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'The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess' Extends Broadway Run

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:16:01 +0000

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Pulitzer Prize Winner 'Wit' Extends Broadway Run

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:42:53 +0000

Wit on Broadway

The Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Margaret Edson' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Wit, will now run until March 17, 2012.

Directed by Lynne Meadow, the show stars "Sex in the City's" Cynthia Nixon as a tough poetry professor undergoing an experimental treatment for cancer. The production team includes Tony Award-winning scenic designer Santo Loquasto, costume designer Jennifer von Mayrhauser, Tony-winning lighting designer Peter Kaczorowski, and sound by Obie Award winner Jill BC Du Boff.

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New Broadway Musical 'Once' to Get Cast Album

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:13:39 +0000

Once on Broadway

Once, another film-turned-musical, will be recorded for posterity as a Broadway original cast album (OCR).

A surprise hit from the recent New York Theatre Workshop, where Rent was ...

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Disney's 'Newsies' to Record Original Broadway Cast Album

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:38:56 +0000

Newsies on Broadway

Disney's new Broadway musical doesn't hit the boards till late March, but plans are already under way to make a Newsies original Broadway cast album.

Based on the ...

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'Book of Mormon' Cast Album Wins Grammy Award

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:33:15 +0000

Book of Mormon Cast Album

Piling on more awards didn't seem possible for the Tony Award-winning Musical, The Book of Mormon, but the trophies keep on coming!

At the 54th Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012, The Book of Mormon won the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album...

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Jason Robert Brown's 'Honeymoon in Vegas' on Broadway in 2013

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:34:49 +0000

Honeymoon in Vegas

Jason Robert Brown's new show, Honeymoon in Vegas, will hit the boards on Broadway in 2013.

This new musical version of the Castle Rock Entertainment Motion Picture of the same name features music and lyrics by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, of Parade and Last Five Years fame, a book by screenwriter/director Andrew Bergman, and direction by Tony-nominated musical The Color Purple's Gary Griffin.

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'54 Below' Brings Broadway Stars to New Upscale Nightclub

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:50:29 +0000

54 Below Broadway Nightclub

Want to see your favorite Broadway stars and Tony Award winners up close and personal? Then get ready for showtune-filled nights at 54 Below.

A new Broadway nightclub, 54 Below is located near Times Square, just one floor below discotheque-turned-Broadway-theatre...

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Race-y 'Clybourne Park' Still On for Broadway Opening

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:07:28 +0000

'Clybourne Park'

Jordan Roth of Jujamcyn Theatres issued a statement today stating that the dark comedy Clybourne Park will open on Broadway after all.

Between the sensitive topics of whites/blacks ...

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'Book of Mormon' Tour Tickets On Sale - But Denver Sold Out!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:26:57 +0000

"The Book of Mormon the Musical" on Broadway

Tickets for the national tour of 2011's Tony-winning, smash-hit farcical musical, The Book of Mormon, went on sale January 22nd and immediately sold out its first stop in Denver.

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'SMASH' Opens Online Before TV Premiere on NBC

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:51:48 +0000

"SMASH" on NBC

In an interesting marketing ploy, NBC releases its Broadway-themed mid-season opener "SMASH" online before its official premiere on television.

To garner attention from would-be fans and keep the buzz flowing, NBC is allowing audiences to watch the pilot episode of "SMASH" on their own site as well as Hulu.

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