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It's nail-biting time on Broadway as Tony Award nominations roll around
Read full article: It's nail-biting time on Broadway as Tony Award nominations roll aroundAfter a Broadway season that delivered 14 new musicals and the same number of new plays, there’s lots of uncertainty when it comes to the Tony Award nominations Thursday.
Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fall
Read full article: Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fallLeslie Odom Jr_, one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.”.
Broadway's Eva Noblezada, Jonathan Groff, Jeremy Jordan, Ben Platt and Kelli O’Hara star on album
Read full article: Broadway's Eva Noblezada, Jonathan Groff, Jeremy Jordan, Ben Platt and Kelli O’Hara star on albumLea Salonga stepped onto a Manhattan stage last spring and sang something unusual for her — “Edelweiss” from the musical “The Sound of Music,” a song usually performed by the paternal Captain von Trapp.
Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset
Read full article: Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upsetThe Tonys are often the most entertaining of awards shows, with Broadway performers showing their best work.
'The Outsiders' wins best musical and 'Stereophonic' best play as women make strides at Tony Awards
Read full article: 'The Outsiders' wins best musical and 'Stereophonic' best play as women make strides at Tony Awards“The Outsiders” became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday as the gritty adaptation of the classic American young adult novel won the Tony Award for best new musical.
Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches 'Merrily We Roll Along' to sing
Read full article: Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches 'Merrily We Roll Along' to singOn opening night of the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” one person in the audience strangely wasn’t nervous — the director.
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Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84
Read full article: Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2014 file photo, playwright Larry Kramer attends Acria's 19th Annual Holiday Dinner Benefit in New York. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, has died at 84. Bill Goldstein, a writer who was working on a biography of Kramer, confirmed the news to The Associated Press. Kramer's husband, David Webster, told The New York Times that Kramer died of pneumonia on Wednesday. But for many years he was best known for his public fight to secure medical treatment, acceptance and civil rights for people with AIDS.