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Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, dies

Todd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical force with works on five stages — including three Broadway theaters — and dozens of Tony Awards, has died

The Independent UK

The Thanksgiving Play: Broadway’s funniest and most daring new comedy

After being told her work was ‘uncastable’, Indigenous playwright Larissa FastHorse set out to create a show featuring zero minority actors and wrote a scathing satire

The Guardian - US

#MeToo hasn’t always made for great art – but now there’s Jodie Comer’s Prima Facie

On Broadway, there wasn’t an empty seat in the house – and we finally saw how compelling stories of victimhood can be, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

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‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix tries to go home again. Even if it kills him

Guilty as charged! “Beau Is Afraid,” three hours of bleak wonderment that feels, well, like three hours of bleak wonderment, Beau Wassermann awaits the start of his latest therapy session with a look that suggests a man awaiting his executioner. Played to the clammy hilt by Joaquin Phoenix, Beau speaks…

Chicago Tribune

Broadway-bound ‘Ali’ musical to premiere in Muhammad Ali’s Kentucky hometown

NEW YORK — Theater audiences will get to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee when a new musical based on Muhammad Ali enters the ring.

Tribune News Service

‘Waitress’ live recording, Alicia Keys film to premiere at Tribeca Festival

NEW YORK — The 2023 Tribeca Festival will serve up a live production recording of Broadway’s “Waitress” and a film exploring native New Yorker Alicia Keys’ songwriting camp, organizers announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

As 'Phantom of the Opera' closes, Andrew Lloyd Webber says goodbye to son and show

After dedicating the final Broadway performance of "The Phantom of the Opera" to his late son Nicholas Lloyd Webber on Sunday, renowned composer Andrew Lloyd Webber publicly said goodbye to his eldest son and to the show in an essay about the future of Broadway.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber recalls final moments with his son Nick in emotional essay

The music composer declared it was ‘a season of goodbyes, personal and public’ after losing son Nick and bringing down the curtain on musical Phantom of the Opera on Broadway after 35 years

Evening Standard

"Phantom of the Opera" welcomed outcasts

The legacy of the long-running show, which ended Sunday, included being your outrageous self

Salon

Wicked: how to watch, awards, reviews, trailer, cast and everything we know about the musical

The hit Broadway musical Wicked is finally getting a big screen adaptation. Here is everything that we know about the anticipated 2024 movie.

WhatToWatch

Lloyd Webber dedicates his final Phantom on Broadway to son who died of cancer

Andrew Lloyd Webber said Broadway’s current longest-running show The Phantom Of The Opera “probably” cost £800,000 a week to stage

Evening Standard

Review: ‘Camelot’ on Broadway is a chilly Lincoln Center revival, shorn of love and heart

NEW YORK — Just weeks after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, his grieving widow Jackie Kennedy quoted her late husband’s favorite Broadway musical in an interview in Life magazine: “Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was…

Chicago Tribune

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Closes on Broadway after 35 Years

The final curtain came down Sunday on New York's production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” ending Broadway’s longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold and silver confetti bursting from its famous chandelier. It was show No. 13,981 at the Majestic Theatre and it ended with a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years

The final curtain came down Sunday on New York’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera,” ending Broadway’s longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold confetti

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Wicked’s Ariana Grande And Cynthia Erivo Reveal First Looks First Looks At Witches Glinda And Elphaba In Broadway Musical Adaptation

Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reveal the first looks at their characters, Elphaba and Glinda.

The Independent UK

The Phantom of the Opera to end its 35-year Broadway run this weekend

The hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which opened in 1988, has run for almost 14,000 performances

The Guardian - US

‘An extraordinary feat’: Phantom of the Opera ends its 35-year Broadway run

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical is set for its final performance in New York, leaving behind an intense fanbase

Tribune News Service

NYC Mayor Adams gives Andrew Lloyd Webber key to the city for being Broadway’s ‘greatest of all time’ as ‘Phantom of the Opera’ set to close Sunday

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams bestowed one of the city’s highest civilian honors upon legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber on Friday, praising him as the greatest Broadway musical force in history.

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The Independent UK

Jessica Chastain returns to theater with 'A Doll's House'

Jessica Chastain counts her performance as Nora in the current Broadway revival of “A Doll’s House” to be one of the “hardest things” she has ever done

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Fat Ham’ on Broadway is a juicy Shakespeare reinvention, with backyard mayhem and a barbecued ghost

NEW YORK — In playwright James Ijames’ eye-popping “Fat Ham,” a malcontent named Juicy, kinda like Hamlet, is chilling in his North Carolina backyard when his recently deceased dad exits the presumptive fires of hell and pops up out of his patio grill.

Cinemablend

Samuel L. Jackson And John David Washington Are Teaming With A Justice League Star And More For New Netflix Movie

After Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington teamed up on Broadway for The Piano Lesson, they are making it into a Netflix movie.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Joffrey Ballet, a Selena tribute concert and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ among the summer fun planned for Millennium Park

In addition to the previously announced Chicago Gospel Festival, Chicago Blues Festival and Chicago Jazz Festival, everything from ballet to Broadway will be featured in a series of free programming in the park.

Chicago Sun-Times

Actors’ Equity reaches labor agreement on touring Broadway shows

A joint statement from the union and the trade association Broadway League did not reveal terms of the three-year contract.

The Independent UK

With 'Camelot,' a legendary fight director exits the fray

A complex and thrilling fight scene with broad swords in a spring Broadway revival of “Camelot” will be the swan song for a legendary fight director

The Independent UK

Colman Domingo wants theater like 'Fat Ham' to happen more

Colman Domingo believes in paying it forward, literally, so he joined the producer team of the Broadway play, “Fat Ham.”

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