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Monday, March 4, 2013

Musical of 'The Fortress of Solitude' heads to NYC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A musical based on Jonathan Lethem's celebrated 2003 novel "The Fortress of Solitude" is heading toward New York....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:58PM

Musical of 'The Fortress of Solitude' heads to NYC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—A musical based on Jonathan Lethem's celebrated 2003 novel "The Fortress of Solitude" is heading toward New York.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:25PM

'This is the top' _ Dutch singer on Broadway debut by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's a little bottle of champagne in Willemijn Verkaik's dressing room. It sits unopened - she's already plenty giddy....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:45AM

Stoppard and Margulies plays Broadway-bound by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two celebrated stage works about marriages in crisis by Tom Stoppard and Donald Margulies are heading to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:00AM
Sunday, March 3, 2013

Review: Bway's 'Cinderella' filled with freshness by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- What's this happening in Cinderella's magical kingdom? Is that a challenge to absolute monarchy we hear amid the romance and dancing? My goodness, it is: There's a deman…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:32PM
Friday, March 1, 2013

Sarah Paulson leaves TV cruelty to do a NYC play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- After an autumn in which Sarah Paulson went through some pretty harrowing stuff, the idea of doing a play this winter in New York didn't initially seem like much of a re…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:34AM
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Idina Menzel to return to Broadway next year by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Idina Menzel, who won a Tony Award as the green witch in "Wicked," is planning a return to Broadway.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:19PM

Idina Menzel to return to Broadway next year by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Idina Menzel, who won a Tony Award as the green witch in "Wicked," is planning a return to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:18PM
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Review: Edie Falco shines in touching 'The Madrid' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Humans, we're told, have an ingrained flight-or-fight impulse. We either flee stress or stay and put up our mitts. The hero of Liz Flahive's new play is definitely in th…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:31PM
Monday, February 25, 2013

New theater production office opens in NYC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The producers behind one of the largest comedy festivals in the world are launching a new theatrical subsidiary that hopes to become a major player on Broadway and in Lo…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:09PM
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh doubles down on 'Les Miz' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Win or lose at the Academy Awards, Cameron Mackintosh is happy to keep all things miserable....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:11PM
Friday, February 22, 2013

Tony Award winner brings Broadway to Oscars by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The folks behind Hollywood's glitziest night have imported some help this year - from Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:12AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Ben Foster replaces Shia LaBeouf on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Shia LaBeouf is out. Ben Foster is in. A day after LaBeouf stepped away from the play that would have marked his Broadway debut, he was replaced by Foster.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:59PM

Ben Foster replaces Shia LaBeouf on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shia LaBeouf is out. Ben Foster is in....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:49PM

1960s soul group The Rascals reunite for Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The band that gave us "Good Lovin,'" "People Got To Be Free" and "I've Been Lonely Too Long" are grooving their way to Broadway.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:02PM
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Matthew Broderick stays; Kelli O'Hara goes by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Matthew Broderick is finding the work nice on Broadway and will be sticking around, but he's getting a new co-star....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:59PM

Jane Lynch to star on Broadway in 'Annie' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jane Lynch has something to be gleeful about - she's about to make her Broadway debut....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:06PM
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

'Les Miserables' musical is Broadway-bound by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Someone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway. Producer Cameron Mackintosh said Tuesday that the national tour of the epic musical about life …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:17PM

'Les Miserables' musical is Broadway-bound by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Someone is dreaming the dream: "Les Miserables" is coming back to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:16PM
Monday, February 18, 2013

NYC's 'Sleep No More' shows off its musical side by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—They were hooked: The moment singer-songwriter Jim James and his bandmates from My Morning Jacket first wandered into the immersive, genre-bending show "Sleep No More," there …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:09PM

NYC's 'Sleep No More' shows off its musical side by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) — They were hooked: The moment singer-songwriter Jim James and his bandmates from My Morning Jacket first wandered into the immersive, genre-bending show "Sleep No More," the…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:32AM

NYC's 'Sleep No More' shows off its musical side by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- They were hooked: The moment singer-songwriter Jim James and his bandmates from My Morning Jacket first wandered into the immersive, genre-bending show "Sleep No More," …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:30AM
Friday, February 15, 2013

Bill Pullman comes to rescue 'The Other Place' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bill Pullman was hoping to come back to Broadway, just not exactly this way....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:04AM
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Winner of top dog competition heads to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Best in Show winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is heading to Broadway. Not to see a show - to be in one....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:05PM
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

'A great adventure' _ how to crowdfund a musical by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When Jeff Bowen's off-Broadway musical "Now. Here. This." closed last year, he and his collaborators were left with some great things - plenty of good reviews, some new …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:55AM
Sunday, February 10, 2013

'Once' wins best musical theater album Grammy by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The cast album for "Once" has nabbed a Grammy Award, the latest honor for a show that has already earned a Tony and an Oscar....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:14PM
Friday, February 8, 2013

Playwright David Ives finds his timing perfectly by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There was a moment this past December in Paris when playwright David Ives achieved what he calls "a moment of maximum fabulosity."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:43AM
Thursday, February 7, 2013

For best musical theater Grammy, a vet vs. newbie by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- David Alan Grier would obviously love to win a Grammy when the awards are handed out this weekend. It's a small part of his master plan....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:29AM
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Autism-friendly 'Spider-Man' on Broadway planned by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first-ever autism-friendly performance of the Broadway hit "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will take off this spring and tickets go on sale Thursday....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:03PM
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Broadway stars to help The Performing Arts Project by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Broadway stars Nick Adams, Ashley Brown, Jessica Rush and Michael James Scott will lend their voices to a benefit production of Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World" th…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:42PM

Stage musical planned around Gloria Estefan by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio are hoping the rhythm is going to lead to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:47AM

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