Articles about "broadway"
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Celebrity1 week agoJune Squibb Waited More Than 65 Years for This Career Milestone
At 96, June Squibb became the oldest Tony Award nominee in history for 'Marjorie Prime,' and she's not necessarily done pursuing new achievements yet.
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Entertainment2 years agoBehind the Scenes of ‘The Music Man’: Inside the Search for the Perfect Harold Hill
Bringing the smash Broadway musical The Music Man to film audiences proved a big undertaking. Three studios competed for the rights during the waning days of...
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News2 years agoInside Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone’s Unique Friendship and New Project: ‘I’m Pepper, She’s Sugar’
They’ve been friends for more than 30 years, but showbiz veterans Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone have never worked together — until now. The actresses are...
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News2 years agoInside Richard Simmons’ Broadway Comeback Years After Vanishing From the Public Eye
He’s been out of the public eye since 2014, but now Richard Simmons says he’s ready to make a comeback — on Broadway! “I just got...
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News2 years agoRobert Downey Jr.’s Broadway Jitters: Why Oscar Winner Is Nervous About Great White Way Debut
Robert Downey Jr. is gearing up for his star turn on the Great White Way but is nervous about spending time apart from his no-nonsense wife...
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News2 years agoLiev Schreiber Details Scary Moment He Got Amnesia on Broadway Stage: ‘The Worst Nightmare’
Liev Schreiber detailed a terrifying experience he went through during his current Broadway run in Doubt: A Parable, where he suffered temporary amnesia and couldn’t remember...
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Couples2 years agoLate Star Chita Rivera Married Costar Tony Mordente: Meet the ‘West Side Story’ Maven’s Ex-Husband
Three-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera lit up Broadway stages beginning in the ‘50s. The late star originated the role of Anita in the 1957 production...
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Famous Families2 years agoLate Broadway Icon Chita Rivera Inspired Her Only Child to Perform: Meet Daughter Lisa Mordente
Broadway legend Chita Rivera was best known for her incredible performances in productions like West Side Story and Bye Bye Birdie before her death. While she...
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News3 years agoSandy Duncan Reveals if She’ll Return to Broadway or TV After Making Family Her Priority
Sandy Duncan’s front yard in Connecticut attracts a lot of admiration. People stop to marvel at the variety and colors of the flowers and sometimes even...
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Entertainment3 years agoMichael J. Fox Reunites With ‘Back to the Future’ Costars Ahead of Broadway Musical Opening
Michael J. Fox recently went “back to the future” with his former costars on Tuesday, July 25! The actor reunited with his castmates at a gala...
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News3 years agoJaime Camil Teases Potential ‘Jane the Virgin’ Revival: ‘It Would Be Super Fun to Reunite’
Jaime Camil recently splashed out on a new motorcycle. The actor and Broadway star, best known for his roles on television’s Schmigadoon! and Jane the Virgin...
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News3 years agoChita Rivera Reflects on Career After ‘Amazing’ 90th Birthday Celebration: ‘So Many Great Roles’
A milestone celebration! Chita Rivera’s daughter, Lisa Mordente, threw her “an amazing party in Manhattan” for her 90th birthday on January 30. “When I spied a...
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News3 years agoLegendary Actress Estelle Parsons Reveals the Reason She Quit Broadway to Star on ‘Roseanne’
She’s won an Academy Award and spent a decade on one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, but Estelle Parsons has never liked very...
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Style4 years agoBroadway Stars Deserve Standing Ovations for Their Beach Looks! See Bikini Photos of Theater Icons
Broadway’s biggest stars deliver both showstopping performances and swimsuit looks! Kristin Chenoweth, Debra Messing, Ariana DeBose and more theater veterans have taken the world by storm...
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News4 years agoYul Brynner’s Costar Brian Tochi Says His Mind Was ‘Always Working’: ‘He Was So Funny’
Yul Brynner loved telling tall tales — especially about himself. The legendary actor, best known for his role as commanding King Mongkut in The King and...
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Style4 years agoBroadway Star Sutton Foster Found Her Forever Home! Tour Her Marvelous New York Estate
Broadway icon Sutton Foster’s New York home is a perfect reflection of her bright personality. The Music Man star absolutely adores the 1895 Dutch Colonial house...
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News4 years agoAdam Pascal Looks Back 26 Years After First Performing in ‘Rent’ on Broadway: ‘I’m So Proud and So Grateful’
Almost 30 years ago, Adam Pascal auditioned for an off-Broadway musical on a whim. He ended up originating the role of Roger, an HIV-positive songwriter-musician, in...
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Entertainment5 years agoAudrey Meadows and Sister Jayne Became Close Again After Robert Six’s Death: Inside Their Rivalry
On The Honeymooners, Alice Kramden went toe-to-toe with her loud-mouth husband, Ralph, firing back some of the show’s best zingers. “Eats and runs?” she once deadpanned....
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Couples5 years agoRita Moreno Says Her Tumultuous Romance With Marlon Brando Was ‘Unbelievable’: ‘Lust at First Sight’
After more than seven decades in the spotlight, Rita Moreno is ready for her close-up! “I don’t mind being admired and respected because it’s been a...
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Entertainment6 years agoHere’s What Happened to ‘The King and I’ Star Yul Brynner Before, During and After the King of Siam
Some actors, if they’re lucky enough, become so associated with playing a character that it in many ways not only comes to define them, but secures...
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Entertainment6 years agoGet Ready to Wax On, Wax Off for ‘The Karate Kid’ Musical — Plus Your Guide to Hollywood on Broadway
More and more, Broadway is starting to take on a striking similarity to the old video stores we used to pay regular visits to, like Blockbuster,...
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Entertainment6 years agoHollywood on Broadway Continues as Fran Drescher’s ‘The Nanny’ Makes the Leap From TV to Musical
When Closer Weekly spoke to Fran Drescher for our Classic TV podcast, she teased that there could be something in the works regarding her 1993 to 1999 CBS...
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News7 years agoRosie O’Donnell on How Broadway Changed Her Life — and How She Hopes to Pay it Forward
Never forget. Rosie O’Donnell will be the first to tell you she wouldn’t be where she is in her life right now if it wasn’t for...
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Entertainment7 years agoBrenda Vaccaro Talks Friendship With Longtime Pal Barbra Streisand: ‘We Grew Up Together’ on Broadway
To the world, Barbra Streisand is one of Hollywood’s most iconic divas but, to Brenda Vaccarro, the legendary singer is just an old friend. While attending the opening...
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Couples7 years agoNicole Kidman and Keith Urban Have Date Night at ‘Moulin Rouge!’ on Broadway — See the Cute Pics!
Celebrity couple Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman are keeping the spark alive! Instead of doing date night on another red carpet, they headed to New York...
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Misc7 years agoNicole Kidman Falls in Love With ‘Moulin Rouge’ Broadway 18 Years After Starring in the Film: ‘It Blew My Mind’
What a moment! Nicole Kidman was nothing but giddy after seeing the Moulin Rouge! Broadway show, 18 years after starring in the film as Satine. The 52-year-old took...
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Misc7 years agoPaul McCartney Heads to Bedford Falls as He Pens a Stage Musical Based on ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
Somehow this just feels right: Paul McCartney has been working on the music for a stage version of It’s A Wonderful Life, Frank Capra‘s 1946 classic...
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Misc7 years agoLegendary Singer-Songwriter Neil Diamond Is Coming to Broadway as the Subject of a New Bio-Musical
On Broadway there are two big trends going on right now. One is to take popular movies and transform them into musicals (Pretty Woman, King Kong,...
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News7 years agoSutton Foster Reveals the Cute Text She Sent ‘The Music Man’ Costar Hugh Jackman About Her Daughter
They both light up the stage, so just imagine how bright they’ll be together when Sutton Foster joins Hugh Jackman for the Broadway revival of The Music...
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Reality TV7 years agoCelebrating Mel Brooks: ‘Get Smart’ to ‘Young Frankenstein,’ ‘The Producers’ and More
There is one common factor behind the witticisms of Maxwell Smart’s many catchphrases on Get Smart, the laugh-out-loud crassness of Blazing Saddles‘ bean-fueled campfire scene, the manic...
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News7 years agoJeff Daniels on How His Dad and Midwestern Roots Inspired Him in Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
When Jeff Daniels took the role of Atticus Finch in Broadway’s To Kill a Mockingbird, he didn’t picture Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for playing the...
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News7 years agoLaura Linney on Why She Views Acting More as a ‘Vocation’ and Her Upcoming One-Woman Show
When it comes to lauded actresses, it’d be a crime not to mention the name Laura Linney. After all, she has received numerous honors — four...
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News7 years agoGreat Scott! There’s a ‘Back to the Future’ Musical on the Way — It’s Just a Matter of Time
Seven years have passed since we first got word of this particular stage musical, but what’s a little time when your name is Back to the...
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News7 years agoJim Parsons Leads the Broadway Cast of ‘The Boys in the Band’ in a Netflix Film Adaptation
Last year’s Broadway hit The Boys in the Band will live on in the form of a “Netflix movie event,” per Ryan Murphy. He’s producing the...
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Misc7 years agoHugh Jackman Set to Star in the Broadway Revival of ‘The Music Man’ in 2020: ‘I’m Ready!’
Cue the 76 trombones! Hugh Jackman will star in a Broadway revival of The Music Man in 2020. He’ll play “Professor” Harold Hill — a role...
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Misc7 years agoHugh Jackman Jokes That His Family Is ‘So Sick’ of ‘The Greatest Showman’ Soundtrack
It goes without saying that Hugh Jackman couldn’t be more excited to hit the road on a lengthy world tour for his one-man show — and...
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Misc7 years agoHugh Jackman’s ‘The Greatest Showman’ Gets a Sequel — ‘We Are working On One Right Now’
Everybody may have been wrong about Hugh Jackman. The general belief is that he would be best remembered for playing Wolverine in the X-Men superhero films,...
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Style7 years agoLiza Minnelli Is Looking Forward to New Musical About Mom Judy Garland’s ‘Extraordinary Rise to Fame’
There’s no place like Broadway! At least that’s what the producers of Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz — a new musical about the early life...
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News7 years agoCarol Channing Had No Regrets in Her Prolific Life and Career: ‘Even the Poor Choices Contributed to Lessons’ (Exclusive)
When Jackie Kennedy made her first public appearance after her husband’s death, she brought her kids to see a matinee of Carol Channing in the hit Broadway...
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News7 years agoRemembering Late Stage And Screen Legend Carol Channing Who Has Died At 97
Tony Award and Golden Globe winner, and Academy Award nominee, Carol Channing — who was so unforgettable in the 1964 Broadway production of Hello Dolly! — has died of natural...
