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Sergio Mendes is the composer and Sergio Trujillo is the director-choreographer of <em>Black Orpheus</em>.
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Bossa Nova Musical Black Orpheus Coming to Broadway
The musical stage adaptation of the 1959 Academy Award-winning film will feature music by Grammy winner Sergio Mendes.
Peter Kellogg pens the book and lyrics to the new musical comedy <em>Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written</em>.
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Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written to Debut at the York Theatre
The world-premiere musical comedy imagines how The Odyssey got from pen to paper.
Jessica Paz designed the sound for the Broadway run of <em>Hadestown</em>.
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Sound Designer Jessica Paz Talks About the Art Behind the Things You Hear in the Theater
Paz was the first woman to win a Sound Design Tony, for her work on Hadestown.
Elizabeth Marvel and Bill Camp
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Interview: Elizabeth Marvel and Bill Camp on the Pleasure and Pain of Long Day's Journey Into Night
The married actors star in Audible's new revival of Eugene O'Neill's epic, directed by Robert O'Hara.
Fra Fee made his Broadway debut in <em>The Ferryman</em>.
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The Ferryman Star Fra Fee Joins Gaston Musical Series on Disney Plus
Fee joins Luke Evans and Josh Gad in the Disney Plus musical prequel.
Anne Hathaway won an Academy Award for her performance in <em>Les Misérables</em>.
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Watch: Anne Hathaway Sneaks Away in Les Misérables Movie Mistake
A sharp-eyed TikTok user spotted the error.
Sidney Poitier, as he appeared on the opening night of <em>The Color Purple</em> at the Broadway Theatre in 2005.
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Broadway to Dim Lights in Honor of Sidney Poitier Tonight
The Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated actor died on January 6.
David Alvarez (center) plays Bernardo in 20th Century Studios’ <em>West Side Story</em>.
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Read Tony Kushner's Screenplay for West Side Story
All 137 pages have been posted online.
Steve Earle in the 2020 world premiere of <em>Coal Country</em> at the Public Theater.
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Coal Country, With Steve Earle, Sets Return Off-Broadway Engagement
Audible will produce the reboot of the documentary play, whose 2020 world premiere was cut short due to the pandemic.
Layton Williams as Jamie New in the West End production of <em>Everybody’s Talking About Jamie</em>
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Interview: Layton Williams Brings Everybody's Talking About Jamie to Hollywood
Williams stars in the Los Angeles premiere of this West End hit.
Christopher Sieber, Jennifer Simard, Katrina Lenk, and Patti LuPone appear in the Broadway revival of <em>Company</em>, directed by Marianne Elliott, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.
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PBS to Air Documentary About the Making of Company Revival
Great Performances: Keeping Company with Sondheim will feature a new interview with the late composer.
Corbin Bleu will guest star in the next season of <em>High School Musical: The Musical: The Series</em>.
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High School Musical Series Makes Frozen Its Season 3 Musical
Original High School Musical star Corbin Bleu has signed on as a guest for the show's next season.
The Playhouse Theatre cast of <em>The Kite Runner</em>.
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Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner to Play Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre
The West End production of Matthew Spangler's stage adaptation leaps across the pond.
Jaquel Spivey will star as Usher in <em>A Strange Loop</em> on Broadway.
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A Strange Loop Announces Broadway Casting and Dates
Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will open on Broadway this spring.
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Jonathan Freeman with the animated Jafar model
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Interview: Jonathan Freeman Bids Adieu to Playing Jafar on Broadway in Aladdin
Freeman has been associated with the role since the 1990s, and he plans to continue the journey.
The closing night cast of <em>Ain't Too Proud</em> takes a bow on Broadway.
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Ain't Too Proud Plays Final Performance on Broadway
The cast of the Temptations musical made their final bows.
Watch: Behind the Scenes at Joel Coen's <em>The Tragedy of Macbeth</em>
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Watch: Behind the Scenes at Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth
The cast and creatives discuss bringing Shakespeare's eerie tragedy to the big screen.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appears before a crowd at the National Mall.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy Has Endured Onstage for Decades
In 1976, Billy Dee Williams embodied Dr. King on Broadway.
Ariana DeBose Parodies <em>The Sound of Music</em> and Sings <em>West Side Story</em> on <em>SNL</em>
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Ariana DeBose Parodies The Sound of Music and Sings West Side Story on SNL
The Golden Globe winner hosted the show on January 15.
<em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em> and <em>Girl From the North Country</em> are the latest Broadway shows to announce a pause in performances.
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Broadway's Winter Hibernation: Why Are So Many Shows Closing Temporarily?
Is this the beginning of a new way of doing business on Broadway?
Jeremy Jordan and Frances Mayli McCann
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West End Bonnie and Clyde Concert, Starring Jeremy Jordan, to Be Filmed for Worldwide Release
Jordan stars alongside Frances Mayli McCann.
Terry Teachout
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Terry Teachout, Playwright and Wall Street Journal Drama Critic, Dies at 65
Teachout reviewed theater across the country and authored his own play, Satchmo at the Waldorf.
Peter Dinklage leads the cast of the feature film <em>Cyrano</em>, directed by Joe Wright, for MGM.
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Dinklage's Cyrano, New Songs in a Musical Tradition
Edmond Rostand's classic play has been turned into a tuner several times before.