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Monday, May 25, 2015

Two Words, Sounds Like: Celebrity Charades! Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Rockwell & More Shine at LAByrinth Fundraiser by Bruce Glikas

It's that time of year again: Snow is in the air, lights are in the trees and the brightest stars are leading us to...LAByrinth Theater Company's annual celebrity charades fundraiser. Dubbed…

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American Idol Winner Kris Allen Takes In the Rocking World of American Idiot by Bruce Glikas

An American Idol became an American Idiot on December 7 as Kris Allen, season eight champ of the popular TV talent contest, paid a visit to the St. James Theatre to check out the rocking Gre…

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An American Idol Meets an American Hero as Kris Allen Takes In Spider-Man by Bruce Glikas

American Idol winner Kris Allen was so enthralled after attending his first-ever Broadway show, the popular singer decided to take in another musical the following night! On December 8, Alle…

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Kristin Chenoweth, Sean Hayes, Bebe Neuwirth & More Come Out for 2010 Gypsy of the Year by Bruce Glikas

The annual Gypsy of the Year competition is one of the Broadway community's favorite events, and the 2010 edition was no exception! Beloved stage stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Sean Hayes, Li…

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Adam Lambert Rocks Out at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Sure, Grammy nominee Adam Lambert sings "For Your Entertainment," but how does the American Idol veteran entertain himself? By heading to Broadway! On December 10 Lambert swung into the Foxw…

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Football Legend Paul Hornung Meets His Broadway Counterpart By Checking Out Lombardi by Bruce Glikas

The cast of Lombardi put on their game faces on December 12 knowing that Paul Hornung, the former Green Bay Packers scoring champ who's featured in their historical play, would be sitting in…

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Mariska Hargitay & Family Feel the Love at The Lion King by Bruce Glikas

What better time than the holidays to take in a Broadway show as a family? On December 11, Emmy Award winner Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: SVU and her Broadway vet husband, Peter Herm…

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Charles Busch Shares His Heavenly Holiday Tale, Times Square Angel by Bruce Glikas

During his night off from his wild off-Broadway comedy, The Divine Sister, drag master Charles Busch stepped into a different set of heels for the 12th annual staged reading of his holiday c…

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Today's Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb Celebrate Driving Miss Daisy with James Earl Jones by Bruce Glikas

It was a happy afternoon at the Golden Theatre on December 15, as producers Jed Bernstein and Adam Zotovich took the stage after the matinee performance of Driving Miss Daisy for a special a…

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The Cast of Freckleface Strawberry Celebrates a New Sundae (and CD) at Serendipity 3 by Bruce Glikas

Sweet! That's the verdict of the cast of Freckleface Strawberry, who gathered at Serendipity 3 on December 20 to sample a new sundae created in honor of their family-friendly off-Broadway mu…

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Christine Ebersole Wows a Swanky Crowd at Cafe Carlyle by Bruce Glikas

Two-time Tony winner Christine Ebersole brightened a snowy night on January 11 as she opened her latest cabaret engagement at Café Carlyle. Accompanied by musical director John Oddo, …

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Stockard Channing, Linda Lavin and More Celebrate a Family Affair at Other Desert Cities' Opening by Bruce Glikas

Sparks may fly between members of the Wyeth family in Lincoln Center Theater's Other Desert Cities when daughter Brooke returns home with the announcement she's penning a memoir chronicling …

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On His 80th Birthday, Daisy Star James Earl Jones Celebrates the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Bruce Glikas

Let's sing a belated chorus of "Happy Birthday" to James Earl Jones, the towering star of Driving Miss Daisy! Appropriately enough, the great actor's 80th birthday fell on January 17, when A…

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The Cast of Lombardi Celebrates a Winning 100th Performance by Bruce Glikas

Every performance of Lombardi is a theatrical touchdown, but an extra victorious feeling swept through the Circle in the Square Theatre on January 19 as the cast played its 100th performance…

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Inside the Recording Studio with the Stars of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Bruce Glikas

Their show closed early, but the stars of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown enjoyed a mini-reunion on January 19 at a cast recording session for Ghostlight Records. (Label co-founder…

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Holly Madison Takes a Peep at Broadway's Mary Poppins by Bruce Glikas

Plenty of celebrities have experienced the magic of Disney's Mary Poppins, and former Girls Next Door star Holly Madison is the latest famous name to fly into the New Amsterdam Theatre. Madi…

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Nick and Frankie Jonas Check Out Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Following the lead of their older brother Kevin, Jonas brothers Nick and Frankie were eager to catch the high-flying new musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark. On January 20 Nick (who's a Br…

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Norbert Leo Butz, Aaron Tveit & Co. Begin Rehearsals for Catch Me If You Can by Bruce Glikas

If the cast of Catch Me If You Can looked at ease during a first rehearsal photo op on January 24, they had good reason: The leading players created their roles in the musical's 2009 Seattle…

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Pop Icons Tiffany and Debbie Gibson Visit Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

Former '80s teen sensations and once-rumored rivals Debbie Gibson and Tiffany are finally going head to head in the campy Syfy original movie Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid. While the ladies (who …

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Send in the Klown! John Leguizamo Introduces His New Broadway Solo Show by Bruce Glikas

Having already conquered Broadway in Freak and Sexaholix, charasmatic comedian John Leguizamo is readying to tackle the Great White Way again with his latest solo show, Ghetto Klown. On Janu…

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Turn Up the Volume! The Stars of Priscilla Record the Show's Cast Album by Bruce Glikas

The leads of Broadway's upcoming Priscilla Queen of the Desert headed into New York's MSR recording studio on January 26 to record some of dance radio's biggest hits for the show's original …

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Melissa Etheridge Rocks Out in Her First Performance as American Idiot's St. Jimmy by Bruce Glikas

Broadway's St. James Theatre is getting an extra dose of rock star power this week as Grammy and Oscar-winning musician Melissa Etheridge steps into the role of American Idiot's malevolent d…

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Joan Knows Best! Joan Rivers Congratulates the Cast of Spider-Man Backstage by Bruce Glikas

The new musical Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark pays homage to the great city of New York, and on February 2 the show received a visit from a quintessential New Yorker: comedian Joan Rivers! W…

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Josh Duhamel and Mad Men's Bryan Batt Cheer on the Cast of Lombardi by Bruce Glikas

Broadway football drama Lombardi received a double dose of star power this week as hunky Transformers actor Josh Duhamel and Mad Men's Bryan Batt (a Broadway veteran himself) headed to Circl…

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Zac Efron, Alicia Keys and Glee's Chris Colfer Show Up for a Starry Spider-Man Weekend by Bruce Glikas

The buzz about Spider-Man, Turn off the Dark has clearly spread throughout the celebrity world as even more stars descended upon the Foxwoods Theatre during the weekend of February 4-6 to ch…

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Celebrate With the Celestial Cast of Lost in the Stars by Bruce Glikas

Lost in the Stars, the 1949 musical collaboration between Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, found new life at Encores!, running February 3-6 with a cast that included Chuck Cooper, Daniel Ger…

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Patti LuPone Gets Superstar Treatment at the Drama League's Benefit Bash by Bruce Glikas

Broadway's best showed some serious love to two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone at the Drama League's annual winter benefit on February 7. Our Patti was the honoree at a super-swanky bla…

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It's Raining Men! The Stars of Priscilla Show Off Their Disco Moves in Rehearsal by Bruce Glikas

Priscilla Queen of the Desert stars Will Swenson, Nick Adams and Tony Sheldon are hard at work ensuring the fabulous new musical is in top shape when it pulls onto Broadway beginning Februar…

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Get Wild With Robin Williams and the Cast of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Bruce Glikas

After being named a Pulitzer Prize finalist during its Los Angeles run, Rajiv Joseph's new play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is roaring on to Broadway with Oscar winner Robin Williams tak…

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Super Bowl Champ Green Bay Packers Celebrate Their Heritage at Lombardi by Bruce Glikas

The Green Bay Packers recently emerged as 2011 Super Bowl champs, and several of the players decided to celebrate the big win by heading to Broadway's Packers-themed drama, Lombardi. On Febr…

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Rapper Kanye West Lives the 'Good Life' at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Bruce Glikas

With songs like "Stronger" and "Touch the Sky" in his Grammy-winning song catalog, rapper Kanye West can relate to the famed superhero of Broadway's newest blockbuster, Spider-Man, Turn Off …

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