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Taymor filed a lawsuit in November 2011, saying her copyrighted written works were violated when she was fired last year
NEW YORK " A settlement has been reached between the producers of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and its fired director, Julie Taymor, ending a bitter legal fight over what has become Broad…
LONDON " The widely praised chief of Britain's National Theatre says he will leave his post in two years.Nicholas Hytner plans to step down from one of the biggest jobs in the theater world…
WASHINGTON " Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum joined cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to increase funding for the arts in a year of deep federal budget c…
NEW YORK " The new Broadway musical about a group of people hoping to win a truck is driving into the sunset following disastrous box office sales.Producers said Monday that "Hands on a Har…
NEW YORK " Stephen Sondheim has won one of the top honors in the arts world, the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement.The MacDowell Colony, the New Hampshire-based artist residenc…
LONDON " Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger " it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare.But we should, according to a group of academics who say the Bard was a ruthless businessman…
NEW YORK " Former "American Idol" contestant Crystal Bowersox will officially be taking a walk after midnight on Broadway.Producers of the Patsy Cline musical "Always... Patsy Cline" said T…
NEW YORK " A tenor from New Orleans has won the prestigious Beverly Sills Award that signals a star in the works.Bryan Hymel (EE'-mehl) accepted the $50,000 prize Monday at the Metropolitan …
NEW YORK " The seemingly unstoppable hit "The Book of Mormon" has broken another record " this time on the other side of the Atlantic.The quirky, profane musical opened Thursday night to so…
NEW YORK " The Tony Awards are going back to the place where the Rockettes high-kick it.The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of the show that honors the best o…
NEW YORK " The upcoming season at the Signature Theatre will be a fertile one " with new works by David Henry Hwang, Will Eno, Martha Clarke and the much-anticipated world premiere of Edwar…
NEW YORK " The Juilliard School in New York City has received a $10 million gift that will endow its new four-year graduate program in drama.The donation will support instructional costs and…
LONDON " The time is coming " maybe sooner than you expect " when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don't think "Harry Potter."The 23-year-old actor has gone from boy wizard to Broadway hoof…
Even with the best of intentions, sometimes offering advice to help a friend can backfire. Badly.
PARIS " Jerome Savary, a director who broadened the appeal of theater to French audiences and helped popularize musicals, has died at age 70.Known for joyous, entertaining productions, the p…
NEW YORK " Two celebrated stage works about marriages in crisis by Tom Stoppard and Donald Margulies are heading to Broadway.The Roundabout Theatre Company said Monday that Margulies' Pulit…
PARIS " A vow to keep his private life out of the public eye helped sweep Francois Hollande to power last year as France's president, attracting voters tired of his flashy predecessor's amo…
NEW YORK " It took a little while before Barry Manilow felt comfortable on Broadway.The Man Who Makes the Whole World Sing is used to far bigger venues than the 1,710-seat St. James Theatre,…
NEW YORK - Scheduling conflicts have led to Holly Hunter bowing out of the world premiere of Hamish Linklater's...
NEW YORK " Scheduling conflicts have led to Holly Hunter bowing out of the world premiere of Hamish Linklater's play "The Vandal."
The Flea Theater said Tuesday that Drama Desk Award winne…
LONDON - Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones are reuniting onstage to play sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick...
LONDON " Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones are reuniting onstage to play sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," London's Old Vic Theatre announc…
LONDON - It's no joking matter.
A producer of the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is suing the British...
LONDON " It's no joking matter.
A producer of the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is suing the British comedy troupe over royalties from the hit stage musical "Spamalot."
Producer M…
