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Review: 'Kinky Boots' is unsteady in its Broadway walk
NEW YORK — Let the record show that on April 4, 2013, the night that "Kinky Boots" opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, drag officially became a commodity of the tourist masses. Female impersonation has long had mainstream appeal,...
Tags: Music Theater, Music, Entertainment Events, Allergies, Stark Sands
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Broadway musical 'Newsies' turns quick profit for Disney
In bygone days "extra, extra" is what newspaper hawkers used to shout to sell copies. Now it's what the Walt Disney Co. is adding to its bottom line, with word that "Newsies, the Musical," about turn-of-the-20th century paperboys who go on strike, has...
Tags: Les Miserables (musical), Tarzan (movie), Music Theater, Music, Entertainment Events
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Tonys review: Why can't Neil Patrick Harris host everything?
During the long and glorious reign of the variety show, it was fairly common to see the stars of popular Broadway musicals singing and dancing their big numbers on network television. Now, like Christmas, that opportunity comes but once a year, during the...
Tags: Mike Nichols, Music Theater, Music, Awards and Prizes, Beacon Theater
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Tony Awards 2012: The complete nominees and winners list
Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (WINNERS are noted): Play "Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris WINNER "Other Desert Cities," Jon Robin Baitz "Peter and the Starcatcher," Rick Elice "Venus in Fur," David Ives Musical "Leap of Faith"...
Tags: David Alan Grier, Andrew Garfield, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Cynthia Nixon, Mike Nichols
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Tony Awards: Cruise ship spot stirs waters
It was a theatrical entrance even for the Tony Awards. Actor Harvey Fierstein -- wearing a tuxedo jacket, a blue plastic inflatable inner-tube hugging his stomach, pink swim trunks, and hoisting a cocktail glass sporting a tiny umbrella – waddled...
Tags: HBO (tv network), Ceremonies, Media Industry, Mad Men (tv program), Awards and Prizes
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Why can't Oscars be more like Tonys (and Neil Patrick Harris)?
24 FramesNeil Patrick Harris hosted the Tony Awards Sunday night from New York's Beacon Theatre, where YouTube-ready moments involved Steve Kazee and Nina Arianda. Could the Oscars take a page from the Tony Awards book?... -
Friday's Talk Shows
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of April 22 - 28 in PDF format TV listings for the week of April 22 - 28 in PDF format are also available here This week's TV Movies CBS This...... -
'Kinky Boots' musical scored by Cyndi Lauper gets Chicago tryout
Culture Monster"Kinky Boots," a new musical based on the 2005 British movie and featuring a score by 80s rock icon Cyndi Lauper, is expected to open on Broadway next year. But before it does, producers are taking it to Chicago for an out-of-town tryout.... -
'Newsies' on Broadway: What did the critics think?
Culture Monster"Newsies," which opened on Broadway Thursday, seems too sugary for critics' tastes.... -
Making musicals fit on Hollywood Bowl's stage
When he was a kid in the 1960s, Jerry Mitchell visited the Hollywood Bowl for the first time. "We got to walk on the stage," he recalls. "I looked out and said, 'This is amazing. This is what I want to do.'"
Mitchell is back at the Bowl, where he will...Tags: Les Miserables (musical), Music Theater, Drew Carey, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Academy Awards
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Harvey Fierstein takes another Turnblad turn
Harvey Fierstein is getting impatient. He'd like the interview to go faster. Skip the compliments. Don't waste precious time laughing at his outrageous remarks. He's got stacks of writing to finish, songs to rehearse, and in a few days he leaves for Los...Tags: Asthma, Gays and Lesbians, Music Theater, Drew Carey, Marissa Jaret Winokur
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'The Good Wife' recap: Those 3 little words
Show TrackerOn "The Good Wife," Will accidentally professes his love for Alicia....
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