People in the Picture Come Into Focus With Christopher Innvar, Alexander Gemignani, Chip Zien, Nicole Parker by Kenneth Jones

Alexander Gemignani, Nicole Parker, Christopher Innvar, Lewis J. Stadlen, Chip Zien and more will join two-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy in the new Broadway musical The People in the P…

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New York City Christmas, With Esparza and More, Will Have Fresh Tunes Among Evergreens Dec. 20 by Kenneth Jones

The third annual New York City Christmas, a benefit concert at Joe’s Pub at 7 PM Dec. 20, will not be a mere repeat of previous years, or just a rehash of the lively album of the same …

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Miss Saigon, Frank Galati, Unreasonable Doubt, Motherhood the Musical Are Carbonell Nominees by Kenneth Jones

The nominees of the 25th annual Carbonell Awards, recognizing excellence in South Florida professional theatre, were announced Feb. 15. Miss Saigon at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatr…

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Buy Broadway's Bengal Tiger in Person; Rodgers Box Office Opens Feb. 4 by Kenneth Jones

The box office of Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre opens 10 AM Feb. 4 for the spring launch of Rajiv Joseph's Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, starring Robin Williams as the title feline n…

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Good People, Play of Aspiration and Escape, With Frances McDormand and Tate Donovan, Begins on Broadway by Kenneth Jones

Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire's play about characters from his old neighborhood -- the working-class "Southie" section of Boston -- begins performances on Broadway Feb. 8 in a production…

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PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With Ben Vereen by Kenneth Jones

Ben Vereen, the man who sang "Magic to Do" as the Leading Player of Bob Fosse and Stephen Schwartz's musical Pippin, has more magic up his sleeve, after all these years.

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All Right With Me, a Cole Porter Cabaret, Plays Don't Tell Mama Feb. 20-21 by Kenneth Jones

Kristen French makes her New York City cabaret debut Feb. 20-21 at Don't Tell Mama with a Cole Porter evening called All Right With Me, directed by Amy Coady, with musical direction by Geral…

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Fred Ebb's Candor From the Great Beyond by Kenneth Jones

Composer John Kander had been working on songs and Broadway musicals with his lyricist Fred Ebb for more than 40 years when Ebb died in 2004, leaving a handful of unfinished musicals on thei…

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Knickerbocker Holiday Pokes Democracy With Songs by Kenneth Jones

On Jan. 25, while many Americans were watching President Obama’s State of the Union address, a large audience at Alice Tully Hall was hearing the political views of Knickerbocker Holid…

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New Jersey's Surflight Theatre Files for Bankruptcy, Charts Plan for Future by Kenneth Jones

Leaders of Surflight Theatre, the Beach Haven, NJ, theatre with 60 years of Jersey shore theatre under its belt, announced on Feb. 15 that they have filed for protection under Chapter 11 of …

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Marlene Dietrich Is Focus of Puma, a NJ Rep World Premiere Starting Feb. 24 by Kenneth Jones

Puma, the new play about the love affair between actress Marlene Dietrich and writer Erich Maria Remarque, with Hollywood's Golden Age as the backdrop, gets its world premiere by New Jersey …

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Edith Can Shoot Things, a Coming-of-Age Tale, Begins World Premiere at Humana Festival by Kenneth Jones

Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them by A. Rey Pamatmat begins a world-premiere engagement March 11 as part of the Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville in Ken…

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Three Sisters, With Gyllenhaal, Rylance, Hecht and More, Is Sold Out Off-Broadway; Extension Mulled by Kenneth Jones

Classic Stage Company's acclaimed new production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton, Jessica Hecht, Marin Ireland, Juliet Rylance and Peter Sarsgaard,…

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L.A. Run of In Mother Words Adopts Harriet Harris and Mia Barron by Kenneth Jones

Tony Award winner Harriet Harris (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and Geffen Playhouse alumna Mia Barron (Farragut North) join Drama Desk Award nominee Saidah Arrika Ekoluna (Ruined) and actor/act…

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God of Carnage Gets Chicago Premiere, With Mary Beth Fisher as Steely Hostess, March 5-April 10 by Kenneth Jones

Mary Beth Fisher, Keith Kupferer, Beth Lacke and David Pasquesi begin their bickering in Chicago on March 5 as the badly behaved parents of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage, at the Goodman Thea…

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NYC Whipping Man, Acclaimed Civil War Drama, Gets Third Extension, Now to April 10 by Kenneth Jones

The Whipping Man, Matthew Lopez's historical drama about a Confederate Jewish solider returning home to his former slaves, who are also Jewish, earned encouraging reviews following its Feb. …

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Pinocchio and Murder Musicals Are On Chicago Shakespeare's Slate by Kenneth Jones

The Tony Award-winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present two musicals -- including a world-premiere show by the writers of Broadway's The Story of My Life -- at its home on Navy Pier …

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From the Page to the Stage: Laura Eason's Ethan Frome Opens in Chicago World Premiere by Kenneth Jones

The world premiere of Lookingglass Theatre's Ethan Frome, Laura Eason's adaptation of the New England-set Edith Wharton novel, opens March 5 following previews from Feb. 23 in Chicago.

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Chicagoland Gets New Equity Musical Series at Paramount Theatre; Jim Corti Is Artistic Director by Kenneth Jones

The Paramount Theatre, an 1,800-seat touring house in suburban Chicago, will expand its mission in 2011 to become a producing theatre, offering a four-show subscription series of Broadway mu…

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Old Globe Announces Cast of Three for Ian Bruce's South African Play Groundswell by Kenneth Jones

The new Old Globe Theatre production of Groundswell, Ian Bruce's psychological drama set in South Africa, will feature Antony Hagopian, Mfundo Morrison and Ned Schmidtke.

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Whoopi Goldberg Among Producers of Provocative Musical White Noise, Sounding Off in Chicago by Kenneth Jones

An eight-week Chicago run of White Noise, the new rock musical about a pop sister act that performs White Supremacy-laced songs, will be co-produced by Whoopi Goldberg and directed and chore…

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National Tour of American Idiot in the Works by Kenneth Jones

Green Day fans around the country who cannot get to New York City won't have to ask, "Are we the waiting?," starting this fall. American Idiot, the Green Day-scored Broadway musical fantasia…

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Soulpepper, Necessary Theatre and International Artists Will Be Part of 2011 Luminato Fest in Toronto by Kenneth Jones

Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, will offer an eclectic array of theatre and dance this June. The 2011 festival's theatre and dance program was announced on Jan. 17.

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Gary Griffin Will Direct Follies, Opening 25th Season of Chicago Shakespeare Theater by Kenneth Jones

The Tony Award-winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater will open its 2011-12 season this fall with Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical Follies, directed by Gary Griffin.

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She Loves Him: Kate Baldwin Sings Sheldon Harnick, With Harnick in the House by Kenneth Jones

One of the great voices of the American musical theatre is meeting one of the great voices of the American musical theatre at Feinstein’s at the Loews Regency through March 12. Kate Ba…

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