18 stories by "Tribune News Services"
Original cast members of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit "Hamilton: An American Musical," will sing "America the Beautiful" during pregame festivities at Super Bowl 51, the NFL and Fox a…
Elton John has been tapped to write the songs for a devilish upcoming musical " "The Devil Wears Prada." Producer Kevin McCollum said Thursday that John, the composer of Broadway hits "The L…
Winning a Pulitzer Prize and a clutch of Tony Awards in a single one year would be enough for anyone. Not Lin-Manuel Miranda. Not in 2016. The "Hamilton" writer-composer picked up those hono…
Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Friday was the latest high-profile person to attend the Broadway hit "Hamilton," but he became the first to get a sharp message from a cast member from the…
Italian playwright Dario Fo, whose energetic mocking of Italian political life, social mores and religion won him praise, scorn and the Nobel Prize for Literature, died Thursday. He was 90. …
This year's Kennedy Center honorees include musicians who span genres including pop, rock, gospel, blues, folk and classical " and an actor known for his extraordinary range. The John F. Ken…
The news that no die-hard "Hamilton" fan " or anyone who hasn't seen the Broadway smash yet " wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator and star, is leaving the show this su…
The news that no die-hard "Hamilton" fan " or anyone who hasn't see the Broadway smash yet " wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator and star, is leaving his show. Miranda…
The Roundabout Theater Company's revival of "She Loves Me" will become the first Broadway production to livestream a performance, with the title -- nominated for eight Tony Awards and starri…
The Roundabout Theater Company's revival of "She Loves Me" will become the first Broadway production to livestream a performance, with the title -- nominated for eight Tony Awards and starri…
"Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, won the 2016 Tony Award for best new musical, capping an emotional night in which many in the Broadway community rallied to emb…
The shooting at a gay Florida nightclub cast a shadow on the 2016 Tony Awards, with organizers dedicating Sunday's ceremony to the victims and Broadway performers rushing to embrace the LGBT…
The curtain has risen on Harry Potter's latest adventure " and J.K. Rowling is urging fans not to ruin the magic by letting its secrets out. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" has had its f…
Illinois' attorney general is warning theater-goers to be wary of websites offering tickets to the mega-hit musicals "Hamilton" and "Aladdin" before they go on sale to the general public. Bo…
British playwright Peter Shaffer, whose durable, award-winning hits included "Equus" and "Amadeus," has died. He was 90. Shaffer's agent, Rupert Lord, said the playwright died Monday while o…
The creator of "Hamilton" says the hit Broadway musical is a needed reminder during a heated political season that "immigrants get the job done." Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the inventive, biog…
Heather Headley, the theater-fan favorite who hasn't had an ongoing Broadway role since she won a 2000 Tony Award for "Aida," will take over for Jennifer Hudson in "The Color Purple," which …
Heather Headley, the theater-fan favorite who hasn't had an ongoing Broadway role since she won a 2000 Tony Award for "Aida," will take over for Jennifer Hudson in "The Color Purple," which …
