Music Theater

'The Voice' finale brought a winner, yes, and also ... Cher

2013-06-19 06:00:00

Of course we learned on Tuesday night's season finale of "The Voice" which singer had taken this year's top honors: That would be 16-year-old budding country star Danielle Bradbery, who bested her fellow Team Blake members the Swon Brothers (third place)...

Las Vegas: 'The D* Word -- A Musical' to open at LVH resort

2013-06-18 05:45:00

“The D* Word – A Musical” will bring laughs and maybe a tear or two when it lands in Las Vegas next month. The show opening at the LVH resort follows four single and single-again women for whom the “D” stands for Ditched,...

The Echo Nest looks at how movie and music tastes overlap

2013-06-18 06:00:00

Love Usher and Nicki Minaj? That probably means you prefer Pixar films to other kids' movies, according to a new study by Echo Nest.� The Somerville, Mass.-based music data mining company thinks it can predict your movie tastes based on the music you...

Neil Patrick Harris returning to Broadway in 'Hedwig'

2013-06-17 12:32:00

Is Broadway ready to see Neil Patrick Harris' angry inch? Coming off a successful stint hosting the Tony Awards last week, Harris will be heading back to Broadway next year in a production of the musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Producers...

'Vanya and Sonia,' 'Cinderella' see box-office bump after Tonys

2013-06-17 13:58:00

Broadway shows posted a healthy uptick in box-office revenue in the week immediately following the Tony Awards, with best-play winner "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," by Christopher Durang, seeing an especially large percentage jump in ticket...

Ode to app: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony hits the iPad

2013-06-17 09:05:00

New to the modern classroom we call the app store is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. An app designed for iPads gives users the chance to go deeper into the work best known for its “Ode to Joy” movement. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony the...

Neil Patrick Harris in Tonys telecast: What did the critics think?

2013-06-10 08:44:00

In live theater, a performer has to know how to make an entrance, and television critics reviewing Sunday's CBS telecast of the Tony Awards from Radio City Music Hall in New York City applauded its host, Neil Patrick Harris, for making a memorable one....

Center Theatre Group headed for fifth straight budget deficit

2013-06-12 14:45:00

By some measures, L.A.'s Center Theatre Group is the busiest nonprofit stage company in the nation — and it's the biggest by far outside Manhattan. But now this theatrical giant is in serious need of more than a little help from its friends. The...

The honored Harvey Fierstein

2013-06-12 05:00:00

Harvey Fierstein's major awards and nominations include work performing and behind the scenes: Acting: 2003 Tony winner: Actor in a musical, "Hairspray" 2003 Drama Desk winner: Actor in a musical, "Hairspray" 1992 Emmy nominee: Supporting actor in...

Harvey Fierstein is marathon man of awards season

2013-06-12 05:00:00

An entertainment kingpin named Harvey with a voracious appetite for awards campaigning? And an involvement in multiple hit productions? Hollywood veterans would immediately think of Harvey Weinstein. But the description fits another Harvey: Fierstein,...

Cyndi Lauper: Tony Awards 2013 prove her night to have fun

2013-06-10 09:30:00

Cyndi Lauper's post-Tony Awards tweet was to the point: "I won!" she said succinctly Sunday night. And she underscored the victory with a fierce photo of herself with her freshly won Tony for the musical "Kinky Boots." The '80s pop star has proved her...

Tonys 2013: Watch Neil Patrick Harris' showstopping opener

2013-06-10 12:01:00

Neil Patrick Harris is a busy man. When he's not working on the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," or indulging in his passion for magic tricks, or filming cameos for the "Harold & Kumar" movies, he is earning acclaim for his hosting skills. On Sunday,...

Gabriel Ebert accepts the award for featured actor in a musical for his role in "Matilda, the Musical."

2013-06-09 00:00:00

Pianist and composer Eubie Blake (1887-1983), the son of former slaves, was one of the most popular and prolific performers of the ragtime era, and a stage pioneer: His 1921 musical "Shuffle Along," written with partner Noble Sissle, was one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed

2013-04-16 00:00:00

The Broadway musical that is a virtual fantasy fashion show comes to both Arsht in Miami and Kravis in West Palm Beach.

2013-03-29 11:24:00