Rita Moreno to attain rare 'PEGOT' status with addition of Peabody award by Associated Press

The 87-year-old will become the third person to win a Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 5:18pm on March 28, 2019☆⚑

France faces blackface debate after Greek play blockaded by Associated Press

France is grappling with its own version of a blackface scandal, after activists blocked a theater performance at the Sorbonne university in Paris involving actors with black masks

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:09am on March 28, 2019☆⚑

Hugh Jackman "very excited" to be heading back to Broadway by Associated Press

Hugh Jackman says he's "very, very excited" to be coming back to Broadway as a classic roguish traveling salesman in The Music Man," a play he first performed as a teenager

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:33am on March 25, 2019☆⚑

Donny and Marie Osmond announce end of Las Vegas residency by Associated Press

It will be the end of an 11-year run.

SOURCE: pagesix.com at 9:30am on March 22, 2019☆⚑

Correction: Film-US story by Associated Press

Correction: Film-US story

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:00pm on March 20, 2019☆⚑

James Corden returns to host the 2019 Tony Awards by Associated Press

Nominations will be announced April 30.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 2:20pm on March 19, 2019☆⚑

James Corden tapped to host the 2019 Tony Awards by Associated Press

Corden previously hosted the televised awards ceremony in 2016.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:58pm on March 19, 2019☆⚑

Black Sox baseball opera 'The Fix' ready for its opening night by Associated Press

2019 marks the 100th anniversary of White Sox players conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 4:29pm on March 15, 2019☆⚑

'Come From Away,' 'Company' lead race for UK Olivier Awards by Associated Press

Musicals "Come From Away" and "Company" lead the race for Britain's Olivier theater awards with nine nominations apiece

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:55am on March 5, 2019☆⚑

Harvard gets $100M donation for new arts, theater center by Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) " Harvard University has received a $100 million donation to help build a new arts and performance space in Boston.

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 5:27pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

New York City Ballet names new leaders, post-Peter Martins by Associated Press

The New York City Ballet has chosen two former dancers to lead the company after the scandal that ended with the retirement of artistic director Peter Martins

SOURCE: Washington Post at 1:42pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Kenneth Lonergan wins inaugural PEN/Mike Nichols award by Associated Press

Filmmaker-playwright Kenneth Lonergan is the first recipient of a prize named for the late Mike Nichols

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24pm on February 28, 2019☆⚑

Women perform in Harvard's Hasty Pudding theater group for first time by Associated Press

Women have begun performing alongside men for the first time in Harvard University's Hasty Pudding theater group

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 9:26am on February 24, 2019☆⚑

Manhole fires force evacuation of NYC theater complex by Associated Press

A series of manhole fires have forced the evacuation of several theaters

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:36pm on February 16, 2019☆⚑

Reports: British Bolshoi dancer suspected of having cocaine by Associated Press

Russian news reports say police in Moscow suspect a British dancer with the renowned Bolshoi Ballet of possessing cocaine

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:48pm on February 13, 2019☆⚑

Actors who helped shape Broadway hits get share in profits by Associated Press

Performers who help develop successful Broadway shows will share in the profits under a landmark agreement between theater producers and the union representing actors

SOURCE: Washington Post at 9:54pm on February 8, 2019☆⚑

'Wicked' movie musical to fly into theaters Christmas 2021 by Associated Press

Audiences will celebrate the witches of "Wicked" in the movie version of the stage musical when it arrives in theaters for Christmas 2021.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 5:59pm on February 8, 2019☆⚑

Russian actor, stage director Sergei Yursky dies at 83 by Associated Press

Sergei Yursky, a renowned Russian film and stage actor, who has been widely recognized as one of the most talented actors of his generation, has died

SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:42am on February 8, 2019☆⚑

An actor in Fox's 'Rent' is injured and the show wasn't live by Associated Press

Brennin Hunt, who plays the role of rocker Roger Davis, broke his right foot during rehearsal.

SOURCE: Boston Globe at 9:31am on January 27, 2019☆⚑

A stage musical inspired by Michael Jackson's life and music is heading for Broadway by Associated Press

A stage musical inspired by Michael Jackson's life and music will premiere in Chicago later this year before heading to Broadway in 2020.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 8:18pm on January 23, 2019☆⚑

Michael Jackson musical to premiere in Chicago before Broadway by Associated Press

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" will begin pre-Broadway performances at Chicago's Nederlander Theatre on Oct. 29 and run through Dec. 1.

SOURCE: pagesix.com at 2:41pm on January 23, 2019☆⚑

Unknown Rachel Zegler is Maria in Spielberg's 'West Side' by Associated Press

Steven Spielberg has cast an unknown 17-year-old from New Jersey to play Maria in his remake of "West Side Story"

SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54am on January 15, 2019☆⚑

Lin-Manuel Miranda: Shakespeare theater fire 'heartbreaking' by Associated Press

Investigators are seeking the cause of a fire that destroyed the historic American Shakespeare Theatre in Connecticut

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:42pm on January 14, 2019☆⚑

Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson lands director Liesel Tommy by Associated Press

The director was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the 2016 Broadway production of “Eclipsed” starring Lupita Nyong’o.        

SOURCE: USA Today at 4:32pm on January 11, 2019☆⚑

Aretha Franklin biopic moves ahead with director and writer by Associated Press

The long-gesticulating Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect" is going ahead with stage director Liesel Tommy set to direct

SOURCE: Washington Post at 4:32pm on January 10, 2019☆⚑