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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Tyne Daly to star in B'way's 'It Shoulda Been You' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony and Emmy Award-winner Tyne Daly and Tony-winner Harriet Harris will be returning to Broadway in a wedding comedy....

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal reunite for B'way by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- She absolutely adores Tom Stoppard. He has never been much of a fan. She fell in love with the playwright's words at 17. He once had a terrible audition for a Stoppard p…

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Review: Sting's 'The Last Ship' is thrilling stuff by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- You may be tempted upon leaving Sting's Broadway musical "The Last Ship" to head straight to a pub to drain a pint and sing some sea shanties. Or maybe go weld something…

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Review: Broadway's 'Disgraced' is raw, blistering by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- What does Miss Manners say about how to ensure dinner conversations remain polite? Never bring up politics or religion. Thankfully, playwright Ayad Akhtar minds her no h…

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Sting and his 'The Last Ship' star go home by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The actors in Sting's musical "The Last Ship" have plenty of pressure these days. The show is making its Broadway debut. There are last-minute changes. And Sting is paci…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:45AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Rockettes to try again to dance this spring by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Rockettes are taking a second stab at opening a spring show, and they're leaning on some Broadway creative stars to do it....

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Cinderella musical on tour stars a new mom by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The actress playing Cinderella on tour has something much more precious than a pair of sparkly slippers waiting backstage. She's got a bouncing baby boy....

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Victoria Clark joins the cast of musical 'Gigi' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Award-winner Victoria Clark has joined the Broadway-bound musical "Gigi" playing a role she lately has been really enjoying - a mentor....

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'Disgraced' star Josh Radnor _ 'a 24-hour thinker' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- For nine years, Josh Radnor played a hopeless romantic on TV's "How I Met Your Mother." So he's the perfect person to ask if his latest project is a good for a date nigh…

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Melanie Griffith, Amanda Seyfried to star onstage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actors often complain about short rehearsal times, but some of entertainment's biggest names - including Melanie Griffith, Amanda Seyfried, Uzo Aduba, Peter Dinklage, N…

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Review: 'On the Town' is a helluva revival by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The webs have been swept away, the comic book villains are long gone and even the name of the theater has changed. So what better way to bid farewell to the doomed "Spid…

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

'Rock of Ages' casts YouTube star Chester See by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The next big Broadway star is coming from the Internet....

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Monday, October 13, 2014

Garry Marshall, the knight of light, goes dark by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Garry Marshall may turn 80 next month, but it certainly wasn't apparent as the legendary director led a recent play rehearsal downtown....

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Friday, October 10, 2014

Carol Burnett returns to Broadway, happily by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Carol Burnett doesn't want to brag, but she's done it with a lot of famous guys. Her first time was with Leslie Nielsen, then Tony Roberts. She did it twice with Charlto…

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Review: 'It's Only A Play' is wickedly funny by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some people might call "It's Only A Play" a valentine to the theater, but you mustn't believe them....

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Shuler Hensley will be the Grinch this Christmas by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- This Christmas season, the Grinch has a Tony Award....

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John Lennon comes to life in show opening in NY by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When John R. Waters first heard the Beatles on the radio as a teenager, he made more than one mistake....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Musical 'Once' to leave Broadway in January by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Tony Award-winning musical "Once" is falling slowly off Broadway....

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Broadway marquees to dim to honor Geoffrey Holder by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway theaters plan to dim their marquee lights Friday night in memory of Geoffrey Holder, a Tony Award-winning director who led the groundbreaking show "The Wiz" to …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:56AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Broadway marquees to dim to honor Marian Seldes by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway theaters plan to dim their marquee lights Wednesday night in memory of Marian Seldes, the Tony Award-winning star of "A Delicate Balance" who was a muse to play…

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Play about Columbine shooting to open in New York by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A play about the Columbine High School massacre from the perspective of the two teen shooters will make its world premiere in New York next month, written by a playwrigh…

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Monday, October 6, 2014

Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A Tony Award-winning actress of stage and film who became a muse to playwright Edward Albee has died in New York. Marian Seldes was 86....

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Geoffrey Holder, director and actor, dies at 84 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Geoffrey Holder, a Tony Award-winning director, actor, painter, dancer and choreographer who during an eclectic show business career led the groundbreaking show "The Wiz…

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Friday, October 3, 2014

Holocaust theater catalog established in Miami by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first comprehensive archive of theater materials related to the Holocaust has been established at the University of Miami, allowing researchers and students worldwid…

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Steppenwolf taps Anna D. Shapiro as new leader by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Steppenwolf Theatre Company is fixing up its Chicago home and making a change in its artistic leadership....

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Musical of 'Doctor Zhivago' coming to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The latest version of "Cinderella" will soon disappear from the Broadway Theatre, but another sweepingly romantic musical is ready to take its place - "Doctor Zhivago.".…

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Tim Rice wants 'From Here to Eternity' new life by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tim Rice is hoping his musical "From Here to Eternity" doesn't take an eternity to get to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:23AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Andrea Martin on battling bulimia, flying trapeze by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Here's a tip for the next time you bump into Andrea Martin: Don't forget to spit out your gum....

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Monday, September 29, 2014

'Children of a Lesser God' heads to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The romantic story "Children of a Lesser God," which has been a hit already on stage and in film, is heading back to Broadway....

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Billy Hayes of 'Midnight Express' turns to stage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The other day, Billy Hayes was rehearsing a scene from his one-man show when he was interrupted by the director....

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Original stars to return to 'Chicago' in November by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Look closely and you'll see some familiar faces at the Nov. 23 performance of "Chicago."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:13PM[SHARE]

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