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Added: Fri, 30 May 2008 14:49:34 -0800
Duration: 133

* Passing Strange celebrates 100th performance * Sundance coming to Brooklyn. * Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation ticket deal. * Frank Langella to star in A Man For All Seasons Read more at BroadwayBulletin.com Passing Strange, which is currently nominated for 7 Tony Awards, recently celebrated its 100th performance at the Belasco Theatre. The show, which is nominated for Best Musical, has also been a celebrity hot spot as of late. Samuel L Jackson, Terrence McNally, Angela Davis (aunt of Passing Strange actress Eisa Davis), Toni Morrison, Rosie O'Donnell, Lauren Bacall and Harry Belafonte have all been spotted at the show. Passing Strange was developed in part by the Sundance Institute. Coincidently, Sundance will be bringing their film festival to Brooklyn for the third year in a row... Read more at BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Thu, 29 May 2008 15:19:36 -0800
Duration: 128

* Drama Desk Awards handed out. * Linda Lavin upsets Rondi Reed for Best Actress. * Laurence Fishburne and Harvey Fierstein waltz. * Bridezillas take over Times Square. Read more at BroadwayBulletin.com The Drama Desk Awards took place at the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center last week. The big surprise of the evening was Linda Lavin from The New Century beating out Rondi Reed from August: Osage County for Best Featured Actress In A Play. The highlight of the evening was Harvey Fierstein and Laurence Fishburne waltzing onstage after Laurence was announced the winner of the Best Solo Performance award. So its not Broadway, but its certainly dramatic. Bridezilla will return for its fifth season on WE TV on June 3. To coincide with the new season, WE TV is having ten brides climb a 15-foot slice of wedding cake, while dressed in full wedding gown attire in Times Square... Read more at BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Wed, 28 May 2008 13:16:24 -0800
Duration: 108

* Broadway Tails to hit bookstores * Jersey Boys # 1 on charts. * A Tale of Two Cities returns to Broadway. Read more at BroadwayBulletin.com William Berloni and James Hanrahan's Broadway Tails: Heartfelt Stories of Rescued Dogs Who Became Showbiz Superstars will hit book stores next week, June 3. Berloni and his company have spent thirty years training dogs and cats for Broadway productions, mainly using animals rescued from shelters. Through prose and photos, Berloni discusses the details about how his dogs are trained, how they react to Broadway life and his own personal rise to fame. Broadway Tails is available from Lyons Press. This weeks show music chart shows that Jersey Boys is the number one album of show tunes at the moment, with Wicked, Mamma Mia, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and Spring Awakening rounding out the top six... Read more at BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Tue, 27 May 2008 14:19:38 -0800
Duration: 123

* Provincetown Playhouse needs help! * Passing Strange cast album gets iTunes release. * In The Heights cast album due June 3. * Rufus Sewell in new CBS drama. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com The Provincetown Playhouse is set to be demolished by NYU, however, a community of theatre lovers, playwrights, actors and activists are trying to save the theatre. Tomorrow NYU will hold a public hearing to announce its final decision regarding the Playhouse, while community activists hold a protest rally outside. If you'd like to participate, contact the Playhouse at 133 MacDougal before 6 pm. A petition is available to sign at Manhattan Theatre Source 177, MacDougal Street. There is also a petition online at gvshp.org. The acclaimed rock musical Passing Strange will be the first-ever Broadway show to get a Digital Exclusive Release from iTunes... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Fri, 23 May 2008 13:49:32 -0800
Duration: 109

* Taylor Hicks in Grease * Cat On A Hot Tin Roof to the big screen. * August: Osage County, Master Harold to hit silver screen * Liz Callaway brings The Beat Goes On to Feinstein Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com Former American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will take on the role of Teen Angel in Grease beginning June 6. Stephen Byrd, the producer of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, will be taking the Broadway show to the big screen. The movie, based on the availability of its stars, will begin shooting next year. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof will finish its run on Broadway on June 22. Cat On A Hot Tin Roof isn't the only Broadway show getting the silver screen treatment. August: Osage County and Master Harold and the Boys will also get cinematic treatment. Master Harold is scheduled to begin shooting in Durban, South Africa under the direction of Lonny Price beginning July 10... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Thu, 22 May 2008 23:49:31 -0800
Duration: 122

* Idina Menzel to play Town Hall. * David Rockwell to be honored at Public Theatre. * Orfeh presents "More From Or". * Sutton Foster preparing new album. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com Idina Menzel will perform selections from her new album I Stand at Town Hall on Wednesday, June 25. Idina is a talented, Tony Award winner, who took home the award for her role as Elphaba in Wicked. When Idina is not performing on Broadway, she hits the big screen and recently starred in the Oscar nominated film Enchanted. Tony Award-nominated designer David Rockwell will be honored at the Public Theater's 2008 Gala on Tuesday June 17, the same night of the official opening of Hamlet at the theater. Rockwell is the head of the Rockwell Group, one o the world's leading architecture and design firms... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Wed, 21 May 2008 18:19:33 -0800
Duration: 140

* Drama Desk Awards handed out. * August: Osage County wins Best Play. * Passing Strange took home Best Musical. * Jesse Tyler Ferguson to star in Do Not Disturb. * Outer Critics Circle Awards presented tomorrow. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com The Drama Desk Awards took place this past weekend and South Pacific led the way with five awards. Best Musical went to Passing Strange, while Best Play went to August: Osage County. August: Osage County, Passing Strange, and Gypsy each garnered three awards. The Drama Desk also presented a special, lifetime achievement awards to Edward Albee and James Earl Jones. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, last seen on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, will make the transition to the small screen to star in the new Fox comedy Do Not Disturb. The show is about a wacky local inn and co-stars Radio Golf's Harry Lennox... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Tue, 20 May 2008 14:49:33 -0800
Duration: 149

* Tony nominations announced. * In The Heights gets 13 nominations. * Sondheim to be honored. * Theatreworks USA announces summer shows. * Someone's got a new portrait at Tony's! Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com The Tony Award nominations are out and here is the rundown. In The Heights tops the list with 13 nominations, while the revival of South Pacific picked up 11. Tracy Letts' August: Osage County received the most for best new play with 7 nods. As for other musicals, Passing Strange, Xanadu and Cry Baby were all nominated for best new musical. In other Tony news, Stephen Sondheim will receive a special achievement award at this years awards ceremony. Theaterworks USA has announced their free summer theatre program... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Mon, 19 May 2008 16:19:34 -0800
Duration: 154

* August: Osage County recoups investment. * Love Art Laboratory in California. * Singles Night at The Mikado. * NY G&S Fest starts in June. * Styx musician pens Hunchback musical. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com The Pulitzer Price winning play August: Osage County is the first new play this season to recoup its initial investment. August: Osage County was also voted the #1 play of the year by Time Magazine, The Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly, and TimeOut New York. Porn star turned performance artist Annie Sprinkle and life her partner, Elizabeth Stevens, held their annual Love Art Laboratory at UC-Santa Cruz this past weekend. This years themes were love, compassion, environmentalism, and the Earth. Appropriately, the event was dubbed the "Green Wedding." Singles Night at The Mikado in NY will kick off Saturday June 7th at 8pm at the NY City Center... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Sun, 18 May 2008 23:19:32 -0800
Duration: 137

* Lane's last 8 weeks in November. * Glory Days closes. * More Broadway Bingo * Eric Bogosian to read Bitter Honey. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com A recent New York Times ad for the David Mamet comedy November said it was the "Last 8 Weeks to see Nathan Lane." Lane's final performance will be July 13th. However, it is unclear whether the role will be recast or if the production will close. November officially made its world premiere Jan. 17 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following previews that began Dec. 20, 2007. The new musical Glory Days closed on Broadway after one night. To add insult to injury, the 90 minute pop show which opened and closed on May 7th after 17 previews began April 22, Glory Days is not eligible for a Tony Award. The shuttering was one of the fastest in recent memory... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:19:32 -0800
Duration: 138

* Countdown to the Tony Awards * Kerry Butler releases album * Outer Critics Circle announces awards. * Charles Busch to guest star in Debra & Mary's Night on the Town. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com This past Sunday a concert was taped at Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center which featured a pool of Tony Award contenders. Performers from Xanadu, In the Heights, South Pacific, Gypsy, Cry Baby, Passing Strange, Sunday in the Park with George, A Catered Affair, Little Mermaid, and Grease performed numbers for the invitation only audience. The concert will air in NY on June 7th on CBS. Check local listings for broadcast times. Kerry Butler recently released her debut record. Composed of Kerry's interpretations of Disney classics, Faith Trust and Pixie Dust is a unique collection of songs. Kerry will perform selections from the album tomorrow night, May 15th, at 5:30 at the Barnes and Noble on 66th and Broadway... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:19:32 -0800
Duration: 118

* Whoopi to host Tony's. * Patti LuPone recording Gypsy soundtrack. * PS Classics releasing A Catered Affair, Adding Machine. * Groff & Michelle leaving Spring Awakening. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com Tony award winner Whoopi Goldberg has signed on to host the 62nd annual Tony Awards, to be broadcast live on June 15 from Radio City Music Hall. The Tony's have gone two years without a single master of ceremonies, instead working with a lot of different presenters. Interestingly, this will mark Whoopi's first time as emcee of this huge theatre event. Whoopi has hosted the Oscars four times. Patti Lupone and the cast of Gypsy headed into the recording studio last week to lay down tracks for a recording of the current version of the show. The recording will be released in August on Time Life records. The PS Classics label will release the soundtrack to A Catered Affair, the new John Bucchino musical, on May 27th... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:19:33 -0800
Duration: 140

* Haylie Duff to star in MTV/Broadway Reality Show. * Legally Blonde, The Musical: The Search For Elle Woods. * Mark Nadler in Russian On The Side. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com Haylie Duff will star in the MTV reality competition series “Legally Blonde, The Musical: The Search For Elle Woods,” which will premiere Monday, June 2. This eight-episode series is an inside look at what it takes to be a star in a Broadway musical. The winner of the show will ultimately replace the current Elle Woods (Laura Bell Bundy) in the musical based on the film. “Russian On The Side” is a one-man show conceived and performed by cabaret wunderkind Mark Nadler. The show takes audiences on a 90 minute musical journey from Stravinsky to Sondheim, celebrating American songwriters of the twentieth century, all the while dishing the dirt on some of the world's greatest Russian composers. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Mon, 12 May 2008 20:52:33 -0800
Duration: 139

* Mya's Chicago debut postponed. * Bingo for Broadway Cares. * Adding Machine gets extended run. * Tony nominations tomorrow. Last week we mentioned that R&B singer Mya would be making her Broadway debut in Chicago. After suffering a foot injury last week, Mya's debut in the role of Velma Kelly has been postponed. Broadway Bingo, a new monthly event to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, kicked off yesterday, Mother's Day, at Spotlight Live. The event is a fun way to win tickets and other memorabilia, while taking in show tunes. Stars like Jackie Hoffman and Charles Busch will call the Bingo numbers and performers will sing in between games. The next scheduled Broadway Bingo games are Sunday, June 8th, and Sunday June 27th... Read More at BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Fri, 09 May 2008 14:19:34 -0800
Duration: 154

* Mario Lopez to host Broadway special. * Mandy Patinkin in The Tempest. * Jamie De Roy performs at the Metropolitan Room. * Gay Fest kicks off May 14. Mario Lopez, currently starring in A Chorus Line, will also host a special concert from Jazz at Lincoln Center on Sunday, May 11 for future television broadcast. The telecast will feature performances from all 12 TONY eligible musicals and musical revivals. This national TV special will air in New York on WCBS (Channel 2) on Saturday, June 7, as well as other national stations between May 26-June 7. The Classic Stage Company will open its 2008-09 season on September 3 with Mandy Patinkin. Patinkin will play the role of Prospero. A limited engagement of The Tempest will run through Sunday, October 12... Read more at BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Thu, 08 May 2008 11:16:23 -0800
Duration: 145

* Marty Thomas wins 2nd Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant. * Celebrity Autobiography extends run in NYC. * Girls Day canceled. * Damn Yankees ensemble grows. Marty Thomas won the 2nd Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant. Mr. Xanadu was crowned the winner, while Daniel Robinson from Hairspray took home second place. Like any good beauty pageant, there was a talent portion, an interview and the obligatory swimsuit competition. The evening was a fundraiser to benefit the Ali Forney Center, which provides shelter to homeless LGBT youth in New York City. Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words is extending its run at the Triad Theatre on West 72nd St. The performance features a line up of revolving actors who read from the autobiographies of celebrities... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Wed, 07 May 2008 14:19:33 -0800
Duration: 120

* Broadway ticket sales soar. * GMA profiles Broadway hot spot Tony's Di Napoli. * Chase & Espinosa return to Rent. * Drama Desk Award nominations announced. Last season there were 12.3 million tickets sold to Broadway shows. 65% of those tickets were purchased by Tourists, many of them from outside the United States. In other ticket stats, online ticket sales have grown an astonishing 368% in 7 seasons! Good Morning America will be doing a profile on the theatre district's friendliest eatery, Tony's Di Napoli. The restaurant, known for it's lovely servers who double as talented actors, singers and dancers, will be featured on GMA tomorrow morning, May 8th. Rent will be ending its run at the Nederlander Theatre on September 7th. However, before the final bow, Rent alumni Will Chase and Eden Espinosa will return to the ensemble cast. Chase will reprise his role as Roger beginning May 5th... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Tue, 06 May 2008 15:49:31 -0800
Duration: 74

* Encompass New Opera Theatre salutes Jerry Bock. * Performances by Chenowith, Feinstein & d'Arcy James. * DISTRACTED at the Roundabout Theatre Company. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com Sunday May 18th, The Encompass New Opera Theatre Salutes Broadway Composer Jerry Bock's 80th birthday. The event will be held at the National Arts Club and will feature performances by Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Brian d'Arcy James and a host of others. An evening of cocktails, birthday cake and world class performances, what could be better. Fresh from receiving the courage award from the Point Foundation, a prestigious scholarship organization for the LGBT community, the Roundabout Theatre Company is pleased to announce the New York City premiere of Lisa Loomer's Distracted, a quirky look at Attention Deficit Disorder, starring Tony Award-winner Cynthia Nixon... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Mon, 05 May 2008 13:19:44 -0800
Duration: 107

* JEREMY PIVEN to make Broadway debut. * BILLY ELLIOT, THE MUSICAL gets cast. * DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS announce nominees. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com Best known for his role as Ari Gold on HBO's "Entourage," Jeremy Piven will step foot on the Broadway boards in a revival of the David Mamet classic Speed the Plow. Piven will play the role of film producer Bobby Gould. Speed the Plow will open at a yet to be determined theatre on Oct. 23. Big news from the camp of Billy Elliot, the Musical.The role of Billy Elliot goes to...Three young boys, who will alternate roles. All accomplished dancers, the boys are Kiril Kulish, David Alvarez, and Trent Kowalik. The first Broadway preview will take place Oct. 1st at the Imperial Theatre. Billy Elliot: The Musical opens officially Nov. 13... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Fri, 02 May 2008 15:58:39 -0800
Duration: 121

*Mandy Patinkin returns to Broadway. *PURE COUNTRY world premiere Spring 2009. *Raul Esparza to star in Wes Craven film 25/8. *GLORY DAYS opens at the Circle in the Square. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com Mandy Patinkin will return to Broadway for one night, Monday May 19th, to help raise funds for the Classic Stage Company, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Patinkin is a renaissance man who has worked in theatre (Evita), film (Yentl), television (Chicago Hope), as well as a recording artist. The new musical Pure Country is set to make its world premiere in the Spring of 2009. Based on the 1992 Warner Brothers' film of the same name, Pure Country is a musical about a country singer's quest for the love he only knows in song. Pure Country features music by Steve Dorff, lyrics by John Bettis and a book by Pete Masterson and Rex McGee (based on McGee's screenplay)... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Thu, 01 May 2008 18:46:15 -0800
Duration: 110

Short Bytes * OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE nominations announced. * YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN snags 10 nominations. * SHREK coming to Broadway. * BRIAN D'ARCY JAMES to play Shrek. The Outer Critics Circle is the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway. The group recently announced the nominees for this years Outer Critics Circle awards. My favorite of the nomination this year has got to be Jessica Jahn, Michael Bottari & Ronald Case for best costume design for the kitschy and hysterical Die Mommy Die, written by and starring the lovely Charles Busch. As for the top nominations, South Pacific picked up 8, Les Liasons Dangereuses snatched 9 and surprisingly, Young Frankenstein, a show that has received lukewarm reviews and has been struggling at the box office, leads the pack with 10... Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:49:33 -0800
Duration: 86

*LEGALLY BLONDE celebrates 1st anniversary. *John Lithgow's STORIES BY HEART to premiere off Broadway. *Marvin Hamlisch to debut with New York Philharmonic. Read more at http://www.BroadwayBulletin.com

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Added: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:19:32 -0800
Duration: 110

* FAMILY GUY creator produces FREAKIN' SWEET. * WICKED closing in LA, January 2009. * WICKED opening in San Fran January 2009! * PACINO on Broadway in ORPHANS. Read more at http://www.broadwaybulletin.com/

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Added: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:19:31 -0800
Duration: 107

*PHANTOM OF THE OPERA hits 20 years. *PHANTOM sequel on the way *PAUL PROVENZA in PICASSO, LA *MYA in CHICAGO *World Premier of Anton Dudley's SUBSTITUTION http://www.broadwaybulletin.com