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‘Hamilton’ wins 11 Tonys but fails to break record
The musical biography about the first U.S. treasury secretary won 11 Tonys, just short of breaking the record held by “The Producers.”
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Cast of “Kinky Boots” fights HB2 with “Just Pee!”
Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper rewrote the lyrics to the Kinky Boots finale number “Just Be”
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Wicked composer bans all productions in North Carolina
Steven Schwartz, the famed composer behind hits like “Pippin,” “Godspell,” and “Wicked,” is putting his ruby colored slipper down.
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Theater gossip Michael Riedel writes a history of Broadway
The acid-tongued stage gossip has written a book about Broadway’s history and he’s not opinionated or snarky at all. There’s no Michael Riedel.
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Nick Cearley on playing Puck, LGBT pride month, The Skivvies
It seems like every summer there’s a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” but Nick Cearley feels the one he’s starring in nicely compliments LGBT pride month.
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Lesbian-themed ‘Fun Home,’ ‘Curious Incident’ big winners at Tony Awards
The poignant and groundbreaking coming-of-age show “Fun Home” was named best musical at the Tony Awards on Sunday, one of five big trophies it won on the way to making history for its composing team.
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Terrence McNally’s Broadway play ‘Mothers and Sons’ to close
NEW YORK — Terrence McNally’s “Mothers and Sons” is the first victim of the Tony Awards: It will close on June 22 after missing out on being crowned the season’s best play. The play, which had more than 100 performances, is being billed as the first time a legally married gay couple has been portrayed on Broadway.
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‘A Gentleman’s Guide,’ ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ lead Tony nominations
NEW YORK — The musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” a comedic romp in which a poor man eliminates the eight heirs ahead of him for a title, and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” a cult off-Broadway hit that this season stars Neil Patrick Harris, led the Tony Award nominations on Tuesday.
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Neil Patrick Harris gets outrageous in his new role in ‘Hedwig’
Now that he’s wrapped the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother,” Neil Patrick Harris is back on Broadway starring in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”
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Review: Neil Patrick Harris crushes it in ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
NEW YORK — It’s obvious from the first moments of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” that star Neil Patrick Harris is doing something special. And it’s not just trying on a new role.