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Linda Lavin, Sierra Boggess, LaChanze & More Lead PRINCE OF BROADWAY this Fall; First Casting Revealed!
by Jessica Lewis - Mar 20, 2012

Linda Lavin (Broadway Bound), Sebastian Arcelus (Elf), LaChanze (The Color Purple), Emily Skinner (Side Show), Shuler Hensley (Oklahoma!), Daniel Breaker (Passing Strange) and Sierra Boggess (Love Never Dies, The Little Mermaid) will be among the star players in the upcoming Broadway Hal Prince tribute, PRINCE OF BROADWAY, The New York Times reveals.

Idris Elba to Star as Nelson Mandela in Upcoming Biopic
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 20, 2012

According to Digitalspy.com, actor Idris Elba has been cast in the role of Nelson Mandela in the upcoming biopic THE LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. The film is set to begin filming this May.

Kids 'N Comedy to Present the 'When We Were Young Show,' 4/22
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 20, 2012

Kids 'N Comedy, New York's leading presenter of young comic talent, will present the 'When We Were Young Show' on April 22 at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street. It's a theme show in which teenage comics long for a simpler time. Who said you had to wait till you were old to start complaining about change?

Photo Coverage: Debra Messing, Marlo Thomas & More Honor Linda Lavin at Vineyard Theatre
by Stephen Sorokoff - Mar 13, 2012

Stars of both stage and screen joined the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honored Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 at the Hudson Theater in Manhattan. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS and will again star in THE LYONS when the play moves to Broadway next month starting April 5 at the Cort Theatre.

Photo Coverage: Vineyard Gala Honors Linda Lavin
by Linda Lenzi - Mar 13, 2012

Stars of both stage and screen joined the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honored Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 at the Hudson Theater (145 West 44th Street) in Manhattan. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS.

Cheyenne Jackson, Debra Messing & More Honor Linda Lavin at Vineyard Theatre, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2012

Stars of both stage and screen are set to join the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honors Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 beginning at 6:00pm at the Hudson Theater. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS.

The Old Globe Announces A ROOM WITH A VIEW & More for Spring Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2012

The Old Globe Theatre at the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, San Diego, today released its four-month calendar for the March-June season, 2012, featuring musical versions of A ROOM WITH A VIEW, NOBODY LOVES YOU and THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.

Kids 'N Comedy Presents THE NEW YORK SHOW, 3/25
by Harmony Wheeler - Feb 27, 2012

New York teens are a breed apart. They eat bagels, ride the subway by themselves and know every bubble tea joint on St. Mark's Place. While other kids complain about the music in the mall, New York kids complain about the MTA. They even write and perform their own comedy routines. Is it hard being an urban icon before you get your learner's permit? Find out in 'The New York Show' by Kids 'N Comedy, featuring teen comics Ryan Drum, Leo Frampton, Eric Kurn, Jake Sidransky, Lee Wolfowitz and more, March 25 at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street.

MY OHIO, RIO, et al. Included in NYMF's 2012 Next Link Project
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 21, 2012

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) today announced the selections for the 2012 Next Link Project, NYMF's primary writer service program. The Next Link Project empowers emerging musical theatre writing teams as both artists and entrepreneurs by providing the training and relationships needed to help them move their musicals from readings to fully-realized productions and to advance their careers by maximizing the exposure they receive in the Festival. Ten of the Festival's full production slots are reserved for participants in The Next Link Project.

The Old Globe Announces A ROOM WITH A VIEW & More for Spring Season
by James T Harding - Feb 16, 2012

The Old Globe Theatre at the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, San Diego, today released its four-month calendar for the March-June season, 2012, featuring musical versions of A ROOM WITH A VIEW, NOBODY LOVES YOU and THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.

David Strathairn Returns To A.C.T. With SCORCHED, 2/16-3/11
by BWW News Desk - Feb 16, 2012

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) introduces a celebrated Middle Eastern voice to the Bay Area with the West Coast premiere of Wajdi Mouawad's haunting playScorched. After receiving more than 100 productions (in several languages) worldwide, the Lebanese-Canadian writer's new play will be directed at A.C.T. by Artistic Director Carey Perloff in a beautiful translation from the original French by distinguished Canadian author Linda Gaboriau.

Cheyenne Jackson, Debra Messing & More Honor Linda Lavin at Vineyard Theatre, 3/12
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 15, 2012

Stars of both stage and screen are set to join the celebration when the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Vineyard Theatre honors Tony Award-winner Linda Lavin at the Off-Broadway company's annual Gala on Monday, March 12 beginning at 6:00pm at the Hudson Theater. Ms. Lavin made her Vineyard Theatre debut earlier this season in the critically acclaimed production of Nicky Silver's play THE LYONS.

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