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PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: 'Legally' Bailey
Playbill - Reality television has chosen yet another of our stage stars.
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'Jersey' Boy Spencer Will Star in Arena's 'Next to Normal', With Tveit
Playbill - J. Robert Spencer of Jersey Boys, Kathleen Chalfant, Marva Hicks, E. Faye Butler, Ellen McLaughlin and more are expected to be part of Arena Stage's 2008-09 season, the Washington, DC company announced in a ticket offer.
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Connick Vehicle 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' Postponed
Playbill - Don't expect Harry Connick Jr. to sing the Gershwins' "Do-Do-Do" anytime soon. The Boston Globe reported that the Boston launch of the musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, borrowing songs and plot elements from the Gershwin musical Oh, Kay!, has been postponed.
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Bruce Adler, Tony-Nominated Actor, Dies at 63
Playbill - Bruce Adler, the scion of Yiddish theatre family who went on to have much success on the Broadway stage, winning two Tony Award nominations, died in the early hours of July 25, said his close friend, actor Mike Burstyn. Mr. Adler had been battling liver cancer for several years. He was 63.
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LAST CHANCE: Playbill.com's Reminder of NYC Shows Closing
Playbill - The devil's sexy assistant, a long-running Off-Broadway revue, and a tale of a family milestone all disappear July 27. What follows is Playbill.com's weekly "Last Chance" reminder to catch Broadway and Off-Broadway productions before they close.
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Nice Work If You Can Get It, Starring Harry Connick Jr., Delays Pre-B'way Run
The new Gershwin musical, Nice Work if You Can Get It, starring Harry Connick Jr., is delaying its pre-Broadway tryout, according to The Boston Globe. The production was booked for an engagement at Boston's Colonial Theatre from December 16 through January 11, 2009. Despite the postponement, producers are still aiming for a Broadway opening in the spring.The show suffered a read more]
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Two-Time Tony Nominee Bruce Adler Dies at 63
Bruce Adler, a two-time Tony Award nominee, died on July 25 at age 63. The former Crazy For You star and son of famed Yiddish Theatre performers Henrietta Jacobson and Julius Adler died after a long battle with liver cancer. Born in New York City on November 27, 1944, Adler began his career as a child actor alongside his parents in the Yiddish theater. He made his Broadway debut playing traveling merchant Ali Hakim in the 1979 revival of Oklahoma!. The performer went on to...[read more]
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ICT Set to Present McNally's Frankie and Johnny
The International City Theatre is set to present Terrence McNally's play, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, August 26-September 21, at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Todd Nielsen...
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Marriott gets the most from 'Full Monty'
Just before intermission in "The Full Monty," the raunchy Broadway musical wherein a misfit group of unemployed Buffalo steelworkers turn themselves into Chippendales-like strippers, there's a nifty little number called " Michael Jordan's Ball."
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PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 19-25: Legally Bailey
"Reality television has chosen yet another of our stage stars.
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