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 Sieber-Led THE KID for New Group Delays Previews; Now to Begin 4/9
As previously reported, Shrek vet Christopher Sieber will lead the cast of The Kid for The New Group. Based on the book by Dan Savage entitled The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant, the new musical The Kid features music by Andy Monroe, book by Michael Zam and lyrics by Jack Lechner. Today it has been announced that the first preview has moved from April 10 to Friday, April 16. Official Opening is now Monday, May 10 at 7:00 (moved from May 6, announced previously). Final performance is May 29. (read the story...)
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 Cannavale, Giamatti & Ryan Join 'Win Win' Film
Bobby Cannavale, Paul Giamatti, and Amy Ryan will star in the upcoming "Win Win" film that will begin primary production March 15th in New York City, Variety is reporting. Giamatti plays plays a struggling attorney who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach. All aspects of his life are thrown in the air when he becomes the legal guardian of a client whose grandson shows up on his doorstep. (read the story...)
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 UP ON THE MARQUEE: COME FLY AWAY!
The new Broadway musical, COME FLY AWAY, conceived, choreographed, and directed by Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp and featuring vocals by Frank Sinatra, is gearing up for it's March 25th opening at the Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). BroadwayWorld brings you a look at the theater's marquee. (read the story...)
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 Fire Ignites at AMERICAN IDIOT's St. James Theatre; No One Harmed
Yesterday, March 11, work on AMERICAN IDIOT was temporarily delayed when a fire broke out in the elevator shaft of the St. James Theatre. While an initial report into the FDNY indicated that someone was trapped inside the elevator, upon arrival firefighters confirmed that while the fire did indeed initiate in the elevator shaft, no one was inside. The building was evacuated and no one was harmed. The cause of the fire is still unknown and under investigation. (read the story...)
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 Francesca Zambello Named General & Artistic Director of Glimmerglass Opera
Francesca Zambello will take over as the new general and artistic director of the Glimmerglass Opera after the departure of Michael MacLeod earlier this year. Zambello is currently the artistic adviser for the San Francisco Opera and has worked at a number of other operas around the world including the Metropolitan Opera, the Paris Opera, and the Royal Opera House. (read the story...)
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 NewMusicalTheatre.com Launches Jeff Blumenkrantz Catalogue Today, 3/12
NewMusicalTheatre.com, the first website ever exclusively devoted to selling sheet music by musical theater writers, launches Tony-nominated Jeff Blumenkrantz's sheet music catalogue today. Over the course of the next several weeks and leading up to an April launch concert, NewMusicalTheatre.com will be adding a new writer to the site every Friday. (read the story...)
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 Redgrave to Star in 'Coriolanus' Film; Fiennes to Co-star and Helm
The filming of the Ralph Fiennes helmed "Coriolanus" will begin next week in Serbia, according to a number of published reports. Vanessa Redgrave will star alongside Fiennes as Volumnia, Coriolanus' mother. The project has been in a standstill for quite some time until producers were finally gathered and a cast put together. Fiennes will direct as well as play the title role in the adaptation by John Logan. (read the story...)
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 GLEE Adds Additional NY and LA Performances to US Tour
The upcoming GLEE US Tour has added more performances to its Los Angeles and New York stops. In addition to the previously announced performances, GLEE Live! In Concert! will now play Los Angeles May 20th through the 22nd with an added matinee performance on the 22nd at the Gibson Amphitheater. The tour's New York City engagement will now run May 28th through the 30th with an additional matinee performance on the 28th and an added evening show on May 30th. (read the story...)
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Featured Health Listings for 3/12/2010
Selecting a health care professional for your child can be nerve wracking. Below you can be introduced to doctors -- pediatricians and family practitioners, dentists, and specialists who care for children. There are also speech pathologists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, psychologists and more who care for kids. These doctors, dentists and professionals practice in New York City including Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Others have offices in Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield Counties, and Long Island, both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. If you can't find one here, look for hundreds of more health care professionals on nymetroparents.com.
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Featured Parenting Services Listings for 3/12/2010
Here is a dynamic resource for children's day care and nursery school programs in New York City, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens and the suburbs Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield Counties, and Long Island, both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. This resource can help parents find day care programs and early childhood programs for kids who haven't started kindergarten. You can find many children's programs listed below and hundreds on nymetroparents.com.
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Featured Birthday Parties Listings for 3/12/2010
Discover children's birthday party planners, birthday party places and entertainers in the New York area. They also arrange parties in Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield Counties, and Long Island, both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Many of these party resources will come to your home or serve as the host. If you are looking for a venue for your child's birthday party that will be exciting, safe, different and easy, check out the providers listed below or visit nymetroparents.com
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