THE daughter of Oscar Hammerstein is defending her famous father against longstanding charges that "Show Boat" is racist.
GET ready for yet another Barbra Streisand comeback. The ultraliberal songbird says she's conferred with Barack Obama and would "absolutely consider" performing for him and the Democrats dur…
PLENTY of folks think Jeremy Piven is lying about his supposed mercury poisoning, but Fisher Stevens isn't one of them.
WHICH baby boomer will be next? First Bill Clinton, 58, had bypass surgery, and now it's Patty Duke's turn.
NOW we know why Lee Radziwill bolted a preview of "Grey Gardens" after the first act.
THE London stage version of Toby Young's media memoir, "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," is getting mixed reviews - mainly because the star is too good-looking to convincingly portray a sad sack like Young.
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TONY Danza was onstage in "The Producers" Wednesday night when two women in the audience started filming his performance.
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John Guare's play still entertains 20 years later
COULD Jennifer Lopez be trying to restart her acting career by hitting Broadway? Insiders say Lopez is interested in starring in "In the Heights," the musical about Washington Heights.
SYLVESTER Stallone is closer to his dream of bringing "Rocky" to Broadway. The action star has hired Thomas Meehan, who penned the books for "The Producers" and "Hairspray," to write "Rocky" as well, which Sly is producing as a musical.
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A BUSTY ballerina claims she was fired from the Broadway hit, "Movin' Out," because her breasts grew a cup size while she was recovering from an injury and she could no longer fit into her c…
NOT even a wizard can vote if he isn't registered. Even so, Daniel Radcliffe was thrilled to tag along with an "Equus" co-star who voted near NYU yesterday.
ANYBODY who has ever been savaged by a New York Times theater critic will get a chuckle out of "The Quality of Mercy," a short movie by New Yorker Stephen Marro.
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