A Nun, Two, Three! Sister Act Opens On Broadway April 20 by Adam Hetrick

Following a 2009 London premiere, the disco musical Sister Act is born again in New York City. The retooled Broadway production, featuring a score by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, new direct…

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

Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Michele Lee and Gregg Edelman Join NY Pops Gala by Adam Hetrick

Tyne Daly, Tom Wopat, Gregg Edelman, Aaron Lazar, Tony DeSare, Michele Lee and Jamie Barton have joined the New York Pops' May 2 Carnegie Hall gala celebrating late entertainer Bob Hope.

SOURCE: Playbill at 6:06pm on April 19, 2011☆⚑

Casting Announced for Alley World Premiere of Rajiv Joseph's The Monster at the Door by Adam Hetrick

Portia, Rebecca Brooksher, Adam Green, Brian Reddy and James A. Stephens will star in the Alley Theatre world premiere of The Monster at the Door, the latest work from Bengal Tiger at t…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:53pm on April 19, 2011☆⚑

Critically Praised Sleep No More Extends Through June 25 by Adam Hetrick

Punchdrunk's immersive film-noir-kissed theatrical experience Sleep No More will haunt Chelsea a bit longer. Producers have now released tickets through June 25.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:12pm on April 19, 2011☆⚑

Stew and Lynn Nottage Will Guide Sundance East Africa Works by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Stew, Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and Liesl Tommy will serve as artistic advisors for the Sundance Institute's second annual theatre lab in East Africa.

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:09pm on April 19, 2011☆⚑

War Horse Will Trot to L.A. and Toronto; National Tour Planned by Adam Hetrick

The National Theatre production of War Horse, which has settled into an open run on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, is saddling up for a Toronto debut and a national tour.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:15pm on April 19, 2011☆⚑

Blythe Danner and Brooke Shields to Read The Vagina Monologues in East Hampton by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning director Joe Mantello will stage a starry one-night-only presentation of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues April 23 in East Hampton.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:11pm on April 19, 2011☆⚑

How to Succeed in Business... Revival Cast Album Will Get May 24 Digital Release by Adam Hetrick

The Broadway revival cast album of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying will be released digitally May 24 by Decca Broadway, prior to its June 7 in-store arrival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:27am on April 19, 2011☆⚑

Cast Album of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Available on iTunes April 19 by Adam Hetrick

The original Broadway cast album of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, featuring Patti LuPone, Sherie Rene Scott, Laura Benanti and Brian Stokes Mitchell, is available for digital do…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:42am on April 19, 2011☆⚑

Stephen Schwartz Opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon Materializes at NYCO April 19 by Adam Hetrick

The New York premiere of Séance on a Wet Afternoon, the new opera by Tony nominee and Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz, debuts April 19 at the New York City Opera.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:01am on April 19, 2011☆⚑

Belarus Free Theatre's Being Harold Pinter, Zone of Silence and Discover Love Open April 18 by Adam Hetrick

The Belarus Free Theatre productions of Being Harold Pinter, staged in repertory with Zone of Silence and Discover Love, officially open at La MaMa e.t.c. April 18 after previews that began …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 18, 2011☆⚑

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Stephen Schwartz by Adam Hetrick

Composer Stephen Schwartz has earned two Academy Awards for his film songs, five Tony Award nominations for his Broadway musicals and is about to make his New York City operatic debut with S…

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

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Stephen Schwartz by Adam Hetrick

Composer Stephen Schwartz has earned two Academy Awards for his film songs, five Tony Award nominations for his Broadway musicals and is about to make his New York City operatic debut with S…

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

Sally Wingert and Kristine Nielsen Open in Arsenic and Old Lace at the Guthrie April 15 by Adam Hetrick

The Guthrie Theater production of the Joseph Kesselring's Arsenic and Old Lace, starring Sally Wingert and Kristine Nielsen as the Brewster sisters, officially opens April 15 after previ…

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

London Stage Hit War Horse Opens on Broadway April 14 by Adam Hetrick

The National Theatre of Great Britain production of War Horse, the visually arresting play about the bond between a young man and his horse set against the backdrop of the first World War, o…

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

Engeman Guys and Dolls, With Andréa Burns and Jessica Grové, Begins April 14 by Adam Hetrick

Andréa Burns, Jessica Grové, Thomas M. Hammond and Josh Davis are the leading foursome of the classic musical Guys and Dolls at the Engeman Theater beginning April 14.

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

Iraq Drama Black Watch Returns to New York for Final Bow April 14 by Adam Hetrick

The National Theatre of Scotland's heralded Iraq War ensemble drama Black Watch returns to St. Ann's Warehouse April 14 as the final stop on its world-wide tour.

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

Cast Set for KC Rep-La Jolla Playhouse Co-Production of Peer Gynt by Adam Hetrick

Casting has been announced for the new five-actor production of Ibsen's Peer Gynt, which will premiere at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre in late April prior to arriving at the La Joll…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:30pm on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Seattle Rep Fills Season with Red, Clybourne Park and Circle Mirror Transformation by Adam Hetrick

The 2010 Tony Award-winning drama Red will be staged alongside the acclaimed Off-Broadway plays Circle Mirror Transformation and Clybourne Park as part of the Seattle Repertory The…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:15pm on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Hartford Stage Season to Include Quiara Alegría Hudes Premiere by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Tony Award nominee Quiara Alegría Hudes' Water by the Spoonfull will be offered as part of the 2011-2012 season at Hartford Stage.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30pm on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Linda Hart Shares Some Secrets at Catch Me If You Can Opening Night (Video) by Adam Hetrick

Linda Hart is back on Broadway in the new musical Catch Me If You Can, and Playbill.com caught up with the stage and screen veteran at the opening-night party. Hart, who was last seen on Bro…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:21am on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Flower to Flower Will Receive World-Premiere Run in Hollywood; Casting Announced by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Christina Cigala's comedy Flower to Flower, about a young couple who saved themselves for marriage, will play a limited engagement at El Centro Theatre Chaplin Stag…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:52am on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Tony-Winning God of Carnage, With Starry Original Broadway Cast, Opens in L.A. April 13 by Adam Hetrick

The Los Angeles engagement of God of Carnage, which reunites original Broadway cast members Marcia Gay Harden, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels and Hope Davis, officially opens April 13 at the…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Punchdrunk's Sensory Theatre Spectacle, Sleep No More, Opens in Chelsea April 13 by Adam Hetrick

The McKittrick Hotel opens its doors for Sleep No More, the new haunting, Macbeth-inspired immersive theatre experience from the British theatre company Punchdrunk, which officially opens Ap…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 13, 2011☆⚑

Belarus Free Theatre Returns to New York With Being Harold Pinter and More April 13 by Adam Hetrick

The New York encore engagement of the Belarus Free Theatre production of Being Harold Pinter, staged in repertory with Zone of Silence and Discovery Love, begins performances April 13 at La …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 13, 2011☆⚑