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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Jake Gyllenhaal Back To Broadway For ‘Burn This’ Revival by Patrick Hipes

Jake Gyllenhall will return to the Broadway stage to star in the revival of Landford Wilson’s play Burn This, a production set to begin performances in February 2017 that will mark the…

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ Farewell Immune To Broadway Box Office Dip by Patrick Hipes

Box office for Week 7 of the Broadway season, which featured the final performance of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and others in the original cast, was down again compared with last w…

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

John McMartin Dies: Broadway Veteran Of ‘Follies’ & ‘Sweet Charity’ Fame Was 86 by Patrick Hipes

John McMartin, the longtime Broadway staple and film and TV charactor actor who was part of the original cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies and starred in Sweet Charity on both the sta…

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Playwright David Henry Hwang Elected American Theatre Wing Chair by Patrick Hipes

David Henry Hwang has been elected chair of the American Theatre Wing, the organization that created and oversees the Tony Awards. Hwang, the playwright who won the Tony in 1988 for M. But…

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‘Anastasia’ Musical To Get April Broadway Bow by Patrick Hipes

Anastasia, the stage musical inspired by the 1997 Fox animated movie, will move to Broadway for an April 24 opening at the Shuberts’ Broadhurst Theatre. The production will be expanded…

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

‘Fun Home’ Ending Broadway Run In September by Patrick Hipes

Fun Home, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015, will mount its final performance on Broadway on September 10, producers said today. That will make it 26 preview and 582 regular …

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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Tony Awards: ‘Hamilton’ & Fellow Musical Nominees To Perform by Patrick Hipes

The performances have been set for the 70th annual Tony Awards on Sunday at the Beacon Theater, with all 10 musicals nominated in the Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical scheduled to …

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Monday, June 6, 2016

Drama Desk Awards: ‘The Humans’ & ‘Shuffle Along’ Lead Winners by Patrick Hipes

The Humans won the Best Play award and Shuffle Along took the top musical prize at the 61st Drama Desk Awards, which were unveiled last night at The Town Hall with Michael Urie serving as ho…

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Tony Awards Presenters: Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett & More by Patrick Hipes

Oprah Winfrey, Cate Blanchett, Carole King, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Patina Miller and Saoirse Ronan will join nominees Steve Martin and Edie Brickell as presenters for the 70th Tony Awa…

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

NBC Sets Aaron Sorkin’s ‘A Few Good Men’ Live Show For 2017 by Patrick Hipes

Aaron Sorkin, who created NBC’s Emmy-winning The West Wing, is returning to the network with a live presentation of his Braodway play A Few Good Men, which has been slated to air in e…

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

James Noble Dies: ‘Benson’ Governor Was 94 by Patrick Hipes

James Noble, who played the bumbling but kind mayor on ABC’s 1980s sitcom Benson, died Monday in Connecticut. He was 94. The New York Times said a spokesman for Noble’s family s…

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Matthew Perry To Star In His Debut Play ‘The End Of Longing’ On West End by Patrick Hipes

Matthew Perry will lead the cast of The End Of Longing, his playwriting debut that will have its world premiere in February at London’s Playhouse Theatre. Veteran Lindsay Posner (Speed…

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Frank Langella Inks With ICM Partners & Circle Of Confusion by Patrick Hipes

EXCLUSIVE: Frank Langella has returned to ICM Partners and has additionally signed with Circle of Confusion for management. He had been at Paradigm since May 2014. The Oscar nominee and thre…

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Tony Awards To Air June 5 On CBS by Patrick Hipes

The 70th annual Tony Awards now has an opening night: CBS, which has aired the Tonys since 1978, said this morning the 2016 ceremony is set for June 5 live from New York City. The Broadway h…

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Tommy Tune Tapped For Tony Award Lifetime Nod by Patrick Hipes

Nine-time Tony winner Tommy Tune will receive the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre during the 2015 Tony Awards on June 7 on CBS. It’s the latest lifetime hono…

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