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Neil Patrick Harris delivers as host of fourth straight Tonys

DATE: Jun 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Who’ll take Tony home ... and who should

Hard to believe that another Broadway season has come and gone, but this Sunday, the theater community once again gathers to honor its best and brightest at the Tony Awards. USA TODAY’s Elys...

DATE: Jun 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘Les Misérables’ will move into familiar home in New York

NEW YORK – When “Les Misérables” arrives on Broadway next March, it will find a familiar home. Mega-producer Cameron Mackintosh said Thursday that the current U.S. tour of “Les Mi...

DATE: May 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Tony’s leading ladies in a tough field

What two things do Jessica Chastain, Scarlett Johansson, Katie Holmes, Bette Midler and Sigourney Weaver have in common? All are celebrated actresses who had top billing in plays produced on...

DATE: May 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Funny, sad & contemporary

California playwright wins 10-Minute contest in Durango

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘American Psycho’ seeks bonus funding

Creators looking to make show better with crowd-funding

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Broadway.org is 1-stop shopping for theater fans

Just in time for the Tony Awards, the Broadway League is introducing a new website touted as “an official one-stop destination” for theater tickets and information in New York – and across N...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

What would you do?

‘Hidden’ follows drama of Hollanders who try to save a life

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘Kinky Boots’ gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods

NEW YORK – The Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. Tom Hanks, making his Br...

DATE: Apr 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Nominations unveiled for Drama Desk race

NEW YORK – The off-Broadway show “Giant” and the quickly shuttered Broadway musical “Hands on a Hardbody” lead the Drama Desk nomination race this season, with the British import “Matilda,” ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Tony Award nominations might have a British accent

NEW YORK – Two stories born in Britain are vying for America’s biggest theater prize. “Kinky Boots” and “Matilda” are each a virtual lock to get a Tony Award nomination today for ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Cleopatra’s happy ending closes MET season

In Handel’s most popular opera, “Giulio Cesare,” there’s a little history and a lot of showbiz. At the beginning, Julius Caesar, presumably about 54, arrives in Egypt and is greet...

DATE: Apr 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts