David Schweizer's Peer Gynt Arrives at KC Rep April 22 Prior to La Jolla Bow by Adam Hetrick

David Schweizer's five-actor production of Ibsen's Peer Gynt hunts down fame and fortune beginning April 22 at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 22, 2011☆⚑

Daniel Levine, Brandon O'Neill, Billie Wildrick and Katherine Strohmaier Will Be Seattle's Guys and Dolls by Adam Hetrick

Broadway's Noah Racey will choreograph the Frank Loesser musical Guys and Dolls at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. The leading foursome will be played by Daniel Levine, Brandon O'N…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:39pm on April 21, 2011☆⚑

Daniel C. Levine, Brandon O'Neill, Billie Wildrick and Katherine Strohmaier Will Be Seattle's Guys and Dolls by Adam Hetrick

Broadway's Noah Racey will choreograph the Frank Loesser musical Guys and Dolls at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. The leading foursome will be played by Daniel C. Levine, Brandon O…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:39pm on April 21, 2011☆⚑

Kate Whoriskey Exits Role as Artistic Director of Intiman Theatre by Adam Hetrick

Kate Whoriskey has stepped down as artistic director of Seattle's troubled Intiman Theatre and will return to New York, according to a report in the New York Times.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:44pm on April 21, 2011☆⚑

Kate Wetherhead Will Be Sally Bowles in Dallas Cabaret by Adam Hetrick

Kate Wetherhead will star as Sally Bowles opposite Wade McCollum as the Emcee in the Dallas Theater Center production of Kander and Ebb's Cabaret, which will say "willkommen" A…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:19pm on April 21, 2011☆⚑

Public Theater to Honor Gail Papp During 2011 Summer Gala by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater will honor board member Gail Merrifield Papp, widow of late New York Shakespeare Festival founder Joseph Papp, during its June 20 summer gala in Central Park.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:39pm on April 21, 2011☆⚑

Stephen Wallem to Emcee Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley Benefit Concert by Adam Hetrick

"Nurse Jackie" actor Stephen Wallem will join theatre couple Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley for a special May 2 benefit cabaret for the Pearl Theatre Company.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:55am on April 21, 2011☆⚑

Cast Set for Much Ado About Nothing Scored by Stew and Heidi Rodewald by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the Shakespeare on the Sound production of Much Ado About Nothing, featuring a score by Tony Award-winning Passing Strange writer Stew and collaborator Heidi R…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:37am on April 21, 2011☆⚑

O'Neill Center to Tune New Musicals Unknown Soldier, Son of a Gun, Suprema, The Shadow Sparrow by Adam Hetrick

The Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Conference will develop Unknown Soldier, Son of a Gun, Suprema and The Shadow Sparrow this summer in Wat…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:25am on April 21, 2011☆⚑

EXCLUSIVE: Acclaimed Arias With a Twist Will Return to New York by Adam Hetrick

Arias with a Twist, the heady musical fantasy combining the talents of drag performer Joey Arias and puppet designer Basil Twist, will play a limited five-week New York return engagement in …

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25am on April 21, 2011☆⚑

SITI Company Tackles Charles Mee's Under Construction, Starting April 21 in NYC by Adam Hetrick

Anne Bogart and SITI Company present the New York premiere of Charles Mee's Under Construction, which takes a look at America through a kaleidoscopic pairing of the work of Norman Rockwe…

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

Kristin Chenoweth, Raúl Esparza and Ann Hampton Callaway Are Defying Gravity April 21 at NYCO by Adam Hetrick

Original Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth and Tony nominees Raúl Esparza and Ann Hampton Callaway take part in Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz April 21 for New Y…

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

Me and Miss Monroe, With Rachel York, Michael Rupert, J. Robert Spencer, Begins Free Run April 21 by Adam Hetrick

Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York is iconic bombshell Marilyn Monroe in a free staged presentation of the new William Goldstein-Charles Leipart musical Me and Miss Monroe beginning April 2…

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

Cowboy Jack Clement Performs With Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet April 21 by Adam Hetrick

Music veteran Cowboy Jack Clement, who served as the engineer for the infamous 1956 Sun Records recording session that united Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, pe…

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

Easter Bonnet Competition to Feature Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Daniel Radcliffe, Robin Williams and More by Adam Hetrick

Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Daniel Radcliffe, Robin Williams, Kathleen Turner and Josh Gad are among the Broadway stars who will participate in the 25th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:32pm on April 20, 2011☆⚑

Screen Version of Joe Hortua's Between Us Will Feature Julia Stiles and Taye Diggs by Adam Hetrick

Joe Hortua's 2004 Off-Broadway drama Between Us is being adapted into a film, with Julia Stiles, Taye Diggs, Melissa George and David Harbour attached to star, according to Deadline.com.

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:18pm on April 20, 2011☆⚑

LAST CHANCE: What's Closing This Week by Adam Hetrick

Here's Playbill.com's weekly "Last Chance" reminder to catch Broadway, Off-Broadway and world-premiere productions before they take a final bow.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:52pm on April 20, 2011☆⚑

Arthur Laurents, Tyne Daly, Joel Grey, Olympia Dukakis Will Honor Theoni V. Aldredge at the Public by Adam Hetrick

The Public Theater will celebrate the life of late Hair and A Chorus Line costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge at a May 9 memorial in the Newman Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:12pm on April 20, 2011☆⚑

Tony-Winning Musical Fela! Bows in Lagos, Nigeria April 20 by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway musical Fela! comes full circle April 20 when the story of the Nigerian musician and political figure Fela Anikulapo-Kuti begins performances in Lagos.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:48pm on April 20, 2011☆⚑

Mark Ruffalo to Appear at TimesTalks Event April 21 by Adam Hetrick

Tony and Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo has joined the lineup for the New York Times' TimesTalks series in midtown Manhattan.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:05pm on April 20, 2011☆⚑

Haydn Gwynne, Maureen Anderman, Chuk Iwuji Will Join Kevin Spacey for Bridge Project's Richard III by Adam Hetrick

Complete casting has been announced for Richard III, the final production of Sam Mendes' Bridge Project. Tony nominees Haydn Gwynne and Maureen Anderman, Olivier Award winner Chuk Iwuji,…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:22am on April 20, 2011☆⚑

"Glee Live! In Concert!" Adds U.S. Dates, Cities and Cast Members by Adam Hetrick

The Dalton Academy Warblers will be part of the upcoming summer tour of "Glee Live! In Concert!," which has added additional dates and cities to its itinerary.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:55am on April 20, 2011☆⚑

Acclaimed Drama August: Osage County Opens at Atlanta's Alliance April 20 by Adam Hetrick

Tracy Letts' volatile family drama August: Osage County, starring Atlanta actors Brenda Bynum, Jill Jane Clements and Tess Malis Kincaid, officially opens April 20 at the Alliance Theatr…

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

Bekah Brunstetter's Be a Good Little Widow Arrives Off-Broadway April 20 by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's Be a Good Little Widow, a new comedy about grieving like a grown up, starring Jill Eikenberry and Wrenn Schmidt, begins performances April 20 at…

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

Suzanne Vega Debuts Carson McCullers Talks About Love Off-Broadway April 20 by Adam Hetrick

Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega's solo show Carson McCullers Talks About Love, an intimate musical look into the life of the late American writer, begins previews April 20 at Rattles…

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