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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Broadway Stars Celebrate Seth Rudetsky’s New Book — and Share Their Must-See Shows by NewYork.com

At the launch party of Seth Rudetsky’s new book, Seth’s Broadway Diary, Volume 1 the Great White Way’s finest joined to celebrate the beloved writer/musician/Sirius/XM Satellite Radio-…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:19PM

We Want to Send YOU to Side Show’s Opening Night on Broadway by NewYork.com

What’s better than seeing a Broadway show? Seeing one for free, of course! But we’re going to do you one better — we’ve teamed up with the folks at Side Show to provide 100 lucky…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:42AM

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘Disgraced’ by NewYork.com

The Pulitzer Prize winning drama Disgraced officially opens tonight on Broadway. The show takes place during a dinner party hosted by Muslim-American lawyer Amir Kappor and his artist wife, …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 08:42AM
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

5 Reasons to See ‘The Book of Mormon’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

The Book of Mormon, the wild, irreverent, and scandalously satirical musical, is currently playing at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. The winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:50PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

‘Hand to God’ Transferring to Broadway for Spring 2015 by NewYork.com

Hand to God, an award-winning Off-Broadway production by Robert Askins, will transfer to Broadway’s Booth Theater, with previews beginning March 12, 2015 in advance of an April 7 opening. …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:06PM

Musical Version of ‘The Visitor’ Planned for Broadway by NewYork.com

The team behind If/Then and Next to Normal will be working on a musical version of the 2007 film The Visitor. Composer Tom Kitt and book author-lyricist Brian Yorkey who won Tony Awards and …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:45PM

Andy Karl and More Additional Cast Announced for Broadway’s ‘On the Twentieth Century’ by NewYork.com

Tony nominee Andy Karl, Mark-Linn Baker, and Tony winners Michael McGrath and Mary Louise Wilson will join previously-announced headliners Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher in the upcomi…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:04PM
Monday, October 20, 2014

5 Reasons to See ‘Motown The Musical’ on Broadway Before It Closes by NewYork.com

Motown The Musical, the jukebox retrospective chronicling the rise of the legendary R&B music label and its founder Berry Gordy, is currently playing on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne The…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:10PM

8 Pop Stars Who Took Their Talents to Broadway by NewYork.com

Jukebox musicals featuring the songs of top recording artists have supplied Broadway with many recognizable hits by Carole King, ABBA, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and the many stars t…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:18PM

Tickets Now on Sale for Broadway’s ‘Disgraced’ by NewYork.com

Tickets are now on sale to see the Pulitzer Prize winning play Disgraced on Broadway. Written by Ayad Akhtar, the play focuses on an intimate dinner party thrown by Muslim-American lawyer A…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 09:47AM
Friday, October 17, 2014

5 Reasons to See ‘Pippin’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

Pippin, the revival of the long-running musical, is currently playing at the Music Box Theatre. It opened on April 25, 2013 at and has won four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Music…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:01PM

Review Roundup: ‘On the Town’ by NewYork.com

On the Town, the revival of the 1944 musical about three sailors on 24-hour leave in wartime NYC, opened at the Lyric Theatre on Oct. 16. Tony Yazbek (Gypsy, White Christmas), Jay Armstrong …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:20PM
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Al Pacino to Return to Broadway in New Mamet Play by NewYork.com

Oscar-Emmy-Tony winner Al Pacino will return to Broadway in China Doll, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet in the fall of 2015. Tony winner Pam McKinnon (Who’s Afraid of Virgi…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:22PM

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘On the Town’ by NewYork.com

The revival of the classic Leonard Bernstein musical On the Town officially opens tonight on Broadway. The musical romp focuses on three sailors in NYC on a 24-hour shore leave in 1944. Th…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:24PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

5 Reasons to See ‘Once’ on Broadway Before It Closes by NewYork.com

Once, the Tony and Grammy-winning musical based on the Oscar-winning film, is currently playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater through on Jan. 4, 2015. The show opened on Broadway on Mar…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:34PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

6 Sexiest Men on Broadway Right Now: Fall 2014 by NewYork.com

Every Broadway leading man wants to be noted for his training, his years of working in the trenches before hitting the big time and his total dedication to the role he’s performing eight t…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:06PM
Monday, October 13, 2014

Tickets Now on Sale for ‘Sleepy Hollow: A Musical Thriller’ by NewYork.com

Tickets are now on sale for the musical production of Sleepy Hollow at the Players Theatre. Based on Washington Irving’s classic tale, the musical tells the tale of Ichabod Crane, who …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:02PM

Tickets Now on Sale for ‘Tico Tales’ by NewYork.com

Tickets are now on sale for the family show Tico Tales at the Players Theatre. Created by playwright Brenda Bell and composer-percussionist Michel Sgouros, the one-hour show was inspired by…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:01PM
Thursday, October 9, 2014

8 Iconic Broadway Characters — and How to Be Them for Halloween by NewYork.com

Halloween is coming up fast, but there is still time to plan the perfect costume. Look no further than the current cast of characters shimmying across the Broadway stage. We are making it ea…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:35PM

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘It’s Only a Play’ by NewYork.com

Terrence McNally’s comedy It’s Only a Play, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, officially opens tonight on Broadway. Broderick stars as Peter Austin, an anxiety-prone p…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:00AM
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

10 Things You May Not Know About Me: Sherri Shepherd of ‘Cinderella’ by NewYork.com

Sherri Shepherd didn’t waste any time after leaving her longtime stint as co-host of The View before signing on for the next big thing — making her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-w…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:31PM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Review Roundup: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ by NewYork.com

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Simon Stephens’ stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel, opened on October 5 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The cast feat…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 02:21PM
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Opening Tonight on Broadway: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ by NewYork.com

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time officially opens tonight on Broadway. The play, based on the bestselling novel by Mark Haddon, is the story of Christopher, a super-intellig…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:00AM
Friday, October 3, 2014

Tickets Now on Sale for Broadway’s ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ by NewYork.com

Tickets are now on sale for Honeymoon in Vegas, the wild musical comedy based on the hit 1992 film. The wild story involves Jack, who has finally worked up the courage to propose to his gi…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:35PM

Review Roundup: ‘The Country House’ by NewYork.com

The Country House, the new play by Donald Margulies (Dinner with Friends, Time Stands Still) about theater folk summering in the Berkshires, opened last night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theat…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:57AM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

‘Doctor Zhivago’ Musical to Open on Broadway by NewYork.com

A musical version of Doctor Zhivago, the sweeping novel of the Russian Revolution by Nobel Prize winner Boris Pasternak, will open on Broadway this spring. Preview performances begin at the …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:06AM

Tickets Now on Sale for ‘Side Show’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

Tickets are now on sale for the revival of the musical Side Show. Side Show is the story of real-life Siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, who catapulted to fame in the 1920s and 30s. Deep…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:14AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

‘Finding Neverland’ Finds a Broadway Theater and Dates by NewYork.com

Finding Neverland, the musical about the creation of Peter Pan, has landed a Broadway theatre. The production will fly into the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for preview performances beginning in Ma…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:23PM
Monday, September 29, 2014

10 Hit Broadway Shows Inspired By Bestsellers by NewYork.com

The names on Broadway’s marquees look pretty familiar if you are a movie lover (Aladdin, Once, Lion King, Kinky Boots). And the lives and hits of everyone from Carole King to ABBA have…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:56PM

Review Roundup: ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ by NewYork.com

You Can’t Take It With You, George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, opened Sept. 28 at the Longacre Theatre. Tony winner James Earl Jones (The Great White H…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:16PM

Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ to Mark a Milestone With Return of Original Cast Members by NewYork.com

On Nov. 23, the Tony-winning revival of Chicago will play its 7,486th performance, and beat Cats as the second-longest running show in Broadway history. (The Phantom of the Opera will retai…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:51AM

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