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Tony Awards spur box offices on Broadway

Tony Awards spur box offices on Broadway

There were smiles at many Broadway box offices last week as a big financial bounce followed the Tony Awards, with the biggest winners being "Pippin," ''Matilda the Musical" and "Motown the Musical." Data from The Broadway League on Monday indicates exposure and statuettes on the June 9 telecast hel

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Neil Patrick Harris to return to Broadway _ to act

Neil Patrick Harris to return to Broadway _ to act

Neil Patrick Harris is returning to the stage — and not to hand out awards. The four-time Tony Award host and former "Doogie Howser, M.D." will star on Broadway in the spring as the gender-bent rock chanteuse at the center of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the cult musical that was made into a cult

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Defected Cuban dancers adjust to U.S., seek work

Defected Cuban dancers adjust to U.S., seek work

They practice in the back of a dance studio next to a Wendy's restaurant in a strip mall. Six ballet dancers leap across the floor, hidden from view from the mothers watching their daughters in pink leotards in a front room. "Uno, dos, tres," ballet master Eriberto Jimenez calls out. The dancers mo

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'Mad Men' actor bites off bigger role in season 6

'Mad Men' actor bites off bigger role in season 6

No one is more surprised than Kevin Rahm that his "Mad Men" character Ted Chaough has become a major player in the AMC drama's sixth season. "I'm always surprised," Rahm said of the series' many twists and turns. "It wasn't until Don said, 'Do you want to get in some trouble?' that I was like 'Oh,

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Carnegie Mellon cheers 'bumper crop' of Tonys

Carnegie Mellon cheers 'bumper crop' of Tonys

There was plenty of applause heard during the Tony Awards — and perhaps no place louder than from as far away as Pittsburgh. Seven alumni from Carnegie Mellon University took home Tonys, a glittery haul that was both a school record and a huge source of pride for a theater department that turns 1

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Review: 'Venice' is a pulsating hip-hop adventure

Review: 'Venice' is a pulsating hip-hop adventure

The rafters are shaking downtown at the Public Theater, where the dynamic new hip-hop musical, "Venice," is rocking the Anspacher Theater. It's a potent, dystopian mashup of rap music, Shakespeare's "Othello," sibling rivalry and political intrigue. And there's a sweet love story, too. Intricate vo

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Ethan Hawke to play 'Macbeth' on Broadway

Ethan Hawke to play 'Macbeth' on Broadway

Ethan Hawke is returning to Broadway to play the title role in "Macbeth." The Shakespeare tragedy will mark a reunion for Hawke with director Jack O'Brien at Lincoln Center Theater, where he starred in "Henry IV" and "The Coast of Utopia," for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Hawke is curre

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Q&A: Parker, Stone talk 'South Park' game at E3

Q&A: Parker, Stone talk 'South Park' game at E3

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have killed Kenny hundreds of times on "South Park," but the video game based on their popular Comedy Central animated series is still very much alive. After being delayed for months, Ubisoft revealed Monday during its Electronic Entertainment Expo presentation that "Sout

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Review: The wolf is at the door in 'Cornelius'

Review: The wolf is at the door in 'Cornelius'

J.B. Priestley's 1935 play, "Cornelius," directed by Sam Yates, is being presented by Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters. It's a subtle, old-fashioned drama with comedic undertones, revealing repressed longings among the uneasy staff of a small British aluminum import firm during a terrible econo

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Review: Mom's a drag in lively 'The Silver Cord'

Review: Mom's a drag in lively 'The Silver Cord'

Haul out the evil mother-in-law jokes; Mrs. Phelps is a real doozy. A mother's selfishness can take many forms, but dramatist Sidney Howard (screenwriter for "Gone With the Wind") created a real monster in his 1926 domestic drama, "The Silver Cord." His manipulative Mrs. Phelps, a long-widowed, mid

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Holland Taylor's 'Ann' closing on Broadway

Holland Taylor's 'Ann' closing on Broadway

Actress Holland Taylor's one-woman portrait of Ann Richards, the former Texas governor with the cotton candy hair and down-home humor, will be moving along. Producers said Wednesday "Ann" will close after the June 30 show following 19 previews and 132 regular performances at Lincoln Center's Vivian

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Review: 'A Picture of Autumn' is bitersweet

Review: 'A Picture of Autumn' is bitersweet

Even if you don't actually embrace change, it's wise to at least attempt to adapt. The perils of ignoring the post-World War II social revolution in England are gently lampooned in "A Picture of Autumn," N.C. Hunter's bittersweet 1951 portrait of an out-of-date family of aristocrats. The Mint Theat

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Sigourney Weaver to leave 'Vanya and Sonia'

Sigourney Weaver to leave 'Vanya and Sonia'

Newly crowned Tony Award winner "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" has gotten a new lease on life but one of its original actresses will be leaving. Producers of Christopher Durang's comical work that won the best play award Sunday said Monday it will extend for a final time until Aug. 25. Sigou

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Tony Awards viewership jumps up to 7.24 million

Tony Awards viewership jumps up to 7.24 million

CBS' Tony Awards telecast saw viewership jump to 7.24 million people, the show's largest audience in four years. According to preliminary Nielsen figures released Monday, Sunday's show crowning "Kinky Boots" as best musical saw an increase of more than 1.2 million people over last year's show. Neil

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Tony Award stars don't do drama in their dress

Tony Award stars don't do drama in their dress

When it comes to fashion, Broadway actors seem to save the drama for the stage. The black-tie tuxedos and gowns on the red carpet at the Tony Awards were mostly classic styles. Scarlett Johansson, who has hit other awards shows with a bombshell look, wore a menswear-style tuxedo jacket and a Saint

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'Kinky Boots' Struts Off With the Most Tonys

'Kinky Boots' Struts Off With the Most Tonys

The feel-good musical "Kinky Boots," with songs by pop star and Broadway newcomer Cyndi Lauper, strutted away with a leading six 2013 Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical, best original score and best leading man. (June 10)

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Stars Show Up in Force at the Tony Awards

Stars Show Up in Force at the Tony Awards

Tony winners Judith Light and Billy Porter discuss their expectations for the ceremony, while Jane Lynch, Kathleen Turner and Matthew Morrison sing show host Neil Patrick Harris' praises. (June 10)

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Quotes to remember at the 2013 Tony Awards

Quotes to remember at the 2013 Tony Awards

Memorable quotes from winners, presenters and guests at the 2013 Tony Awards: "I want to thank Harvey Fierstein for calling me up. I'm so glad I was done with the dishes and answered the phone." — Cyndi Lauper, who teamed up with Tony-winning Fierstein, to create the best musical "Kinky Boots." __

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Phish frontman says Tony nom impressed daughters

Phish frontman says Tony nom impressed daughters

While Phish frontman Trey Anastasio has a highly devout fan base, it takes a little more to impress his teenage daughters. But that changed when he was nominated this season for a Tony Award. "They were completely unimpressed with the rock thing. Not impressed at all. This was huge for them," the 4

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List of top 2013 Tony Awards winners

List of top 2013 Tony Awards winners

Top winners at the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Sunday. Best Play: "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." Best Musical: "Kinky Boots." Best Book of a Musical: "Matilda the Musical." Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater: "Kinky Boots." Best Revival

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