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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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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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“‘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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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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“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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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...
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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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...
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