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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better pay by Jake Coyle

The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionized TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios, a w…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 12:01AM
Sunday, April 11, 2021

After Scott Rudin bullying exposé, there are mostly crickets by Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr and Mark Kennedy

How have Hollywood and Broadway responded to an exposé detailing routine abuse and bullying by producer Scott Rudin? Mostly, with crickets.

SOURCE: apnews.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Q&A: Kenneth Lonergan on adapting 'Howards End' by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Howards End," the upcoming four-part miniseries adapted from E.M. Forster's 1910 novel, isn't Kenneth Lonergan's first f…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:53PM
Sunday, January 28, 2018

Grammys shower 'La La Land' with more love by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- "La La Land" is still winning awards....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:05PM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

With 20 Oscar nods, Searchlight shows its value to Disney by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's never a bad time for a film company to land 20 Oscar nominations, but the timing is especially good for Fox Searchlight....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:01PM
Friday, December 15, 2017

As Disney swallows Fox, a new era dawns for Hollywood by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- After years of tremors, the earthquake that had long been predicted finally shook Hollywood....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:18AM
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Q&A: Denzel on 'Roman J. Israel,' 'Malcolm X' and 'Shaft' by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Denzel Washington, 62 years-old and a seven-time Oscar nominee, is still trying to get better....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:11PM
Thursday, November 9, 2017

In a race against time, Ridley Scott cuts out Kevin Spacey by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Matt Damon walked onto the set of "The Martian" one morning to find Ridley Scott speaking into multiple walkie-talkies and directing an army of came…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:59PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Christopher Plummer to replace Kevin Spacey in Getty film by Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In a wholly unprecedented move, Kevin Spacey is being cut from Ridley Scott's finished film "All the Money in the World" and replaced by…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:54PM

Christopher Plummer to replace Kevin Spacey in Getty film by Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kevin Spacey is getting cut out of Ridley Scott's finished film "All the Money in the World" and replaced by Christopher Plummer just ov…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:37PM
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Disney ends LA Times ban after widespread backlash by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday lifted its ban of Los Angeles Times reporters and critics from its press screenings after a widespread backlash prompted several media …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:43PM
Monday, November 6, 2017

Sony pulls festival premiere of 'All the Money,' with Spacey by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sony Pictures has pulled the film "All the Money in the World" from its AFI Fest premiere following the sexual misconduct allegations made against c…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:38PM
Sunday, November 5, 2017

In $121M debut, “Thor: Ragnarok” and Disney flex their might by Jake Coyle

"Thor: Ragnarok" thundered to one of the year's best box-office debuts with an estimated $121 million domestically, proving again (just as its flexing its muscle) the might of the Walt Disne…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:11PM

'Thor: Ragnarok' rumbles to $121M box-office debut by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Thor: Ragnarok" thundered to one of the year's best box-office debuts, opening with an estimated $121 million in North American theaters..…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:44AM
Saturday, September 9, 2017

Aaron Sorkin on directing: 'I had the time of my life' by Jake Coyle

TORONTO (AP) -- Aaron Sorkin was sitting in a restaurant with producers Amy Pascal and Mark Gordon, ticking off the names of top Hollywood directors who might be a good fit for the sc…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:40AM
Sunday, August 13, 2017

Warren Beatty on 'Bonnie and Clyde' at 50 by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Bonnie and Clyde" might have indelibly captured the spirit of the anti-authoritarian'60s with a pair of devil-may-care bank robbers from t…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:22PM
Thursday, June 22, 2017

The song that begat 'Baby Driver,' a quasi-musical on wheels by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- A young Edgar Wright heard a movie 22 years ago in the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion song "Bellbottoms."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:52PM
Sunday, June 4, 2017

“Wonder Woman” conquers milestone with $100.5 million debut by Jake Coyle

"Wonder Woman" conquered milestones and movie myths at North American theaters, where the Patty Jenkins-directed superhero film powered its way to a $100.5 million debut this weekend and bec…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:55PM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Path to screen for Armenian epic includes evading a knockoff by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Promise," the grandest big-screen portrayal ever made about the mass killings of Armenians during World War I, has been rated by more than 111,…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:20PM
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Art houses program protest as '1984' heads back to theaters by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- On Tuesday, it will be "1984" again in movie theaters across the country....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:28PM
Thursday, March 16, 2017

With British farce, J.J. Abrams makes his Broadway debut by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Seeking a break from green screens and lightsabers while shooting "The Force Awakens" outside London, J.J. Abrams decided to catch a play....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:53AM
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

In honor of 'La La Land,' the 5 best movies about Hollywood by Jake Coyle

There have been great movies about Hollywood almost as long as Hollywood has been making them. Damien Chazelle's much-Oscar nominated "La La Land" is part of a gra…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:46PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

'La La Land': The curiously divisive Oscar front-runner by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- These are divisive times. Agreement is hard to come by. Passions on both sides are inflamed. And "Saturday Night Live" is providing some of the most…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:19PM
Monday, December 5, 2016

'Moonlight,' 'La La Land' separate from award season pack by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- In Hollywood's early but rapidly solidifying awards season, two films - radically different in tone and tune - have separated themselves from the pack: &…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:23PM
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Q&A: Gosling and Stone on 'La La Land' & their movie romance by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bogart and Bacall. Tracy and Hepburn. Stone and Gosling....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:25PM
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Q&A: Redmayne on finally getting his Harry Potter shot by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- After spending two straight falls consumed by awards season, Eddie Redmayne is taking a break from the Oscars and fronting his first franchise....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:22AM
Sunday, October 9, 2016

'Girl on the Train' steamrolls Parker's 'Birth of a Nation' by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Propelled by the popularity of Paula Hawkins' best-seller, the adaptation of "The Girl on the Train" led North American theaters in ticket …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:29PM
Monday, September 12, 2016

In the luminous 'La La Land,' a shot in the arm for movies by Jake Coyle

TORONTO (AP) -- Movies aren't what they were. I'll wait for it on Netflix. Television is so much better right now....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:31PM
Thursday, September 8, 2016

Denzel, Fuqua debut a more modern 'Magnificent Seven' by Jake Coyle

TORONTO (AP) -- The 41st Toronto International Film Festival has gotten underway with Antoine Fuqua's remake of "The Magnificent Seven," an old-school Weste…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:40PM
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Birbiglia gives improv its first close-up on the big screen by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- Good improv is like a magic act, conjured out of thin air. A handful of people step onto the stage with nothing prepared, and - poof! - an hour of laughs tumbles fort…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:43PM
Thursday, April 28, 2016

In 'BFG,' Rylance takes on a new role: Spielberg regular by Jake Coyle

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first time Steven Spielberg offered a role to Mark Rylance, the actor said no. That was 30 years ago for "Empire of the Sun." Now, Rylance can&a…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:20PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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