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'Mama Mia! on Broadway
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Get out the birthday cake and candles, the London West End production of Mama Mia! is now a tween-ager.
Written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvae…
'Rock of Ages' Broadway
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There's been much talk lately about the surprise casting behind "So You Think You Can Dance?" Adam Shankman's upcoming film version of the spandex…
'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'
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Two of the most popular shows in Musical Theatre are releasing cast albums today! Broadway OCA's (original cast albums) are a great to relive…
'Priscilla Queen of the Desert'
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Big, splashy, full-throttle song-and-dance musicals are back on Broadway in a big way! So take this poll and vote for your favorite triple-th…
'Jerusalem' on Broadway
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Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance is back on the Great White Way with a tour-de-force performance, sans poofy pants and wig…
David Mamet
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The understated yet cerebral Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet will have a new play premiere in London. The Anarchist is set to …
'SPider-Man' on Broadway
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But if you were, you're not alone. Today is April Fools Day, after all. So to clear up the convoluted internet airwaves: Spider-Man is still on hiatus, a…
'Addams Family' on Broadway
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More cast changes are in store for The Addams Family on Broadway. The show recently lost half of its principle ensemble, including Nathan Lane an…
'Memphis' on Broadway
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"Go big or go home" isn't just for auditions anymore. It's now applied to Broadway shows. And if you won't be in the vicinity of Broadway in…
'Bengal Tiger' starring Robin Williams
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All is quiet on the western front, but it's a minefield of mental meanderings in the Middle Eastern-set Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Z…
'Mary Poppins'
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Hold on to your umbrellas -- the cast Down Under has created a live cast album of their Mary Poppins. Produced by Walt Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, the bel…
The terms "legend" and "icon" do not begin to describe the sequined ball of energy that is Liza Minnelli on stage. I recently saw Liza at the beautiful Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississi…
Liza Minnelli
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Last week, I had the chance to see the one and only Liza Minnelli strutting her stuff at the Beau Rivage Casino's Theatre. All I can say is, they don't make…
Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
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OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, has given the go-ahead for a new talk show to be produced in Chi-town. With Oprah leaving the talk show scene (of her reg…
'Lez Miz' 25th Anniversary DVD"
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Did you celebrate World Theatre Day like a good little thespian? If not, here's your chance for redemption!
I've started a new monthly…
'Spider-Man' on Broadway
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As part of their dream team makeover, the producers of Broadway's most expensive musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, have announced a new choreograph…
Patina Miller of 'Sister Act'
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'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' on Broadway
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Mark your calendars! The disco-driven, dance-powerhouse soundtrack of Broadway's newest hit musical comes out Tuesday…
Elizabeth Taylor
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Legendary actor Elizabeth Taylor passed away today. Known also as "Liz Taylor," she had been in the limelight of Hollywood and the media since s…
Barbra Streisand
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Keep your money on the table -- it seems all bets are not off for the re-make of the Broadway classic musical Gypsy supposedly starring B…
'Fat Pig' with Dane Cook
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Like a case a Broadway flu going around, another show has postponed its opening for several months (and no, I'm not talking about the Spid…
'Anything Goes' on Broadway
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All aboard! The S.S. American has set sail at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre as the star-powered revival of Anything Goes hits the boards of Br…
'Arcadia' by Tom Stoppard
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The new Tom Stoppard play, Arcadia, starring Margaret Colin, Billy Crudup, and Raúl Esparza, opens tonight at the Ethel Barrymore Thea…
'The Addams Family' on Broadway
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Tonight at 8 p.m., the glittery lights of Broadway will dim in honor of veteran production stage manager, Beverley Randolph. She passed away …
Tony Award
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It's getting to be that time of year -- the best night of the year for us thespians: the Tony Awards!
The American Theatre Wing released the schedule for this Ton…
