November 30, 2009
Kelsey Grammer to make Broadway musical debut (Reuters)
Reuters - Emmy award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer will make his Broadway musical debut in April playing the gay owner of a transvestite club in the revival of "La Cage aux Folles," publicists said on Monday.
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Arts, Briefly A Show Doesn’t Go on So That Another Might – New York Times
Arts, Briefly A Show Doesn't Go on So That Another Might New York Times Producers of the Off Broadway play “Made in Heaven” have relented on their claim to the SoHo Playhouse, saying on Monday that they would close their show so ... |
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Arts, Briefly Nine Inch Nails Auctions Its Equipment – New York Times
Arts, Briefly Nine Inch Nails Auctions Its Equipment New York Times Though it is the prerogative of rock stars to announce that they are breaking up their band and then reconstitute it months (or weeks or days) later, ... |
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Arts, Briefly Walken and Grammer Returning to Broadway – New York Times
Arts, Briefly Walken and Grammer Returning to Broadway New York Times Christopher Walken, a veteran of the spooky and the strange, sure can tell a good body-part story — which he'll ... |
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Arts, Briefly ‘Pulp Fiction’ Writer Is Sent to Jail – New York Times
Arts, Briefly 'Pulp Fiction' Writer Is Sent to Jail New York Times Was Roger Avary, below, a screenwriter of “Pulp Fiction,” moved from a prison work furlough program to a county jail in California because he was tweeting ... |
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Knight Arts Challenge Grant Winner Announced – Miami New Times
Knight Arts Challenge Grant Winner Announced Miami New Times ​The Knights Arts Challenge 2009 grant winners were announced this morning. The winners represent a large swath of ... Local arts scene gets $3.7M infusion Knight Foundation Awards Infuse South Florida Arts Scene with $3.7 Million Grant money helps to improve the arts |
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LaCause Is El Gallo in DC ‘Fantasticks’, Set in an Amusement Park, Opening Nov. 27 (Playbill)
Playbill - Arena Stage's new production of The Fantasticks, directed by rising American director Amanda Dehnert, who places the musical in the world of an abandoned amusement park, opens Nov. 27 after previews from Nov. 20 in Washington, DC.
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PLAYBILL.COM’S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, Nov. 21-29: Thank You Very Much (Playbill)
Playbill - There are a few producers, performers, directors and playwrights who have plenty to be thankful for this week. And some others who are eating humble pie.
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Brian Conley to Return to West End’s ‘Hairspray’, Joined by Former Monkees Star Micky Dolenz (Playbill)
Playbill - Brian Conley is to return to the West End cast of Hairspray from Feb. 2, 2010, to play Edna Turnblad once again. He will be newly joined by U.S stage and screen star Micky Dolenz, who will play Edna's husband Wilbur.
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Kerry Ellis to Replace Jodie Prenger as Nancy in West End’s ‘Oliver!’ (Playbill)
Playbill - Kerry Ellis is to replace Jodie Prenger as Nancy in the West End production of Oliver!, currently playing at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Prenger, who won the role by public vote in the BBC reality TV casting show "I'd Do Anything!," leaves at the end of her contract on March 27, 2010, and Ellis steps into her shoes from March 29.
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