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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

'Motown' star Allison Semmes credits show with 1st big part by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the best moments in the carefully crafted Broadway show "Motown: The Musical" is when the unpredictable happens....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:31PM
Monday, July 25, 2016

Marni Nixon, voice of classic movie songs, has died at 86 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hollywood voice double Marni Nixon, whose singing was heard in place of the leading actresses in such classic movie musicals as "West Side Story," &…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:25PM
Friday, July 22, 2016

‘Motown: The Musical’ opens on Broadway, then the bad news by Mark Kennedy

Opening night of “Motown: The Musical” went very well until right after the curtain call. With the cast still buzzing at 10:15 p.m., producer Kevin McCollum had bad news: The show was en…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:13PM
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Jake Gyllenhaal to return to Broadway in 'Burn This' in 2017 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jake Gyllenhaal, who made his Broadway debut last year, will be returning to star in Lanford Wilson's acclaimed play "Burn This."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:49PM

Jake Gyllenhaal to return to Broadway in ‘Burn This’ in 2017 by Mark Kennedy

Jake Gyllenhaal, who made his Broadway debut last year, will be returning to star in Lanford Wilson’s acclaimed play “Burn This.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:38PM
Monday, July 18, 2016

Brian Stokes Mitchell to lead 'Ragtime' on Ellis Island by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Brian Stokes Mitchell will lead a concert of the sprawling musical "Ragtime" - about the clash of cultures that created American culture - in a spec…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:24PM

Brian Stokes Mitchell to lead ‘Ragtime’ on Ellis Island by Mark Kennedy

Brian Stokes Mitchell will lead a concert of the sprawling musical “Ragtime” — about the clash of cultures that created American culture — in a special place: Ellis Island, the gatew…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:03PM
Friday, July 15, 2016

Sumer campers dream up way to help Orlando nightclub victims by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The deadly nightclub shooting in Florida has inspired Broadway stars to sing in concerts, record songs and perform a few blocks from the massacre. Now there'…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:09PM

Sumer campers dream up way to help Orlando nightclub victims by Mark Kennedy

The deadly nightclub shooting in Florida has inspired Broadway stars to sing in concerts, record songs and perform a few blocks from the massacre. Now there’s an online philanthropic campa…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:37PM
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Two more ‘Hamilton’ cast members leave Broadway production by Mark Kennedy

Meanwhile, the hit Broadway show's producers announced the cast for the upcoming Chicago production.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:46PM

George Takei heading off-Broadway in ‘Pacific Overtures’ by Mark Kennedy

“Star Trek” star George Takei is going from Broadway to off-Broadway — he’ll next star in a spring revival of “Pacific Overtures” by the Classic Stage Company.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:39PM

Broadway star Barbara Cook recounts highs, lows in memoir by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbara Cook has won a Tony Award, a Grammy and she's a Kennedy Center honoree. But the thing she seems most pleased about these days is her latest title - a…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:09AM

2 more 'Hamilton' principals leave; Chicago cast revealed by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two new Tony Award-winners from "Hamilton" - Daveed Diggs and Renée Elise Goldsberry - will soon leave the Broadway company, while producers unveil…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:22AM
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Chicago ‘Hamilton’ cast to be led by veterans; Diggs leaving by Mark Kennedy

Broadway veterans Miguel Cervantes and Karen Olivo will lead the cast of “Hamilton” in Chicago, while new Tony Award-winner Daveed Diggs will soon leave the Broadway company.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:28AM
Monday, July 11, 2016

On new CD, Cheyenne Jackson says 'This is who I truly am' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Cheyenne Jackson would like to get something off his chest: He's proudly old-fashioned when it comes to music....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:53PM
Sunday, July 10, 2016

Post Tony, Leslie Odom Jr. to 'pour energy into my music' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Many theater-lovers are looking at Saturday with dread. That's the day key members of the Broadway cast of "Hamilton" play their last perfo…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:14PM

Will 'Hamilton' suffer after the loss of key principals? by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- She was spending a sweltering afternoon on the streets of New York but Caitlin Goddard was nearing her prize, inch by inch....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:05PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of 'Hamilton,' says goodbye by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator and star of the Broadway smash "Hamilton," made a subdued final bow Saturday alongside two other departing stars in …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:05PM

Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor John McMartin dies at 86 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- John McMartin, the versatile, gentlemanly Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in such shows as "Follies" and "Sweet Charity,…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:03PM
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda may be leaving Hamilton, but new projects are coming by Mark Kennedy

Creator of Hamilton's calendar is filled with projects, including a role on a Mary Poppins sequel

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 03:25PM

'Hamilton' names its replacements for Odom and Soo by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will replace Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr on Broadway in the smash hit "Hamilton," and Le…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:39PM

‘Hamilton’ names its replacements for Odom and Soo by Mark Kennedy

Tony Award-nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will replace Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr on Broadway in the smash hit “Hamilton,” and Lexi Lawson will take over from Phillipa…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:42AM
Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Broadway's 'Fun Home' cast to perform show in Orlando by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Many Broadway stars have joined together to sing and raise money to help the survivors of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando. Now, one Broadway show is going furth…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:15PM
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Laura Benanti looking forward to broadcast of ‘She Loves Me’ by Mark Kennedy

If you can’t make it to see Laura Benanti in the charming Broadway revival of “She Loves Me,” don’t worry. Just fire up your computer or TV.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:26AM
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Broadway version of ‘Anastasia’ reveals its cast by Mark Kennedy

The musical stage adaptation of the 1997 animated musical film “Anastasia” will land on Broadway starring Christy Altomare, Derek Klena, John Bolton and Caroline O’Connor.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:34AM

Subway musical 'In Transit' to emerge on Broadway this fall by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "In Transit," a long-gestating, a cappella romantic comedy set in the New York City subway, has found the express train to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:16AM
Monday, June 27, 2016

Subway musical ‘In Transit’ to emerge on Broadway this fall by Mark Kennedy

“In Transit,” a long-gestating, a cappella romantic comedy set in the New York City subway, has found the express train to Broadway.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:13AM
Thursday, June 23, 2016

On Broadway, more shows bring the curtain down; 1 moving by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The post-Tony Awards audits are in full swing on Broadway, with another long-running show setting a closing date and one new one moving addresses....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:26PM

On Broadway, more shows bring the curtain down; 1 moving by Mark Kennedy

The post-Tony Awards audits are in full swing on Broadway, with two shows on Thursday setting closing dates and one new one moving addresses.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:34PM

On Broadway, more shows bring the curtain down; 1 moving by Mark Kennedy

The post-Tony Awards audits are in full swing on Broadway, with another long-running show setting a closing date and one new one moving addresses.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:34PM

"Nashville" star Will Chase going back to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actor and singer Will Chase will be going from "Nashville" on TV to the Renaissance on Broadway. He's taking over the role of William Shake…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:56PM

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