2,163 stories by "Mark Kennedy"
Friday March 2, 2012
NEW YORK -- Attention, you young people milling about outside the Al Hirschfeld Theatre: Nick Jonas will not be popping
NEW YORK (AP) -- The timeless Chita Rivera is returning to Broadway in a murder whodunit musical that's perfect for this new age: It's interactive....
The timeless Chita Rivera is returning to Broadway in a murder whodunit musical that's perfect for this new age: It's interactive.
Theodore Mann, a Tony Award-winning director and producer who was a driving force behind Circle in the Square Theatre and its school, has died. He was 87.
A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chicago this fall.
NEW YORK—When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.
When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile.
He doesn't beam in, but William Shatner does the next best thing at the start of his one-man Broadway show: He appears to the familiar orchestral strains of the "Star Trek" theme.
Producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have agreed to pay the hit Broadway musical's former director Julie Taymor royalties as part of a settlement that ends one chapter in the two sid…
Producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have agreed to pay royalties to the hit Broadway musical's former director Julie Taymor, as part of a settlement to end a bitter legal dispute.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two more autism-friendly performances of Broadway musicals will be offered this spring and fall following the success last year of the first showing of a Broadway show s…
Two more autism-friendly performances of Broadway musicals will be offered this spring and fall following the success last year of the first showing of a Broadway show specially altered for …
NEW YORK (AP) -- Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Japan....
Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Japan.
David Alan Grier has a gentle message for anyone who is getting all hot and bothered thinking that he's helping ruin an American masterpiece.
NEW YORK—A former "American Idol" contestant is heading to Broadway with a character who, it's safe to say, is truly two-faced.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former "American Idol" contestant is heading to Broadway with a character who, it's safe to say, is truly two-faced....
The Public Theater will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Shakespeare in the Park series this summer with a little Bard and a little Sondheim.
The Public Theater will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Shakespeare in the Park series this summer with a little Bard and a little Sondheim.
Leaders in entertainment, academics and marketing gathered Monday to peer into their crystal balls and try to predict what Broadway will look like in 2032. Many agreed on at least one thing:…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Leaders in entertainment, academics and marketing have gathered to peer into their crystal balls and try to predict what Broadway will look like in 2032....
NEW YORK—Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have fired back in their legal fight with one-time director Julie Taymor, claiming the woman they once called a visiona…
Producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have fired back in their legal fight with one-time director Julie Taymor, claiming the woman they once called a visionary failed to fu…
Producers announced Thursday that the much-delayed musical based on the 1992 film starring Steve Martin as a shady preacher will start performances April 3 at the St. James Theatre.
Someone on Broadway is finally taking a leap of faith on "Leap of Faith." Producers announced Thursday that the much-delayed musical based on the 1992 film starring Steve Martin as a shady p…
