Sunday, August 20, 2017
Gregory used his humour to break racial barriers in the 1960s and even ran for president in 1968Dick Gregory, the black comedian who broke down racial barriers in the 1960s and used humour t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMSaturday, August 19, 2017
The wife of renowned Polish-U.S. playwright and screenwriter Janusz Glowacki says he has died at 78.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48AMWednesday, August 9, 2017
The singer-songwriter will intersperse songs from his career with readings from his memoir for Springsteen on Broadway, at the Walter Kerr theatreBruce Springsteen said on Wednesday that he …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMTuesday, August 8, 2017
She will play the mother of 9-year-old Ralphie Parker.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 03:12PMMeredith Willson's "The Music Man" was Cook's biggest Broadway hit, opening in December 1957 and running for more than 1,300 performances.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:11PMMonday, August 7, 2017
The actress and comedian will star in Martin's four-person comedy "Meteor Shower" starting in November.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 11:24AMThursday, August 3, 2017
The actor pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery and drug charges in Waltham, Massachusetts.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:05PMHardy portrayed Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge in the "Harry Potter" film franchise.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 01:26PMThe lead actors from the acclaimed London production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” are boarding the Hogwarts Express for Broadway.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:33AMTuesday, August 1, 2017
Hiddleston's three-week runs begin Sept. 1 at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’s 180-seat theater.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 01:44PM“Thor” star Tom Hiddleston is to play Hamlet on the London stage — but fans will need a bit of luck to get a ticket.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06AMMonday, July 31, 2017
Reaction to the announcement Monday that actor-playwright Sam Shepard died last week at age 73:
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:48PMFriday, July 28, 2017
"The Reconstruction of the Crime" is a collaboration between Barrie and his friend E.V. Lucas, believed written during World War I.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:58AMTuesday, July 25, 2017
A center dedicated to Italian director Franco Zeffirelli is taking shape in Florence.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:05PMWednesday, July 19, 2017
The opera unfolds in a single act of about 90 minutes "as quick and streamlined as the technology Jobs created."
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:59PMTuesday, July 18, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University's graduate theater program, which is housed within the critically acclaimed American Repertory Theater, will suspend admissions for the next three yea…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:00AMWednesday, July 12, 2017
Pop star Ariana Grande's response to deadly bomb attack outside concert venue prompts city to recognize her.
SOURCE: USA Today at 11:08AMTuesday, July 11, 2017
Lady Gaga is postponing the first stop of her 2017 Dive Bar Tour originally scheduled for Thursday in Las Vegas.
SOURCE: pagesix.com at 04:17PMLady Gaga postpones Las Vegas Dive Bar Tour stop, originally scheduled for Thursday.
SOURCE: USA Today at 04:02PMMonday, July 10, 2017
Russia’s Bolshoi Theater has canceled a much anticipated ballet about dancer Rudolf Nureyev just three days before the opening night.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48AMMOSCOW — Russia's Bolshoi Theater has canceled a much-anticipated ballet about dancer Rudolf Nureyev just three days before the opening night, a development that got many in Moscow's art …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:00AMWednesday, July 5, 2017
NEW YORK — A book about marketing or managing employees may be the last thing small business owners want to read on vacation. But some say they've found insight they can apply to their com…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:00AMFriday, June 30, 2017
The popular 'Pirates of the Caribbean' ride has gotten a few tweaks recently.
SOURCE: USA Today at 12:26PMWednesday, June 28, 2017
Lin-Manuel Miranda has Hollywood singing lyrics from his hit musical, "Hamilton," in order to raise money for a coalition of nonprofits focused on immigration. Celebrity participants in Mira…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:45PMThe challenge asks participants to donate money and to take a video of themselves singing their favorite "Hamilton" song and post it to social media.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:40PMMonday, June 26, 2017
LONDON — Wizarding legend Harry Potter's tale has turned 20.Author J.K. Rowling's first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in Britain on June 26, 1997.Since th…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:00AMThursday, June 22, 2017
The victim was enraged after being told he looked like SpongeBob.
SOURCE: USA Today at 06:13PMFriday, June 16, 2017
Ontario’s securities watchdog says former Broadway theater mogul Garth Drabinsky has been permanently banned from becoming a director or officer of a publicly traded company in Canada’s …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PMTuesday, June 13, 2017
NEW YORK — Kevin Spacey kicked off his first-ever Tony Award hosting gig with grace and self-depreciating wit on Sunday, dancing, singing and joking his way through an opening number that…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:36PMMonday, June 12, 2017
Is it disingenuous for large corporations who have backed the Public for years — and enjoyed co-opting its downtown cool vibe — to sound alarmed now?
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:51PMNEW YORK — An intimate, heart-wrenching musical about loneliness, teen angst and suicide in the age of hyperconnectivity capped its unlikely journey to Broadway smash by winning top honor…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:00AM 
