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Stage Door: Ragtime, My Wonderful Day

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Theater, Alan Ayckbourn, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Entertainment, E.L. Doctorow, Emma Goldman, Evelyn Nesbit, Ayesha Antoine, Harry Houdini, New York News

Ragtime is a sweeping, ambitious revival that, with the election of Barack Obama, carries added resonance. The musical, an adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's novel, is not to be missed.

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Fela!: One Step Forward, a Few Missteps Back

Cara Joy David | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Kerry Butler, Sahr Ngaujah, Billy Elliot, Broadway, Will Smith, Off-Broadway, Fela!, Jay-Z, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, New York News

It remains to be seen whether Fela! can survive its producers' blunders and triumph on Broadway. Hopefully it will--it's something different.

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Getting to know Mary Birdsong and Life in "Ephronia"

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Delia Ephron, Women, Jane Lynch, Even Ensler, Broadway, Tv, Musical, Loss-and-What-I-Wore, Nora Ephron, Monologues, Actress, Mary Birdsong, Ephron, Wore, Glee, Cottonhead, Love, Entertainment News

The actress Mary Birdsong has extensive credits in television, film, and the stage, and is currently appearing in the Ephron sisters' latest work, Love, Loss and What I Wore.

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Stage Door: Superior Donuts, The Understudy, Vamps

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Theater, Michael McKean, Broadway, Cabaret, Off-Broadway, Tracy Letts, Entertainment, Chicago, New York News

When August: Osage County drama burst on Broadway, it trumpeted the arrival of Tracy Letts, who won the Pulitzer. By contrast, his follow-up effort, Superior Donuts, is a quiet meditation.

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Why Kanye West Could Never Be Fela Kuti

Derek Beres | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill T Jones, Broadway, Modern Dance, Nigeria, Kanye West, Fela Kuti, Afrobeat, Entertainment News

While Kanye West's admitted disdain for books is well known, I reflected on his recent comments while at the Eugene O'Neill Theater watching Fela!, the production based on the life Fela Kuti.

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Broadway Play Tackles Issues of Death

nytimes.com | Gina Kolata | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Broadway Play, Women, Fear, Dying, Mourning, Death and Dying, Broadway, Loss, Death, Grief, Anna Deavere Smith, Coping, Hurricane Katrina, Cancer, Health Care, Lance Armstrong, Living News

Ms. Smith, a tall, imposing woman, takes on the character of her subjects by repeating their exact words, complete with regional accents, ums and uhs ...

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Jennifer Aniston Parties With Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brooke SHields, Slideshow, Jennifer Aniston, Broadway, Demi Moore, Eva Mendes, David Cross, Amber Tamblyn, Ashton Kutcher, Poll, Entertainment News

Jennifer Aniston took the stage Monday night to sing 'Yellow Submarine' as part of the 9th Annual 24-Hour Plays on Broadway--a series of six 10-minute...

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Vince Lombardi To Get Play On Broadway

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Theater, Eric Simonson, When Pride Matter, Broadway, Vince Lombardi Play, David Maraniss, Vince Lombardi, Vince Lombardi Broadway, Vince Broadway, Vince Lombardi Broadway Play, New York News

NEW YORK — OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway. "Vince," a play about the legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, is planned...

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Teamwork

Liz Neumark | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, New York City Hall, World Series, Michael Bloomberg, Canyon of Heroes, Bloomberg Third Term, Broadway, Ticker Tape Parade, New York News

Last week ended with a grand and glorious finale - a ticker tape parade tribute to the NY Yankees and their dedicated fans, and for this caterer, a day to be swept up in the enthusiasm.

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Billy Elliot's Proud Papa: An Interview With Gregory Jbara

Jon Chattman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Stage, Rob Patterson, Outer Critics Circle, Billy Elliot, Stephen Daldry, Tony Awards, Drama Desk, Dancers, Broadway, Kiril Kulish, Dancing, Miner, Gregory Jbara, Theatre, Elton John, Father, Dialect, Greg Jbara, Screen, Entertainment News

The boys may get all the press in the Tony Award-winning musical Billy Elliot, but anyone who has seen the show knows veteran character actor Gregory Jbara subtly steals the show.

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Homeless Singer Makes Broadway Comeback

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.05.2009 | Impact

Read More: Terri White, Broadway, Homeless, Finians-Rainbow, Busker, David Taylor, Impact News

Have you ever done a double-take of a street performer or homeless person on your way to work? CBS News reported that last year, New York City police ...

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A Conversation With Off-Broadway Star, Chantal Nchako

Jeff Rivera | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Off-Broadway, Chantal, Chantal Nchako, Happy Hour, Entertainment News

We had the opportunity to chat with off-Broadway star, Chantal Nchako. She's definitely someone to watch in the coming years as her career is heating...

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Broadway Revivals Founder on Brighton Beach

David Finkle | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Too often the only review that counts is the Times pronouncement via Ben Brantley or Charles Isherwood. This time Brantley's response was not what's known as "a money notice."

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Let Me Off at Off- and Off-Off-Broadway

Brad Schreiber | Posted 11.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: James Gandolfini, Theatre, Broadway, Off-Broadway, Theater, Marcia Gay Harden, Entertainment News

There is nothing inherently wrong with movie and TV stars being big draws on Broadway, watching them on seats in the mezzanine that are so narrow they make you feel morbidly obese.

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Sienna Miller Stressed About Working Near Ex Jude Law

nypost.com | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Theater, Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Sienna Miller Jude Law, Entertainment News

The pressure of acting on Broadway a block away from ex Jude Law is apparently getting to Sienna Miller. The beauty got teary on the street when the p...

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Stage Door: The Royal Family, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Memphis

Fern Siegel | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Theater, Neil Simon, Broadway, Entertainment, Rosemary Harris, Barrymore Family, John Barrymore, New York News

Broadway reviewed: a reminder of how wonderful revivals can be, a family story of burgeoning sexuality and a musical about the epicenter of R&B and soul.

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Deaf/Blind Advocates Angered By Casting Of Abigail Breslin As Helen Keller

nytimes.com | Patrick Healy | Posted 10.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Theater, Abigail-Breslin-Helen-Keller, Abigail Breslin, Helen Keller, Entertainment News

Two weeks after a group of deaf actors protested the choice of a hearing actor for a deaf role in an upcoming Off Broadway production, the issue has s...

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Abigail Breslin To Play Helen Keller On Broadway

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Abigail Breslin Helen Keller, Theater, Abigail Breslin, Helen Keller, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — From spunky "Little Miss Sunshine" to an even more heroic young girl. Abigail Breslin will play Helen Keller in the first Broadway r...

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Still Crazy After All of These Years: An Interview With Carrie Fisher

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Debbie Reynolds, One-Woman Show, Wishful Drinking, Eddie Fisher, Bryan Lourd, Warren Beatty, Paul Simon, Theater, Carrie Fisher, Broadway, Entertainment News

Carrie Fisher has been called a lot of things in her life: an actress; an author; a wife (twice); an alcoholic; bipolar; the Princess of Alderaan; and a product of Hollywood inbreeding.

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Spider-Man Musical Delayed Due To Investor, Production Troubles

nytimes.com | Patrick Healy | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York

Read More: David Garfinkle, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Spider-Man Musical Delay, Spider-Man, Bono, Broadway, Spider-Man Musical, New York, New York City, New York News

The new multimillion-dollar Broadway "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" is now expected to start previews and open this spring later than scheduled, beca...

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Sienna Miller's HOT Shredded Sequins, NOT-HOT Broadway Reviews

Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Theater, After Miss Julie, Sienna Miller, After Miss Julie Reviews, Entertainment News

Sienna Miller made her Broadway debut with "After Miss Julie" Thursday night. The not-so-slutty Brit came to the opening night party afterward in a sh...

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Tantalizing Tunes: A Fall Handful of Hit Performances

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

From Tchaikovsky to Broadway, Butterfly to Frankie Valli and Shalom, Toronto is truly alive with The Sound of Music!

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Gina Gershon's Flamenco Look; Love It Or Leave It?

Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Gina Gerson, Theater, Poll, Bye Bye Birdie, Entertainment News

Gina Gershon wore a vest and tuxedo pants to the "Bye, Bye Birdie" on Broadway opening party Thursday night. With a fur chubby, a slit up to her thigh...

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Exclusive: Nellie McKay Talks About Her Best Album Yet

Michael Giltz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Animal Rights, Activism, Doris Day, Popular Music, Broadway Musicals, Broadway, Big Band, Music, Movies, Nellie Mckay, Entertainment News

Nellie McKay's fourth album, Normal As Blueberry Pie, is a warm and quietly marvelous tribute to Doris Day. It hits the sweet spot in combining her talent and sensibility (future-retro?) in one focused project.

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