In fall 1981, the most anticipated new musical of the Broadway season was an adaptation of the 1934 Kaufman and Hart play “Merrily We Roll Along,” with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondhe…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AMThe Tony-winning actress and frequent traveler talks about her favorite vacation spots, where she still wants to go (Bhutan and Tibet are on that list) and why she expects her hotel room to …
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:48AMFour gay men who recently attended the Broadway revival of this 50-year-old play — three seeing it for the first time — debate its significance and relevance.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:13AMThe Tony-nominated actress, who plays Harper Pitt in “Angels in America,” visits the AIDS Memorial Park, near the now-demolished St. Vincent’s Hospital.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AMAt Lincoln Center, Renée Fleming and Audra McDonald sang and Frank Langella told of tense moments during a dinner party at Barbara Walters’s apartment.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:24PMBefore Harvey Fierstein came along, most gay-themed plays featured characters who were either closeted or bitter or suicidal, and usually all three.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:54PM“I’m never going to be that free,” Mr. Urie thought about taking the lead part in “Torch Song.” But Mr. Fierstein, who wrote and created the role, had other ideas.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AMThe former United States attorney sees “Junk,” a new play by Ayad Akhtar about the insider trading scandals of the 1980s.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:33AMThe collaborators behind “Tiny Beautiful Things” are heartened but not surprised by the emotional reaction it has drawn: “People want to feel something.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PMBruce Springsteen has a triumphant night for his Broadway debut, but leaves his fans at the Hard Rock Cafe to party on their own.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:18AMThe show, a retooled version of a 1996 musical revue, was scheduled to open on Oct. 30. The producers blamed a “shortfall in the show’s investment.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:33PMOn the menu: champagne, mini-burgers and a post-mortem on Kevin Spacey’s performance as host.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:12PMThe actor Mike Faist goes for a tuxedo fitting and runs into Hugh Jackman, the show’s director Michael Greif and an emotional fan along the way.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:33AMNew York’s celebrity elite feted Ms. Midler’s return to Broadway as Dolly Levi.
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