Nat King Cole Musical I Wish You Love to Croon at Hartford Stage by Adam Hetrick

The Nat King Cole musical I Wish You Love, which had its world premiere at the Penumbra Theatre in April, will begin performances July 6 as part of the 2011 SummerStage season at Hartford St…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29am on June 28, 2011☆⚑

Justin Bartha, David Wilson Barnes, Anna Camp and Krysten Ritter Are All New People Off-Broadway June 28 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of the play All New People, penned by "Scrubs" star Zach Braff, begins previews Off-Broadway June 28 at Second Stage Theatre. Justin Bartha, David Wilson Barnes,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 28, 2011☆⚑

Catch Me If You Can Cast Album Released in Stores June 28; Manhattan Appearances Scheduled by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast album of the Tony Award-nominated musical Catch Me If You Can arrives in stores June 28. The cast and creative team celebrate with an in-store performance at the U…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 28, 2011☆⚑

Pop-Rock Musical The Magdalene Opens Off-Broadway June 28 by Adam Hetrick

The story of biblical figure Mary Magdalene is seen from a new angle in the Off-Broadway musical The Magdalene, by James Olm and J.C. Hanley, which officially opens Off-Broadway June 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 28, 2011☆⚑

Keith Varney Musical I Got Fired to Play Korea as Part of NYMF-Daegu Partnership by Adam Hetrick

Keith Varney's musical about the soul-sucking world of office life, I Got Fired, will be the second invited American musical to play South Korea's Daegu International Musical Festiva…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:48pm on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Rachel Crothers' A Little Journey Extends at the Mint by Adam Hetrick

The Mint Theater Company has extended the run of its production of Rachel Crothers' Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1918 play, A Little Journey, for an additional week of performances…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:59pm on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Grammy Winner Alicia Keys to Produce Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly On Broadway by Adam Hetrick

Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly, which was seen regionally at the McCarter Theatre, Arena Stage and the Huntington Theatre Company, will arrive on Broadway this fall under the direction of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:02pm on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Borders Columbus Circle to Celebrate Hair, Zarkana and Jerry Orbach by Adam Hetrick

Cast members from the national tour of Hair, which is making a New York return this summer, will perform at the Borders Columbus Circle in Manhattan July 19.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:00pm on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Illustrated Libretto to The Book of Mormon Now in Stores by Adam Hetrick

Theatre lovers who can't wait until 2012 to nab a ticket to the Tony Award-winning hit The Book of Mormon can now purchase the complete book and lyrics to the musical by the creators of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:00pm on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Keen Company to Revive Lemon Sky and Painting Churches Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The Keen Company will explore the relationships between parents in children during the 2011-2012 season, with a revival of late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson's 1970 me…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:35am on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Lonny Price to Direct Margaret Colin, John Pankow and Mary Catherine Garrison in Road to Skye Readings by Adam Hetrick

The new David Rhodes comedy The Road to Skye will receive two private Manhattan industry readings June 29-30 under the direction of Tony Award nominee Lonny Price.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:23am on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Daisy Eagan and Erin Davie Join Sondheim Unplugged at the Beechman June 27 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Daisy Eagan, Erin Davie and Sarah Rice lead the June 27 installment of Sondheim Unplugged at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 27, 2011☆⚑

Twist, With Tamyra Gray and Cleavant Derricks, Opens in Pasadena June 26 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks, "American Idol" finalist Tamyra Gray and young actor Alaman Diadhiou lead the cast of Twist, the funky new take on the Charles Dickens classic …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 26, 2011☆⚑

Christine Ebersole Celebrates Charles Strouse With Applause! Applause! Concert June 25 by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Christine Ebersole leads a tribute to Tony-winning composer Charles Strouse June 25 as part of the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project in Evanston, IL.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 25, 2011☆⚑

O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference Begins June 25 by Adam Hetrick

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's 2011 National Music Theater Conference launches June 25 with the new musicals Unknown Soldier, Son of a Gun, Suprema and The Shadow Sparrow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 25, 2011☆⚑

Tonya Pinkins and John Cullum Open All's Well That Ends Well in Central Park June 25 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners Tonya Pinkins and John Cullum lead the Shakespeare in the Park repertory production of All's Well That Ends Well, which officially opens June 25 at the Delacorte Theat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 25, 2011☆⚑

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Sierra Boggess by Adam Hetrick

A few moments with Master Class actress Sierra Boggess, the soprano known for Phantom in Las Vegas, The Little Mermaid on Broadway and Love Never Dies in London.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 25, 2011☆⚑

Danny Hoch, Felix Solis and More Join Powerhouse Readings by Adam Hetrick

Danny Hoch, John Douglas Thompson and Felix Solis will appear in the "Inside Look" play workshops during the New York Stage and Film and Vassar College's 2011 Powerhouse Theate…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:14pm on June 24, 2011☆⚑

PS Classics Cast Album of A Minister's Wife Will Hit Stores Aug. 30 by Adam Hetrick

The Off-Broadway cast album of the new musical A Minister's Wife, featuring Bobby Steggert, Marc Kudisch and Kate Fry, will be released Aug. 30 by PS Classics.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36am on June 24, 2011☆⚑

Anna Deavere Smith's Let Me Down Easy Will Play Berkeley Rep Encore Run by Adam Hetrick

Let Me Down Easy, Anna Deavere Smith's solo play about the U.S. healthcare system and the resilience of the human body, which is currently playing an extended run at the Berkeley Reperto…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:14am on June 24, 2011☆⚑

Powerhouse Theater Season, Featuring Michael Cerveris, Harriet Harris, Andrea Martin, Begins June 24 by Adam Hetrick

New York Stage and Film and Vassar College's 2011 Powerhouse Theater season, featuring works by Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik, John Patrick Shanley and Patricia Wettig, launches June 24.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on June 24, 2011☆⚑

O'Neill Center Announces Casting for National Playwrights Conference by Adam Hetrick

Drama Desk Award winner Reed Birney, Michael Countryman, Hannah Cabell, Armando Riesco and Chad Goodridge will appear in new works to be developed during the Eugene O'Neill Theater Cente…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:22pm on June 23, 2011☆⚑

Second Stage Plans How I Learned to Drive, Blue Flower and Lonely, I'm Not for 2011-2012 by Adam Hetrick

Paula Vogel's dark, coming-of-age comedy How I Learned to Drive will make a return trip Off-Broadway as part of Second Stage Theatre's 2011-2012 season. Also planned is the world pre…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:42pm on June 23, 2011☆⚑

Terence Blanchard to Score Broadway's Streetcar Named Desire Revival by Adam Hetrick

Grammy Award-winning Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard will score the multi-racial Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which is aiming for a spring 2012 arri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:15pm on June 23, 2011☆⚑

How to Succeed in Business... Will Resume Performances June 23 Following Backstage Tragedy by Adam Hetrick

Performances of the Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will go on June 23, a representative for the production confirmed to Playbill.com. The June 22 evenin…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:47pm on June 23, 2011☆⚑