Tuesday, June 30, 2015
NEW YORK — Misty Copeland, the Missouri-born dancer who has become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet, was named a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday —...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:03PMMonday, June 8, 2015
Select winners for the 2015 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards held Sunday night in New York City:
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:29AMThe poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show "Fun Home" was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday.
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 07:29AMNEW YORK — The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show "Fun Home" was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five big trophies it won on the way to making history …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 07:27AMNEW YORK — There's finally reason to be happy in a funeral home — "Fun Home" has won the best musical Tony Award.The poignant show, based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel memoir about g…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 07:27AMSunday, June 7, 2015
NEW YORK — Helen Mirren, who starred this season in a familiar and regal role, has won her first Tony Award.Mirren won for playing a sly and polished Queen Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:24PMNEW YORK — The dazzling show "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" has won the 2015 Tony Award for best play.The London import is based on an adaptation of Mark Haddon's best…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:24PMHosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, the three-hour show will feature appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Jim Parsons and a stunt: Josh Groban will try to lead the most performers…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:32PMSaturday, June 6, 2015
In addition to a hefty 11 performances and the handing out of 24 competitive Tonys, the three-hour telecast will feature appearances by a motley group of stars like Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Ji…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 03:27PMWednesday, June 3, 2015
NEW YORK — When Larry David was showing his old "Seinfeld" pal Jason Alexander the quirks of his Broadway dressing room, the discussion naturally went to the toilet."You know what he said…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:43PMThursday, May 28, 2015
NEW YORK — Like so many other aspiring actresses, Olivia Washington is paying her dues at a small, off-Broadway theater. Unlike so many other aspiring actresses, she's not relying on her …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:34AMWednesday, May 27, 2015
NEW YORK — If the Tony Award for best director was handed out on quantity alone, Jeremy Herrin would easily be the winner.He has helmed the double bill stage adaptation of Hilary Mantel's…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 03:00PMTuesday, May 19, 2015
Portable theatre presents new three-minute pieces by playwrights including Will Eno and Lynn Nottage, performed by single actor for solitary audience memberMany theatre owners like to say th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:46AMWednesday, May 13, 2015
LOS ANGELES — Rachel Rosenthal, the performance and theater artist who embraced environmentalism during a half-century career devoted to the avant-garde, has died in Southern California. S…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:10PMTuesday, May 12, 2015
NEW YORK — Before hitting a Broadway stage, she has to remember not to let her butt stick out. Her co-star, meanwhile, can't forget to swivel his shoulders back.Darren Criss and Rebecca N…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:42AMMonday, May 4, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley have pieced together a collection of letters written by Mark Twain when the author was a young newsman in San Francisco.…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:36PMWednesday, April 29, 2015
NEW YORK — Kristin Chenoweth is being very tightlipped about her upcoming assignment to co-host the Tony Awards. Literally.The Tony-winning star of "On the Twentieth Century" was on vocal…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 03:38PMTuesday, April 28, 2015
NEW YORK — The musicals "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" each received a leading 12 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, showing two very different sides of this Broadway season.One si…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:29PMThe musicals "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" each received a leading 12 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday, showing two very different sides of this Broadway season. One side...
SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:37AMMonday, April 27, 2015
NEW YORK — John Cameron Mitchell, who co-created the Broadway hit "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and then played the lead character this spring, will receive the 2015 Special Tony Award.The …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:25PMThursday, April 23, 2015
NEW YORK — As Shakespeare would say, "We have seen better days."The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has found that less than 8 percent of the nation's top universities require Eng…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:43PMMonday, April 20, 2015
NEW YORK — Playwright Tom Stoppard said he will accept PEN's highest award next month in New York to help put a spotlight on a "frightening time" for free expression.Stoppard is to accept…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:12PMNEW YORK — Kelli Barrett wanted to be an actress at a young age. How young? "From birth," she says. "It was always what I wanted."The Virginia-raised Barrett, who has been on Broadway in …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:28AMWednesday, April 15, 2015
Former ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus said he hopes to transfer the show’s party atmosphere to a Greek taverna set to open in January.
SOURCE: Toronto Star at 02:58PMTuesday, April 14, 2015
NEW YORK — It's taken six years for Matthew Morrison to get back on Broadway so it's no surprise he knows a thing or two about where he ended up.The former "Glee" star happily offered a p…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:00AMWednesday, April 8, 2015
NEW YORK — Ken Watanabe's face lights up when breakfast arrives, a nice big stack of fluffy pancakes."They're my favorite," he says, lifting the lid off an aluminum foil container and inh…
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:56AMMonday, March 23, 2015
NEW YORK — It began with an intriguing premise for a musical: What would it have been like to be a fledgling playwright making a living at the same time as William Shakespeare?The result …
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 10:35AMTuesday, March 17, 2015
Erivo will reprise the role of Celie and make her Broadway debut in the musical based on Alice Walker’s novel Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AMSunday, March 15, 2015
'Let It Go' may be Walt Disney's anthem these days, but 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' might be the more accurate theme song for the Disney juggernaut.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:27PMFriday, March 6, 2015
NEW YORK — Albert Maysles, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer feature-length nonfiction movies that used lightweight, hand-held cameras to spontaneously record the lives…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:07PMThursday, March 5, 2015
Die Hard actor will play the part of captive author Paul Sheldon in adaptation by William Goldman Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:26AM 
