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Other Obies for top performances went to Steven Boyer in "Hand to God" and the acting ensemble in "Sweet and Sad."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:00PMThe new musical, based on the 1991 indie film, is about military buddies who vie to pick up the most unattractive girl in sight.
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Only 30 percent of Broadway shows turn a profit but after 14 weeks at the Barrymore Theater the revival of "Death of a Salesman" is about to join that group. Producers say the play will reco…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:20PMSteve Kazee, whose Broadway role in “Once” is that of a man who is coming off a breakup and whose mother has died, is coming off breakup and lost his mother last month.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
In a relatively rare move for a non-musical play "Peter and the Starcatcher" will go on tour, starting in Denver.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:58PMThe Outer Critics Circle, a group of theater writers outside of New York, said on Sunday that the new Broadway musical "Once" and the new play "One Man, Two Guvnors" received three top award…
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Dan Stevens, who stars on "Downton Abbey" as Matthew Crawley, the reluctant heir, will play the far more callow character Morris Townsend in a revival of "The Heiress.
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Stage version of the 1983 film had been considering a a fall launch in New York, but will hold a summer workshop instead.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:17PMAudra McDonald shocked the theater world when she went to Los Angeles (and television) five years ago. Renewed and invigorated by a new family life, she’s in a familiar place now: nominate…
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The Broadway musical “Leap of Faith,” which is closing on Sunday, is the biggest flop of the season and the latest case study in how shows fail.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:17PMThe Hollywood star is in negotiations to play the Daily News columnist Mike McAlary in a new play by Nora Ephron.
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The musical "Once" and the play "Sons of the Prophet" won top awards for shows at small and medium-size theaters. "Once" was honored for its Off Broadway run last winter; it has since moved …
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This year the Tony Awards paid attention to more shows than usual and set up exceptionally competitive races in several categories.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:25PMThe nominations for the 66th annual Tony Awards will be announced at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and we'll be live-blogging throughout the morning.
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Tom Allen, a partner in a Hollywood marketing firm that aims to attract churchgoers to movies and theater, hopes to take advantage of a “faith moment” on Broadway.
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Despite the decision by Dancap Productions, a spokesman for the production, Adrian Bryan-Brown, said that the musical was still moving forward.
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Among several rulings, the Tony Awards eligibility panel places “One Man” in the larger best-play grouping.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:21PMCommittee deciding Tony award eligibility also rules that James Earl Jones will be considered a lead actor in "Gore Vidal's The Best Man" and Ricky Martin a featured actor in "Evita."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:15PMEleven-year-old actress Lilla Crawford will star as musical theater's most famous orphan in this fall's Broadway revival.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:41AMThursday, April 26, 2012
Broadway preshow entertainments in “Once,” “One Man, Two Guvnors” and “Leap of Faith” are meant to be mood setters for what follows.
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Officials said that this was one of the largest private gifts, if not the largest, ever dedicated to finance playwriting in the United States.
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They say April showers bring May flowers. But on Broadway, April yields a bumper crop of opening nights. We’ll hear about a mad scramble to meet the April 26th eligibility deadline for the…
SOURCE: WNYC at 06:56PMMonday, April 23, 2012
Former television star Raven-Symoné has helped the box office since taking over the lead role of the musical.
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