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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

'Once' leads Tony Award nominations with 11 nods by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The low-tech musical "Once," based on the love story of a Czech flower seller and an Irish street musician in Dublin, got a leading 11 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, pr…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:33AM
Monday, April 30, 2012

Parents cheer autism-friendly 'Mary Poppins' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—The afternoon performance of "Mary Poppins" was marked by loud yips, shouts and moans—and that was just fine.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:26PM

Parents cheer autism-friendly 'Mary Poppins' by Mark Kennedy

The afternoon performance of "Mary Poppins" was marked by loud yips, shouts and moans -- and that was just fine.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:10PM

Raul Esparza Enjoys His 'Once In A Lifetime' Role in 'Leap of Faith' by Mark Kennedy

Esparza, 41, has been a part of the musical — adapted from the 1992 film starring Steve Martin — since an early reading in 2007.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:38AM
Friday, April 27, 2012

11-year-old unveiled as Broadway's newest 'Annie' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway's newest Annie is an 11-year-old from Los Angeles with long, black curly hair who is already a Broadway veteran....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:03AM

11-year-old unveiled as Broadway's newest 'Annie' by Mark Kennedy

Broadway's newest Annie is an 11-year-old from Los Angeles with long, black curly hair who is already a Broadway veteran.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:49AM
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Atlantic Theater Company reveals new season by Mark Kennedy

Plays by John Guare, Simon Stephens, Rolin Jones and Melissa James Gibson will highlight the Atlantic Theater Company's 2012-13 season, which marks the company's return to its newly renovate…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:50PM
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

'Smash' star Christian Borle plays a loopy pirate by Mark Kennedy

To properly play a pirate, Christian Borle has appropriately been stealing. He's lifted from comic book villains and swiped from Indiana Jones baddies. He has even plundered from sci-fi's Da…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:41PM

'Smash' star Christian Borle plays a loopy pirate by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- To properly play a pirate, Christian Borle has appropriately been stealing....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:35PM
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline play 'Romeo and Juliet' by Mark Kennedy

Kevin Kline will play Romeo opposite Meryl Streep's Juliet for a one-night-only staged reading of Shakespeare's play in Central Park.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:10PM

Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline play 'Romeo and Juliet' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Kevin Kline will play Romeo opposite Meryl Streep's Juliet for a one-night-only staged reading of Shakespeare's play in Central Park.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 01:02PM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson to appear in theater sitcom by Mark Kennedy

"Modern Family" Jesse Tyler Ferguson might be a star now, but he remembers those awful days sweating it out in front of casting directors.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:59AM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson to appear in theater sitcom by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jesse Tyler Ferguson might be a star now, but he remembers sweating it out in front of casting directors....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:55AM

Jesse Tyler Ferguson to Appear on ‘Submissions Only’ by Mark Kennedy

Jesse Tyler Ferguson of "Modern Family" might be a star now, but he remembers those awful days sweating it out in front of casting directors.

SOURCE: Backstage at 01:43AM
Monday, April 16, 2012

Quiara Hudes wins Pulitzer for play about Iraq war vet by Mark Kennedy

Quiara Alegria Hudes’s play Water by the Spoonful takes 2012 Pulitzer prize for drama

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:27PM
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Review: Peter Pan show high on its own starstuff by Mark Kennedy

Try as it might -- and it tries awfully hard -- "Peter and the Starcatcher" needs a lot more pixie dust to fly.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:14PM
Friday, April 13, 2012

Director Pam MacKinnon scales the Broadway heights by Mark Kennedy

When theatergoers at "Clybourne Park" spot a woman with a yellow legal pad sitting in the last row of the orchestra section, they invariably ask what she's doing.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:50PM

Director Pam MacKinnon scales the Broadway heights by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When theatergoers at "Clybourne Park" spot a woman with a yellow legal pad sitting in the last row of the orchestra section, they invariably ask what she's doing....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:48PM
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

‘Lion King’ leaps ‘Phantom’ to become Broadway’s top earner by Mark Kennedy

Box office figures released Monday show that “The Lion King” last week swiped the title of Broadway’s all-time highest grossing show from “The Phantom of the Opera.”

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 09:47AM

Larry Bird and 'Magic' Johnson end up on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Tug Coker grew up in suburban Virginia with an impossible dream: One day he'd love to play pro basketball.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 08:19AM
Monday, April 9, 2012

'Lion King' is Broadway's all-time box office king by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Very quietly, almost stealthily, a new king has been inaugurated on Broadway. Box office figures to be released later Monday show that "The Lion King" last week swiped the…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:38PM

'Lion King' is Broadway's all-time box office king by Mark Kennedy

Very quietly, almost stealthily, a new king has been inaugurated on Broadway. Box office figures to be released later Monday show that "The Lion King" last week swiped the title of Broadway'…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:09PM

'Lion King' is Broadway's All-Time Box Office King by Mark Kennedy

"The Lion King" last week swiped the title of Broadway's all-time highest grossing show from "The Phantom of the Opera."

SOURCE: Backstage at 05:13AM
Thursday, April 5, 2012

‘Spider-Man’ stuntman goes to court claiming injuries by Mark Kennedy

A stuntman claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing as the comic book hero in Broadway’s “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.”

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 10:38AM
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Stuntman claims he was injured at NY 'Spider-Man' by Mark Kennedy

A stuntman who claims he suffered a concussion, whiplash and two holes in his knees while performing in Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has asked producers to turn over any releva…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 06:11PM
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Amy Adams to join free summer Central Park plays by Mark Kennedy

Amy Adams, who played a princess in the film "Enchanted," will be returning to fairy tales this summer, starring opposite Cinderella and a witch.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:20PM

Amy Adams to join free summer Central Park plays by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Amy Adams, who played a princess in the film "Enchanted," will be returning to fairy tales this summer, starring opposite Cinderella and a witch....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:12PM
Monday, April 2, 2012

Blair Underwood taps into his brutish stage side by Mark Kennedy

Blair Underwood's weird ride to becoming Stanley Kowalski onstage in "A Streetcar Named Desire" started four years ago with a dashed hope.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:19PM

Blair Underwood taps into his brutish stage side by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Blair Underwood's weird ride to becoming Stanley Kowalski onstage in "A Streetcar Named Desire" started four years ago with a dashed hope....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:10PM
Sunday, April 1, 2012

Review: Gore Vidal once again proves a prophet by Mark Kennedy

Politics, the writer Gore Vidal once reminded us, is made up of two words: "`Poli,' which is Greek for `many,' and `tics,' which are bloodsucking insects." What was implied was also true -- …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:29PM
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Review: Musical 'Newsies' is relentlessly cheery by Mark Kennedy

There are lots of musicals that inspire and stimulate. Only one makes you want to rush outside to buy a newspaper, join a union and hug someone from the Occupational Safety and Health Admini…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:59PM

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