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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Another ‘MacBeth’ Coming to the Stage in 2014 by NewYork.com

It was announced in June that Ethan Hawke would be taking on the lead role in MacBeth at Lincoln Center starting in October 2013. And now news has broken that Kenneth Branagh will also bring…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:15PM

‘Let It Be’ to Close September 1 by NewYork.com

The limited engagement Beatles musical Let It Be is going to be even more limited. The original closing date of December 29 has been moved up to September 1. The musical, which came to Broad…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 11:44AM
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

The Carole King Musical Has Its Star by NewYork.com

Tony nominee Jessie Mueller will star as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, a biographical show on the early life and career of the iconic singer-songwriter. Originally annou…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:30PM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Who’s Afraid of Opera? 7 Shows that Everyone Will Love by NewYork.com

Opera can be one of the most satisfying and fulfilling of art forms, combining music and theater to stir the deepest human emotions. But for the non-initiated, the prospect of attending thes…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:24PM
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Denzel Washington to Star in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

Two-time Oscar-winner Denzel Washington will return to Broadway in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s award-winning 1959 play A Raisin in the Sun. The actor told reporters at the premiere o…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:23PM
Thursday, July 25, 2013

Dule Hill to Star in ‘After Midnight’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

Emmy nominee Dulé Hill returns to the stage in After Midnight, the new musical celebrating the Jazz Age, which begins preview performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on Oct. 18 in advan…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:21AM
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Jeff Goldblum and Laurie Metcalf to Star in ‘Domesticated’ by NewYork.com

Jeff Goldblum and Tony nominee Laurie Metcalf will star in Domesticated, a new play by Bruce Norris, who won the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for Clybourne Park. The play, which was commiss…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:21PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Stars Announced for Broadway’s ‘A Time to Kill’ by NewYork.com

Sebastian Arcelus, Fred Dalton Thompson, and John Douglas Thompson will be headlining A Time to Kill, Tony-winner Rupert Holmes’ stage version of John Grisham’s best-selling lega…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:49PM
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Shia LaBeouf Settles with ‘Orphans’ Producers by NewYork.com

Shia LaBeouf has reached a settlement with the producers of the Broadway production of Orphans over the actor’s firing. Producers Frederick Zollo and Robert Cole and LaBeouf made the a…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:19PM
Monday, July 15, 2013

A Day in The Life of Sutton Foster by NewYork.com

In 2002, Sutton Foster exploded onto Broadway in the title role in the hit show Thoroughly Modern Millie. The beloved jazzy musical gave Foster her first big break, solidified her as a tripl…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:26PM
Friday, July 12, 2013

20th Century Fox to Bring Its Movies to the Broadway Stage by NewYork.com

The synergy between Broadway and Hollywoodcontinues as 20th Century Fox forms a joint venture to bring its vast library of films to the stage. The venture will be headed by Tony-winning Bro…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:11PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

NY Philharmonic to Present ‘Sweeney Todd’ by NewYork.com

Mark your calendar. Theatergoers will get the chance to attend the tale of Sweeney Todd, when the New York Philharmonic presents a staged version of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:11PM
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

NewYork.com Helps You Meet the Stars on Broadway by NewYork.com

What’s more fun than seeing a Broadway show? Meeting the cast afterwards. At least, that’s the idea behind our new program, Connected to Broadway. Starting with Kinky Boots, we have team…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:14PM

Tony Winner ‘Vanya and Sonia’ Is a Financial Success by NewYork.com

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Christopher Durang’s Tony-winning comedy, has recouped in its entire investment of $2.75 million prior to the conclusion of its originally schedule…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 10:31AM
Friday, June 28, 2013

Two New Leads Take Over the Role of ‘Annie’ by NewYork.com

The sun will come out for two young actresses when Annie gets a pair of new leading ladies. Taylor Richardson and Sadie Sink, both 11, will share the title role of the scrappy orphan in the …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 12:49PM
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Wynton Marsalis Bringing ‘After Midnight’ to Broadway by NewYork.com

Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Wynton Marsalis will bring the Swing Era to Broadway when the new musical After Midnight begins preview performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:53PM

John Grisham Best-Seller ‘A Time to Kill’ Coming to Broadway by NewYork.com

A Time to Kill, the first best-selling novel by John Grisham, will hit Broadway in a stage adaptation by Tony winner Rupert Holmes, with previews beginning Sept. 28 at the John Golden Theate…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 01:59PM
Monday, June 17, 2013

Neil Patrick Harris to Star in ‘Hedwig’ on Broadway by NewYork.com

After earning praise for his fourth stint as the host of the Tony Awards, Neil Patrick Harris will be stepping into some kinky boots of his own as a transgendered rock singer in the Broadway…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:28PM

‘Kinky Boots’ to Kick Off National Tour Thanks to Tony Triumph by NewYork.com

There’s nothing like a big win at the Tony Awards to kick up a show’s box office. Kinky Boots is benefiting from its six Tonys, including the top prize of Best Musical, and not j…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:08PM
Monday, June 10, 2013

‘Vanya and Sonia’ Makes Final Extension by NewYork.com

Thanks to rave reviews, a round of awards from the Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, the New York Drama Critics Circle, and now the Tony for Best Play, Vanya and Sonia and Mash…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:29PM

‘Big Fish’ Tickets Go on Sale by NewYork.com

Get ready to cast for a Big Fish, as tickets for the Broadway musical go on sale on Sun., June 16. The show begins previews Sept. 5 at the Neil Simon Theater and opens on Oct. 6. Five-time …

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 03:21PM

The 2013 Tony Winners by NewYork.com

It was a night of surprises at the Tony Awards, as Kinky Boots kicked the competition to the curb, taking the most prizes in the night with a total of six (including Best Musical) and making…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 06:47AM
Thursday, June 6, 2013

What’s the Value of a Tony? by NewYork.com

Theater lovers, along with the entire Broadway community, are on pins and needles in anticipation of this Sunday’s Tony Awards, airing at 8pm on CBS and hosted again by Neil Patrick Harris…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 04:50PM
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

‘Kinky Boots’ Premiere Party by NewYork.com

Last Thursday, the stars came out for the premiere of Kinky Boots starring Stark Sands, Billy Porter and Annaleigh Ashford. Based on the 2005 movie and adapted by Tony winner Harvey Fierstei…

SOURCE: NewYork.com at 05:44PM

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