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Musical 'Six of One' Resurfaces at Philly Fringe (Playbill)

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:16:43 GMT

Playbill - Six of One, the quirky modern-relationships musical that has been seen in Manhattan presentations, gets a revised production in the Philly Fringe Festival Aug. 31-Sept. 15.

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Summer Slowdown (Playbill)

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:16:43 GMT

Playbill - The theatre doesn't shut down in the summer the way it used to once upon a time, but there's no stopping show folk from taking a week or two before and after Labor Day. So, right now, the tourists own Shubert Alley, and the pigeons reign in Duffy Square.

Philly Live Arts Fest Hosts Local and World Theatre Artists Starting (Playbill)

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:16:43 GMT

Playbill - The 11th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, a curated fest offering an array of performing arts, runs Aug. 31-Sept. 15, welcoming international, national and local theatre artists and troupes.

New York producer wins Edinburgh Festival award (Reuters)

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:39:55 GMT

Reuters - New York producer John Clancy received the first Edinburgh International Festival award on Friday as the prestigious arts gala extended a friendly hand to the city's anarchic Fringe festival.

Carey, Carroll, Watts, White Among Founding Fathers in Goodspeed's '1776' (Playbill)

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:15 GMT

Playbill - Casting has been announced for Goodspeed Musicals' new production of 1776, Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards' musical about the weeks and days leading to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

'Three Musketeers' Producers Work Toward Next Step for Swashbuckling Musical (Playbill)

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:15 GMT

Playbill - The commercial producers attached to The Three Musketeers, the swashbuckling romantic musical playing through Sept. 9 at North Shore Theatre, have "three" on their minds now more than ever.

Rosenberg Spy Mystery Lingers in New Play, 'The Brother', in Chicago (Playbill)

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:15 GMT

Playbill - Hancock Productions opens the world-premiere spy thriller, The Brother, Aug. 30, following previews, at Theatre Building Chicago.

Musical 'Married Alive!' Ends in Chicago; Regional Troupes Woo the Show (Playbill)

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:15 GMT

Playbill - Married Alive!, the four-actor musical comedy about a couple of newlyweds and a pair of oldyweds, ends its most high-profile run yet Aug. 30 at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, IL.

Limelight Will Shine Anew on American Musical 'Chaplin' - in England (Playbill)

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:27:15 GMT

Playbill - Chaplin, the American musical that stalled on its way to Broadway, but found award-winning success in a Miami staging, will resurface this fall in a university production in Charlie Chaplin's home turf: England.

Innvar and Woodard Will Lock Horns in DC 'Taming of the Shrew' (Playbill)

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:35:34 GMT

Playbill - The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, will begin its 2007-08 season Sept. 25 with The Taming of the Shrew, featuring Christopher Innvar as Petruchio and Tony Award nominee Charlayne Woodard as Kate.

A "Midsummer" delight in Central Park (Reuters)

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:37:32 GMT

Reuters - Director Daniel Sullivan has provided a rollicking production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for the second and final entry of this summer's Shakespeare in the Park.

"Grease" revival is not the one that we want (Reuters)

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:20:48 GMT

Reuters - With this revival of "Grease," reality television finally rears its ugly head on Broadway, and the results are not pretty.

COLUMN: A lighter White Way as three biggies go dark (Reuters)

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:13:59 GMT

Reuters - The summer heat is in, and three more major Broadway enticements are out, having played their final performances Sunday:

Cuban dancer Acosta seeks Afro-Cuban roots (Reuters)

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:01:41 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/arts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070817/stage_nm/cuba_ballet_acosta_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070817/2007_08_17t140045_450x301_us_cuba_ballet_acosta.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=2JQ1izfirFXprXF3MhrABw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF PRINCIPAL DANCER Cuba's ballet dancer Carlos Acosta (L) rehearses with Annette Delgado, principal dancer of Cuba's National Ballet, in Havana August 16, 2007. Acosta is in Havana rehearsing for a show that mixes classical dance techniques and choreographies with Afro-Cuban drum rhythms and live music. Acosta, a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet since 2003, will take top dancers of Cuba's National Ballet to London in October for six performances of his program that promises to bring a distinct Cuban flavor and energy to the stage of Sadler's Wells Theater. (Enrique De La Osa/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta plans to treat London audiences to a novel fusion of classical dance and Afro-Cuban rhythms played by a live band.

Plays recall World War One, present-day conflicts (Reuters)

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:14:35 GMT

Reuters - Voices from the 1914-18 "War to End Wars" are haunting audiences in Edinburgh this year, reminding theatergoers of the horrors of conflict while British soldiers fight in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Idol-inspired musical voted off after one night (Reuters)

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:06:26 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/arts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070814/stage_nm/arts_idol_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070814/2007_08_14t050507_450x312_us_arts_idol.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=a8gO7NtFCBGaROdtIKUG9g--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="'American Idol' contestants in a 2005 photo. A musical inspired by the hit reality television show 'American Idol' has been voted off the stage in New York -- closing one day after officially opening off Broadway. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A musical inspired by the hit reality television show "American Idol" has been voted off the stage in New York -- closing one day after officially opening off Broadway.

'Modern Millie''s Ken Leung Will Be "Lost" in 2008 (Playbill)

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:35:34 GMT

Playbill - Ken Leung, the American actor who played one of two desperate Chinese brothers in Broadway's Thoroughly Modern Millie, will be a new regular on the TV drama series, "Lost," Entertainment Weekly reported.

Tony Winner Rosemary Harris to Star in 'Oscar and the Pink Lady' (Playbill)

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:35:34 GMT

Playbill - Tony and Emmy Award winner Rosemary Harris will star in The Old Globe's production of Oscar and the Pink Lady in San Diego Sept. 22-Nov. 4.

'Hardball' Playwright Victoria Stewart Wins 2007 Primus Award (Playbill)

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:35:34 GMT

Playbill - Victoria Stewart has been awarded the 2007 Francesca Primus Prize, administered by The Francesca Ronnie Primus Foundation and the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA).

Dolly Parton Says '9 to 5' Will Play Broadway in 2009 (Playbill)

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:35:34 GMT

Playbill - Dolly Parton told Los Angeles radio listeners Aug. 28 that 9 to 5, the new musical for which she has penned songs, will open on Broadway in spring 2009.