2,163 stories by "Mark Kennedy"
NEW YORK (AP) -- British actor Ben Whishaw has found himself to be a magnet for important roles. They even come back every few years....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A play about comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory will open off-Broadway this spring starring Joe Morton and with an original song by John Legend....
Joe Morton stars as the St. Louis native in "Turn Me Loose"
NEW YORK (AP) -- Step into Akosua Busia's tiny dressing room on Broadway and you walk into a little corner of happy calm....
NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" will end its two-year run on Broadway this fall....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The best-selling multi-artist album series "Now That's What I Call Music!" will release its first all-Broadway CD, including hits from &…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jessie Mueller might be playing an inventive maker of delicious pies on Broadway, but she has a confession to make....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fans of "Aladdin" on Broadway have gotten their wish - the show's Genie and its leading actors will be sticking around....
NEW YORK (AP) -- An actor who stepped in for Lin-Manuel Miranda in two shows on Broadway - including playing the lead role in "Hamilton" once a week - has been fight…
NEW YORK (AP) -- As a playwright, Lucy Prebble isn't frightened of going into big, scary places. She's already delved into pedophilia and stock-market bubbles. Now s…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Actors like to think their show is different every night, but the folks at "Shear Madness" really aren't exaggerating....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The charming, irresistible musical "She Loves Me" opens with a group of people arriving for work one midsummer day and dreaming of playing hooky. Th…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Times Square will get even more crowded on Monday - and filled with even more fuzzy creatures - for World Puppetry Day, part of a national celebration for those who g…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Producers of the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" will be hoping they've won the golden ticket when they transfer the show from …
NEW YORK (AP) -- To one day get to Broadway, Zachary Levi made the calculated choice to not initially go to Broadway....
Actors like to think their show is different every night, but the folks at "Shear Madness" really aren't exaggerating.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Tony Award-winning musical "Fun Home" will be hitting the road this fall, with stops in Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver, Houston, Seattle and San Fra…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Producers of "Wicked" say the theatrical blockbuster has grossed over $1 billion on Broadway, joining only "The Lion King" and &am…
NEW YORK (AP) -- It turns out there is a place more uncomfortable to be on Broadway than a bullet-ridden hut watching sex slaves try to preserve their humanity. That would be among th…
NEW YORK (AP) -- A number of high-profile entertainers - including Oprah Winfrey, Mary J. Blige, Charlize Theron and Meryl Streep - have signed an open letter calling on world leaders…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lupita Nyong'o is a red carpet darling, effortlessly stunning in a Calvin Klein gown or in advertisements as the face of Lancome. So it may come as something…
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Broadway musical "Fun Home" had fun at a different home when cast members went to Spotify's New York headquarters and knocked out new t…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg and Brian Dennehy have agreed to perform for one time only a thoughtful, 70-minute monologue. But there's a catch: They…
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dramatists Guild Fund has convinced some theatrical heavy-hitters like two-time Tony winner Terrence McNally and Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel to hit the road…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbara Cook, whose buttery soprano helped define show after show on Broadway, is coming back to a New York stage to share stories and songs....
