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Monday, May 20, 2013

Broadway's biggest theater sold to British group by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Britain's biggest theater groups has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought Broadway's biggest theater from Live Nation Entertainment for about $60 million....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:15PM

Audra McDonald returns with new, personal CD by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- If either her husband or daughter is calling, Audra McDonald knows without looking at her phone....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:21AM
Friday, May 17, 2013

'Mad Men' Vincent Kartheiser aims for Minn. stage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:02AM

'The Audience' to be shown in NJ nursing home by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" - some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing hom…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:04AM
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Review: Musical using Leo Tolstoy a messy thrill by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- What do you get when you take a 70-page melodrama at the center of "War and Peace" and turn it into a musical? Now layer dance music onto the traditional Russian folk mu…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:13PM
Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Broadway's 'The Winslow Boy' to star Mastrantonio by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A revival of Terence Rattigan's play "The Winslow Boy" starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Roger Rees is heading to Broadway next season....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:32PM

Broadway's 'Pippin' to go on national tour by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The thrilling Broadway revival of "Pippin" will be taking its magic on the road....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:49AM

See how some theater veterans have fared on TV by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The slow, lingering demise of "Smash" has felt more like a punch to the gut to the folks on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:25AM
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Billy Crystal returns to Broadway with 1-man show by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There are apparently a few more Sundays left in Billy Crystal....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:51AM

Colin Quinn has fun with the US Constitution by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There aren't that many jokes in the U.S. Constitution and it's never really been a big generator of belly laughs. Unless, that is, you are Colin Quinn....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:26AM
Monday, May 13, 2013

Laura Benanti gets in a cabaret mood by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Years ago, when her roommate came home one day sobbing, Laura Benanti comforted her the only way she knew how - with a song....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:08AM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Review: Ballet meets hoofing in fun 'On Your Toes' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's been plenty of chatter on Broadway these days about how the revival of the musical "Pippin" has brilliantly combined circus elements. At New York City Center, it…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:11PM
Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Cast of Broadway 'Matilda' chat with an astronaut by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The cast members of the Tony Award-nominated "Matilda" are arguably all stars. This week, they chatted with a man closer to the actual cosmic ones....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:24AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Pa. teen wins August Wilson Monologue Competition by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A 17-year-old from Pittsburgh has won the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition, performing a section of the playwright's "King Hedley II" with powerful skill…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:58AM

Inside look at the recording of 'Cinderella' CD by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cinderella wasn't sure where her prince was. She could hear her stepmother, but they couldn't see each other. And her fairy godmother? Waiting in a hallway in jeans....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:15AM
Friday, May 3, 2013

Revival of 'Jekyll & Hyde' to close May 12 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The revival of "Jekyll & Hyde" won't last nearly as long as the original on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:08PM
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Tony Awards: Nods to Cyndi Lauper musical Kinky Boots and Tom Hanks highlight nominations by Mark Kennedy

The Cyndi Lauper-scored Kinky Boots earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with Tom Hanks, who made his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, earning a nod as leading man in a play

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 12:12PM
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Musical of 'Rocky' heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's been a knockout in Germany. Now Sylvester Stallone hopes a musical based on his beloved boxing film "Rocky" will also be a hit on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:04PM
Friday, April 26, 2013

Cuba Gooding Jr. is in a ‘creative place' by Mark Kennedy

The other night at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Cuba Gooding Jr. came bounding onto the stage.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 09:42AM

Sigourney Weaver having a ball as a 'peacock' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The good news for Sigourney Weaver was that her friend, the playwright Christopher Durang, had a juicy part for her in a new play. It wouldn't even be too much of a stre…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:42AM
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Review: New 'Pippin' mixed with circus amazes by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The last show to open this season on Broadway comes with plenty of bang, lots of flips and real value for money: A ticket buys you not just a musical but also a trip to …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:59PM

Zachary Quinto to make Broadway bow in 'Menagerie' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Another Tennessee Williams masterpiece is coming to Broadway and it's bringing Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones along for the ride....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:17PM

Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd to join onstage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd will team up as lovers for a one-night only benefit reading of Neil LaBute's play "The Mercy Seat.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:21PM

Broadway revival of 'Cabaret' is being considered by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The Roundabout Theatre Company is considering a new Broadway revival of "Cabaret," although the non-profit said Thursday no final decision has been made.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:59PM

Broadway revival of 'Cabaret' is being considered by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Roundabout Theatre Company is considering a new Broadway revival of "Cabaret," although the non-profit said Thursday no final decision has been made....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:59PM

Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd to join onstage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd will team up for a one-night only benefit reading of Neil LaBute's play "The Mercy Seat."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:40PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Review: Bette Midler gets to make fun of Hollywood by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Appearing on Broadway for the first time in 30 years, Bette Midler doesn't stand up to greet her audience.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:07PM

Review: Bette Midler gets to make fun of Hollywood by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Appearing on Broadway for the first time in 30 years, Bette Midler doesn't stand up to greet her audience. She chooses to remain reclined....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:43PM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Review: Tyson sublime in 'The Trip to Bountiful' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Move over, you adorable scamps in "Annie." Settle down, weird girls in "Matilda." Broadway has a new unlikely heroine, a frail widow who hums hymns and has a bad heart..…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:04PM

Cuba Gooding Jr., onstage and in 'creative place' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The other night at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Cuba Gooding Jr. came bounding onto the stage....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:13AM
Monday, April 22, 2013

Review: There's something (weird) about Mary by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- If every mother secretly believes her son is a saint, you'd have to imagine the Virgin Mary would be positively insufferable....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:05PM

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Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
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