There will be two high-profile productions of Macbeth in New York this season. But there will not be two productions on Broadway.
There will be two high-profile productions of Macbeth in New York this season. But there will not be two productions on Broadway.
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Henry Polic II, a veteran stage and television actor with dozens of credits, died Aug. 11 after a long battle with cancer.
It's been a summer of oddball attractions on Broadway. Last week saw the opening of First Date, a new musical created by nobody the New York theatre world has ever heard of. And this wee…
Regina Resnik, an opera star who sang more than 300 performances at the Metropolitan Opera and who received a Tony Award nomination for Cabaret in 1987, died on Aug. 8 in Manhattan. She was …
Jane Harvey, who recorded with the Benny Goodman orchestra in the 1940’s and later sang with Desi Arnaz, died at her home in Los Angeles Aug. 15. The cause was cancer. She was 88.
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Shirley Herz, a veteran theatre press agent who ran her own firm at a time when her industry was dominated by men, died Aug. 11, at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. The cause was compli…
Eydie Gorme, a popular singer of the '50s and '60s in the wholesome, All-American vein, who became known the world over as half of the duo Steve and Eydie when she married Steve Lawr…
First Date experienced its first date with the New York critics Aug. 8 and the evening was a rocky one.
Karen Black, a film actress who, through her singularly quirky, sensuous, cross-eyed charm, came to epitomize the roguish spirit of American filmmaking of the late '60s and early '70…
Richard "Bick" Goss, a theatre director and choreographer, former Bob Fosse dancer, and the founder and co-artistic director of the non-profit musical theatre development organizat…
Gary Gardner, a longtime theatre professor at UCLA, died of natural causes in his home on June 15. He was 69.
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Denzel Washington, who won the 2010 Tony Award for his performance in Fences, finally got around to confirming that he was indeed returning to Broadway this coming season in a revival of A R…
Eileen Brennan, who brought wit, character and a rangy sexuality to a host of roles on both screen and stage, died July 28 at her home in Burbank.
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Members of the theatre community look to the new online resource Kickstarter to fund theatrical endeavors.
Now that Tracy Letts is a multiple Tony Award winner — for both playwriting and acting — perhaps we've entered a time where his early works are being dusted off and brought b…
Miller Wright, a veteran New York theatre publicist, died July 18, after a fall from his 23rd floor Manhattan apartment. He was 59.
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If/Then, the new musical starring Rent and Wicked star Idina Menzel, will begin previews at Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre March 4, 2014, prior to an official opening March 27, …
Richard Allen, a stage and television actor who also worked under the name Shango Amin, died June 12.
Ashton Springer, a Broadway producer whose credits included the hit musical revues Bubbling Brown Sugar and Eubie!, died July 15 in Mamaroneck, NY. The cause of death was pneumonia. He was 8…