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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda's new honor is as sweet at dessert by Mark Kennedy

Lin-Manuel Miranda has already this year won a Pulitzer Prize, a Grammy, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History and a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. What mo…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:21PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 20, 2016

Identical acrobat twins make you see double at 'Paramour' by Mark Kennedy

On Broadway these days is a pair of brothers who, quite literally, put their lives in each other's hands every day.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:14AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Joe Morton plays iconic comedian Dick Gregory off-Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Emmy winner Joe Morton, known for his dramas, is taking a walk on the funny side....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:34AM[SHARE]

Joe Morton plays iconic comedian Dick Gregory off-Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Emmy winner Joe Morton, known for his dramas, is taking a walk on the funny side.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:33AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 16, 2016

'Everybody Loves Raymond' star Roberts memorialized in NYC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress Doris Roberts, who played the endlessly meddling mother on CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond," was remembered Monday as a tireless actr…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:43PM[SHARE]

No, this Broadway costumer doesn't just 'shop all day' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Finding costume designer Suttirat Larlarb isn't easy these days. Finding her work is easy....

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

No, this Broadway costumer doesn't just 'shop all day' by Mark Kennedy

Finding costume designer Suttirat Larlarb isn't easy these days. Finding her work is easy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:31AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Tony nominee Jennifer Simard gets some love online by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fans of a Broadway nun have turned to a higher power to get her some recognition - the Internet....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:35PM[SHARE]

Pregnant Audra McDonald to temporarily leave 'Shuffle Along' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Audra McDonald will soon be stepping away from her new Broadway show for the best of reasons: The six-time Tony Award-winner is pregnant....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:35PM[SHARE]

Audra McDonald expecting a baby, to leave 'Shuffle Along' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Audra McDonald will soon be stepping away from her new Broadway show for the best of reasons: The six-time Tony Award-winner is pregnant....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:35PM[SHARE]

Audra McDonald expecting a baby, to leave 'Shuffle Along' by Mark Kennedy

Audra McDonald will soon be stepping away from her new Broadway show for the best of reasons: The six-time Tony Award-winner is pregnant.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 9, 2016

Darren Criss to lead 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' on tour by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Darren Criss, the former "Glee" star, had so much fun playing an East German transsexual on Broadway that he's taking her on the road....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:39PM[SHARE]

Tony nominations help 'Waitress,' and 'Shuffle Along' by Mark Kennedy

Earning a clutch of Tony Award nominations is usually good for business on Broadway and that was certainly true last week for shows like "Waitress," ''Shuffle Along" and "The Color Purple."

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:27PM[SHARE]

Darren Criss to lead 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' on tour by Mark Kennedy

Darren Criss, the former "Glee" star, had so much fun playing an East German transsexual on Broadway that he's taking her on the road.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:19PM[SHARE]

Sophie Okonedo puts body, soul and sweater into 'Crucible' by Mark Kennedy

It was the last day of 2015 and Sophie Okonedo was getting ready to go out and have fun at a New Year's Eve party when she got an email that would keep her v…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:46AM[SHARE]

Sophie Okonedo puts body, soul and sweater into 'Crucible' by Mark Kennedy

It was the last day of 2015 and Sophie Okonedo was getting ready to go out and have fun at a New Year's Eve party when she got an email that would keep her very sober indeed.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:58AM[SHARE]

Borle to play Wonka in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle has gotten the golden ticket: He'll star as Willy Wonka in the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:09AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 6, 2016

'Finding Neverland' to close this summer on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

"Finding Neverland," which never really found a Broadway audience, will close and try its luck in London.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:22PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 5, 2016

New York home to idiosyncratic works from actor-playwrights by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's been an exciting season for theater in New York, with some solid revivals, thoughtful new plays and lively comedies. And then there's the show …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:55PM[SHARE]

New York home to idiosyncratic works from actor-playwrights by Mark Kennedy

It's been an exciting season for theater in New York, with some solid revivals, thoughtful new plays and lively comedies. And then there's the show where a guy's ax gets stuck in an invisibl…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:22AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Rob McClure to take over from Brian d'Arcy James on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway musical "Something Rotten!" will swap Tony Award-nominees when Rob McClure takes over from Brian d'Arcy James....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:48PM[SHARE]

Rob McClure to take over from Brian d'Arcy James on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

The Broadway musical "Something Rotten!" will swap Tony Award-nominees when Rob McClure takes over from Brian d'Arcy James.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:03PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

'Hamilton' leads Tony nods, sets record with 16 nominations by Mark Kennedy

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop-flavored biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary on Tuesday broke the 15-nominations record held by "The Producers" and "Billy Elliot."

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 11:32AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 2, 2016

Saoirse Ronan to host Irish Rep gala of 'Finian's Rainbow' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Irish Repertory Theatre has tapped a star of the Emerald Isle to host a gala benefit performance of "Finian's Rainbow" - Saoirse Ronan.…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:13PM[SHARE]

Saoirse Ronan to host Irish Rep gala of 'Finian's Rainbow' by Mark Kennedy

The Irish Repertory Theatre has tapped a star of the Emerald Isle to host a gala benefit performance of "Finian's Rainbow" " Saoirse Ronan.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:31PM[SHARE]
Sunday, May 1, 2016

Jack Black surprises cast of Broadway's 'School of Rock' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The cast of Broadway's new musical "School of Rock" has gotten the endorsement of someone they've desperately wanted to impress - …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:43PM[SHARE]
Friday, April 29, 2016

'Shuffle Along' deemed a new musical, must face 'Hamilton' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" will have to tap-dance against a hip-hop monster for attention at the Tony Awards....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:32PM[SHARE]

'Les Miserables' creators turn their attention backward by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, creators of the stirring musicals "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," are once again re…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:14PM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Review: Broadway's new 'Shuffle Along' celebrates a past hit by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The last Broadway show to open this season has a mouthful of a name and an astonishing array of stars....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:54PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Review: Poignancy is polished at musical 'Tuck Everlasting' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Tuck Everlasting," the new musical that deals with eternal life, has wisely been put in the hands of someone whose work on Broadway never seems to …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:28AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Review: Broadway's 'Fully Committed' a cacophony of voices by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- You might very well think that decorum is positively dead on Broadway these days with phones chirping and bleating endlessly during the entire run of the one-man play…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:12AM[SHARE]

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