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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

Michelle Williams joining tour of 'Fela!' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical "Fela!

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:58PM

Michelle Williams joining tour of 'Fela!' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams is joining the latest national tour of the musical "Fela!"...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:57PM

Hirsch and Cavanagh team up for 'Freud' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—When the play "Freud's Last Session" opened in a Manhattan YMCA in 2010 it became an unlikely hit, but few could have predicted just how widely seen the session would become.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:03AM

Hirsch and Cavanagh team up for `Freud' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When the play "Freud's Last Session" opened in a Manhattan YMCA in 2010 it became an unlikely hit, but few could have predicted just how widely seen the session would be…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:02AM
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Broadway's 'Wicked' musical earns new record by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Oz has reclaimed the box office crown on Broadway. The Broadway League reported Wednesday that the nine-year-old "Wicked" took in a whopping $2,947,172 over nine performan…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:29PM

'Peter and the Starcatcher' to live off-Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Broadway's boy who wouldn't grow up is not going away quite yet. Producers of the play "Peter and the Starcatcher" said Wednesday that the production will have a new life …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:19AM
Friday, December 28, 2012

Katie Holmes' Broadway play 'Dead Accounts' closes by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Katie Holmes' return to Broadway will be much shorter than she would have liked. The former Mrs.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 06:18AM
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Broadway to honor Jack Klugman and Charles Durning by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The theater community will honor Jack Klugman and Charles Durning by dimming Broadway's lights in back-to-back memorials.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:11PM

Broadway to honor Jack Klugman and Charles Durning by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The theater community will honor Jack Klugman and Charles Durning by dimming Broadway's lights in back-to-back memorials....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:58PM
Friday, December 21, 2012

Author, 'Whorehouse' playwright Larry L. King dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became a hit Tony Award-nominated musical "The Best Little Whor…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:40PM

Author, 'Whorehouse' playwright Larry L. King dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Larry L. King, a writer and playwright whose magazine article about a campaign to close down a popular bordello became the hit Tony Award-nominated musical "The Best Lit…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:34PM
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Broadway's 'Newsies' recoups its investment by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The boys of "Newsies" now have one more thing to dance about—they've made their money back.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:16PM

Broadway's 'Newsies' recoups its investment by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The boys of "Newsies" now have one more thing to dance about - they've made their money back....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:11PM

Broadway musical 'Chicago' to enter history books by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The musical "Chicago" is about to swagger into the history books again. Thursday night's performance of the edgy musical will be its 6,681, meaning it becomes the third lo…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:32AM

Scarlett Johansson tones down the sex as Maggie by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a decision that will make many a man sigh unhappily, Scarlett Johansson won't be bringing sexy back to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:49AM
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Al Pacino wins as 'Glengarry Glen Ross' recoups by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Al Pacino-led revival of "Glengarry Glen Ross" on Broadway has plenty to be happy about this Christmas....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:29AM

Musical about rise of a superstar heads to Vegas by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some key figures who helped manage Michael Jackson's career are teaming up to create a stage musical about the behind-the-scenes making of a superstar that producers cal…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:58AM

Dee Snider promises a very twisted nightclub act by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some classic Broadway show tunes will soon be getting the headbanging treatment....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:58AM
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

'Grinch' Jeff McCarthy: A Warm Man in a Cold Role by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) — This Christmas, Broadway veteran Jeff McCarthy's heart will be growing a few sizes — as much as 13 times a week.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:46AM

'Grinch' Jeff McCarthy _ a warm man in a cold role by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- This Christmas, Broadway veteran Jeff McCarthy's heart will be growing a few sizes - as much as 13 times a week....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:41AM
Thursday, December 13, 2012

George Wendt joins 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' team by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Former "Cheers" star George Wendt is heading to the other side of the bar—he'll play a bartender when "Breakfast at Tiffany's" hits Broadway next year.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:26PM

The AP picks its Top 10 theater moments of 2012 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Al Pacino came back again and Jessica Chastain showed up for the first time. "Annie" returned and so did "Evita" and "Elf.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 07:59AM

The AP picks its Top 10 theater moments of 2012 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Al Pacino came back again and Jessica Chastain showed up for the first time. "Annie" returned and so did "Evita" and "Elf." Katie Holmes made a second appearance and tha…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:59AM
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Tom Hanks to reunite with an old buddy on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tom Hanks' Broadway debut will include an old buddy - former "Bosom Buddies" co-star Peter Scolari will share the stage with the Oscar winner....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:35PM

Broadway faces potential holiday labor headache by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A union representing hundreds of Broadway porters and theater cleaners plans to vote on whether to authorize their leadership to call a strike, potentially throwing a wr…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:17PM
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

'Evita' to close in January when Big 3 leave by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway revival of "Evita" - faced with trying to replace Ricky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris - will instead close when the Big Three leave early next ye…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:11PM

Shia LaBeouf to make Broadway debut this spring by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Shia LaBeouf is about to transform—into a Broadway actor. The ex-star of the "Transformers" franchise will make his Broadway debut opposite Alec Baldwin in Lyle Kess…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:03PM

Cast revealed for 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' revival by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The Broadway revival of the honkey-tonk musical revue "Pump Boys and Dinettes" will have a former Idol in the cast.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 11:12AM

Cast revealed for 'Pump Boys and Dinettes' revival by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway revival of the honkey-tonk musical revue "Pump Boys and Dinettes" will have a former Idol in the cast....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:11AM
Sunday, December 9, 2012

Review: Mamet's 'Glengarry Glen Ross' crackles by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- David Mamet's return to Broadway has been upstaged - by David Mamet....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:36PM

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