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Thursday, September 18, 2014

'The Voice' winner goes to Broadway's 'Pippin' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The next guy to play Pippin on Broadway has already proved he has stage magic. He won the latest edition of "The Voice."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:07PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Actress Mia Farrow reveals her motto: 'I'm trying' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Acting on Broadway is hardly a vacation, but if you're Mia Farrow, it just might be. Her day job these days, after all, is speaking out about genocide and atrocities....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:28AM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Angela Lansbury reprising 'Blithe Spirit' on tour by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Angela Lansbury is returning to a winning stage role and taking it on the road....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:17PM
Monday, September 15, 2014

1965 'Cinderella' star to attend Broadway version by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Cinderella onstage on Broadway next Wednesday will have another Cinderella in the audience - Lesley Ann Warren....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:05PM

One man trying to bring Broadway into 21st century - SFGate by Mark Kennedy

When John Travolta shocked theater fans by mangling the pronunciation of Idina Menzel's name at the Oscars, one person saw a gift in the slip — Damian Bazadona.

SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 09:57AM

One man trying to bring Broadway into 21st century by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When John Travolta shocked theater fans by mangling the pronunciation of Idina Menzel's name at the Oscars, one person saw a gift in the slip - Damian Bazadona....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:14AM
Friday, September 12, 2014

'The Sound of Music' to tour without 'varnish' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien is working on a touring version of "The Sound of Music" starting next year, but he promises he won't be "trotting out your mothe…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:30PM
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Review: 3 millennials honor 'This Is Our Youth' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Ah, youth. It's messy, confusing, possibly dangerous - particularly when enveloped in a marijuana haze....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:17PM

Elisabeth Moss to star in 'The Heidi Chronicles' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Elisabeth Moss will play the insecure heroine of "The Heidi Chronicles" in a Broadway revival slated for February....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:09PM

The circus is coming to town _ via movie theater by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Why run away to join the circus when it can come to you - at your local movie theater?...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:52AM

How an 'unstageable' book became a stage hit by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a rehearsal room near Times Square, Alex Sharp is about to jump....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:32AM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Vanessa Hudgens coming to Broadway as 'Gigi' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's taken a few years, but Vanessa Hudgens has finally made the leap from "High School Musical" to a Broadway musical....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:19PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Kelli O'Hara tapped for NBC's 'Peter Pan Live!' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC has gone to Broadway to find one of its stars of "Peter Pan Live!"...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:24PM

A pair of sisters add to their show-biz resumes by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One had a leading part on Broadway. The other had her own star turn at Madison Square Garden. They recently joined forces for a cabaret show and now have a new CD....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:13AM
Monday, September 8, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris gets married in Italy by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kim Kardashian and Kanye West aren't the only ones who tied the knot this year in Italy. So did Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:12PM
Friday, September 5, 2014

'Beautiful' musical set for London show, US tour by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Next year will be a big one for Broadway's "Beautiful - The Carole King Musical" - a London production is due to start and a national tour across America is planned....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:13AM
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy star in 'Music Man' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Academy Award winner Shirley Jones is about to hit the road with a concert version of "The Music Man" and she's bringing along a special guest - her son, Patrick Cassidy…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:54AM

'Newsies' musical tour prepares to hit the road by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The North American company of the Broadway hit "Newsies" is about to high-kick its way through a 25-city tour and it's being led by a 22-year-old actor who'll make a tri…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:02AM
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Broadway's 'Cinderella' musical closing in January by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The fairy tale for "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" on Broadway is over. The musical will close in January after nearly two years....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:49PM

Carey Mulligan taking 'Skylight' to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Carey Mulligan will reprise her role as an English school teacher when she brings a much-cheered revival of David Hare's "Skylight" to Broadway this spring....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:05PM
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Larry David play heads to Broadway this February by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Theater fans, get ready to laugh uncomfortably - Larry David has written found a Broadway theater and some co-stars for his Broadway writing and acting debut....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:16PM
Friday, August 29, 2014

Dustin Diamond returns again to his inner Screech by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The rank of mega-stars who are known simply by one name includes, of course, Madonna, Cher, Beyonce and Bono. Oh, and one more, surely - that man-boy known as Screech....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:45AM
Thursday, August 28, 2014

Bucks County Playhouse gives lyricists a boost by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- All too often, it's the melodies in musicals that get all the attention. But what about the lyrics?...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:33PM
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Kevin Spacey to sing in 1-night-only concert in DC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- He has lied, cheated and killed, but "House of Cards" President Frank Underwood isn't done yet. Next he's going to sing....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:33AM
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Vampire Weekend member makes a Broadway play sing by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The music playing when you first file into the Cort Theatre to see "This Is Our Youth" is no mere canned, off-the-shelf tune. It's an original by a Grammy Award winner..…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:36AM
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Nice guy Andrew Rannells channels his inner Hedwig by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Andrew Rannells says he never dreamed of becoming a rock star while growing up. What he hoped for was a part on Broadway. Now he's getting both at the same time - and a …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:50AM
Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Peter Dinklage, Taylor Schilling to share NY stage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- An off-Broadway production of Ivan Turgenev's "A Month in the Country" has attracted a star of "Game of Thrones" and another from behind bars....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:55PM
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Santa Claus and Rockettes stop traffic in NYC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The calendar says August, but that didn't stop Santa Claus from visiting midtown Manhattan and snarling a section of Sixth Avenue, much to the bafflement of tourists and…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:04PM

Christopher Fitzgerald does 'Chicago' double duty by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Christopher Fitzgerald liked being in "Chicago" so much that he's doing it again....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:26AM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

You too can be a Broadway producer with just $10K by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The lead producers behind the 1940s song-and-dance Broadway revival of "On the Town" are offering a modern twist for its financing: accredited folk can buy a part of it …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:37PM

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