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 Neil Patrick Harris 
 to Host Tonys 

He promises a 'first-class evening'

May 14, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris will host the Tony Awards, slated for June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. His “love for Broadway and on-stage presence makes him the perfect person,” the show’s co-producer tells Playbill. The screen and stage actor’s Broadway credits include Assassins, Cabaret, and Proof.... More »

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entertainment • theater • Tony Awards • Broadway • award show • Neil Patrick Harris • Radio City Music Hall • Jay-ZTV • Doogie Howser, MD • Cabaret • Assassins • Proof

White Director for Black Play Puts Race Center Stage

Violates playwright Wilson's wishes

Apr 23, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The selection of a white director for the Broadway revival of an August Wilson play has sparked racial tension, the New York Times reports. Before his death in 2005, Wilson refused to let white directors oversee productions of his work, partially out of racial solidarity, partially because he felt black... More »

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theater • Broadway • racism • Lincoln Center • playwright • August Wilson

Still Wrestling 'Fat Kid Thing,' John Goodman Returns to Stage

Actor will star opposite Nathan Lane in Godot

Apr 19, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unlike millions of Americans, John Goodman hated Dan Conner, the beleaguered husband he famously played on Roseanne. “It’s one of those arrogant things that happen to you when you don’t realize the breaks you’re catching,” Goodman tells the New York Times. But the portly actor... More »

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theater • Broadway • Nathan Lane • Samuel Beckett • John Goodman

Theater review

 Decades Later, Hair Still Swings 

Critics love 'exuberant' revival

Apr 1, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bursting with energy, the Broadway revival of Hair, recently moved indoors from Central Park, has wowed critics—though there are a few gripes. What they had to say:
  • “Hair, for all its references to hippies, Vietnam, free love and the revolution, feels utterly of the moment in its
... More »

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theater • Broadway • reviews • musical • Hair • Diane Paulus

Theater review


 New Bilingual 
 West Side Story 
 Tender, Uneven  

Production can be uneven, but still enjoyable

Mar 20, 09 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The highly anticipated revival of West Side Story on Broadway opened last night to solid reviews, with critics applauding an unusually tender interpretation in which the women rule. Highlights:
  • “Even when they’re flashing switchblades and kicking people in the ribs, the teenage hoodlums who maraud through Arthur
... More »

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theater • Broadway • musical theater • musical • West Side Story • revival • theater reviews • Stephen Sondheim

(Newser) - Natasha Richardson’s cause of death was an “epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head,” the New York Post reports. The verdict comes from the city’s medical examiner, ruling the actress’ death an accident. A hematoma is a blood clot that grows between the brain... More »

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theater • Broadway • autopsy • medical examiner • accidental death • actor • Liam Neeson • Natasha Richardson • hematoma

SLIDESHOW

 Richardson 
 a Superb Artist 
 of Own Making 

Late actress commanded a presence that went far beyond mere inheritance

Mar 19, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Natasha Richardson had the finest theater pedigree possible, but her stage presence owed itself to far more than her acting genes, Lisa Schwarzbaum writes in Entertainment Weekly. Her upbringing in the theater—and those famous Redgrave cheekbones—were plainly visible, but the late actress had an aura of competence and... More »

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theater • Broadway • actor • Liam Neeson • actress • Natasha Richardson • Vanessa Redgrave

(Newser) - The producers of Speed-the-Plow haven't given up their legal pursuit of Jeremy Piven,Variety reports. They plan to seek independent arbitration, which could result in serious fines for the actor. A panel of actors and producers failed to reach consensus on a possible penalty last week, leading to the producers'... More »

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Broadway • actor • mercury poisoning • arbitration • Jeremy Piven • Speed the Plow

 Money Woes Ground 
 Spidey, Other Musicals 

Stephen Sondheim revue stumbles before opening

Feb 27, 09 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Financial woes are forcing more musicals to face the music: Spider-Man’s Broadway appearance has been delayed until next January, while Stephen Sondheim’s latest couldn’t raise the cash for tryout performances, Bloomberg reports. Spidey’s show, with tunes by U2’s Bono and the Edge, costs a record... More »

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theater • finances • Spider-Man • Bono • U2 • Broadway • the Edge • Stephen Sondheim

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has escaped punishment—at least for now—for bailing on the Broadway play Speed-the-Plow, reports Playbill. Piven insists he had to leave because of mercury poisoning, but the producers aren't buying it. The actor appeared before representatives of the Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League at a... More »

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Broadway • actor • mercury • Jeremy Piven

 NYC to Kick Cars Off Broadway 

Mayor unveils pedestrian-friendly midtown makeover

Feb 26, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - New York is turning the Great White Way into the Great Walk Way, the New York Times reports. Mayor Bloomberg announced plans yesterday to turn five blocks of Broadway around Times Square into a pedestrian zone complete with tables and landscaping starting this May. City officials say the plan will... More »

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New York City • Manhattan • Broadway • Michael Bloomberg • Times Square • traffic jam • pedestrian

(Newser) - The long-running Broadway musical Rent has been edited for the school stage, but the truncated version retains themes of drugs, AIDS, and homosexuality that have some administrators running scared, the New York Times reports. High school productions around the country have met with administrative and parental resistance, forcing organizers to... More »

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education • high school • children • Broadway • parents • musical • Rent • high school students

U2's $31M Spider-Man
Musical Hits Delays

Show is most expensive Broadway production ever

Feb 19, 09 4:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Spider-Man has hit more snags en route to its debut as a Broadway musical, Bloomberg reports. Rehearsals for the U2-scored production, set to begin this spring, have been postponed indefinitely. With its budget currently at $31.3 million, the Spidey musical is the most expensive Broadway show ever, and costs... More »

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Spider-Man • Bono • U2 • Broadway • the Edge • The Lion King • Julie Taymor

(Newser) - Down-to-earth stage and screen actor James Whitmore died of lung cancer in Malibu today, the Los Angeles Times reports. He was 87. Known for his supporting roles and leads in films such as Battleground, Planet of the Apes, and The Shawshank Redeption, the Emmy and Tony Award winner preferred theater.... More »

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Hollywood • obituary • Broadway • actor

THEATER REVIEW

 
 
 No Misunderestimating 
 Ferrell as Dubya 


Feb 6, 09 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s not quite a landslide, but critics mainly agree that Will Ferrell gets his mission accomplished in lampooning the 43rd president with his Broadway show, You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush. Though Saturday Night Live viewers will see the “retread” in Ferrell’s... More »

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Dick Cheney • satire • Broadway • impersonation • Will Ferrell • George W. Bush • You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush • theater reviews

(Newser) - The Gloved One is planning a comeback on Broadway, E! Online reports. After years of promising a return to showbiz, Michael Jackson has agreed to stage a musical based on his smash record, Thriller. He will supervise "every aspect of the creative process," a rep says, allowing producers... More »

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Broadway • Michael Jackson • Thriller

Virginia Woolf Gets Silly in 'New' Play

Off-Broadway troupe revives author's one satirical work

Jan 25, 09 8:03 PM CST
(Newser) - A satirical play by Virginia Woolf received its professional premiere today in New York, NPR reports. Featuring figures like poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and painter George Frederic Watts, Freshwater lampoons "high-falutin', oldish, long-bearded Victorians," the play's producer said. Woolf wrote the hour-long farce as a fun project for... More »

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theater • New York City • Broadway • play • author • Britain • Virginia Woolf


 Sleepwalker 
 Stirs Yuks 
 Off-Broadway 

Sleepwalking With Me
wins praise from neurologists

Jan 25, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Fighting off an imaginary Brad Pitt and leaping from a second-story window confirmed it: Mike Birbiglia was ready to turn his sleepwalking stories into a one-man show, Newsweek reports. Launched off-Broadway in November, the comedic Sleepwalk With Me is drawing raves from reviewers and sleep researchers alike. "Mike... More »

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theater • Brad Pitt • Broadway • comedy • neurology • skiing • sleep disorder

 TomKat Plot 
 London Move 

Holmes could pursue theater across the pond: Cruise

Jan 22, 09 11:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Europe is fast becoming the new Beverly Hills, with Tom Cruise saying last night he may move back to London. The Valkyrie star lived there for 2 years with ex Nicole Kidman, and it seems he still remembers the lingo: “Katie was absolutely brilliant on Broadway,” Cruise tells... More »

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theater • Nicole Kidman • film • Tom Cruise • London • Broadway • Valkyrie • Katie Holmes • celebrity • gossip • West End theater

 Mercury Illness Was Real: Piven

Star defends decision to leave Broadway production

Jan 12, 09 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has taken a lot of flak since leaving the Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow due to unhealthy amounts of mercury in his body—including anonymous sources who said medical reasons were a cover for the fact that he was fired—but the condition was real, the actor tells People.... More »

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theater • Broadway • mercury • sushi • mercury poisoning • David Mamet • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

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