Audra McDonald and Tony Kushner Set for Songs for Freedom Benefit at Joe's Pub by Adam Hetrick

Angels in America playwright Tony Kushner will join Audra McDonald and David Byrne for Songs for Freedom, an Oct. 30 benefit for the Jenin Freedom Theatre, which operates out of the Palestin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15am on October 17, 2011☆⚑

New Victory Theater Honors Cheryl Henson Oct. 17; Bill Irwin, John Tartaglia, Joey Arias Perform by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, Tony nominee John Tartaglia and Joey Arias celebrate Cheryl Henson during the New 42nd Street's second annual New Victory Arts Award gala Oct. 17 at the New…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 17, 2011☆⚑

The Countess of Storyville, With Lillias White and Forrest McClendon, Offered Oct. 17-18 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lillias White, Tony nominee Forrest McClendon, Lawrence Clayton and Nikki Crawford lead the cast of the new musical The Countess of Storyville, which is presented in three …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 17, 2011☆⚑

Beyond the Music Readings, Led By Donna Bullock and Emily Padgett, Begin Oct. 17 by Adam Hetrick

Donna Bullock, Emily Padgett, Bryce Ryness and Saycon Sengbloh lead the Oct. 17 and 18 New York City readings of Beyond the Music, a new musical about the underbelly of the music indust…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 17, 2011☆⚑

La MaMa Gala, Honoring Sam Shepard With Ellen Stewart Award, Held Oct. 17 by Adam Hetrick

The downtown experimental theatre company La Mama etc honors Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard with the first-ever Ellen Stewart Award, named in honor of the late La MaMa founder…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 17, 2011☆⚑

One-Minute Play Festival, Featuring Works by Tina Howe, David Henry Hwang, Rajiv Joseph, Presented Oct. 16 by Adam Hetrick

Tina Howe, David Henry Hwang, Rajiv Joseph, Greg Kotis, Neil LaBute, Craig Lucas and Donald Margulies are among the playwrights who have contributed to Primary Stages' New York One-Minut…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 16, 2011☆⚑

Hockadoo!: Memphis National Tour Opens at Tennessee's Orpheum Theatre Oct. 16 by Adam Hetrick

Memphis, the Tony Award-winning rock musical by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan, parts of which are set at Memphis, TN's historic Orpheum Theatre, makes a full homecoming when the national …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 16, 2011☆⚑

The Atmosphere of Memory, Starring Ellen Burstyn, Premieres Off-Broadway Oct. 15 by Adam Hetrick

A playwright's mother hijacks her son's story in the world premiere of David Bar Katz's The Atmosphere of Memory, starring Ellen Burstyn, John Glover and Max Casella, which begin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 15, 2011☆⚑

Karen Black and David Proval Open in Moses Supposes in Los Angeles Oct. 15 by Adam Hetrick

Ellen Melaver's Moses Supposes, a world-premiere comedy starring Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Karen Black, officially opens Oct. 15 at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 15, 2011☆⚑

Actor Injury Prompts Westport to Cancel Oct. 14 Performance of Twelfth Night by Adam Hetrick

The Westport Country Playhouse has cancelled the Oct. 14 8 PM performance of Twelfth Night, or What You Will following a serious injury sustained by one of the cast members.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:23pm on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Box Office for Private Lives, With Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross, Will Open Oct. 17 by Adam Hetrick

The Music Box Theatre box office opens Oct. 17 for the Broadway revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives, starring Kim Cattrall and Paul Gross. The comedy about a still-burning love a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:00pm on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Book of Mormon Cast and Creators to Be Part of SiriusXM "Mormon Mondays" Series by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning Book of Mormon authors Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez will launch the new SiriusXM series "Mormon Mondays" Oct. 17.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:26pm on October 14, 2011☆⚑

The Vandal, By Hamish Linklater, Will Have Free New York Reading Oct. 17 by Adam Hetrick

Obie Award-winning actor Hamish Linklater's new play The Vandal will receive a special Oct. 17 reading, as part of a partnership between New York Stage and Film and Barnard College.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:52pm on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Introduce Fans to Bring It On at Sneak Peek in Los Angeles by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is among the authors of the new musical Bring It On, will join cast members from the musical about competitive cheerleading for a special Oct. 22 ev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:39am on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Hartford Stage's "Brand:NEW" Festival to Include Marcus Gardley and Bekah Brunstetter by Adam Hetrick

New plays by Marcus Gardley and Bekah Brunstetter will be developed and showcased as part of Hartford Stage's 13th annual "Brand:NEW" festival in November.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:03am on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Florence Henderson, Lucie Arnaz, Marsha Mason and More Will Be Part of Celebrity Autobiography by Adam Hetrick

Florence Henderson, Ralph Macchio, Lucie Arnaz, Marsha Mason, Jennifer Tilly and Lanie Kazan will headline upcoming New York City presentations of Celebrity Autobiography: The Next Chapter, …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24am on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Tony-Nominated Motherf**ker with the Hat Makes Regional Debut at TheaterWorks Oct. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Stephen Adly Guirgis' Tony-nominated play Motherf**ker with the Hat makes its U.S. regional premiere Oct. 14 at Hartford's TheaterWorks.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama Clybourne Park Begins at Trinity Rep Oct. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park, which takes a page from Lorraine Hansberry's Tony and Pulitzer-winning classic A Raisin in the Sun, begins performances Oct.…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Rocky Horror Show Takes Over A.R.T.'s Oberon Oct. 14 by Adam Hetrick

Ryan Landry and the Gold Dust Orphans take the American Repertory Theater's Club Oberon through a time warp with The Rocky Horror Show, beginning Oct. 14 in Cambridge, MA.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Memphis Tour, Starring Bryan Fenkart and Felicia Boswell, Launches Oct. 14 in Namesake City by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit Memphis, the 1950's-set musical tracing an interracial love affair and the tumultuous world of the music industry, launches its national tour Oct…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 14, 2011☆⚑

Laura Benanti to Perform Solo Concert on Long Island Oct. 22 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti, last seen on Broadway in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and NBC's "Playboy Club," will perform a solo evening of song Oct. …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:05pm on October 13, 2011☆⚑

Westport Reading of Dial 'M' for Murder to Feature Kieran Campion and Paxton Whitehead by Adam Hetrick

Kieran Campion, Sean Patrick Reilly, Mark Shanahan and Paxton Whitehead will appear in the Westport Country Playhouse's Nov. 7 "Script in Hand" reading of Dial 'M' for …

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:22pm on October 13, 2011☆⚑

Mink Stole and Everett Quinton Will Bring Tennessee Williams' Now the Cats With Jewelled Claws to La MaMa by Adam Hetrick

La MaMa etc has announced that it has added Tennessee Williams' Now the Cats With Jewelled Claws, starring Mink Stole and Everett Quinton, to its 50th anniversary season. The comedy will…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:26pm on October 13, 2011☆⚑

Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Kevin Spacey and More to Play BAM in 2012 by Adam Hetrick

The Brooklyn Academy of Music's winter-spring season will include Jonathan Pryce in The Caretaker, Simon Callow's solo turn in Being Shakespeare and the previously reported Bridge Pr…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26am on October 13, 2011☆⚑

DIFFA to Honor Scenic Designer David Rockwell; Kerry Butler and Marc Shaiman to Perform by Adam Hetrick

Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Butler and Marc Shaiman will celebrate Tony Award-nominated scenic designer and architect David Rockwell, who will be honored by the Design Industries Foundation Fight…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32am on October 13, 2011☆⚑