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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Tony-nominated actress Helen Stenborg dies at 86 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Helen Stenborg, a Tony-nominated stage, film and TV actress who was the wife of the late Tony Award-winning actor Barnard Hughes and mother of the Tony Award-winning dir…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:56AM
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

John Leguizamo has fun focusing on his career by Mark Kennedy

It's hard to determine who exactly comes out ahead when John Leguizamo hits the Lyceum Theatre stage in his new one-man show: the audience or him?

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:32PM

Another injury rocks 'Spider-Man' Broadway musical by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Is this the curse of the Spider-Woman?...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:37PM

'South Park' guys make 'really different' Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- For years, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have lampooned everything, from Scientology to Tiger Woods, Prius drivers to Islam, Brittney Spears to the great state of New Jerse…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:58PM
Friday, March 18, 2011

Stoppard's 'Arcadia' Returns Winningly to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia' returns to Broadway with a sweep of big ideas and great acting

SOURCE: ABC News at 12:37PM

Million Dollar Quartet' rocks and rolls onward by Mark Kennedy

Levi Kreis is a talented pianist, singer, songwriter and actor. There's just one show business skill he may need to work on: predictor of musicals.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:01AM
Friday, March 4, 2011

3 Broadway divas love shaking their groove thing by Mark Kennedy

Few people warn you about the downside to being a Diva. Like, for example, all that glitter.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:32AM
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Jennifer Carpenter of 'Dexter' relishes the stage by Mark Kennedy

Jennifer Carpenter is happy: She's finally been given permission to cry. The actress, currently starring opposite Pablo Schreiber in the off-Broadway dark romantic play "Gruesome Playground …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:21AM
Monday, February 14, 2011

'Spider-Man' on Broadway has a torrid week by Mark Kennedy

Producers of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" likely will be looking forward to Monday: They'll be happy to turn their back on a torrid week.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:11AM
Friday, February 11, 2011

Noth, Sutherland, Patric, Cox, Gaffigan lose egos by Mark Kennedy

With five very different actors teaming up for a play on Broadway about friendly rivalries, the discussion around a restaurant table naturally turns ruthless: Exactly who in the group is the…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:11AM
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Reviews of 'Spider-Man' musical draw backers' ire by Mark Kennedy

The reviews are in for "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" -- and that could be a bit of a problem.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:10AM
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Actor turns down the Bard to play the bad guy in �Spider-Man� by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK — The day Patrick Page got the offer to play an evil goblin on Broadway in “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,’’ he quite literally was going in a different dire…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:55PM
Thursday, January 13, 2011

�Consumed by theater,� Carey Mulligan returns to New York stage this spring by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK — Carey Mulligan is returning to the New York stage this spring — and she’ll be losing her mind.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:59PM
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Injured Spider-Man actor can't wait to fly again by Mark Kennedy

The actor badly hurt after plunging more than 30 feet in front of a shocked audience watching the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" says he's itching to heal and slip back int…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:11AM
Monday, January 3, 2011

Injured Spider-Man actor can't wait to fly again by Mark Kennedy

The actor badly hurt after plunging more than 30 feet in front of a shocked audience watching the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" says he's itching to heal and slip back int…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:10PM
Friday, December 31, 2010

Lead actress in Broadway's 'Spider-Man' drops out by Mark Kennedy

The long-delayed Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has suffered another blow with the departure of a lead actress, one of a number of performers injured in the costly producti…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:50AM
Wednesday, December 29, 2010

John Leguizamo focuses on Hollywood -- on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

John Leguizamo is coming back to Broadway and he's bringing along some funny stories about Hollywood.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:50AM
Friday, November 26, 2010

T.R. Knight, Brendan Fraser bow out on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

T.R. Knight, Brendan Fraser, Patrick Stewart, David Hyde Pierce and Mark Rylance are among the high-profile actors whose Broadway season has ended rather abruptly. Those are the early casual…

SOURCE: The New York Post Subscription at 03:11PM
Friday, November 19, 2010

Michelle Obama and friends see 'Fela!' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

The audience at Thursday's performance of "Fela!" on Broadway got an extra thrill when an unannounced guest arrived -- the first lady.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:00PM
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Tony Awards producers choose new home for the show by Mark Kennedy

The Tony Awards ceremony, left homeless after losing its long-term space at Radio City Music Hall, has found a smaller theater on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for the telecast.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:11PM

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