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Monday, June 6, 2016

Sally Field to return to Broadway in 'The Glass Menagerie' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie," playing a part she has tackled before …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:19PM

Sally Field to return to Broadway in ‘The Glass Menagerie’ by Mark Kennedy

Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway in a revival of “The Glass Menagerie.”

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:57PM

James Earl Jones, Neil Patrick Harris to appear at Tonys by Mark Kennedy

Tony Award host James Corden will be getting some starry help when he hands out the trophies next weekend — fellow Tony-winners Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones and Neil Patrick Harris ha…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:44PM
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Broadway's 'The King and I' to close in late June by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Tony Award-winning revival of "The King and I" on Broadway is abdicating....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:14PM

Broadway’s ‘The King and I’ to close in late June by Mark Kennedy

The Tony Award-winning revival of “The King and I” on Broadway is abdicating.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:34PM
Friday, June 3, 2016

Meet Tony Award nominee Cynthia Erivo, ‘a force of nature’ by Mark Kennedy

Cynthia Erivo plays Celie in the revival of The Color Purple on Broadway

SOURCE: The Globe and Mail at 01:25PM

Broadway’s ‘Spring Awakening’ needs help to get on Tonys by Mark Kennedy

Getting a chance to perform at the Tony Awards may be priceless, but actually getting to the Tony stage has a high cost.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:16AM

Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' needs help to get on Tonys by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Getting a chance to perform at the Tony Awards may be priceless, but actually getting to the Tony stage has a high cost....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:48AM
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Meet Tony Award nominee Cynthia Erivo, 'a force of nature' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actors are rarely like their characters, but few actors these days are as far apart from them as Cynthia Erivo....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:32PM
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Barbra Streisand going to Tonys for the 1st time since 1970 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbra Streisand will take the stage at this month's Tony Awards for the first time in 46 years....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:33PM

Director Thomas Kail on how the best idea won at ‘Hamilton’ by Mark Kennedy

Director Thomas Kail had a free night in New York a few days ago and went to see “The Phantom of the Opera” for the first time.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:34AM

Director Thomas Kail on how the best idea won at 'Hamilton' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Director Thomas Kail had a free night in New York a few days ago and went to see "The Phantom of the Opera" for the first time....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:26AM
Friday, May 27, 2016

'Hamilton' branded goods now available far from New York by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- In another sign that the Broadway smash "Hamilton" has become a cultural phenomenon, you will soon be able to buy branded T-shirts, caps, water bott…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:55PM

‘Hamilton’ branded goods now available far from New York by Mark Kennedy

In another sign that the Broadway smash “Hamilton” has become a cultural phenomenon, you will soon be able to buy branded T-shirts, caps, water bottles and hoodies far from New York City.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:52PM
Thursday, May 26, 2016

Dark musical ‘American Psycho’ feels the knife by Mark Kennedy

The life of the Broadway musical “American Psycho” has been cut short, a victim of vicious box office numbers.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:03PM

Tony presenters will include Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- James Corden will have some big names helping him hand out Tony Awards: Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett, Carole King, Audra McDonald, Saoirse Ronan, Patina Miller and N…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:53PM

'Hamilton' star Daveed Diggs enjoys access to new world by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- These days, Daveed Diggs finds himself in the eye of a hurricane. And it is quiet....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:53PM

Leona Lewis will lead the new cast of 'Cats' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- British singer Leona Lewis will play the ragged and lonely star Grizabella in the Broadway revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:53PM
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Review: Prepare to tumble for Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Paramour’ by Mark Kennedy

The first signal you get that “Paramour” is no ordinary Broadway show is the size of the playbill. It’s a monster, easily dwarfing the regular booklets you get handed at every other th…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:45PM

Meet David Korins, the man behind the look of 'Hamilton' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When you see the Broadway smash "Hamilton" - if you're lucky enough to see it, that is - you should know that something important quietly h…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:58PM

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ making the jump to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

“Dear Evan Hansen,” a musical about growing up in the age of social media, will make the jump to Broadway this November.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:18PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Broadway musical ‘Tuck Everlasting’ no longer everlasting by Mark Kennedy

The new musical “Tuck Everlasting” has failed to find eternal life on Broadway. It’s closing on Sunday after playing less than 70 performances.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:50PM

Lena Hall to join 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' on West Coast by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Award-winner Lena Hall will join "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on tour in San Francisco and Los Angeles. And there's also a twist - at s…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:07PM

Lena Hall to join ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ on West Coast by Mark Kennedy

Tony Award-winner Lena Hall will join “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” on tour in San Francisco and Los Angeles. And there’s also a twist — at some shows she’ll play Hedwig.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:33PM

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s new honor is as sweet at dessert by Mark Kennedy

Lin-Manuel Miranda has already this year won a Pulitzer Prize, a Grammy, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama Inspired by American History and a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. Wha…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:21PM
Friday, May 20, 2016

Identical acrobat twins make you see double at ‘Paramour’ by Mark Kennedy

On Broadway these days is a pair of brothers who, quite literally, put their lives in each other’s hands every day.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:14AM
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Joe Morton plays iconic comedian Dick Gregory off-Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Emmy winner Joe Morton, known for his dramas, is taking a walk on the funny side....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:34AM

Joe Morton plays iconic comedian Dick Gregory off-Broadway by Mark Kennedy

Emmy winner Joe Morton, known for his dramas, is taking a walk on the funny side.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:33AM
Monday, May 16, 2016

'Everybody Loves Raymond' star Roberts memorialized in NYC by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress Doris Roberts, who played the endlessly meddling mother on CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond," was remembered Monday as a tireless actr…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:43PM

No, this Broadway costumer doesn't just 'shop all day' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Finding costume designer Suttirat Larlarb isn't easy these days. Finding her work is easy....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:36AM

No, this Broadway costumer doesn’t just ‘shop all day’ by Mark Kennedy

Finding costume designer Suttirat Larlarb isn’t easy these days. Finding her work is easy.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:31AM

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