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Monday, August 27, 2012

'Motown: The Musical' to Open on Broadway in April by Associated Press

Brandon Victor Dixon will play record label founder Berry Gordy.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:54PM
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Woody Harrelson's quirky play to extend its run by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Woody Harrelson's play "Bullet for Adolf" is extending its off-Broadway run by more than a month and...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:10AM
Monday, August 20, 2012

'Indiana Jones' star Karen Allen goes off-Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Karen Allen, who romanced Indiana Jones, has been lured back to the New York stage. Allen, perhaps...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 02:01PM
Monday, August 13, 2012

Broadway's 'Once' recoups its investment by Associated Press

NEW YORK - The Tony Award-winning musical "Once" has proved to be a song at the box office: It has recouped its...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:41PM
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Marvin Hamlisch, Oscar-winning composer, dies at 68 by Associated Press

Marvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including "The Sting" and the Broadway smash "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles. He was 68.

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 11:48AM
Monday, August 6, 2012

Cleveland native, "Hairspray" co-creator Mark O'Donnell dies Monday in New York by Associated Press

The John Marshall High School graduate won the 2003 Tony Award for co-writing "Hairspray" with Thomas Meehan. Mark O'Donnell was in Lakewood last year in a fund-raising event for t…

SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 10:00PM

Review: Richard Pryor’s daughter offers a funny, energetic play with ‘Fried Chicken & Latkes’ - The Washington Post by Associated Press

Rain Pryor has a lot of tart comments to share about growing up with a famous father and being a bi-racial child before it was fashionable. Her funny, energetic, autobiographical one-woman s…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:55PM
Friday, August 3, 2012

Mike Tyson says he's used to putting life on stage by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Pounding out the details of his personal life on a Broadway stage doesn't seem to faze Mike Tyson....

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:24AM
Thursday, July 26, 2012

'A Christmas Story' musical finds Broadway home by Associated Press

NEW YORK - A musical stage version of the classic film "A Christmas Story" has found a home on Broadway. Producers...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:57PM
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Rachel Dratch and Mo Rocca to star in fringe play by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Comedians Rachel Dratch and Mo Rocca will be getting down and dirty next month in a play about political...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 03:14PM
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Woody Harrelson's new play is about an old friend by Associated Press

NEW YORK - In the summer of 1983, The Police were on top of the charts with "Every Breath You Take," James Bond...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:49AM
Monday, July 9, 2012

Tony-winning costume designer Martin Pakledinaz dies by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Two-time Tony Award winner Martin Pakledinaz, who designed hundreds of costumes for stars such as Sutton...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:57AM
Monday, June 25, 2012

Billy Ray Cyrus makes his way to Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus is making his Broadway debut in "Chicago." The singer of "Achy Breaky...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:29AM
Monday, June 18, 2012

Ex-boxer Mike Tyson to take a bite out of Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Mike Tyson wants his next knockout to be on Broadway. The former boxer announced Monday that he will...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:03PM
Monday, June 11, 2012

'Once' crowned best musical at the Tony Awards by Associated Press

NEW YORK - The bittersweet musical "Once" captured eight Tony Awards on Sunday, including best direction of a...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 04:53AM
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Remains of Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre found by Associated Press

LONDON - Archaeologists say they have discovered the remains of an Elizabethan theater where some of William Shakespeare's...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:33AM
Monday, June 4, 2012

Tony Awards promise a full night of performances by Associated Press

NEW YORK - The Tony Awards will be heavy on showcasing works on Broadway this season, with performances from Ricky...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 12:10PM

Paul Rudd and Ed Asner hoping to find 'Grace' by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Paul Rudd and Ed Asner are heading to Broadway this fall in Craig Wright's "Grace." Producers said...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:03AM
Friday, June 1, 2012

New York suit over 'Spider-Man' musical airs in court by Associated Press

NEW YORK - A judge has warned lawyers at the end of a two-hour hearing that she may narrow the scope of a lawsuit...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 03:54PM

British duo bring hit Potter parody to NYC - The Denver Post by Associated Press

The show, which bills itself as "The Unauthorized Harry Experience" is a fast-paced, tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek romp through Rowling's seven books about the boy wizard and his adventures…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:38AM
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Steve Martin teams up with William Shakespeare by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Steve Martin has a new writing partner, a guy even more famous than the comedian, actor, writer and...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:29AM
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Musical of Charlie Chaplin heading to Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK - A funny guy with a cane, a hat and an unforgettable mustache is heading to Broadway. Producers announced...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:42PM
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline play 'Romeo and Juliet' by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Kevin Kline will play Romeo opposite Meryl Streep's Juliet for a one-night-only staged reading of Shakespeare's...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:15PM
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Larry Bird and 'Magic' Johnson end up on Broadway by Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Tug Coker grew up in suburban Virginia with an impossible dream: One day he'd love to play pro...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:43AM
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Dame Edna Everage bids 57-year stage career adieu by Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia - Dame Edna Everage, the Tony Award-winning drag act known for her purple hair and oversized...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 06:28PM
Monday, March 12, 2012

Jack Kerouac play to make its world premiere by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Jack Kerouac's only full-length play will be staged for the first time this fall. Merrimack Repertory...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 03:06PM
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Animal House stage musical in development by Associated Press

Animal House: The Musical will feature an original score by the band Barenaked Ladies, with direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, who also directed The Book of Morm…

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:23AM
Monday, March 5, 2012

Sing it, Flounder: 'Animal House' musical in the works by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Toga, toga! Universal Pictures Stage Productions said Monday that it's developing a stage musical...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 01:59PM
Saturday, March 3, 2012

Julie Taymor claims there was a 'Spider-Man' plot by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Director Julie Taymor has hit back at her former creative partners in "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark,"...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 09:03AM
Monday, February 27, 2012

Theater producer and director Theodore Mann dies by Associated Press

NEW YORK - Theodore Mann, a Tony Award-winning director and producer who championed Eugene O'Neill and was a driving...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 07:24PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012

'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America by Associated Press

NEW YORK - When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile. He was...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 11:51AM

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