The 5 Biggest Surprises and Snubs at the 2015 Tony Awards
By the reckoning of many Broadway observers, the 2015 Tony Awards had a script and largely stuck to it. A lot of wins had been predicted by pundits — as was the case with sure thing Helen Mirren,...
View ArticleBroadway’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Revival Adds Jessica Hecht, Adam Kantor
The upcoming Broadway revival of “Fiddler on the Roof,” directed and designed by the team behind the current Tony-winning production of “The King and I,” has cast two major roles, adding Jessica Hecht...
View ArticleBroadway Box Office: Few Fireworks for Fourth of July
The Fourth of July holiday threw a wrench into the Broadway box office last week, prompting declines at almost every single production but for a few exceptions — including, notably, “The King and I.”...
View ArticleBroadway Box Office: Strong Previews for ‘Hamilton’ During Big Week Overall
A very promising week of previews for musical “Hamilton” contributed to a robust Broadway box office frame that saw just about every show on the board post increases. “Hamilton,” which was a big, buzzy...
View ArticleBroadway Actress Dies in Apartment Fire After ‘Good Wife’ Star’s Attempted...
Broadway actress Vivien Eng, best known for her role in 1996’s “The King and I” revival, died on Thursday of injuries suffered in a fire at her New York City high-rise apartment on Wednesday. She was...
View ArticleDaniel Dae Kim, Ken Watanabe Lined Up for Broadway’s ‘King and I’
Daniel Dae Kim will make his Broadway debut in “The King and I” later this spring, after return engagements from Ken Watanabe, who originated the titular king in the Lincoln Center Theater revival, and...
View ArticleBroadway Box Office: A Final Killing for ‘American Psycho,’ and a ‘King and...
“American Psycho,” one of the musicals mostly left out of this year’s Tony Awards race, got a nice boost at the Broadway box office in its final week on the boards — while “The King and I” slipped to...
View ArticleTony Winner Kelli O’Hara Signs With ICM
Kelli O’Hara, the Broadway favorite who won a Tony Award for her performance in the 2015 revival of “The King and I,” has signed with ICM Partners. O’Hara is a much-nominated regular on Broadway,...
View ArticleBroadway Stars Rally to Support Ruthie Ann Miles
A GoFundMe page in support of Tony winner Ruthie Ann Miles has raised close to $375,000 for the actress and her family in the wake of a car accident that critically injured Miles and killed her...
View ArticlePatricia Morison, Stage Star of ‘Kiss Me, Kate,’ Dies at 103
Patricia Morison, who starred as shrewish diva Lilli Vanessi in the original 1948 Broadway production of “Kiss Me, Kate” as well as Anna Leonowens in the 1954 run of “The King and I” opposite Yul...
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