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Tony box-office boost looks more like a bust this season
Broadway’s Tony contenders have yet to experience the typical box-office boost following last week's nominations. So far, only two of the four top-nominated shows have seen an uptick in ticket sales, according to data released by The Broadway...Tags: Services and Shopping, Alec Baldwin, Music Theater, Elections, Entertainment
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Will Robert Downey Jr. Strike Blow for Movie Star Power With 'Avengers' Deal?
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - Robert Downey Jr. may be striking a blow for good old-fashioned star power as he prepares to square off against Disney and Marvel over his slice of the pie on "The Avengers 2" and "Iron Man 4." If the two sides don't reach a new...Tags: Spider-Man (movie), Movies, The Amazing Spider-Man (movie), Julia Roberts, Iron Man 3 (movie)
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Ray Harryhausen, Special Effects Master, Dies at 92
ReutersMay 07 (TheWrap.com) - Special-effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen has died. He was 92. Despite shifts in popular tastes and production techniques, Harryhausen's monsters and other-worldly creatures dazzled movie-goers for roughly four decades and showed...Tags: Casablanca (movie), 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie), Paleontology, Jurassic Park (movie), Steven Spielberg
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Video/Q&A: Chicago native Craig Robinson of 'Peeples'
Apropos of nothing, Craig Robinson is singing R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly.” The Beverly native best known as Darryl Philbin on “The Office” is in the next room prepping for an interview about “Peeples,”...
Tags: NBC (tv network), David Alan Grier, Craig Robinson, Jean Smart, Chicago White Sox
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Tom Hanks: Only actor Christopher McDonald ever wrote fan letter to, now his co-star
Pop2it"He's a great guy, smart, funny and with a great attitude," Christopher McDonald says of Tom Hanks. "He's generous and funny as Hell. We laughed so much during the rehearsal period."... -
Alec Baldwin's Troubled 'Orphans' Ending Broadway Run Early
ReutersMay 06 (TheWrap.com) - "Orphans" will end its Broadway run more than month before it was scheduled to close, producers said Monday. The troubled revival of Lyle Kessler's crime drama will play its final performance on May 19 after 27 previews and 37...Tags: Alec Baldwin, New York City
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7 Biggest Tony Award Snubs: From Bette Midler to Jessica Chastain
ReutersApr 30 (TheWrap.com) - Tom Hanks may have a date with the Tony Awards, but many of Hollywood's biggest stars didn't make the grade when nominations for Broadway's highest honor were announced on Tuesday morning. Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain and Alec...Tags: Ben Foster, Tom Sturridge, Alec Baldwin, Celebrities, Fiona Shaw
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'Lucky Guy,' starring Tom Hanks, turns a profit on Broadway
There's no need to stop the presses for this bit of Broadway foregone conclusion. "Lucky Guy," the Tony-nominated play written by the late Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks, has officially turned a profit, recouping its Broadway investment of $3.6...Tags: Christopher McDonald, Entertainment Events, Services and Shopping, Maura Tierney, Tony Awards
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Review: Lorenz Hart's life inspires 'Falling for Make Believe'
Though the late Lorenz Hart stands near-peerless among Broadway lyricists, his tortured private life remains largely untilled. That is, until “Falling for Make Believe” at the Colony Theatre, wherein a grand cast and 21 classic songs propel...
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Tony Awards nominations find some class amid the crass
The Tony nominations were announced Tuesday, but before we plunge into the big race between "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda the Musical," one obvious question should be addressed before any other: Given the crassly commercial direction of Broadway, why do we...Tags: David Byrne, Judith Ivey, Once (musical), Theater, Fiona Shaw
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Tony nominations' heart is with 'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda'
NEW YORK — About seven years ago, the Broadway producer Daryl Roth saw an oddball British movie called "Kinky Boots," about a struggling shoemaker who turns to the fetish-footwear business, and had a flash of inspiration. "Not everyone I talked to...
Tags: Amy Morton, Theater, Alec Baldwin, Music Theater, Politics
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Tony Nominations 2013: 10 plot twists to know
Ten noteworthy plot turns in the 2013 Tony nominations 1. “Kinky Boots” (with 13 nominations) edging “Matilda” (with 12 nominations) for most nominated show. A reminder that Harvey Fierstein, the “Kinky” book writer,...Tags: Entertainment Events, Theater, Alec Baldwin, Elections, Music Theater
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