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The play, directed by Mike Nichols, plays a seven performance a week schedule rather than a standard eight, making its swift recoupment a notable... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/broadways-death-of-a-salesman-recoups-capitalizati_56835.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:46:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/boston/news/05-2012/lyric-stage-company-of-boston-extends-avenue-q-thr_56834.html The Lyric Stage Company of Boston has announced a two week extension of its production of the musical Avenue Q, which will now run through June 24. Spiro Veloudos has directed the production. Part flesh, part felt, and packed with heart, Avenue Q is a laugh-out-loud musical featuring... http://www.theatermania.com/boston/news/05-2012/lyric-stage-company-of-boston-extends-avenue-q-thr_56834.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:34:00 GMT Boston Metro Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/rosie-perez-jason-ritter-krysten-ritter-tracie-tho_56828.html Casting has been announced for the upcoming Los Angeles edition of The 24 Hour Plays, to be held on Sunday, June 16 at The Broad Stage. Participants will include Sasha Alexander, Jason Biggs, Josh Dallas, Brooklyn Decker, Ashley Greene, Ginnifer Goodwin, Zachary Levi, Alexander Ludwig,... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/rosie-perez-jason-ritter-krysten-ritter-tracie-tho_56828.html Wed, 16 May 2012 18:55:00 GMT Los Angeles David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/joel-edgerton-to-write-star-in-felony-film_56833.html Stage veteran Joel Edgerton will write and star in the film Felony, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Matthew Saville will direct the thriller, about a police officer who lies about accidentally running a young cyclist off the road. Edgerton appeared on the New York stage as... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/joel-edgerton-to-write-star-in-felony-film_56833.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:21:00 GMT Los Angeles Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/jane-fonda-joins-better-living-through-chemistry-f_56832.html Oscar winner and Tony Award nominee Jane Fonda has joined the cast of the comedy Better Living Through Chemistry, according to Deadline.com. David Posamentier and Geoff Moore are co-directing and writing the film, which focuses on a straight-laced pharmacist whose uneventful life... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/jane-fonda-joins-better-living-through-chemistry-f_56832.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:14:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/kenneth-lonergans-margaret-to-be-released-on-blura_56825.html Kenneth Lonergan's film Margaret will be released on Blu-ray Combo Pack on July 10. The follow-up to his Academy Award-nominated You Can Count on Me, Margaret tells the story of a Manhattan teenager whose life is altered after witnessing a terrible accident. The film stars Anna Paquin,... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/kenneth-lonergans-margaret-to-be-released-on-blura_56825.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:00 GMT Los Angeles David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/bill-voorhees-lauren-dobbins-webb-to-star-in-the-c_56824.html Dollar Bill Productions will present Arthur Miller's The Crucible, to run June 7-July 14 at Elephant Stages' Lillian Theater. Based on historical events, The Crucible tells the story of Salem, Massachusetts resident Elizabeth Proctor, who is accused by a young girl of being a witch and... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/bill-voorhees-lauren-dobbins-webb-to-star-in-the-c_56824.html Wed, 16 May 2012 19:07:00 GMT Los Angeles David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/05-2012/american-theater-company-announces-20122013-season_56827.html American Theater Company has announced the productions planned for its 2012-2013 season. The season will kick off with two plays that explore themes of mystery and faith, Doubt by John Patrick Shanley and Agnes of God by John Peilmeier, performed in rotating repertory from September... http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/05-2012/american-theater-company-announces-20122013-season_56827.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:00 GMT Chicago Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/alan-rickman-to-star-in-cbgb-film_56804.html Stage and screen star Alan Rickman will play Hilly Kristal, the founder of the famous East Village punk-rock club CBGB, in a new film to directed by Randall Miller. The film will focus on the life of Kristal, who died in2007, during the club's early years in the 1970s. Several rock... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/alan-rickman-to-star-in-cbgb-film_56804.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/quiara-alegrandiacutea-hudes-2012-pulitzer-prizewi_56829.html Second Stage Theatre will present Quiara Alegría Hudes' 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Water by the Spoonful, with previews to begin in mid-December and an opening in early January 2013. Davis McCallum will direct this New York premiere, in which Elliot, a Puerto Rican veteran... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/quiara-alegrandiacutea-hudes-2012-pulitzer-prizewi_56829.html Wed, 16 May 2012 18:55:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/las-vegas/news/05-2012/joey-lawrence-to-do-guest-stint-in-las-vegas-chipp_56826.html Broadway veteran and pop culture icon Joey Lawrence will join the Las Vegas production of Chippendales, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, for a three-week stint as celebrity guest star, June 7-24. Lawrence, according to press notes, "will flex his vocal cords and muscles as he... http://www.theatermania.com/las-vegas/news/05-2012/joey-lawrence-to-do-guest-stint-in-las-vegas-chipp_56826.html Wed, 16 May 2012 18:40:00 GMT Las Vegas Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/norbert-leo-butz-melissa-errico-lisa-lampanelli-se_56806.html Norbert Leo Butz, Melissa Errico, Mandy Gonzales, Joshua Henry, Christopher Jackson, and Lisa Lampanelli are among the performers set to participate in Seth Rudetsky's Not Since High School!, a benefit for Chesapeake Bay Academy, to be held at XL (512 West 42nd Street) on Monday, June 18... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/norbert-leo-butz-melissa-errico-lisa-lampanelli-se_56806.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:59:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/gore-vidals-the-best-man-extends-on-broadway-throu_56415.html The Broadway revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, has been extended a second time and will now play through Sunday, September 9. Michael Wilson directs this play, set at the national convention where two candidates are vying for their party's... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/gore-vidals-the-best-man-extends-on-broadway-throu_56415.html Wed, 16 May 2012 18:27:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/ptpnyc-to-present-serious-money-and-monster-at-atl_56820.html PTP/NYC will present revivals of Caryl Churchill's Serious Money and Neal Bell's Monster as part of its 26th repertory season, to run July 3-29 at Atlantic Stage 2. PTP co-artistic director Cheryl Faraone directs Serious Money, the play's first New York revival since its Broadway... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/ptpnyc-to-present-serious-money-and-monster-at-atl_56820.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:57:00 GMT New York David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/nancy-opel-to-host-abingdon-theatre-company-abie-a_56818.html Obie winner and Tony nominee Nancy Opel will host Abingdon Theatre Company's sixth annual AB*IE Award presentation, to be held at the June Havoc Theatre on Monday, May 21 at 7pm. The AB*IES celebrate all of the artists who create on Abingdon's stages. Opel received a Tony nomination... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/nancy-opel-to-host-abingdon-theatre-company-abie-a_56818.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:42:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/melissa-hoff-lisa-livesay-james-snyder-set-for-son_56817.html Casting has been announced for Sondheim Unplugged, an evening of acoustic Sondheim songs, which will play The Coterie at The Hollwood Renaissance Hotel on June 2 at 8:30pm. Directed by J. Scott Lapp with new arrangements by David Lamoreux, the concert will feature Will Collyer, Melissa... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/melissa-hoff-lisa-livesay-james-snyder-set-for-son_56817.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:33:00 GMT Los Angeles David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/05-2012/elizabeth-cadwallader-bob-goody-nick-haverson-john_56816.html A four-person stage adaptation of the novel Ben Hur will run at the Watermill Theatre in the U.K., June 22-July 28. Written and co-directed by The 39 Steps playwright Patrick Barlow, the cast will feature Elizabeth Cadwallader, Bob Goody, Nick Haverson, and John Hopkins. Sean Foley will... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/05-2012/elizabeth-cadwallader-bob-goody-nick-haverson-john_56816.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:29:00 GMT London David Gordon http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/scott-bakula-to-host-actors-funds-16th-annual-tony_56815.html Tony and Emmy nominee Scott Bakula will host The Actor's Fund's 16th Annual Tony Awards Party, to be held on Sunday, June 10 at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. As previously reported, Tony Award winner Jason Alexander will receive the Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement at... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/scott-bakula-to-host-actors-funds-16th-annual-tony_56815.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:00 GMT Los Angeles Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/daniel-aukin-mark-brokaw-rebecca-taichman-to-direc_56813.html The Araca Group has announced the line-up for AracaWorks, a week-long series of play readings celebrating new work for the theater, to be held at The Studio at Theater 511 (511 West 54th Street), May 21-25 at 7:30pm. Works will include Sister Sister, written by Barbara... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/daniel-aukin-mark-brokaw-rebecca-taichman-to-direc_56813.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/connecticut/news/05-2012/maureen-anderman-to-star-in-the-year-of-magical-th_56811.html Westport Country Playhouse is set to stage Joan Didion's award-winning memoir The Year of Magical Thinking, June 12-30. Nicholas Martin will direct. Like the book, the solo play is based on the author's actual experience rebuilding her life during the year after her spouse's death and... http://www.theatermania.com/connecticut/news/05-2012/maureen-anderman-to-star-in-the-year-of-magical-th_56811.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:00 GMT Connecticut Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/05-2012/andy-sandberg-to-direct-the-last-smoker-in-america_56805.html Tony Award-winning producer and director Andy Sandberg is set to direct the Off-Broadway premiere of The Last Smoker in America, opening August 2 at the Westside Theatre. With book and lyrics by Tony Award nominee Bill Russell and music by Drama Desk nominee Peter Melnick, The Last... http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/05-2012/andy-sandberg-to-direct-the-last-smoker-in-america_56805.html Wed, 16 May 2012 16:12:00 GMT New York Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/05-2012/lincoln-center-theaters-4000-miles-extended-throug_54033.html Lincoln Center Theater has announced that its currently running production of Amy Herzog's 4000 Miles, which was originally slated to close on May 20, will extend a second time at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Daniel Aukin directs the production, which will now play through July 1. In... http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/05-2012/lincoln-center-theaters-4000-miles-extended-throug_54033.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:00 GMT New York Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/programming-announced-for-open-the-new-jewish-thea_56800.html LABA: The National Laboratory for New Jewish Culture and the Jewish Plays Project are set to present OPEN: The New Jewish Theater Residency at the 14th Street Y, a five-project residency to take place June 23-July 1. The residency, which will provide space, significant resources, and... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/programming-announced-for-open-the-new-jewish-thea_56800.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:00 GMT New York Bethany Rickwald http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/05-2012/melanie-c-tim-minchin-chris-moyles-set-for-uk-tour_56803.html Melanie C of Spice Girls fame will play Mary Magdalene and BBC Radio DJ Chris Moyles will play Herod in the upcoming U.K. arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, according to a report in Variety. They join the previously reported Tim Minchin, who will play the role of Judas. The musical's... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/05-2012/melanie-c-tim-minchin-chris-moyles-set-for-uk-tour_56803.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:26:00 GMT London Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/05-2012/julie-atherton-stuart-matthew-price-hannah-wadding_56801.html Julie Atherton, Jon Boydon, Louise Dearman, Ross Hunter, Landi Oshinowo, Stuart Matthew Price, Hannah Waddingham, and Rachael Wooding are featured on the newly released CD showcasing the work of songwriter Richard Beadle, Songs. The album includes several songs from Beadle's musical... http://www.theatermania.com/london/news/05-2012/julie-atherton-stuart-matthew-price-hannah-wadding_56801.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:18:00 GMT London Andy Propst http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/dashaun-young-returns-to-broadways-the-lion-king_56795.html Dashaun Young will play the role of Simba in the Broadway production of Disney's The Lion King, at the Minskoff Theatre, beginning tonight, Wednesday May 16. He replaces Adam Jacobs, who is taking a brief hiatus from the production, with a return date scheduled for June 26. Young has... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/dashaun-young-returns-to-broadways-the-lion-king_56795.html Wed, 16 May 2012 14:21:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/photo-flash-laura-osnes-marin-mazzie-molly-ranson_56793.html On Tuesday, May 15, vocalist Steve Tyrell returned to the Café Carlyle for a two-week spring engagement through May 26. Tyrell is celebrating his newest album I'll Take Romance, released by Concord Records, which is an homage to The Great American Songbook with tracks culled from... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/photo-flash-laura-osnes-marin-mazzie-molly-ranson_56793.html Wed, 16 May 2012 14:15:00 GMT New York Tristan Fuge http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/lucy-liu-jonny-lee-miller-donna-murphy-michael-uri_56792.html CBS has ordered four new series for its 2012 Fall schedule. The series include Elementary, a new take on Sherlock Holmes, starring stage veterans Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, and Aidan Quinn; Partners, a comedy about two best friends and business partners -- one straight, and one gay --... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/lucy-liu-jonny-lee-miller-donna-murphy-michael-uri_56792.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:55:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/jude-law-to-star-in-dom-hemingway-film_56791.html Tony and Oscar nominee Jude Law will star in the film Dom Hemingway, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor will play the title character, described as "a larger-than-life safecracker with a loose fuse who is also funny, profane and dangerous." The black comedy, set in London,... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/jude-law-to-star-in-dom-hemingway-film_56791.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:00 GMT Los Angeles Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/daniel-jenkins-meghan-mcgeary-jeanine-serralles-se_56789.html Emily Ackerman, Matt Dellapina, Dan Domingues, Nina Hellman, Daniel Jenkins, Meghan McGeary, Greg McFadden, Emily Rossell, and Jeanine Serralles will perform in The Civilians' cabaret, Let Me Ascertain You, at Joe's Pub on Friday, May 18 at 9:30pm. Mia Rovegno directs the performance,... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/daniel-jenkins-meghan-mcgeary-jeanine-serralles-se_56789.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/cd-reviews-the-gershwins-porgy-and-bess-and-sweet_56735.html There's an abundance of music from George Gershwin in the air right now -- and on disc. PS Classics is releasing the gorgeous two-disc set of the current Broadway revival of The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess -- which has received numerous Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations -- along with a... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/cd-reviews-the-gershwins-porgy-and-bess-and-sweet_56735.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT New York Andy Propst http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/bring-it-on-the-musical-to-play-broadways-st-james_56783.html Bring It On: The Musical, which has been touring the country, will play Broadway's St James Theatre, July 12-October 7. The production, which will open officially on August 1, is directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, with music supervision by Alex Lacamoire. With a book by... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/bring-it-on-the-musical-to-play-broadways-st-james_56783.html Wed, 16 May 2012 02:10:00 GMT New York Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/interview-glees-matthew-morrison-is-expecting-grea_56644.html The Broadway favorite discusses his hit FOX series and his new film, What to Expect When You're Expecting http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/interview-glees-matthew-morrison-is-expecting-grea_56644.html Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT Los Angeles Feature Ann Lieber http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/killer-joe-to-rome-with-love-set-for-los-angeles-f_54608.html William Friedkin will be the guest artistic director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs June 14 through June 24,and will screen more than 200 features, shorts, and music videos from more than 30 countries. Friedkin will be on hand for the June 15 screening of Killer Joe, his... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/killer-joe-to-rome-with-love-set-for-los-angeles-f_54608.html Wed, 16 May 2012 01:21:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/aaron-sorkin-to-adapt-steve-jobs-biography-for-fil_56784.html Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin will adapt Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's biography about the co-founder of Apple, into a major motion picture, according to reports. Scott Rudin will produce the film. Sorkin is the author of the playsThe Social Network and received an Academy Award nomination,... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/aaron-sorkin-to-adapt-steve-jobs-biography-for-fil_56784.html Wed, 16 May 2012 02:08:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/chris-pine-to-star-in-mantivities-film_56785.html Stage and screen star Chris Pine will star in the independent film Mantivities, a comedy he co-wrote with about an ex-child star spurred into taking hold of his life by a bunch of his friends, according to published reports. Michael Patrick Jann will direct. the film. Pine's stage... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/chris-pine-to-star-in-mantivities-film_56785.html Wed, 16 May 2012 02:07:00 GMT Los Angeles Brian Scott Lipton http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/photo-flash-andrew-garfield-mike-nichols-linmanuel_56736.html On Monday, May 14, New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards were presented to their respective winners in a ceremony at Angus McIndoe Restaurant. The award for Best Play carries a cash prize of $2,500. Also, a cash award of $1,000 goes to the winner for Best Foreign Play. The prizes are... http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2012/photo-flash-andrew-garfield-mike-nichols-linmanuel_56736.html Tue, 15 May 2012 15:20:00 GMT New York Tristan Fuge http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/photo-flash-ghost-the-musicals-richard-fleeshman-o_56780.html Richard Fleeshman, who stars as Sam Wheat in the Broadway production of Ghost the Musical, made a special appearance on CBS' The Talk on Tuesday, May 15. Not only did Fleeshman give away tickets and CDs to the studio audience, he participated in a sketch with Sharon Osbourne revolving... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/photo-flash-ghost-the-musicals-richard-fleeshman-o_56780.html Tue, 15 May 2012 20:40:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/theatermania-contest-winner-spends-spectacular-the_56782.html Diane Osborne, from Boston, Massachusetts, and her daughter Michele spent the past weekend in New York City. Diane was the winner of TheaterMania's Spectacular Theater Weekend in NYC contest, which ran from June 1 - December 31, 2011 with the winner announced in January 2012. The... http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/05-2012/theatermania-contest-winner-spends-spectacular-the_56782.html Tue, 15 May 2012 21:35:00 GMT New York Dan Bacalzo http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/bootleg-theater-to-present-kristina-wong-in-onewom_56781.html Bootleg Theater is set to present Kristina Wong in her one-woman show Going Green the Wong Way, June 28-July 15. Paul Tei will direct. Going Green the Wong Way is based on Wong's real-life adventures, but elevated to surrealist heights. The production follows her from a confrontational... http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/05-2012/bootleg-theater-to-present-kristina-wong-in-onewom_56781.html Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:00 GMT Los Angeles Bethany Rickwald