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Friday, December 4, 2015

Review: 'The Wiz Live!' has real heart and playfulness by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The third time's the charm for NBC....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:44PM[SHARE]

Alex Brightman is ready to rock on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- How do you land a plum Broadway role? If you're Alex Brightman, you follow your own advice....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:14AM[SHARE]

Review: Al Pacino rascally in Mamet's flat 'China Doll' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's no understudy for Al Pacino in David Mamet's new Broadway play "China Doll" - and nor could there be....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:14AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 1, 2015

How to make a tin man? Ask the wizards of 'The Wiz Live!' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Peek behind the curtain at "The Wiz Live!" and you'll find there is indeed a wizard - or three....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:25PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 30, 2015

Musical 'Daddy Long Legs' to be broadcast for free worldwide by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- On Dec. 10, you can settle down on the couch and catch the regular Thursday fare on TV - "The Big Bang Theory," ''The Mentalist&am…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:26PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Drama 'The Humans' by Stephen Karam will leap to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A highly regarded play about a fractious family's Thanksgiving get-together has something to really be thankful for this holiday season - it's going…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PM[SHARE]

No Thanksgiving parade for the Estefans _ they're too busy by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Songs from the new musical celebrating Gloria and Emilio Estefan will have the honor of kicking off the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the couple will b…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PM[SHARE]

'Annie' on national tour is led by a keeper of the flame by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- If you catch the latest national tour of "Annie," you're in for a treat - the original director and lyricist is running the show. That&…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:51PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Tony Awards telecast finds a home for 2016 further uptown by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The next Tony Awards have found a home - a familiar one but one far from Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:51AM[SHARE]

Stage show 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' heading to NYC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some beloved creatures by children's' book author Eric Carle - including a certain hungry caterpillar - are headed to a New York stage next year....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:37AM[SHARE]

CBS drama 'Code Black' welcomes cast from 'The Lion King' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The medical drama CBS' "Code Black" gets a dose of Broadway magic this week when cast members from "The Lion King" - and …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:37AM[SHARE]

'Motown the Musical' to Broadway: 'I'll Be There' _ again by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- We've heard it through the grapevine - "Motown the Musical" is coming back to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:37AM[SHARE]
Friday, November 20, 2015

Tony-winning actor Nathan Lane marries longtime love by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane has tied the knot with playwright and producer Devlin Elliott....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:49PM[SHARE]

Meet the 3 new Illusionists to appear on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The magic super group "The Illusionists" has reappeared on Broadway this fall and three new acts are among the eight performers. Here's a l…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:07AM[SHARE]

Kelsey Grammer to rejoin 'Finding Neverland' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

The original Captain Hook is coming back to the Peter Pan musical.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 07:30AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Kelsey Grammer returns as Captain Hook in 'Finding Neverland' by Mark Kennedy

The original Captain Hook will be back on Broadway for seven weeks in January.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 06:30PM[SHARE]

Hold onto your helicopter: 'Miss Saigon' returns to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- That familiar sound of thwak, thwak, thwak is coming back to Broadway - the musical "Miss Saigon," complete with iconic helicopter, will land in New…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:42PM[SHARE]

George Takei criticizes Virginia mayor on refugee stand by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A Virginia mayor is facing criticism from "Star Trek" star George Takei after the politician cited the mass detention of Japanese-Americans during W…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:42PM[SHARE]

Kelsey Grammer to return to 'Finding Neverland' in January by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The original Captain Hook is coming back to "Finding Neverland" on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:47AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Broadway's 'The Lion King' pushes into virtual reality by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Lion King" on Broadway is offering fans a view of the musical that even the very best seat in the theater can't rival....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:14PM[SHARE]

Humble Danny Burstein as Tevye: 'I'm as shocked as you are' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first time Danny Burstein performed the song "If I Were a Rich Man" in public, he left one woman in tears....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:43AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Bebe Neuwirth to join faculty of Manhattan School of Music by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bebe Neuwirth is going back to school - the Emmy and Tony winner will be artistic adviser at the Manhattan School of Music's new bachelor's degree p…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:34PM[SHARE]

Harold Prince celebrates his career with show far from B'way by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A musical celebrating the most decorated Tony Award-winner in history is currently not playing on Broadway. Or off-Broadway. Or, for that matter, off-off-Broadway. It…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:27PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 16, 2015

'Best week of my life' _ 11-year-old sings at White House by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- An 11-year-old who recently made her Broadway debut in a big Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has managed to top that - singing at the White House for Michelle Obama....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:15PM[SHARE]

Broadway to honor writer Brian Friel by dimming its lights by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway theaters plan to dim their marquee lights next month in memory of Brian Friel, the Tony Award-winning Irish playwright who created "Dancing at Lughn…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:59PM[SHARE]

Sara Bareilles, seeking 'a change,' reconnects with theater by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- She's got a new album out with brand-new music, but Sara Bareilles has pulled it all from her past....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:41PM[SHARE]

Jesse Tyler Ferguson to return to Broadway next spring by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jesse Tyler Ferguson is heading back to Broadway, but not in just one role. Try about 40....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:58AM[SHARE]
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Review: Bruce Willis is comatose in new play 'Misery' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- In the end, "Misery" isn't total misery. It's just weird. Apart from the fact that it's a completely unnecessary adaptati…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:18PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole to star onstage in Chicago by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chicago has landed a musical with enough talent to make Broadway blush: Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole starring in a show about makeup pioneers by the team that …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:57PM[SHARE]

'The Lion King' box office now will bow to a lottery by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway king has finally jumped into the lottery game....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:57PM[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil turns its attention to cracking New York by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- After years of treating New York somewhat warily, like a dangerous high-wire act, Cirque du Soleil is ready to flip over the Big Apple....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:35AM[SHARE]

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