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  • Musical of 'Rocky' heading to Broadway

    Updated: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — It's been a knockout in Germany. Now Sylvester Stallone hopes a musical based on his beloved boxing film "Rocky" will also be a hit on Broadway. Producers said Sunday they plan to get "Rocky" up and punching at the Winter Garden by February following a successful debut in...

  • Nina Stemme ignites Houston's 'Tristan'

    Updated: Sun, Apr 28, 2013

    HOUSTON (AP) — Thunderbolts and torrential rains greeted the audience arriving for Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" at the Wortham Theater Center on Saturday night. Inside the opera house they experienced a different kind of storm — a flood of glorious sound as Nina Stemme unfurled her...

  • Keeping the beat at the State Theatre

    Robert Fulton

    Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013

    When considering the English Beat, or reconsidering the English Beat for those longtime fans, the 2012 greatest hits compilation "Keep the Beat: The Very Best of the English Beat" is a good starting point. Shortly into the disc of hits, not too long after the opening notes of "Mirror in the...

  • 4 girls who play 'Matilda' snubbed by Tonys

    Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — The members of the Tony Award nominations committee better look out: They've snubbed four girls who play a tough little telekinetic heroine on Broadway. Administrators for the awards met Friday for the fourth and final time to determine the eligibility of certain shows and...

  • Sigourney Weaver having a ball as a 'peacock'

    Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — The good news for Sigourney Weaver was that her friend, the playwright Christopher Durang, had a juicy part for her in a new play. It wouldn't even be too much of a stretch — she'd be playing a movie star. The sticky part: This movie star was overindulgent, self-centered and...

  • Review: New 'Pippin' mixed with circus amazes

    Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — The last show to open this season on Broadway comes with plenty of bang, lots of flips and real value for money: A ticket buys you not just a musical but also a trip to the circus. The American Repertory Theatre's thrilling revival of that cultishly cute "Pippin" opened...

  • Zachary Quinto to make Broadway bow in 'Menagerie'

    Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — Another Tennessee Williams masterpiece is coming to Broadway and it's bringing Zachary Quinto and Cherry Jones along for the ride. Producers Jeffrey Richards said Thursday he'll transfer the American Repertory Theater's production of "The Glass Menagerie" to New York for a...

  • Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd to join onstage

    Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — Julianna Margulies and Paul Rudd will team up as lovers for a one-night only benefit reading of Neil LaBute's play "The Mercy Seat." The off-Broadway company MCC Theater said Thursday the reading will be held June 17 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Tickets are available from...

  • Broadway revival of 'Cabaret' is being considered

    Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Roundabout Theatre Company is considering a new Broadway revival of "Cabaret," although the non-profit said Thursday no final decision has been made. The last revival of "Cabaret," also by Roundabout, ran for nearly six years before closing in January 2004. "'Cabaret' is...

  • Musical of 'Flashdance' delays Broadway bow

    Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013

    NEW YORK (AP) — The stage adaptation of the 1983 hit movie "Flashdance" has taken a slight stutter step on the way to Broadway. Citing an inability to find a theater, producers said Thursday that the show, originally intended to reach New York by August, will make it next season instead....