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Laborde's Father-Daughter Play, 'Hush', Premieres at Tarragon in Toronto (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Tarragon Theatre in Toronto offers the world premiere of Rosa Laborde's Hush, the story of a father and his daughter, Feb. 9-March 21.

The Theatrical Pursuit of Happiness (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - The acclaimed British play, Happy Now?, makes its New York City premiere, asking a tough question: What Makes You Happy?

Upstaged by a Snowstorm, Signature's 'Sweeney Todd' Won't Start Previews as Scheduled (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Mrs. Lovett encouraged Sweeney Todd to be patient, to "wait," and the company of Signature Theatre's Sweeney Todd in Arlington, VA, will have to take that advice. A snowstorm has prompted the cancellation of the Feb. 9 first preview of the Signature revival of the musical.

California's North Coast Rep to Premiere New 'Little Women' Adaptation (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach, CA, will present the world-premiere adaptation of Little Women, a play with music, Feb. 17-March 14. Opening night is Feb. 20.

Judi Dench Basks in a New U.K. 'Midsummer', Directed by Hall (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Judi Dench and Peter Hall are reunited as star and director, respectively, of a new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, beginning performances at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, Feb. 9. Almost 50 years after she first played Titania for Hall, she's doing it again.

Boston's Huntington Puts 'Ruined' and Broadway-Bound Kaufman & Hart on 2010-11 Slate (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - The Huntington Theatre Company will open its 2010-2011 season with a Broadway-aimed revival of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's You Can't Take It With You, the not-for-profit announced Feb. 1.

Tony Winner Wong to Join New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Space (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Tony Award winner B.D. Wong will join the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra Feb. 12 for an evening celebrating what would have been the 201st birthday of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.

Humana Festival Will Open With Laufer's 'Sirens', Featuring Russell and Lieber (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - The 2010 Humana Festival of New American Plays will begin Feb. 21 with Sirens, a quirky romantic comedy by Deborah Zoe Laufer, at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Paul Williams Will Get Goodspeed Award at Gala Benefit (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Goodspeed Musicals will honor Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer-lyricist Paul Williams at a gala benefit evening June 12, when he will receive The Goodspeed Award for Outstanding Contribution to Musical Theatre in recognition of his career.

Individual Tickets for National Tour of 'Shrek the Musical' to Go on Sale (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Individual tickets to the upcoming Chicago run of Shrek the Musical, which kicks off its national tour July 13 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, will go on sale Feb. 12 at 10 AM.

Contemporary auctions aim to cement art recovery (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:11:08 GMT

Reuters - Confidence has surged back into the art market faster than predicted, and although contemporary values were hit hard by the credit crunch, auctioneers are confident that this week's sales will cement the recovery.

Royal Shakespeare Company to send ensemble to New York (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:28:24 GMT

Reuters - Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company will build a replica of its new Stratford-upon-Avon theater in New York for five performances by the company in 2011, theater groups said on Monday.

Ed Harris surpasses the material in LaBute play (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:29:09 GMT

Reuters - Playwright Neil LaBute loves to push audiences' buttons, never shying away from explosive themes, particularly in exploring male-female relationships. In the scribe's best works, such as the film "In the Company of Men" and the play "Fat Pig," this approach has paid off with profound yet disturbing insights into gender politics.

Hollywood names up for Olivier theater awards (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:10:18 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/arts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/stage_nm/us_olivier_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.036c908d946440be837608448e6ae21c.britain_theater_awards_list_lon105.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=7B9kWSZQbjRmY5T._4mzJw--" align="left" height="130" width="107" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 file photo, actor Jude Law attends the premiere of 'Sherlock Holmes' at Lincoln Center in New York. Law has been nominated for best actor in a play - 'Hamlet', for the 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in theater, opera and dance in London. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hollywood stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Gillian Anderson were nominated on Monday for Laurence Olivier Awards, British theater's top accolades.

Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:06:10 GMT

Reuters - Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays.

Despite the Snow, the Show Went On at Arlington's Signature Theatre (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Mid-Atlantic states were slammed by a blizzard that dumped more than two feet of snow the weekend of Feb. 5, prompting power outages, closed roads, canceled flights and shutdowns of public venues - including theatres in the region.

Bausch taps into menace of U.S. home life for new book (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:08:30 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/arts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/stage_nm/us_books_bausch"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r2371958372.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=ADYaJ74enoqbQ42Wn0zIJA--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="Author Richard Bausch is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters February 8, 2010. Bausch is back to writing short stories, fixing his gaze again on small-town American home life with his new collection "Something is Out There." REUTERS/Mark Weber/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Following his award-winning war novel "Peace", author Richard Bausch is back writing short stories, fixing his gaze again on small-town American home life. Only now, there's more violence.

Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:30:36 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/arts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/stage_nm/us_books_macmillan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.e49b9c24b5a44accbcba86f9da0e4b75.amazon_macmillan_nybz201.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=wBptUtLzNOBO9NubgK.80w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2009 file photo, the Kindle 2 electronic reader is shown at an Amazon.com news conference in New York. Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing dispute over Macmillan's electronic books, which remain unavailable on Amazon.

British jazz legend John Dankworth dies at 82 (Reuters)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:53:56 GMT

Reuters - Saxophonist Sir John Dankworth, one of the leading figures in British jazz for more than half a century, has died, his agent said Sunday. He was 82.

Bolshoi Ballet dancers to perform in Cuba (Reuters)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:13:02 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/arts/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/stage_nm/us_cuba_russia_bolshoi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r13838080.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=IcxHgXnfjXuiSJhJDAYe9w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Dancers of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet perform 'Espartaco' during a dress rehearsal at the Royal Theatre in Madrid September 4, 2009. REUTERS/Juan Medina" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Members of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet will perform in Havana's Karl Marx theater next week in their first appearance on the island in 30 years, Cuba's state-run press said on Friday.