811 stories by "Associated Press"
Lin-Manuel Miranda has Hollywood singing lyrics from his hit musical, "Hamilton," in order to raise money for a coalition of nonprofits focused on immigration. Celebrity participants in Mira…
The challenge asks participants to donate money and to take a video of themselves singing their favorite "Hamilton" song and post it to social media.
LONDON " Wizarding legend Harry Potter's tale has turned 20.Author J.K. Rowling's first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in Britain on June 26, 1997.Since then…
The victim was enraged after being told he looked like SpongeBob.
Ontario's securities watchdog says former Broadway theater mogul Garth Drabinsky has been permanently banned from becoming a director or officer of a publicly traded company in Canada's larg…
NEW YORK " Kevin Spacey kicked off his first-ever Tony Award hosting gig with grace and self-depreciating wit on Sunday, dancing, singing and joking his way through an opening number that l…
Is it disingenuous for large corporations who have backed the Public for years " and enjoyed co-opting its downtown cool vibe " to sound alarmed now?
NEW YORK " An intimate, heart-wrenching musical about loneliness, teen angst and suicide in the age of hyperconnectivity capped its unlikely journey to Broadway smash by winning top honors …
The musical and star Ben Platt are honored, and winner Bette Midler outlasts the orchestra in her own acceptance speech.
Delta Airlines and Bank of America dropped varying degrees of sponsorship of the Public Theater's "graphic staging."
The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local):
NEW YORK " Last year at the Tony Awards, a rabid interest in "Hamilton" stemmed a three-year slide in viewership. This year, there's a new host, an old home and hope that a starry list of c…
He's been spending the last few weeks seeing Broadway shows to spark ideas and goes backstage to congratulate the various casts.
“Wonder Woman” conquered milestones and movie myths at North American theaters, where the Patty Jenkins-directed superhero film powered its way to a $100.5 million debut this wee…
The surprised young fans injured at her May 22 show ahead of Sunday's benefit.
NEW YORK " Dina Merrill, the rebellious heiress who defied her super-rich parents to become a movie star, often portraying stylish wives or "the other woman," has died at age 93.
The "Girls" co-creator says surgery and physical therapy to treat endometriosis caused "the greatest amount of physical pain I've ever experienced."
ELLENTON, Fla. " There's a moment at the outset of the new Marvel Universe Live! Age of Heroes show when Spider-Man enters from backstage and zigzags around the theater.It still takes the d…
Bank is foreclosing on the property.
NEW YORK " The stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has become London's theater event of the year. Now Broadway will shortly be under its spell, too.Producers said Thursday that t…
The Latest on the Tony Award nominations (all times local):
NEW YORK " The Latest on the Tony Award nominations (all times local):8:33 a.m."Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812," a sung-through musical that dramatizes a 70-page melodrama at…
NEW YORK " Select nominations for the 2017 Tony Awards, announced Tuesday.Best Musical: "Come From Away," ''Dear Evan Hansen," ''Groundhog Day The Musical," ''Natasha, Pierre & The Grea…
Theater fans braved blazing temperatures as they lined up on Hollywood Boulevard in the hopes of snagging tickets for the Los Angeles run of the Broadway smash "Hamilton."
Jones will receive the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre on June 11.