Newsies (musical)

Review: 'Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical' runs amok

2013-02-13 16:30:00

Hollywood Boulevard is home to both the Pantages Theatre and Madame Tussauds, and there were times during the new production of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical" that I wondered if the two institutions had arranged a secret merger. This pre-Broadway...

Grammys 2013: Broadway's 'Once' wins musical theater award

2013-02-10 16:30:00

"Once," the intimate, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that is based on the Oscar-winning movie of the same name, won a Grammy Award on Sunday. The Broadway cast recording for "Once: A New Musical" won for musical theater album at a pre-show ceremony...

Grammys 2013: 'Once,' 'Follies' nominated for musical theater album

2012-12-05 20:15:00

"Once" is once again in the awards spotlight.�The original cast recording for the popular Broadway show is among the Grammy nominees this year in the category of musical theater albums. The show features songs by�Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the...

2013 Grammy Award nominees

2012-12-06 17:03:00

Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...

Broadway musical 'Newsies' turns quick profit for Disney

2012-12-21 07:00:00

In bygone days "extra, extra" is what newspaper hawkers used to shout to sell copies. Now it's what the Walt Disney Co. is adding to its bottom line, with word that "Newsies, the Musical," about turn-of-the-20th century paperboys who go on strike, has...

Tony Awards 2012: 'Once' wins eight Tonys, including best musical

2012-06-10 20:31:00

"Once" was the big winner at the Tony Awards on Sunday, taking home eight awards, including best new musical. Based on the 2006 indie movie of the same name, "Once" is a modestly scaled romantic reverie that is leagues different in tone and size from...

Update: Hurricane Sandy forces closures for Broadway, concerts, museums

2012-10-29 15:09:00

Hurricane Sandy has forced many cultural institutions in the Mid-Atlantic region to close their doors and cancel performances. In New York, Broadway shows that perform on Mondays have canceled their scheduled evening performances. That includes "Annie,"...

Tonys review: Why can't Neil Patrick Harris host everything?

2012-06-11 05:25:00

During the long and glorious reign of the variety show, it was fairly common to see the stars of popular Broadway musicals singing and dancing their big numbers on network television. Now, like Christmas, that opportunity comes but once a year, during the...

Tony Awards 2012: For 'Once' daring trumps commerce

2012-06-11 08:00:00

Will wonders never cease: David overcame Goliath in a rare victory at the Beacon Theatre that will force us to rethink the old truism that commerce trumps independent vision on Broadway. "Once," the little musical spun from an Irish art house film,...

Tony Awards 2012: The complete nominees and winners list

2012-06-10 00:00:00

Here is the full list of Tony nominations for 2012 (WINNERS are noted): Play "Clybourne Park,"� Bruce Norris WINNER "Other Desert Cities,"� Jon Robin Baitz "Peter and the Starcatcher,"� Rick Elice "Venus in Fur,"� David Ives Musical "Leap of Faith"...

'Follies' says goodbye to the Ahmanson, hello to the Tonys

2012-06-10 15:20:00

“Follies” bid farewell to the Ahmanson Theatre on Saturday night, and the emotion in the house was as charged as the emotion coursing through the Weismann Theatre, where the ex-Follies girls have gathered with their significant others, old...

Tony Awards 2012: 'Once' wins for Enda Walsh's book, orchestration

2012-06-10 17:11:00

"Once," the romantic new musical based on the 2006 indie movie of the same name, took the early lead at the Tony Awards on Sunday in New York, winning awards for book and orchestration. A handful of technical, creative and honorary awards were handed out...

The high-kicking cast of Disney's "Newsies" on Broadway.

2012-12-31 11:08:00

A scene from "Newsies the Musical" on Broadway.

2012-12-21 00:06:56

What we were expecting: The adult alternative to "Glee." A smart, sophisticated look behind the scenes of a Broadway show with dazzling production numbers and a cool cast including the first regular TV series role for Anjelica Huston.

2012-12-06 00:00:00