Arts, Briefly: James Franco to Direct Play by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Mr. Franco will make his theatrical directorial debut as part of the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's coming 20th anniversary season.

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Arts, Briefly: Rhinebeck Retreat Selects Musicals by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Nine musicals have been selected for the 2014 Rhinebeck Writers Retreat.

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Arts, Briefly: Hearing Help in Theaters by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Three theater organizations have agreed to provide listening devices, like headsets or hearing loops, to audience members with hearing loss.

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Arts, Briefly: Powerhouse Theater Summer Season by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Among the highlights of the summer season for the Powerhouse Theater will be "In Your Arms."

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Arts, Briefly: 'Vanya and Sonia' Writer to Take the Stage by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

The playwright Christopher Durang, who wrote "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," is set to star as Vanya in a coming production at the Bucks County Playhouse.    

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Arts, Briefly: A New Lynn Nottage Play by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has announced that the world premiere of a Lynn Nottage play will be among the highlights of its 2015 season.    

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Arts, Briefly: 'A Raisin in the Sun' Loses Diahann Carroll by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Ms. Carroll, 78, has dropped out of the Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 drama.    

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Arts, Briefly: Carol Channing to Celebrate 'Hello, Dolly!' Anniversary by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Carol Channing is set to return to Broadway for a one-night engagement commemorating the 50th anniversary of the opening of "Hello Dolly."    

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Arts, Briefly: New Leaders for Bucks County Playhouse by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

The theater in New Hope, Pa., has announced that Robyn Goodman will be the theater's new executive producer and that Alexander Fraser will be the new producing director.   &nb…

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Arts, Briefly: Two More Writers for Shakespeare Effort by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Margaret Atwood and Howard Jacobson are the latest authors to be commissioned by Penguin Random House's Hogarth imprint to write their interpretations of plays by Shakespeare, the publisher …

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Arts, Briefly: Footnotes by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

A one-woman show about the sex therapist Ruth Westheimer will have its New York premiere Off Broadway, and the Bedlam theater company is coming to the East Village.    

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Arts, Briefly: Brick Announces Lineup for Game Play Festival by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has announced the lineup for its annual fusion of live theater and video games.    

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Arts, Briefly: Pearl Theater Company Unveils Schedule by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

The Pearl Theater Company, the Off Broadway troupe that mounts classic plays and new works dealing with classical themes, has announced its 2013-14 season.    

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Arts, Briefly: The Next Cinematic 'Annie' Is Not an Unknown by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Quvenzhané Wallis, the 9-year-old Oscar-nominated actress, has been cast in the title role of a new film adaptation of the musical "Annie," Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Sunday.

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Arts, Briefly: Michael Cerveris to Join 'Nikolai and the Others' by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Lincoln Center Theater has found the cast for its production of Richard Nelson's new play, "Nikolai and the Others."

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Arts, Briefly: Musical to Feature Stephen Schwartz Songs by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

"Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook" will feature songs from "Wicked," "Godspell" and "Pippin."

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Arts, Briefly: Theater Residencies From Emerson College by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

The Center for the Theater Commons at Emerson College in Boston is set to announce a program to award 14 theater residencies to playwrights in 11 communities across the country.

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Arts, Briefly: Primary Stages Announces Season by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Primary Stages is to announce on Monday that the world premiere of a new play written by and starring Charles Busch will be among the productions in the 2013-14 season.

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Arts, Briefly: Theater Prize Awarded by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Amy Herzog has won the 2012 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award for "After the Revolution."

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Arts, Briefly: Bradley Cooper Joins 'The Elephant Man' by Compiled By Adam W. Kepler

Bradley Cooper, People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2011, will take on one of acting's most unflattering roles, in the Williamstown Theater Festival's revival of "The Elephant Man."

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