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New Foo Fighters Album Foo Fighters are releasing a new album, Concrete and Gold , this fall!!! Set for release on September 15, the album, the band's ninth, will be supported by a national tour. You can gain pre-sale access when you pre-order the album (several combo packages are available) and/or you become a verified fan (an anti-ticket bot measure). All pre-orders come with an instant download of the single, "Run." See the announcement below, and head to foofighters.com to pre-order and rock out. Casting News Broadway —Initial casting for the Broadway bow of The Band's Visit has been announced. Many of the actors from the acclaimed off-Broadway production will be reprising their roles, including Tony Shalhoub ( The Price , Act One ), Katrina Lenk ( Indecent ), and Jonathan Raviv . Previews for the David Yazbek–Itamar Moses musical begin October 7 at the Barrymore Theatre, with opening night scheduled for November 9. Broadway News has more. Concer...

Bruce on Broadway This is not a drill. Bruce Springsteen  is coming to Broadway. I repeat: Bruce Springsteen is coming to Broadway!!! The Boss will bring a scaled down version of his (amazing) concert to Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre for eight weeks this fall. Exact dates will be announced later. For now, fire up the record player, read through Springsteen's memoir, Born to Run , and save money for tickets because, obviously, you'll want to go every night. Broadway.com has more. Tony Awards Broadway's biggest night is now in the history books. Herein, all things Tonys: Red carpet looks Full list of winners Photos of all the winners Watch all the performances Anecdotes from the press room Photos of revelers at the official Tony Awards Gala Comings, Goings, and Extensions Extension —Hot off the heels of its win for Best Play, Oslo has extended its limited Broadway run. The play, written by J.T. Rogers and featuring (newly minted) Tony winner Mi...

Big Brother on Broadway In a politically and socially savvy move, producers Sonia Friedman and Scott Rudin are bringing the stage adaptation of George Orwell 's 1984 to Broadway. This production debuted in London in 2013, and had multiple engagements in the area since. Performances will begin this summer (with an exact first preview date TBA), and opening night is scheduled for June 22. The London creative team, including co-writers and co-directors Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan , will make the transfer. 1984 will play the Hudson Theatre, which reopens this month with a 10-week revival of Sunday in the Park with George . Visit Playbill for more. Roundabout Off-Broadway Season Announced Roundabout Theatre Company has announced its 2017-2018 off-Broadway shows. Returning to Roundabout are playwrights Joshua Harmon ( Bad Jews , Significant Other ) and Lindsey Ferrentino ( Ugly Lies the Bone ). Harmon's Skintight will be directed by Daniel Aukin , and Ferrentino...

Have you ever remembered something that didn't happen? Maybe you're with friends and reminiscing about, ahem, old times? In Harold Pinter 's Old Times , a married couple, Deeley and Kate, and an old friend, Anna, get together, and for a little over an hour, they mine the depths of their memories, with Deeley and Anna battling for Kate's favor. There's a complicated history among the three of them—or is there? Pinter is vague, which is part of the delight in seeing this brought to life. Deeley, Kate and Anna's story is open to interpretation, and so it's up to the director (in this case, Douglas Hodge ), the actors ( Clive Owen , Kelly Reilly and Eve Best ) and the design team to make some choices. And they make great choices. Owen, making his Broadway debut, is the perfect cad. Handsome and little cocky, his charisma is difficult to resist, yet he colors Deeley (whose name is never spoken in the play, if memory serves) with hints of vulnerability and...

Rebecca Naomi Jones Joins Hedwig The captivating Rebecca Naomi Jones ( American Idiot , Fortress of Solitude ) will take on the role of Yitzhak in the Tony-winning revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch . As reported last week , Tony winner Lena Hall is departing the show, playing her final performance April 4. Jones will tread the boards of the Belasco Theatre beginning April 14. (Understudy Shannon Conley will play Yitzhak in the interim.) John Cameron Mitchell, the show's creator and the original Hedwig, continues with the show through April 26. Beginning April 29, Jones will be playing opposite Darren Criss, who will play a 12-week engagement. Broadway.com has more. Coming Soon Broadway —The appealing Clive Owen ( Closer , The Knick ) will make his Broadway debut this fall in Roundabout's revival of Harold Pinter 's Old Times . Previews begin September 17, with opening night set for October 15. The play will be directed by Douglas Hodge , who won a Tony as ...