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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

TKTS offers theatergoers a chance to skip lines by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Times Square's iconic TKTS booth is celebrating its 40th birthday by introducing a new way for theater lovers to avoid lines....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:30AM[SHARE]

'Good job, you!' _ Michael Urie on his 1-man show by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Urie recently shared his stage with a noisy visitor and was not amused. He was rehearsing his one-man show and the buzzing fly around his face was grossing him o…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:52AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Grisham's 'A Time To Kill' heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- John Grisham's first novel is heading to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:32PM[SHARE]

Broadway marquees to dim to honor James Gandolfini by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway theaters will dim their marquee lights Wednesday night in memory of James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos" star who earned a Tony Award nomination in 2009....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:20PM[SHARE]

The famed Times Square TKTS booth turns 40 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hundreds of tourists and New Yorkers show up each day at the famed TKTS booth in the heart of Times Square with questions about Broadway shows. Often they're very intere…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:16AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 24, 2013

'After Midnight' to hit Broadway this fall by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "After Midnight," a musical revue celebrating Duke Ellington's years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem in the late `20s and early `30s, will begin new perfor…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:49PM[SHARE]

Musical inspired by Tupac Shakur songs being born by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A musical inspired by the music of Tupac Shakur hopes to bring gangsta rap to a Broadway stage....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:27PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Faith Prince to play evil Miss Hannigan in 'Annie' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Faith Prince will soon be getting in touch with her mean side - she's about to play Miss Hannigan in the "Annie" revival on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:15PM[SHARE]

Goldstar's Jim McCarthy on why live is better by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim McCarthy doesn't just think it's fun to go out and see a play or a comedy show or a basketball game. He thinks it actually makes you a better person....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:31AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Neil Patrick Harris to star in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

John Cameron Mitchell, who wrote the original musical, said in a statement: "Who better to pass the wig to but the finest entertainer of his generation?"

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 02:46PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 17, 2013

Tony Awards spur box offices on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There were smiles at many Broadway box offices last week as a big financial bounce followed the Tony Awards, with the biggest winners being "Pippin," "Matilda the Musica…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:46PM[SHARE]

Helen Mirren in 'The Audience' sets NT Live record by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- As a queen, Helen Mirren reigns on screen and stage....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:02PM[SHARE]
Friday, June 14, 2013

Carnegie Mellon cheers 'bumper crop' of Tonys by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There was plenty of applause heard during the Tony Awards - and perhaps no place louder than from as far away as Pittsburgh....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:49AM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Jennifer Damiano's next chapter has no fireworks by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The shift from Jennifer Damiano's last workplace to her new one is striking....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:18AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Holland Taylor's 'Ann' closing on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress Holland Taylor's one-woman portrait of Ann Richards, the former Texas governor with the cotton candy hair and down-home humor, will be moving along....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:31PM[SHARE]
Monday, June 10, 2013

Sigourney Weaver to leave 'Vanya and Sonia' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Newly crowned Tony Award winner "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" has gotten a new lease on life but one of its original actresses will be leaving....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:09PM[SHARE]

Musical of 'A Christmas Story' Northeast-bound by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It may not have won any Tony Awards, but the charming musical based on the cult holiday film "A Christmas Story" will be hitting the Northeast this winter....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:00PM[SHARE]

Tony Awards viewership jumps up to 7.24 million by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS' Tony Awards telecast saw viewership jump to 7.24 million people, the show's largest audience in four years....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:08PM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 9, 2013

The top 5 moments of the Tonys telecast by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The top five moments on Sunday night's Tony Awards telecast you'll be talking about Monday morning:...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:50PM[SHARE]

Patina Miller wins best actress in a musical Tony by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Patina Miller has danced away with a Tony Award for her role in the revival of "Pippin."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:40PM[SHARE]

Cicely Tyson wins Tony for best actress in a play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cicely Tyson, who returned to Broadway this season for the first time in 30 years, has taken home the Tony Award for best leading actress in a play....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:36PM[SHARE]

Tracy Letts wins best actor in a play Tony Award by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tracy Letts, who won a Tony Award as a playwright, now has one as an actor....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:23PM[SHARE]

Billy Porter wins best actor in a musical Tony by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Billy Porter, who plays a fierce drag queen in "Kinky Boots," has strutted off with the Tony Award for best actor in a musical....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:20PM[SHARE]

'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike' wins Tony by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Christopher Durang's comical "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" has won the best play Tony Award....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:46PM[SHARE]

Courtney B. Vance wins first Tony of the night by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Courtney B. Vance has won the first Tony Award of the night, taking the trophy for best featured actor in a play after host Neil Patrick Harris opened the show with a hi…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:23PM[SHARE]
Friday, June 7, 2013

Tony Award Nominations: Fewer nods for big stars by Mark Kennedy

Friday June 7, 2013 NEW YORK -- The day after the Tony Award nominations were announced, Annaleigh Ashford stood smiling in a Times Square

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:20AM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 6, 2013

'The Bridges of Madison County' will hit Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Bridges of Madison County" - the book made into a film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood - is heading to Broadway as a musical....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:43PM[SHARE]

Theater vets crowd out Hollywood stars at Tonys by Mark Kennedy

The day after the Tony Award nominations were announced, Annaleigh Ashford stood smiling in a Times Square hotel's event space, cheered by the sight of all her fellow honorees gathered toget…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:38PM[SHARE]

Theater vets crowd out Hollywood stars at Tonys by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The day after the Tony Award nominations were announced, Annaleigh Ashford stood smiling in a Times Square hotel's event space, cheered by the sight of all her fellow ho…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:14AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

'It's his time' _ 'Kinky Boots' star Billy Porter by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- While all haircuts are important, the one Billy Porter got late last week was even more critical: It was his last trim before Sunday's Tony Awards....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:29AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Meet writer Amanda Green, who 'breathes' Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Amanda Green recently relived a moment of personal heartbreak. She did so with a huge smile....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:52AM[SHARE]

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