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James Loye in Rings.
Credit: Manuel Harlan

Lord of the Rings Ends London Run July 19
The West End production of The Lord of the Rings plays its final performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane July 19 at 7:30 PM London time. The extravagant production closes after a run of 492 performances.

Spike Lee Preserves Passing Strange on Film July 19
Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee and his cameras will fill the Belasco Theatre July 19 to capture the Tony-nominated Broadway production of Passing Strange a day before it plays its final performance on Broadway.




Dolly, Hello!

The legendary Dolly Parton fearlessly jumped into a new world — Broadway — to write songs for 9 to 5: The Musical. Her motto: Adjust and adapt.

Broadway Rush and Standing Room Only Policies

To make tickets more affordable to students and other theatregoers on a budget, many Broadway shows have implemented rush, lottery, and standing-room-only (SRO) policies.

A Perfect Ending

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change ends its record Off-Broadway run this month.

PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER With A.R. Gurney

If any senior citizens out there are looking for the key to longevity, they might want to consider this unorthodox approach: write plays.

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Doubt, With King and Brown, Opens at TheatreWorks July 19

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW, July 12-18: The Helen Hayes Gets a Second Act

DeLaria Will Sing Arlen, Porter, LaChiusa and More on New CD, "The Live Smoke Sessions"

Camp Broadway to Perform in Macy's Parade; Auditions Held July 19

DIVA TALK: Chatting with In the Heights' Karen Olivo Plus News of Akers, Colella and Callaway

Ruckdashel, Baldwin, May and Gibson Are the Next Big Thing Beginning July 19 in L.A.

Huff, Reeder, Fumusa, Lucas, Emmerich and Mudge Will Be Part of Powerhouse Season

McCarthy, Lumbard, Patterson, Page, Fleming and More Cast in Muny's My One and Only

Ann-Marie MacDonald's Darkly Comic Belle Moral Returns to Shaw Fest July 19

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: [title of show] — Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?

Flashdance — The Musical Makes U.K. Premiere July 19

Kennedy and Campbell Host July 19 Divas! Benefit; Walsh, Bessette and Callaways Perform

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