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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Bruce Springsteen on Broadway is happening. Here are the details by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The Boss will play the Great White Way for six weeks in October and November; you can pre-register for tickets as a Ticketmaster 'verified fan' starting today

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:46AM
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

2017 Tony Awards: 'Dear Evan Hansen,' 'Hello, Dolly!' dominate by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,' which had the most Tony Award nominations, only took home two trophies. 'Oslo' won for best play

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:36PM
Thursday, April 13, 2017

'Oslo' at Lincoln Center is an explosive look at making peace by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

J.T. Rogers' play about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that led to a brief peace between the Israelis and Palestinians moves to the Vivian Beaumont after raves off-Broadway

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:12PM
Sunday, April 2, 2017

How one of Broadway's rising stars found his footing in N.J. by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Jersey City actor Matt Doyle on growing into a leading man and groping the audience in the new 'Sweeney Todd' at the Barrow Street Theatre

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:07AM
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Hillary Clinton keeps turning up at Broadway shows - and getting standing ovations by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Hillary Clinton was greeted with cheers at 'Sunset Boulevard' Wednesday night

SOURCE: NJ.com at 04:45PM
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

N.J. 'Hamilton' star Oak Onaodowan's next 'Great' move: Replacing Josh Groban by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Okieriete Onaodowan starred as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in 'Hamilton' and will replace Josh Groban in 'Natasha, Pierrie & the Great Comet of 1812' starting in July

SOURCE: NJ.com at 03:30PM
Thursday, January 19, 2017

'Jitney' Broadway review: A stirring completion of August Wilson's Century Cycle by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

'Jitney,' set in 1970s Pittsburgh, is the last of August Wilson's Century Cycle to debut on Broadway

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:00PM
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Why a kid from Paterson is telling 'A Bronx Tale on Broadway by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Jerry Zaks, the Paterson-raised son of Holocaust survivors, details his journey from a scared kid at Eastside High to directing a beloved mafia tale turned musical

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:32AM
Friday, October 21, 2016

Why Frankie Valli is back on Broadway at age 82 (and why he loves Bruno Mars) by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The Four Seasons frontman, now 82, will play eight nights on Broadway starting Friday

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:30AM
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Paper Mill is Broadway-bound again with 'Bandstand' set for spring by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

'Bandstand,' which won rousing reviews at the Paper Mill Playhouse last year, will keep its original leads Laura Osnes and Corey Cott when it transfers to Broadway

SOURCE: NJ.com at 03:28PM
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Newark tap superstar Savion Glover to premiere major new work at NJPAC by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Savion Glover's 'Chronology of a HooFer,' set for October, will pay tribute to his influences, from Jimmy Slyde to Gregory Hines

SOURCE: NJ.com at 10:39PM
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda leaving 'Hamilton,' plans to film performance before July 9 by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Tony-winning musical, won't say what he will do with the footage, but it's good news for those unable to score tickets to the sell-out show

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:47PM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

2016 Tony Awards: Complete list of nominations by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

'Hamilton' has 16 Tony nominations, a record, but can only win in 13 categories because several of its stars are competing against one another. 'Shuffle Along' could win a Tony for choreogra…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:10PM

The 9 productions that helped Paper Mill win its Tony by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The 78-year-old Paper Mill Playhouse will be awarded the Regional Theater Tony Award Sunday night for what the American Theater Wing called its tradition of world-class theatrical revivals a…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 01:16PM

The gentle giant of 'Hamilton': Meet N.J.'s Okieriete Onaodowan by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The West Orange-raised son of Nigerian immigrants, Okieriete Onaodowan plays both the swaggering Hercules Mulligan and the prissy James Madison in 'Hamilton,' which earned a record 16 Tony n…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 12:00PM
Friday, June 10, 2016

'A Bronx Tale: The Musical' to premiere on Broadway Dec. 1 by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

'A Bronx Tale,' which had a world premiere at Millburn's Paper Mill Playhouse earlier this year, is the second show from the Paper Mill to transfer this season

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:37PM
Monday, June 6, 2016

'Hamilton' tickets on sale Tuesday for Amex holders, Sunday to public by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

American Express Platinum and Centurion card holders get first crack at the 'Hamilton' tickets, which start at $179

SOURCE: NJ.com at 06:42PM
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Paper Mill's 'A Bronx Tale' headed to Broadway, report says by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The musical co-directed by Robert De Niro and written by Chazz Palminteri could join another Paper Mill production, 'The Bandstand,' on the Great White Way next year

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:27PM
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Why are 'Hamilton' tickets so expensive and hard to get? by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The Broadway musical 'Hamilton' has become the most coveted ticket of the decade. Here's how you can get tickets (eventually) to the show.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:07PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

2016 Tony Award nominations: 'Hamilton' breaks record with 16 nods; full list by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

CBS will broadcast the 2016 Tony Awards on June 12; James Corden is hosting

SOURCE: NJ.com at 02:13PM
Monday, May 2, 2016

Paper Mill wins Regional Tony; first N.J. theater in 17 years to take prize by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The Paper Mill Playhouse, founded in 1938, has been investing in new works in recent years, including 'The Bandstand,' 'A Bronx Tale,' and 'Newsies'

SOURCE: NJ.com at 05:04PM
Sunday, May 1, 2016

2016 Tony Awards nominations (5/3/16): Who will be nominated, can 'Hamilton' break record? by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The 2016 Tony Award nominations will be announced May 3, with Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip hop musical 'Hamilton' expected to reap the most. The Tony Awards will be broadcast live June 12 on CBS…

SOURCE: NJ.com at 06:43PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

WATCH: Surprise on-stage marriage proposal during Paper Mill performance by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The Paper Mill Playhouse helped a Livingston man give his girlfriend a country-fried surprise on Saturday

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:33PM
Monday, March 28, 2016

Why did a famous Broadway composer get married in an N.J. VFW hall? by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Marc Shaiman, a New Jersey native best known for 'Hairspray' and TV's 'Smash' married Louis Mirabal on Saturday with many Broadway luminaries in attendance

SOURCE: NJ.com at 08:36PM
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Broadway's 'School of Rock' holding open casting call for kid rockers by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The casting call begins at 10 a.m. Friday at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre, with sign-up starting at 9 a.m.

SOURCE: NJ.com at 06:07PM
Sunday, February 14, 2016

WATCH: How Robert De Niro turned 'A Bronx Tale' into a musical by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Robert De Niro and Jerry Zaks, a Broadway vet, co-directed the musical, based on Chazz Palminteri's one-man show and the 1993 film that was marked De Niro's film directing debut

SOURCE: NJ.com at 03:55PM
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

James Corden hosting 2016 Tony Awards by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

James Corden is a Tony winner himself, for 2012's 'One Man, Two Guvnors'

SOURCE: NJ.com at 09:10PM
Monday, January 18, 2016

McCarter's 'The Piano Lesson' could use a little tuning by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The play, part of August Wilson's American Century Cycle, has its moments but seems to tentative

SOURCE: NJ.com at 01:40PM

Compassionate, powerful family drama 'Substance of Bliss' at NJ Repertory by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Tony Glazer's play makes its world premiere at New Jersey Repertory Company

SOURCE: NJ.com at 01:40PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

2015 Tony Awards fashion: Helen Mirren best dressed, Jennifer Lopez actually dressed by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

Elisabeth Moss and Vanessa Hudgens also impressed at the 2015 Tony Awards

SOURCE: NJ.com at 07:29AM
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Anne Hathaway heads Off-Broadway for one-woman show 'Grounded' by Vicki Hyman | Nj Advance Media For Nj.com

The Millburn-raised actress will star as a grounded figher pilot in the play by George Brant

SOURCE: NJ.com at 11:58AM

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