Monday, July 14, 2014
NEW YORK " Tupac Shakur fans, keep ya head up: The Broadway musical "Holler If Ya Hear Me" that uses songs from one of hip-hop's greatest artists is closing after less than two months.Produ…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 09:22PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 8, 2014
NEW YORK " Kyle Taylor Parker is going from backup dancer to leading man " but staying in 6-inch heels.The performer who has been in "Kinky Boots" since it made its debut in Chicago in 2012 …
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 08:39AM[SHARE]Monday, July 7, 2014
NEW YORK " With all eyes on Brazil and the World Cup, Broadway is getting into the act with plans to adapt the Oscar-winning film "Black Orpheus" for the stage.Producers said Monday that Pu…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 08:20PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 1, 2014
NEW YORK " One of the darkest views of a marriage is coming to Broadway from a producing couple who are enjoying a long, sunny marriage.Producers Jay and Cindy Gutterman said Monday they pla…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 07:23AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 26, 2014
LONDON " Lindsay Lohan is heading for the London stage " in a play about the hysteria of Hollywood.Producers announced Thursday that Lohan will make her professional stage debut in Septembe…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 03:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 25, 2014
NEW YORK " Max Crumm, who played Danny Zuko in the latest edition of "Grease" on Broadway, will next tackle the longest-running musical in the world.Crumm will play the lead male role in "Th…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 05:41AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 24, 2014
NEW YORK " James Earl Jones is getting some help with his revival of "You Can't Take It With You" " Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne and Tony Award nominee Annaleigh Ashford have ju…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 03:43PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 18, 2014
NEW YORK " The Metropolitan Opera has canceled plans for a global simulcast to cinemas of John Adams' "The Death of Klinghoffer" amid objections it could stir anti-Semitic sentiments.The Li…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 08:22AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 17, 2014
NEW YORK " Producers of Terrence McNally's Broadway-bound revival of "It's Only a Play" have added a little "Harry Potter" magic " Rupert Grint.Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the Potter f…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 01:43PM[SHARE]NEW YORK " One of Tupac Shakur's old friends celebrated his birthday by seeing a new play inspired by his music.Madonna attended a preview of "Holler If Ya Hear Me" in New York City on Mond…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:01AM[SHARE]Monday, June 16, 2014
NEW YORK " James Franco is adding another notch to his expansive resume " stage director.Rattlestick Playwrights Theater said Monday that Franco will direct Robert Boswell's world premiere …
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 01:02PM[SHARE]Monday, June 9, 2014
NEW YORK " Hugh Jackman hopping his way into the theater, Neil Patrick Harris licking the eyeglasses of Samuel L. Jackson. A little history, and a slew of genuinely heartfelt speeches. The …
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 06:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 8, 2014
Breaking Bad star wins for his portrayal of Lyndon Johnson as Audra McDonald sets record with her sixth acting awardBreaking Bad star Bryan Cranston continued his stellar streak by winning a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01PM[SHARE]NEW YORK " Robert Schenkkan's "All The Way" has won the Tony Award for best play.Starring Bryan Cranston, the play focuses on President Lyndon B. Johnson's first year in office and explores …
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:00PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 7, 2014
NEW YORK " The competition at the Tony Awards is fierce every year, but this time promises to be positively brutal: A fight will actually break out onstage.Sunday's telecast will feature th…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 5, 2014
The pair known for their hugely popular double act in The Producers are to return to the stage with It's Only A PlayNathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will be back together again on Broadway …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:11AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 3, 2014
NEW YORK " Julia Stiles is returning to the New York stage in a quirky little comedy about a one-night-stand that has long-term implications.The Cherry Lane Theatre said Tuesday the star of…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 02:25PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 31, 2014
NEW YORK " A new arena version of "Jesus Christ Superstar" starring punk legend John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon and Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child has abruptly cancelled its 54-city tour j…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 27, 2014
NEW YORK " Broadway and Hollywood stars will help add some glamour to this year's Tony Awards, with appearances expected by Bradley Cooper, Kevin Bacon, Clint Eastwood, Maggie Gyllenhaal, W…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:29PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 20, 2014
WASHINGTON " Count on singing and dancing, maybe even a few magic tricks, when the curtain goes up Tuesday on the very first White House talent show.Michelle Obama and the President's Commi…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:05AM[SHARE]Monday, May 12, 2014
NEW YORK " Twenty-five years ago while doing "Gypsy," Tyne Daly met a special group of people backstage.One was Valerie Gladstone, her dresser. Another was Geordie Sheffer, who did her makeu…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 6, 2014
DAMASCUS, Syria " Just as Leen Arbid entered the front gate of the Damascus Opera House, a potent symbol of the Assad family's decades-long authoritarian rule over Syria, she heard a deafen…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:15PM[SHARE]Monday, May 5, 2014
NEW YORK " Michelle Obama, one of the most fashion-conscious first ladies in decades, joined a who's who of designers Monday as she cut the ribbon at the Metropolitan Museum's new costume c…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:56AM[SHARE]NEW YORK " First lady Michelle Obama is expected at the Metropolitan Museum Monday for the opening of the museum's newly renovated costume center.The first lady is scheduled to cut the ribbo…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 09:17AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 30, 2014
NEW YORK " The lineup of pop stars keeps coming for new Tony Award-nominated "After Midnight."Producers of the show that celebrates Duke Ellington's years at the Cotton Club say Patti LaBel…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 09:20AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 29, 2014
NEW YORK " The musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," a comedic romp in which a poor man eliminates the eight heirs ahead of him for a title, nabbed a leading 10 Tony Award nomin…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:05PM[SHARE]The musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” a comedic romp in which a poor man eliminates the eight heirs ahead of him for a title, nabbed a leading...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:33AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 26, 2014
NEW YORK " Javier Camarena received a rare honor at the Metropolitan Opera, becoming only the third singer in 70 years to perform an aria encore.
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 23, 2014
NEW YORK " Someone pretty critic-proof is coming to Broadway: The Almighty.Producer Jeffrey Finn on Wednesday said he hopes to mount a stage adaptation of the humor book "The Last Testament…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 02:18PM[SHARE]LONDON " Four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare is probably Britain's best-known export, his words and characters famous around the world.Shakespeare's Globe theater is setting…
SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:37AM[SHARE]Monday, April 14, 2014
NEW YORK " Annie Baker's "The Flick" has won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for drama, a play set in a rundown movie theater that was hailed by the judges as a "thoughtful drama with well-crafted …
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