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Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lower
Read full article: Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lowerDrops for Big Tech companies including Microsoft and Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms led Wall Street lower.
New York Liberty basketball team honored with ticker-tape parade in Canyon of Heroes
Read full article: New York Liberty basketball team honored with ticker-tape parade in Canyon of HeroesJonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan.
All of Broadway's theater lights will dim for actor Gavin Creel after an outcry
Read full article: All of Broadway's theater lights will dim for actor Gavin Creel after an outcryAll of Broadwayโs marquees will dim to honor the life of Gavin Creel following an outcry by theater fans when only a partial dimming was proposed after the 48-year-old Tony Award-winnerโs death last month.
Ken Page, who starred in 'Cats' on Broadway and voiced Oogie Boogie, dies at 70
Read full article: Ken Page, who starred in 'Cats' on Broadway and voiced Oogie Boogie, dies at 70Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncรฉ in โDreamgirls,โ introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in โCatsโ and scared generations of kids as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated holiday film โThe Nightmare Before Christmas,โณ has died.
Broadwayโs โSIXโ the musical returns to Detroit in January at the Fisher Theater
Read full article: Broadwayโs โSIXโ the musical returns to Detroit in January at the Fisher TheaterOne of Broadwayโs most electric musicals is returning to the Fisher Theater in January for a quick run of shows.
The lead actors are revealed for the Broadway-bound dramatic sea musical 'Swept Away'
Read full article: The lead actors are revealed for the Broadway-bound dramatic sea musical 'Swept Away'The four stars who helped shape the new musical โSwept Awayโ โ John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe and Wayne Duvall โ will steer the nautical tale to the commercial waves of Broadway.
New 'Glengarry Glen Ross' on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr
Read full article: New 'Glengarry Glen Ross' on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill BurrA revival of the cutthroat business play โGlengarry Glen Rossโ is slated for Broadway this spring, cast with a star from โSuccession.โ.
'Bill & Ted' stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter eye Broadway reunion in 2025 for 'Waiting for Godot'
Read full article: 'Bill & Ted' stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter eye Broadway reunion in 2025 for 'Waiting for Godot'Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, who played a pair of extraordinary slackers in three โBill & Tedโ films, are reuniting on Broadway for a revival of the brainy, existential classic โWaiting for Godot.โ.
Adam Lambert and Auliโi Cravalho to step into 'Cabaret' on Broadway this fall
Read full article: Adam Lambert and Auliโi Cravalho to step into 'Cabaret' on Broadway this fallGet ready to say willkommen to the next stars to enter the Kit Kat Club on Broadway โ Adam Lambert and Auliโi Cravalho.
Tony-winning musical 'Suffs' disrupted by chanting protesters with a banner
Read full article: Tony-winning musical 'Suffs' disrupted by chanting protesters with a bannerA performance of the Broadway musical โSuffsโ was briefly disrupted Tuesday when protesters unfurled a banner with the slogan โSuffs Is a White Washโ and chants of โCancel โSuffs.
Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset
Read full article: Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upsetThe Tonys are often the most entertaining of awards shows, with Broadway performers showing their best work.
Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches 'Merrily We Roll Along' to sing
Read full article: Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches 'Merrily We Roll Along' to singOn opening night of the Broadway revival of โMerrily We Roll Along,โ one person in the audience strangely wasnโt nervous โ the director.
George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie 'Good Night, and Good Luck'
Read full article: George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie 'Good Night, and Good Luck'George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: โGood Night, and Good Luck.โ.
'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Award nominations, 2 shows honoring creativity's spark
Read full article: 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Award nominations, 2 shows honoring creativity's sparkTwo Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity โ the musical โHellโs Kitchenโ fueled by Alicia Keys songs, and the play โStereophonicโ about a โ70s rock band at the edge of stardom โ each earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday.
Media workers strike to protest layoffs at New York Daily News, Forbes and Condรฉ Nast
Read full article: Media workers strike to protest layoffs at New York Daily News, Forbes and Condรฉ NastJournalists at The New York Daily News and Forbes are striking amid contentious contract talks with management and a difficult few weeks in the news industry.
Lindsay Lohan, Reneรฉ Rapp and the stars of the new 'Mean Girls' turn out for premiere
Read full article: Lindsay Lohan, Reneรฉ Rapp and the stars of the new 'Mean Girls' turn out for premiereShe doesnโt even go here, but Lindsay Lohan still joined the cast of the new โMean Girlsโ at the musical filmโs premiere in New Year.
Alicia Keys' semi-autobiographical stage musical 'Hell's Kitchen' moves to Broadway in spring
Read full article: Alicia Keys' semi-autobiographical stage musical 'Hell's Kitchen' moves to Broadway in springBroadway audiences will soon be hearing the hit songs of Alicia Keys not far from where the multiple-Grammy-winner grew up.
Enter to win 4 tickets to Ainโt Too Proud The Life and Times of the Temptations at the Fisher Theatre December 19 - 23!
Read full article: Enter to win 4 tickets to Ainโt Too Proud The Life and Times of the Temptations at the Fisher Theatre December 19 - 23!Insiders can enter to win four tickets to Ainโt Too Proud The Life and Times of the Temptations at the Fisher Theatre December 19 - 23!
Review: A Scottish nanny is rockinโ, rappinโ and break dancinโ in โMrs. Doubtfireโ at Fisher Theatre
Read full article: Review: A Scottish nanny is rockinโ, rappinโ and break dancinโ in โMrs. Doubtfireโ at Fisher TheatreโMrs. Doubtfireโ is now playing at the Fisher Theatre through November 26.
Meet the two Broadway vets, married in real life, who get to divorce each other every night in โMrs. Doubtfireโ
Read full article: Meet the two Broadway vets, married in real life, who get to divorce each other every night in โMrs. Doubtfireโ'Mrs. Doubtfire' is coming to the Fisher Theatre from November 14-26, 2023.
Huey Lewis' rom-com musical 'The Heart of Rock & Roll' finds a stage on Broadway in spring
Read full article: Huey Lewis' rom-com musical 'The Heart of Rock & Roll' finds a stage on Broadway in springHuey Lewis, who with his band The News stormed radio in the 1980s with such rock-pop hits as โThe Power of Loveโ and โI Want a New Drug,โ is about to take his music to a Broadway stage.
๐ Enter to win 4 tickets to Company the smash hit musical comedy at the Fisher Theatre October 17 โ 29!
Read full article: ๐ Enter to win 4 tickets to Company the smash hit musical comedy at the Fisher Theatre October 17 โ 29!Insiders can enter to win four tickets to Company, the smash hit musical comedy, at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit this fall!
Tony Award-winner Michael McGrath, mourned as 'adorable, mischievous, brilliant,' dies at 65
Read full article: Tony Award-winner Michael McGrath, mourned as 'adorable, mischievous, brilliant,' dies at 65Michael McGrath, a Broadway character actor who shined in zany, feel-good musicals and won a Tony Award for โNice Work If You Can Get It,โ has died.
๐ Enter to win 4 tickets to Funny Girl playing at the Fisher Theatre September 26-October 8
Read full article: ๐ Enter to win 4 tickets to Funny Girl playing at the Fisher Theatre September 26-October 8WDIV Insiders can enter to win four tickets to Funny Girl at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit in September!
Vina Morales replaces Lea Salonga in Broadway's 'Here Lies Love' to spotlight Filipino stars
Read full article: Vina Morales replaces Lea Salonga in Broadway's 'Here Lies Love' to spotlight Filipino starsAs Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first ever all-Filipino cast Broadway cast this week, her role will become a revolving door to showcase other well-known talent from the Philippines.
Broadway-bound revival of 'The Wiz' finds its next Dorothy, thanks in part to TikTok
Read full article: Broadway-bound revival of 'The Wiz' finds its next Dorothy, thanks in part to TikTokA 24-year-old triple threat who toured in โHairspray,โ competed on โAmerican Idolโ and came to the attention of casting agents with her TikTok videos has landed the plumb role of Dorothy in the Broadway-bound production of โThe Wiz.โ.
Inside the Tony Awards: No script, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and history
Read full article: Inside the Tony Awards: No script, but plenty of song, dance, high spirits and historyThere was plenty of uncertainty in the run-up to this yearโs Tony Awards, which at one point seemed unlikely to happen at all due to the Hollywood writerโs strike.
Tony Awards telecast makes inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike
Read full article: Tony Awards telecast makes inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strikeThe intimate, funny-sad musical โKimberly Akimboโ nudged aside more splashier rivals on Sunday to win the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its muscle in the face of Hollywood writersโ strike and fully embraced trans-rights with history-making winners.
Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway
Read full article: Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on BroadwayโHamiltonโ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in theaters across the country with a new initiative announced Thursday.
Striking Hollywood writers vow not to picket Tony Awards, opening the door to some kind of show
Read full article: Striking Hollywood writers vow not to picket Tony Awards, opening the door to some kind of showStriking members of the Writers Guild of America have said they will not picket next monthโs Tony Awards telecast, clearing a thorny issue facing show organizers and opening the door for some sort of Broadway razzle-dazzle.
Thank goodness for these sneak peaks of the โWickedโ movie
Read full article: Thank goodness for these sneak peaks of the โWickedโ movieWeโre not getting part one of the highly anticipated โWickedโ movie until November of 2024, so I will take any kind of sneak peak or update on the filming, even if that includes behind-the-scenes videos and photos.
'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 years
Read full article: 'The Phantom of the Opera' closes on Broadway after 35 yearsThe final curtain came down Sunday on New Yorkโs production of โThe Phantom of the Opera,โ ending Broadwayโs longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold and silver confetti.
Once a TV show, 'Smash' to make its Broadway bow in 2024
Read full article: Once a TV show, 'Smash' to make its Broadway bow in 2024The glitzy, fictional Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe that formed the heart of the TV show โSmashโ will make the leap to an actual Broadway stage next season.
From Russian conman to Mormon missionary: โBook of Mormonโ star Sam McLellan plays his third show at Fisher Theatre
Read full article: From Russian conman to Mormon missionary: โBook of Mormonโ star Sam McLellan plays his third show at Fisher Theatre'The Book of Mormon' is now playing at the Fisher Theatre through March 19th.
โItโs been so fun to perform for themโ: Beetlejuice: The Musical takes over Detroit Opera House
Read full article: โItโs been so fun to perform for themโ: Beetlejuice: The Musical takes over Detroit Opera HouseIf you like stripes and youโre into ghosts, thereโs a Broadway show to die for. Beetlejuice: The Musical is taking over the Detroit Opera House.
๐ Enter to win 4 tickets to Alanis Morissetteโs Jagged Little Pill the Musical at Fisher Theatre February 14th - 26th!
Read full article: ๐ Enter to win 4 tickets to Alanis Morissetteโs Jagged Little Pill the Musical at Fisher Theatre February 14th - 26th!WDIV Insiders can enter to win four tickets to see Alanis Morissetteโs Jagged Little Pill the Musical at the Detroit Fisher Theatre, running February 14th - 26th!
A lion roars on Broadway as box office hauls reveal winners
Read full article: A lion roars on Broadway as box office hauls reveal winnersIt was feast or famine at the Broadway box office as 2022 wound down, with eye-popping revenue for popular shows โ including a staggering new Broadway record for โThe Lion Kingโ โ not lifting all strugglers.