Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom Musical Will Have Stage Premiere in Australia in 2013 by Adam Hetrick

The new stage musical of Baz Luhrmann's 1992 film "Strictly Ballroom" will receive its world premiere at Sydney's Lyric Theatre in September 2013.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:33am on May 23, 2011☆⚑

Barbara Cook, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Rupert Spend Monday at the Plaza With James May 23 by Adam Hetrick

Barbara Cook, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Rupert and Donna Murphy take part in Monday at the Plaza with James, a tribute to Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner James Lapine, May 23 in the Grand…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 23, 2011☆⚑

Catch Me If You Can Cast Album Released Digitally May 23 by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast album of the Tony Award-nominated musical Catch Me If You Can, which features a score by Tony-winning Hairspray writers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, is released…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 23, 2011☆⚑

"Glee Live! In Concert!" Tour Launches in Las Vegas May 21 by Adam Hetrick

The 18-city U.S. tour of "Glee Live! In Concert!," starring Lea Michele, Corey Monteith, Amber Riley and Chris Colfer, launches May 21 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Event Center.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 21, 2011☆⚑

Aftermath, Starring Annie Potts, Opens in L.A. May 21 by Adam Hetrick

The Los Angeles return engagement of Elliott Shoenman's Aftermath, starring Golden Globe Award nominee Annie Potts, officially opens May 21 at the Matrix Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 21, 2011☆⚑

New Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies Unmasked in Australia May 21 by Adam Hetrick

A newly revised production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies, the sequel to his international hit The Phantom of the Opera, begins performances May 21 in Melbourne, Australia.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 21, 2011☆⚑

Frank Rich's Liner Notes for The Book of Mormon by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast album of the Tony Award-nominated musical The Book of Mormon debuted to strong digital download sales on iTunes May 17, but fans will have to wait  until June 7…

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:26pm on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Galt MacDermot's WWII-Set Musical The Human Comedy Extends Astoria Run by Adam Hetrick

The Astoria Performing Arts Center production of Galt MacDermot's rarely-seen 1984 musical The Human Comedy has extended its run an additional week of performances through May 28.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:44pm on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Cast Complete for Pasadena's Twist, Starring Cleavant Derricks, Tamyra Gray and Alaman Diadhiou by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks and young actor Alaman Diadhiou will join "American Idol" finalist Tamyra Gray in the musical Twist, directed by Golden Globe winner Debbie Alle…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:15pm on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Picnic and Kiss of the Spider Woman Aiming for Broadway During 2011-12 Season by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning producer Darren Bagert plans to bring a revival of William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Picnic and a new dramatic adaptation of Manuel Puig's Kiss of the Spi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:45pm on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Polanski's God of Carnage Film Will Unleash Wrath at Venice Film Festival by Adam Hetrick

The Roman Polanski film of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy God of Carnage, starring John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz, will debut at the Venice Film…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57am on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Adriana Sevahn Nichols' Night Over Erzinga Will Get Limited Run at the Lark by Adam Hetrick

The Lark Development Center will present a limited run of Adriana Sevahn Nichols' Night Over Erzinga, a memory play about three generations of an Armenian and Latin American family, whic…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18am on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Musical Based on Gnostic Gospels, The Magdalene, to Bow Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick

The new musical The Magdelene, inspired by the Gnostic gospels that portray Mary Magdalene in a new light, will begin previews Off-Broadway June 14 at the Theatre at St. Clement's.&…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:29am on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Debra Monk, Andrea Martin and Brian Kerwin Read Dick & Lola at Vineyard Playhouse May 20 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning actress Debra Monk stars in a staged reading of her new play Dick & Lola May 20 and 21 on Martha's Vineyard.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 20, 2011☆⚑

I Married Wyatt Earp, History of American West Seen Though Women's Eyes, Begins May 20 by Adam Hetrick

Carolyn Mignini, Heather MacRae and Anastasia Barzee head the cast of the Off-Broadway production of I Married Wyatt Earp, the new musical about women on the American frontier, which walks d…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 20, 2011☆⚑

Michael Cerveris Will Perform With The Lisps in Brooklyn May 20 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris will join Brooklyn's indie-rock band The Lisps to celebrate the release of their new album "Are We At the Movies?" with a special performance…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:10pm on May 19, 2011☆⚑

Environmental Little Shop of Horrors Will Hit the Street in San Francisco by Adam Hetrick

Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's dark camp musical Little Shop of Horrors will sprout new roots and take to the streets in an environmental production beginning May 20 at San Francis…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:32pm on May 19, 2011☆⚑

Frances Sternhagen, Richard Thomas and Kathleen McNenny to Read Golden Age at Westport by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Frances Sternhagen, Emmy winner Richard Thomas and Kathleen McNenny will take part in a reading of a revised version of A.R. Gurney's The Golden Age June 20 at the West…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:56pm on May 19, 2011☆⚑

Martin Sheen to Lead Reading of Bill W. and Dr. Bob at the Geffen by Adam Hetrick

Emmy nominee Martin Sheen will appear in a one-night-only reading of Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey’s Bill W. and Dr. Bob, about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, June 27 at the Geff…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55am on May 19, 2011☆⚑

The Book of Mormon Cast Album Debuts on iTunes Top 10 Chart by Adam Hetrick

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, founded on Joseph Smith's 1830 publication "The Book of Mormon," is the second-fastest growing religion in the world, and …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:13am on May 19, 2011☆⚑

Claybourne Elder Is Former Boxing Champ in Tennessee Williams' One Arm, Starting May 19 by Adam Hetrick

Claybourne Elder and Noah Bean star in Tony Award nominee Moisés Kaufman's stage adaptation of the unproduced Tennessee Williams screenplay One Arm, which begins performances May …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 19, 2011☆⚑

Jonathan Marc Sherman's Knickerbocker Opens Off-Broadway May 19 by Adam Hetrick

Alexander Chaplin, Mia Barron, Ben Shenkman and Bob Dishy star in the New York premiere of Jonathan Marc Sherman's Knickerbocker — about a man facing fatherhood for the first time …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on May 19, 2011☆⚑

"Anne of Green Gables" Musical Rainbow Valley Will Get May 19 Workshop With Autumn Hurlbert by Adam Hetrick

Autumn Hurlbert will lead a reading of Rainbow Valley, a musical adaptation of the seventh book in L. M. Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables" series, which will be presented May…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:30pm on May 18, 2011☆⚑

Bard's Wild Duck to Feature Dashiell Evans, Tom Bloom and Mary Bacon by Adam Hetrick

Dashiell Evans, Tom Bloom and Mary Bacon have been cast in Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck, which will be staged as part of the 9th annual Bard SummerScape in July.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:15pm on May 18, 2011☆⚑

Million Dollar Quartet Launches Online Contest to Cast National Tour by Adam Hetrick

Producers of the upcoming national tour of Million Dollar Quartet have launched an online casting campaign to find actor-musicians to inhabit the roles of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry L…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:45pm on May 18, 2011☆⚑