Musical theater

FILE - Workers prepare for the 73rd annual Tony Awards in New York on June 9, 2019. Producers of the telecast announced Wednesday that the Tonys will be held Sept. 26 and will air on CBS as well as Paramount+. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

The long-delayed Tony Awards finally have a date — Sept. 26

By Mark Kennedy May. 26, 2021 12:01 PM EDT

A woman walks past the Walter Kerr Theatre, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in New York where Hadestown was showing before the coronavirus pandemic forced its closing a year ago. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that Broadway theaters can reopen Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

'Hadestown' jumps ahead of pack to welcome Broadway patrons

By Mark Kennedy May. 24, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

A statue of playwright and performer George M. Cohan stands in New York's Times Square in front of billboards for Broadway shows, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that Broadway theaters can reopen Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

EXPLAINER: Why Broadway is waiting until fall to reopen

By Mark Kennedy May. 11, 2021 12:01 PM EDT

This 2019 photo released by The Berkshire Theater Group shows a scene from their production of "Godspell." The John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz musical is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, a golden milestone for a show with roots in the hippie era but which can still speak to those on TikTok. (Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware/The Berkshire Theater Group via AP)

Day by day: Musical 'Godspell' celebrates 50th anniversary

By Mark Kennedy May. 10, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

Day by day: Musical 'Godspell' celebrates 50th anniversary

By Mark Kennedy May. 10, 2021 11:18 AM EDT

Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, bump elbows before they tour the grand opening of a Broadway COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's entertainment industry, in New York, Monday, April 12, 2021. At left is Miranda's father, Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, Pool)

Lin-Manuel Miranda, mayor open new Times Square vaccine site

Apr. 12, 2021 04:07 PM EDT

This combination of photos shows actors, from left, Michael Cerveris, Victor Garber and Steven Pasquale, who will participate in the dark musical “Assassins," for a streaming fundraising event. Cast members of the show’s 1990 world premiere will join with the 2004 Tony-winning revival, as well as the cast of the upcoming Classic Stage Company production for an hour-long filmed program on April 15 that mixes memories and music, exploring the show from the actors' points of view. (AP Photo)

Classic Stage Company has a treat: Three 'Assassins' casts

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 07, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

Aaron Tveit, left, appears with Karen Olivo during a performance of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," in New York. Tveit was the only actor nominated for a Tony in the category of best leading actor in a musical for his role. (Matthew Murphy/Boneau/Bryan-Brown via AP)

Tonywatch: Aaron Tveit rides a roller coaster of a year

By Mark Kennedy Mar. 04, 2021 11:17 AM EST

Elizabeth Stanley appears during a performance of "Jagged Little Pill" in New York. Stanley earned her first Tony Award nomination playing the mom of a Connecticut family spiraling out of control in the musical set to the music of Alanis Morissette's 1995 album of the same name.(Matthew Murphy/Vivacity Media Group via AP)

Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks 'healing and connection'

By Mark Kennedy Mar. 03, 2021 11:11 AM EST

FILE - This Dec. 16, 2019 file photo shows composer and executive producer Andrew Lloyd Webber attending the world premiere of "Cats" in New York. Webber is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of his “Jesus Christ Superstar” album with the first single from his latest musical — “Cinderella.” The song is called “Bad Cinderella” and is sung by Carrie Hope Fletcher, who plays the title character in what is being billed as a “complete reinvention of the classic fairytale.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Andrew Lloyd Webber releases first song from 'Cinderella'

By Mark Kennedy Oct. 30, 2020 03:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, actor Sir Ian McKellen poses for photographers at a photocall for the film "The Good Liar"at a central London hotel. McKellen and Andrew Scott were among acting winners as Britain’s Laurence Olivier Awards celebrated the best of the London stage in bittersweet fashion Sunday night, Oct. 25, 2020 - most U.K. theaters remain closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.(Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shut

By Jill Lawless Oct. 25, 2020 07:51 PM EDT

President Donald Trump moves to the song YMCA as he finishes a campaign rally at John P. Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Trump the dancer? His moves to 'YMCA' at rallies are a hit

By Jill Colvin Oct. 21, 2020 02:05 PM EDT

FILE - This JuNe 9, 2019 photo shows a view of the stage prior to the start of the 73rd annual Tony Awards in New York. Nominations for the American Theatre Wing’s 74th Annual Tony Awards will be announced on Thursday, Oct. 15. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15

By Mark Kennedy Oct. 15, 2020 12:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Dec, 10, 2012 file photo, lyricist Herbert Kretzmer and his wife Sybil Sever attend the premiere for "Les Miserables" at the Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York. Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Misérables, has died. He was 95. His family confirmed Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 that Kretzmer had died of advanced effects of Parkinson’s disease at his home in London with his Sybil by his side. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist of Les Miserables, dead at 95

By Pan Pylas Oct. 14, 2020 03:28 PM EDT

Theater union OKs 2 plans to return to post-virus live shows

By Mark Kennedy Jul. 06, 2020 05:41 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The national labor union representing stage actors and managers has given the go-ahead for two Massachusetts theaters to resume theatrical...

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 1956, file photo, from left: Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.); Jean Kennedy Smith, the senator's sister; and Eunice Kennedy Shriver look on during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The death on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, of Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of President Kennedy, means Camelot's inner circle is almost gone. (AP Photo, File)

Curtains for Camelot: Last Kennedy sibling's death ends era

By William J. Kole Jun. 18, 2020 04:33 PM EDT

FILE - This Feb. 1, 1993 file photo shows Pop superstar Michael Jackson performing during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. A stage musical about Michael Jackson has pushed its Broadway debut until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Preview performances of “MJ” are now set to begin in March 2021 at the Neil Simon Theatre. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, file)

Michael Jackson musical postpones its Broadway debut

By Mark Kennedy May. 13, 2020 01:20 PM EDT

Actor E. Clayton Cornelious poses for a portrait at the Imperial Theatre, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in New York. The stages are quiet and the seats are empty on Broadway as New York City residents shelter in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus. For Cornelious, being isolated in his Bronx apartment has been difficult. But he and the cast of the hit musical, "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations" have been trying to keep each other amused by posting memes and jokes. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Show can't go on; Broadway actor tries to stay connected

By Deepti Hajela And Mary Altaffer Apr. 09, 2020 10:05 AM EDT

This image released by Boneau/Bryan Brown shows Samantha Pauly during a performance of "Six." Pauly and fellow cast member Brittney Mack, who play two of Henry VIII's wives in the musical “Six,” have turned their disappointment at having their musical on hold by doing what they do best — sing. Pauly started the push with Instagram concerts, singing everything from “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera to songs from rival musicals like “Mean Girls” and “Beetlejuice.” The daily songs are just one way that theater folk have passed the time since Broadway went dark. (Liz Lauren/Boneau/Bryan Brown via AP)

How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 09, 2020 09:45 AM EDT

Andrew Lloyd Webber shares musicals online; actor diagnosed

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 02:45 PM EDT