The musical “Kinky Boots” featuring a score by pop star Cyndi Lauper has earned 13 Tony nominations for the Tony Awards — the most of any show currently on Broadway. “Kinky Boots,” an adaptation of a British flick about a struggling shoe factory that reinvents itself by making boots for drag queens, was also nominated …
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The New World Symphony’s annual gala celebrated the institution’s 25th anniversary and its conductor, Michael Tilson Thomas. A Harry Winston pop-up was erected with watches, rings, earrings and a breathtaking necklace. Sparkling cases and live models displayed the mega-jewels that were up for silent auction.
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Now that he’s a bonafide Broadway star, it’s only natural that Tom Hanks should host an evening in support of the Great White Way. The Oscar winner will host Something Wonderful! The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein on June 10 at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City.
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The U.S. premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s magical new production of Cinderella begins on May 3, and the Opening Night Ball comes only once in a lifetime. Black tie details inside. Plus, take a look at scenes from the spectacular launch event at Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Emma Stone may soon see her name in lights! “The Easy A” actress is currently in negotiations to play singer Sally Bowles in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of “Cabaret,” reprts TheWrap.com. Performances of the musical are slated to begin this winter at Studio 54. Leading lady Anne Hathaway was reportedly also being considered for …
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“The Glass Menagerie” starring Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto is coming to Broadway this September for a 17-week run, reports The New York Times. Directed by the Tony winner John Tiffany, the play will begin preview performances on Sept. 5 at a Shubert theater to be announced later and open officially on …
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Tom Hanks has extended his starring role in Broadway’s “Lucky Guy.” The 56-year-old actor orignally signed on for a 15-week run, but decided to add in an additional 16 shows, concluding on July 3. Written by the late Nora Ephron, “Lucky Guy” dramatizes the ups and downs in the career of Daily News columnist Mike …
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The Broadway musical “Mamma Mia!” is moving to a slighter smaller theater later this year. The play, which features the musical stylings of ABBA, is leaving the Winter Garden Theatre and moving to the Broadhurst Theatre, six blocks away. “‘Mamma Mia!’ is a very important show to us and we expect the production to keep …
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Take a journey under the sea — without leaving NYC! A $12 million SeaGlass carousel is set to open in Battery Park in October. But it won’t be your typical merry-go-round. The “21st century” carousel will simulate fish-swimming patterns and feature dolphins and angelfish instead of traditional horses. Riders will also sit inside of the …
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Playwright Richard Greenberg has altered parts of his new play “The Assembled Parties” following the bombings at the Boston Marathon to remove a negative reference to the city of Boston and eliminate a section about someone building a bomb. “All of us involved in the production of ‘The Assembled Parties’ were saddened by Monday’s tragedy …
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