Saturday, January 18, 2025

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Hayes to star in a play about Oscar Levant

NEW YORK - A new play is being developed about the talented and tormented performer Oscar Levant and the lead role is already filled - by Emmy Award-winner Sean Hayes.
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Broadway stars Criss, Tveit to headline outdoor NYC concert

NEW YORK - Some of Broadway's brightest lights - including Darren Criss, Aaron Tveit, Leslie Odom Jr., Laura Osnes, Lea Salonga and Seth Rudetsky - will perform during a one-day outdoor music festival along the Hudson River next month that organizers hope will become an annual event.
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Brady to play Lola in 'Kinky Boots' on Broadway

NEW YORK - Wayne Brady is about to get freaky - on Broadway.
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Broderick joins Broadway's 'Sylvia'

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Marley musical tries to help heal an uneasy Baltimore

NEW YORK - Most theater professionals like to say that whatever they're working on is very relevant to what's going on in the real world. That was not possibly more true than in Baltimore this spring.
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Singer Brandy enjoying her Broadway debut in 'Chicago'

NEW YORK - Starring on Broadway in "Chicago" has turned into a fountain of youth for Brandy Norwood.
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Sting tries to help his ailing Broadway musical

NEW YORK - Sting is hoping his star power can plug a leaky ship.
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Ruby Dee leaves legacy of activism, acting

NEW YORK - For Ruby Dee, acting and activism were not contradictory things. They were inseparable and they were intertwined.
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'Bronx Bombers' strikes out on Broadway

NEW YORK - The play about the New York Yankees has struck out on Broadway.
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Broadway show really hopes to rock Super Bowl

NEW YORK - On Super Bowl Sunday, there will be a group of people sweating out in the cold in front of millions, doing what they do best. And that group is, of course, the Broadway cast of "Rock of Ages."
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Marley musical for kids jammin' in New York

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2013 ends with two old Broadway favorites on top

NEW YORK - Broadway's highest grossing show in 2013 wasn't a new strutting musical or a bawdy one or even one with a big star. The crown goes to a regal but mature performer - "The Lion King," now in its 16th year. And another veteran turned heads when "Wicked" …
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