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Annie's Brynn O'Malley Will Join Tony Danza and Rob McClure in Paper Mill's Broadway-Bound Honeymoon in Vegas

Andrew Gans and Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:17 GMT

Brynn O'Malley, who plays Grace Farrell in the current Broadway revival of Annie, has joined the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's Broadway-bound production of the new Jason Robert Brown musical Honeymoon in Vegas.

"Glee" Star Matthew Morrison Adds 54 Below Show to June Engagement

Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:40 GMT

In response to ticket demand, 54 Below has added an additional performance to Golden Globe and Tony Award-nominated "Glee" star Matthew Morrison's upcoming June engagement.

PHOTO CALL: Norm Lewis, Lesli Margherita, Drood Stars, Marva Hicks and Pasek & Paul Perform at Cast Party

Matthew Blank — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:38 GMT

Norm Lewis, Lesli Margherita, cast members from The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Marva Hicks, Pasek & Paul and more were on hand for a special edition of Jim Caruso's Cast Party May 20 at Birdland Jazz Club.

Caesar Samayoa Sings "Jaquenetta" from Love's Labour's Lost, A New Musical (Audio)

Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:13 GMT

Caesar Samayoa performs a song from the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park world-premiere musical Love's Labour's Lost, which will begin performances in July at the Delacorte Theater.

Encores! to Produce Little Me With Christian Borle and Most Happy Fella Starring Shuler Hensley in 2014

Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57 GMT

Tony Award winner Christian Borle will star in the Cy Coleman-Carolyn Leigh musical Little Me as part of the 2014 City Center Encores! season, which will also include Tony winner Shuler Hensley in The Most Happy Fella and a John Doyle-helmed production of Irma La Douce.

Signature Theatre's Company Features Real-Life Married Couples; Performances Begin May 21

Carey Purcell — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50 GMT

Three real-life married couples are featured in the Signature Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim's Company, which begins performances at the Virginia venue May 21.

PHOTO CALL: Ari Graynor, Zach Braff, Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena, Stephanie J. Block and More at Second Stage's Spring Gala

Matthew Blank — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01 GMT

Dogfight co-stars Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena and The Last Five Years star Betsy Wolfe were among the performers at Second Stage Theatre's annual spring gala, held May 20 in Manhattan.

Playbill and NY1 Will Bring "On Stage Across America" to Time Warner Markets Nationwide

Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00 GMT

"On Stage Across America," a new monthly series uniting Playbill Magazine and Time Warner Cable news channel NY1, will launch in June, bringing in-depth theatre coverage to television viewers across the U.S.

Frances McDormand, Bill T. Jones and Robert Lepage Will Be Part of BAM's Next Wave Festival

Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:56 GMT

A Rite, a new collaboration between Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones and Anne Bogart, will be presented as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 2013 Next Wave Festival, which will also include Bodycast, featuring Frances McDormand, and TR Warszawa's Nosferatu.

Carol Burnett Is Recipient of 2013 Mark Twain Prize

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:52 GMT

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will award the 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to stage and screen star Carol Burnett.

Judy Kuhn Will Celebrate New Solo Recording at 54 Below

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:34 GMT

Three-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn, recently seen as Fosca in Classic Stage Company's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Passion, will celebrate the release of her latest solo recording — "Judy Kuhn: All This Happiness," due June 4 on the PS Classics label — with two concerts at 54 Below.

AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Mendez Sings "Hand in Hand" From Kerrigan-Lowdermilk's New "Live" Album

Michael Gioia — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50 GMT

"Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live," featuring the music of musical theatre songwriters Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk, is released digitally May 21 on Yellow Sound Label. The artists shared an exclusive track from the album — featuring Wicked's Lindsay Mendez — with Playbill.com.

PHOTO CALL: Matthew Ragas and Laura Giknis Lead Grease at Walnut Street Theatre

Matthew Blank and Krissie Fullerton — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39 GMT

Walnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 204th season with an all-new production of Broadway and Hollywood�s smash-hit Grease.

Mike Birbiglia�s My Girlfriend�s Boyfriend Will Play Carnegie Hall

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33 GMT

Mike Birbiglia’s My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show, will be presented at Carnegie Hall June 2.

Katie Finneran and Darren Goldstein Will Host 15th Anniversary Benefit for Page 73 Productions

Carey Purcell — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29 GMT

Page 73 Productions will hold its 15th Anniversary Benefit at City Winery May 22 at 7 PM.

PHOTO CALL: Jeremy Jordan, Ben Fankhauser, Marissa McGowan and More Perform Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott

Krissie Fullerton — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:28 GMT

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan and Ben Fankhauser, original cast members of the Disney musical Newsies, were among the performers taking part in Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott May 12 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

PHOTO CALL: The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards

Matthew Blank — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:13 GMT

The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards, celebrating achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatre, were given out at a ceremony May 20 at Webster Hall hosted by The Assembled Parties co-stars Jessica Hecht and Jeremy Shamos.

Gilberto Santa Rosa Will Be Featured in Broadway Return of Forever Tango

Carey Purcell — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:58 GMT

Five-time Grammy Award winner Gilberto Santa Rosa will be featured in Luis Bravo's Forever Tango, which will return to Broadway for a ten-week run July 9-Sept. 15.

With Broadway in Sight, Allegiance Gets NYC Industry Reading With Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung

Adam Hetrick and Kenneth Jones — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35 GMT

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, George Takei and Telly Leung were part of a May 20 New York City industry presentation of Allegiance, the award-winning new musical by Jay Kuo, Marc Acito and Lorenzo Thione.

THE SCREENING ROOM: Jeremy Jordan, Ben Fankhauser and More Sing The Music of Michael Mott in Concert

Michael Gioia — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:32 GMT

Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan and Ben Fankhauser, original cast members of the Disney musical Newsies, were among the performers who took part in Write Now: The Music of Michael Mott May 12 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City. Here are highlights from the evening.

Estelle Parsons, Celia Keenan-Bolger and More Will Be Part of Planet Connections Gala One-Acts for a Cause

Carey Purcell — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10 GMT

Oscar winner Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger will be featured in the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Gala One-Acts for a Cause June 16 at 7:30 PM at the Alice Griffin Jewelbox Theatre in the Pershing Square Signature Center.

John Barrowman Will Host New ABC Competition Series "Sing Your Face Off"

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56 GMT

Stage and screen star John Barrowman, who has been seen on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard and Putting It Together, will host the new singing competition series "Sing Your Face Off," according to EW.com.

Natasha, Vanya and Sonia, Closer Than Ever, The Piano Lesson and More Win Off Broadway Alliance Awards

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:45 GMT

The Off Broadway Alliance — the organization of Off-Broadway producers, theatres, general managers, press agents and marketing professionals — has announced the winners of the 3rd Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off-Broadway during the 2012-13 season.

Luke Treadaway-Produced A Curious Night at the Theatre Will Benefit Autism Charities

Mark Shenton — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52 GMT

Luke Treadaway, the Olivier Award-winning star of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time at the West End's Apollo Theatre, will produce A Curious Night at the Theatre at the same venue July 1 as a charity fundraising gala to benefit to two U.K. autism charities.

New Play About Actor Oliver Reed to Receive London Premiere at St. James Theater Studio in July

Mark Shenton — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44 GMT

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing, a new play by Mike Davis and Rob Crouch about the late film star and legendary hell-raiser that was seen at the Edinburgh Fringe last year and on a subsequent U.K. and Irish tour, is to receive its London premiere at the St. James Theatre Studio. It will begin performances July 30, prior to an official opening Aug. 1, for a run through Aug. 18.

Helen Mirren Grants Ill Boy's Wish to Meet "The Queen"

Mark Shenton — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03 GMT

Helen Mirren has granted a dying ten-year-old boy's wish to meet the Queen — or rather her version of the Queen that she is currently playing in The Audience.

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Tony Nominee Billy Magnussen

Matthew Blank — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01 GMT

Billy Magnussen, a 2013 Tony Award nominee for his performance in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

Janet Krupin, Jarrod Spector, Rachel Stern and More Make Noise With Composer Janine McGuire at May 21 Concert

Michael Gioia — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01 GMT

Let's Make Noise: The Music & Lyrics of Janine McGuire, featuring the original music of composer-lyricist Janine McGuire, is presented May 21 in NYC. Janet Krupin and Jarrod Spector are among the evening's performers.

Two-Disc Cast Album of Giant, Featuring Brian D'Arcy James, Kate Baldwin and P.J. Griffith, Released May 21

Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00 GMT

The cast album of the Michael John LaChiusa-Sybille Pearson musical Giant, based on Edna Ferber's Texas-set novel, is released in a two-disc set May 21 by Ghostlight Records.

New Dramatists Honors Seth Gelblum May 21 at Annual Luncheon; Keith Carradine and Tonya Pinkins Perform

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00 GMT

The Tony-honored playwright development workshop New Dramatists honors entertainment lawyer and New Dramatists Chairman of the Board Seth Gelblum with the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award at its 64th Annual Spring Luncheon tribute May 21 at the New York Marriott Marquis.

The Scottsboro Boys, With Hal Linden, Joshua Henry and J.C. Montgomery, Premieres in L.A. May 21

Adam Hetrick — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00 GMT

John Kander and Fred Ebb's The Scottsboro Boys, which musicalizes a flashpoint in American Civil Rights history, begins its Los Angeles premiere engagement May 21 at the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre. Veteran Tony Award-winning actor Hal Linden, Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry, Trent Armand Kendall and J.C. Montgomery star.

Lea Salonga Goes Back to Before, Beginning May 21 at the Caf� Carlyle

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00 GMT

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, who will return to Broadway in spring 2014 in the new musical Allegiance, plays the Café Carlyle May 21-June 8.

Broadway Real Estate

Jennifer Brown — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00 GMT

Like to keep track of what show is booked into which Broadway theatre? If so, then you will particularly enjoy Playbill.com's new feature, Broadway Real Estate, which is updated periodically.

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: MAY 21

David Gewirtzman and Anne Bradley and Robert Viagas — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00 GMT

1929 Some of the highlights of A Night in Venice are Ted Healy wrestling bears and the choreography of Busby Berkeley. This revue will run at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway for 22 weeks.

Detroit, Grimly Handsome, Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley and More Are Obie Winners

Andrew Gans — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:15 GMT

Tony Nominee Shalita Grant Receives 2013 Segal Award

Adam Hetrick — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:08 GMT

Tony Award nominee Shalita Grant, who is currently making her Broadway debut in Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, as well as pianist Alessio Bax, are the recipients of the 2013 Martin E. Segal Awards, which were presented May 20 at Lincoln Center.

Will Rogers Will Be The Show-Off at Westport Playhouse

Adam Hetrick — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:35 GMT

Drama Desk Award nominee Will Rogers will join Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell for the Westport Country Playhouse production of George Kelly's The Show-Off, which will begin previews June 11.

PHOTO CALL: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kerry Washington, Christian Slater, Clark Gregg, Bellamy Young and More at ABC's Upfront Presentation

Matthew Blank — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34 GMT

ABC stars and executives were on hand May 14 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall for the network's 2013-2014 Upfront Presentation, announcing the fall schedule.

John Bucchino to Return to London to Appear with Friends at the St. James Theatre's Studio

Mark Shenton — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:15 GMT

Broadway composer and cabaret songwriter John Bucchino (whose songs have been performed and recorded by Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Barbara Cook, Michael Feinstein and more) is to return to London to appear in a concert John Bucchino and Friends at the St. James Studio Theatre June 30, with two performances at 4 PM and 8 PM.

Tony Nominee Amanda Green Brings Together Hardbody and Bring It On, as High Fidelity Sings at 54 Below

Michael Gioia — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:30 GMT

Amanda Green, who received her first Tony Award nomination this season for the Best Original Score of Hands on a Hardbody, fused the worlds of Hardbody and her Tony-nominated Best Musical Bring It On: The Musical with a concert version of her first Broadway outing, the short-lived rock show High Fidelity.