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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Playwright contest winner named _ next stop B'way by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A sophomore from New York University has emerged from a frazzling and frenzied two-day playwriting boot camp to win a shot at penning a short play for Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:20PM[SHARE]

Mayor helps new theater dedication in Brooklyn by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, director Julie Taymor and actor Mark Rylance gathered Tuesday in Brooklyn to help cut the ribbon for a jewel box-sized, shiny new theat…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:53PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 21, 2013

Doctor makes stage-door visits on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Outside a dressing room one recent afternoon in the Walter Kerr Theatre, a line of people waited to roll up their sleeves....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:57AM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Review: 'A Time to Kill' is not worth killing time by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A paperback copy of John Grisham's novel "A Time to Kill" will set you back less than $10. The DVD of the film will cost a few bucks more. The new adaptation on Broadway…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:04PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 18, 2013

'The Lion King' to set new milestone on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Lion King" has more reason to roar - it's on pace to end the week as the first Broadway show to earn $1 billion....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:42AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 17, 2013

Review: 'The Winslow Boy' _ tonic for the stubborn by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- So many things onstage these days champion the notion that change is good - open your mind, learn to love what you fear, embrace the unknown. So it's refreshing to have …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:24PM[SHARE]

Musical of 'An American in Paris' eyes Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A stage musical based on the film "An American in Paris" with music by George and Ira Gershwin is aiming for Broadway in 2015 after a stop in - where else? - Paris next …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:14PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Will Eno play to hit Broadway with some big stars by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A play about four people who share the same last name is coming to Broadway with some awfully big names attached....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:16PM[SHARE]

Composer John Kander rides new creative wave at 86 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Legendary composer John Kander is standing in a hallway at the Vineyard Theatre when he spots an unusual opportunity....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:24AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Show-within-show on 'Smash' to be performed by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the musicals at the heart of the cancelled TV show "Smash" will get another life....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:04AM[SHARE]

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio likes 1 role most by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Recently, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio woke up early to see someone special: her youngest son, Declan, 16....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:59AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Musicals featuring female singer-songwriters swell by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mary Bridget Davies is part singer, part actress and part spirit conjurer....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:32AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Cranston 'transformative' in Broadway-bound play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bryan Cranston will surprise Broadway audiences when he portrays President Lyndon B. Johnson after being so closely associated with his "Breaking Bad" anti-hero, says th…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:46PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 7, 2013

'Betrayal' with Daniel Craig already a hit by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The real-life husband-and-wife team Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz helped propel "Betrayal" to a Broadway record - and the show hasn't even officially opened yet....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:35PM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 6, 2013

Review: Hyperkinetic 'Big Fish' emerges with heart by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sometimes a musical gets you with the first kiss or a nifty bit of dance. "Big Fish" might be the first to do it with elephant butts....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:56PM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Review: B'way's 'The Glass Menagerie' thrilling by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The way Laura makes her entrance in the new Broadway production of "The Glass Menagerie" is jaw-droppingly brilliant. She emerges from out of the middle of a sofa, as if…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:59PM[SHARE]

Zachary Quinto 'grateful' for Broadway debut by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- On a wall in Zachary Quinto's dressing room is one of his most prized possessions right now: a picture that looks like a child's ink drawing....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:12AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Theater hunts for lost musicals and puts them on by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't be fooled by how mild-mannered Ben West seems. He's the musical theater world's Sherlock Holmes and Victor Frankenstein rolled into one....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:01AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Producing duo ready their third sports play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One night in late 2010, theater producer Fran Kirmser found herself in a Broadway theater beside an unusual guest - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:37AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Review: Bloom tries hard in cool 'Romeo & Juliet' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Orlando Bloom has answered the timeless question: What if Romeo wore black jeans?...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:03PM[SHARE]

Sting's musical 'The Last Ship' will sail to B'way by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Singer-songwriter Sting's new musical "The Last Ship" will sail onto a Broadway stage after a stop in Chicago....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:38AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad tackle Shakespeare by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When Condola Rashad snagged the coveted role of Juliet opposite Orlando Bloom's Romeo on Broadway, she was overjoyed. Now she could get finally get some answers....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:09AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Singer k.d. lang joins Broadway's 'After Midnight' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Grammy Award-winning singer k.d. lang has sung everything from country songs to folk and torch songs. Now she's about to unleash her jazz side - on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:14PM[SHARE]

'The Fantasticks' reaches mind-boggling milestone by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The opening night of the musical "The Fantasticks" wasn't so fantastic....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:23AM[SHARE]
Friday, September 6, 2013

Mike Nichols returns to adultery in 'Betrayal' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's only 3 p.m. but master director Mike Nichols warns that he's been through a lot already....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:41AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Broadway revival of 'Annie' to close in January by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's hard-knock life on Broadway - the revival of "Annie" is set to close in January....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:05PM[SHARE]

Cicely Tyson on winning a Tony, Obama & next steps by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There is a beach with fluffy sand in Cicely Tyson's future. She can't wait to get to it. Just don't ask where it is....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:52AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Fantasia prepares for Broadway under watchful eye by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first rehearsal of Fantasia Barrino's upcoming Broadway show was, to be fair, a little rough....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:34AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

'Macbeth' has Brian d'Arcy James, Daniel Sunjata by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Reinforcements have arrived for the upcoming cast of "Macbeth" and some big names are joining Ethan Hawke and Anne-Marie Duff....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:49PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Sting's wife Trudie Styler to star off-Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress and producer Trudie Styler, the better half of pop singer Sting, will star this fall in a new off-Broadway adaptation of Anton Checkov's "The Seagull."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:03PM[SHARE]

New Broadway season has something for everyone by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's Denzel Washington and Billy Crystal, plenty of Shakespeare and a nice dash of Harold Pinter. There's even a musical of the boxing classic "Rocky" and the much an…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:28AM[SHARE]

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