Rebecca Naomi Jones, Austin Lysy and Mariann Mayberry to Navigate A Maze at Powerhouse Theater by Adam Hetrick

Casting is now complete for Rob Handel's A Maze, directed by Tony Award nominee Sam Buntrock, which will begin performances July 20 at the Powerhouse Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:02pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

Lincoln Center's Anne Cattaneo Receives Margo Jones Award July 11 by Adam Hetrick

Lincoln Center Theater dramaturg Anne Cattaneo receives the 2011 Margo Jones Award July 11 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:28pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

Jonathan Groff, Rutina Wesley, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Will Rogers to Star in Premiere of The Submission by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff and "True Blood" actress Rutina Wesley will co-star in the MCC Theater world premiere of Jeff Talbott's The Submission Off-Broadway this fall.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:18pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

LCT3 to Stage World Premiere of Julia Brownell's All-American Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Julia Brownell's All-American, a new play exploring the dynamics of the modern American family, will open the 2011-2012 season of Lincoln Center Theater&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:55pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

Jonas Hassen Khemiri's Invasion! Will Return Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Obie-winning play Invasion!, Jonas Hassen Khemiri's politically charged farce about cultural misconceptions and the War on Terror, will return Off-Broadway this fall at the Flea Thea…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:33pm on July 11, 2011☆⚑

Alliance Theatre's Into the Woods to Star Courtney Balan and Mark Price by Adam Hetrick

Courtney Balan, Mark Price and Angela Robinson will go Into the Woods for the Alliance Theatre beginning Aug. 31 in Atlanta. An orchestra of young  musicians will play the complex Steph…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37am on July 11, 2011☆⚑

Peter Lockyer, Anthony Holds and Kelly McCormick Will Unlock The Secret Garden in St. Louis by Adam Hetrick

Peter Lockyer, Anthony Holds, Kelly McCormick and young actress Alexis Kinney will appear in the Stages St. Louis production of the Tony-winning musical The Secret Garden.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:02am on July 11, 2011☆⚑

The Bus, About Gay Teens and Religious Conflict, Part of 59E59 Theaters Fall Slate by Adam Hetrick

Fall programming at 59E59 Theaters will include the return of New York's 1st Irish Festival, as well as the football comedy Any Given Monday and James Lantz's drama about homophobia,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:10pm on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Comedian Lisa Lampanelli Collaborating With Alan Zweibel On One-Woman Show by Adam Hetrick

Kathy Griffin isn't the only female stand-up comedian with theatrical aims. Lisa Lampanelli, known for her outrageous insult comedy, is penning a new one-woman show.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:17pm on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Classical Theatre of Harlem Plans Henry V and SEED by Adam Hetrick

The Classical Theatre of Harlem, now under the leadership of producing director Tyron D. Jones, will stage a 90-minute version of Henry V and a production of Radha Blank's SEED in the co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:49pm on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Elisabeth Hopper to Join Ralph Fiennes in The Tempest by Adam Hetrick

Elisabeth Hopper has been cast by director Trevor Nunn to appear with Academy Award winner Ralph Fiennes in the upcoming production of The Tempest at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14pm on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Damon Chua Is Keen Company's New Executive Director by Adam Hetrick

Damon Chua has been appointed the new executive director of the Keen Company, the Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Off-Broadway organization announced July 7.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:29am on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Dallas Theater Center's The Wiz, Starring Trisha Jeffrey, Begins Performances July 8 by Adam Hetrick

Trisha Jeffrey, Sydney James Harcourt, James Tyrone Lane and David Ryan Smith journey to Oz in the Dallas Theater Center production of The Wiz, presented in collaboration with the Dallas Bla…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:15am on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Women's Project Announces Plays by Kirsten Greenidge and Catherine Trieschmann for 2011-2012 Season by Adam Hetrick

The Women's Project will produce Kirsten Greenidge's Milk Like Sugar, Catherine Trieschmann's How The World Began and a collaborative work titled We Play for the Gods during the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:39am on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Liz Callaway Stars in Love Changes Everything at Pittsburgh CLO Beginning July 8 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Liz Callaway is part of the Andrew Lloyd Webber revue Love Changes Everything, which begins performances July 8 at the Pittsburgh CLO.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 8, 2011☆⚑

The Nightingale, With Michael Esper, Harriet Harris, Michael Cerveris, Sings at Powerhouse by Adam Hetrick

Michael Esper, Tony Award winners Harriet Harris and Michael Cerveris lead the cast of The Nightingale — from Tony-winning Spring Awakening authors Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik &…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 8, 2011☆⚑

Spider-Man and Follies Creative Team Members Will Offer Master Classes for School Teachers by Adam Hetrick

Follies choreographer Warren Carlyle and Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark conductor and musical director Kimberly Grigsby are among the professionals who will share their experiences with school…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:53pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Broadway Stands Up for Freedom to Feature Nikki M. James, Beth Leavel, Andrew Rannells and More by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Nikki M. James, Beth Leavel and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells will appear in Broadway Stands Up for Freedom, a benefit for the New York Civil Liberties Union, which will ta…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:25pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Rosie Benton, Fiana Toibin, Con Horgan and More Set for Temporal Powers at the Mint by Adam Hetrick

The Mint Theater Company has announced casting for the upcoming production of Theresa Deevy's Temporal Powers, which will begin previews Off-Broadway Aug. 3.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:23pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Ed Asner to Join Richard Easton in New Jerusalem at L.A.T.W. by Adam Hetrick

Emmy Award-winning veteran actor Ed Asner has replaced Hector Elizondo in the L.A. Theatre Works production of David Ives’ New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talm…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:45pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Bob Merrill Revue, Pump Up the Volume and Play It Cool to Be Workshopped at Human Race by Adam Hetrick

Ohio's Human Race Theatre Company will develop a new musical revue based on the work of Broadway composer-lyricist Bob Merrill, as well as a stage adaptation of the film "Pump Up th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:59pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Billy Lewis, Elena Ricardo, Noah Zachary to Bloom in Re-Vision's Spring Awakening by Adam Hetrick

The Re-Vision Theatre production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening will feature Billy Lewis, Elena Ricardo and Noah Zachary as the leading trio in the coming-of-age rock mus…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:30pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Carly Jibson Will Return to Fat Camp for Ohio Developmental Run by Adam Hetrick

Carly Jibson, Michael Buchanan, Janet Dickinson and Kate Loprest will appear in a developmental production of the new musical Fat Camp, which is being produced by The Dodgers at Cleveland…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:14pm on July 7, 2011☆⚑

After Revisions, Opera North to Stage Lee Hall Opera Beached by Adam Hetrick

Opera North, which initially canceled its production of the new opera Beached by Tony and Academy Award winner Lee Hall after a participating school group took issue with the text, has rever…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:54am on July 7, 2011☆⚑

Coffee Break: How to Succeed... Begins Mini-Hiatus While Daniel Radcliffe Promotes "Harry Potter" by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying takes a three-performance coffee break to allow the musical's star Daniel Radcliffe to fulfill press commitments …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on July 7, 2011☆⚑