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Phil Collins returns, saying: Take a (new) look at me now

NEW YORK (AP) – Singer and drummer Phil Collins is taking one tentative step out of musical retirement by offering up huge chunks of his past. The multiple Grammy Award-winner is ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Stage version of ‘Frozen’ to kick off in Denver in 2017

NEW YORK (AP) – Disney has announced that Denver will be the place where it tests its upcoming “Frozen” musical. Disney Theatrical Productions said it will mount the show at the B...

DATE: Feb 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’ to launch company in Chicago

NEW YORK – The mega-hit Broadway show “Hamilton” is on the move – a production will open in Chicago next September. Producers said Tuesday that performances will begin Sept. 27 at...

DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

How to make a tin man? Ask the wizards of ‘The Wiz Live!’

NEW YORK – Peek behind the curtain at “The Wiz Live!” and you’ll find there is indeed a wizard – or three. They are costumer Paul Tazewell and makeup artists Dave and Lou Elsey, w...

DATE: Dec 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jason Alexander is in, and Larry David is out

Trained stage actor will bring new approach to show

DATE: Jun 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Theater for one opens its doors in New York City

NEW YORK – Many theater owners like to say they offer an intimate show but only one really means it. That would be Theatre for One – a 4-foot-by-8-foot portable theater that allow...

DATE: May 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Third-generation shoemaker gives Broadway its sole

NEW YORK – Broadway likes to say it has plenty of soul, but only one man has its sole. Gino Bifulco, who runs the Time Square-area custom shoe company T.O. Dey, makes the footwear...

DATE: Apr 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

At most colleges, Shakespeare sits on the shelf

NEW YORK – As Shakespeare would say, “We have seen better days.” The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has found that less than 8 percent of the nation’s top universities re...

DATE: Apr 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Play on slave’s life garners award

NEW YORK – An Arizona-based writer, editor, photographer and designer has won the ninth Yale Drama Series Prize with her debut play based on the real story of a slave in Missouri who killed ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Cabaret star Julie Wilson dies

NEW YORK – Julie Wilson, a musical theater actress and cabaret star who earned a Tony Award nomination and was cheered for her ability to harness the songs of Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porte...

DATE: Apr 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Tommy Tune to get a special lifetime achievement Tony Award

NEW YORK – Tommy Tune is about to get his 10th Tony Award. An awards committee said Thursday that the dancer, choreographer and stage director will receive a special Tony for lif...

DATE: Apr 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Takei’s musical to hit Broadway

‘Allegiance’ about Japanese-American imprisonment

DATE: Feb 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts