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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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
Monday, February 4, 2013

Chastain's 'The Heiress' recoups on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The play "The Heiress" ends sadly for almost everyone, but the producers of the Broadway revival starring Jessica Chastain are happy: They'll make their money back.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:27PM

Chastain's 'The Heiress' recoups on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The play "The Heiress" ends sadly for almost everyone, but the producers of the Broadway revival starring Jessica Chastain are happy: They'll make their money back....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:25PM

'Pippin' cast for Broadway has familiar faces by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The folks who brought magic to the new "Pippin" in Massachusetts are coming south to Broadway.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:08PM
Friday, February 1, 2013

Meet 3 keeping 'The Phantom of the Opera' running by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Over the past quarter of a century, 37 different actresses have played the female lead in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:21AM

Meet 3 keeping 'The Phantom of the Opera' running by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Over the past quarter of a century, 37 different actresses have played the female lead in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway. All 37 have been dressed by one woman: …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:20AM
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Actor Hamish Linklater evolves into playwright by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a few minutes after a performance of his debut play and Hamish Linklater looks like he's got indigestion....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:15AM
Monday, January 28, 2013

'Cabaret' celebrates 41st birthday with a party by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome—to middle age. The landmark film "Cabaret"—starring Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey and Michael York—has turned 41, but that's no…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:12AM
Friday, January 25, 2013

Neil LaBute play highlights off-Broadway festival by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Next week, you'll get the chance to see a small play by Neil LaBute that's running off-Broadway. If you do, you'll have a leg up on LaBute - he's never seen it....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:38AM
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Serious theater fans have a reason to suddenly freak out: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will team up on Broadway this fall in two of the most iconic plays of the 20th centu…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:35PM

Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Serious theater fans have a reason to suddenly freak out: Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will team up on Broadway this fall in two of the most iconic plays of the 20th…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:34PM

Conference asks: What is the best Broadway can be? by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Before long plane flights, Thomas Schumacher likes to download talks from some of the world's brightest and creative minds speaking at TED conferences, watching them on his iP…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:39AM
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Rolin Jones writes a 'big 'ol dumb comedy' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Playwright Rolin Jones is not one to really brag, but he thinks he's made history with his latest work.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:09AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Disney's 'Aladdin' to sweep into Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—A stage musical of the animated film "Aladdin" is riding a magic carpet to Broadway and the president of Disney Theatrical Productions promises it will be "a full-length, big …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:29PM

Disney's 'Aladdin' to sweep into Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A stage musical of the animated film "Aladdin" is riding a magic carpet to Broadway and the president of Disney Theatrical Productions promises it will be "a full-length…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:14PM

Sting's daughter to make her off-Broadway debut by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sting's daughter Mickey Sumner has signed up to make her off-Broadway debut in Craig Lucas's new comedy "The Lying Lesson."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:01PM
Friday, January 18, 2013

Playwright Anna Deavere Smith wins Gish Prize by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Anna Deavere Smith has won one of the largest and most prestigious awards in the arts.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:09AM

Playwright Anna Deavere Smith wins Gish Prize by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Anna Deavere Smith has won one of the largest and most prestigious awards in the arts....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:56AM
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Review: A noisy 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' distracts by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The creative team behind the Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" has apparently concluded that Tennessee Williams' script needed more fireworks. So they went ahe…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:31PM
Friday, January 11, 2013

A playwright on the rise: Quiara Alegria Hudes by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a virtual law, maybe even a commandment, of all literature classes: Write what you know. Don't forget to write what you know. Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes agrees…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:16AM
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Review: Metcalf sparkles in B'way's 'Other Place' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first sign that things may not be what they seem in "The Other Place" appears on page 4 of Sharr White's script: The whip-smart scientist at the story's heart has co…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:07PM
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Maggie Grace finds her inner strength on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Maggie Grace had a scary moment during a recent matinee of "Picnic" on Broadway. William Inge's script calls for a struggle at the end of the play between Grace's characte…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:02PM

Maggie Grace finds her inner strength on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Maggie Grace had a scary moment during a recent matinee of "Picnic" on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:01PM
Monday, January 7, 2013

'Mary Poppins' to close on Broadway in the spring by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—"Mary Poppins" is closing up its big umbrella on Broadway. An official close to the show's producers said Monday that the 6-year-old musical will end performances in March…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:59PM

Bette Midler set to return to a Broadway stage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The Divine Miss M is returning to Broadway, and not as just a producer. Bette Midler will star in John Logan's new play "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers" in the…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:14PM

Bette Midler set to return to a Broadway stage by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Divine Miss M is returning to Broadway, and not as just a producer....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:13PM

Maura Tierney to make her Broadway debut this year by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Maura Tierney will make her Broadway debut as Tom Hanks' wife in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:32PM

Maura Tierney to make her Broadway debut this year by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Maura Tierney will make her Broadway debut as Tom Hanks' wife in Nora Ephron's play "Lucky Guy."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:29PM

Musical of film 'Diner' postponed until fall by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The musical based on the film "Diner" has postponed its Broadway opening. Producers said late Sunday night that the Kathleen Marshall-directed show with songs by Sheryl Cr…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:48AM
Friday, January 4, 2013

Star power for 'Freud' by Mark Kennedy

Friday January 4, 2013 NEW YORK -- When the play "Freud’s Last Session" opened in a Manhattan YMCA in 2010 [one year after its world

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:10AM
Thursday, January 3, 2013

Musical 'Pippin' to transfer to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- There's magic to do on Broadway - "Pippin" is coming back....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:01PM

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