A.R.T.'s Porgy and Bess to Star Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald and David Alan Grier by Adam Hetrick

Norm Lewis and David Alan Grier will join four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald in the American Repertory Theater production of the George Gershwin-DuBose Heyward folk opera Porgy and B…

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:53pm on April 6, 2011☆⚑

Twyla Tharp and Derek Jacobi Will Receive Honorary Doctorates from Juilliard by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award-winning director-choreographer Twyla Tharp and Olivier Award-winning actor Derek Jacobi will receive honorary doctoral degrees at the Juilliard School's 106th commencement cer…

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:53pm on April 6, 2011☆⚑

Whoopi Goldberg Eyes Moms Mabley Film and Possible Off-Broadway Run by Adam Hetrick

Academy Award-winning actress and Tony-winning producer Whoopi Goldberg is planning to direct a documentary based on the life of African-American female comedian Moms Mabley.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:26pm on April 6, 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 11:32am on April 6, 2011☆⚑

Jeremy Peter Johnson and Nicole Lowrance Will Be Beyond Therapy at Westport by Adam Hetrick

Jeremy Peter Johnson and Nicole Lowrance will co-star in the Westport Country Playhouse production of Christopher Durang's Beyond Therapy, which will open the company's 2011 season A…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:57am on April 6, 2011☆⚑

Amadeus, With Stanley Bahorek and Jeffrey Bean, Opens at the Alley April 6 by Adam Hetrick

Stanley Bahorek and Jeffrey Bean face the music in Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning drama Amadeus, which officially opens April 6 at the Alley Theatre after previews that began April 1.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 6, 2011☆⚑

An Afternoon With Doug Cohen to Feature Jackie Hoffman, Barbara Walsh, Tovah Feldshuh and Heidi Blickenstaff by Adam Hetrick

Broadway's Heidi Blickenstaff, Tovah Feldshuh, Jackie Hoffman, Lauren Kennedy, Jeff McCarthy and Barbara Walsh are among the artists who will celebrate the work of Fred Ebb Award winner …

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:58pm on April 5, 2011☆⚑

James Earl Jones and Roger Robinson to Participate in Ensemble Studio Theatre's First Light Play Festival by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winners James Earl Jones and Roger Robinson will appear in Bridgette Wimberly's Separation of Blood as part of the Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation&#…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:31pm on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Cheek By Jowl's Macbeth Arrives at BAM for Last Leg of World Tour April 5 by Adam Hetrick

The U.K. theatre company Cheek By Jowl's take on Shakespeare's Macbeth makes its U.S. debut April 5 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

SOURCE: Playbill at 3:02pm on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Kathy Evans Will Exit NAMT to Found Rhinebeck Writers Retreat for New Musicals by Adam Hetrick

National Alliance of Musical Theatre executive director Kathy Evans, who has been with the organization since 2002, has announced her departure to found a new music theatre writers retreat i…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:51pm on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Daniel Jenkins, Vivienne Benesch Are Benefactors Off-Broadway, Opening April 5 by Adam Hetrick

Michael Frayn's Benefactors, starring Tony Award nominee Daniel Jenkins, Vivienne Benesch, Deanne Lorette and Stephen Barker Turner, officially opens Off-Broadway April 5 at the Clurman …

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:01pm on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Brenda Bynum Will Lead All-Atlanta Cast of August: Osage County at the Alliance by Adam Hetrick

Brenda Bynum, Jill Jane Clements and Tess Malis Kincaid will star as the sparring women of the Weston family in the Alliance Theatre production of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:57pm on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Ben Vereen to Receive Bridge Building Award April 7 by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner Ben Vereen will be honored during the All Star Project's annual Give Back, Get Back gala benefit April 7 at Lincoln Center's Koch Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30pm on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Tony Nominee Felicia Fields to Star in Chicago-Area Premiere of Nunset Boulevard by Adam Hetrick

The Little Sisters of Hoboken will get their close-up in Dan Goggin's latest theatrical venture, Nunset Boulevard, which will begin performances April 28 at Indiana's Theatre at…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:50am on April 5, 2011☆⚑

Cowboy Jack Clement to Perform Encore With Million Dollar Quartet on Broadway 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, wi…

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:42pm on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Thomas M. Hammond, Josh Davis, Andréa Burns and Jessica Grové Will Be Guys and Dolls in Long Island by Adam Hetrick

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

SOURCE: Playbill at 5:29pm on April 4, 2011☆⚑

John Lithgow Will Tell Stories By Heart at American Repertory Theater by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winner John Lithgow will perform his theatrical memoir Stories By Heart May 2 as a special benefit for the American Repertory Theater.

SOURCE: Playbill at 4:08pm on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Melissa Errico, Morgan James and Zachary Booth Set for The Bridge Benefit Concert by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Melissa Errico will be part of the April 11 benefit concert The Bridge: Where Hope and Respect Come Together at New World Stages.

SOURCE: Playbill at 1:51pm on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Jason Robert Brown and Anika Noni Rose to Unite for NYC Concerts; PBS Will Broadcast by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown and Tony-winning actress Anika Noni Rose will team for a three-concert engagement at the Abrons Arts Center this spring, which will be…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:37pm on April 4, 2011☆⚑

MCC Theater Extends The Other Place, Featuring Laurie Metcalf, to May by Adam Hetrick

The world premiere of Sharr White's emotional thriller The Other Place, starring Tony Award nominee Laurie Metcalf, has been extended by MCC Theater for an additional week of performance…

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

Bill Cain Takes Steinberg/ATCA Award for Second Consecutive Year by Adam Hetrick

Playwright Bill Cain has won the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award — for the second year in a row — for his Iraq War drama Nine Circle…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09pm on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Naked Angels Postpones Upcoming Premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's A Long and Happy Life by Adam Hetrick

Naked Angels has postponed its world-premiere production of Bekah Brunstetter's A Long and Happy Life, which was scheduled for a summer bow Off-Broadway, due to funding.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:05am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Caroline O'Connor to Make Meat Pies for Sweeney Todd in Paris by Adam Hetrick

Australian actress Caroline O'Connor, known for her performances in Chicago, Mack and Mabel and "Moulin Rouge," will step into the role of Mrs. Lovett in the Théât…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:25am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

Music Theatre International's "Musical Finder" Will Connect Theatres With Potential Audiences by Adam Hetrick

Music Theatre International, the licensing company that holds the rights to such works as Les Miserables, West Side Story, Annie, Fiddler on the Roof and Spring Awakening, has announced the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 4, 2011☆⚑

U.S. Premiere of The Promise, Starring Joanna Tope, Opens Off-Broadway April 3 by Adam Hetrick

A troubled retired teacher finds a connection with an unlikely pupil in the U.S. premiere of Scottish playwright Douglas Maxwell’s The Promise, which officially opens Off-Broadway Apri…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on April 3, 2011☆⚑