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Composer Marvin Hamlisch Dead at 68

Broadway to dim lights for 'Chorus Line' maestro

(Newser) - Broadway will dim its lights tonight in memory of composer Marvin Hamlisch, who has died at the age of 68 after a short illness. Hamlisch, whose hits included "A Chorus Line" and "The Way We Were," worked in movies, theater, and TV in his long and prolific...

Katie Holmes Returning to Broadway

She's back

(Newser) - She cleanly snipped ties with Tom Cruise, gained full custody of daughter Suri, and now Katie Holmes is heading back to Broadway. The 33-year-old actress will star in the five-character comedy Dead Accounts, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck. Holmes will play an "unglamorous" character, Lorna, who lives...

The Real Tribute to Great Theater: a Seated Ovation

Show your appreciation by keeping your butt in the seat: Ben Brantley

(Newser) - At one time, a standing ovation may have meant something—but lately, you can hardly go to a Broadway show without being forced to join in one. Almost every show "ends with people jumping to their feet and beating their flippers together like captive sea lions when the zookeeper...

Candace Bergen Had Secret Stroke

Her memory's 'still not the same,' says 'Murphy Brown'

(Newser) - Murphy Brown and Boston Legal star Candace Bergen very quietly had a stroke six years ago. She returned to work just two weeks later, but her memory is still "not quite the same," the actress reveals in a surprising New York Magazine interview. Bergen, now 65, is reluctant...

Broadway's Most Expensive Flop Is Back

'Carrie' to open off-Broadway tomorrow

(Newser) - When the musical Carrie had a sudden early death on Broadway in 1988, few were as unhappy as three men who worked hard to give it life. Lawrence D. Cohen, Michael Gore, and Dean Pitchford, who wrote the script, music, and lyrics, clearly were not happy with the final product,...

Coming Soon: Austin Powers, the Musical

Mike Myers in talks to write Broadway show

(Newser) - Austin Powers on Broadway? Yeah, baby! A source tells the New York Post that Mike Myers is in talks to turn the spy-spoof franchise into a "musical stage show." Though Myers will be "heavily involved" in writing it, he won't star in it, the source says—...

Fired Director Sues Spider-Man Show Bosses

Julie Taymor says she's not being fairly compensated

(Newser) - More drama behind the curtains for Broadway’s Spider-Man: Former director Julie Taymor is suing the show’s producers over what she says is a lack of compensation for her creative work. “The producers' actions have left her no choice but to resort to legal recourse to protect her...

How the Musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' Spent $75M
 How Spider-Man  
 Spent $75M 
Jun 23, 2011 2:17 PM CDT

How Spider-Man Spent $75M

$9 million on sets, costumes alone

(Newser) - Amid injuries, delays, and firings, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has managed to eat through $75 million, New York state financial statements reveal. To put that in perspective: The play The Book of Mormon cost $9 million, reports the New York Times . Here’s where some of the money—and...

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Finally Opens on Brodway
 Spidey Musical Finally Opens 
Jun 14, 2011 11:13 PM CDT

Spidey Musical Finally Opens

Official Broadway opening comes after 183 previews, web of problems

(Newser) - After multiple delays, a record-breaking 183 preview performances, and so many mishaps that "troubled" seemed like part of its name, the Spider-Man musical officially opened on Broadway Tuesday night. True to form, the curtain rose for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark almost an hour later than scheduled, the Wall ...

Broadway's Spider-Man Flies Again

More flying stunts, clearer love story hope to save show

(Newser) - Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Broadway's most expensive and audacious show, flies back into action tonight—with what the creative team and producers say is a cleaner story and has tighter music. The $70 million musical emerges from a three-week hiatus with most of the cast intact, but minus...

West Side Story Playwright Arthur Laurents Dead at 93
 West Side Story 
 Playwright Dead at 93 
OBITUARY
May 6, 2011 2:30 AM CDT

West Side Story Playwright Dead at 93

Arthur Laurents enjoyed success as playwright, director, screenwriter

(Newser) - Arthur Laurents, writer of landmark Broadway musicals including West Side Story and Gypsy, has died at his Manhattan home at the age of 93. Laurents' career as a playwright spanned seven decades. He also enjoyed success as a director and as screenwriter of movie classics including Rope and The Way ...

Tony Award Nominations Are Out, and Hollywood Got Snubbed
 Tony Awards Snub Hollywood 
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May 3, 2011 10:00 AM CDT

Tony Awards Snub Hollywood

Daniel Radcliffe, other big names miss out on nominations

(Newser) - Last year's Tony Awards saw a plethora of Hollywood winners— to the annoyance of some —but this year looks to be a different story. Quite a few big names were skipped over when nominations were announced today, most notably former frontrunner Daniel Radcliffe for How to Succeed in ...

Director Julie Taymor Booted From Spider-Man Musical

Official word is she's too busy, but friends say she was forced out

(Newser) - After days of rumors , the producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark made the official announcement last night: Director Julie Taymor is out. The problem-plagued musical has also been delayed yet again, this time until “early summer 2011,” according to the show’s blog . Taymor has been replaced...

Gasping Spider-Man Gets Revamp

Troubled production may be delayed yet again

(Newser) - The producers of the cursed Spider-Man Broadway musical are rejigging the show's musical numbers, and its official opening may get a sixth tweak, reports the New York Times . Veteran musical supervisor and conductor Paul Bogaev has been hired to revamp many of the $65 million show's musical numbers, according to...

Spider-Man Musical 'Is Dead:' Sources

Negative reviews, money woes, poor ticket sales plague show

(Newser) - The abysmal reviews for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark were the final nail in its coffin, sources say. The long-troubled musical “is dead,” says one. The money is running out, tickets are going unsold, and Michael Riedel predicts it will stagger on for a few more months, but...

'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' Reviews: Musical Is 'Sheer Ineptitude' From Start to Finish
 Spider-Man Musical: 
 'Sheer Ineptitude' 
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Feb 8, 2011 8:33 AM CST

Spider-Man Musical: 'Sheer Ineptitude'

Problem-plagued musical not worth your time, money: critics

(Newser) - Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark hasn’t officially opened yet, but people are already shelling out up to $275 a ticket to see it—and considering its opening has already been pushed back five times, many news organizations “skirted Broadway protocol” and reviewed the show today, since its last...

Sondheim: West Side Story Lyrics 'Embarrassing'
Sondheim: West Side Story
Lyrics 'Embarrassing'
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Dec 29, 2010 10:46 AM CST

Sondheim: West Side Story Lyrics 'Embarrassing'

He should know ... he wrote them

(Newser) - When Stephen Sondheim thinks about the lyrics he wrote for West Side Story—for example, “It’s alarming how charming I feel”—he likes to “put my head under my wing and pretend I’m not there,” he tells Nightline . The universally beloved musical “embarrasses...

Spider-Man Musical Suffers Another Blow

Star Natalie Mendoza quits following a series of injuries

(Newser) - A female star of the ultra-expensive, problem-plagued Spider-Man Broadway musical has walked out of the production following a stuntman's injury in a 30-foot plunge. Natalie Mendoza, 30, who plays the evil spider Arachne, suffered a concussion last month when she was hit in the head by a heavy rope on...

Spider-Man Stunt Man Walking Again After Back Surgery

Christopher Tierney doing well after back surgery

(Newser) - Spider-Man's back on his feet again: The stunt double who fell 30 feet into a stage pit during the Broadway musical walked for the first time yesterday following back surgery, his father tells the AP . Christopher Tierney is expected to regain full mobility despite the fall that caused a hairline...

Actor's 2-Story Plunge Halts Spider-Man Play

Flying stunt double's harness snaps in front of horrified audience

(Newser) - Broadway's problem-plagued Spider-Man production was halted near the end of the show last night when a stunt double's flying harness snapped, dropping him two stories into a stage pit, according to witnesses The audience sat, horrified, as the empty harness swayed over their heads and a woman—likely lead actress...

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