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History was made across Tuesday's 89th annual Academy Awards nominations, where the retro musical "La La Land" reaped a record-tying 14 nominations and a wave of African-American films, led …
Actor Dick Gautier, who gained fame playing an Elvis-like singer in the Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie" and went on to play Hymie the Robot on TV's "Get Smart," has died. He was 85.
After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on "The Greatest Show on Earth." The owner of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus told The Associated Press that the show will close…
Solange says growing up in a house with older sister Beyonce was like a "master class" for becoming a musical success....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Actor George S. Irving, who won a Tony Award starring with Debbie Reynolds in the musical "Irene" and appeared in the original Broadway production o…
Choreographer Mandy Moore was lying under a car on the hot pavement while more than 100 dancers above her twirled through gridlocked LA freeway traffic during the opening number of "La La La…
Damien Chazelle's Los Angeles musical "La La Land" sang and danced its way to a leading seven Golden Globes nominations, with Barry Jenkins' celebrated coming-of-age tale "Moonlight" close o…
Cirque du Soleil "Luzia" has canceled its San Francisco shows through Friday and hired psychologists to counsel cast and crew members in the wake of an accident that killed a technician earl…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Florence Henderson, who went from Broadway star to become one of America's most beloved television moms in "The Brady Bunch," has died, her manager and her publicist…
An actor from the hit musical read a statement directed to Mike Pence, the vice president elect, and Donald Trump demanded an apology
NEW YORK (AP) -- Many Broadway shows have planned not to compete with a big, real drama on Tuesday - the presidential election....
Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and friends are returning to the court, and theaters, to mark the 20th anniversary of "Space Jam."
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has clarified that slain Ohio gorilla, Harambe, is not a part of her fictional universe....
Ms. Carr was a big fan of "The Sound of Music" singalongs, calling them "a kind of therapy."
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "A Delicate Balance," died Friday…
The Final Five " Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian and Laurie Hernandez " saw the production and met the cast on Tuesday night.read more
It is among the fastest-selling works in history and a remarkable number for a script to a play. read more
James M. Nederlander, who took over the fledgling Nederlander Organization from his father and built it into one of the largest producers of live entertainment and a dominant national theate…
A video of a toddler mimicking Sylvester Stallone's moves while watching a clip of the training montage in "Rocky II" has earned kudos from the actor himself....
McMartin was nominated for five Tonys, including 1966's 'Sweet Charity' to the 2002 revival of Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods.'read more
The cast and creative team will assemble for a one-night benefit concert version of the Tony Award-winning show on July 24. read more
The comedian will kick off a 19-city North America tour this summer, starting Aug. 19 in Portland, Oregon.read more
The man sustained a cut on his elbow but was in stable condition as he was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.read more
The comedy is based on some of the most memorable moments of the celebrated TV show's first season.read more
Miranda, who has been in the show since it made its debut off-Broadway in early 2015, said Thursday he will perform his last show July 9.