December 5, 2008

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"Frost/Nixon" Film, with Langella and Sheen, Opens in Select Cities Dec. 5
05 Dec 2008
Ron Howard's silver-screen adaptation of Peter Morgan's Tony-nominated Best Play, Frost/Nixon — starring Tony winner Frank Langella and Michael Sheen — arrives in New York, Los Angeles and London Dec. 5.

DIVA TALK: Chatting with 13's Allie Trimm Plus Liza's at the Palace and "Gay Marshall Sings Piaf"
05 Dec 2008
News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.


"Frost/Nixon" stars Sheen and Langella
photo by © Universal Pictures


White Noise: A Cautionary Musical Aiming for Broadway in 2009
05 Dec 2008 -- White Noise, the "cautionary musical" about a white separatist singing duo who make their way to the Top 40 charts, is aiming for a Broadway bow in 2009.

Today In Theatre History: DECEMBER 5
05 Dec 2008 -- 1921 Novelist Theodore Dreiser's play, The Hand of the Potter, opens at the Provincetown Playhouse in New York. Scenes range from the poverty-stricken Lower East Side to the lavish-living Upper. There will be 21 performances.

Trinity Rep's The Receptionist Greets Providence Audiences Dec. 5 (05 Dec 2008)

Elderly Men Play Mah Jongg in World Premiere, Directed by Medoff, Dec. 5-14 in NYC (05 Dec 2008)

Silas Readings, with Dean, Abramowitz, Burkhardt, Presented Dec. 5 (05 Dec 2008)

"Carols for a Cure," White Christmas, Styne Tribute and Merrily on Playbill Radio, Dec. 9-16 (05 Dec 2008)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Opens at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre Dec. 5 (05 Dec 2008)

Theatre for a New Audience's Chair Begins Off-Broadway Run Dec. 5 (05 Dec 2008)

Hruska's New House Under Construction Breaks Ground Off-Broadway Dec. 5 (05 Dec 2008)

PHOTO CALL: Opening Night at Feinstein's "Sinatra Holiday Project" (04 Dec 2008)

Vegas Phantom Actor Forbach to Release a CD, Plans a Benefit Concert for 2009 (04 Dec 2008)

Tony Rulings: American Buffalo Ineligible for Nomination (04 Dec 2008)

"Life Is a Movie Too": Passing Strange Film to Premiere at Sundance (04 Dec 2008)

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