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James Corden to Host the 2019 Tony Awards
E! News - by Elyse Dupre
James Corden will host the 2019 Tony Awards. The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards announced the news on Tuesday. "I'm thrilled to be returning to …
Scott Walker
Gov. Scott Walker Leads An Effort To Convene A Constitutional Convention
redstate.com - Posted at 9:30 am on March 19, 2019 by T.LaDuke
In theory, I love the idea of a Convention of the States to makes some changes to the founding document of the land. The practicality of it in …
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Tony Awards
James Corden to Host Tony Awards for Second Time
The New York Times - By MICHAEL PAULSON
James Corden will host this year’s Tony Awards. Mr. Corden, a musical theater enthusiast who won a Tony Award himself in 2012, for starring in the comedy “One Man, Two Guvnors,” will preside over the ceremony
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Ben Crump Trump's administration delayed putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. If she were white, would it take so long?
NBC News - Ben Crump
Americans should want to replace President Andrew Jackson, a former slave owner, with the picture of a woman who escaped slavery. Harriet Tubman survived a brutal life of slavery and savagery to become
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Tony Awards
James Corden is announced as host of the 2019 Tony Awards in June: 'I'm beyond proud to be part of this incredibly special
dailymail.co.uk - Heidi Parker
James Corden has landed a plum job. The Late Late Show host has been hired to host the 2019 Tony Awards in New York City. The show will take place on …
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Off Broadway
Read Reviews for John Guare’s Nantucket Sleigh Ride Off-Broadway
Playbill - By Ruthie Fierberg
Starring John Larroquette and Will Swenson, the new play from director Jerry Zaks bowed at Lincoln Center Theater. John Guare’s new play Nantucket …
Tony Awards
James Corden to Host 2019 Tony Awards
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Past winner James Corden will take the reigns of this year's Tony Awards, hosting the annual broadcast for the second time. The news was first …
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Performing Arts
Photo Coverage: Go Way Down Inside the HADESTOWN Press Presentation!
broadwayworld.com - Walter McBride
Later this week, on March 22, Hadestown will begin preview performances at the Walter Kerr Theatre, ahead of a Wednesday, April 17 official opening …
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National Portrait Gallery turns down £1m grant from Sackler family
The Guardian - Nadeem Badshah
The National Portrait Gallery has turned down a £1m grant from the multibillionaire Sackler family after an ongoing controversy over a drug produced by their US pharmaceutical company. The NPG is one many
Tony Awards
J. Harrison Ghee Sashays Back into Kinky Boots on Broadway
broadway.com - Andy Lefkowitz
Veteran Kinky Boots star J. Harrison Ghee returns to the Tony-winning hit musical on March 19. Ghee replaces Callum Francis, who played his final …
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts Doesn't Think 'Pretty Woman' Could Get Made Today
huffingtonpost.in - By Curtis M. Wong, HuffPost US
The "Ben Is Back" star believes there are "so many things you could poke a hole in" today with regard to her 1990 rom-com classic. “Pretty Woman” made …
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Performing Arts
Seeds sown for new Vertical Forest in Albania
newatlas.com - Adam Williams
Stefano Boeri received several awards for his original Vertical Forest, Milan's greenery-covered Bosco Verticale, and the Italian architect has since …
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Actors’ Equity Vows To Fight Donald Trump’s Proposed NEA Elimination
Deadline - Greg Evans
Calling President Donald Trump’s proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts “short-sighted at best,” Actors’ Equity Association has …
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Students Shine at The 5th Annual Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival – Times Square Chronicles
t2conline.com - Suzanna Bowling
Students Shine at The 5th Annual Shubert Foundation High School Theatre Festival 150 talented NYC public school students made their Broadway debuts at …
Tony Awards
39th College Television Awards Honor Pioneering Student Filmmakers
backstage.com - Jack Smart
Likely future Emmy winners were celebrated March 17 at the 39th College Television Awards, presented by the Television Academy Foundation at the …
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Performing Arts
Boxing clever: how mind-warping sci-fi came to a Glasgow office block
The Guardian - Libby Brooks
A couple’s intimate discussions about having a baby take place in a perspex cube, monitored by an apparently benign corporate entity. A mother helps her daughter with a homework assignment via virtual
Off Broadway
Andersons last season at CATCO filled with area premieres
dispatch.com - Michael GrossbergFor The Columbus Dispatch
CATCO will present several area premieres and off-Broadway shows during its upcoming 34th season — the last under longtime Producing Director Steven …
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Announces $33.33 Ticket Lottery at Weekly Live Game Show
theatermania.com - www.theatermania.com
The new Broadway musical Beetlejuice has announced that every Tuesday during preview performances, the show will host a weekly lottery for specially …
Nantucket
Step Inside Nantucket Sleigh Ride's Opening Night Off
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Lincoln Center Theater's Nantucket Sleigh Ride celebrated its opening night off-Broadway on March 18. John Guare's new play stars John Larroquette, …
LGBTQI
Anti-gay posts resurface from lead actress of The Color Purple musical
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A 2014 post on social media has been found that expresses Seyi Omooba’s anti-gay views. Omooba and the theatre have yet to release a statement. Over …
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The Arts
Doors Open for Women and People of Color at Top Ranks of American Theater
The New York Times - By MICHAEL PAULSON
To understand the striking transformation taking place in the American theater, consider Nataki Garrett. Ms. Garrett, a stage director who has held leadership posts in California and Colorado, is an African-American
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Tony Awards
James Corden to Host Tony Awards 2019!
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James Corden is returning as the host of the 2019 Tony Awards! “I’m thrilled to be returning to host the Tony Awards,” James said in a statement to …
Sara Bareilles
Shoshana Bean Celebrates Her First Night in Broadway's Waitress
theatermania.com - www.theatermania.com
Shoshana Bean returned to Broadway on March 18, taking on the role of Jenna in Broadway's Waitress. Waitress opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on …
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts Feels That ‘Pretty Woman’ Couldn’t Be Made Today
The Inquisitr - Kristina Smolenski Nelson
The actress feels that both society and Hollywood culture have changed massively since the 1990 film. Back in 1990, Julia Roberts starred in the …
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‘Murder, She Wrote’ Will Soon Be Available On Demand
Southern Living - Caroline Rogers
"Tonight on Murder, She Wrote..." Jessica Fletcher and her mysteries will soon be available on demand, because seasons one through five of Murder, She …
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From Éponine to Charity: Celebrating Sutton Foster on the Musical Stage
Playbill - By Nathan Skethway
The two-time Tony Award winner celebrates her birthday March 18. Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster celebrates her birthday March 18. In honor …
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Mastering the Monologue and the Mammoth Part
The New York Times - By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES
The Obie Award-winning actress Quincy Tyler Bernstine got married last September on a rooftop in Brooklyn, but the honeymoon to St. Kitts had to wait. One of the most valuable performers in some of the
Prescott, AZ
Love is Just a 4-Letter Word - Re-dux
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Snowed out in February and now back in March, Red Earth Theatre returns to Tlaquepaque with two performances (at 6 pm and 7.30 pm) on Thursday March …
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Dolly Parton's 9 To 5 musical is coming to Birmingham - how to get tickets
coventrytelegraph.net - Katy Hallam
Get your blood pumping on a night out celebrating the work of the queen of country! Get your blood pumping when the Dolly Parton musical rocks up in …
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Entertainment (UK)
Frozen: The Musical To Hit The West End Stage In 2020
HuffPost UK - Rachel McGrath
We are so ready for this. It’s happening, people – Frozen: The Musical is officially coming to London’s West End. The stage adaptation of the Disney …