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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Pianist Lang Lang steps out of comfort zone with new CD by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- During his musical career, classical pianist Lang Lang has tackled some musical titans like Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Now he's g…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:30AM
Monday, October 3, 2016

'Fun Home' kicks off US tour; 'something so true and deep' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some of Broadway's biggest musical hits are on the road this season, like "Matilda," ''The Book of Mormon" and &…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:38AM
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Internet star Grumpy Cat to join a Broadway show — ‘Cats’ by Mark Kennedy

Life will imitate art — or is it the other way around? — when internet sensation Grumpy Cat joins the cast of the Broadway musical “Cats” on Friday for what will likely be a feline-g…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:15PM

Internet star Grumpy Cat to join a Broadway show _ 'Cats' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Life will imitate art - or is it the other way around? - when internet sensation Grumpy Cat joins the cast of the Broadway musical "Cats" on Friday …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:17PM

Review: Sober mood dominates new Drive-By Truckers album by Mark Kennedy

Drive-By Truckers, "American Band" (Caroline Records)...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:03AM
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Garth Drabinsky musical Sousatzka to have world premiere in Toronto by Mark Kennedy

Sousatzka will begin performances on Feb. 25 at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:12PM

Stage musical to be made from novel ‘Madame Sousatzka’ by Mark Kennedy

A musical based on the novel that was turned into the Shirley MacLaine film “Madame Sousatzka” is hoping to make it to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:21AM

Stage musical to be made from novel 'Madame Sousatzka' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A musical based on the novel that was turned into the Shirley MacLaine film "Madame Sousatzka" is hoping to make it to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:41AM
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Kevin Kline to return to Broadway this spring in a comedy by Mark Kennedy

Kevin Kline is returning to Broadway in a delightfully frantic comedy about a narcissistic actor and the chaos that inevitably erupts in his posh London household.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:16PM

Tony Awards show sets key dates for ‘17, but still no home by Mark Kennedy

The Tony Awards will be held on June 11 next year, but where the ceremony will be held is still up in the air.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:16PM

A torch is passed at national tour of ‘The Curious Incident’ by Mark Kennedy

The national tour of the hit play “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is being led by a young actor from Vermont with a special tie to the guy who won a Tony Award in the…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:34AM

A torch is passed at national tour of 'The Curious Incident' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The national tour of the hit play "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" is being led by a young actor from Vermont with a special tie …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:35AM

Stage version of ‘Frozen’ musical changes its director by Mark Kennedy

Some changes are coming in the kingdom of Arendelle: Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage has been officially unveiled to helm the upcoming stage musical “Frozen.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:30AM
Monday, September 26, 2016

Review: Wee, weird heroes star in 'Miss Peregrine's Home' by Mark Kennedy

Fall has officially just started, but there's still one more superhero flick sneaking in just before all the summer heat vanishes completely. But if you want muscled torsos and cape…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:35PM

Molly Ringwald eyes return to stage in a classic title by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Breakfast Club" star Molly Ringwald will return to a New York stage in an adaptation of another classic 1980s film - "Terms of Endearm…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:20PM
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Ramin Karimloo to star in musical 'Anastasia' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Ramin Karimloo, who played the title role in "The Phantom of the Opera" in London and Jean Valjean in the latest Broadway reboot of "Les Mi…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:16PM

George Takei musical ‘Allegiance’ will be broadcast in Dec. by Mark Kennedy

If you weren’t able to catch George Takei’s musical “Allegiance” on Broadway, here’s another chance — at your local movie theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:21AM

George Takei musical 'Allegiance' will be broadcast in Dec. by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- If you weren't able to catch George Takei's musical "Allegiance" on Broadway, here's another chance - at your local movie…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:27AM
Monday, September 19, 2016

Michelle Obama hosts Broadway event to help girls by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Michelle Obama tapped some big voices to help deliver her push to get girls educated across the world....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:04PM
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Jack Hofsiss, Tony-winning director of ‘The Elephant Man,’ dies at 65 by Mark Kennedy

Mr. Hofsiss continued to work as a theater director after a paralyzing accident.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:26PM
Friday, September 16, 2016

'Virginia Woolf' playwright Edward Albee dies at age 88 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woo…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:31PM

Acclaimed playwright Edward Albee dies at 88 by Mark Kennedy

Albee challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Delicate Balance

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 08:29PM
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Tony-winning stage, screen director Jack Hofsiss dies at 65 by Mark Kennedy

Stage and screen director Jack Hofsiss, who won a Tony Award in his first outing on Broadway while helming “The Elephant Man” and kept working despite an accident that left him without t…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:34AM
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Review: 'Blair Witch Project' sequel gets lost in the woods by Mark Kennedy

People will have different reactions to the new "The Blair Witch Project" sequel, but one thing we all probably can agree on is this: We need to hurry up and clear-cut that…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:58PM

Tony-winning stage, screen director Jack Hofsiss dies at 86 by Mark Kennedy

Stage and screen director Jack Hofsiss, who won a Tony Award in his first outing on Broadway while helming “The Elephant Man” and kept working despite an accident that left him without t…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:45PM

Tony-winning stage, screen director Jack Hofsiss dies at 65 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stage and screen director Jack Hofsiss, who won a Tony Award in his first outing on Broadway while helming "The Elephant Man" and kept working despi…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:24PM

Review: Michael Chiklis, you made your debut album? Why? by Mark Kennedy

Michael Chiklis, "Influence" (Extravaganza Entertainment)...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:33PM
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

‘Groundhog Day’ musical heading to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

“Groundhog Day” is coming to Broadway. We repeat: “Groundhog Day” is coming to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:43PM
Thursday, September 8, 2016

‘Taxi’ star Danny DeVito eyes Broadway bow early next year by Mark Kennedy

Danny DeVito will make his Broadway debut next year as a wily furniture dealer in Arthur Miller’s “The Price.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:44PM

'Taxi' star Danny DeVito eyes Broadway bow early next year by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Danny DeVito will make his Broadway debut next year as a wily furniture dealer in Arthur Miller's "The Price."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:00PM
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

‘Jersey Boys’ to close on Broadway in January after 11 years by Mark Kennedy

“Jersey Boys,” the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on the Four Seasons’ career and harmonies, has finally hit a sour note — it’s closing in January after 11 years.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:31PM

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