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Saturday, June 25, 2016

'Hamilton' to Fundraise for Hillary Clinton With Extra Performance by Gordon Cox

Hillary Clinton supporters have a chance to score Broadway’s hottest ticket with a special fundraising performance of “Hamilton,” scheduled as an extra matinee on July 12. …

SOURCE: Variety at 03:42PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Broadway's 'Shuffle Along' To Close in July, When Audra McDonald Exits by Gordon Cox

“Shuffle Along,” the starry Broadway musical that was nominated for 10 Tony Awards earlier this year, will be closing much earlier than expected, with producers choosing to shutt…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:24PM[SHARE]

Broadway's 'An American in Paris' to Close in January by Gordon Cox

“An American in Paris,” the stage musical that meshed Broadway and ballet, will close on Broadway in January — but the major renovations planned for the production’…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:17PM[SHARE]

Al Pacino, James Taylor, the Eagles Named 2016 Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors by Gordon Cox

Al Pacino, James Taylor, the rock band The Eagles, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich, and gospel/blues singer Mavis Staples have been named the 2016 recipients of the Kennedy Center Honor…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:13PM[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil, NFL Team Up For Massive Times Square Attraction by Gordon Cox

Cirque du Soleil and the NFL are planting a flag in Times Square, constructing a four-story, 40,000 square-foot interactive exhibit, “NFL Times Square,” that aims to attract 2…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:13PM[SHARE]

Tony Winner 'The Humans' Will Move to a Bigger Broadway Theater by Gordon Cox

“The Humans,” the production that won best play at this year’s Tony Awards, will finish up its run at the Helen Hayes Theater in late July — and then resume perfor…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:13PM[SHARE]

Off Broadway Review: Samuel D. Hunter's 'The Healing' by Gordon Cox

“The Healing,” the new play by MacArthur Foundation genius grant winner Samuel D. Hunter, was written specifically for Theater Breaking Through Barriers, a company of disabled ac…

SOURCE: Variety at 08:43AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Broadway's Binder Casting Acquired by Cruise Ship Entertainment Producer RWS (EXCLUSIVE) by Gordon Cox

RWS & Associates, a producer of stage shows for cruise ships and theme parks, is looking to make a name for itself in commercial theater with the acquisition of Binder Casting, the ve…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PM[SHARE]

Tony Champ 'Fun Home' to Close in September by Gordon Cox

“Fun Home,” the intimately scaled musical that won five 2015 Tony Awards including best musical, will close in September after 18 months on Broadway. Although the production̵…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:50AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

London Theater Review: Mike Bartlett's Snowden-Inspired 'Wild' by Gordon Cox

A twist on the Edward Snowden story, Mike Bartlett's new play "Wild" is really an examination of rampant rational skepticism. If ours is a world in which nothing is what it seems and nobody …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:40PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 20, 2016

Broadway Box Office: 'The Humans' Gets a Tony Bump by Gordon Cox

A recent win at the 2016 Tony Awards seems to have had an instant effect on the Broadway box office of “The Humans,” the glowingly received production that took home the…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:55PM[SHARE]

Pre-Broadway Review: 'The SpongeBob Musical' by Gordon Cox

Nickelodeon's endearing, absorbent, animated oddball optimist SpongeBob SquarePants and his surreal undersea habitat Bikini Bottom get a Broadway-scaled stage treatment in “The Spon…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:37PM[SHARE]

'Monopoly The Musical': Hasbro Partners With Broadway Producer for Live Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) by Gordon Cox

Hasbro is getting into the live entertainment game. Their first move: “Monopoly the Musical,” targeted for Broadway and the first of a series of stage projects to be announced ou…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:33AM[SHARE]
Friday, June 17, 2016

Phillipa Soo of 'Hamilton' To Star in Broadway's 'Amelie' by Gordon Cox

Philippa Soo, the actress nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in “Hamilton,” will take on the title role in the brewing musical adaptation of “Amelie,” set…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:31PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 16, 2016

13 Questions for New 'Hamilton' Star Javier Munoz by Gordon Cox

When Javier Munoz takes the stage as the new Hamilton in “Hamilton” this July, it won’t be the first time he’s playing the role. He’s been creator-star Lin-Manu…

SOURCE: Variety at 09:45PM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' Exit Set for July with Javier Munoz to Take Over by Gordon Cox

“Hamilton” will have a new Hamilton in July, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator-star of the Tony-winning Broadway smash, confirmed to exit the show July 9 and his longtime alte…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:13PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Broadway Bands Together for Song to Benefit Orlando LGBT Center by Gordon Cox

Members of the Broadway community have teamed up for a charity recording of “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” performed by a “We Are the World”-style supergoup of t…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:54PM[SHARE]

The Broadway Channel Goes Over The Top on Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV by Gordon Cox

The Broadway Channel — the video content brand affiliated with online ticket seller and news outlet Broadway.com and with producer-presenter Broadway Across America — is ex…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PM[SHARE]

De Niro's 'Bronx Tale' Musical, Complicite's 'Encounter' Join Broadway Slate by Gordon Cox

With the Tony Awards out of the way, Broadway can now get down to ironing out its plans for the fall. The newest confirmed additions to the slate: “A Bronx Tale,” the musical co-…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:00PM[SHARE]

Tony-Nominated 'She Loves Me' To Be Broadway's First Livestream by Gordon Cox

The Roundabout Theater Company's revival of "She Loves Me" will become the first Broadway production to livestream a performance, with the title — nominated for eight Tony Awards and s…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:56PM[SHARE]

'Spongebob Squarepants' Hits the Stage to Soak Up Broadway Spotlight by Gordon Cox

In a basement studio under Chicago's Oriental Theatre, things are getting dramatic " and a bit surreal. A 14-piece orchestra is swelling to a cinematic crescendo. Three actors " portrayin…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:56PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's Broadway Musical 'Bright Star' to Close by Gordon Cox

“Bright Star,” the Broadway musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, will shutter at the end of the month, with producers posting a closing notice after weeks of …

SOURCE: Variety at 09:29PM[SHARE]

London Theater Review: Isabelle Huppert in 'Phaedra(s)' by Gordon Cox

Isabelle Huppert's return to the London stage is welcome, but it comes in an impenetrable indulgence by Polish director Krystof Warlikowski. First seen at the Odéon Théàtre de l'Europe …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:49AM[SHARE]

Shakespeare in the Park Review: Phyllida Lloyd's All-Female 'The Taming of the Shrew' by Gordon Cox

A company of women under the direction of Phyllida Lloyd (“Mamma Mia!”) romps through a subversive version of "The Taming of the Shrew" that takes some of the sting out of Shakes…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:15AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 13, 2016

Broadway Box Office: 'Hamilton' Tops Itself in Tony Week by Gordon Cox

It’s too early to tell what kind of effect last night’s Tony Awards will have on the Broadway box office, but it’s not too soon to predict that “Hamilton” is go…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:11PM[SHARE]

Tony Awards: 5 Biggest Snubs and Surprises by Gordon Cox

In a 2015-16 season in which the top winner at the Tony Awards, “Hamilton,” had been a foregone conclusion since the musical opened last summer, the biggest uncertainty of the To…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:38AM[SHARE]

Tony Awards: 'Hamilton,' Diversity Are Big Winners as Broadway Mourns Orlando Victims by Gordon Cox

"Hamilton" ascended to the awards throne to which the Broadway smash has been headed all season, taking home eleven trophies at the 2016 Tony Awards, including the top prize for new musical,…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:31AM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 12, 2016

How Will the Tony Awards Acknowledge the Orlando Shooting? by Gordon Cox

The dress rehearsal for the 2016 Tony Awards answered a lot of questions — from what song the cast of “Hamilton” will perform to which award Barbra Streisand will present &…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:11PM[SHARE]
Friday, June 10, 2016

Tony Awards Predictions: Which Ones Won't 'Hamilton' Win? by Gordon Cox

Even way back in the spring of last year, before the 2015-16 season had even started, the question about the Tony Awards was never whether “Hamilton” would win big at the ceremon…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:30PM[SHARE]

How John Doyle Made 'The Color Purple' Feel Like a Different Show by Gordon Cox

The Broadway revival of “The Color Purple,” nominated for four Tony Awards and probably on its way to winning at least one of them, is an impressive achievement by any measure. B…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:31AM[SHARE]

Jeff Daniels on Returning to 'Blackbird' on Broadway, Tony Nomination by Gordon Cox

In 2007, Jeff Daniels starred as Ray in the first American production of David Harrower's profoundly unsettling drama "Blackbird," about an older man confronted by a woman over the relations…

SOURCE: Variety at 05:31AM[SHARE]

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