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4 girls who play 'Matilda' snubbed by Tonys
The members of the Tony Award nominations committee better look out: They've snubbed four girls who play a tough little telekinetic heroine on ...
Zachary Quinto to make Broadway bow in 'Menagerie'
Another Tennessee Williams masterpiece is coming to Broadway and it's bringing Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones along for the ride. Producers Jeffrey ...
Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd to join onstage
Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd will team up as lovers for a one-night only benefit reading of Neil LaBute's play "The Mercy Seat." The off-Broadway ...
Broadway revival of 'Cabaret' is being considered
The Roundabout Theatre Company is considering a new Broadway revival of "Cabaret," although the non-profit said Thursday no final decision has been ...
Musical of 'Flashdance' delays Broadway bow
The stage adaptation of the 1983 hit movie "Flashdance" has taken a slight stutter step on the way to Broadway. Citing an inability to find a theater, ...
Boston Marathon victims vow to dance, to run again
Mornings are the hardest for Adrianne Haslet because the 32-year-old professional ballroom dancer forgets at first that her left foot is gone.
'Nice Work If You Can Get It' to close in June
The work is indeed nice, but it won't last forever — Broadway's musical "Nice Work If You Can Get It" will be making a lot of people unemployed this ...
New lovers announced for Broadway's 'Once' _ again
There will be two new star-crossed lovers at "Once" on Broadway — again. A little more than a month after announcing the replacements for Tony ...
Musical of 'American Psycho' to debut in London
A musical based on Bret Easton Ellis's novel "American Psycho" will first try to slay an audience in London. The Headlong theater company said Friday ...
'Mamma Mia!' musical moving to new B'way theater
The Broadway musical "Mamma Mia!" will be dancing to a slightly smaller theater in Times Square later this year. Producers said Thursday night that ...
Broadway play altered following marathon blasts
Playwright Richard Greenberg has edited parts of his new play "The Assembled Parties" following the bombings at the Boston Marathon to cut an ...
Kennedy Center producing musical 'Little Dancer'
A new musical inspired by a Degas sculpture at the National Gallery of Art will make its premiere at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The center ...
Art crashes into authority in play about Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei appears to be standing in front of a London theater, which would be some trick, even for the provocative and unpredictable Chinese artist.
John Guare to act in his new off-Broadway play
John Guare isn't merely ready to unveil his new play — he'll also be onstage in it. The Tony Award-winning playwright said he will make his first ...
Broadway's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' closes Sunday
There'll be no more breakfast on Broadway. Producers of the latest stage adaptation of Truman Capote's classic 1958 story "Breakfast at Tiffany's" ...
'Heisman Trophy of opera' goes to Isabel Leonard
This year's Richard Tucker award — often called the "Heisman Trophy of opera" — goes to mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard. The 2013 prize marks the ...
PSY says he hopes NKoreans enjoy his new single
South Korean rapper PSY says he hopes North Koreans will enjoy his new single even as tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula. PSY released his ...
Boy triplets a sensation at top Cuba ballet school
Visitors to the elite feeder school for Cuba's renowned National Ballet might be forgiven for thinking they're suddenly seeing triple.
Ballet legend Maria Tallchief dies at 88
Maria Tallchief, one of America's first great prima ballerinas who gave life to such works as "The Nutcracker," ''Firebird," and other masterpieces ...
Maduro takes narrowing lead into Sunday vote
Red-shirted backers of Hugo Chavez's chosen heir transformed downtown Caracas into a raucous festival on the final day of campaigning for the weekend ...
Settlement removes cloud from 'Spider-Man' musical
The bickering parents of Broadway's most expensive show have made up — in court at least — and that removes a huge cloud above the future of ...
Mary-Louise Parker to return to Broadway this fall
Mary-Louise Parker is coming back to Broadway in the world premiere of Sharr White's "The Snow Geese." The Manhattan Theatre Club and MCC Theater said ...
Harry Potter play parody plans to return to NYC
The Harry Potter play parody "Potted Potter" is magically returning to New York City. Producers said Wednesday that off-Broadway's Little Shubert ...
De Niese steps into Met 'Cesare' on short notice
Danielle de Niese stepped into the Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Handel's "Giulio Cesare" on a few hours' notice as if she knew every detail of ...