Friday, May 6, 2011
Good vibes were everywhere on May 5 when the starry cast of The Normal Heart, with a little help from Broadway.com, welcomed an enthusiastic group of teens from the Ali Forney Center backsta…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:09PMThe world may be coming down from the high of Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal nuptials, but wedding season is just beginning, as new comedies Something Borrowed and Bridesmaids…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:20PMCasting is complete for the musical adaptation of Ken Ludwig’s farcical comedy Lend Me a Tenor, which begins previews at London’s Gielgud Theatre on June 2 and officially open on…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AMSada Thompson, a Tony- and Emmy Award-winning actress best known for the 1970s TV drama Family, died of lung disease on May 4 in Danbury, CT. She was 83.
Thompson won her Tony in 1972 for…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:33AMThursday, May 5, 2011
Arthur Laurents, the legendary screenwriter, librettist and director, has died in his sleep at the age of 93, according to Deadline.com.
Laurents wrote the books to two of the most enduri…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:23PMIt’s a busy week for our How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying video blogger, who shares his offstage and backstage comings and goings in part six of Frump Tower: Behind the…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:51PMNew York theater fans are rejoicing the arrival of a new play by Tony Kushner, the juicy family epic The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Sc…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:10PMAfter a week of fan voting, nominations have been announced for the 12th Annual Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards, the only major theater prize chosen by Broadway theatergoers.
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SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:51PMHot on the heels of Sister Act’s five Tony Award nominations, the show's Tony-nommed leading lady, Patina Miller, stopped by morning show The View to chat with co-host (and Sister …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:54PMConfirming earlier reports, three-time Tony winner Frank Langella will return to Broadway in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Terence Rattigan’s Man and Boy, according to The Ne…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:04PMJust in time to celebrate the show’s six 2011 Tony nominations, Broadway.com resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson headed to the Schoenfeld Theatre to see Stephen Adly …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:50PMIt’s already pretty starry backstage at the Golden Theatre, with A-list actors like Ellen Barkin, Joe Mantello, Jim Parsons and Lee Pace calling it home during the run of their Tony-no…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:32PMWith Robin Williams making his Broadway debut in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, plenty of the Oscar winner's famous friends are heading to the Richard Rodgers Theatre to see his acclai…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:10PMIt's been quite the week for Priscilla star Tony Sheldon, as the Australian actor earned a Best Actor Tony nomination for his debut Broadway role in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. On May…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:25PMComedian John Leguizamo breaks out plenty of dance moves in his latest Broadway solo show, Ghetto Klown—and while salsa and breakdancing may come naturally to the actor, he found himse…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:10PMRemember when a plane flight was something to look forward to? A snappy new TV ad from the ad gurus at SpotCo. for the Broadway musical Catch Me If You Can captures that long-gone era with &…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:55PMAfter Glee devoted an entire episode to Fleetwood Mac's massively succesful album Rumours, Broadway.com asked which other all-time best-selling album you'd like the TV series tackle …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:26PMWon't be able to catch the upcoming Glee Live tour this summer? Not a problem! Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Cory Monteith and crew will hit movie theaters on August 12 with Glee Live! 3D! …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMWith a cast that mixed theater vets like Neil Patrick Harris, Katie Finneran and Patti LuPone with television favorites like Jon Cryer and Stephen Colbert, the New York Philharmonic’s …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:27PMMarian Mercer, a gifted comic actress who won a 1969 Tony Award for her performance as Marge MacDougall in the original Broadway production of Promises, Promises, died on April 27 in Newbury…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:57AMWednesday, May 4, 2011
After a full 24 hours to let the news of their Tony nods sink in, the 2011 Tony Award nominees got gussied up and stepped out to meet the theater press at the Millennium Broadway Hotel on Ma…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:12PMThe cast of The Normal Heart couldn’t have been prouder to rally around producers Daryl Roth and Paul Boskind on May 3 when they presented a check for $10,000 to Freedom to Marry, the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:14PMThe View co-host and Sister Act producer Whoopi Goldberg had an exciting visit with Late Night's Jimmy Fallon on May 3. It so happened her appearance coincided with the 2011 Tony nominat…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:03PMLegendary rock deejay "Cousin Brucie" Morrow began a week-long cameo appearance in the Tony-winning musical Memphis on May 3, linked to the paperback release of his book Rock &…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:39PMEvery young actor dreams of making it to a Broadway stage, and actors of every age dream of making it to the Tony Awards. Some very lucky—and very talented—young stars, like Sist…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:28PMThe pages of theatrical history got more than one addition on April 28 when time-traveling new musical The People in the Picture opened at Studio 54, bringing a story of laughter in the face…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:57PMBroadway couple Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley will debut a new show, “He Said/She Said” during their debut engagement at the Café Carlyle in New York. Mazzie and Daniele…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:36PMThree’s Company star Joyce DeWitt will play the title role in the off-Broadway comedy Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage, beginning June 1. Original star Eve Plu…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:23PMNeil Patrick Harris “will soon be set” to host the 2011 Tony Awards, according to Deadline.com. The June 12 ceremony will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre on CBS, the ho…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:30PMThe 2011 Drama Desk Award nominees were announced on April 29, and on May 2, the honorees rubbed elbows at a special cocktail reception at Bombay Palace. The awards, which honor the best of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:14PMThe 2011 Drama Desk Award nominees were announced on April 29, and on May 2, the honorees rubbed elbows at a special cocktail reception at Bombay Palace. The awards, which honor the best of …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:14PM 
