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   Bobby Cannavale Sharpens 'Big Knife' for Broadway

   9:30 am 5/3/2012

   • by David Rooney

   The Emmy-winning actor will return to Broadway in Spring 2013 in director Doug Hughes' revival of the 1949 Clifford Odets play about Old Hollywood.Read more

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2. Once Sneak Peek

   10:07 am 5/2/2012

   • by David Simpson

   Sneak peek at the musical 'Once' based on Fox Searchlight's indie movie of the same name. The play leads the Tony nominations with 11.Read more

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   Tony Awards 2012: The Biggest Snubs and Surprises

   12:25 pm 5/1/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Tyne Daly, Rachel Griffiths, Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Lansbury, Alan Rickman and Ricky Martin are among shutouts from the shortlist, while the positioning of James Earl Jones in lead rather than featured-actor stakes gives him steep odds to overcome.Read more

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   'Once' Leads the Pack With 11 Tony Nominations

   6:56 am 5/1/2012

   • by David Rooney

   In addition to the Irish romance, the musicals "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Follies," "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Newsies" and the plays "Peter and the Starcatcher" and "Death of a Salesman" dominated a wide spread of nominees for this year's Tony Awards.Read more

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   Hugh Jackman, Bernadette Peters, Actors' Equity to Receive Honorary Tony Awards

   10:05 am 4/30/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Broadway veteran Peters will be honored for her charity work, with special awards going to Jackman for his contributions as a performer and humanitarian, and to Actors' Equity Association on its 100th anniversary.Read more

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   Don't Dress for Dinner: Theater Review

   6:00 pm 4/26/2012

   • by David Rooney

   A long-running hit in London in the 1990s but unseen on Broadway until now, French playwright Marc Camoletti's infidelity comedy is a follow-up to "Boeing-Boeing," which was a Tony Award winner in its 2008 revival.Read more

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   Leap of Faith: Theater Review

   5:45 pm 4/26/2012

   • by David Rooney

   Raul Esparza plays con-man evangelist Jonas Nightingale in the gospel-flavored musical reworking of the Steve Martin movie, with songs by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater.Read more

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   The Columnist: Theater Review

   6:00 pm 4/25/2012

   • by David Rooney

   John Lithgow stars as powerful mid-century Washington political journalist Joseph Alsop in this new biographical drama by Pulitzer and Tony-winning "Proof" playwright David Auburn.Read more

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9. Leap of Faith Sneak Peek

   11:47 am 4/25/2012

   • by David Simpson

   A musical based on the 1992 Steve Martin movie, starring Raul Esparza as the con-man faith healer.Read more

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10. Don't Dress for Dinner Sneak Peek

    11:29 am 4/25/2012

    • by David Simpson

    With an ensemble that includes Jennifer Tilly, Marc Camoletti's sex farce is a sequel to "Boeing-Boeing," which was a hit in its 2008 Broadway revival.Read more

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