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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
Thursday, March 22, 2012

AP Review: 'Jesus Christ Superstar' overly flashy by Mark Kennedy

While walking out of the Neil Simon Theatre, one might be forgiven for wondering: Who knew the greatest story ever told needed this much help?

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 09:19PM
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Surviving cancer, singing at Radio City Music Hall by Mark Kennedy

In a packed rehearsal room a few floors above the massive stage at Radio City Music Hall, 13-year-old Alyssa Casson walked to a spot in front of a panel of judges and paused, preparing to si…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:19AM

Surviving cancer, singing at Radio City Music Hall by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a packed rehearsal room a few floors above the massive stage at Radio City Music Hall, 13-year-old Alyssa Casson walked to a spot in front of a panel of judges and pa…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:16AM
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Linda Lavin to lead 'Prince of Broadway' cast by Mark Kennedy

Linda Lavin knows what she'll be doing after she takes "The Lyons" to Broadway -- another Broadway show.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 01:40PM

Linda Lavin to lead 'Prince of Broadway' cast by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Linda Lavin knows what she'll be doing after she takes "The Lyons" to Broadway - another Broadway show....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:31PM
Monday, March 19, 2012

Artist hits back at critics after Apple firestorm by Mark Kennedy

A performer says he's not slinking away after he was forced to admit that he made up parts of his one-man show that looked at working conditions in Chinese factories where iPads and iPhones …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:19PM

Apple Firestorm Leads Mike Daisey To Change His Show by Mark Kennedy

Off-Broadway performer Mike Daisey has cut questionable sections from the monologue and added a prologue explaining the controversy.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:53AM
Friday, March 16, 2012

David Strathairn to Join 'The Heiress' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Producers announced Thursday that the Emmy Award winner will star in the play opposite Jessica Chastain.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:00AM
Thursday, March 15, 2012

A deeply relevant 'Death of a Salesman' emerges by Mark Kennedy

Whenever an old warhorse of a play like "Death of a Salesman" is trotted out again onto a Broadway stage, its backers are quick to explain its relevance. It's hard to argue this time.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:33PM

David Strathairn to join 'The Heiress' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

The Broadway production of "The Heiress" has found its father figure -- David Strathairn. Producers announced Thursday that the Emmy Award winner will star in the play opposite Jessica Chast…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:40PM

David Strathairn to join 'The Heiress' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway production of "The Heiress" has found its father figure - David Strathairn....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:30PM
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Jack Kerouac Play To Make Its World Premiere by Mark Kennedy

Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the University of Massachusetts Lowell will produce "Beat Generation" in the novelist's hometown.

SOURCE: Backstage at 11:04AM
Monday, March 12, 2012

Jack Kerouac play ‘Beat Generation’ to make world premiere in Massachusetts by Mark Kennedy

Jack Kerouac’s only full-length play will be staged for the first time this fall.

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 03:10PM

Jack Kerouac play to make its world premiere by Mark Kennedy

Jack Kerouac's only full-length play will be staged for the first time this fall. Merrimack Repertory Theatre and the University of Massachusetts Lowell said Monday -- on what would have bee…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:40PM
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Theater artists nationwide unite for Japan benefit by Mark Kennedy

In a rehearsal room below Lincoln Center Theater, seven singers have gathered around a piano, trying to nail a mash-up of two songs from the musical "Pacific Overtures."

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:10PM

Raven-Symone to step into 'Sister Act' by Mark Kennedy

Raven-Symone is all grown up -- and going to a convent. The former cutie from "The Cosby Show" will take over the lead part in Broadway's hit musical "Sister Act" later this month, playing a…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:10AM
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

'Small World' songwriter Robert Sherman dies at 86 by Mark Kennedy and Jill Lawless

LONDON (AP) -- Songwriter Robert B. Sherman, who wrote the tongue-twisting "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and other enduring songs for Disney classics, has died. He was 86....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:00AM
Friday, March 2, 2012

Julie Taymor: I was a victim of 'Spider-Man' plot by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Director Julie Taymor has hit back at her former creative partners in "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," arguing in court papers that she was the victim of a conspiracy to unfai…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 04:25PM

Julie Taymor claims there was a 'Spider-Man' plot by Mark Kennedy

Director Julie Taymor has hit back at her former creative partners in "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark," arguing in court papers that she was the victim of a conspiracy to unfairly push her ou…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 03:19PM

A Jonas brother takes to B'way by Mark Kennedy

Friday March 2, 2012 NEW YORK -- Attention, you young people milling about outside the Al Hirschfeld Theatre: Nick Jonas will not be popping

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:04AM
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Chita Rivera to return to Broadway with a mystery by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The timeless Chita Rivera is returning to Broadway in a murder whodunit musical that's perfect for this new age: It's interactive....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:18AM

Chita Rivera to return to Broadway with a mystery by Mark Kennedy

The timeless Chita Rivera is returning to Broadway in a murder whodunit musical that's perfect for this new age: It's interactive.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:13AM
Monday, February 27, 2012

Theater producer and director Theodore Mann dies by Mark Kennedy

Theodore Mann, a Tony Award-winning director and producer who was a driving force behind Circle in the Square Theatre and its school, has died. He was 87.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:49PM
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' heads to Chicago by Mark Kennedy

A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chicago this fall.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:11PM
Sunday, February 19, 2012

'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:09PM

'Riverdance' saying goodbye to North America by Mark Kennedy

When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:59AM
Friday, February 17, 2012

William Shatner boldly tackles death on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

He doesn't beam in, but William Shatner does the next best thing at the start of his one-man Broadway show: He appears to the familiar orchestral strains of the "Star Trek" theme.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 10:40AM
Thursday, February 16, 2012

'Spider-Man' producers, Taymor's union reach deal by Mark Kennedy

Producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have agreed to pay the hit Broadway musical's former director Julie Taymor royalties as part of a settlement that ends one chapter in the two sid…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:49PM

‘Spider-Man’ musical producers agree to pay Julie Taymor royalties by Mark Kennedy

Producers of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” have agreed to pay royalties to the hit Broadway musical’s former director Julie Taymor, as part of a settlement to end a bitter legal disp…

SOURCE: Toronto.com at 12:04PM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

2 more autism-friendly shows planned for Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two more autism-friendly performances of Broadway musicals will be offered this spring and fall following the success last year of the first showing of a Broadway show s…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:10PM

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