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Tony Awards: The (Next) Movie?

Mark Juddery | Posted 05.29.2012

Though Hollywood doesn't make musicals as much as they used to, they still look to Broadway for possible hits. So what will be the next hit movie musical?

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'Once' Star Elizabeth A. Davis Celebrates Tony Nod

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.10.2012

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NEW YORK — Elizabeth A. Davis is the kind of woman who sets goals, writes them down and puts them on the fridge. It just makes sense. "People n...

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Kathleen Turner, 31 Years Since Body Heat

Felice Arenas | Posted 05.04.2012

Last week, I caught up with Kathleen Turner to talk about going from Broadway to movies and back again, crawling up Steve Martin's leg to get a part, Warren Beatty pursuing her and why she took on her latest role in The Perfect Family.

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10 Theater Tweeters To Know Right Now

Posted 05.03.2012

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With the announcement of the Tony Award nominations, we at HuffPost Culture have theater on the brain, and have spent much of our week devouring the n...

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Latino Celebs Snubbed By Award Shows

The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 05.02.2012

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Latinos have come a long way in television, movies, and in theater. Sofia Vergara, a proud Colombiana, is the star of TV's number one comedy (ABC'...

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Tony Awards Nominees Are Out!

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 05.01.2012

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-- Nominations for the 2012 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday. Best Play: "Clybourne Park," "Other Desert Cities," "Peter and t...

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The Tony Nominations Are In

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.02.2012

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The 2012 Tony Award nominations were announced this morning by Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons, with the musicals leading the pack. "Once" -- adapte...

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He's Not Going Anywhere

The Insider | Posted 04.03.2012

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And I'm tellin' you, he's not going -- and thank the Broadway Gods for it! The American Theater Wing has announced that Neil Patrick Harris will pu...

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Neil Patrick Harris Returns As Tony Host

Posted 04.03.2012

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"Here's some cool news," Neil Patrick Harris tweeted Monday evening, directing fans to the news that he will return as host of the Tony Awards this ye...

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Kristin Chenoweth To Kick Off A Concert Tour

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.30.2012

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NEW YORK — Kristin Chenoweth is taking the long way home. The Tony Award-winning singer and actress announced Wednesday that she'll kick off he...

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First Nighter: London's Matilda as Entertaining a Musical as They Come

David Finkle | Posted 04.24.2012

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It's delicious, delightful and delirious from first to last and has the power to affect adults as thoroughly as it does children. That'll extend to children and adults everywhere, though there's some silly talk circulating about the tuner's being "too British" to travel. Phooey on that.

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'The Lyons' Jumps From Off-Broadway To Broadway

AP | Posted 02.22.2012

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The Associated Press NEW YORK — Add "The Lyons" to the list of off-Broadway hits jumping to the Great White Way. Producers said Tuesday that N...

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War Horse: More Than A Tale of a Horse

Laura Stepp | Posted 03.27.2012

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This movie is not just another sentimental story about a boy and his horse. It conveys as clearly as any movie I've seen the utter horrors of war and the moments of grace that can occur between enemies.

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The Tony Awards Have Set The Date

AP | Posted 03.18.2012

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NEW YORK — Theater buffs, mark your calendars. This year's Tony Awards will be held June 10. The American Theatre Wing announced Tuesday both t...

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From 'Glee' To Gaga: The Best Gay Cultural Moments Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 12.30.2011

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With 2011 having been a banner year for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, it makes perfect sense that LGBT culture also saw a considerabl...

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'Spider-Man' Director May Have Been Fired, But She Could Still Win A Tony

AP | BY MARK KENNEDY | Posted 01.03.2012

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NEW YORK — Julie Taymor might have been fired from the "Spider-Man" musical, but she could still walk away with a Tony Award next year for direc...

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Chinglish on Broadway

Michael Levy | Posted 12.28.2011

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The Western media make China's success seem too successful, and its failures seem too profound. The truth lies somewhere in between, buried in the details of real life.

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Motherhood Out Loud

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro | Posted 11.25.2011

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Motherhood Out Loud, now playing at Primary Stages after 59 E. 59th St, makes you feel as if someone has read your mind or your mother's or your grandmother's, because no one would dare to say outright what the actors are saying on stage.

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School Play Scrapped Over 9/11 Complaints

AP | By KEVIN BEGOS | Posted 11.22.2011

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PITTSBURGH -- A Pennsylvania school district has decided not to stage a Tony Award-winning musical about a Muslim street poet after community members ...

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Tony-Winning 'Book Of Mormon' Is Chicago-Bound

Posted 11.07.2011

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Chicago theatre fans received exciting news Wednesday as Broadway in Chicago announced that the Tony Award-winning, "South Park" creators-penned "The ...

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'Rent' Revisited: Iconic Rock Musical Gets Off-Broadway Revamp

HuffingtonPost.com | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 10.04.2011

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For some hit shows, moving off-Broadway after a groundbreaking around-the-world run seems questionable. But the cast and creative team of the new prod...

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'Aladdin' The Musical in Seattle

Posted 09.19.2011

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Disney's 1992 animated musical movie Aladdin made a debut as a full-length staged musical in Seattle on July 7th. Book of Mormon Director and choreogr...

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Bret Michaels Tony Lawsuit Moved To NY

AP | Posted 09.06.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- Bret Michaels' lawsuit over an accident at the 2009 Tony Awards that the singer claims nearly killed him should be heard in New York wh...

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Will Cirque's Irresistably Odd Escape Frighten Broadway?

Cara Joy David | Posted 09.05.2011

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Traditionally Cirque shows have played outside Manhattan proper. However this year, the circus arts have landed at Radio City. And Cirque just may be taking money away from Broadway shows.

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High School Teens Win National Theater Awards

AP/The Huffington Post | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 08.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- A teenager from Minnesota and one from New York won top honors at the National High School Musical Theater Awards on Monday night, sweepin...

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