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Stephanie Bissonnette dead: Mean Girls the Musical star dies aged 32

Dance teacher, choreographer and star of Mean Girls the Musical, Stephanie Bissonnette, has died aged 32, the production confirmed in an emotional social media statement

Daily Mirror

Broadway musical 'Kimberly Akimbo' creates upside-down world

The seed for one of the best musicals on Broadway this season sprang from an off-hand comment about an infant

The Independent UK

Bringing a classic to life

A decade after the animated film made an impact, kids in Southeast Asia now have the chance to experience Disney's Frozen as Broadway's latest musical is coming to Singapore. It will be staged at the Lion City's Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands from Feb 5 next year until March…

Bangkok Post

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‘It’s kind of crazy there wasn’t one’: inside the new Museum of Broadway

A splashy museum in New York pays tribute to the city’s long relationship with theatre from West Side Story to Hamilton

The Guardian - US

Daisy Edgar-Jones to portray Carole King in film adaptation of Broadway hit ‘Beautiful’

Daisy Edgar-Jones has been cast as Carole King in “Beautiful,” the movie adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical about the life and career of the prolific songwriter and singer.

Tribune News Service

Mariah Carey just debuted on Broadway — and she didn't even have to step onstage

Mariah Carey made her Broadway debut this week. Sort of.

Los Angeles Times

My worst moment: Idina Menzel and an exposed underboob

Three generations of audiences have come of age to Idina Menzel’s voice. She originated the role of Maureen in “Rent,” Elphaba in “Wicked” — both Broadway musicals — and Elsa in the animated film “Frozen.” Her other film roles include everything from “Uncut Gems” to “Enchanted” and its sequel, “Disenchanted,”…

Chicago Tribune

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The Last Temptation: Otis Williams talks Motown and the Temptations musical ‘Ain’t Too Proud’

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Otis Williams, the last of the original Temptations, says each time he sees “Ain’t Too Proud,” the Broadway musical based on the lives of the legendary Motown vocal group, it feels as amazing as the first.

The Orange County Register

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Joaquina Kalukango, in paradise

Joaquina Kalukango’s show-stopping performance in the Broadway musical “Paradise Square” and especially her heart-felt searing second act song “Let It Burn” routinely drew audiences to their feet, a triumph of the 2021-2022 season

The Independent UK

Broadway Roundabout: PSNI appeal for cyclist to come forward after being 'hit by car' in Belfast

The incident occurred on Thursday morning

Belfast Live

‘I have to stand up and fight’: can a playwright save his Broadway show from closing early?

Jordan E Cooper became the youngest Black American writer to have a show on Broadway but Ain’t No Mo is set to close after only 17 days

The Guardian - US

The AP names its nine Breakthrough Entertainers of 2022

This year’s nine Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year includes actors and musicians who flowered in 2022

The Independent UK

Review: Zesty ‘Some Like It Hot’ on Broadway races to a whole new conclusion

NEW YORK — The new musical version of “Some Like It Hot” roars along like the 20th Century Limited, racing from rumba to samba and jive to paso doble, its book unfurling with breakneck zestiness and its fleet-footed dancers and singers speeding so fast from one transition to another that…

Chicago Tribune

Tony Awards to move to Washington Heights’ United Palace in 2023

NEW YORK — The Tony Awards are going to new heights.

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The Independent UK

Broadway writer of '& Juliet' builds show with huge pop hits

Playwright David West Read and the team behind the Broadway jukebox musical “& Juliet" have mixed high and low art

The Independent UK

Mark your calendars, theater lovers: Tony Awards are June 11

The producers of the Tony Awards have set June 11 for the show that celebrates the best of Broadway and are setting it in a new location, more than a hundred blocks north of the theater district

Evening Standard

Jodie Comer, Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actress 2022: ‘This play is what I’m most proud of’

The Killing Eve star won the Best Actress award for only her second appearance on the stage, in the legal drama that is heading to Broadway

The Guardian - US

Merrily We Roll Along review – Sondheim flop finds new lease of life

The infamous 1981 disaster has returned off-Broadway with help from Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe

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‘A Strange Loop’ star Jaquel Spivey tapped for ‘Mean Girls’ movie musical

NEW YORK — Broadway actor Jaquel Spivey has landed his first feature movie role.

Chicago Tribune

Review: Audra McDonald dives deep in shocking ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway

NEW YORK — Imagine you’re a celebrity writer invited to speak by your alma mater, where you had a mostly miserable time, thanks to the racism of the time and place. Imagine further that the person inviting you asks you to talk about why you have so much violent imagery…

The Guardian - US

Some Like It Hot review – Broadway adaptation is lukewarm

Attempts to modernise the gender politics of the classic comedy struggle but there are some moments that deliver enough razzle-dazzle

Salon

Wendell Pierce's Loman fights to the end

Salon sits down with the Broadway actor and "The Wire" star to discuss the American Dream and Black Americans

The Guardian - US

Ohio State Murders review – Audra McDonald soars in an unsteady mystery

The Broadway debut of 91-year-old playwright Adrienne Kennedy provides its captivating lead star with stellar moments but lacks insight

Los Angeles Times

Broadway's trailblazing 'KPOP' musical is abruptly closing. What went wrong?

"KPOP" made history as the first Broadway musical centered on Korean pop culture and with songs from the first female Asian composer on Broadway. But nine days after opening to mixed reviews, the show's producers surprisingly announced that it will take its final bow this coming Sunday, after just 44…

Tribune News Service

Carolines on Broadway to shutter Times Square location after 3 decades

NEW YORK — One of New York City’s most venerable comedy institutions is shuttering after three decades of bringing laughs to Times Square.

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