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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Breaking news:
Scarlett Johansson To Play ‘Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”
AP – by MARK KENNEDY
Scarlett Johansson will tap into her feline side later this year when she plays Maggie the Cat on Broadway.
Producers on Thursday unveiled the Tony Award-winning Johansson in a revival of Tennessee Williams’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” It will be Johansson’s first time back since winning a Tony in the Arthur Miller play “A View from a Bridge” opposite Liev Schreiber in 2010.
Benjamin Walker, who starred in “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” will play her husband Brick, Ciaran Hinds plays Big Daddy, and Debra Monk will be Big Mama. The production will be directed by Tony and Emmy Award-winner Rob Ashford.
On the news of the announcement, Johansson said: “I am so thrilled to return to Broadway and feel incredibly fortunate to be doing so with Rob Ashford and such gifted actors.”
The new “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” will begin previews at the Richard Rodgers Theater on Dec. 18 and open on Jan. 17.
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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/scarlett-johansson-play-cat-hot-tin-roof
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Live Nation, TicketMaster, StubHub Apps Add Support For Apple’s New Passbook
Billboard.biz – by GLENN PEOPLES
Apple began pushing out its new iOS 6 operating system Wednesday that includes support for Passbook, a new Apple application that acts like a wallet for concert tickets, boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons and loyalty cards. Applications that support Passbook started showing up at iTunes Wednesday from such companies as Ticketmaster, Live Nation, StubHub, Major League Baseball, Fandango and American Airlines.
Passbook should be a helpful tool for mobile ticketing. iOS device owners can use Passbook rather than a handful of mobile ticketing, customer loyalty and other apps individually. Adding a ticket to a Passbook is as easy as clicking a button in a confirmation email.
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http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/live-nation-ticketmaster-stubhub-apps-add-1007954172.story
WNYC Now Live-Streaming NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Cast Recording, Featuring Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Broderick
Playbill.com – by ANDREW GANS
WNYC is currently offering listeners a chance to preview The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the Tony-winning new musical comedy Nice Work If You Can Get It, which will be available for digital download Sept. 25 and on CD Oct. 30.
To listen to the recording, click here.
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http://www.playbill.com/news/article/170232-WNYC-Now-Live-Streaming-Nice-Work-If-You-Can-Get-It-Cast-Recording-Featuring-Kelli-OHara-and-Matthew-Broderick
The Billboard Charts ~ Issue Date: 2012-09-29
Billboard Top Broadway Cast Album Catalog:
#1. Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording
#2. The Book of Mormon, Original Broadway Cast Recording
#3. Once: A New Musical, Original Broadway Cast Recording
#4. Newsies, Original Broadway Cast Recording
#5. Jersey Boys, Original Broadway Cast Recording