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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Musical of 'An American in Paris' eyes Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A stage musical based on the film "An American in Paris" with music by George and Ira Gershwin is aiming for Broadway in 2015 after a stop in - where else? - Paris next …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:14PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Will Eno play to hit Broadway with some big stars by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A play about four people who share the same last name is coming to Broadway with some awfully big names attached....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:16PM

Composer John Kander rides new creative wave at 86 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Legendary composer John Kander is standing in a hallway at the Vineyard Theatre when he spots an unusual opportunity....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:24AM
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Show-within-show on 'Smash' to be performed by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the musicals at the heart of the cancelled TV show "Smash" will get another life....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:04AM

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio likes 1 role most by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Recently, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio woke up early to see someone special: her youngest son, Declan, 16....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:59AM
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Musicals featuring female singer-songwriters swell by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mary Bridget Davies is part singer, part actress and part spirit conjurer....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:32AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Cranston 'transformative' in Broadway-bound play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bryan Cranston will surprise Broadway audiences when he portrays President Lyndon B. Johnson after being so closely associated with his "Breaking Bad" anti-hero, says th…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:46PM
Monday, October 7, 2013

'Betrayal' with Daniel Craig already a hit by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The real-life husband-and-wife team Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz helped propel "Betrayal" to a Broadway record - and the show hasn't even officially opened yet....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:35PM
Sunday, October 6, 2013

Review: Hyperkinetic 'Big Fish' emerges with heart by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sometimes a musical gets you with the first kiss or a nifty bit of dance. "Big Fish" might be the first to do it with elephant butts....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:56PM
Thursday, September 26, 2013

Review: B'way's 'The Glass Menagerie' thrilling by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The way Laura makes her entrance in the new Broadway production of "The Glass Menagerie" is jaw-droppingly brilliant. She emerges from out of the middle of a sofa, as if…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:59PM

Zachary Quinto 'grateful' for Broadway debut by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- On a wall in Zachary Quinto's dressing room is one of his most prized possessions right now: a picture that looks like a child's ink drawing....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:12AM
Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Theater hunts for lost musicals and puts them on by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't be fooled by how mild-mannered Ben West seems. He's the musical theater world's Sherlock Holmes and Victor Frankenstein rolled into one....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:01AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Producing duo ready their third sports play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One night in late 2010, theater producer Fran Kirmser found herself in a Broadway theater beside an unusual guest - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:37AM
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Review: Bloom tries hard in cool 'Romeo & Juliet' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Orlando Bloom has answered the timeless question: What if Romeo wore black jeans?...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:03PM

Sting's musical 'The Last Ship' will sail to B'way by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Singer-songwriter Sting's new musical "The Last Ship" will sail onto a Broadway stage after a stop in Chicago....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:38AM
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad tackle Shakespeare by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When Condola Rashad snagged the coveted role of Juliet opposite Orlando Bloom's Romeo on Broadway, she was overjoyed. Now she could get finally get some answers....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:09AM
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Singer k.d. lang joins Broadway's 'After Midnight' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Grammy Award-winning singer k.d. lang has sung everything from country songs to folk and torch songs. Now she's about to unleash her jazz side - on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:14PM

'The Fantasticks' reaches mind-boggling milestone by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The opening night of the musical "The Fantasticks" wasn't so fantastic....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:23AM
Friday, September 6, 2013

Mike Nichols returns to adultery in 'Betrayal' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's only 3 p.m. but master director Mike Nichols warns that he's been through a lot already....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:41AM
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Broadway revival of 'Annie' to close in January by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's hard-knock life on Broadway - the revival of "Annie" is set to close in January....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:05PM

Cicely Tyson on winning a Tony, Obama & next steps by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There is a beach with fluffy sand in Cicely Tyson's future. She can't wait to get to it. Just don't ask where it is....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:52AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Fantasia prepares for Broadway under watchful eye by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first rehearsal of Fantasia Barrino's upcoming Broadway show was, to be fair, a little rough....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:34AM
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

'Macbeth' has Brian d'Arcy James, Daniel Sunjata by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Reinforcements have arrived for the upcoming cast of "Macbeth" and some big names are joining Ethan Hawke and Anne-Marie Duff....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:49PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Sting's wife Trudie Styler to star off-Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress and producer Trudie Styler, the better half of pop singer Sting, will star this fall in a new off-Broadway adaptation of Anton Checkov's "The Seagull."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:03PM

New Broadway season has something for everyone by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's Denzel Washington and Billy Crystal, plenty of Shakespeare and a nice dash of Harold Pinter. There's even a musical of the boxing classic "Rocky" and the much an…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:28AM
Monday, August 26, 2013

Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise juggle parenthood and Broadway careers | Star Tribune by Mark Kennedy

It's good to report that the marriage between Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise is strong as ever, despite the fact that he throws knives at her eight times a week.

SOURCE: StarTribune at 05:58PM
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Michelle Obama, daughters see 'Trip to Bountiful' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Michelle Obama and her daughters caught Broadway's "The Trip to Bountiful" after spending part of the day watching tennis at the U.S. Open....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:12PM
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Julie Harris, Broadway star, dies at 87 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Julie Harris, one of Broadway's most honored performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in "I Am a Camera" to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in "The …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:34PM
Friday, August 16, 2013

'Pippin' couple juggle parenthood, Broadway careers by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's good to report that the marriage between Terrence Mann and Charlotte d'Amboise is strong as ever, despite the fact that he throws knives at her eight times a week..…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:59AM
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Tom Skerritt to star in Broadway's 'Time to Kill' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tom Skerritt will make his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of John Grisham's legal thriller "A Time to Kill."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:05PM
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Tony-winning theater publicist Shirley Herz dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shirley Herz, an indefatigable press agent who became as legendary in the New York theater community as the hundreds of shows and stars she represented, died Sunday, acc…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:19PM

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