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for colored girls: the 40-year-old masterwork that’s still captivating audiences

A Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s ‘choreopoem’ shows how it remains relevant

The Guardian - US

Unauthorized video of Jesse Williams onstage prompts outrage

Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online, prompting an outcry from the producers and the union that represents actors and stage managers

The Independent UK

Ahead of NYC debut, ‘Fat Ham’ – a queer, Black twist on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ – wins Pulitzer Prize for drama

NEW YORK — Days before James Ijames’ “Fat Ham” makes its off-Broadway debut at the Public Theater, the play is the recipient of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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Leaked ‘Take Me Out’ video shows naked Jesse Williams on stage of Broadway show

NEW YORK — Jesse Williams is baring it all on stage in “Take Me Out,” but one theatergoer decided to share it with the world.

Tribune News Service

New York woman sent back to jail after being charged for shove that killed 87-year-old Broadway voice coach

‘I’m concerned that Ms Pazienzia is a flight risk ... a serious flight risk,’ judge says

The Independent UK

Recording Jesse Williams’ nude scene in Take Me Out is a huge violation

Sharing footage of Jesse Williams’ nude Broadway debut is a serious breach of theatre trust, writes Nicole Vassell

The Independent UK

Nudity is the reason Broadway's ‘Take Me Out’ audiences being asked to lock up phones

NEW YORK — Theatergoers to new Broadway play “Take Me Out” do not seem to mind having to lock up their cell phones in Yondr felt pouches with a magnetic security tags for the 2-hour, 15-minute play – a practice the Hayes Theater instituted to protect cast members during several…

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Razzle dazzle: Pamela Anderson takes back the narrative in Chicago

The 90s star finds a way around the limits of the feminist redemption plot: having a good time in her Broadway debut as Chicago’s Roxie Hart

The Guardian - US

‘There’s a lot going on!’ History-making director of musical Six celebrates Tony award nominations

Lucy Moss, who at 26 became the youngest female director of a Broadway musical, is now writing a new show and a film with co-creator Toby Marlow

The Guardian - UK

Tony Awards 2022: British musical Six picks up eight nominations for Broadway show

Read the full list of nominations

The Independent UK

After tiptoeing back through COVID-19, Broadway bursts into spring season

NEW YORK — Broadway has now been back for nine months. Well, back-ish.

Tribune News Service

Hugh Jackman receives Tony Award nomination as best lead actor in a musical for performance in The Music Man

Hugh Jackman has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a musical for his performance in the Broadway revival of The Music Man.

ABC News

Packed Tony nominations show return of pre-pandemic Broadway

After a frantic end to the Broadway season and some nervous moments as shows struggled to reach the eligibility deadline amid fresh COVID-19 outbreaks, nominations for the Tony Awards are finally at hand

The Independent UK

Tony nominee Lucy Moss: ‘Legally Blonde’s message doesn’t just apply to privileged white women’

After becoming the youngest female director on Broadway for Six, Lucy Moss is putting her spin on Legally Blonde the Musical

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Liverpool Echo

Norwegian Getaway cruise liner with five water slides docked at the waterfront

The 18 deck transatlantic liner has over 20 dining options and Broadway musical performances

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Are Broadway megastars obsolete? Not while Hugh Jackman and Patti LuPone are around

Broadway stars might be thought of as extinct creatures from a bygone era of entertainment. But reports of this species being wiped out are greatly exaggerated.

Tribune News Service

Renée Elise Goldsberry has things to say, and not just about ‘Hamilton’ — about strength, humility and what we have in common

She is known by so many names: The original Angelica Schuyler in Broadway’s cultural phenomenon “Hamilton.” Mimi in the closing cast of “Rent.” Hela in the 2017 HBO drama about how a Virginia woman’s cancerous cells led to dozens of medical advancements in “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber defended amid criticism over Cinderella cancellation

Spokesperson denied reports about the timeline for the cancellation announcement

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Evening Standard

Cast of Cinderella ‘heartbroken’ at show’s West End closure

The show’s West End closure was announced on Sunday night but it will move to Broadway for a 2023 opening

Daily Mirror

Where is the cast of Annie now? From wedding singer to Broadway star as film turns 40

The musical comedy film Annie (1982) celebrates the 40th anniversary of its release this year and we take a look at where the stars that made Miss Hannagan and billionaire Oliver Warbucks come to life are now

The Independent UK

Voice teacher reacts to former student landing Broadway role: ‘I told you when you were 12’

‘The pride in that man is out of this world!’

The Independent UK

Voice teacher reacts to former student landing Broadway role: ‘I told you when you were 12’

‘The pride in that man is out of this world!’

Tribune News Service

Review: Billy Crystal’s ‘Mr. Saturday Night’ on Broadway is a hilarious, retro good time

NEW YORK — Billy Crystal, a comedic treasure now 74 years old, has aged into the role of Buddy Young Jr., a standup comedian who spent his glory years telling 1950s jokes on his own network show and playing Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, only to fall into the oblivion of…

Los Angeles Times

Q&A: She sang of abuse in a Broadway smash. 15 years on, she reveals she's a survivor too

"Spring Awakening: Those You've Known" recounts how, over 15 years ago, an angsty rock musical won eight Tony Awards and launched the careers of its young cast, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, Skylar Astin, Lilli Cooper and John Gallagher Jr. Based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 drama, the Broadway phenomenon from…

The Independent UK

Beanie Feldstein’s Funny Girl receives mixed reviews from Broadway critics: ‘Awkward and silly’

Feldstein stars as Fanny Brice in the musical comedy, now open on Broadway

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