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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Holly Hunter replaced by Deirdre O'Connell at Flea by Associated Press

NEW YORK " Scheduling conflicts have led to Holly Hunter bowing out of the world premiere of Hamish Linklater's play "The Vandal." The Flea Theater said Tuesday that Drama Desk Award winne…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, December 3, 2012

Kevin Spacey unveils star-studded 2013 Old Vic line-up by Associated Press

LONDON - Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones are reuniting onstage to play sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:28AM[SHARE]

Kevin Spacey unveils star-studded 2013 Old Vic line-up by Associated Press

LONDON " Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones are reuniting onstage to play sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," London's Old Vic Theatre announc…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, November 30, 2012

Producer sues Pythons over 'Spamalot' royalties by Associated Press

LONDON - It's no joking matter. A producer of the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is suing the British...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:37AM[SHARE]

Producer sues Pythons over 'Spamalot' royalties by Associated Press

LONDON " It's no joking matter. A producer of the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is suing the British comedy troupe over royalties from the hit stage musical "Spamalot." Producer M…

SOURCE: bostonherald.com at 12:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Martin Richards has died by Associated Press

Richards' shows won 36 Tonys during his five decades producing plays and musicals

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:37PM[SHARE]

Broadway and film producer Martin Richards dies by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Martin Richards, the Tony Award-winning producer behind such Broadway hits as "On the Twentieth Century,"...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 12:33PM[SHARE]

Shakespeare's Globe building new indoor theater by Associated Press

LONDON- Shakespeare's Globe, the open-air London playhouse that helped win modern audiences over to all-weather...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:21AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 26, 2012

Danish theater cancels Amy Winehouse play by Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Amy Winehouse's father has stopped the performance in Denmark of a play about the late British...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:16AM[SHARE]
Friday, November 23, 2012

Chita Rivera, almost 80, can't sit still by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Even when she should be relaxing, Chita Rivera just can't. Currently starring in the ensemble musical...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:53AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

'Trapped' on Broadway? R. Kelly is working on it by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Is Broadway ready for "Trapped in the Closet"? R. Kelly thinks so - and says he's working on making...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 06:18AM[SHARE]
Friday, November 2, 2012

Sandy-hit areas delay, miss out on Halloween by Associated Press

Of course, adults who were going stir crazy and looking for kid-inappropriate entertainment had additional options " especially in New York. For example, there was the off-Broadway show "Sil…

SOURCE: CBS at 11:47AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Broadway lights go up in post-Sandy NYC by Mark Kennedy and Jake Coyle Associated Press Writers

NEW YORK—The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city still wracked by power-outa…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:40AM[SHARE]
Monday, October 15, 2012

New Yorker accused of defrauding Broadway show 'Rebecca' by Associated Press

NEW YORK - A former stock broker was arrested early Monday on charges of defrauding the producers of the Broadway...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:58AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut in Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy next spring by Associated Press

Hanks, a two-time Oscar winner, had been in negotiations for the role when Ephron died this summer.

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 03:16PM[SHARE]

Tom Hanks to make his Broadway debut next year by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Tom Hanks will play a New York City newspaper columnist when he makes his debut on Broadway in the spring. Producers...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:30PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 8, 2012

Brockton twins in Broadway hit 'Newsies' double the talent by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Fans of the Broadway hit "Newsies" might be forgiven for doing a double take these days. That's because...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Diane Lane takes the stage in Chicago play by Associated Press

CHICAGO - More than two decades after she last graced the stage in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," Academy Award-nominated...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:32PM[SHARE]

Actress, teacher, author Dorothy Carter dies in NY by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Dorothy Carter, a former stage actress who starred in the adaptation of the groundbreaking novel "Strange...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:11AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Scarlett Johansson to play 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Scarlett Johansson will tap into her feline side later this year when she plays Maggie the Cat on Broadway. Producers...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:51AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 17, 2012

Producer of gay play in Uganda granted bail by Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda - A Ugandan court releases on bail a British producer who was jailed for staging a play about...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:21AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 13, 2012

'Trek' star's own history inspires new by Associated Press

George Takei has plenty of practice exploring strange new worlds on TV and film, but delving into a painful time...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:42AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 6, 2012

'Big Fish' musical premieres in Chicago next year by Associated Press

CHICAGO - A musical production of "Big Fish" starring two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz will have a five-week...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:50PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 27, 2012

'Motown: The Musical' to Open on Broadway in April by Associated Press

Brandon Victor Dixon will play record label founder Berry Gordy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:54PM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Woody Harrelson's quirky play to extend its run by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Woody Harrelson's play "Bullet for Adolf" is extending its off-Broadway run by more than a month and...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:10AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 20, 2012

'Indiana Jones' star Karen Allen goes off-Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Karen Allen, who romanced Indiana Jones, has been lured back to the New York stage. Allen, perhaps...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:01PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 13, 2012

Broadway's 'Once' recoups its investment by Associated Press

NEW YORK - The Tony Award-winning musical "Once" has proved to be a song at the box office: It has recouped its...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:41PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Marvin Hamlisch, Oscar-winning composer, dies at 68 by Associated Press

Marvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and the Broadway smash "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles. He was 68.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:48AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 6, 2012

Cleveland native, "Hairspray" co-creator Mark O'Donnell dies Monday in New York by Associated Press

The John Marshall High School graduate won the 2003 Tony Award for co-writing "Hairspray" with Thomas Meehan. Mark O'Donnell was in Lakewood last year in a fund-raising event for t…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:00PM[SHARE]

Review: Richard Pryor's daughter offers a funny, energetic play with 'Fried Chicken & Latkes' - The Washington Post by Associated Press

Rain Pryor has a lot of tart comments to share about growing up with a famous father and being a bi-racial child before it was fashionable. Her funny, energetic, autobiographical one-woman s…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:55PM[SHARE]
Friday, August 3, 2012

Mike Tyson says he's used to putting life on stage by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Pounding out the details of his personal life on a Broadway stage doesn't seem to faze Mike Tyson....

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:24AM[SHARE]

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