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Thursday, October 15, 2015

James Earl Jones Honored by Samuel L. Jackson, George Lucas at American Theatre Wing Gala by Janine Lew

The Force was strong at Monday’s American Theatre Wing Gala at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and Samuel L. Jackson took the stage a…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:13AM
Friday, May 29, 2015

Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair reunite at 'Cruel Intentions' musical by Janine Lew

VARIETY-ENTERTAINMENT-SCENE/VPAGE:Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair Reunite at 'Cruel Intentions' Musical

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:27AM
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Cicely Tyson at Gracie Awards: ‘The Day I Feel That I Have Made It, I Am Finished’ by Janine Lew

The annual Gracie Awards celebrated its 40th year at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday night. The Alliance for Women in Media event feted women from all facets of media, including news, te…

SOURCE: Variety at 01:40PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick Honor Stephen Sondheim at ‘Into the Woods’ Premiere by Janine Lew

It was a night of celebration for the cast of the Disney-produced musical “Into The Woods,” at the world premiere at the Ziegfield on Monday. Director Rob Marshall’s adaptation of th…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:58AM
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Bill Condon, OITNB’s Lea DeLaria Celebrate ‘Side Show’s’ Return to Broadway by Janine Lew

The newly reimagined and reworked “Side Show” — the cult hit that fizzled out when it first opened on Broadway 17 years ago — reopened on Monday night to an enthusiastic audience of …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:09PM
Friday, October 3, 2014

Blythe Danner on ‘The Country House’s’ Family of Performers: ‘It’s a Lot of Truth’ by Janine Lew

The Manhattan Theater Club’s production of “The Country House,” written by Donald Margulies, directed by Daniel Sullivan and starring Blythe Danner, debuted to a star-studded a…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:38PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Kevin Spacey Stages a ‘Frank Underwood Super PAC’ Benefit Concert by Janine Lew

WASHINGTON — Riding the popularity of Netflix’ “House of Cards” in the nation’s capital, actor/producer Kevin Spacey staged a boffo benefit concert here Sept. 29 to support his Kev…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:35PM
Monday, September 29, 2014

Fran Kranz on Joss Whedon and Broadway’s ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ by Janine Lew

When Fran Kranz was cast in the 2012 revival of “Death of a Salesman,” his first role on Broadway, his dad called him up to tell him he was now playing for the Yankees. This didn…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:58PM
Friday, September 19, 2014

Brian Dennehy on Broadway’s ‘Love Letters': It’s All About ‘Not Getting in the Way’ of the Words by Janine Lew

If it hadn’t been for The New Yorker, A.R. Gurney’s 1988 play might have never made it to the Great White Way. At the show’s Broadway opening on Thursday at the Brooks Atki…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:03PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Kevin Kline, Israel Horovitz Celebrate ‘My Old Lady’ With Meryl Streep, Glenn Close by Janine Lew

Kevin Kline was on double duty Tuesday night in New York City. Before jetting off to an Academy screening of his latest film, “My Old Lady,” the star swung by the MoMA for pic’s premie…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:47PM
Monday, May 5, 2014

Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Talk a Sexy New Show at Lucille Lortel Awards by Janine Lew

Camaraderie, positivity and lots of theater love filled the air at the 29th annual Lucille Lortel Awards Sunday at the NYU Skirball Center in downtown Manhattan. Hosts Nick Offerman and Mega…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:56PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Disney on Broadway Stages Reunion Show for The Actors Fund Gala by Janine Lew

For one small moment, in the middle of The Actors Fund annual gala at the sold-out New Amsterdam Theater on Monday night, it seemed like the fun-filled evening was going to turn serious and …

SOURCE: Variety at 05:19PM
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Kevin Spacey Regales the Crowd With 20-Minute Speech at Museum of the Moving Image Tribute by Janine Lew

“Who is Kevin Spacey? The man’s talent has more facets than a diamond,” said Chazz Palminteri at Museum of the Moving Image’s salute to the “House of Cards” actor Wednesday night…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:41PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tyne Daly, Terrence McNally Celebrate Broadway’s ‘Mothers and Sons’ by Janine Lew

More than a few of the brightest stars in the Broadway firmament came out on Monday night to celebrate the opening of Terrence McNally’s “Mothers and Sons,” which opened not-in…

SOURCE: Variety at 11:47AM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Nikki M. James on Broadway’s ‘Les Miserables’ Revival: ‘You Pray to God You Make It Feel Fresh’ by Janine Lew

Reviving a beloved property like “Les Misérables” can be a fraught undertaking but to Nikki M. James, who takes on the role of Éponine after her Tony-winning run in “Book…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:52PM
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Elaine Stritch on Profanity, Aging and Her Documentary by Janine Lew

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch had only been in New York a few short days before managing to find herself at the center of a very perplexing controversy. A day after saying f-word on the …

SOURCE: Variety at 03:26PM
Friday, February 7, 2014

Hugh Jackman Celebrates ‘King Lear’ at BAM Gala by Janine Lew

It was a Brooklyn-style high-powered crowd of fur hats and shiny shoes on Feb. 6 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s semi-annual theater gala at the Skylight One Hanson building, a converte…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:12PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Honored by Drama League by Janine Lew

It was a theater lovefest for the ages on Feb. 3 at the Pierre Hotel in New York, where a bevy of stars pulled out all the stops to honor their friend and co-worker, modern Renaissance man N…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:03PM
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Carol Channing Celebrates 93rd Birthday With Justin Vivian Bond, Ian McKellen by Janine Lew

The applause was long and loud for 92-year-old Broadway legend Carol Channing, who lit up the stage at The Town Hall on 43rd street on Monday night as part of “Gentleman Prefer Blondes: An…

SOURCE: Variety at 03:19PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Michael Eisner Honored on Broadway by Janine Lew

It was a feel-good evening full of smiles, hugs, and Disney songs. But this wasn’t a child’s sleepover, this was the New Victory Theater in Times Square, a space devoted to educa…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:04AM

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