Phylicia Rashad, Chuck Cooper and Leslie Uggams Set for Their Eyes Were Watching God Presentation by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Phylicia Rashad, Chuck Cooper and Leslie Uggams will take part in a stage adaptation of Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God Feb. 29 and March 1 at the Gre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07pm on February 8, 2012☆⚑

War Horse Announces Chicago Dates; Tour Will Preview in Boise by Adam Hetrick

The national tour of the Tony Award-winning drama War Horse will gallop into Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre in December as part of the Broadway in Chicago series.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37am on February 8, 2012☆⚑

Three By Three In Rep World Premieres to Play Trinity Rep; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The Trinity Repertory Company will stage world-premiere plays by Curt Columbus, George Brant and Deborah Salem Smith in repertory beginning Feb. 16.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21am on February 8, 2012☆⚑

David Mamet's Race Goes On Trial at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Feb. 8 by Adam Hetrick

David Mamet's Race, starring Jeff Talbott, Zoey Martinson, Morocco Omari and Mark Elliot Wilson, begins performances Feb. 8 at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 8, 2012☆⚑

J. Smith-Cameron Will Employ Ana Reeder and Jeanine Serralles as The Maids Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Ana Reeder, Jeanine Serralles and Tony Award nominee J. Smith-Cameron will star in the Red Bull Theater revival of Jean Genet's The Maids, which will play a limited engagement Off-Broadw…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:35pm on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional As Dustin Lance Black's 8 Readies for L.A. Debut by Adam Hetrick

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against California's 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage. The courtroom drama surrounding Prop 8 was documented in Academy Award winne…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:29pm on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Love, Loss, and What I Wore Will End Off-Broadway Run in March by Adam Hetrick

Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Nora and Delia Ephron's Off-Broadway production that features a rotating cast of notable women, will end its run March 25 at the Westside Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:05pm on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Public Theater Sets New Dates for Stew and Heidi Rodewald's The Total Bent by Adam Hetrick

The Total Bent, the new music theatre piece from Passing Strange collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald, has delayed the start of performances to Feb. 24 at the Public Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:37pm on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Young Theatre Writers Will Discuss "Behind the Music-al: Teenage Dreams" at 92YTribeca by Adam Hetrick

Young theatre writers — including Glory Days author and Godspell cast member Nick Blaemire — will discuss writing for young audiences as part of "Behind the Music-al: Teenag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36pm on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Basil Twist Festival, Featuring Symphonie Fantastique and Arias With a Twist, Will Play Washington, D.C. by Adam Hetrick

A host of Washington, D.C. theatre companies will stage a four-production festival celebrating the work of acclaimed, Obie-winning puppet designer Basil Twist in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:43am on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Intiman Theatre Raises $1 Million Needed to Reopen Doors by Adam Hetrick

The board of Seattle's Intiman Theatre announced Feb. 6 that the Tony Award-winning institution has raised the $1 million needed to reopen its doors this summer with a four-play summer f…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:28am on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Kate Fodor's Rx, Starring Stephen Kunken and Marylouise Burke, Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Primary Stages' world premiere of Kate Fodor's comedy Rx, starring Tony Award nominee Stephen Kunken, Marylouise Burke and Marin Hinkle, officially opens Off-Broadway Feb. 7 after pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Girlfriend, With Ryder Bach and Curt Hansen, Sings at Joe's Pub Feb. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Girlfriend, composer-lyricist Todd Almond's musical based on Matthew Sweet's 1991 album of the same name, gets a one-night-only concert staging at Joe's Pub Feb. 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 7, 2012☆⚑

World-Premiere Comedy Psycho Therapy Opens Off-Broadway Feb. 7 by Adam Hetrick

Psycho Therapy, the world-premiere comedy by Frank Stausser, starring Jeffrey Carlson and Angelica Page, officially opens Off-Broadway Feb. 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Ethan Lipton's No Place to Go Will Premiere at Joe's Pub by Adam Hetrick

Chinglish director Leigh Silverman will stage Ethan Lipton's No Place to Go, a musical ode to the unemployed, which will debut March 14 at Joe's Pub.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:32pm on February 6, 2012☆⚑

Joe Mantello Helms U.K. Reading of Sting-Brian Yorkey Musical The Last Ship by Adam Hetrick

The Last Ship, the new musical from Grammy-winning musician Sting and Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal co-author Brian Yorkey, arrived in a familiar harbour last week when the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:15pm on February 6, 2012☆⚑

Adam Guettel's New Musical Projects Include The Invisible Man, Days of Wine and Roses and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Light in the Piazza composer-lyricist Adam Guettel is at work on several new stage projects, including "The Invisible Man" and "Days of Wine and Roses,"…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:52pm on February 6, 2012☆⚑

The Book of Mormon Will Play Toronto, Des Moines and Minneapolis by Adam Hetrick

The Book of Mormon, the Tony-winning Broadway musical by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, will say hello to audiences in Toronto, Des Moines and Minneapolis.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:04pm on February 6, 2012☆⚑

THE SCREENING ROOM: Avenue Q Welcomes Carrie Back to NYC by Adam Hetrick

She may not be the most popular girl in high school, but Carrie definitely has some fans on the internet. MCC Theater's online video contest to win VIP tickets to the March 1 opening-nig…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25am on February 6, 2012☆⚑

Alison Fraser Sings About Amazing Sex at Birdland Feb. 6 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, who starred in the original Broadway production of Romance/Romance, is part of Amazing Sex – A New Revue, by Tony-nominated songwriters Barry Harman a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 6, 2012☆⚑

THE SCREENING ROOM: Our Favorite Jennifer Holliday Moments by Adam Hetrick

Original Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday picked up a Tony Award for creating the role of Effie White on Broadway in 1981. It was just announced that she will return to the role for the Mun…

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:01am on February 4, 2012☆⚑

Prime Time Broadway: The Story Behind TV's "Smash" by Adam Hetrick

Top players from Broadway, movies and TV are exploring the drama of making a musical in the new drama series "Smash."

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on February 4, 2012☆⚑

Other Desert Cities Tickets Now On Sale Through June by Adam Hetrick

The turbulent family holiday of Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities will last a bit longer. Tickets to the Broadway production are now on sale through June 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:13pm on February 3, 2012☆⚑

End of the Rainbow Opens at the Guthrie Feb. 3; Broadway Is Next by Adam Hetrick

End of the Rainbow, the Broadway-bound London stage play about the final months in the life of entertainer Judy Garland, officially opens Feb. 3 at the Guthrie Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:25pm on February 3, 2012☆⚑

Buddha – A Fantastic Journey, Helmed by John C. Reilly, Sets New Start Date by Adam Hetrick

The West Coast premiere of Evan Brenner's one-man play Buddha – A Fantastic Journey has delayed the start of performances until Feb. 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:30pm on February 3, 2012☆⚑