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Friday, May 12, 2023

Jeremy Strong to follow Succession with a return to Broadway by Associated Press and Agencies

The actor will head up an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play An Enemy of the People once the hit HBO drama has ended Jeremy Strong is going from a corporate boardroom on TV to a whistl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:08PM
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, of Siegfried & Roy, dies aged 81 by Guardian Staff and Associated Press

The surviving member of duo Siegfried & Roy has died of cancer in Las Vegas after his magic partner died last year German news agency dpa is reporting that illusionist Siegfried Fischbac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM
Friday, June 19, 2020

'Alien,' 'Lord of the Rings' actor Ian Holm dies at 88 by Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless / Associated Press

Holm gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film “Chariots of Fire.”

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:40PM
Friday, April 24, 2020

Amid pandemic, charities and nonprofits face huge financial challenges by David Crary and Kathy McCormack Associated Press

Donations to some churches have plummeted, and many charities have had to cancel crucial fundraising events such as galas, bike races and walkathons.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 02:18PM
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Monday, July 8, 2019

Martin Charnin, Tony-winning ‘Annie’ lyricist who was active in Seattle-area musical-theater scene, dies at 84 by The Associated Press and Misha Berson

Martin Charnin, who won a Tony Award for the score of the Broadway hit “Annie,” and who lived in Issaquah during the 2000s when he became active in the Seattle theater scene, died Saturd…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 03:47PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Tony Awards 2019: The shows and actors we think should win this year by Asbury Park Press, Ilana Keller and Bill Canacci, Asbury Park Press

The 2019 Tony Awards are Sunday, June 9, from 8 to 11 p.m. on CBS. Here are the actors and shows we think should win.       

SOURCE: USA Today at 09:06AM
Sunday, May 20, 2018

Patricia Morison, the original 'Kiss Me, Kate' star, dies at 103 by The Associated Press, Mark Kennedy and Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press

Patricia Morison, who starred on Broadway in 'Kiss Me Kate' and opposite Yul Brynner in "The King and I,' and appeared in films alongside Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepb…

SOURCE: USA Today at 07:23PM
Friday, January 12, 2018

Six additional women have leveled sexual misconduct accusations against maestro Charles Dutoit, including a rape by Jocelyn Gecker and Janie Har / Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Six more women have stepped forward to accuse prominent conductor Charles Dutoit of sexually assaulting them in the United States, France and Canada, including a musician w…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:19AM
Thursday, June 1, 2017

DC Theater’s 2017-18 seasons: KenCen in full, Rebeck and Bedlam at Folger by Peter Marks and Nelson Pressley

Full details on KenCen’s ‘Hamilton’-powered slate.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:36PM
Thursday, March 30, 2017

DC Theater Season 2017-18: ‘Scottsboro’ at Signature, Trump satire at Mosaic by Peter Marks and Nelson Pressley

New ‘Mean Girls’ musical sets dates at National Theater.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:48AM
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

DC Theater Season 2017-18: The word from Woolly & Theater J by Peter Marks and Nelson Pressley

‘An American in Paris’ at Kennedy Center for the holidays

SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:12PM
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Friday, March 3, 2017

DC Theater Season 2017-18: A full-service guide by Peter Marks and Nelson Pressley

The troupe-by-troupe list, with early picks from Wash Post critics

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:36AM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Broadway struggles to control cellphone etiquette by Jennifer Peltz and Mark Kennedy - The Associated Press

Theatres have been struggling with rude audience members texting and taking calls for years, but things have gotten even worse this year.

SOURCE: Toronto Star at 07:51PM
Friday, January 9, 2015

'Churchill' show is headed off-Broadway by Chicago City and Press

"Churchill," Ronald Keaton's hit, self-penned, one-man show about the iconic British wartime leader, is headed off-Broadway. Opening night at New World Stages in New York, 340 W. 50th St., i…

SOURCE: chicago.cityandpress.com at 06:39PM
Thursday, November 1, 2012

Broadway lights go up in post-Sandy NYC by Mark Kennedy and Jake Coyle Associated Press Writers

NEW YORK—The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city still wracked by power-outa…

SOURCE: Denver Post at 12:40AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards