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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

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

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 specially altered for …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:49PM
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Playwrights and theaters join Japan benefit push by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Japan....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:29PM

Playwrights and theaters join Japan benefit push by Mark Kennedy

Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Japan.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:00PM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

David Alan Grier Shrugs Off 'Porgy and Bess' Row by Mark Kennedy

David Alan Grier has a gentle message for anyone who is getting all hot and bothered thinking that he's helping ruin an American masterpiece.

SOURCE: Backstage at 03:00AM
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Another 'American Idol' alum heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—A former "American Idol" contestant is heading to Broadway with a character who, it's safe to say, is truly two-faced.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 02:01PM

Another 'American Idol' alum heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A former "American Idol" contestant is heading to Broadway with a character who, it's safe to say, is truly two-faced....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:48PM
Friday, January 27, 2012

Picks Revealed For Free Summer Central Park Plays by Mark Kennedy

The Public Theater will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Shakespeare in the Park series this summer with a little Bard and a little Sondheim.

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:44PM
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Picks revealed for free summer Central Park plays by Mark Kennedy

The Public Theater will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Shakespeare in the Park series this summer with a little Bard and a little Sondheim.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:09PM
Monday, January 23, 2012

Conference peers 20 years into Broadway's future by Mark Kennedy

Leaders in entertainment, academics and marketing gathered Monday to peer into their crystal balls and try to predict what Broadway will look like in 2032. Many agreed on at least one thing:…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:09PM

Conference peers 20 years into Broadway's future by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Leaders in entertainment, academics and marketing have gathered to peer into their crystal balls and try to predict what Broadway will look like in 2032....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:02PM
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

'Spider-Man' producers punch back at Julie Taymor by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have fired back in their legal fight with one-time director Julie Taymor, claiming the woman they once called a visiona…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:06PM

'Spider-Man' producers punch back at Julie Taymor by Mark Kennedy

Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have fired back in their legal fight with one-time director Julie Taymor, claiming the woman they once called a visionary failed to fu…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 04:49PM
Friday, January 13, 2012

'Leap of Faith' to Jump to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Producers announced Thursday that the much-delayed musical based on the 1992 film starring Steve Martin as a shady preacher will start performances April 3 at the St. James Theatre.

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:16PM
Thursday, January 12, 2012

'Leap of Faith' to jump to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Someone on Broadway is finally taking a leap of faith on "Leap of Faith." Producers announced Thursday that the much-delayed musical based on the 1992 film starring Steve Martin as a shady p…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 07:39PM

'Leap of Faith' to jump to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Someone on Broadway is finally taking a leap of faith on "Leap of Faith."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:36PM

Jeremy Jordan returns to 'Newsies' for Broadway by Mark Kennedy

The actor whose role as the bank-robbing male lead in the musical "Bonnie & Clyde" was cut short last month by poor ticket sales, has jumped aboard the Broadway-bound "Newsies," a musi…

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:23PM

Jeremy Jordan returns to 'Newsies' for Broadway by Mark Kennedy

For Jeremy Jordan, bad news for "Bonnie & Clyde" means good news for "Newsies." The actor whose role as the bank-robbing male lead in the musical "Bonnie & Clyde" was cut short last …

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:19AM

Jeremy Jordan returns to 'Newsies' for Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- For Jeremy Jordan, bad news for "Bonnie & Clyde" means good news for "Newsies."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:16AM
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Playwright Jon Robin Baitz Shakes Off Failure by Mark Kennedy

"I always felt that there was something else to come," says Baitz. "I sort of wake up every day in a kind of weird state of gratitude. It feels like a war ended for me, actually."

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:56AM

William Shatner To Star in a One-Man Broadway Show by Mark Kennedy

The actor, singer and writer best known as James T. Kirkon "Star Trek" will star in a one-man show called "Shatner's World: We Just Live in It."

SOURCE: Backstage at 10:54AM
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

William Shatner to star in a one-man Broadway show by Mark Kennedy

William Shatner is boldly going back to where he once appeared -- Broadway. The actor, singer and writer best known as James T. Kirk on "Star Trek" will star in a one-man show called "Shatne…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 08:50PM

William Shatner to star in a one-man Broadway show by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- William Shatner is boldly going back to where he once appeared - Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:44PM
Monday, January 9, 2012

Mekhi Phifer Tries to Get Used to Broadway Screams by Mark Kennedy

The 37-year-old actor, best known for the TV series "ER" and the film "8 Mile," is discovering that audiences aren't silent while watching him in "Stick Fly," Lydia R. Diamond's complex dr…

SOURCE: Backstage at 12:29PM
Friday, January 6, 2012

Bassett loving her return to B'way by Mark Kennedy

Friday January 6, 2012 NEW YORK -- After seeing "The Mountaintop" on Broadway, Laurence Fishburne went backstage, stunned.

SOURCE: The Berkshire Eagle at 12:04AM
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson are engaged by Mark Kennedy

Wedding bells are in the cards for Tick and Bess. Audra McDonald, the Tony Award actress who currently stars as half of Broadway's "Porgy and Bess," and Will Swenson, who plays Tick in "Pris…

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 05:20PM

Audra McDonald and Will Swenson are engaged by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Wedding bells are in the cards for Tick and Bess. Audra McDonald, the Tony Award actress who currently stars as half of Broadway's "Porgy and Bess," and Will Swenson, who …

SOURCE: Denver Post at 05:11PM

Cast named for play based on Jayson Blair scandal by Mark Kennedy

Producers of a new play inspired by the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal at The New York Times have found the actor who will play the disgraced ex-journalist.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 02:39PM

Broadway's 'Spider-Man' musical earns new record by Mark Kennedy

Look who's sporting a big smile behind his mask on Broadway -- none other than the once-mocked Spider-Man.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 12:30PM

Hugh Jackman plans Broadway return as Houdini by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK—Hugh Jackman liked his record-setting Broadway run so much this winter that he's handcuffing himself to a future musical about Harry Houdini.

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:12PM

Hugh Jackman plans Broadway return as Houdini by Mark Kennedy

Hugh Jackman liked his record-setting Broadway run so much this winter that he's handcuffing himself to a future musical about Harry Houdini.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 11:39AM

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