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2,836 stories from Associated Press

A look at some top walking tours of Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Visitors to Times Square looking for some theater history may be discouraged at the idea of dodging flocks of Elmo impersonators, Statue of Liberties and Naked Cowboys. …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:46pm on August 5, 2015

Plans for an 'Archie' musical in the works led by Adam McKay by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A familiar, freckle-faced teen is on his way to the stage - Archie....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:46pm on August 5, 2015

New Jersey teen to star as Dorothy in NBC's 'The Wiz Live!' by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC has found the young woman who will ease on down the yellow brick road....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:35am on August 5, 2015

Frank Langella to return to Broadway in 'The Father' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Frank Langella will return to Broadway next spring in the American premiere of "The Father," a new play by Florian Zeller....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 5:48pm on August 4, 2015

Chita Rivera tells young performers to lose the lip-syncing by Lynn Elber

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Musical theater great Chita Rivera has friendly advice for young stars who are unable to dance and sing at the same time: Learn how....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 1:11pm on August 3, 2015

Tony Bennett honored by DC university for commitment to arts

WASHINGTON (AP) -- George Washington University is honoring singer Tony Bennett and his wife with the university president's medal for their commitment to the arts....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 7:00pm on July 31, 2015

Lupita Nyong'o to make NYC stage debut in September by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lupita Nyong'o, the Oscar-winner for her role in Steve McQueen's "12 Years A Slave" will make her New York stage debut in September....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 6:33pm on July 30, 2015

Valerie Harper hospitalized after falling ill before musical

OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) -- Officials at a Maine playhouse say Valerie Harper has been hospitalized after falling ill before a performance....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 6:33pm on July 30, 2015

'It's a gift' _ Leslie Odom Jr. relishes his 'Hamilton' shot by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- During an early version of the Founding Fathers musical "Hamilton," Leslie Odom Jr. was in the seats with the audience, blown away. The guy playing Aaron Burr was making…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:20pm on July 30, 2015

Lifetime TV to feature several touring Broadway shows by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lifetime TV's "The Balancing Act" will feature several touring Broadway shows this summer, including behind-the-curtain peeks on "Kinky Boots," "Rodgers + Hammerstein's …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 8:53pm on July 29, 2015

Review: "Tour" a worthy look at artist as reluctant subject by David Rooney

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Many journalists who have written feature profiles of public figures will have experienced that light-bulb moment, once the cautious mutual-assessment phase is conclu…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:08pm on July 28, 2015

Matthew Broderick joins Broadway's 'Sylvia' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick has joined the upcoming cast of A.R. Gurney's "Sylvia" on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:08pm on July 28, 2015

'The Book of Musical' satirical musical finally in Utah by Brady McCombs

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The biting satirical musical that mocks Mormons has finally come to the heart of Mormonlandia, starting a sold-out, two-week run Tuesday at a Salt Lake City theate…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 6:43am on July 28, 2015

Actor and activist James Lecesne celebrates difference by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- During a recent interview in an empty midtown theater, James Lecesne is heckled - by his phone....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 9:41am on July 27, 2015

Megan Hilty, Rob McClure to join 'Noises Off' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Andrea Martin is getting some Broadway veterans as co-stars when she appears in "Noises Off" next year....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:05am on July 24, 2015

Broadway to honor Theodore Bikel by dimming lights Friday by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Broadway theaters will dim their marquee lights on Friday night in memory of Theodore Bikel, who starred on Broadway as Capt. Georg von Trapp in the original 1959 produc…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 7:05am on July 24, 2015

Judy Kuhn pays tribute to 3 generations of songwriters by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tackling the lush legacy of renowned composer Richard Rodgers might be daunting for any singer, but Judy Kuhn hasn't stopped there. She's doing songs from his whole tale…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 1:17pm on July 22, 2015

E.L. Doctorow, author of 'Ragtime,' dies in New York at 84 by Verena Dobnik

NEW YORK (AP) -- Writer E.L. Doctorow, who wryly reimagined the American experience in such novels as "Ragtime" and "The March" and applied its lessons to the past and the future in fict…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 7:04am on July 22, 2015

Stage and film star Theodore Bikel dies in LA at 91 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Theodore Bikel, the Tony- and Oscar-nominated actor and singer whose passions included folk music and political activism, died Tuesday morning of natural causes at UCLA …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 3:37pm on July 21, 2015

Ain't misbehavin'? Broadway audience faux pas get spotlight by Jennifer Peltz and Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway: Marimba ringtones! Rat-a-tat texting! The shaming "shhhhh!"...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 7:05am on July 20, 2015

President Obama and his girls catch 'Hamilton' on Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The current American president has taken a trip back in time to visit some of the country's early leaders - now performing on Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 8:08am on July 19, 2015

Review: Musical 'Amazing Grace' has you hissing the hero by Jennifer Farrar

NEW YORK (AP) -- A serious musical with epic themes doesn't come to Broadway that often. The refreshing new show "Amazing Grace" admirably covers slavery, abolition, sedition and spiritu…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:21am on July 17, 2015

Who were some of the favorite guests at 'Hamilton'? by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The starry list of people who have already seen "Hamilton" includes Michelle Obama, Madonna, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Roberts, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rup…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:21am on July 17, 2015

3 presidents in 'Hamilton' put 'blood into the statues' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Christopher Jackson was doing fine stepping into the boots of George Washington during rehearsals of "Hamilton" - until he had to actually put on the boots, breeches and…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:21am on July 17, 2015

Rumer Willis to step into Broadway's 'Chicago' this summer by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bruce Willis' daughter is beating her famous dad to Broadway....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 9:15pm on July 16, 2015
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