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Citing Sensitivity About 'Ragtime''s Racial Content, IL Park Officials Cancel Show

Playbill - A free outdoor production of the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime in a suburban park in Wilmette, IL, was canceled by officials over concerns about the racially-charged language in the script and score. -- read full article

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:28:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Galati's 'Kafka on the Shore' to Feature Guinan, Hill, de la Cruz, Larkin, Tejero at Ste

Playbill - Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced additional details about its 2008-2009 season opener, Kafka on the Shore, a world premiere "exploration of the imagination" adapted for the stage and directed by ensemble member Frank Galati. -- read full article

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:41:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

'Grease' TV Competitors Spencer and Keeling Poised for Summer Lovin' on Broadway (P

Playbill - The winners were the ones that you wanted. Now, how about some runners-up? Finalists Ashley Spencer and Derek Keeling of the reality TV audition series "Grease: You're the One That I Want" are expected to be the new Sandy and Danny of Broadway's Grease. -- read full article

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:05:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Playwright EM Lewis Wins Primus Prize for Her Play 'Heads' (Playbill)

Playbill - The Francesca Ronnie Primus Foundation and the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announced June 23 that EM (Ellen) Lewis has been awarded the 2008 Francesca Primus Prize. -- read full article

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:24:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

O'Hare, Brecht, Pendleton, 'Othello', Proust Will Punctuate CSC Season (Playbill)

Playbill - Classic Stage Company has revealed additional information about its 2008-09 Off-Broadway season, including the casting of Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare as Uncle Vanya, directed by Austin Pendleton. -- read full article

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:53:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Mateo, Negri, Christopher, Colmer, Santagata Will Rumble in 'West Side Story' for Alabama Sh

Playbill - Casting has been announced for Alabama Shakespeare Festival's new production of the groundbreaking musical West Side Story, which will begin July 18 in Montgomery, AL. -- read full article

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:17:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Peter Flynn to Helm Ithaca's Hangar Theatre (Playbill)

Playbill - Peter Flynn is the new artistic director of The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, the troupe's executive director Lisa Bushlow announced. -- read full article

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:48:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: 'August' in June (Playbill)

Playbill - The Tony Awards honoring the 2007-08 will be held Sunday night at Radio City Hall, and, according to the pundits, certain producers and actors will stroll down the red carpet primed for victory. -- read full article

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:59:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Kimball, Morgan, Washington, Calloway Will Expose Roots of Rock 'n' Roll in Musical 'Mem

Playbill - Chad Kimball, Cass Morgan, Montego Glover, J. Bernard Calloway, Allen Fitzpatrick, James Monroe Iglehart and Michael Benjamin Washington will take principal roles in La Jolla Playhouse's production of the new musical Memphis. -- read full article

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:29:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

René Auberjonois Makes DC Shakespeare Theatre Debut as 'Invalid' (Playbill)

Playbill - Tony Award-winning actor René Auberjonois is hypochondriac Argan in The Shakespeare Theatre Company's new production of MoliËre's The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by Alan Drury and directed by Keith Baxter, beginning June 10. -- read full article

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:32:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Transport Group Lines Up Divas Murney, Blazer, Hoty, Walsh and More to Teach Master Classes (Pl

Playbill - Transport Group, the winner of 2007 Drama Desk and Obie awards, will offer Diva Master Classes, its second series of master classes taught by some of the leading singing actresses in Broadway musicals, starting June 30. -- read full article

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:04:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

NYC-Bound 'Kid From Brooklyn', the Danny Kaye Bio Musical, Opens in Chicago (Playbill)

Playbill - The Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Musical, seen in popular regional engagements in Florida and Los Angeles, opens June 7 in its Chicago premiere following previews from May 28 at the Mercury Theater. -- read full article

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:57:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Oscar and Shiffman Star in Quick-Change Comedy 'Irma Vep' in DC (Playbill)

Playbill - Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar, never afraid to chomp into juicy roles, tackles multiple parts - as does co-star J. Fred Shiffman - in Arena Stage's new production of Charles Ludlam's frenzied two-actor comedy The Mystery of Irma Vep, June 6-July 13 in Washington, DC. -- read full article

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:04:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Mayer, Ivey, Groff, O'Toole, Bobbie and More Will Work at Playwrights Horizons in 2008-09 (

Playbill - Playwrights Horizons announced two additional plays for its 2008-09 season, and a slew of artists who'll be attached to projects in the coming year. Expect directors Walter Bobbie, Kate Whoriskey, Michael Mayer, playwrights Evan Smith and Christina Anderson and performers Jonathan Groff, Dana Ivey and Maura Tierney, among others. -- read full article

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:58:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

Condon, Davie, Wolfe, Krieger, Russell, Lazar, May, Steggert Revive 'Side Show' "Freaks" in

Playbill - Betsy Wolfe and Erin Davie are Daisy and Violet, the famous conjoined Hilton sisters, in the Roundabout Theatre Company's current 29-hour reading and re-examination of Bill Russell and Henry Krieger's cult musical Side Show, Playbill.com has learned. -- read full article

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:41:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Arts

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