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Monday, May 25, 2015

Tickets Now on Sale for Classic Comedy Born Yesterday, Starring Jim Belushi by Broadway.com Staff

The show may be called Born Yesterday, but now is the time to book your tickets for the Broadway revival of Garson Kanin's classic comedy. TV favorite Jim Belushi, Tony winner Robert Sean L…

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Ain't He Lucky? Harvey Fierstein Unveils New La Cage Hubby Christopher Sieber by Broadway.com Staff

Harvey Fierstein unveiled a first peek at new La Cage aux Folles co-star Christopher Sieber with a candid backstage photo on Facebook, complete with a loving caption: "My new husband. Ain't …

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Revised Spider-Man Musical to Open June 14 Following Three-Week Hiatus by Broadway.com Staff

Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark will temporarily close on Broadway on April 17, 2011 to allow for rehearsal time for new changes being prepped for the mega-musical. It will then start up previ…

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Tony Winner Lin-Manuel Miranda to Guest Star on ABC's Modern Family by Broadway.com Staff

Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda is headed to the small screen for a guest spot on an upcoming episode of Modern Family, according to tvguide.com. Actress Sofia Vergara, who plays Gloria…

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Weekend Poll: What's Your All-Time Favorite Sutton Foster Role? by Broadway.com Staff

Anything Goes, that classic, tap-filled Cole Porter musical set aboard an ocean liner, got underway at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on March 10, starring Broadway darling Sutton Foster as ni…

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Daily Show Host Jon Stewart Heaps Praise on Trey Parker, Matt Stone and The Book of Mormon by Broadway.com Staff

One of the first things out of Jon Stewart's mouth after Trey Parker and Matt Stone sat down on the March 10 episode of The Daily Show was a simple declaration: "The Book of Mormon is so goo…

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Josie Rourke Named Artistic Director of London's Donmar Warehouse by Broadway.com Staff

London's Donmar Warehouse has announced that Josie Rourke will assume the role of artistic director on January 1, 2012, taking over from current artistic director Michael Grandage.This appoi…

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Kathy Griffin Spoofs Oprah, Kathie Lee, Spider-Man & More in Funny Broadway Bio by Broadway.com Staff

Comedienne Kathy Griffin has landed on Broadway with her new show

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Omigod You Guys! Legally Blonde Tops 2011 Olivier Awards in London by Broadway.com Staff

Stars and stripes came out on top at the 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards, Britain's equivalent to the Tonys. Top honors went to Legally Blonde - the Musical and Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park, bo…

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Blue Video! Ben Stiller, Edie Falco & Co. Talk Up The House of Blue Leaves by Broadway.com Staff

When John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves premiered on Broadway in 1986, it earned rave reviews and Tony Awards for stars John Mahoney and Swoosie Kurtz and featured a Broadway debut from 2…

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Catty! Championship Season's Jason Patric Disses Former Broadway Co-Star Ashley Judd by Broadway.com Staff

Jason Patric, who is currently starring in the Broadway revival of That Championship Season, has had nothing but praise for his current co-stars, but it turns out Patric hasn't always been s…

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Stage Version of Oscar-Winning The King's Speech Aims for Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

The King's Speech, which nabbed the 2011 Oscar for Best Picture, is eyeing Broadway, according to Bloomberg News. Oscar-winning screenwriter David Seidler originally conceived the project fo…

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Rosie O'Donnell Cheers On Comedian Kathy Griffin's Tony Campaign by Broadway.com Staff

From Charlie Sheen to Lindsay Lohan, comic genius Kathy Griffin takes plenty of shots at famous folks in her new Broadway show, Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. Yet despite her Hollywood badmouth…

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Beth Leavel & Baby It's You! Put On a Rockin' Concert for the Press by Broadway.com Staff

Tony winner Beth Leavel and the rest of the cast of Baby It's You! brought down the house at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on March 7 with a sexy set of songs to introduce their show to…

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Broadway Grosses: Kathy Griffin's Tony and Anything Goes Off to Strong Starts by Broadway.com Staff

The spring season continues to blossom on Broadway as several new plays and musicals began performances this week. Comedian Kathy Griffin filled the Belasco Theatre a healthy 98% for the fir…

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Tony Winner Bartlett Sher to Helm Blood and Gifts at Lincoln Center by Broadway.com Staff

Blood and Gifts, a new play by J.T. Rogers, will bow at off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre this fall, directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher. Previews wi…

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Million Dollar Quartet Gives Original Star Levi Kreis a Send-Off with Southern Hospitality by Broadway.com Staff

It was a bittersweet celebration for the cast of Million Dollar Quartet on March 13, as they honored their first anniversary on Broadway and said good-bye to original star Levi Kreis. Tennes…

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Stephen Sondheim, Angela Lansbury and More Celebrate London Theater at the 2011 Olivier Awards by Broadway.com Staff

The biggest stars of the London stage stepped out to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on March 13 to attend the 2011 Olivier Awards. Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton hosted the formerly low-key …

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Annie Golden, Steve Routman and More Set for New Musical The Shaggs by Broadway.com Staff

Complete casting has been announced for new musical, The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World at Playwrights Horizons. Annie Golden (Xanadu), Steve Routman (The Fantasticks) and Emily Walton (Cac…

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A Fab First Look at Newly Minted Musical Star Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed by Broadway.com Staff

He sings, he dances and he makes a savvy secretary fall in love at first sight. We're talking, of course, about Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without …

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Watch Daniel Radcliffe Talk Hogwarts and How to Succeed on CBS Sunday Morning by Broadway.com Staff

Daniel Radcliffe, the world's most famous boy wizard and now the star of Broadway's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying took a walk down memory lane--and through the Theater Dis…

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Gimme Gimme! Fans Choose the Title Role in Thoroughly Modern Millie as Fave Sutton Foster Part by Broadway.com Staff

In honor of the newly launched Anything Goes revival starring Tony winner Sutton Foster as the brassy Reno Sweeney, we asked theater fans to do the impossible: Select their all-time favorite…

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Metal Musical Rock of Ages Sets Dates at London's Shaftesbury Theatre by Broadway.com Staff

The upcoming West End production of Rock of Ages has set dates for its previously announced run at London's Shaftesbury Theatre. The '80s tuner will begin performances on August 31 and offic…

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Stephen Sondheim Convinces Arthur Laurents to Scrap Barbra Streisand Remake of Gypsy by Broadway.com Staff

The previously announced film remake of Gypsy, starring Oscar winner Barbra Streisand as Rose, is no longer in the works, librettist Arthur Laurents told the Hartford Courant. Laurents, who …

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Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance Share a Warm Daisy Reunion with James Earl Jones by Broadway.com Staff

In the spring on 1987, James Earl Jones and Courtney B. Vance teamed up as father and son in the unforgettable Broadway premiere of August Wilson's Fences. (Jones won the Best Actor Tony Awa…

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Neil Patrick Harris Sees What Broadway's Buzzing About at Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark by Broadway.com Staff

Sure, he's a new daddy ever since he and partner David Burtka welcomed twins into their Hollywood home, but that's not going to keep Broadway fan and self-professed geek Neil Patrick Harris …

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Hip-Hop Loving Heights Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Answers Your Questions! by Broadway.com Staff

Does Lin-Manuel Miranda ever stop moving? As his Tony-winning musical In The Heights wraps up a stellar run on Broadway, Miranda has a new musical (Bring It On) in the works, he's getting a …

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Blood From a Stone, Starring Ethan Hawke, Extends Off-Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

The New Group's production of Blood From a Stone, starring Ethan Hawke, has extended its off-Broadway run. The new play by Tommy Nohilly, which was scheduled to close on February 5, will now…

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Ethan Hawke and Co. Celebrate Blood From a Stone Off-Broadway by Broadway.com Staff

The working class landscape of gritty family drama Blood From a Stone may be a bleak place, but the opening celebration of The New Group production was a different story. On January 6 the sh…

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Tony Winner and 30 Rock Star Jane Krakowski Expecting First Child by Broadway.com Staff

Tony winner and 30 Rock star Jane Krakowski is pregnant. The star and her fiance, clothing designer Robert Godley, are having a baby, the actress' representative confirmed to Us Weekly. "Bot…

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End of the Rainbow, Starring Olivier Winner Tracie Bennett, Extends West End Run by Broadway.com Staff

End of the Rainbow, starring Oliver winner Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland, is extending its run at the West End's Trafalgar Studios. The Terry Johnson-helmed show, which was scheduled to clo…

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