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Postponement of “Heart and Lights” Is No Anomaly
Last week’s sudden announcement by Radio City Music Hall that it was postponing “Heart and Lights,” its $25-million spring extravaganza, was shocking. But it was by no means an anomaly in the...
View ArticleStock Report: Robert Lopez Up, Andrew Lloyd Webber Down
If Broadway composers were stocks, blue-chip Robert Lopez would have split several times over. Andrew Lloyd Webber, on the other hand, is on a downward trajectory. Having won Tony Awards for “Avenue...
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Will Renewed Scrutiny Hurt Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway”?
The allegations of child molestation once more raised against Woody Allen — this time by the purported victim Dylan Farrow Previn — has unleashed a spate of articles and threads on theater chat rooms...
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“King Kong, the Musical”: The World’s Most Famous Ape Returns to New York
“Titanic, the Musical” is not the only behemoth finding a berth on Broadway later this year. Come December, “King Kong, the Musical” will be moored at the 1,930-seat Foxwoods Theatre, which was...
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NBC Exults and Carrie Underwood Fires Back at Her Critics
Nearly 18.5 million people tuned into “The Sound of Music Live!” on December 5th, a ratings bonanza which spurred Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC’s entertainment division, to announce that...
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“‘The Sound of Music’ Live!” Scores in the Ratings But Not With Critics
“‘The Sound of Music’ Live!” scored so high in the ratings on the evening of December 5 that it is likely that NBC-TV, which took a huge gamble, may well be encouraged to repeat the exercise....
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Marin Mazzie Gets the Most Coveted Role of the Season in “Bullets Over Broadway”
In news that was not entirely unexpected, three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie was officially cast in the coveted role of Helen Sinclair, the tippling and scene-stealing diva in the much-anticipated...
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“Spider-Man” to Close in Early January — Biggest Financial Flop in Broadway...
Joe Allen’s, the famed restaurant in the theater district, decorates its brick walls with posters of infamous Broadway flops. Come January, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” will take pride of place in...
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“Mamma Mia!” Hits a Major Milestone
“Nobody thought ‘Mamma Mia!’ was going to work,” said Judy Craymer, its lead producer, on the cusp of the Broadway musical reaching the milestone of 5,000 performances and moving from the Winter...
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Barry Manilow’s “Harmony” Strikes the Right Chords in Atlanta — Finally
After two decades, “Harmony,” Barry Manilow’s labor of love, seems to have finally found its groove. The musical, about a popular sextet in the Weimar Republic that ran afoul of the Nazis, opened in...
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“Here Lies Love” Will Transfer This Season to Manhattan’s Hotel Pennsylvania
Since “Here Lies Love” opened to almost universal rave reviews at the Public, there has been speculation that the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical about the rise and fall of the Marcos regime in the...
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Andy Karl Gets His Shot at “Rocky”
The highly-anticipated musical version of “Rocky,” slated to open this spring on Broadway, has found the guy who will slip on the boxing gloves and silken shorts made iconic by Sylvester Stallone in...
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Unsinkable “Titanic” Back on the Boards in London
In 1997, two versions of the Titanic story surfaced: James Cameron’s Oscar-winning epic which became one of the highest-grossing films of all time; and the Maury Yeston-Peter Stone Broadway musical,...
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Hot Ticket Alert: “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
The talented actor Jessie Mueller has been threatening to break out as a bona-fide Broadway star since she made a stunning New York debut in the 2011 musical revival of “On a Clear Day You Can See...
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“Magic Mike” Takes Off for Broadway
According to a recent report in Deadline Hollywood, “Magic Mike,” the 2012 Steven Soderbergh film about male strippers, is on a fast track to Broadway. No surprise there. New York musical theater has...
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“The Jungle Book” Faces the Broadway Challenge
The reviews were fairly positive for Mary Zimmerman’s “The Jungle Book,” which recently opened a highly anticipated world premiere engagement at Chicago’s prestigious Goodman Theatre. But the critical...
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Zach Braff to Broadway With “Bullets”
Zach Braff has been cast to star in one of the most highly-anticipated musicals in decades: “Bullets Over Broadway.” He will play David Shayne, the idealistic young playwright who gets involved with...
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Broadway’s 2012-13 Scorecard: New Shows Surprisingly Strong
Fallout from the Annual Tony Awards usually includes announcements of shows closing because their lagging box-office didn’t get enough of a kick from the telecast. In an unusual development for...
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What Mike Tyson Hath Wrought — Here Comes Terry Bradshaw
America’s favorite dumb blonde? No, it’s not Paris Hilton or Jessica Simpson. By his own admission, it’s Terry Bradshaw, the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer and Fox NFL commentator. His...
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Neil Patrick Harris Brings an “Angry Inch” to Broadway
Those who had begun to despair that Broadway was losing its edge amidst the welter of family-friendly pabulum received some good news recently. It just was announced that Neil Patrick Harris would...
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