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Monday, June 13, 2016

[WATCH] Tony Awards 2016 winner Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘Hamilton’ was ‘an enormous act of faith’ by Daniel Montgomery

When a reporter compared Lin-Manuel Miranda to Stephen Sondheim and William Shakespeare in the 2016 Tony Awards press room, the actor-composer explained, “I spent seven years writing t…

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

[PHOTOS] Tony Awards 2016: Behind the scenes of the red carpet and press room by Daniel Montgomery

The Tony Awards were held at the Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, but the press gathered around the corner at the Jewish Community Center on Amsterdam A…

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Friday, June 10, 2016

[WATCH] Anika Noni Rose (‘Roots’): ‘Not simply for black Americans, this is a story for Americans’ by Daniel Montgomery

“I was really inspired by the amount of people who watched this and said, ‘This is an amazing piece of history. I appreciate it being told,'” reveals Anika Noni Rose as we …

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Tony Awards 2016 predictions by experts: ‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Humans’ will be big winners by Daniel Montgomery

Our 13 Tony Awards experts have weighed in with their predictions in all 24 categories. These journalists, who cover the Broadway beat year-round, are all lined up behind “HamiltonR…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

[WATCH] James Corden hosts ‘Carpool Karaoke’ with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald, Jane Krakowski by Daniel Montgomery

James Corden‘s “Carpool Karaoke” on “The Late Late Show” has become a viral success. So, it’s no surprise that the CBS talk show host, tapped to host the…

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Meryl Streep as Donald Trump: There really is nothing she can’t play by Daniel Montgomery

Meryl Streep has mastered accents and excelled in comedy, drama, singing and dancing, winning three Oscars out of a record 19 nominations, but even still it’s a stretch to see her pla…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

‘Mary Poppins’ sequel: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ticket to EGOT? by Daniel Montgomery

Disney has announced a new version of “Mary Poppins” starring Emily Blunt as the title character more than 50 years after Julie Andrews won an Oscar for her iconic performance. …

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

‘All the Way’ reviews: Are Bryan Cranston & Melissa Leo locks to win Emmys? by Daniel Montgomery

The reviews are in for HBO’s “All the Way,” the docudrama adapted from the Tony-winning 2014 play, and they’re mostly glowing, especially for lead actor Bryan Cransto…

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Friday, May 13, 2016

[HOT FORUM TOPIC] Tony Awards 2016: Who will win this year’s closest races – Jessica Lange, Lupita Nyong’o …? by Daniel Montgomery

It seems like almost a foregone conclusion that “Hamilton” will be named Best Musical at the Tony Awards, but are all Tony categories so easy to forecast? Our readers are wonder…

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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Tony Awards nominations 2016 snubs: ‘American Psycho,’ Audra McDonald, Ben Whishaw … by Daniel Montgomery

With 36 productions in contention for this year’s Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced on Tuesday. Among the most surprising was the absence…

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