Monday, June 17, 2013

Neil Patrick Harris Returns to Broadway in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'

  Neil Patrick Harris © Kevin Winter/Getty Images Neil Patrick Harris will return to the Broadway stage in the 2014 Broadway premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Fans of the …

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'Kinky Boots' to Launch National Tour in Las Vegas in 2014

Kinky Boots © Kinky Boots Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig have announced that Kinky Boots, the winner of six 2013 Tony Awards, will kick off its national tour in Las Vegas in Septem…

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

POLL: Which Show Will Win Best Musical at 2013 Tony Awards?

Tony Awards © American Theatre Wing/ Broadway League It's that time of year again! Time to put on our thinking caps and guess which shows will take the top trophies at this year's Tony …

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POLL: Which Show Will Win Best Play at the 2013 Tony Awards?

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Monday, May 20, 2013

NBC Cancels Broadway-themed TV Show "SMASH"

NBC's "SMASH" © NBC As I could have predicted, NBC has dropped the curtain on its Broadway-themed melodrama-palooza, "SMASH." Citing poor ratings, "SMASH" has not been renewed for a thi…

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Neil Patrick Harris Returns to Host Tony Awards on CBS

Neil Patrick Harris © Kevin Winter/Getty Images Producers of the annual Tony Awards have announced that Neil Patrick Harris will once again host the Tony Awards this June. Harris can be…

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Megan Hilty & Aaron Lazar in Broadway-bound 'Can-Can' by Cole Porter

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Broadway's 'Orphans' With Alec Baldwin to Close Run Early

Orphans on Broadway with Alec Baldwin © Orphans Producers of Orphans starring Alec Baldwin have announced the Broadway production will close early. Orphans tells the story of a young ma…

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Bette Midler's 'I'll Eat You Last' Playing Limited Broadway Engagement

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'Jekyll & Hyde' to Close Broadway Revival Early

Jekyll & Hyde © Jekyll & Hyde Producers of the anticipated Broadway revival of Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde the Musical have just announced the show will close on May 1…

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

2013 Tony Award Nominations Offer Surprising Nods and Snubs

2013 Tony Awards © Tony Awards After months of anticipation and speculation, the Tony Award nominations were announced on April 30, 2013, and some were surprised at the inclusions and o…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

'Murder Ballad' to Release Cast Album May 2013

Murder Ballad the Musical © Murder Ballad After a 2012 opening and a theatre transfer, the steamy new musical, Murder Ballad, will get a cast album in May 2013. Murder Ballad is the …

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Broadway's 'Wicked' Gets a New "Elphaba" in May 2013

Wicked on Broadway © Wicked Broadway up-and-comer Lindsay Mendez will break through next month in Broadway's perennial favorite show, Wicked. May 28, 2013, Mendez will step into the Wic…

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'Lucky Guy' Tom Hanks Extends Broadway Contract

Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks © Lucky Guy Academy Award winner Tom Hanks will continue to spread his Hollywood star power on Broadway well into the summer. Producers of Lucky Guy have an…

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'Nice Work If You Can Get It' to End Broadway Run

Nice Work If You Can Get It © Nice Work... The Tony-nominated show, Nice Work If You Can Get It, will close on Broadway this June. A slew of Gershwin tunes strung together with a madcap…

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Larry Kramer to Receive Tony Awards' Isabelle Stevenson Award

Tony Awards © American Theatre Wing The scribe behind the 2011 Tony-winning revival, The Normal Heart, will be honored by the Tony Awards in June. A prolific writer, Larry Kramer create…

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Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd Star in Reading of 'The Mercy Seat'

The Mercy Seat © The Mercy Seat The Manhattan Class Theater will present a one-night only reading of The Mercy Seat, starring "The Good Wife's" Julianna Margulies and Grace's Paul Rudd.…

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Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker to Star in 'The Commons of Pensacola'

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

'Hands on a Hardbody' to Close Broadway Run Early

Hands on a Hardbody Broadway premiere © Hands on a Hardbody After only 28 performances, Hands on a Hardbody will close its Broadway premiere early. Hands on a Hardbody is a new musical …

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Outer Critics Circle Award Winners of Years' Past

Outer Critics Circle Award Winners © OCC With the beginning of Spring, the New York theatre scene is a-buzz with a bevy of new shows all trying to open before the eligibility cut-offs f…

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Shows Hitting the Boards of Broadway Right Now

The Big Knife © The Big Knife Spring has sprung, and the busy bees in the New York theatre district are working at frantic speed to make sure the season's new shows and revivals open on…

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

'Gigi' Might Return to Broadway for 2013-2014 Season

Gigi, DVD © Gigi The Tony Award-winning show and Academy award-winning film, Gigi, is set to return to Broadway, as early as the 2013-2014 season. This new Broadway production of Gigi h…

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'First Date' to Open on Broadway in August 2013

First Date ©First Date The trials and tribulations of the dreaded blind date have been turned into a new Broadway musical, First Date, opening in August. Set in real time, First Date…

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Tony Awards Move Back to Radio City Music Hall

Tony Awards © American Theatre Wing After a couple years away, the Tony Awards will move back to Radio City Music Hall for 2013. When Cirque de Soleil booked Radio City for June 2011, t…

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New Casting Announced for Tony Award-winning 'Once the Musical'

Once the Musical © Once the Musical The 2012 winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the 2013 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album , Once the Musical will say ...Read Full Post

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

'Kinky Boots' to Record Original Broadway Cast Album

Kinky Boots © Kinky Boots Broadway's most interesting new musical will get a cast album! Written by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and pop music icon Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots is a …

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Broadway Revival of 'Annie' Records New Cast Album

Annie the Musical © Annie the Musical Life on Broadway may be a hard-knock life for the kids in Annie, but their new cast album is sure to ease the pain. Recorded last week, the cast of…

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Broadway Shows Set to Open in March and April 2013

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella © R+H With the Winter season officially over, Broadway crowds are looking toward Spring and the bevy of shows that will hit the boards just in time …

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Patti LuPone's New Album Recorded at 54 BELOW

Patti LuPone at 54 BELOW © Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone is a Broadway favorite, so it was no wonder the producers of the new 54 BELOW asked her to be the first performer to g…

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'Chaplin the Musical's' Broadway Cast Album Hits All the Right Notes

Chaplin the Musical Broadway OCR © Chaplin Opening in the Fall of 2012, the Broadway production of Chaplin the Musical missed the onslaught of shows that will be rushing to open in ...R…

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Norbert Leo Butz Releases Debut Album from Live at 54 BELOW

Norbert Leo Butz Live at 54 BELOW © Broadway Consortium Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz thrills audiences on Broadway when he sings and dances, and now his performances from…

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