts and Stanley Bahorek, to Mark Centennial in Seattle by Adam Hetrick

Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre will commemorate the centennial of the maiden voyage of the Titanic with a staged concert of the Tony Award-winning 1997 musical about the doomed luxury line…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:13pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

Irish Actor Conor Lovett Will Appear in Will Eno's Title and Deed at NYC's Signature by Adam Hetrick

Conor Lovett will repeat his work in the U.S. premiere of Middletown playwright Will Eno's Title and Deed, a new solo play about a mysterious traveler, which will begin Off-Broadway May …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:47pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

Cass Morgan, Donna Lynne Champlin, Nick Wyman and More Join Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival at the York by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the Musicals in Mufti presentations of Roadside and Harold and Maude, staged as part of the The Tom Jones Festival at the York Theatre Company's Off-Broadw…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18pm on March 21, 2012☆⚑

NYMF Hit Fat Camp, With Carly Jibson, Shapes Up for Off-Broadway Run in April by Adam Hetrick

Fat Camp, the new coming-of-age musical about a group of misfits at a summer camp for overweight teens, will play an Off-Broadway commercial run beginning April 12 at the American Theatre of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:45am on March 21, 2012☆⚑

Hello! My Baby, Featuring George Wendt and Kristine Zbornik, Debuts at the Rubicon March 21 by Adam Hetrick

The Tin Pan Alley musical Hello! My Baby, featuring book and lyrics by Emmy-winning "Cheers" writer and Tony-nominated Sister Act co-librettist Cheri Steinkellner, begins performan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01am on March 21, 2012☆⚑

Reading of Air Supply Musical Lost In Love to Feature Constantine Maroulis by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis will lead an April industry reading of the new musical Lost In Love, which takes its score from the catalogue of the rock duo Air Supply.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:11pm on March 20, 2012☆⚑

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Will Launch National Tour in 2013 by Adam Hetrick

The residents of Catfish Row will sing a Gerswhin melody across the country next year when the current revival of Porgy and Bess launches a national tour in fall 2013.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:18pm on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Charity Auction Offers Chances to Meet Broadway's Nick Jonas and Raven-Symoné by Adam Hetrick

Fans will have the chance to meet two of Broadway's youngest stars, Nick Jonas and Raven-Symoné, with two new auctions from Charitybuzz, which helps raise funds for non-profit org…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:53pm on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Audra McDonald Hoping for March 21 Evening Return to Porgy and Bess by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who is recovering from a sinus infection, hopes to return to the Broadway production of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess for the March 21 evening performan…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:41pm on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Other Desert Cities' Wyeth Clan to Adopt Matthew Risch March 27 by Adam Hetrick

Matthew Risch will succeed Justin Kirk as Trip Wyeth in the Broadway production of Jon Robin Baitz's acclaimed play Other Desert Cities, beginning March 27 at the Booth Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17pm on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Bell, Book and Candle, With Kate MacCluggage, Ruth Williamson and Robert Eli, Set for Hartford Stage by Adam Hetrick

John van Druten's Bell, Book and Candle, featuring Kate MacCluggage, Ruth Williamson and Robert Eli, will cast its spell at Hartford Stage in early April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:44am on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Paper Mill's Damn Yankees Will Arrive in Seattle With Some New Team Members by Adam Hetrick

Christopher Charles Wood, Chryssie Whitehead, Hans Altwies, Patti Cohenour and Nancy Anderson have been drafted for the 5th Avenue Theatre production of Damn Yankees.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:09am on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Mary Beth Peil, Michael Laurence and Hanah Stuart Tune The Morini Strad Off-Broadway Beginning March 20 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Peil, Michael Laurence and violinist Hanah Stuart star in the New York premiere of The Morini Strad, Willy Holtzman's drama about late violinist Erica Morini…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Annie, With Sadie Sink, George Dvorsky, Michele Ragusa and Glory Crampton, Begins at TUTS by Adam Hetrick

The Theatre Under The Stars production of Annie, starring George Dvorsky, Michele Ragusa, Glory Crampton and newcomer Sadie Sink, begins performances March 20 in Houston, TX.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 20, 2012☆⚑

Prologue Added and Revisions Reflected in Final Weekend of Mike Daisey's Agony and the Ecstasy by Adam Hetrick

Mike Daisey, who came under fire after an NPR report called into question the truth of his personal experiences in the acclaimed The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, offered audiences a …

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:15pm on March 19, 2012☆⚑

David Rabe's An Early History of Fire Delays Opening By One Week by Adam Hetrick

The New Group's world-premiere production of An Early History of Fire, a new work by Tony winner David Rabe, will now open Off-Broadway April 30 at the Acorn Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:33pm on March 19, 2012☆⚑

Johanna Day, Glenn Fitzgerald, Tracy Letts and Parker Posey Will Be The Realistic Joneses at Yale Rep by Adam Hetrick

Johanna Day, Glenn Fitzgerald, Tracy Letts and Parker Posey will star in the Yale Repertory Theatre world premiere of Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses, which will begin performances Apri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33am on March 19, 2012☆⚑

Enchanted April Musical Reading to Feature Brent Barrett, Florence Lacey, Jill Paice, Rebecca Luker by Adam Hetrick

Brent Barrett, Florence Lacey, Jill Paice, Rebecca Luker and Robert Petkoff will be part of the latest readings of the new musical adaptation of Enchanted April, based on Elizabeth Von Arnim…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:31am on March 19, 2012☆⚑

"Stormy Weather": End of the Rainbow Begins Broadway Run March 19 at the Belasco Theatre by Adam Hetrick

The acclaimed London stage production of End of the Rainbow, chronicling the final months in the life of legendary entertainer Judy Garland, begins Broadway performances March 19 at the Bela…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 19, 2012☆⚑

Tony Nominee Patina Miller Exits Broadway's Sister Act March 18; Raven-Symoné Is in the Wings by Adam Hetrick

Patina Miller, who earned Olivier and Tony Award nominations for originating the role of street-wise nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier on stage, ends her run in the Broadway production of…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 18, 2012☆⚑

A Moon for the Misbegotten Opens Off-Broadway at the Pearl March 18 by Adam Hetrick

The Pearl Theatre Company revival of Eugene O'Neill's classic A Moon for the Misbegotten, featuring Dan Daily, Kim Martin-Cotten and Andrew May, officially opens Off-Broadway March 1…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on March 18, 2012☆⚑

Hartford Stage Will Premiere Gentlemen's Guide Musical, With Jefferson Mays, in 2012-13; Season Revealed by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays will star in the world-premiere musical comedy A Gentlemen's Guide to Love and Murder as part of Hartford Stage's 2012-2013 season, which will a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:49pm on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Ken Page, Rebecca Jones and Javier Muñoz Participate in Stew and Heidi Rodewald's Stagger Lee Reading by Adam Hetrick

Veteran actor Ken Page, Rebecca Jones and Javier Muñoz took part in a March 15 developmental reading of Stagger Lee, a new musical by Tony Award winner Stew and his Passing Strange co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:28pm on March 16, 2012☆⚑