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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

New York offers tax breaks to theater producers by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York state lawmakers are giving a financial boost to the theater industry by offering tax incentives for investors who originate live productions in upstate New York…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:47PM
Sunday, March 30, 2014

Review: Menzel shines but 'If/Then' too sloppy by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The new musical "If/Then" is all about imagining different scenarios, so let's get straight to it: If you love Idina Menzel, then go see it - she tears the rafters off t…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:33PM
Saturday, March 29, 2014

Heathers the musical opens in New York by Mark Kennedy

Barrett Wilbert Weed and Ryan McCartan play roles that made stars of Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in 1989 movie

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 10:00AM
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Peter Pan show 'Finding Neverland' goes to Boston by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Diane Paulus plans to make the Peter Pan musical "Finding Neverland" fly in Massachusetts....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:00PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Michael C. Hall of Dexter finds home on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Before Dexter and Six Feet Under, actor was a theatre and song-and-dance man

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 01:24PM

'Intense itch' leads Michael C. Hall back to stage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael C. Hall has turned a page, broken with the past, made a break....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:55AM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Review: B'way's 'Mothers and Sons' gentle, moving by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Terrence McNally's new play opens with a woman of a certain age wearing a lush, black fur coat. It's a provocatively politically incorrect garment - and a giveaway that …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:01PM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Review: Gloomy, glorious 'Les Miz' hits Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The barricades have once again gone up on Broadway. Are they worth dropping everything and joining this time?...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:02PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Review: Disney hits magic again with 'Aladdin' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Genie in the big new Broadway musical "Aladdin" opens the show with a bang, sets up the story and then - poof - he's gone. "Try not to miss me too much!" he says, ta…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:33PM

Fantasia Barrino to return to 'After Midnight' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sad you missed Fantasia Barrino on Broadway in "After Midnight"? Well, good news: She can't stay away....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:44PM

'Walking with Dinosaurs' eyes North America return by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The dinosaurs are ready to roar across America again - but they're sporting a new look....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:49PM

Rising star Santino Fontana refuses repetition by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actors like to switch it up, but Santino Fontana has taken that to ridiculous lengths....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:36AM
Monday, March 17, 2014

Genie in 'Aladdin' a is 'a kid in a candy store' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The guy who plays the Genie in Broadway's "Aladdin" isn't hard to find....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:03AM
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Review: 'Rocky' predictable until it gets puzzling by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new drinking game comes to Broadway thanks to the musical "Rocky." Here are the rules: Take a shot every time Rocky says "Yo, Adrian." If you get to intermission witho…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:02PM

Nixon to get a second bite of 'The Real Thing' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon is ready for another shot of "The Real Thing."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:30PM

Cameron Mackintosh credo: 'It will be done right' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- By all rights, Cameron Mackintosh should be on a beach right now....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:07AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

A theater designer goes online to sell treasures by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- If one man's trash is another man's treasure, that's definitely true on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:58AM
Monday, March 10, 2014

Plans eyed for 'Confederacy of Dunces' onstage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Things are looking up for fans of the hard-to-love fictional Ignatius Reilly - finally....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:02PM
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Review: Bryan Cranston superb in 'All the Way' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The new Broadway play "All the Way," about President Lyndon B. Johnson's first bumpy term in office, may seem like a serious, dusty affair suitable for high school field…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:05PM

'Fiddler on the Roof' returning to Broadway in '15 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Teyve is coming back....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:27PM

A theater seat for 3 pennies? Believe it by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Most theater ticket prices are sky high, but one new offer will get you into a big musical for less than a nickel....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:29PM

Musical revival of 'One the Town' finds a home by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The boys are back in town: "On the Town," the 1944 musical about three sailors on shore leave in New York City, is steaming toward Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:29PM

Freestyle Love Supreme ready for its close-up by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The improv hip-hop act Freestyle Love Supreme is known for its daring, anything-can-happen live shows. So a few TV cameras and thousands of extra eyeballs don't scare it…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:26AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

A Broadway musical reaches a bloody milestone by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dying onstage has been remarkably easy for Broadway's "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:03PM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Randi Zuckerberg books face time on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Randi Zuckerberg, a sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is turning to an old medium - the stage....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:02PM

John Travolta apologizes to Idina Menzel for flub by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- John Travolta is apologizing to Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (ih-DEE'-nah mehn-ZEHL') for mangling the pronunciation of her name on the Oscars telecast....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:42PM

Alexa Ray Joel nails down her own NYC residency by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- While Billy Joel continues to sell out Madison Square Garden, his daughter will be tackling a smaller New York stage....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:08PM
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Billy Porter of 'Kinky Boots' to release new CD by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Billy Porter, who plays a drag queen on Broadway in "Kinky Boots," will be next be doing a little something more traditional - he's putting out a CD of musical theater s…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:33PM
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Audra McDonald coming back to Broadway as Lady Day by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this spring as Billie Holiday....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:02PM

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