LUCKY GUY Recoups; Becomes Highest Grossing Play in Broadway History
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2013
LUCKY GUY, starring two-time Academy Award-winner and Tony Award nominee Tom Hanks, officially recouped its $3.6 million capitalization costs as of the week ending 4/28/13, eight weeks after beginning performances. The world premiere production of Nora Ephron's final work, which this week was nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Play, has also broken a record three times as the highest grossing play in Broadway history. (more...)
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Photo Coverage Special: Meet the 2013 Tony Nominees!
by Walter McBride - May 02, 2013
Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 67th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced on Tuesday at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM. Check out the full list here, and meet the nominees below! (more...)
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Sundance Selects Picks Up ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME
by Movies News Desk - Apr 30, 2013
Sundance Selects announced today that the company is acquiring North American rights to Chiemi Karasawa's directorial debut ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME, a feature documentary about the stage and screen icon that made its world premiere last week at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. The film was produced by Karasawa and Elizabeth Hemmerdinger, and executive produced by Alec Baldwin and Cheryl Wiesenfeld. (more...)
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2013 Tony Nominations - The Nominees React!
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 30, 2013
The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we'll be doing analysis, nominee reactions, behind the scenes coverage and all sorts of other excitement ALL day. (more...)
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2013 Tony Nominations - Show by Show!
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 30, 2013
The Tony Award Nominations were just announced and we've got the complete list - show by show! The 67th Annual Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall, on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 9, 2013. (more...)
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Mortar Theatre Company Presents SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND, 5/6-6/8
by BWW News Desk - Apr 29, 2013
Mortar Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Seek and Ye Shall Findwritten and performed by Sentell Harper**. The one-man show, directed by Stephanie Stroud*, is performed at the Apollo Theater Studio, 2540 N. Lincoln Avenue, May 6 - June 8. Opening/Press night is Monday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. The performances run on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. There will be no performances on Sunday May 26 and Monday 27 in observance of Memorial Day weekend. Instead, there will be a 7:30pm performance on Tuesday May 28. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 29. Ticket prices are $15 for general admission, $10 for students, and $10 for groups and may be purchased at MortarTheatreCompany.org or at the Apollo Theater box office at 773.935.6100. (more...)
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LUCKY GUY to be Featured in Knopf's THE MOST OF NORA EPHRON Collection, Set for 10/29 Release
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2013
Nora Ephron's last written work, Lucky Guy, will be featured in the upcoming collection The Most of Nora Ephron, scheduled to be published by Knopf October 29 ($35.00). The book will only be available as a hardcover. The collection, edited and introduced by Robert Gottlieb, marks the first time Ephron's work as a journalist, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, playwright, sometimes cook and blogger has been published in one volume. (more...)
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This Week in Pictures: April 20-26
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 26, 2013
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: The gyspy robe gets passed again, Alan Cumming leads the Scottish play, and PIPPIN comes back to Braodway, and so much more! (more...)
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2013 Drama League Nominations Announced -- KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN & More Lead with 3!
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 23, 2013
The Drama League (Executive Director, Gabriel Shanks) has announced the 2013 Drama League Awards Nominees for Distinguished Play, Distinguished Revival of a Play, Distinguished Musical, Distinguished Revival of a Musical, and Distinguished Performance Award. The nominations were announced at a ceremony hosted by Patina Miller and Michael Urie this morning at Sardi's Restaurant which were streamed live online at www.BroadwayWorld.com. (more...)
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Photo Flash: Kristin Chenoweth, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and More Visit Rita Wilson at 54 Below
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2013
As Rita Wilson continued her week-long engagement at 54 Below, a starry audience came to cheer her on. Attendees included Elvis Costello, Rosie O'Donnell, Julianne Moore, Kristin Chenoweth, Allison Williams, Brian Williams, Jane Stoddard Williams, Kathy Najimy, Natasha Lyonne, Bart Freundlich, Bryan Cranston, Peter Scolari and more. Scroll below for photos of the guests backstage with Wilson! (more...)
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INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Weekly Grosses Analysis - 4/22
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 22, 2013
Welcome to this week's edition of our new WEEKLY GROSSES ANALYSIS, part of our new Industry Insights section that will feature insider industry information, commentary and insights! Read on for all the weekly grosses statistics for the movers and shakers from the latest grosses, 4/21/2013. (more...)
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Tom Hanks-Led LUCKY GUY Extends Through July 3
by BWW News Desk - Apr 18, 2013
LUCKY GUY, starring two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, will extend its run through Wednesday, July 3 only. Lucky Guy, which opened April 1 to critical acclaim at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street), is the final work by three-time Academy Award-nominee Nora Ephron and directed by two-time Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe. (more...)
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STAGE TUBE: On This Day 4/13- THE WILD PARTY
by Stage Tube - Apr 13, 2013
Today in 2000, The Wild Party opened at the Virginia Theatre (now the August Wilson Theatre), where it ran for 68 performances. The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by LaChiusa. It is based on the 1928 Joseph Moncure March narrative poem of the same name. The Broadway production coincidentally opened during the same theatrical season (1999-2000) as an off-Broadway musical with the same title and source material. Its plot centers on a party - fueled by bathtub gin, cocaine, and uninhibited sexual behavior - hosted by Queenie and Burrs, whose relationship is disintegrating. The cast included Toni Collette (making her Broadway debut) as Queenie, Mandy Patinkin as Burrs, and Yancey Arias as Black. (more...)
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STAGE TUBE: FULL HOUSE Alums Bob Saget and John Stamos Get in Bidding War at LUCKY GUY!
by Stage Tube - Apr 10, 2013
Tom Hanks made his Broadway debut last week in Lucky Guy, written by Nora Ephron and directed by George C. Wolfe. At the Sunday, April 7, 2013, matinee Hanks auctioned off a reporter's notebook to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and 'Full House' stars John Stamos and Bob Saget were in the audience to bid against each other.
Check out what went down below! (more...)
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