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Gypsy review – Audra McDonald is a knockout in Broadway revival

Stephen Sondheim’s much-adored musical gets a dazzling new makeover with a bravura turn from the six-time Tony award winner

The Guardian - US

Broadway Stars Rally For Kamala Harris In NYC Event

Broadway stars come together for 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala' event in NYC with performances and appearances in support of Democratic candidates.

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Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara join livestreamed 'Broadway Rallies for Kamala'

Anne Hathaway, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth and Audra McDonald and other stars of stage and screen are set for a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in New York City next week

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 30-July 6

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 30-July 6 include actor-singer Audra McDonald, rapper-actor 50 Cent and comedian Kevin Hart

The Independent UK

Tony awards 2024: Stereophonic, Merrily We Roll Along and The Outsiders win big

At the annual celebration of Broadway, major acting winners included Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe and Sarah Paulson

The Guardian - US

Broadway legend won't shy away on Australian stage

Audra McDonald is bringing her experiences, views and vocals developed from decades on Broadway to an Australian audience.

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135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new year

Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day

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Oh, what a beautiful evening – but this ritzy Rodgers and Hammerstein tribute could have been radical

A superb, starry cast in the West End paid homage to the musical duo behind Carousel, Oklahoma! and South Pacific. If only the concert had also addressed their shows’ contradictions

The Guardian - UK

Tony winner Audra McDonald to serve as grand marshal of 2024 Rose Parade

Audra McDonald will serve as grand marshal of the 135th Rose Parade next year

The Independent UK

The Gilded Age season 2: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the period drama

After a year-and-a-half away, The Gilded Age season 2 is set to return in fall 2023. We’ve got everything you need to know about the period drama.

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‘I was living in a fool’s paradise’: Adrienne Kennedy on meeting the Beatles and losing control of her play

The great American playwright, who made her Broadway debut last year aged 91, recounts what happened when she adapted a John Lennon book for Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre

The Guardian - UK

For Norm Lewis, ‘A Soldier’s Play’ speaks a relevant and powerful truth

“It’s about the things we’ll truly fight for — and need to fight for — as a country, if we want to be a country that is respected,” Lewis says of the play, written more than 40 years ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Intimate portrait of Billie Holiday emerges in Mercury Theater’s multifaceted ‘Lady Day’

Running at the snug Mercury Theater’s Venus Cabaret space, “Lady Day” stands as a showcase for Holiday and the actress playing her, Alexis J. Roston.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It’s a hard time’: why are so many Broadway shows closing early?

A slew of well-reviewed productions have closed with poor ticket sales while blockbusters dominate the market

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Review: Audra McDonald dives deep in shocking ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway

NEW YORK — Imagine you’re a celebrity writer invited to speak by your alma mater, where you had a mostly miserable time, thanks to the racism of the time and place. Imagine further that the person inviting you asks you to talk about why you have so much violent imagery…

The Guardian - US

Ohio State Murders review – Audra McDonald soars in an unsteady mystery

The Broadway debut of 91-year-old playwright Adrienne Kennedy provides its captivating lead star with stellar moments but lacks insight

Salon

For some "The Good Fight" can be a trip

In its latest season Diane Lockhart uses a psychedelic treatment to cope with a mad world. What a privilege

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Billie Holiday’s blues, McKellen’s Lear and Newsies

Our roundup of stage shows to watch at home includes a Tony award-winning musical, international dance and a radical dramatisation of the crucifixion story

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‘The Good Fight’ goes out with ‘a bang, not a whimper’

Civil war has come for “The Good Fight.”

Chicago Tribune

‘The Good Fight’ review: What a long, strange trip it’s been, culminating in the 6th and final season of this spiky-surreal legal drama

Christine Baranski might have one of the best laughs on television. It’s a delighted ripple of sonic caramel and she puts it to considerable use in the sixth and final season of the Paramount+ legal drama “The Good Fight.” Spinning off from the long-running CBS series “The Good Wife” in…

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Fall 2022 Broadway preview, part 2: Neil Diamond, ‘Some Like It Hot’ and the return of ‘Take Me Out’

NEW YORK — Diamonds, baseball and ghosts will take over Broadway as the fall season starts. Here is part two of the Daily News’ 2022 Broadway season preview:

The Guardian - UK

Audra McDonald: ‘I go all the way deep down into my truth and sing it’

The Broadway legend, who has won more Tony awards than any other performer, on what ‘the American songbook’ means to her

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Audra McDonald returns to Broadway in 91-year-old playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s first Broadway production, ‘Ohio State Murders’

NEW YORK — Audra McDonald is bringing the drama with her return to The Great White Way this fall.

Tribune News Service

The Great White Way is still too white, Black Broadway stars and advocates say

NEW YORK — Broadway is living up to its old nickname of the Great White Way in more ways than one.

The Independent UK

Recording Jesse Williams’ nude scene in Take Me Out is a huge violation

Sharing footage of Jesse Williams’ nude Broadway debut is a serious breach of theatre trust, writes Nicole Vassell

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