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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Broadway's 'Pippin' to go on national tour by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The thrilling Broadway revival of "Pippin" will be taking its magic on the road.Producers of the Tony Award-nominated show said Wednesday that a national tour will kick off in Sep…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 04:57AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Lincoln Center names a Broadway producer as head by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has tapped as its new leader a Broadway producer who has helped mount such hits as the Tony Award-winning revival of "Hair" and "Equus" wit…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 04:30PM[SHARE]

Broadway's 'The Winslow Boy' to star Mastrantonio by Associated Press

NEW YORK " A revival of Terence Rattigan's play "The Winslow Boy" starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Roger Rees is heading to Broadway next season.The Roundabout Theatre Company said …

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 01:45PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Irish stage actor Dowling dead at age 83 by Associated Press

CHESTER, Mass. " Stage actor Vincent G. Dowling, who had a long-time association with Ireland's national theater company and performed several times in the Reagan White House, has died in M…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 04:06PM[SHARE]

Billy Crystal returns to Broadway with 1-man show by Associated Press

NEW YORK " There are apparently a few more Sundays left in Billy Crystal.The star of "City Slickers" and "When Harry Met Sally" said Tuesday he will reprise his funny and poignant one-man a…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:51AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 13, 2013

Laura Benanti gets in a cabaret mood by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Years ago, when her roommate came home one day sobbing, Laura Benanti comforted her the only way she knew how " with a song.Benanti, who would go on to win a Tony Award, still rec…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 09:19AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 9, 2013

3 actors find Tony nominations both happy and sad by Associated Press

NEW YORK " For three actors, the Tony Award nomination announcement last week was somewhat bittersweet.Sweet, because they'd each gotten a prestigious nod. Bitter, because their shows were …

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 03:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The UK Beatles' show 'Let It Be' to hit Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The Beatles are coming back to Broadway.Two years after a Fab Four cover band arrived on the Great White Way, the London hit "Let It Be" plans to arrive this summer with new guys …

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:52AM[SHARE]

Cast of Broadway 'Matilda' chat with an astronaut by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The cast members of the Tony Award-nominated "Matilda" are arguably all stars. This week, they chatted with a man closer to the actual cosmic ones.About three dozen cast members …

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:36AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Pa. teen wins August Wilson Monologue Competition by Associated Press

NEW YORK " A 17-year-old from Pittsburgh has won the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, performing a section of the playwright's "King Hedley II" with powerful skill.Tambi Gx…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:16PM[SHARE]
Saturday, May 4, 2013

Framingham actor uses burly build to win roles by Associated Press

 FRAMINGHAM - In addition to his degree in theater studies and bass singing voice, Patrick Curran lists his 18-inch neck on his resume when applying for acting jobs.After all, the casting…

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Framingham actor uses burly build to win roles by Associated Press

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. " In addition to his degree in theater studies and bass singing voice, Patrick Curran lists his 18-inch neck on his resume when applying for acting jobs.After all, the cast…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 06:17AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 3, 2013

Critics' Circle names 'Matilda' top musical by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The New York Drama Critics' Circle has voted "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" as best play and "Matilda: The Musical" as best musical.The circle on Friday also handed out sp…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 02:32PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever' closing in June by Associated Press

LONDON " "Viva Forever"? Not as it turns out.Producers announced Thursday that the Spice Girls musical will close at London's Piccadilly Theater June 29 after a disappointing six-month run.…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:53AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Select list of nominees for 2013 Tony Awards by Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Select nominations for the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:13AM[SHARE]

Tony Award nominations may have a British accent by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Two leading contenders for Tony Award nominations may make the race a drag this year."Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" " each of which is led by a man dressed as a woman " are virtual …

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 02:42AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Mirren, Rylance up for London's Olivier awards by Associated Press

LONDON " Helen Mirren is a favorite to reign at London's Olivier theater awards Sunday for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience."Mirren is a best-actress nominee for the a…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 07:35AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 18, 2013

Broadway play altered following marathon blasts by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Playwright Richard Greenberg has edited parts of his new play "The Assembled Parties" following the bombings at the Boston Marathon to cut an unflattering reference to the city o…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 04:24PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Art crashes into authority in play about Ai Weiwei by Associated Press

LONDON " Ai Weiwei appears to be standing in front of a London theater, which would be some trick, even for the provocative and unpredictable Chinese artist.The sculptor, photographer and i…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 05:54AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Julie Taymor, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark reach settlement in copyright suit by Associated Press

Taymor filed a lawsuit in November 2011, saying her copyrighted written works were violated when she was fired last year

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 05:17PM[SHARE]

Settlement reached in 'Spider-Man' B'way musical by Associated Press

NEW YORK " A settlement has been reached between the producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and its fired director, Julie Taymor, ending a bitter legal fight over what has become Broad…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:51PM[SHARE]

UK National Theatre chief to step down in 2015 by Associated Press

LONDON " The widely praised chief of Britain's National Theatre says he will leave his post in two years.Nicholas Hytner plans to step down from one of the biggest jobs in the theater world…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 08:10AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Yo-Yo Ma joins rocker to call for US arts funding by Associated Press

WASHINGTON " Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum joined cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to increase funding for the arts in a year of deep federal budget c…

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Broadway's 'Hands on a Hardbody' to close by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The new Broadway musical about a group of people hoping to win a truck is driving into the sunset following disastrous box office sales.Producers said Monday that "Hands on a Har…

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Stephen Sondheim wins prestigious MacDowell medal by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Stephen Sondheim has won one of the top honors in the arts world, the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement.The MacDowell Colony, the New Hampshire-based artist residenc…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 08:14AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 31, 2013

Study shows Shakespeare as ruthless businessman by Associated Press

LONDON " Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger " it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare.But we should, according to a group of academics who say the Bard was a ruthless businessman…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 11:55AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Crystal Bowersox of 'American Idol' eyes Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Former "American Idol" contestant Crystal Bowersox will officially be taking a walk after midnight on Broadway.Producers of the Patsy Cline musical "Always... Patsy Cline" said T…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:49AM[SHARE]

Tenor Bryan Hymel wins Met Opera's Sills award by Associated Press

NEW YORK " A tenor from New Orleans has won the prestigious Beverly Sills Award that signals a star in the works.Bryan Hymel (EE'-mehl) accepted the $50,000 prize Monday at the Metropolitan …

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:15AM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 23, 2013

'Book of Mormon' smashes 1-day box office record by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The seemingly unstoppable hit "The Book of Mormon" has broken another record " this time on the other side of the Atlantic.The quirky, profane musical opened Thursday night to so…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 03:08PM[SHARE]
Monday, March 18, 2013

Tony Awards to head back to Radio City Music Hall by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The Tony Awards are going back to the place where the Rockettes high-kick it.The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of the show that honors the best o…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:04AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

New Edward Albee play a Signature highlight by Associated Press

NEW YORK " The upcoming season at the Signature Theatre will be a fertile one " with new works by David Henry Hwang, Will Eno, Martha Clarke and the much-anticipated world premiere of Edwar…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 10:57AM[SHARE]

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