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‘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

The Guardian - US

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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Chicago Tribune

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.

Cinemablend

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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.”

The Independent UK

Actors’ Equity signals possible strike with ‘Jagged Little Pill’ leafleting

The union representing professional actors and stage managers across the country are calling attention to a possible strike that would affect all Equity Broadway touring productions currently on the road.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ariana DeBose Returns as Tony Awards Host

CBS has the Broadway best awards June 11

Broadcasting & Cable

Wicked fans stunned by epic first look of film set: ‘Already movie of the decade’

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo lead forthcoming screen adaption of Broadway musical

The Independent UK

‘Already movie of the decade’: Wicked fans stunned by epic first look of film set

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo lead forthcoming screen adaption of Broadway musical

The Independent UK

Iconic Ayrshire cinema edges closer to dream Hollywood comeback thanks to backing from hospitality giant

The Broadway cinema in Prestwick could screen films for the first time since the 1970s after a charity was given the green light by owners.

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Cinemablend

See Mariska Hargitay Sweetly Serenade Law And Order Alum And Broadway Legend Betty Buckley

Mariska Hargitay sweetly serenaded Broadway legend Betty Buckley, who's guest-starred in multiple episodes of Law & Order: SVU.

The National (Scotland)

Historic cinema takes step towards re-opening after licence granted

THE charity responsible for bringing back an iconic Prestwick cinema has been granted a licence to occupy the building as it prepares for community…

Wales Online

Broadway star Laura Benanti performed on stage while having a miscarriage

The Tony Award-winning actress said she 'knew something was happening' as it started the night before

The Guardian - UK

‘We get inside their shame, their ego, their destruction’: Jack Thorne brings Burton and Gielgud back to the stage

The Motive and the Cue depicts John Gielgud’s struggle to direct Richard Burton in Hamlet on Broadway. Its writer describes the task of putting his words into such celebrated mouths

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Broadway’s Laura Benanti says she performed while having a miscarriage

NEW YORK — Broadway actress Laura Benanti gave a performance Monday while having a miscarriage, she shared in an Instagram post.

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Shucked’ on Broadway is a funny, gag-filled crowd pleaser set in corn country

NEW YORK — Like an episode of “Hee Haw” written by Mel Brooks, the timely new musical “Shucked” opened Tuesday night at the Nederlander Theatre with more gags than every other current Broadway show put together.

The Guardian - US

Shucked review – corny musical brings country to Broadway

An original new musical about corn offers plenty of dad jokes served with some likable big numbers

The Independent UK

'Schmigadoon!' gently mocks Broadway musicals in new season

Aaron Tveit has starred in some amazing Broadway shows, but some of the classics have eluded him

Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘Life of Pi’ on Broadway has adventure aplenty but leaves behind the heart of the story

NEW YORK — Oceans — let alone lethal Bengal tigers on lifeboats — are usually a nightmare for Broadway; just look at the trouble Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” had in going under the sea. But in the 2019 stage version of “Life of Pi,” which was scripted by Lolita Chakrabarti,…

Los Angeles Times

Mutual aid clubs are still going strong in LA Chinatown. But their future is uncertain

LOS ANGELES — In a building with a green-tiled roof on Hill Street, most of the old men and women shuffling mah-jongg tiles and sipping jasmine tea shared a surname — Lee.

Chicago Sun-Times

For Norm Lewis, ‘A Soldier’s Play’ speaks a relevant and powerful truth

“It’s about the things we’ll truly fight for — and need to fight for — as a country, if we want to be a country that is respected,” Lewis says of the play, written more than 40 years ago.

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