Tag: Stage (91-100 of 245)

Jun 30 2010 03:53 PM ET

David Duchovny to make New York stage debut in Neil Labute play

David Duchovny is set to make his New York stage debut in Neil Labute’s new play The Break of Noon at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on October 28. According to the press release, the Californication star will play John Smith, “a man who, amidst the chaos and horror of the worst office shooting in American history, sees the face of God. … A newcomer to faith, John urgently searches for a modern response to the age-old question: at what cost salvation?” Labute’s (The Shape of Things) longtime collaborator Jo Bonney will direct.

Jun 30 2010 08:16 AM ET

James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave to star in 'Driving Miss Daisy' on Broadway

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James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave will star in a new Broadway production of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy, it was announced via press release. The production is set to open Oct. 25, 2010, following a short preview period. This will be the play’s Broadway debut; it had a successful Off-Broadway run before being adapted into the film starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in 1989.

Jun 13 2010 11:30 PM ET

Tony Awards: Ladies and gentlemen, your 2010 winners are...

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Hollywood stormed Radio City Music Hall at this year’s Tony Awards, as bold-faced names more regularly associated with the silver screen walked away with the lion’s share of the evening’s statuettes, including Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Scarlett Johansson. Meanwhile, the American rock n’ roll story Memphis won for Best Musical and the British artworld production, Red, won Best Play and five other Tonys. Read on for the full list of nominees and winners…

Best Play

In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play, Sarah Ruhl

Next Fall, Geoffrey Nauffts

Red, John Logan

Time Stands Still, Donald Margulies

WINNER: Red, John Logan

Best Musical

American Idiot

Fela!

Memphis

Million Dollar Quartet

WINNER: Memphis

Best Book of a Musical

Everyday Rapture, Dick Scanlan and Sherie Rene Scott

Fela!, Jim Lewis & Bill T. Jones

Memphis, Joe DiPietro

Million Dollar Quartet, Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux

WINNER: Memphis

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

The Addams Family, Music & Lyrics: Andrew Lippa

Enron, Music: Adam Cork, Lyrics: Lucy Prebble

Fences, Music: Branford Marsalis

Memphis, Music: David Bryan, Lyrics: Joe DiPietro, David Bryan

WINNER: Memphis

Best Revival of a Play

Fences

Lend Me a Tenor

The Royal Family

A View from the Bridge

WINNER: Fences

Best Revival of a Musical

Finian’s Rainbow

La Cage aux Folles

A Little Night Music

Ragtime

WINNER: La Cage aux Folles

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Jude Law, Hamlet

Alfred Molina, Red

Liev Schreiber, A View from the Bridge

Christopher Walken, A Behanding in Spokane

Denzel Washington, Fences

WINNER: Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Viola Davis, Fences

Valerie Harper, Looped

Linda Lavin, Collected Stories

Laura Linney, Time Stands Still

Jan Maxwell, The Royal Family

WINNER: Viola Davis, Fences

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Kelsey Grammer, La Cage aux Folles

Sean Hayes, Promises, Promises

Douglas Hodge, La Cage aux Folles

Chad Kimball, Memphis

Sahr Ngaujah, Fela!

WINNER: Douglas Hodge, La Cage aux Folles

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Finian’s Rainbow

Montego Glover, Memphis

Christiane Noll, Ragtime

Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture

Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music

WINNER: Catherine Zeta-Jones, A Little Night Music

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

David Alan Grier, Race

Stephen McKinley Henderson, Fences

Jon Michael Hill, Superior Donuts

Stephen Kunken, Enron

Eddie Redmayne, Red

WINNER: Eddie Redmayne, Red

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Maria Dizzia, In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play

Rosemary Harris, The Royal Family

Jessica Hecht, A View from the Bridge

Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge

Jan Maxwell, Lend Me a Tenor

WINNER: Scarlett Johansson, A View from the Bridge

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Kevin Chamberlin, The Addams Family

Robin De Jesús, La Cage aux Folles

Christopher Fitzgerald, Finian’s Rainbow

Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet

Bobby Steggert, Ragtime

WINNER: Levi Kreis, Million Dollar Quartet

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Barbara Cook, Sondheim on Sondheim

Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises

Angela Lansbury, A Little Night Music

Karine Plantadit, Come Fly Away

Lillias White, Fela!

WINNER: Katie Finneran, Promises, Promises

Best Scenic Design of a Play

John Lee Beatty, The Royal Family

Alexander Dodge, Present Laughter

Santo Loquasto, Fences

Christopher Oram, Red

WINNER: Christopher Oram, Red

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Marina Draghici, Fela!

Christine Jones, American Idiot

Derek McLane, Ragtime

Tim Shortall, La Cage aux Folles

WINNER: Christine Jones, American Idiot

Best Costume Design of a Play

Martin Pakledinaz, Lend Me a Tenor

Constanza Romero, Fences

David Zinn, In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play

Catherine Zuber, The Royal Family

WINNER: Catherine Zuber, The Royal Family

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Marina Draghici, Fela!

Santo Loquasto, Ragtime

Paul Tazewell, Memphis

Matthew Wright, La Cage aux Folles

WINNER: Marina Draghici, Fela!

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Neil Austin, Hamlet

Neil Austin, Red

Mark Henderson, Enron

Brian MacDevitt, Fences

WINNER: Neil Austin, Red

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Kevin Adams, American Idiot

Donald Holder, Ragtime

Nick Richings, La Cage aux Folles

Robert Wierzel, Fela!

WINNER: Kevin Adams, American Idiot

Best Sound Design of a Play

Acme Sound Partners, Fences

Adam Cork, Enron

Adam Cork, Red

Scott Lehrer, A View from the Bridge

WINNER: Adam Cork, Red

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans, La Cage aux Folles

Robert Kaplowitz, Fela!

Dan Moses Schreier and Gareth Owen, A Little Night Music

Dan Moses Schreier, Sondheim on Sondheim

WINNER: Robert Kaplowitz, Fela!

Best Direction of a Play

Michael Grandage, Red

Sheryl Kaller, Next Fall

Kenny Leon, Fences

Gregory Mosher, A View from the Bridge

WINNER: Michael Grandage, Red

Best Direction of a Musical

Christopher Ashley, Memphis

Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Ragtime

Terry Johnson, La Cage aux Folles

Bill T. Jones, Fela!

WINNER: Terry Johnson, La Cage aux Folles

Best Choreography

Rob Ashford, Promises, Promises

Bill T. Jones, Fela!

Lynne Page, La Cage aux Folles

Twyla Tharp, Come Fly Away

WINNER: Bill T. Jones, Fela!

Best Orchestrations

Jason Carr, La Cage aux Folles

Aaron Johnson, Fela!

Jonathan Tunick, Promises, Promises

Daryl Waters & David Bryan, Memphis

WINNER: Daryl Waters & David Bryan, Memphis

Jun 9 2010 08:45 AM ET

Katie Holmes, Daniel Radcliffe to present at Tonys

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Katie Holmes and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe are booked as presenters at Sunday’s 64th annual Tony Awards, People reports. The duo will present the best featured actress award at the ceremony, which will broadcast live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall with host Sean Hayes. Holmes made her Broadway debut as Ann in the 2008 production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. Radcliffe made his Broadway debut in the play Equus in 2008, following a run in London’s West End. He is now set to star as J. Pierrepont Finch in next year’s revival of the 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Also: Tony Awards: EW picks the winners

May 28 2010 05:47 PM ET

'Avenue Q' creator remembers Gary Coleman, says there will be changes to show

Jeff Marx, who conceived the Broadway musical Avenue Q with Robert Lopez, called up EW to remember Gary Coleman, and discuss some of the changes they would instill in their show, which boasts a character named for the late actor. “It’s a very sad day for all of us,” Marx says. “And we’re really sorry to hear this. We all were inspired by him for many, many years.”

Marx says that the show decided to alter some of the lines in the script, since they seem “inappropriate” now, but the show will go on. Marx says Avenue Q has even planned a tribute to Coleman, which will follow Friday night’s showing at New World Stages and be headed by the actress who plays Coleman, Danielle K. Thomas. “We all grew up watching and enjoying his work, and it’s just very sad to hear.”

More Gary Coleman:
Gary Coleman dies at 42
Gary Coleman: Five memorable moments from ‘Diff’rent Strokes’
Friends and co-stars remember Gary Coleman

May 13 2010 05:30 AM ET

'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black criticizes Newsweek

Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk) is the latest celeb to criticize Newsweek‘s controversial “Straight Jacket” article. Published last month, the opinion piece by writer Ramin Setoodeh says that openly homosexual actors can never be convincing in heterosexual roles, singling out Sean Hayes in Broadway’s Promises, Promises and Jonathan Groff on Glee. In an essay co-written for The Hollywood Reporter with GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios, Black calls the essay “baseless,” and says, “We’d all have been better off leaving Setoodeh’s tortured thoughts on his therapist’s couch.”

May 10 2010 01:08 AM ET

Lena Horne dies at 92

Lena Horne, the ground-breaking singer, actress and civil rights activist who, in 1942, became the first African-American performer to be put under contract by a major studio, died on Sunday, May 9, at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.  She was 92. According to the New York Times, Horne’s death was announced by her son-in-law, Kevin Buckley.

Though her movie career spanned nearly six decades and included a smattering of well-regarded films, like Stormy Weather (1943), Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956), Horne was best known for her singing. Her music highpoints include blockbuster collaborations with Tony Bennett, Grammy-winning recordings of her Vegas nightclub act (1981′s The Lady and Her Music, Live on Broadway, and 1995′s An Evening With Lena Horne), and her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway musical, Calypso. READ FULL STORY »

May 7 2010 05:36 PM ET

'La Cage aux Folles' to hit the road

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Variety reports Broadway’s critically acclaimed La Cage aux Folles will launch its U.S. tour in fall 2010. The tour version of the show — which is currently headlined by Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge — will be produced by Sonia Friedman Prods., David Babani, and Fran and Barry Weissler. Casting and schedule is TBD.

May 4 2010 09:25 AM ET

Tony nominations: Denzel Washington, 'American Idiot,' 'Fela!', and 'La Cage' earn nods

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Musicals Fela! and La Cage aux Folles got some nice early morning love today, leading all Tony Award nominees with 11 nods each. Memphis followed close behind with eight nominations, including Best Musical. As for the plays, Fences lead the pack with 10 nominations, including Best Performance nods for stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. The 64th Annual Tony Awards will air on June 13, 2010.  See the nominees below, and get our expert commentary on this year’s surprises and snubs. READ FULL STORY »

May 2 2010 12:06 PM ET

Broadway shows only slightly impacted following Times Square bomb scare; will run as scheduled today

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Several Broadway shows were only slightly impacted following the bomb scare in New York City’s Times Square Saturday night. According to Broadway publicity agency Boneau/Bryan-Brown — which reps many shows on the Great White Way — Lend Me a Tenor, Red, and A Behanding in Spokane all began 30 minutes late because of the police investigation in the area. (Tenor, Red, and Spokane audiences were all instructed to exit through different doors after the performance in order to avoid the area where the scare took place.) Those who attended God of Carnage‘s show last night were held for 15 minutes following the performance, and were instructed to exit through the theatre’s stage door alley. (Carnage‘s theatre, the Bernard Jacobs Theatre, is located of 45th St., just down the block from where the car was parked.) Everyday Rapture, Fences, Sondheim on Sondheim, A Little Night Music, Next Fall, Million Dollar Quartet, Jersey Boys, and Mama Mia! were not impacted by the scare, while La Cage Aux Folles and Collected Stories began only a few minutes late. Those who could not get into the shows listed above because of police activity can contact their point of purchase for exchanges or refunds. All shows listed above will run on schedule today.

According to a rep from Disney on Broadway, The Lion King — which is hosted in the Minskoff Theatre, the venue closest to the incident — was not canceled last night, as some outlets had reported. (Rather, it was only slightly delayed.) The show, as well as Mary Poppins, will go on as scheduled today. Disney on Broadway is also offering refunds and/or exchanges for theatergoers who were unable to gain access into the area to attend either performance last night.

Also, the Theatre Development Fund confirms their TKTS box office opened on time this morning, and remained open last night until closing at 8 p.m.

UPDATE: The Broadway League confirms there were no evacuations last night on the Great White Way, and that all shows will run as scheduled today. The league issued the following statement: “The proper authorities are doing their jobs to keep Times Square safe for everyone, and Broadway shows are setting their stages to delight audiences.” Also, The Addams Family, Memphis, Come Fly Away, and Billy Elliot all began 20-25 minutes late, while Hair was not affected. The St. Jimmy Bar, however, was not opened following last night’s American Idiot performance.

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