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Former Child Performer in Lion King Dies in Stabbing

Imani Smith was Young Nala in the Broadway production

(Newser) - A former child performer on Broadway who voiced Young Nala in The Lion King died after being stabbed in New Jersey—and a man described as her boyfriend is facing murder charges. Imani Smith, said to be either 25 or 26, died after being stabbed on Sunday at her home...

Daring Broadway Scene Has Actors Baring All

Literally, in the case of Liberation

(Newser) - On any given evening as the lights come up on Act 2 of Liberation, Bess Wohl's intergenerational Broadway play about a women's consciousness-raising group, you can hear supportive cheers of "Whoo!" and "Yeah!"—and sometimes, a round of applause. All before a single...

A New Political Put-Down Is On the Rise

'Theater kid' is becoming a favorite insult wielded on the right

(Newser) - An analysis by Sopan Deb in the New York Times suggests that a new political insult is now in full swing: "theater kid." It's mainly in use as a slam against Democratic politicians and activists, and Deb ticks off a long list of recent examples, including:
  • Comedian
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Miss Piggy Movie Is Coming, With Star Power

Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone are producing it

(Newser) - Miss Piggy is getting her own movie at last, and some big names are behind it. Jennifer Lawrence broke the news on the Las Culturistas podcast, reports the BBC . "I don't know if I can announce this but I'm just gonna," she said. "Emma Stone...

Patti LuPone Apologizes After Broadway Stars Call Her Out

LuPone was called out by colleagues for snarky comments about 2 Black performers

(Newser) - In what Patti LuPone says is a major first for her, the Broadway star apologized Saturday after she was called out by hundreds of her colleagues over comments she made about two Black performers. "For as long as I have worked in the theatre, I have spoken my mind...

Hundreds of Broadway Artists Call Out Patti LuPone

Open letter urges Tonys ban after remarks about Audra McDonald, Kecia Lewis

(Newser) - A group of more than 500 Broadway artists have signed an open letter criticizing theater veteran Patti LuPone for remarks she made about fellow performers Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis. The letter , circulated by Playbill on Friday and addressed to the American Theatre Wing, the Broadway League, and "...

George Clooney on Upcoming CNN Offering: 'Buckle Up'

His Good Night, and Good Luck Broadway play will air live on network for second-to-last show in June

(Newser) - The penultimate performance of Good Night, and Good Luck , starring George Clooney as broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, takes place at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre on June 7, but for those who aren't able to nab tickets, some good news: Turn on CNN that night for a live...

George Clooney Scores a Tony Nomination

Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Snook of Succession fame also get nods

(Newser) - Three Broadway shows—Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending— each earned a leading 10 Tony Award nominations Thursday, and nominators also gave nods to George Clooney, Sarah Snook, and Bob Odenkirk in their debuts. Details, via the AP :
  • Clooney was nominated for leading actor in
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SCOTUS Justice Is About to Fulfill Another Childhood Dream

Supreme Court's newest member will appear in a Broadway musical in NYC on Saturday night

(Newser) - From a Harvard acting class with Matt Damon to her latest stint on the Great White Way, it's fair to speculate that Kentanji Brown Jackson may very well have been a thespian if she hadn't chosen a career on the bench. Axios reports that, for one performance only...

We May Soon Have the Time of Our Lives on Broadway

Dirty Dancing musical is in the works for 2025, with 'aspirations' for the Great White Way

(Newser) - No one puts Baby in a corner —but they're about to try to put her on Broadway. Variety reports that Lionsgate is adapting Dirty Dancing for the stage, with "aspirations" for a Great White Way showing sometime after its debut in late 2025. Dirty Dancing: The ...

Hugh Jackman Makes Plea on Behalf of Missing Dancer

Authorities find abandoned car of Hamilton performer Zelig Williams in South Carolina

(Newser) - A dancer from the hit Broadway play Hamilton has gone missing in South Carolina, and a big name is part of the push to find him. People reports that 28-year-old Zelig Williams, who more recently starred in MJ the Musical, was last seen leaving his home in Columbia on the...

'We Lost Our Prince,' Theater Says After Gavin Creel Dies

Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran dies at 48 of rare, aggressive form of cancer

(Newser) - Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! and nominations for Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie, died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was 48. Publicist Matt Polk said Creel died at his home in Manhattan of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve...

Keanu's Broadway Debut to Include a Familiar Dude
Bill & Ted Stars
Head to Broadway
Aug 2, 2024 1:12 PM CDT

Bill & Ted Stars Head to Broadway

Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter to star in the play Waiting for Godot

(Newser) - Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are teaming up yet again, though not as beloved "dudes" Bill and Ted. In what will mark Reeves' Broadway debut, the most excellent actors will instead play Estragon and Vladimir in a production of Waiting for Godot to arrive on Broadway in the fall...

Broadway Cast Pauses for Chants of 'Kamala!'

The show is Suffs , about the women's suffrage movement

(Newser) - When news broke that President Biden was endorsing Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee, the vice president received a show of support that her supporters will likely find fitting. Just before the Sunday afternoon start of Suffs—a Broadway musical about the women's suffrage movement—the crowd began...

George Clooney Will Make His Broadway Debut Next Year

He's starring in, co-writing stage adaptation of 'Good Night, and Good Luck'

(Newser) - More than 45 years into his acting career, George Clooney is set to make his Broadway debut. The 63-year-old will star in Good Night, and Good Luck, which is slated to open in spring 2025, People reports. The production is an adaptation of the 2005 movie of the same name,...

Broadway Legend Chita Rivera Dead at 91
Chita Rivera Was a
'True Broadway Legend'
OBITUARY
Jan 30, 2024 2:35 PM CST

Chita Rivera Was a 'True Broadway Legend'

Tony-winning dancer, singer dead at 91

(Newser) - Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer, and actress who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera's death was announced by her daughter, Lisa Mordente, who...

This Prince Film, Album Is Headed for the Stage

1984's 'Purple Rain' will be adapted into a musical that's a Broadway hopeful

(Newser) - It's been four decades since Prince's Purple Rain first appeared on the big screen, along with an accompanying album, and now it's headed for the big stage. Producer Orin Wolf announced on Monday that the prolific singer-songwriter's 1984 film would be adapted into a stage musical,...

With 'Yes' Vote, Union Could Shut Down Broadway

IATSE votes on strike authorization

(Newser) - Theater artists could soon join screenwriters and radio, TV, and film actors in taking to the picket line. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE), representing 1,500 stagehands, wardrobe personnel, and hair and makeup artists on 28 of 30 Broadway productions...

Tony Awards Make History
Tony Awards Make History
Jun 12, 2023 12:00 AM CDT

Tony Awards Make History

First nonbinary actors win

(Newser) - The intimate, funny-sad musical Kimberly Akimbo nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell, the...

Andrew Lloyd Webber Worries About the Math of Broadway

Composer reflects on financial realities of the theater as 'Phantom' ends its epic run

(Newser) - Now that the last performance of the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway is in the books after a 35-year run, people are tossing around the phrase "end of an era." That's not quite accurate, writes Andrew Lloyd Webber in a New York Times essay. He points...

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