Sunday, June 12, 2016
New York theatre community mourns loss of Kyle Jean-Baptiste, 21, the youngest person to play the role of Valjean in Les MisérablesKyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African American and younges…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:08PMPartial list of select winners for the 2016 Tony Awards, announced Sunday.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:52PMThe Latest on the Tony Awards (all times Eastern Daylight Time):
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PMThey were supposed to be a secret, but when word leaked that the new "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" in London was using real owls during performances, fans of the saga went wild on soci…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 08:29AMNEW YORK — The one thing that fuels most awards shows won't really be present at the Tony Awards on Sunday — suspense.The night's top award for best musical is a virtual lock for "Hamilt…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:29AMFriday, June 10, 2016
NEW YORK — Going from a harrowing stage play about sex slaves in a hut in a war-torn African country to the icy, lyrical Disney world of "Frozen" would be far too much of a stretch for mos…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:46AMWednesday, June 8, 2016
LONDON — The curtain has risen on Harry Potter's latest adventure — and J.K. Rowling is urging fans not to ruin the magic by letting its secrets out."Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 03:42PMTuesday, June 7, 2016
NEW YORK — Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie," playing a part she has tackled before but never managed to shake.F…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:17PMThe Emmy and Oscar-winning actor says the Tennessee Williams role is one of just ‘a handful of great female roles’ in theatreSally Field will return to Broadway next spring in a revival …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMMonday, June 6, 2016
LONDON — Playwright Peter Shaffer, whose durable, award-winning hits included "Equus" and "Amadeus," has died at the age of 90.Shaffer's agent, Rupert Lord, says Shaffer died Monday while…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 06:42PMPlaywright Peter Shaffer, whose durable, award-winning hits included “Equus” and “Amadeus,” has died at the age of 90.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:36PMAgent: Peter Shaffer, playwright of hits ‘Equus’ and ‘Amadeus,’ dies at 90.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:36PMWednesday, June 1, 2016
A Bolshoi dancer who was convicted in 2013 for his role in an acid attack on the ballet’s artistic director has been paroled, his lawyer said Wednesday.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:16AMSaturday, May 28, 2016
Giorgio Albertazzi, a theater and film actor and director famed especially for playing, well into old age, the emperor’s role based on “Memories of Hadrian,” has died in his native Tus…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:51AMNEW YORK — In another sign that the Broadway smash "Hamilton" has become a cultural phenomenon, you will soon be able to buy branded T-shirts, caps, water bottles and hoodies far from New…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 07:15AMThursday, May 26, 2016
LONDON — A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare's plays — dubbed the "Holy Grail of publishing" by Christie's auction house — sold Wednesday for almost 2.5 million po…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 06:10AMWednesday, May 25, 2016
London’s small but powerful Donmar Warehouse is branching out — across town and across the Atlantic.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:35AMThursday, May 19, 2016
Ballerina Lucila Munaretto refused to accept what her doctors told her after a rollerblading accident left her with serious brain and spine injuries — that she might never dance again.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:02PMTuesday, May 17, 2016
Lily-Rose Depp and Stephanie “Soko” Sokolinski have a turbulent relationship in their new film “The Dancer,” but off camera, the two actresses are friends enjoying the Cannes Film Fe…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:02PMLONDON — London's relentless building boom has dug up another chunk of the city's history — one with a surprise for scholars of Shakespearean theater.Archaeologists are excavating the re…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:55PMNEW YORK — Jaime Camil will be channeling his sleazy lawyer side on Broadway.The "Jane the Virgin" star will play Billy Flynn in the record-breaking "Chicago" starting May 31.Set in the 19…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:55PMFormer “Frasier” star David Hyde Pierce will play opposite Bette Midler in the upcoming Broadway revival of “Hello, Dolly!”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:40PMThursday, May 12, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Trayvon Martin has often been in the thoughts of playwright and activist Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj in the four years since the 17-year-old unarmed black boy was shot and kill…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:17PMMonday, May 9, 2016
NEW YORK — 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.It …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:39PMSaturday, May 7, 2016
NEW YORK — The last year has proven to be an incredible journey for "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, culminating this week with a record-breaking 16 Tony nominations. It has also pro…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:45AMNEW YORK — James Taylor thought back four decades to his Carnegie Hall debut and said it was "the sort of cultural sign" that he had made it to a certain level of stardom."We celebrated,"…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:45AMFriday, May 6, 2016
NEW YORK — 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 i…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 06:01AMWednesday, May 4, 2016
John Boyega is going from space battles in “Star Wars” to earthbound struggles onstage at London’s Old Vic Theatre.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:46AMTuesday, May 3, 2016
NEW YORK — The Tony Awards are being nicknamed this year the "Hamil-Tonys" in recognition that "Hamilton" is the show to beat. That was proven again Tuesday.Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop-f…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:12PMThe hit musical "Hamilton" has grabbed a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations, the biggest haul in Broadway history and another notch in the show's march into theatrical history.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:30PM 
