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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Julianne Nicholson Joins Cast of August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Julianne Nicholson, best known for her television work on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," has joined the cast of the film version of …

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:26AM
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

One-Man Louis Armstrong Play Satchmo at the Waldorf, With John Douglas Thompson, Begins Long Wharf Run Oct. 3 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The rolling world premiere of Terry Teachout's one-man play Satchmo at the Waldorf, starring John Douglas Thompson, launches the Long Wharf Theatre's 2012-2013 season Oct. 3 in New H…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Rebecca Troupers Told First Rehearsal Is Oct. 1 by Kenneth Jones and Michael Gioia

The cast of the rehearsal-delayed new Broadway musical Rebecca was informed by producers in a Sept. 26 email that rehearsals would commence on Oct. 1, indicating that the show's previous…

SOURCE: Playbill at 06:57PM
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Rebecca Producers Say Capitalization Is Within Reach; Cast Will Be Paid by Kenneth Jones and Michael Gioia

There is light at the top of the staircase for the financially beleaguered Broadway musical Rebecca, whose rehearsals have been delayed by two weeks due to the summer death of a major invest…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:53AM
Monday, September 17, 2012

Casting Complete for Broadway's Glengarry Glen Ross; Box Office Opens Sept. 18 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Casting is now complete for the new Broadway production of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Al Pacino.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:17AM
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Samantha Soule and More Will Join Karen Allen for A Summer Day Off-Broadway by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced complete casting for the American premiere of Jon Fosse's A Summer Day, starring stage and film actress Karen Allen, which will dawn Off…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:29PM

Ewan McGregor Joins Cast of August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Stage and screen actor Ewan McGregor has joined the cast of the film version of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, Weinstein Company co-chairmen Harvey a…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:15PM

Manna Nichols Will Star in My Fair Lady at Arena Stage; Casting Complete by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Benedict Campbell and Manna Nichols will co-star as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, respectively, in the Arena Stage engagement of Molly Smith's My Fair Lady, which arrives in Washing…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:16PM
Saturday, September 8, 2012

Broadway-Bound Musical Rebecca Delayed, Again, Due to Death of Major Investor by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Rebecca, the new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier, has delayed the start of its rehearsals by two weeks due to the death of a key investor responsible for a $4.5 milli…

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:07PM
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Angelica Page Replaces Cybill Shepherd in Broadway's The Best Man by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Angelica Page has taken over the role of potential First Lady Alice Russell in the Broadway production of Gore Vidal's The Best Man. She steps in for Cybill Shepherd, who has departed th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:19PM
Sunday, September 2, 2012

Off-Broadway's High-Flying Spectacle Traces Closes Sept. 2 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The muscular Off-Broadway spectacle Traces, a collision of acrobatic feats and circus-inspired elements, concludes its Off-Broadway run Sept. 2 at the Union Square Theatre, prior to the laun…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Audra McDonald Resumes Eight-Show Week in Porgy and Bess Starting Aug. 28 by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Audra McDonald, who earned her fifth Tony Award for her portrayal of a passionate and haunted Bess, returns to an eight-performance schedule in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess beginning Au…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Monday, August 27, 2012

Les Misérables Film to Feature 70-Piece Orchestra; Recording to Begin in October by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

This October a 70-piece orchestra will begin recording the musical tracks for the anticipated film adaptation of the worldwide musical phenomenon Les Misérables, according to Variety.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:39PM
Sunday, August 26, 2012

Broadway's One Man, Two Guvnors Offers Special Actors Fund Performance Aug. 26 by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The Broadway company of One Man, Two Guvnors, the acclaimed London import that recently announced it had recouped its $3.25 million capitalization, offers a special performance to benefit Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Friday, August 24, 2012

Olivier Winner Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Cast of August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Olivier Award winner Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the cast of the film version of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, according to the Hollywood R…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:53PM
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Dermot Mulroney Joins Cast of August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Dermot Mulroney will join his "My Best Friend's Wedding" co-star Julia Roberts in the film version of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage Count…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:45PM
Friday, August 10, 2012

Edward Watts and Roz Ryan Join Cast of Broadway's Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

Edward Watts (Finian's Rainbow) and Roz Ryan (Chicago, The Pajama Game, Dreamgirls) have joined the cast of the upcoming new Broadway musical, Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Se…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:20PM
Friday, August 3, 2012

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron Sign Deal With Sony; "Bonnie & Clyde" Miniseries, Anna Nicole Smith Biopic In the Works by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Storyline Entertainment's Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, executive producers of the NBC musical drama "Smash," have signed a new two-year deal with Sony Pictures Television for TV…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:53AM
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Margo Martindale, Juliette Lewis, Chris Cooper Set For August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Tony Award nominee Margo Martindale has been cast in the film version of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, according to Deadline.com. Chris Co…

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:00PM
Friday, July 27, 2012

Old Globe's God of Carnage Begins July 27; Richard Seer Directs by Kenneth Jones and Adam Hetrick

Caitlin Muelder, Erika Rolfsrud, Lucas Caleb Rooney and T. Ryder Smith are the parental foursome of the Old Globe production of Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning comedy God of Carnage, beginni…

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:22PM
Friday, July 20, 2012

Off-Broadway's High-Flying Traces Will Close Sept. 2 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The muscular Off-Broadway spectacle Traces, a collision of acrobatic feats and circus-inspired elements, will conclude its Off-Broadway run Sept. 2 at the Union Square Theatre, prior to the …

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:17PM

Abigail Breslin Will Play Julia Roberts' Daughter in August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin, who has been seen on Broadway in The Miracle Worker, has been cast in the film version of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play August…

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:44AM
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Encores! Merrily We Roll Along Concert Cast Recording Hits No. 1 on Billboard Cast Album Chart by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

The 2012 Encores! concert cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, released July 10 on PS Classics, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Cast Album chart in its first week o…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AM
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Juliette Lewis in Talks to Join Cast of August: Osage County Film Adaptation by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Academy Award nominee Juliette Lewisis in negotiations to join the cast of the film version of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, according to Deadline.c…

SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Chris Cooper in Talks to Join Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts in "August: Osage County" Film by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Academy Award winner Chris Cooper is in negotiations to join the cast of the film version of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, according to Variety.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM
Sunday, July 8, 2012

Tony-Winning Revival of Anything Goes, With Stephanie J. Block and Joel Grey, Sails Into the Sunset July 8 by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

The Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, the tap dancing romantic musical comedy set on the high seas, ends its Broadway run July 8 after more than 500 per…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM

Tracy Letts and Anna D. Shapiro Reunite for Three Sisters, Opening July 8 at Steppenwolf by Andrew Gans and Kenneth Jones

The new Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, adapted by Tony Award-winning, Pulitzer Prize-honored Tracy Letts, officially opens July 8 following prev…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Lysistrata Jones Sheet Music Available for Download Online by Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones

Songs from the Broadway musical Lysistrata Jones, featuring music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn, are now available for download online.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:38AM
Friday, June 29, 2012

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce aim for stage by Lauri Neff and Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce are teaming up to play siblings this fall as both make a return to the stage in a Chekhov-inspired play.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:16PM

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce aim for stage by Lauri Neff and Mark Kennedy

Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce are teaming up to play siblings this fall as both make a return to the stage in a Chekhov-inspired play.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:10PM

Broadway-Aimed Magic Mike Will Be a Musical; Steven Soderbergh, Channing Tatum Attached by Michael Gioia and Kenneth Jones

Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum, director and star, respectively, of the new movie "Magic Mike"—about the lifestyle of male strippers — will produce the musical ad…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:35PM

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