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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Darren Criss, Rebecca Naomi Jones jump into 'Hedwig' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Before hitting a Broadway stage, she has to remember not to let her butt stick out. Her co-star, meanwhile, can't forget to swivel his shoulders back....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:42AM
Monday, May 11, 2015

Musical of the book 'Beaches' to wash ashore in Chicago by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chicagoans, get out your hankies - a stage musical of "Beaches" is coming....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:01AM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Singer Brandy enjoying her Broadway debut in 'Chicago' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Starring on Broadway in "Chicago" has turned into a fountain of youth for Brandy Norwood....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:10PM
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

TV, Broadway's Conrad Ricamora on a 'life-changing' moment by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Conrad Ricamora's acting career is on fire of late. He may want to thank his genes....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:08AM
Monday, May 4, 2015

Only some Broadway shows enjoy bounce after Tony nominations by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Last week's Tony Award nominations made only some box offices on Broadway sing....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:09PM

'Gentleman's Guide' creators return to old stomping grounds by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A classroom door opens at New York University and a 20-something student at the piano tries to not seem flustered by the two men who have joined him....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:24AM
Friday, May 1, 2015

Sibling directors Kathleen and Rob Marshall help each other by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When you're a respected, Tony-winning director and choreographer, who do you turn to for a second opinion? If you're Kathleen Marshall, you go to your older brother, Rob…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:09AM
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Shoemaker T.O. Dey gives Broadway sole by Mark Kennedy

Custom footwear maker has created boots for Kinky Boots and much more.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 05:16PM
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Third-generation shoemaker gives Broadway its sole by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway likes to say it has plenty of soul, but only one man has its sole....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:08PM

Kristin Chenoweth has no words about co-hosting Tonys by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kristin Chenoweth is being very tightlipped about her upcoming assignment to co-host the Tony Awards. Literally....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:07PM
Sunday, April 26, 2015

‘The Fantasticks’ will continue its off-Broadway run by Mark Kennedy

The off-Broadway phenomenon “The Fantasticks” won’t be closing next month after all — thanks to a pair of fantastic fans. Two donors have stepped up and pledged to keep the...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 06:22AM
Friday, April 24, 2015

Cleveland Play House wins Regional Theater Tony Award by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- This year's Regional Theater Tony Award will go to the Cleveland Play House as it embarks on its centennial season....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:37PM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Review: 'The Visit' on Broadway is chillingly good by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Trust a John Kander-Fred Ebb musical to make the sunny color of vitality and youth positively menacing....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:07PM

Report finds few colleges have a Shakespeare requirement by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- As Shakespeare would say, "We have seen better days."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:34PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Review: Everything fresh at hysterical 'Something Rotten!' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first sign that things might go a little nutty at "Something Rotten!" is in the second song when William Shakespeare is called, well, a "little turd."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:00PM

James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson to star together on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway-goers this fall will get a special treat - James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson sharing the same stage again....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:58AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Review: Broadway's 'Doctor Zhivago' is bombastically silly by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The folks behind the new Broadway musical "Doctor Zhivago" promise it is "sure to steal your heart." They apparently hope to do so by bludgeoning you into unconsciousnes…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:00PM

Heather Headley to play the Witch in 'Into the Woods' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony and Grammy winner Heather Headley has been lured back onstage to play a vengeful witch in a fairy tale musical in St. Louis....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:01AM

'James and the Giant Peach' album to be released for free by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Tony Award-nominated songwriting team behind the musical "James and the Giant Peach" have good news for their fans - and even better news....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:02AM
Monday, April 20, 2015

Review: Renee Fleming delightful in madcap 'Living on Love' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- What if you produced a play about soccer players and managed to get Pele to be in it? Or convinced Ruth Bader Ginsburg to star in a show set in a courthouse?...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:25PM

Tom Stoppard calls it a 'frightening time' for free speech by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Playwright Tom Stoppard said he will accept PEN's highest award next month in New York to help put a spotlight on a "frightening time" for free expression....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:12PM

Kelli Barrett, in 'Doctor Zhivago,' on her 'dream' life by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kelli Barrett wanted to be an actress at a young age. How young? "From birth," she says. "It was always what I wanted."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 08:28AM
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Review: Broadway's 'Fun Home' is a deeply moving triumph by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The best commercial for a Broadway show this season isn't on TV. It's on Broadway itself, in the stunning, deeply moving "Fun Home."...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:28PM
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Musical about 'Amazing Grace' coming to Broadway this summer by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- How sweet it is: A new musical about the composer of the hymn "Amazing Grace" is coming to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:08AM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Review: Bway's 'Finding Neverland' never finds its groove by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- At a recent performance on Broadway of "Finding Neverland," one young boy showed up in a very green Peter Pan costume and accessorized it with cowboy boots. It was an ap…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:16PM

Barbara Seyda wins $10,000 Yale Drama Series Prize by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- An Arizona-based writer, editor, photographer and designer has won the ninth Yale Drama Series Prize with her debut play based on the real story of a slave in Missouri w…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:48PM

Michael Cerveris on the 'draining, exhausting' 'Fun Home' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- As a kid, Michael Cerveris was a big fan of black-and-white monster movies. But his loyalties weren't always with the humans....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:11AM
Monday, April 13, 2015

Review: '39 Steps' back in NY with good cheer, manic energy by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The clowns are back in town - and that's a great thing for the New York nightlife....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:18PM

Q&A: David Hyde Pierce on directing his husband on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hard at work on his new Broadway musical, David Hyde Pierce will sometimes ask a colleague what time rehearsal is tomorrow and hear a funny reply: "Well, actually, you g…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 09:22AM

Holocaust Remembrance Day to be honored with play readings by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Celebrities including Kathleen Turner and Ellen Burstyn will honor Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday by reading plays that deal with that dark time in history....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:30AM
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Review: Clever, cool 'Wolf Hall' on Broadway is addictive by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Historian Hilary Mantel has said she was prompted to focus on Thomas Cromwell because history was treating his life's story like a black hole. We have now all seen the l…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:17PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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