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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Katie Holmes heads to Broadway post-divorce by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Katie Holmes has decided what her first major acting project will be since announcing her divorce from Tom Cruise: Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:00PM

Katie Holmes heads to Broadway post-divorce by Mark Kennedy

Katie Holmes has decided what her first major acting project will be since announcing her divorce from Tom Cruise: Broadway.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:40PM

Rachel Dratch and Mo Rocca to star in fringe play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Comedians Rachel Dratch and Mo Rocca will be getting down and dirty next month in a play about political sex scandals....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:01PM

Rachel Dratch and Mo Rocca to star in fringe play by Mark Kennedy

Comedians Rachel Dratch and Mo Rocca will be getting down and dirty next month in a play about political sex scandals.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:50PM

Pup to play Sandy in 'Annie' on Broadway revealed by Mark Kennedy

Broadway's newest Little Orphan Annie has found her Sandy. The award-winning animal trainer William Berloni on Thursday unveiled the pooch who is slated to star in the Broadway revival of th…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:39AM
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

A play parody gets defense from theater biggies by Mark Kennedy

A group of theater community heavyweights -- including Jon Robin Baitz, Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner, John Guare and Terrence McNally -- have signed an open letter defending a playwright w…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:29PM

Woody Harrelson's new play is about an old friend by Mark Kennedy

In the summer of 1983, The Police were on top of the charts with "Every Breath You Take," James Bond was sipping martinis in "Octopussy" and Woody Harrelson was meeting a man who would chang…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:39AM

Woody Harrelson's new play is about an old friend by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—In the summer of 1983, The Police were on top of the charts with "Every Breath You Take," James Bond was sipping martinis in "Octopussy" and Woody Harrelson was meeting a man …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:32AM
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Producers seek young man to play Michael Jackson by Mark Kennedy

Producers of a musical based on the life of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are seeking an exceptionally talented young actor -- one who can play a preteen Gordy, a young Michael Jackson …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:10PM

Producers seek young man to play Michael Jackson by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Producers of a musical based on the life of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy are seeking an exceptionally talented young actor—one who can play a preteen Gordy, a youn…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 03:06PM
Monday, July 16, 2012

Broadway to honor Celeste Holm by dimming lights by Mark Kennedy

The lights on Broadway will be dimmed Wednesday in honor of the late Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:29PM

Broadway to honor Celeste Holm by dimming lights by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The lights on Broadway will be dimmed Wednesday in honor of the late Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:24PM
Sunday, July 15, 2012

Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95 by Mark Kennedy

Celeste Holm, a versatile, bright-eyed blonde who soared to Broadway fame in "Oklahoma!" and won an Oscar in "Gentleman's Agreement" but whose last years were filled with financial difficult…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:19PM
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Patrick Page to leave 'Spider-Man' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The hit musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is losing its original goblin. Patrick Page, who has been with the show in the dual role of Norman Osborn and the Green Gob…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:42PM

Patrick Page to leave 'Spider-Man' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The hit musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is losing its original goblin....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:41PM

Patrick Page to leave 'Spider-Man' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

The hit musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is losing its original goblin. Patrick Page, who has been with the show in the dual role of Norman Osborn and the Green Goblin since its doors…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:39PM
Monday, July 9, 2012

Judith Ivey joins Broadway cast of 'The Heiress' by Mark Kennedy

Two-time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey is returning to two familiar places -- she's back on Broadway and revisiting an old work.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:09PM

Tony-winning costume designer Pakledinaz dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Two-time Tony Award winner Martin Pakledinaz, who designed hundreds of costumes for stars such as Sutton Foster and Patti LuPone, has died, his agent said Monday.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:00PM
Friday, July 6, 2012

Alan Cumming takes on 'Macbeth'—all of it by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—To play Macbeth is no mere task. Nor is portraying Lady Macbeth or Macduff or even Duncan.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:10PM

Alan Cumming takes on 'Macbeth' -- all of it by Mark Kennedy

To play Macbeth is no mere task. Nor is portraying Lady Macbeth or Macduff or even Duncan. Undaunted, Alan Cumming is trying them all -- at the same time.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:09PM

Alan Cumming takes on 'Macbeth' _ all of it by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- To play Macbeth is no mere task. Nor is portraying Lady Macbeth or Macduff or even Duncan. Undaunted, Alan Cumming is trying them all - at the same time....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:07PM
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Hopes soar at NYC musical theater festival by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—It's five o'clock in the morning in Rio de Janeiro on the day before Carnival, but little Pipito is not having a good time.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 09:39AM
Friday, June 29, 2012

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce aim for stage by Lauri Neff and Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce are teaming up to play siblings this fall as both make a return to the stage in a Chekhov-inspired play.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:16PM

Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce aim for stage by Lauri Neff and Mark Kennedy

Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce are teaming up to play siblings this fall as both make a return to the stage in a Chekhov-inspired play.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:10PM
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Producer 'committed' to staging Nora Ephron play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—A lead producer of Nora Ephron's new play, "Lucky Guy," says he is "committed" to getting her biography of a newspaper columnist on a Broadway stage despite the death this wee…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:43PM

Producer 'committed' to staging Nora Ephron play by Mark Kennedy

A lead producer of Nora Ephron's new play, "Lucky Guy," says he is "committed" to getting her biography of a newspaper columnist on a Broadway stage despite the death this week of the playwr…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:30PM

Producer 'committed' to staging Nora Ephron play by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A producer of Nora Ephron's new play, "Lucky Guy," says he is "committed" to getting her biography of a newspaper columnist on a Broadway stage despite the death this we…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:29PM

Block, Norton and Chase join 'Edwin Drood' by Mark Kennedy

Chita Rivera will get some help from Stephanie J. Block, Jim Norton and Will Chase when "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" begins flummoxing audiences this fall.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:20PM
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Alec Baldwin to appear on Broadway in ‘Orphans’ in spring of 2013 by Mark Kennedy

Alec Baldwin will be kidnapped on Broadway next spring.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 04:02PM

Alec Baldwin to appear on Broadway in 'Orphans' by Mark Kennedy

Alec Baldwin will be kidnapped on Broadway next spring. Producers said Wednesday that the "30 Rock" star will appear in Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" in spring of 2013. Daniel Sullivan will direc…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:50PM

Alec Baldwin to appear on Broadway in 'Orphans' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Alec Baldwin will be kidnapped on Broadway next spring....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:43PM

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